Coaching Search...who's next? lets hear all the wild speculation

[Blue42]

I know I'm in the minority on this but I would be OK with Brian Farentz as long as he doesn't call plays I think he's a good coach and has been around a really good coach for his whole life. I'm sure he has relationships with a lot of Iowa high school coaches which is a plus since we recruit a lot of Iowa kids.

Errrrrrrr...... absolutely no f'ing way.

He's totally unqualified and has no record of success.

Not to mention his direct involvement with the assertions of mistreatment or black players within the Iowa program...where he was specifically named by multiple players.

Leave that product of nepotism with his old man.

[Blue42]

I like both the OC (Josh Davis) and DC (Travis Johansen) at South Dakota as candidates. USD has executed the kind of transformation that we need to pull off.

I suspect Drake's HC will get a look given where our AD came from. Just the way the world works.

I'd be OK looking at perennial winners from Midwest D2 programs like NWMS or Augustana. Winners win.

Dark horse...Mike Houston. Former James Madison HC who was recently let go by East Carolina. Won a natty at JMU. That said...he probably had the biggest budget in FCS that year.

[formerpanther#50something]

Really would love to see Jim Svoboda be considered. He was rumored to be getting a look from Iowa to replace Brian Ferentz. Very successful D2 head coach that has had lots of success as a HC and DC at other D2 and D1 schools. Went to Northwestern (IA) and still has family ties in the state of IA. I can speak from personal experience as I have met him multiple times and a family member of mine was coached by him in the late 90’s at Northwest Missouri State. He won a few national titles there coaching under Northwest Missouri St. legend Mel Tjeersma. Svoboda is a class act and a helluva coach. Would be a fantastic hire for UNI.

[Trapped in California]

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[BCPanther]

Really would love to see Jim Svoboda be considered. He was rumored to be getting a look from Iowa to replace Brian Ferentz. Very successful D2 head coach that has had lots of success as a HC and DC at other D2 and D1 schools. Went to Northwestern (IA) and still has family ties in the state of IA. I can speak from personal experience as I have met him multiple times and a family member of mine was coached by him in the late 90’s at Northwest Missouri State. He won a few national titles there coaching under Northwest Missouri St. legend Mel Tjeersma. Svoboda is a class act and a helluva coach. Would be a fantastic hire for UNI.

He's older than Mark. I don't think we go that way.

[pnthr53]

We can speculate on coaches all we want but if we are going to have an operating budget that is last in the valley.....we aren't going to attract many high quality candidates.

[achrist70]

Personally I like Joe Woodley at Grandview, extemely successful, he played at Iowa State but his dad played at UNI, I just don't know if he would leave, he has a pretty good thing going at Grandview.

[ronfitch]

Personally I like Joe Woodley at Grandview, extemely successful, he played at Iowa State but his dad played at UNI, I just don't know if he would leave, he has a pretty good thing going at Grandview.

His dad - Mike - was one hell of a safety at UNI in the early '70s. Then coached Grandview to a national NAIA championship (I think he started the program there).

[ronfitch]

We can speculate on coaches all we want but if we are going to have an operating budget that is last in the valley.....we aren't going to attract many high quality candidates.

I am trusting Dr. Franklin to be working on that as we type ... she has done sooooo much in her short time at UNI already.

[kochrab]

I am trusting Dr. Franklin to be working on that as we type ... she has done sooooo much in her short time at UNI already.

And it goes without saying, the ONLY reason Farley seemingly made this call when he did is because he wholeheartedly trusts Dr. Franklin and her staff to make the right decision.

[nadf.]

Do we think Ryan Clanton be a good option? I know he doesn't have a ton of experience but I think he would recruit well.

[BCPanther]

Do we think Ryan Clanton be a good option? I know he doesn't have a ton of experience but I think he would recruit well.

Would depend on his desire level to be a head coach. The money would be about identical to what he's making now so it's a career path choice.

[ronfitch]

Do we think Ryan Clanton be a good option? I know he doesn't have a ton of experience but I think he would recruit well.

He was my first thought even before Farley retired and we were speculating about after 2026.

He is already making $375k at ISU and is certainly on many shortlists for pro coaching positions and P5 positions. But, yeah, he could recruit for sure. Depends on what path he chooses - take a HC college position or continue as a top assistant or move to the pros. In any case, i do not see him at ISU for long. I would love to see him come back and prove himself as a HC ... that would be a win-win-win, IMO.

[edgecat]

Some of you live in lala land. Svoboda is a no and Ferentz won’t come back to Iowa.

[nadf.]

My guess is that the majority of these people coaching D1 college football have aspirations of being a head coach. I don't know Ryan at all, but based on his time at UNI would assume he is someone who wants to do more than just coach issues line (not that there is anything wrong with being a position coach). He took on added responsibility at UNI; I believe he became the run game coordinator and co-OC.

There's been a big change in recent years where head coaches at lower programs, even at the G5 level, have made the decision that it's better for their long-term trajectory to leave their head coaching job and take on any position they can get at certain high level programs. But I don't think Iowa State is one of those programs. I'm biased, but I will think the head coaching job at UNI has more prestige than a positional coach at ISU.

All speculation here, but I don't know if you can turn over the UNI program to a guy who doesn't have head coach or coordinator experience. I think UNI would be one the ones saying no in that transaction. But then again the team has 2 wins and is literally in the dumpster, so it's not like he could screw it up worse than it apready is, so I wouldn't be against giving him a shot. I have a feeling that this guy would recruit well and be able to get kids to buy in.