Letters: Fire Ferentz, too

To the editor:

In regard to Pedley’s Ponderings last week, I agree whole-heartedly about your assessment of Fran McCaffery and the years of talented players with so-so results of the Iowa basketball team. I too am a frustrated Hawkeye, but I also think that Kirk Ferentz should have been gone years ago as well.

I know that he holds all kinds of longevity records, but he has also been there for 23 years! We have gone through years of never being a real consistent football national powerhouse and when we have a good year, we blow the bowl game. He is 9-9 in bowls. I know Nick thinks that we could do worse, but I am ready and willing to take that chance.

Unfortunately, they just signed him to a new contract running until Jan. 31, 2030 for $7 million per year of your taxpayers’ dollars for mediocrity, which is insane. Kim Reynolds makes $130,000 per year. How do you ever clean house by locking in these coaches to long-term contracts? Whoever is responsible should be gone as well.

Bob Wehler

Denver, Colo.