11/17: #21 Michigan def. Iowa, 42-17

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Nov 12, 2012 10:42 AM
Iowa travels to the Big House to take on the Michigan Wolverines. Iowa is not good, but seems to have the Wolverines number lately, having won the last 3 meetings. Robinson is expected to be out again, save for a few plays to honor him in his last game at Michigan Stadium.

Michigan shouldn't have a problem this week. I say Michigan by at least 14, but wouldn't be surprised if closer. Northwestern gave Michigan fits because of the option, which they struggle defending. But Iowa will not present that this week.

Nov 12, 2012 10:42am
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Nov 12, 2012 12:29 PM
Devin Gardner was named B1G player of the week.
Nov 12, 2012 12:29pm
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Nov 12, 2012 12:35 PM
This game will be the final nail in Ferentz's coffin...tsun big, very big
Nov 12, 2012 12:35pm
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Nov 12, 2012 1:17 PM
vball10set;1318528 wrote:This game will be the final nail in Ferentz's coffin...tsun big, very big
No way does Ferentz get fired, even if he loses these last two games. His buyout is enormous and I doubt the university is willing to take on that financial burden (it would be about $250,000 a month, every month, until January 2020, or $3 million a year).
Nov 12, 2012 1:17pm
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Nov 12, 2012 1:26 PM
How long is his contract?
Nov 12, 2012 1:26pm
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Nov 12, 2012 1:29 PM
WebFire;1318540 wrote:How long is his contract?
He signed a 10-year, $39 million contract in February 2010: http://hawkcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ferentzcontract.pdf

If he is terminated "without cause," that is, without violating rules/without being physically unable to perform his job, he gets paid 75% of his guaranteed amount (base salary [~$2m per year], plus supplemental payments [~$1.5m-$2m per year]) for the remainder of the contract.
Nov 12, 2012 1:29pm
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Nov 12, 2012 1:59 PM
gorocks99;1318537 wrote:No way does Ferentz get fired, even if he loses these last two games. His buyout is enormous and I doubt the university is willing to take on that financial burden (it would be about $250,000 a month, every month, until January 2020, or $3 million a year).
We'll see, rocks, and ya' gotta' love those famous last words, "no way" ;)
Nov 12, 2012 1:59pm
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Nov 12, 2012 3:02 PM
gorocks99;1318543 wrote:He signed a 10-year, $39 million contract in February 2010: http://hawkcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ferentzcontract.pdf

If he is terminated "without cause," that is, without violating rules/without being physically unable to perform his job, he gets paid 75% of his guaranteed amount (base salary [~$2m per year], plus supplemental payments [~$1.5m-$2m per year]) for the remainder of the contract.
Well, Iowa deserves what they are getting then.
Nov 12, 2012 3:02pm
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Nov 12, 2012 3:07 PM
WebFire;1318597 wrote:Well, Iowa deserves what they are getting then.
Oh, absolutely, it's a ludicrous contract - conceived solely because when Cap'n Kirk went to the Orange Bowl, everyone thought he would ditch Iowa for the NFL and Iowa foresaw themselves sliding into mediocrity as a result, so they gave him an offer he essentially couldn't refuse. Turns out they slid into mediocrity regardless.

I would love to see them bite the bullet and end up paying for, essentially, two top-tier football coaches for the better part of a decade because it would cripple their athletics program, but I don't see it happening.
Nov 12, 2012 3:07pm
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Nov 12, 2012 3:15 PM
WebFire;1318597 wrote:Well, Iowa deserves what they are getting then.
:thumbup:
Nov 12, 2012 3:15pm
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Nov 13, 2012 4:23 AM
Michigan 42 Iowa 13. Iowa will be decent again in a year or two, like most of the B1G teams this season they play a lot of young players. Ferentz has always been loved by the media and thus over-rated as a coach. As for deserving what they are getting, they are getting what Iowa has always gotten good some years, bad some years. They are not an elite program.
Nov 13, 2012 4:23am
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0311sdp;1319080 wrote:Michigan 42 Iowa 13. Iowa will be decent again in a year or two, like most of the B1G teams this season they play a lot of young players. Ferentz has always been loved by the media and thus over-rated as a coach. As for deserving what they are getting, they are getting what Iowa has always gotten good some years, bad some years. They are not an elite program.
I'll agree to this. Iowa has always been the type of program that rebuilds, develops, and is good in a cycle of 3-4 years. Unlike Michigan, OSU... they don't get elite talent every year, so they develop the 2-3 stars athletes they get into solid players that fit the "tough nose" type of system. I think Hawkeye fans are ok with this cycle.
Nov 13, 2012 7:02pm
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Nov 13, 2012 8:44 PM
Sucks that Denard won't be able to play in his last home game at Michigan. That dude has represented the UofM better than any athlete in memory.
Nov 13, 2012 8:44pm
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Nov 14, 2012 8:28 PM
I would not be surprised to see him on the field in some fashion, even if for a token play.
Nov 14, 2012 8:28pm
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JU-ICE;1320459 wrote:I would not be surprised to see him on the field in some fashion, even if for a token play.
If that game ends with Michigan in the victory formation, I full expect Denard to take a knee.
Nov 15, 2012 8:50pm
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Nov 17, 2012 10:56 AM
Almost game time.

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Nov 17, 2012 10:56am
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Nov 17, 2012 11:46 AM
Denard deserves at least that.
Iowa is pitiful.
Nov 17, 2012 11:46am
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Nov 17, 2012 12:06 PM
Looks like Fitz just broke his leg/ankle.
Nov 17, 2012 12:06pm
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Nov 17, 2012 12:09 PM
Well, his ankle just snapped in half.

Nov 17, 2012 12:09pm
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Nov 17, 2012 12:14 PM
Ouch.....
Nov 17, 2012 12:14pm
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Nov 17, 2012 12:15 PM
I can't imagine being a LB seeing Thomas Rawls running at me full speed.
Nov 17, 2012 12:15pm
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Nov 17, 2012 12:18 PM
Longest 6 1/2 minutes ever.
Nov 17, 2012 12:18pm
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Nov 17, 2012 12:40 PM
This is how Michigan should have been using Denard all this season IMO
Nov 17, 2012 12:40pm
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Nov 17, 2012 12:47 PM
Pick6;1322147 wrote:This is how Michigan should have been using Denard all this season IMO
You mean last 2 seasons.
Nov 17, 2012 12:47pm
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Nov 17, 2012 12:50 PM
I'll say one thing for Gardner, he's got Denard's "let's just throw this thing up in the air and hope one of our guys catches it" play down pat ;)
Nov 17, 2012 12:50pm