Iowa Football Recruiting
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If Kirk is this evil racist, why are players content to just have Doyle gone?
Why aren't they calling for Kirk then and content to see just Doyle forced out?
They are bring in the Lorbeck kid with the understanding that he will redshirt this year.
No - I would really like to know your opinion on this. If Kirk was "in the know" and complicit in all of this, why are players willing to give him a pass? Why are they allowing this to be pinned on one guy. From previous posts, Hankins was pinning this all on Doyle. Why isn't he equally upset with Kirk?
Can you expound on this? What rules did Kirk have that were racist against black players? I have heard one or two stories about coaches at Iowa (unclear which ones) telling players they should cut their hair. I would consider that racist, though It’s not clear that was an actual rule. Outside of that, what were the racist policies? Are you claiming that not being able to wear hats or earrings is racist?
I would say it mostly has to do with that Kirk was not viewed as the bad guy in all of this because he was not the one behaving negatively directly towards the African American players. Doyle and Brian were the ones that were making these gross comments and therefore are the ones deserving the blame. Some players do think Kirk deserves blame though and he was definitely part of the problem. If Kirk wasn't the problem and was a saint in all of this, he would not currently be being investigated for racial disparities within the program he runs.
Didn't Barta even mention that they knew from a previous discrimination report that there were issues. Seems they were ignoring it until it blew up in their face.
He must have shown some real improvement over a grainy Zoom video from his back yard.
Here you go again attributing “gross comments” to Brian. What is Brian accused of saying that was racist? So far we have him asking a black player wearing a ski mask if he was going to rob a gas station. That is the only allegation we have heard so far.
"There was definitely prejudice and racial mistreatment towards many players / coaches within The University of Iowa's Football program! Subtle AND blatant! Several players and families (good people) experienced it! Much needed change and improvement! #GoHawks" - Kevonte Martin-Manley
That I don’t know. They have a couple open scholarships right now IIRC, so probably scholarship.
Interesting. He doesn't look like a scholarship worthy player IMO and no that's not trolling
You are reading mostly vague and conclusory tweets from players, and using them to attribute comments/actions to specific coaches and label them as racists without any details. That’s completely irresponsible.