IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz doesn’t mind if people think the Hawkeyes are boring. He is not willing to accept the perception that Iowa has become an average team.

The Hawkeyes have gone stale over the past two seasons, with a 4-4 record in the Big Ten, 15-11 overall and a pair of trips to the Insight Bowl. The departure of two top coordinators led to the most turbulent offseason of Ferentz’s 13-year tenure.

A little turmoil might be just what the Hawkeyes need to return to the Big Ten’s upper tier in 2012.