Rumor Mill

[tksirius]

Browsed over to HR and saw this post explaining why a poll about firing Fran was taken down from the site...

Think it's true?

 

[hawkeyebob62]

Browsed over to HR and saw this post explaining why a poll about firing Fran was taken down from the site...

Think it's true?

If the U of I, or any of its departments, has time to monitor message boards, I guess it COULD be true.

 

[revkev73]

Just relax...rebuilding year.

 

[BryceC]

If the U of I, or any of its departments, has time to monitor message boards, I guess it COULD be true.

Let me assure you every athletic department trolls message boards and twitter/facebook. It's usually some sort of intern but there is somebody always monitoring things.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Browsed over to HR and saw this post explaining why a poll about firing Fran was taken down from the site...

Think it's true?

Quit sleeping around on us you sl__!

 

[LicThawk]

Quit sleeping around on us you sl__!

LOL'd at this. nice work.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

If true, wonder if it can be tied into the Patrick McCaffery twitter fiasco.

 

[Duke]

The legend of Rick Klatt grows larger.

 

[SteveGarvey1]

When Purdue was down a couple of years ago their message board probably had a poll on whether they should fire Painter too. It happens.

 

[ArvadaHawk]

Just relax...rebuilding year.

2012.

 

[HaydenHawk56]

Wow...U of I Gestapo out in full force!

 

[kicker22]

It's much better to go after message boards than to, you know, actually do something about the product that is quickly becoming the butt of all jokes on message boards.

 

[mopkins]

If its true and Kakert caved to their request, it just shows what kind of influence the athletic department has over the local media.

 

[kicker22]

Maybe it's a Lavar Ball thing and bad publicity is better than no publicity at all.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

Let me assure you every athletic department trolls message boards and twitter/facebook. It's usually some sort of intern but there is somebody always monitoring things.

Therefore, it COULD be true!

 

[hawkeyebob62]

It's much better to go after message boards than to, you know, actually do something about the product that is quickly becoming the butt of all jokes on message boards.

Not to mention going after the big donors...

 

[MelroseHawkins]

If its true and Kakert caved to their request, it just shows what kind of influence the athletic department has over the local media.

All they have to say is you pull that post or you won't get any access to our coaches or programs.

 

[RobHowe]

All they have to say is you pull that post or you won't get any access to our coaches or programs.

Wrong.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

I could be wrong but hasn't Iowa had a history of strong arming some in the media before? I seem to remember Jon having stories. Not just his story about Alford and meeting him in his office but football too? I could be remembering things way off base here but it seems like when the negative train starts rolling Iowa likes to try controlling the narrative to whatever extent they can.

 

[RobHowe]

I could be wrong but hasn't Iowa had a history of strong arming some in the media before? I seem to remember Jon having stories. Not just his story about Alford and meeting him in his office but football too? I could be remembering things way off base here but it seems like when the negative train starts rolling Iowa likes to try controlling the narrative to whatever extent they can.

Iowa has taken action against the media in the past. Jon can speak better to what happened with HN before I returned a few years ago. I don't know the whole story. I think it was a column that Dave S wrote about KF after '14 season.

I'm wouldn't say that Iowa is above trying to influence the message being sent out. It has a lot at stake and like most big businesses tries to keep things as positive as possible. That said, the sweeting narrative by some that think Iowa media members will lose credentials based on negative reports about the Hawkeyes is out to lunch.