I am confident the Iowa football program will be better because of Daniels, Johnson, etc. speaking out about the issues.
Kirk Ferentz getting sued for being racist
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I am confident the Iowa football program will be better because of Daniels, Johnson, etc. speaking out about the issues.
Too bad you’re not talking about it much. Black Lives Don’t Matter as much as Twitter Policy for you I guess.
How do you know how much I am talking about it?
Not talking about it on Cyclone Fanatic= not talking about it at all?
Is it though? Am I the only one that has seen someone who is on the authoritarian side who was also clueless. It is pretty simple to me. It’s someone who doesn’t want to be bothered by distractions. They delegate dealing with the small stuff to other people.
There are two different types IMO. An authoritarian micromanager and a authoritarian leave me alone to do the specific aspects I like leader.
I think the more insidious problem for Iowa here is Kirk. He has been there too long, he is paid too much, he is feared and not challenged, and he has become above the law.
I don't think Kirk has bad intentions. But I think he has been corrupted by all the power and he has gone deaf to criticism. He believes he can just decree his will and that's that. It happens to politicians, CEOs, anyone with too much power for too long. Instead of "Let them eat cake" it's "Let them eat 8 wins and a bowl game".
And it has worked for years:
Rumors of leaving? Here's a fat raise.
Jobs for your kid and SIL? Nepotism is no problem.
Womens AD is annoying you? She's gone.
Reporters asking tough questions? Won't see them again.
Your pal almost killed some players? We will invent an award for him.
That's why he didn't have a relief valve for players - he didn't want to and nobody had the authority to make him do it. And to me, that is probably the worst thing out of all of this. He left those young men out to dry when they needed his help.
Player getting bullied or demeaned? Run them off.
If Kirk survives this, that would basically reinforce the entire above the law problem. Who will stand up to him? Others have said the BOR is the only group that can, but will they?
I don't think Kirk has bad intentions. But I think he has been corrupted by all the power and he has gone deaf to criticism. He believes he can just decree his will and that's that. It happens to politicians, CEOs, anyone with too much power for too long. Instead of "Let them eat cake" it's "Let them eat 8 wins and a bowl game".
And it has worked for years:
Rumors of leaving? Here's a fat raise.
Jobs for your kid and SIL? Nepotism is no problem.
Womens AD is annoying you? She's gone.
Reporters asking tough questions? Won't see them again.
Your pal almost killed some players? We will invent an award for him.
That's why he didn't have a relief valve for players - he didn't want to and nobody had the authority to make him do it. And to me, that is probably the worst thing out of all of this. He left those young men out to dry when they needed his help.
Player getting bullied or demeaned? Run them off.
If Kirk survives this, that would basically reinforce the entire above the law problem. Who will stand up to him? Others have said the BOR is the only group that can, but will they?
I don’t understand how Dochterman was wrong with his reporting about the once a month tweeting. The policy was in place for a while.
Just wait until they start waving while kneeling... OMG will the world be a better place!
EDIT: FFS, 2020 sucks so bad that I was several pages behind on this joke.
All it took was a few dozen former players asserting racism to cause them to act. Pretty proactive stuff there, Downs.
No the one from last week where they had to be pre-approved monthly tweets
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