I mean, I get that you always want to maintain good relationships, but it's not the job of journalists to protect or coddle people.
Kirk Ferentz getting sued for being racist
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I mean, I get that you always want to maintain good relationships, but it's not the job of journalists to protect or coddle people.
cal high school football delayed > iowa football racism reports from a reporter in Iowa.
makes you think
Blind spot to the racist accusations against Doyle, not to the other issues that resulted in the forming of the committees is how I read that.
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Finally now on ESPN, not main page but top headlines CFB section
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...eport-alleges-racial-bias-black-athletes-iowa
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...eport-alleges-racial-bias-black-athletes-iowa
I don't think Keith likes controversy, to be honest. That's certainly not me giving him a pass, because it's not. And I mean, wtf else is there to report on, especially in the sports world?
Go watch that press conference. The blind spot question had nothing to do with Doyle and the answer had nothing KU do with Doyle
Q- What do you know now you didn't a week ago?
KF- We don't have enough time. First thing is why was there a blind spot? Former players were very direct and forthcoming and pointed out some things that gave me some new awareness. Our meetings Monday and Tuesday followed that up. Key is to create an environment where everyone can speak their mind and make sure it's valued.
I'm sorry if I sound like "that guy," but the way the Iowa media protects the U of I makes my blood boil. If it was ISU in this situation you all know the local media would pick it up.
I'm sure the local media story is going to be how St Kirk is going to make changes and blah blah blah....
Ok, have at it
I'm sure the local media story is going to be how St Kirk is going to make changes and blah blah blah....
Ok, have at it
I'm one of a few (if not the only one) that agrees that Kirk never specifically said he had no knowledge. Although he certainly doesn't ever acknowledge the report.
What I think is just as bad is that they did this whole investigation, Kirk "found out" about the bias against black people in the program, and his solution was to let them wear earings and hoodies thinking all was good now?
If he knew about the problem over a year ago, why is he suddenly woke?
I'll tell you why, because it wasn't public knowledge then.
Justify that.
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Got a reply from Keith Murphy when I chastised him for tweeting about California High School football and not the breaking news this morning. Here is his reply
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Follow me on Twitter (zero tolerance for politics or cursing or name calling, won't be moved to the CAVE it is #INSTABLOCK). There you'll see a lot of tweets, only Keith Murphy has replied. I am
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Every time 247Sports or CBS Sports or ESPN or ... tweeted I slammed them with this
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Best case scenario (for Ferentz): if Kirk wasn't lying last month, he saw the 2018 report and nothing in that report alarmed him.
Also, the recent statements (remarkably similar to those in the 2018 report) that were made publicly finally "raised his level of thought." So it was the "public" portion of this whole thing that made it important to him.
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