Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

is someone at iowa paying off associated press voters? brad banks as ap's player of the year is fine. but kirk ferentz as coach of the year? over ty willingham? uh, no. ferentz has done a great job at iowa, molding together a slew of largely unheralded players into one of the nation's best teams. but willingham took a team, and program, in disarray and had a lot to do with bringing them back to (near) where they once stood. does he, overall, have more blue-chippers to play than ferentz? sure. but that doesn't lessen his achievement any, and neither should nd's nasty tenderization at the hands of usc. willingham is undoubtedly the coach of the year in my mind.