Wasn’t it something mentioned the program should do per the investigative report? So although it wasn’t mandatory, it was requested due to the findings of a discriminatory culture.. The culture that Kirk Ferentz built.. And then Kirk dissolves the committee because he didn’t like it..
The optics of it don’t look good.
There was a new position created in the AD. A diversity an inclusion director.
I have no idea if it was requested but it was KF who created it. If I create a advisory committee for something for my workplace, I can do with it whatever I want. Sounds like today, Porter said the coaches and KF basically implemented all of their prior recommendations. And Porter calling for KF and staff to be fired was not agreed upon it seems by any of the other committee. I don't know why he said those things. But clearly if I am getting advice on how to improve things and the committee chair thinks I shouldn't have my job, I don't know how that is going to work. It also appears the committee for some time was really just Porter because most the other members were busy with the NFL season. Doesn't seem ideal either.
Either way the point of the committee is to improve the culture. So the question is what recommendations were made and what was implemented and what is the current state of the program in regards to diversity and inclusion. I could care less about the optics of Porter being gone and the committee changing. I care what has actually been done and are the players happy with where things stand. If it has gotten better, is there a need for the committee in its current form? Or would the program be better served with a new type of committee?
Now if it hasn't gotten better that is a problem. But this recent info says nothing about that.