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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: Hawkinole on January 17, 2024, 02:20:54 PM
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Maybe this is not about Iowa, but maybe it is.
Kadyn Proctor, the 2023 top OT recruit in the nation, flipped from Iowa to Alabama, at the last moment, and then started every game for Alabama in the 2023-24 season.
He just entered the transfer portal. Keeping fingers crossed. This could go a long way toward solving ongoing problems with Iowa's offense.
Iowa still needs an offensive coordinator, and with the departure of the receivers coach, needs one of those, too.
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Well some coaching updates.
DC Phil Parker was offered the DC job at Bama for $2.1M, but Iowa countered and offered him $1.9M, so Parker decided to stay at Iowa.
Assistant DC Seth Wallace has been promoted to Assistant Head Coach and his pay was bumped up to$1.0M
WR coach Kelton Copeland has been let go after 7 years on the Iowa staff.
No news yet for OC. Paul Chryst officially turned it down. Word is Joe Philbin is not happening either. I guess Kirk's next move is to reach out to his contacts in the NFL.
There is a rumor that Lavar Woods has an offer somewhere.
I still think Buds could be a good OC/QB coach in Iowa City.
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I'm a little surprised Kirk hasn't named an OC yet.
Could really help with recruiting and portal additions.
I understand that Kirk wants to get the right guy
I also understand that some guys might not want to work for Kirk
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Chryst was offered, and turned down the job of offensive coordinator, per the Des Moines Register's anonymous sourcing. Also, Joe Philbin, and UNLV OC Brennan Marion, will not be taking the job.
I haven't seen any other names mentioned as being under consideration by Kirk Ferentz.
I thought Paul Chryst would fit, and this would be a promotion for him from serving as an "analyst" at Texas.
If Chryst had taken the Iowa OC job, and if he were successful, there would have been a chance at further promotion in Iowa City given Kirk Ferentz's age. Chryst must view the Iowa OC job as being a very poor fit for himself, which could tell us how irrecoverable the condition of the offense is at Iowa.
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I think PC is done coaching. Got tired of recruiting and didn't embrace the portal or NIL crap.
He's in a perfect spot. He's an XO guy, plain and simple.
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The Iowa Hawkeyes athletics department has decided to make things official with their interim athletic director, Beth Goetz. On Thursday, the Hawkeyes announced from their social media page that they have agreed to a five-year deal with Goetz, removing the interim tag and making her the university’s AD going forward.
Goetz originally joined the Iowa athletic department back in September of 2022 as the deputy athletics director. She would assume the role of interim AD following the retirement of Gary Barta at 17 years of guiding and directing Iowa athletics.
This is not the first time Goetz has assumed the role of athletic director, nor is it her first time doing so in the Big Ten conference. Goetz has experience from her time at Ball State and with the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
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https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/01/18/goetz-named-uis-next-director-of-athletics/?
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Kadyn Proctor is back home, with the Hawkeyes!
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Kadyn Proctor is back home, with the Hawkeyes!
seems like a really bad move to willingly sign up to play offense for anyone with the last name Ferentz.
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seems like a really bad move to willingly sign up to play offense for anyone with the last name Ferentz.
In an interview he mentioned that his mom can now attend his games. Home and family are important considerations, too.
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In an interview he mentioned that his mom can now attend his games. Home and family are important considerations, too.
yeah I get it, it's home. not knocking the kid. Iowa produces NFL OL like clockwork. Or at least used to. I'm sure he'll be fine there. But it probably has to be frustrating as an offensive player to play for such inept offenses.
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much better NFL future
many fewer snaps and wear and tear on his body
unless he gits stuck on the punt team
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I think Iowa may be getting closer to finding an OC. Kevin Johns who was OC at Duke the past two-years reportedly was interviewed in Iowa City.
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I think Iowa may be getting closer to finding an OC. Kevin Johns who was OC at Duke the past two-years reportedly was interviewed in Iowa City.
that'd be a pretty solid pickup.
Iowa doesn't need to have a high flying offense. Just a functional one over the last few years and that program would've been cooking with grease considering the defenses they kept fielding.
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Johns’ spread offense includes lots of motion and high usage of run-pass options to get playmakers in space.
Is Kirk really thinking of hiring a spread offense coach?
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that would surprise me and many
Duke’s offense last season was 96th in the country in total offense with 348 yards per game, and the Blue Devils were 68th in scoring offense at 26.9 points per game.
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that would surprise me and many
Duke’s offense last season was 96th in the country in total offense with 348 yards per game, and the Blue Devils were 68th in scoring offense at 26.9 points per game.
a) it's Duke, they probably have even less raw offensive talent than Iowa.
b) if Iowa's had a scoring offense that was giving them 27 points a game they'd be a borderline playoff team with what they always have on D and special teams
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Iowa was dead last nationally in total offense in '23,2nd to last in '22. Does Brian even get a gig volunteering for a Pop Warner team or even pick up games during recess at the local K-6?
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a) it's Duke, they probably have even less raw offensive talent than Iowa.
b) if Iowa's had a scoring offense that was giving them 27 points a game they'd be a borderline playoff team with what they always have on D and special teams
it's Duke, they don't play Big Ten defenses
Johns has had experience in the B1G
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Tim Lester?
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Tim Lester?
Yes, Tim Lester is the new Iowa Offensive coordinater.
Former QB and head coach for Western Michigan.
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apparently
good luck
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Yes, Tim Lester is the new Iowa Offensive coordinater.
Former QB and head coach for Western Michigan.
Did he play under PJ Barnum?
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I am as unimpressed with The Tim Lester hire, as I was with the two prior hires at OC, Greg Davis and Brian Ferentz. Actually, I was more unimpressed with the Brian Ferentz hire than the Time Lester hire, but they are both unimpressive hires.
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would really surprise me if Tim turned out as poorly as Brian and Greg.
but, I suppose it's possible
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I don't hate the Tim Lester hire as much as some fans seem to be reacting to it.
Sure, Paul Chryst would have been the home run hire but after he turned it down, what do you expect?
Tim Lester not only played QB but was a pretty good college QB, throwing for 11,000 yards for WMU from 96-99. Lester also has coaching experience at many levels, high school, small college assistant (QB/OC) and HC, MAC HC, P5 assistant (QB/OC) , and also as an NFL analyst.
Lester had pretty good offenses when he was head coach at WMU except for 2022. Interestingly, Keivn Johns was Lester's OC at WMU in 2017
Lester's offense is a run-pass option where the QB does not actually run much. Which sounds similar to Kevin Johns philosophy although Lester does not run a spread and Johns does run a spread? Is that right?
It's not an awful hire. It will be interesting what Lester gets paid. Chryst probably would have got $2M. I am guessing Iowa will offer Lester around $1M.
Lester was set to take the OC job at Troy before being offered OC at Iowa, and I think he made $600k as the head coach at WMU. So Lester will be getting a nice bump in pay.
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I read Lester made $800k at WMU. Run pass option didn't seem to be in Iowa's playbook the past few years. Spencer Petras could not have pulled it off, nor could Deacon Hill pull off a run pass option in 2023. Cade McNamara most likely will be too immobile coming off knee surgeries in consecutive years.
It seemed to me Iowa could have put a lot more pressure on cornerbacks with an occasional triple option play which Hayden Fry used to run. I am sure Kirk Ferentz thinks that play is just too risky from a ball security standpoint, but it draws cornerbacks in and if you run it occasionally and then do a play action pass that looks like a triple option starting out, there are some good tight end passes in the flat or some longer WR passes that can open up.
Brian's offense usually included no misdirection (until 2023), included no triple option play, seemed to include no run-pass option.
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It seemed to me Iowa could have put a lot more pressure on cornerbacks with an occasional triple option play which Hayden Fry used to run. I am sure Kirk Ferentz thinks that play is just too risky from a ball security standpoint, but it draws cornerbacks in and if you run it occasionally and then do a play action pass that looks like a triple option starting out, there are some good tight end passes in the flat or some longer WR passes that can open up.
Yup, also we saw the 49ers clinch a spot to the super bowl yesterday with a Brock Purdy scramble, that turned into a QB run for a first down, on the last drive. It makes a difference if you have a QB that can run when nobody is open.
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I am as unimpressed with The Tim Lester hire, as I was with the two prior hires at OC, Greg Davis and Brian Ferentz. Actually, I was more unimpressed with the Brian Ferentz hire than the Time Lester hire, but they are both unimpressive hires.
You're not alone.
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Hi.
It's Kirk Ferentz.
I'm the problem.
It's me.
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Hi.
It's Kirk Ferentz.
I'm the problem.
It's me.
that’s actually true. but Iowa is never gonna sack up and fire the guy.
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Kirk is very open and honest about offensive production
he feels it's very overrated
and his record seems to support his thinking to some degree
He may have sustained a few blows to the head while LB at UConn back in the day
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Here are three things to know about Iowa's new offensive coordinator.
Tim Lester's Western Michigan tenure was a mixed bag at best.
Lester took over the Broncos after P.J. Fleck left for Minnesota following the 2016 season. After a 6-6 campaign in 2017, Lester led Western Michigan to back-to-back winning seasons and appearances in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl and First Responder Bowl.
The height of Lester's tenure came with an 8-5 season in 2021, which included a win in the Quick Lane Bowl. However, after a 2-5 start than led to a 5-7 campaign in 2022, Western Michigan fired Lester in November 2022. That decision came 10 months after Lester had received a two-year extension.
"I didn't have a ton of confidence in the plan moving forward," Western Michigan AD Dan Bartholomae told the Detroit News at the time of the firing.
Tim Lester's only experience as a Power Five offensive coordinator didn't go great.
Lester’s only experience as a Power Five offensive coordinator resulted in offenses that ranked 116th and 119th nationally at Syracuse in 2014 and 2015, respectively. He became the OC five games in to the 2014 season and went 1-6 from there, putting his overall record as a Power Five OC at 5-14.
Tim Lester does have some experience in the Big Ten.
Lester spent the 2016 season as the quarterbacks coach at Purdue, a rough year for the Boilermakers overall but one that featured decent offensive success.
Quarterback David Blough threw for 3,352 yards that season with 25 touchdowns but also 21 interceptions. Six different Boilermakers caught at least 29 passes in 2016, something only two Hawkeyes did this past season.
Dargan Southard is a sports trending reporter and covers Iowa athletics for the Des Moines Register and HawkCentral.com.
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Well, maybe Kirk can score with a good WR coach. So far, Iowa has had several straight years with a lousy O-Line, lousy receiving corps, lousy quarterbacking, and mediocre running game.
Marvin McNutt, a former WR at Iowa and a good one, is a commentator on a show in Eastern Iowa on KCRG 9.2 called "On Iowa Live." McNutt is coaching WRs at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. He has expressed interest in the WR job, and if John Budmayr were moved into the WR coach job, he said tonight he would also have an interest in the analyst job, and he has expressed these interests to Kirk Ferentz.
McNutt is charismatic, and an entertaining part of the "On Iowa Live" show which is mostly a weekly one-hour synopsis in the development of Iowa sports for the past week, but which usually opens up with commentary about football. The next part of the show this time of the year features Hannah Stuelke's mom, and she is entertaining as a former WBB player with a kid on the Iowa WBB team.
The passing game at Coe was much more competent in 2023 than at Iowa. 2023 Football Cumulative Statistics - Coe College (kohawkathletics.com) (https://kohawkathletics.com/sports/football/stats) I would like to see Marvin McNutt on the Iowa staff.
I am amazed people like Kenyon Murray, and Marvin McNutt, come from other states, get an athletic scholarship at Iowa, and remain in Iowa. I am here because I grew up here. It doesn't seem like a destination state.
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I could see myself living in Iowa (part time).
Best beef and pork in the country.
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He may have sustained a few blows to the head while LB at UConn back in the day
No he was left forever spell bound by Belichick's mesmerizing personality while with the Browns. Who use to run Eric Metcalf up the middle with perfect regularity,thinking the defense wouldn't be looking for it
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I would like to see Marvin McNutt on the Iowa staff.
I am amazed people like Kenyon Murray, and Marvin McNutt, come from other states, get an athletic scholarship at Iowa, and remain in Iowa. I am here because I grew up here. It doesn't seem like a destination state.
well, the grass is always greener....
Doesn't seem like a destination state to this native Iowan, but I haven't found a better destination yet.
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I am amazed people like Kenyon Murray, and Marvin McNutt, come from other states, get an athletic scholarship at Iowa, and remain in Iowa. I am here because I grew up here. It doesn't seem like a destination state.
I think it helps that McNutt is probably the best and most popular WR of the 25-year Kirk Ferentz era. He is still quite popular in Iowa even 13 years after his playing days. I mean, let's be honest, McNutt is not going to get a TV gig in his native St Louis area.
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It doesn't seem like a destination state.
I agree. It's very cold there...
...but there's also very little to do.
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I agree. It's very cold there...
...but there's also very little to do.
that's the charm
especially when it's too cold to do anything
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I agree. It's very cold there...
...but there's also very little to do.
Depends on what your interests are.
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most folks really enjoy ice fishing
if they give it a try
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The search is over.
Tim Lester breaks silence after being named Iowa football OC (msn.com) (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/tim-lester-breaks-silence-after-being-named-iowa-football-oc/ar-BB1hzo7t?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=6ea371b04ada4442bd960dae3ff0d885&ei=10)
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I could see myself living in Iowa (part time).
Best beef and pork in the country.
buncha Texans that'd fight you over that statement right there
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most folks really enjoy ice fishing
if they give it a try
Beer's always cold if when you get back to shore
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buncha Texans that'd fight you over that statement right there
not the smart ones
but, the majority aren't so smart
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Jon Budmayr has officially been named the new Iowa WR coach.
https://www.si.com/college/iowa/football/jon-budmayr-named-iowa-wr-coach
I guess this means Tim Lester did not have much leverage to bring in his own guy.
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I'm guessing Tim doesn't have much leverage about any decisions
the biggest reason he got the job
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Buds was a QB and never coached wide receivers.
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Buds was a QB and never coached wide receivers.
Well, you either throw the pass or catch the pass. It's all pretty much the same.
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It will be interesting how Lester and Budmayr work together. Lester has stated he prefers sitting in the box upstairs when calling plays because it helps to see the entire field when you need to make constant adjustments. Except at WMU he could not sit in the box because he was the head coach. So he needed a guy at WMU that thought exactly the same to sit in the box to feed him information.
Now If Lester sits in the box at Iowa, he will need a guy on the field that thinks like him to feed information back and forth. Budmayr is the logical choice since he is an ex-QB and ex-OC. But as far as I know they have never worked together before, so it's no guarunteed they get along.
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Marvin McNutt on KCRG 9.2's "On Iowa Live," put his hat in the ring for the WR coach position, and since he has experience as both a WR, and a WR coach, I thought that would carry some weight.
He also previously stated he would accept the Analyst job if the WR job were not offered.
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Marvin McNutt on KCRG 9.2's "On Iowa Live," put his hat in the ring for the WR coach position, and since he has experience as both a WR, and a WR coach, I thought that would carry some weight.
He also previously stated he would accept the Analyst job if the WR job were not offered.
Kirk definitely wants you to pay your dues. You got to wait your turn and work your way up. No butting in line.
Well, except if...
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There ought to be an exception for one of the half-dozen best wide receivers in Iowa football history.
That said, I often wondered why there was never an assistant coach position on the Iowa staff for Marv Cook, who ended his high school coaching career after the 2020 season, having won 7 state championships in 14 years of coaching. https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-prep-sports/marv-cook-steps-down-as-regina-football-coach/
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Agree on Marvin McNutt. If he would have been hired by Kirk, that would have been an extremely popular hire for Iowa fans.
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I see that former Iowa WR Marvin McNutt has taken the head football coaching job for Keokuk High School. McNutt had been a candidate for the WR coaching job at Iowa that Jon Budmayr got.
Kekouk is an old river town sitting on the Mississippi River at the very most southern point of Iowa. It peaked in the 1960's with 16,000 people and is now down to a little over 9000. Keokuk's most famous graduate is former Iowa QB James Vandenburg. JVB was the Iowa QB for McNutt's senior season at Iowa.
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I see that former Iowa WR Marvin McNutt has taken the head football coaching job for Keokuk High School. McNutt had been a candidate for the WR coaching job at Iowa that Jon Budmayr got.
Kekouk is an old river town sitting on the Mississippi River at the very most southern point of Iowa. It peaked in the 1960's with 16,000 people and is now down to a little over 9000. Keokuk's most famous graduate is former Iowa QB James Vandenburg. JVB was the Iowa QB for McNutt's senior season at Iowa
Keokuk is one of the armpits of Iowa, and I have said that over the years without knowing the population decline you cite.
This news tells me McNutt was declined for the analyst position at Iowa, too. McNutt exudes positivity.I am going to miss him on Mondays on KCRG 9.2 talking up the Hawkeyes.
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I think NFL lite might actually be giving it too much credit
https://twitter.com/DavidEickholt/status/1770213447235494191?t=TRJyxu3U-NpqoxHjMDwReg&s=19
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Kirk Ferentz confirmed Kadyn Proctor back to Alabama. Spring ball in Iowa starts March 20. I guess he gets to miss spring ball while enrolled at Iowa. Sheesh! Very immature.
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perhaps the kid isn't a fan of the new O coordinator
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In early 2022, a powerful tech company offered to help the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation's sports wagering unit.
The division, which launched in 2021 to investigate fraud in the state's new online betting market, was struggling to track and monitor gamblers as the industry grew rapidly in Iowa. Unlike the monitoring by DCI's gambling and horseracing investigators, based at casinos and Prairie Meadows racetrack, the agents on the sports betting unit didn't have tools to see who was placing wagers from anywhere in the state.
Then, in March 2022, the unit received an offer from GeoComply, a Canadian company that contracts with sportsbooks like FanDuel and DraftKings to track the locations of their users. GeoComply said it would share the company's software with the DCI and train its agents on how to track bets around the state as they happen.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2024/04/09/how-a-private-tech-company-pushed-iowa-sports-betting-probe-then-walked/73210982007/?fbclid=IwAR23rTZpWuEFqQSKSCzlXpVHsBaWeNNRNaoyXOhS-37bk4dZEvfRglWeFe8_aem_AfYHB96TuS1nLWpunUdpcLx7lQW6xmcO_OE7ngO67odDycowHFplhbp4wKmjrSOldFBiWMpCpU6CscPBidC_ATAz (https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2024/04/09/how-a-private-tech-company-pushed-iowa-sports-betting-probe-then-walked/73210982007/?fbclid=IwAR23rTZpWuEFqQSKSCzlXpVHsBaWeNNRNaoyXOhS-37bk4dZEvfRglWeFe8_aem_AfYHB96TuS1nLWpunUdpcLx7lQW6xmcO_OE7ngO67odDycowHFplhbp4wKmjrSOldFBiWMpCpU6CscPBidC_ATAz)
"We can make huge gains in the discovery of illegal activity that we know is taking place,” DCI Special Agent in Charge Troy Nelson told Brian Ohorilko, then director of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC), in a July 2022 email.
What followed, however, became a statewide controversy. Without a warrant, a DCI agent used the tool to discover that Iowa State University and University of Iowa athletes were using wagering accounts registered to parents and friends to place bets ― and some bet on their own games.
The investigation netted 25 arrests. It also attracted outrage from politicians, coaches, fans and sports commentators who accused the DCI of violating high-profile athletes' constitutional rights.
A Des Moines Register review of hundreds of DCI and Gaming Commission emails has revealed the origins of the controversial case, showing for the first time that GeoComply played a prominent role in how law enforcement investigated the athletes.
In addition to giving the DCI its software and training agents on how to spot suspicious bets around Iowa, GeoComply officials held monthly meetings with law enforcement investigators around the country to explain where to find "hotspots" of illegal betting, the Register's review found. A DCI agent's memo, meanwhile, suggests that GeoComply helped coach Iowa officials on how to write state regulations that would allow the geolocation company to turn over information without a warrant and without informing sportsbooks.
The Register's review also shows how dependent sports betting investigators have been on the whims of private companies. Without many rights to monitor online wagering in Iowa's current law, DCI agents depended on GeoComply. In January, when GeoComply cut the DCI's access to the tool amid the rising controversy, the agency was once again left without any reliable way to monitor sports betting, an industry viewed as ripe for fraud, money laundering and addiction.
“People are going to be very shocked with how involved GeoComply was with this,” said John Holden, an Oklahoma State management professor who studies sports betting. “We, effectively, have created this self-regulatory system if this is how it’s supposed to work. Do we want that? I think that’s a fair question. Can you trust these companies to do this job?
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Why did the DCI selectively go after athletes, and the athletic manager(s)?
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Now that WBB tournament has concluded we can get back to whining about the Iowa QB situation. Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara is ‘really limited’ in spring practices as he recovers from knee inju | The Gazette (https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-football/iowa-quarterback-cade-mcnamara-is-really-limited-in-spring-practices-as-he-recovers-from-knee-inju/) There has to be a better solution.
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https://youtu.be/O2YobaSC8Lo
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I refer to him as Big Deacon or Big Hill or just Big BOY!
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Oh, f--k no!!!
Well, Hill "helped" Iowa defeat Wisconsin 15-6 on 6/14 passing for 37 yards, -18 yds rushing, 0 TDs, 0 Int. So, that's 37 yards more than I passed in a Big Ten game.
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Now that WBB tournament has concluded...
The season may be done but who says we are done talking about WBB?
Caitlin Clark did a cameo on Weekend Update for SNL last night. Looks like she brought along 3 of her teammates who were on stage with Clark during the closing credits.
https://youtu.be/Cuf29fvlfb0?si=D74CtR5fQijBlgLG
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https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/04/14/mccae-hillstead-plans-enter-transfer-portal-report/
Sounds like Spencer Petras did pretty well in spring drills at Utah St. He may now be the front runner for the starting QB job. I wonder with all the Iowa QB's either hurt or struggling this spring, if Petras wishes he would have stayed at Iowa for his extra Covid season.
Then again, if Petras does end up starting for USU, I doubt if he would have any regrets.
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my neighbors are happy
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There is a rumor that Iowa may be interested in NW QB Brandon Sullivan, who just announced he is entering the transfer portal.
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The timing of this is weird. I'm not sure there is even a landing spot for him out there. Certainly not at the P4 level.
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The timing of this is weird. I'm not sure there is even a landing spot for him out there. Certainly not at the P4 level.
Hill was never really a P4 QB, even though he started several games for Iowa last year. Hill was on his way to Furham when Jon Budmayr grabbed him last year to be a backup QB. Then Cade McNamara and Joey Labas got hurt.
It's still not clear why Hill kept starting when Labas got healthy and Lainez was also available. Probably why Labas transferred.
Anyway, good luck to Deacon Hill. I am sure he is going to end up at some FCS school where he belongs.
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Hill was not quite a "hot" recruit out of Cali, but a few schools wanted him. UCLA tried to flip him late.
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Hmm.
NEW rumor OSU QB Devin Brown is entering the portal and is interested in Iowa
https://twitter.com/IowaBurners/status/1783620120390013137
So what's the story with this guy? 4 star QB. 5th rated QB in his class. Why is he not starting at OSU?
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Brian Ferentz is now working as an analyst for MD
https://www.google.com/amp/s/who13.com/news/brian-ferentz-has-a-new-job-that-keeps-him-in-the-big-ten-report-says/amp/
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Hmm.
NEW rumor OSU QB Devin Brown is entering the portal and is interested in Iowa
https://twitter.com/IowaBurners/status/1783620120390013137
So what's the story with this guy? 4 star QB. 5th rated QB in his class. Why is he not starting at OSU?
Eh, 1-month old Twitter account with no other source...
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Hmm.
NEW rumor OSU QB Devin Brown is entering the portal and is interested in Iowa
So what's the story with this guy? 4 star QB. 5th rated QB in his class. Why is he not starting at OSU?
IMO he has the goods and should have been given more starts.Throws a nice ball 6-3 and solid/athletic.Day in one of his more dimwitted moves turned him into an RB on the goal line vs Penn ST getting him hurt in the 1st half causing him to miss most of the 2nd half of the season.He was the only seasoned back up and at least my circle thought he was more savy than McCord under pressure.Looked bad in the Bowl but comig off an injury in a game the whole team seemed to mail it in
PS my bad still think the kid is solid as long as Brian isn't around
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Who does this man have pictures of?
https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/status/1783930095230751108?t=053P7s091yqm8QFaJOsmDw&s=19
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Who does this man have pictures of?
https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/status/1783930095230751108?t=053P7s091yqm8QFaJOsmDw&s=19
I believe the consensus is that Brian Ferentz was a decent OL coach, he just clearly was in over his head as an OC and QB coach.
Who knows, maybe this will be a good move for BF. This might be a chance to open up his mind to think differently.
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probably a decent TE coach as well
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Who knows, maybe this will be a good move for BF. This might be a chance to open up his mind to think differently.
ya like the Garden Department at Mennard's Lowe's or Home Depot
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ya like the Garden Department at Mennard's Lowe's or Home Depot
Most people like their plants to grow quickly. Brian's plants would take forever.
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One of my attorney colleagues in my rural county seat town, who played D-III ball, and whose son played FCS ball, told me Brian would land somewhere in the NFL, or in FBS. "They always protect these guys." I didn't think he was right, but he was right.
Brian needed to land somewhere at a lower level making $50,000 or less; somewhere where he could learn how to coach. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and it is true, "They always protect these guys."
I don't think he will learn much as an "analyst" working at Maryland. He will never be a head coach at this level, FBS, or FCS. But then, "They always ... ".
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Hmm.
NEW rumor OSU QB Devin Brown is entering the portal and is interested in Iowa
So what's the story with this guy? 4 star QB. 5th rated QB in his class. Why is he not starting at OSU?
Great rumor, but Devin Brown hasn't entered the transfer portal, and the transfer portal closes April 30. There are no easy solutions to the offensive woes at Iowa.
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I think Brian Ferentz would have been a successful OL coach in the NFL if Brian had gone down that path. But let's be honest, anything beyond assistant coach did not match Brian's skill set. The move to double down in 2022 and make Brian both the OC and QB coach was the final death blow at Iowa.
I am sure in Kirk's mind, he set it up to give Brian every chance to succeed, but giving him the OC and QB coach job was completely the wrong move if the goal was to have Brian take over eventually as the Head Coach.
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Walk-on Freshman QB Tommy Poholsky will enter the transfer portal, leaving only 2 active QB's on Iowa's roster.
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Makes you wonder what IOWA OC and QB coach Tim Lester is telling his QB's in the QB room. They all seem to be BAILING. Iowa must have something in the works in the portal. Iowa also has a freshman QB coming in the fall.
What did the walk on QB expect when he first came to Iowa? He was never going to start. I was guessing he was given a roster spot as a courtesy to his father's legacy. Although it's good to have an extra body to run the scout team and also in case every other QB gets injured.
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I'd guess Lester is being open and honest
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I agree with Fearless. Iowa is still searching. Spencer Petras is now starting QB at Utah State after spring ball, and Utah State's former starter who outperformed Iowa in 2023 in the Utah State at Iowa game, has entered the transfer portal.
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seems like a good swap for everyone
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I'd guess Lester is being open and honest
I agree.
Three QBs on the roster would be sufficient, except I am not confident Cade McNamara can compete an entire season. Marcos Lainez is a sufficient backup, but as much as he runs he could be injured, too. Cooper Dejean, who was a great high school QB, is no longer there for the Hawkeyes to serve as an alternative reserve QB. I am not sure who else played QB in high school on this roster. James Resar from Jacksonville, FL is coming in as a freshman and was a 3-star Rivals.com recruit. He is 6'4", lanky, but has speed unlike Petras, can react to a pass rush, and can throw on the run. He is primarily a drop back passer. I think Iowa is okay. Teams rarely ever go to the 4th spot at QB, but then the 1st spot, is not reliable.