After another brutal day for Iowa’s offense against No. 2 ranked Ohio State last weekend, head coach Kirk Ferentz received a ton of criticism for not making a change at the quarterback position or replacing his son as offensive coordinator.
It appears that he is getting tired of the constant criticism that he has faced from the media for his team’s historically poor offense, and he is now taking the offensive against the media.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Ferentz revealed that he feels that he was being “interrogated” on Saturday and that he is proud of how his players have handled the media.
“I complimented the guys on Sunday during some of the interrogations that I experience on Saturday. It dawned on me coming home that as bad as today was it could have been worse. I could have been that guy (while pointing at a media member), I could have had his job and acted like he did. Could’ve been a hell of a lot worse, right?”
Kirk Ferentz complimented his players on how they handled the media on Saturday. Then… said during his line of questioning, he felt he was being interrogated at times on Saturday.
“It dawned on me coming home, as bad as today was, I could have been that guy… had his job…” pic.twitter.com/C0qzpDd0rY
— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) October 25, 2022
Many did not agree with Ferentz’s approach of publicly bashing the media for their seemingly reasonable questions considering how poor Iowa’s offense has truly been.
Look, at this point I think we know enough about Kirk Ferentz to conclude that how this comes across is absolutely not how Ferentz MEANT to convey it.
That said, how this comes across… is not good. At all. https://t.co/mBiZKG49iH
— Mark Freund (@MarkFreundTV) October 25, 2022
Kirk Ferentz belittling journalists that cover his team. He's almost as big of a joke as his son's offense. https://t.co/xbu8or2L1D
— Brian Stultz (@brianjstultz) October 25, 2022
… he can't be serious? https://t.co/QItDpIxVeq
— Ryan Young (@RyanYoung44) October 25, 2022
…Is Kirk Ferentz trying to become unlikeable? https://t.co/oiu62fUmbz
— Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) October 25, 2022
Somehow Kirk Ferentz will get an extension out of this season.
This is rough. https://t.co/vZ6bqQiIwS
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) October 25, 2022
Kirk Ferentz mocking a reporter for asking about his son leading an offense that’s 128th in America.
Great self-awareness, guy. https://t.co/9Sp8n9VrYs
— Connor O'Gara (@cjogara) October 25, 2022
Iowa ranks dead last in yards-per-game on offense this year, so the criticisms coming his way are certainly fair.
These questions about his future will only continue to come if there isn’t some sort of serious change that improves things offensively.
It seems very comical that he is playing the victim, blasting media members for how they do their job while Ferentz continues to underperform at his job. His tenure at Iowa dates all the way back to 1999, but things have taken a pretty drastic turn for the worse, which raises some serious questions about his future at the program moving forward.
