My two cents... First, everyone already has an opinion and very little said here is every going to change that. It's a message board so expect differing views, that's what they're here for. Two, and again only an opinion, but how does anything regarding Hayden even contribute to this. KF is the longest tenured coach in the country so who cares what kind of scrutiny Hayden would have got for similar comments or what Hayden got away with when speaking with the press. The game, hell society for that matter, has changed as well so IMO anything regarding Hayden in this post is totally irrelevant.
To be fair to KF his body of work up to this point made him the longest tenured coach in the country, but at the same time, I'm not sure it puts him above scrutiny for the simple fact that what is going on now with the nepotism, the team, and how things are being handled, as well as the current state of Iowa football, is far from over so I don't think he has any right to take the high road and handle it the way he has.
Whether the media and fans response to this is considered appropriate IMO is totally irrelevant because I think based on the circumstances and how this has played out it's been equally handled inappropriately internally. So if KF should get the benefit of the doubt from the media and the fanbase based on his body of work historically then I think at the same time he should be holding himself and staff accountable as well based on the standards he has set for his own program over history.
Unfortunately your only as good as your last game and wins and losses are all that matter. Coaches, fans, and media are all going to take a negative approach to the situation when your losing and under preforming and were doing both. Winning changes everything so if KF wants to sweep things under the rug and things to return to normal then he better start winning games. Unfortunately how they're going to win games with the offense we've put on the field this season is the bigger question.