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I mean obviously he's not a complete dumpster fire. Hence the fawning adoration. 

He is definitely the best thing to happen to Kirk Ferentz. He would have finished with a losing record vs the Clones, if it wasn't for the Matt Campbell hire. 

I could see why someone like Pitt might take a flier on him. But the "next elite coach"? Come on. 

If a blueblood hired him, he'd be Harbaugh at Michigan; ten wins per year, underwhelming in rivalry games, third place in the Conference/Division, Bowl loss. 

I mean obviously he's not a complete dumpster fire. Hence the fawning adoration.

He is definitely the best thing to happen to Kirk Ferentz. He would have finished with a losing record vs the Clones, if it wasn't for the Matt Campbell hire.

I could see why someone like Pitt might take a flier on him. But the "next elite coach"? Come on.

If a blueblood hired him, he'd be Harbaugh at Michigan; ten wins per year, underwhelming in rivalry games, third place in the Conference/Division, Bowl loss.

I assume this just means predicting the next elite coach is generally meaningless.

The two most elite coaches at the moment, one had no coordinator experience, the other got pissy one year removed from  going 1.5 games above .500 his first four years in at MSU. I don't know who else even first that category? Maybe Day? (His resume was odd, to say the least)

Anywho, going 0-3 with passable teams against Iowa is what it is. If that's the be-all, end-all, then sure. It depends what one puts value on, circumstances to a degree, and in the end, there's always a nit to pick with most any coach.

What do people see in this guy? That he was able to build Iowa St up to the level of Boston College?

wins over #3 OU and #4 TCU as stated

also a couple upsets over the Horns

people see these upsets over teams with twice the talent and assume the guy can flat out coach

Yeah right. Bo had you at 9, and that got him run out of town on a rail.
10 sounds good now, but it would get old if you were losing all the rivalry games, bowl games, and never winning any B1G West Titles.

Even a run to the NCG wasn't good enough for Solich. No way you'd put up with a John Cooper type coach indefinitely.

This guy is probably a good table setter. Get you out of the basement, and build up a roster so that someone that knows what they are doing can come in and win right away.

sometimes lessons are learned the hard way...   I don't think he's elite.  I'd stay at ISU if I were him...  9 wins per season is hero status there...

sometimes lessons are learned the hard way...  I don't think he's elite.  I'd stay at ISU if I were him...  9 wins per season is hero status there...

So this is interesting. It implies he shouldn't test his limits because he might fail. We see this sometimes with great coordinators who become lousy head coaches, where we lament, if only they just stayed at what they were good at. 

But in the end, there's almost all upside and no downside in going somewhere better. If he succeeds at the next level, he continues a trend of people with uneven resumes doing well at big jobs. If he fails, some smaller team will give him another chance, probably one with a better foundation than ISU. And in the interim, he gets to feed his ambition and make a boatload more money. 

I'd much rather a big name hire the boat rower and get him out of the West

Every conference needs a carnival barker. Barnum stays.

Every conference needs a carnival barker. Barnum stays.

never thought I'd hear that from you, of all Badgers