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According to wiki (I know) Iowa's OC Brian Ferentz doesn't technically report to HC Kirk Ferentz but rather to Iowa's longtime AD Gary Barta.

Apparently this legal sleight-of-hand had to be employed due to the State of Iowa's anti-nepotism statute.

Frankly, at this point the Brian Ferentz situation is pretty much a textbook example of why Iowa and most (perhaps all) States have laws prohibiting public employees from hiring close family members.

Iowa's offense isn't merely bad, it is comically awful. They are literally last in the nation in ypg and nearly 80 ypg behind the next worst team. They are also dead last in ppg. Even that probably understates the scale if Iowa's offensive struggles because the two scoring drives that Iowa's offense managed to mount so far this year were a 5 yard FG drive and a 16 yard TD drive. Their other four points came from safeties so effectively the Iowa Defense is responsible for all 14 of Iowa's points so far this year.

At what point does Barta tell his HC that said HC's son will no longer be employed by the University of Iowa?

Brian Ferentz may officially report to Barta, but the idea that Barta has the power to fire Brian Ferentz is laughable.  Barta is not going to do anything that Kirk Ferentz does not  want.  The only thing Barta has a say in is how much the assistants get paid, but even there Barta pretty much does what Kirk tells him to do.

If Barta ever threatened to fire Brian, all Kirk would have to do is threaten to retire and that would be the end of the discussion.  Maybe if Iowa goes 5-7 this year,  Barta might have the leverage he needs to fire Brian.

If Barta ever threatened to fire Brian, all Kirk would have to do is threaten to retire and that would be the end of the discussion.  Maybe if Iowa goes 5-7 this year,  Barta might have the leverage he needs to fire Brian.

At some point that becomes a risk worth taking. At some point Barta (or maybe his superiors) need to make the decision that if Kirk decides to make it a choice between two Ferentz and zero Ferentz they are willing to call that bluff.

Does the buyout go away if Kirk resigns?

If so... bring it.

Agreed, at some point it is time.

I say this realizing what Kirk Ferentz has done for Iowa and that he is not only the longest tenured HFC in the B1G but nationally as well.

It would be different if Iowa's offense was merely poor but at this point poor would be a substantial upgrade.

They lost receivers - probably due to the offense they were in.

Only if he agrees do it.

… which no one would.

Legally Brian Ferentz works for Barta not Kirk so Barta can fire him. At that point Kirk Ferentz' only recourse would be to resign in protest. The resignation would obviate the buyout. 

The above is my understanding and *COULD* be wrong.

confess I have not watched a lot of Iowa this season
is the issues schematic or lack of players>?  the QB seems to be awful 

they are the only team not using the transfer portal much does that have anything to do the lack luster?

Lucky you, trying to watch an Iowa game is worse than watching paint dry.  At least the safeties and blocked punts are kind of exciting

Anway if you need a better example of is it lack of skill or is schematic,  all you have to do is look at WR Charlie Jones.  Look at what he did at Iowa vs what he is doing after he transferred to Purdue this year.

The main problem is the schematic drives away good WR's.