If you haven’t been on the internet much this week (how could anyone blame you?) you may have missed a bit of offseason controversy. Athlon Sports released their Big Ten coaches power rankings.
You may or may not be surprised to find our own Kirk Ferentz in the bottom tier of the power rankings. And in it, ranked Kirk Ferentz 8th, right behind...Nebraska’s new lord and savior, Scott Frost.
-record scratch-
Did I read that right? -rubs eyes- I did? Oh, ok. Well! That’s certainly...an opinion to have.
Let’s see what Athlon Sports writer Steven Lasson uses as his rationale for these rankings:
8: Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
Ferentz is the nation’s longest-tenured head coach going into the 2018 season.