SwirlinLingerie
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Apparently the board of regents and Wilson made the push, and Goetz went through with it.
Column: Iowa Football in Strange Place
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Fryowa
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At P5 football programs that stuff begins and ends at the mega donor level. Where they say it came from is immaterial.
HuckFinn
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Want to apologize?
Fryowa
Administrator
Nope. It wasn't Beth's decision. That decision gets made above her head. People writing checks decided that.
Yup. Even more so now after reading the press release. Doesn't seem like Daddy was on board with it since he wasn't apart of it at all. Fry says it's more about the folks controlling the purse strings and I'm sure that had a large influence if not the largest. But end of the day she didn't have to do that at all let alone now against KFs wishes. But she did. Feather in her cap.
His contract would not be renewed then. Does that make you feel better?
Doesn't matter now since he's officially out after the bowl game they go to.
HuckFinn
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Yup. I have believed from day 1 that the conclusion that KF could not be over ridden by the AD/President was a false flag. I am confident that KF knew full well the AD could and would step in and make the decision If necessary. Never underestimate the power of the hierarchy. Beth and the President did not just fall off the turnip truck. You do not get to their level without knowing where the power lies. Donor power is over rated. In fact, maybe many donors are just fine with this decision.
Well, your post did not age well. She told him and KF directly he's done.
She's already proved she is more talented than Barta ever was and has more guts.
HuckFinn
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Nope. The action was taken in consultation with the University President with a heads up to the Board of Control. They are not afraid of the donors. And, they will mend any broken fences in short order. More likely, the big donors are relieved.
I don't care who decides it. The correct decision was made to not bring him back. He should never have been hired as the OC of a power 5 program to begin with. He would never have been hired as an OC at another power 5 school if is dad was not the head coach.
KF will be a HOF coach, but the decision to hire his unqualified son as the OC, will always cause an * long after he's gone.
Fryowa
Administrator
Believe what you wanna believe.
Fryowa
Administrator
She told him that at the direction of very, very rich people.
You may be right, but you have staked out a position that cannot be falsified by pinning this on the shadowy deep-state that is the megadonors. Kind of like the conspiracy theorist who see evidence of the vast deep-state coverup in every piece of evidence that works against their conspiracy.
eyekwah
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In another thread I referred to the Minnesota game as Iowa's Bobby Bowden Moment, the event that triggers a chain of events leading to dismissal or resignation of a coach. It is now up to Kirk to decide if he wants to continue. 2024 is a completely different Big Ten for all sports, winning football games in the conference gets more difficult for the members of the defunct west division. I guess I was sort of right as the axe fell on Brian sooner than most of us expected.
The second half of the Minnesota game was an offensive disaster. Anybody that watched knew the offense was worse in week 8 than it was in week 1. That loss was entirely on the offense. I'm sure it convinced the AD that things had gotten too ugly for her to not address the problem. She had all the evidence needed and mentally said enough is enough. I'm surprised, but I can understand that she has more to do than have Brian Ferentz live rent free in her head.
The second half of the Minnesota game was an offensive disaster. Anybody that watched knew the offense was worse in week 8 than it was in week 1. That loss was entirely on the offense. I'm sure it convinced the AD that things had gotten too ugly for her to not address the problem. She had all the evidence needed and mentally said enough is enough. I'm surprised, but I can understand that she has more to do than have Brian Ferentz live rent free in her head.
BigD
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I actually enjoyed this comment and totally agree. It is frustrating at the same time as your point is very true.
HuckFinn
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Done. I simply think your views are too narrow.
HuckFinn
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Even if this is true, you seem to ignore the possibility that the majority of mega donors don’t support KF 100%. After all, their ego’s demand results for their $$. Maybe we are wrong to assume 8 wins is good enough?
HuckFinn
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Yup
HuckFinn
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I don’t think he is dead and buried as a coach. I agree that his temperament does him no favors. The old “Peter Principle” may have won the day In BF’s case. I hope he has the common sense, and, importantly, the humility, to accept that as a hands on line coach the players respond to, he is a highly marketable coach. I wish him the best. I will never believe he did not do his best to improve the Iowa football program.
