Let me give you an insight into growing up and Iowan all of my life. This state has no pro sports teams. Life sucks in this abysmal state. There are no vibrant large cities, no oceans, no mountains; the land is flat and boring looking. The weather here is horrible, bitter cold 8 months out of the year. The economy the last 50 years has been pitiful; people leave this state by the thousands every year. Our median income is one of the lowest in the country. Our average age of a citizen is about 68 years old. All we have to grasp on to in this state is having a great U of Iowa football team. Thats it. We have nothing else. So we expect more out of a coach who is being paid a hell of a lot of money.
That's all well and good, but in this day and age Iowa is going to be a consistent 2nd fiddle to the likes of Michigan and Ohio State and even Penn State on some years.
Yet Ferentz took guys who weren't perceived to be good enough by the bigs in the conference and molded them into a Big Ten championship team two times in 3 years.
That's quite an accomplishment.
But I wouldn't expect you'll have him long. My guess is that he'll be in Miami next year.