Kirk Ferentz famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The early commitments, early recruiting, that had changed. The whole clock is pushed ahead and you have to make decisions earlier about who to and who not to recruit. Is that a good thing I'm not sure, but it is reality.
-- Kirk Ferentz

#Commitment #Reality #Decision
Brandon Wegher left camp to deal with some personal things. We hope he can return in the very near future
-- Kirk Ferentz

#Return #Deals #Camps
I learned a long time ago that at the end of the day, the only stat that counts is points, The other ones are significant, but I'd much rather have the right score on the board. At the end of the day, that's what we're worried about.
-- Kirk Ferentz

#Long #The End Of The Day #Boards
I've never had a five-year plan or a three-year plan, or whatever, ... We had an idea philosophically of what we were going to do and how we were going to do it.
-- Kirk Ferentz

#Years #Ideas #Three
Bob Sanders wasn't the biggest guy coming out of Erie, Pa., but I don't think anybody would dispute that he was a pretty good player for us.
-- Kirk Ferentz

#Player #Thinking #Guy
A balanced offense will make Drew Tate a more effective and dangerous quarterback, ... If he can lean on a good, consistent running game, that'll be a real plus for us.
-- Kirk Ferentz

#Running #Real #Games
Getting to the linebackers is difficult. Blocking them is another challenge.
-- Kirk Ferentz

#Block #Challenges #Linebackers
I was fortunate to be around a couple of coaches who took me under their wing and taught me how to train, how to work and how to prepare myself for a game. They gave me so much, and I saw the passion they had for the game and for teaching it. What I learned from them led me to want to become a teacher and coach.
-- Kirk Ferentz

#Teacher #Couple #Teaching
Recruiting at Iowa has never been easy, and I don't think it ever will be. Our biggest challenge has always been to get people to visit our campus. If we can get them here, I feel like we give ourselves a chance because we do have a lot to offer.
-- Kirk Ferentz

#Thinking #Iowa #People
I have no problem with two teams claiming to be national champions at the end of the year. But that's our society. We're dying to know who the champion is. Heaven forbid we have two. That would be socialist, right?
-- Kirk Ferentz

#Team #Years #Two
The bottom line is, as the season goes on, everybody becomes more comfortable. For a quarterback, it's more than just him. It's everybody else doing things. Offense is all about how things work as a unit. It's everybody being comfortable.
-- Kirk Ferentz

#Comfort #Goes On #Lines

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