He's been there for a couple decades. It is his job, a job he receives millions of dollars to do, to be aware of this kind of thing, and to create an environment where when this thing comes up his players feel like they can come to him about those issues. Some players have indicated that environment did not exist or he actively brushed off reports.
Kirk Ferentz getting sued for being racist
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He's been there for a couple decades. It is his job, a job he receives millions of dollars to do, to be aware of this kind of thing, and to create an environment where when this thing comes up his players feel like they can come to him about those issues. Some players have indicated that environment did not exist or he actively brushed off reports.
Major college football coaches have a huge impact on these kids, one that starts with the kid and his parents putting a ton of trust into the HC. He knew this was happening and was completely ineffective in dealing with it, and according to one account had direct knowledge of an incident and decided to punish the player for speaking out. Reading the accounts from the players it's clear it's part of the culture he's cultivated there, it's not just Doyle.
My point though is I am fearful most places have a culture that at least permitted some. Maybe Iowa is bad enough that he should go. I just don’t want to get to far in over our heads before we figure out how pervasive these issues are society wide. Hopefully this is a more isolated issue but I think we are going to hear similar stories most everywhere. I think this problem is a society wide one and not just isolated to Iowa Football.
I would worry less about the Ferentz's of the world and worry about everyone who's had to deal with their BS. I'm totally fine with getting rid of everyone in a position of power who sees this stuff happening and does nothing.
Why would the possibility of subtle racism being much more pervasive in society and sports than we realize prevent you from condemning the very blatant racism that you actually know occurred?
If the sheer number of athletes that have spoken out against Iowa starts getting matched at other schools I think your concerns are valid. Until then I think you can end the hand wringing.
I apologize in advance if this requires a subscription, I'm honestly not sure. Podcast with Emmert and Chad that is 40mn long and touches on a lot of issues I haven't seen brought up before. Worth the listen if you have the time and it's accessible for you;
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...-iowa-football-future-chris-doyle/3172458001/
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...-iowa-football-future-chris-doyle/3172458001/
There's just no way Kirk hadn't known about this until recently. Sadly, I think its going to take a video or audio recording in order for him to get fired. The "independent" council or whatever won't find enough evidence, Chris Doyle and his son will be the fall guys, and Kirk, Brian, and Barta will continue on like nothing has changed.
If all of Iowa State's black players came out against our program, that would make me sad, but I would know change would be required from the top down. It's troubling seeing so many Iowa fans take a stand against their former players.
If all of Iowa State's black players came out against our program, that would make me sad, but I would know change would be required from the top down. It's troubling seeing so many Iowa fans take a stand against their former players.
The coaches outside the S&C staff are extremely limited by the NCAA in how much they can interact with the team. S&C coaches are the lifeblood of any program and have to be in close contact with the HC all off-season. This isn't an Iowa thing, it's an NCAA thing. That being said, there is NO WAY KF didn't know who Doyle was as a person.
I am sure there's more racism on college campuses than people realize. As a grad student when I TA'd for many professors, I had access to student assignments and course grades for the first time. Made me realize that professors were grading assignments from black students a bit more harshly compared to how they were grading similar quality work from white students.
I could see that...double down on "we will do better" and Doyle sits out a bit, etc.
If we are going to make this about a rivarly, I want CMC and our team to come out of tunnel early in Iowa City and kneel for the anthem.
Has anyone tagged Kutcher in any tweets?
That would blow things up this fall. (figuratively)
I don't mean this in any way to defend the coaching staff, but football demands conformity. Team first, keep things in house, all that stuff is definitely a part of football culture. It's what led to a culture of ignoring injuries in the past and it's what has allowed this type of culture to persist at Iowa.
Now that said, I've always been somebody who thinks if you are a good motivator, actually good at your job, you shouldn't need to even resort to the screaming at people crap we see in coaching a lot especially for football. Obviously anything racial or personal like with the Kellenburger kid is way over the line.
I woke up and it's basically the top headline on CBSSports.com in my news feed. And I honestly didn't even hear about this until last night when my wife told me.
Watching that video made me very proud of Iowa State, our athletic department, Campbell and our S&C program. The S&C program is the backbone of the football program and it is intimately managed on a minute by minute basis by Campbell. Coach Andrews and his whole staff, all the way down to Trevor Ryen, are very impressive individuals, we got us some winners there!
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The one where the player called out Doyle in front of the team for telling him he'd send him back to the ghetto then was suspended by Ferentz and forced to apologize isn't a good look.
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Pretty tough to claim he didn't know anything.
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