#1DieHardHawk
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So, let me get this straight. Barta takes a leave of absence to battle cancer and some want to send him a pink slip that he can open while lying on his hospital bed. Got it.
Do we want Barta back?
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RobHowe
Administrator
That's kind of what I was thinking. There's a time for discussion on this topic. Now is in poor taste, IMO.
ArvadaHawk
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thanks for posting these nuggets. i wasn't aware of those stats.
And one other thing. Barta has done an excellent job with the facility upgrades. I know there is a large staff that drives that and raises funds, but they have done and are continuing to do an excellent job. We don't have a T Boone Pickens or Nike man dumping money in.
Read the Ferentz contract and then re-post
I have no problem with him.
Ben Rumson
Well-Known Member
Yes because firing him when taking medical absence surely wouldn't cost more than the dykes hauled in.......(sarcasm) My biggest problem and only one has been the extensions he gives to KF as if KF has pictures of Barta cheating on his wife or something....
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MelroseHawkins
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The guy is currently getting treated for prostate cancer. I'm not touching this one with a 10 ft pole.
Pink Bathroom
Active Member
NO! GOD NO!
hawkeyes87
Well-Known Member
That's a little overly dramatic, isn't it?
No one said fire him now. No one wished any ill health on him or criticized his taking a leave.
As with every other topic on this or any public message board, nothing we post here impacts anything that happens in real life.
I don't see the harm.
TamperedExpectations
Member
Umm women's basketball just went to a Sweet Sixteen a couple years ago and the last two recruiting classes are the best they have had soooo keep seeing if something sticks!
hawkdrummer1
Well-Known Member
2 NCAA tourney wins over the 14 and 11 seed with the advantage of your home court. Nice, but hardly a WOW!
TamperedExpectations
Member
Just win baby. So if the men made it to the sweet sixteen and played the 14 and 11 seed then it wouldn't mean much to you? Get outta here. So sorry that they can't control who they beat. That 11 seed was an ACC team, not some schmuck.
hawkdrummer1
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Yeah, it would mean something. (still waiting for it too). No they can't control who they beat, you play who's on the schedule. Upsets in the tourney happen.
Point was...sighting one Sweet 16 accomplished without leaving your home floor isn't exactly "We're a powerhouse" stuff. As I said..."Nice", yes. A good season for the lady Hawks. But not "Wow" stuff you put near the top of your resume.
Anyway, lest I get branded heartless baztard... of course we all hope Barta comes through his cancer treatment successfully. No doubt about that.
Along with Heller, Joey Woody was a damn good hire for Track and Field.
#1DieHardHawk
Well-Known Member
Read the OP.
"With Barta on the shelf due to his medical issues, I have this question do we want him back?"
"Back" implies that we should consider getting rid of him while on medical leave, or hope that he doesn't return, so it boils down to one of two things. Either you don't see that statement as being representative of poor taste, or your reading comprehension is questionable. Either way, more power to you bro. You're entitled to your opinion.
Whether actual "harm" is being done is irrelevant when considering whether a post is in poor taste or not, unless you consider the possibility that someone in Barta's family, or Barta himself, may actually be a member of HN and suffer emotional harm from reading it.
Not trying to be dramatic. I just think the post is in poor taste. You apparently don't and that's fine.
hawkeyebob62
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<<Now is in poor taste, IMO>>
Well, face it, many of the folks on this board are connoisseurs of poor taste...
hawkeyebob62
Well-Known Member
Good Lord, look at the title of the post...."DO WE WANT BARTA BACK?"
Yeah, I know, impossible not to take it out of context...
First, I hope he kicks cancers a$$.
That said, Iowa used to be alphas among b10 administrations. With Bump and Bowlsby, Iowa had a loud voice. Not so much with Barta. I believe that ADs from other institutions are viewed with more esteem. Among our main rivals, MSU and Wisconsin, we don’t have nearly as much influence from the AD office.
That said, Iowa used to be alphas among b10 administrations. With Bump and Bowlsby, Iowa had a loud voice. Not so much with Barta. I believe that ADs from other institutions are viewed with more esteem. Among our main rivals, MSU and Wisconsin, we don’t have nearly as much influence from the AD office.
