Kirk Ferentz getting sued for being racist
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I'm sure he is the only one who will. Gotta say I have a lot more respect for Rob than I previously did.
ISU does this for every home game so not sure I'd use that as a knock against Ferentz
“The really good universities, they are super proactive on this, and every couple of years they do a health check on their culture and see if there are any problems,” Gordon said. “And you’ll never hear about it because they’re constantly turning people over for the right reasons.”
That’s the quote of the article there. Maybe why we aren’t seeing a flood of these nationwide.
Here is how this press conference is going to go today:
Hawkeye Media: Kirk, here is an example of a story levied against you.
Kirk: I don’t remember that happening
Hawkeye Media: Many members of you staff including you and your son were implicated in 20 years of treating players of color to a different standard.
Kirk: Our bad, we are gonna not do that now.
Iowa Media: Kirk, thank you again for doing this press conference. You are truly a great man and a leader in solving racism.
Hawkeye Media: Kirk, here is an example of a story levied against you.
Kirk: I don’t remember that happening
Hawkeye Media: Many members of you staff including you and your son were implicated in 20 years of treating players of color to a different standard.
Kirk: Our bad, we are gonna not do that now.
Iowa Media: Kirk, thank you again for doing this press conference. You are truly a great man and a leader in solving racism.
Gazette this morning says a group of parents of former players have contacted Pre-PostGame to represent them. No online link yet but I’ll post one when I see it
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/...ations-hire-pre-postgame-sports-firm-20200611
Here's the link for people who are interested. Crazy that the only way to get their story heard is through some random sports agency, since local news is basically ignoring it.
With an athletic department that recently lost $6.5 million in 2 discrimination law suits, I have to think the University is freaking about the potential financial liability and negative exposure brought on by 50+ players claiming discrimination. And all this is occuring when the University is in the midst of an enormous budget crisis (just like ISU) due to COVID.
It's going to be fascinating to watch how they try to wiggle out of this mess. Just from a strategic standpoint, I'd be shocked if some folks high up the food chain aren't fired.
It's going to be fascinating to watch how they try to wiggle out of this mess. Just from a strategic standpoint, I'd be shocked if some folks high up the food chain aren't fired.
“Well Jim, he’s the only coach to ever go undefeated with a 12-2 record. You ever seen anything like that before? That’s my coach, g’awks! Ya!”
That's actually not true, but I'll agree with you that his job is less up in the air as others on the staff are. However with that being said, this entire situation is multi-faceted and could get very very interesting when punishments start getting handed down. We know Kirk wants Brian to be the head coach when he's gone, so what happens if Brian is fired? Does Kirk stay? Doyle has already came out and denied any wrong doing on his part, so if he's terminated and decides to sue the school (which would happen), is he going to take Kirk and Brian down with him?
Someone called out the local media for the coverage on this subject during the penalty box on the morning rush. Heather and Travis both agreed that it is odd that bandgate did get way more coverage.
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