Similar situation as to how Iowa reporters cover Iowa Basketball. Can't ask any of the tough questions.
Kirk Ferentz getting sued for being racist
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Wasn't there something with Chris Hassel and not getting access after spoofing the Iowa football (or was it basketball) program for SoundOff? It had to have been right before he left for ESPN.
The saddest part about Doyle’s et als actions is that despite all of this they are good coaches. Why is God’s name do you need to use racial overtones to motivate kids? One sign of a great coach is to find ways of motivating each individual guy. There are many ways to motivate driven athletes to succeed without bringing up their race.
Maybe, and I'm just spit balling here, because they might be a little bit racist?
Multiple things can be true at the same time, despite the binary thoughts most people have.
DJK could be a cocky ass.
DJK could have had drug problems.
DJK could even have been a PITA.
But even if that is all true (don't know), the following could also all be true...
KF could have known about all these things.
KF could have covered for Doyle.
KF could even be a racist piece of ****.
It's not always a simple choice between is somebody a stand-up person while being treated horribly, or a horrible person getting what they deserve. There can be horrible people that still get **** on by racists.
DJK could be a cocky ass.
DJK could have had drug problems.
DJK could even have been a PITA.
But even if that is all true (don't know), the following could also all be true...
KF could have known about all these things.
KF could have covered for Doyle.
KF could even be a racist piece of ****.
It's not always a simple choice between is somebody a stand-up person while being treated horribly, or a horrible person getting what they deserve. There can be horrible people that still get **** on by racists.
Totally agree there, but it just blows my mind in this day and age that someone would be that open.
To his credit, Hassel took a few shots at Iowa.
The Lil Lick piece was hilarious
This even forced Murphy himself to write an apology
https://who13.com/news/blogs/the-lickliter-spoof-fallout/
The other was a spoof of Fran throwing chairs. I can't find this video.
I'm pretty sure I've heard this one is the reason Fran won't do interviews with Murph and Andy on KXNO.
Wasn't this some of the issues with Noah Fant? Like he wasn't getting the ball? Mind you they had an all world guy on the other side too, but I remember him and his parents biting their lips and getting out as soon as they can. Maybe they didn't speak up because they didn't want KF costing him money in the draft.
Possible. One thing is for sure. They are all huge ********. Already knew that about Brian Ferentz. No way I would let my son play there. The vast majority of NFL players didn't go to Iowa. Spare me the "they send you to the NFL" ********. A ton so programs send kids to the NFL that don't have dickhead bully racist coaches.
Yeah and that's why this whole thing is so messed up, but it's been brought up that this has been how Kirk has handled things since the beginning. He has not strayed away from his way really at all. As one article pointed out, Iowa was living in the 80's still.
Which is interesting because Hayden wasn’t likely a racist, at least nobody ever said he was (I know different times). In fact he was somewhat of a pioneer in recruiting black players in his early days at his previous stops.
Yeah they're for sure fake. They preach this persona that they're high and mighty and do things the right way and now they're the epitome of exactly what not to do as far as program culture goes.
Does anyone know who the owners of Hawkeye Nation are? When things like this happen it's hard to not think about the rumors of the media in this state and how they are suppose to report on Iowa sports. And those rumors have been around since Lute Olson.
Not sure who the owners are. Obviously they were told they would lose their credentials if they didn't take it down. Crazy
Someone commented on that Tweet by Rob.. "All stories are valid. Except this one. Not at this important time at Iowa and the world. Mixing this in was dangerous and you should issue public apology. Shameful. Take ownership Rob. Total BS"
Obviously just a single statement made by a single Iowa fan, however the rhetoric sounds fairly familiar to other Iowa fan's comments.
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