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The 2020s will be marked as the decade of change for Iowa athletics. Men’s and Women’s basketball both made changes after long tenures at the university. Rick Heller is in his 60s and could hang it up relatively soon. It’s a bittersweet time to be a Hawkeye fan. I’m sitting on pins and needles waiting to see what the future holds. That’s all fun, but at the end of the day, it’s all small potatoes compared to the looming question with the football program.
I’m not running Ferentz out of town, but having a plan when he calls it quits is paramount in today’s college football landscape. Everything is fast-moving chaos; there’s no way to avoid it, only to adapt.
Being a head coach today is like being a whitewater rafting instructor. The best of them dodge disasters constantly, can bark orders but still show you a good time, and make you feel like everything is alright. Ferentz has done surprisingly well as Iowa’s guide on the NIL and portal river. He makes you feel safe, and you’ll go home satisfied, even if it was a little tame. We should keep him around as long as he wants to be here.
The man will be 70 by the time we kick off against Albany in the fall. I see a world where we get a Clint Eastwood career arc from Ferentz. The year is 2040, and Patrick Mahomes Jr leads the Hawkeyes to an undefeated season under Iowa’s football czar, Kirk Ferentz. Still punishing his gum on the sidelines, now with his dentures. This isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds, folks. 2040 could be Ferentz’s version of Eastwood’s “The Mule”.
As fun or weird as elderly Ferentz recruiting 17-year-olds would be, it’s not what the athletic department should bank on. Admittedly, I have no clue what the athletic department has done in preparation for his imminent retirement. They could have a succession plan for…
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