[tksirius]

Maybe he is really sick of recruiting.

[AreWeThereYet]

Maybe it’s a lot more straight forward than people here want to think. Philbin gets the Miami gig and is looking for staff. He remembers his years with KOK fondly, had good chemistry with KOK. Gives KOK an offer. KOK sees it as an opportunity and decides 13 years as a fan favorite at Iowa is enough.

[aaronzuriel]

Originally Posted by okeefe4prez

I think you are underestimating compensation in the NFL. I also think you are underestimating the time and effort put into recruiting and how much better the weather is in Miami than Iowa. Great move for coach O'Keefe.

No doubt that KOK will not take a 50 % pay cut.

No doubt that KOK is a very good football coach.

I really doubt about the weather in Miami. Have you ever spent any time in SO FL between Mid April and Mid October. It's almost unbearable. It's not getting any better.

Granted Iowa winters suck from mid November to mid March... with Global climate change and a few degrees here and there... it's not so bad.

[Billso]

Originally Posted by aaronzuriel

No doubt that KOK will not take a 50 % pay cut.

No doubt that KOK is a very good football coach.

I really doubt about the weather in Miami. Have you ever spent any time in SO FL between Mid April and Mid October. It's almost unbearable. It's not getting any better.

Granted Iowa winters suck from mid November to mid March... with Global climate change and a few degrees here and there... it's not so bad.

Inland sucks, on the water not so bad if you have the scratch to pull that off. The daily afternoon showers really help.

[Hawk7458]

Anybody realize that the "Head Coach and Assistant Coach's" are state employee's? They pay zero for health insurance ! They are "vested" to earn 60% of their highest salary for the rest of their live's ! Then they go to another state school,say Florida and once again after 3-5 years they get that state's retirement program,then they move again,let's say Texas,and here we go again! think Dan Mc Cartney(do),Saban,Stoop's,Nuehuisel,etc. fricking ridiculous, but no one say's anything !!! This is not B.S.,look into it !

[HAWKROD]

Espn says he's going to be wide receivers coach

[imported_ankle23]

Originally Posted by HAWKROD

Espn says he's going to be wide receivers coach

that was posted on morehouse's twitter a couple hours ago - as a rumor - might be the truth. who knows. it's all guess work at this point, including his salary, why he made the move, etc.

[HAWKROD]

Originally Posted by imported_ankle23

that was posted on morehouse's twitter a couple hours ago - as a rumor - might be the truth. who knows. it's all guess work at this point, including his salary, why he made the move, etc.

Why is it speculation. Morehouse posted it, ESPN reported it, the Miami newspaper reported it. At what point does it just become the fact? When you deem it so.

[Hawkcrush]

Later, Ken. Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord spit ya. For real though look at those stats Jon posted our offense= BAD in the last 10 years. Whether that was KF or KOK we will find out. Hoping this is not a Tom Davis situation though.

[BILLBUCKNER]

I don't think that we are going to miss KOK. On the other hand,we are going to miss Norm.. I mean the healthy Norm before his health went south. If he was healthy,I would still want him on the sidelines. I am looking forward to new blood that can help reinvigorate our program. Being around too long makes things stale.

On another note, pretty impressive class coming in when you consider the turmoil that must have been going on behind the scenes that we are now aware of.

[Herkyalert]

KOK's daughter lives in Florida. I don't think that was the deciding factor, but it probably didn't hurt.

[hawkdrummer1]

Originally Posted by AreWeThereYet

Maybe it’s a lot more straight forward than people here want to think. Philbin gets the Miami gig and is looking for staff. He remembers his years with KOK fondly, had good chemistry with KOK. Gives KOK an offer. KOK sees it as an opportunity and decides 13 years as a fan favorite at Iowa is enough.

Bingo. The simplest answer is usually the right answer.

[GhostofBTT]

Originally Posted by hawkdrummer1

Bingo. The simplest answer is usually the right answer.

[HomerChampless]

Originally Posted by simpsonllp

It was a nice gesture for someone who has given 13 years to the University of Iowa, but you don't "leave" close to $300k for maybe $150k.

KOK was gone. Props to Kirk for finally pulling the trigger. Long overdue.

Simpson - you eeeediot.

You other guys: I mean, just figure out it's not Norm that called the defense or KOK that called the offense, it's Ferentz that runs the show. When the dust clears, we're going to have another conservative team that's strong on defense (I hope stronger than the last defense) with an offense that dosen't make mistakes. That's the way Kurt likes it.

[Bigtenchamp]

Who knows exactly how or why - but I have a sense the feeling was mutual