Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

[12thFloorBender]

Northern Iowa hasn't been to the playoffs since 2011, and the drought continues after the loss today.

Farley is now 15-15 since 2011.

Do you think he should get another year or does Northern Iowa go in a different direction.

Keep in mind Mike Dunbar was 29-15 when he was fired.

I say yes. The program needs some new blood as it's become stale. Salmon should have been canned a few years back and Farley kept him on the staff. Things are not looking up in Cedar Falls and Northern Iowa should make a move after the season is over.

[ilovecats]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

Unless he gets rid of most of this hogwash offensive staff then yes

[panther-state]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

It's not Farley. He's a defensive guy and we have one heck of a D. We all know where the issue is. The only blame I give Farley is the fact that certain people are still on the staff after unimpressive performances

[ilovecats]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

It's not Farley. He's a defensive guy and we have one heck of a D. We all know where the issue is. The only blame I give Farley is the fact that certain people are still on the staff after unimpressive performances

Yeah that's where the fact that he's too stubborn to get rid of any of those guys is the problem. Until he shows otherwise I can't believe in him anymore

[12thFloorBender]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

It's not Farley. He's a defensive guy and we have one heck of a D. We all know where the issue is. The only blame I give Farley is the fact that certain people are still on the staff after unimpressive performances

My line of thinking here is that everything starts at the top. The head coach dictates who's on the staff and who isn't.

Farley has been here long enough that he should have a solid staff in place. If he was in year 2 or 3 I'd be willing to look past staff shakeups, but the last 3 years now have been pretty bad.

When you look at his overall body of work there are a lot of frustrating losses even during the playoff seasons. That Delaware loss at home in the playoffs stills ticks me off.

Lately Mark Farley has become the Ron Zook of 1-AA football. He can recruit but can't get the results you expect.

[01PantherFan]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

It's not Farley. He's a defensive guy and we have one heck of a D. We all know where the issue is. The only blame I give Farley is the fact that certain people are still on the staff after unimpressive performances

I agree but also agree that Farley has to be willing to let go members of the staff when changes are needed and they need to be made, I think Dannen needs to put some pressure on that things need to change or big changes will be made ( and dont get me wrong i like mark farley allot but can also see that of the offense side something needs to change, the D is good about every year its the O that has gotten stale )

[PantherChic]

Farley seemed to be laying in to Salmon on that series.

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[in_the_stands]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

It's not unheard of for an OC to get canned during the season. Just sayin.

[Trapped in California]

Charlie Weiss is available, just saying

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[Khan4Cats]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

Northern Iowa hasn't been to the playoffs since 2011, and the drought continues after the loss today.

Farley is now 15-15 since 2011.

Do you think he should get another year or does Northern Iowa go in a different direction.

Keep in mind Mike Dunbar was 29-15 when he was fired.

I say yes. The program needs some new blood as it's become stale. Salmon should have been canned a few years back and Farley kept him on the staff. Things are not looking up in Cedar Falls and Northern Iowa should make a move after the season is over.

Mike Dunbar was not fired.

Changes are needed but not the HC, the Way offensive side of the game is where we need change.

[Born-a-Panther]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

The answer to this question is no.

[ilovecats]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

Mike Dunbar was not fired.

Changes are needed but not the HC, the Way offensive side of the game is where we need change.

Completely agree. The problem is. I won't believe it until it happens with the offense. So until it happens. Farley has to go. We're NEVER going to win a championship without major changes on the offensive coaching staff. That's all there is to it. Either Farley dumps them or we dump him.

[12thFloorBender]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

The answer to this question is no.

Why should UNI keep him?

[12thFloorBender]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

Mike Dunbar was not fired.

Changes are needed but not the HC, the Way offensive side of the game is where we need change.

Perhaps a poor choice of words . He wasn't fired but hr was encouraged to leave.

[mwatje]

Re: Should Mark Farley be fired after the season?

Completely agree. The problem is. I won't believe it until it happens with the offense. So until it happens. Farley has to go. We're NEVER going to win a championship without major changes on the offensive coaching staff. That's all there is to it. Either Farley dumps them or we dump him.

I agree with you 100%. I would hate to see Farley go, but he must be willing to make the difficult decisions necessary to protect the program. We have been trending the wrong direction for over 5 years. That is too long, especially considering the talent we consistently have.