Which is why Fred denying that he had a bad relationship with JP should be taken with a bit of caution.
REFUTED: Travis Hines: A look into the ISU BBall program and the Athletic Dept
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Which is why Fred denying that he had a bad relationship with JP should be taken with a bit of caution.
I try to be a little less two-faced than you're used to. I may use different terminology but I'll provide my boss the same feedback that would come out over a beer with co-workers without the boss present.
Since I get the feeling JP and CFH both know who this is coming from, it still could cause problems down the line.
Some of this stuff just sounds like people sitting around ******** and whining and speculating about perceived slights and not getting the perks they feel they are entitled to that got turned into a witch hunt on the AD.
I've asked several times... What did Fred NOT have that the program NEEDED other than Fred wanting more salary? What was denied?
I only heard the followup interview he had on the Fanatics radio show with Scott and Chris; he wouldn't go much past 'I stand by everything in the story and the reporting I did.'
My thought is the original source gave Hines an ultimatum - publish by October 1 or I will go to an alternative media outlet with the story. My speculation is this ultimatum was recently made.
Maybe the reason it took 4-5 months was he had trouble getting verification. For example, he knew the luggage was in the hotel ballroom. However, he needed to confirm a player took a nap in the ballroom.
Alternatively, there are additional claims that have not been "verified."
Over 100 pages on a posting based on a questionable story with much more innuendo than facts. Even if some of the "revelations" are true, like the hotel room and the coaches wives' flights, these are petty in the big world of college sports. Regarding the salary: what was JP supposed to do? He is working with a $62 million budget, and competing with schools with $80 million, $100 million and even more. Not an easy task. And not everyone will agree with where he saves money and where he spends it. Show me any boss that makes money decisions that are agreed to by all his or her employees - I doubt if one exists, and if they do they are extremely rare. I know I didn't. I don't think I ever made a decision that everyone disagreed with, but lots that some disagreed with. In other words, some "close to double digit sources" disagree with JP's decisions. You could find a handful of disgruntled people in the most popular of companies; means nothing.
I am butt hurt that Cael left and Fred left, but find the story by Hines to be petty and superficial.
And for those of you who disagree, tell us where you would take the money from in order to cover the expenses/costs than Hines refers to. It would have to come from somewhere.
Shame on Travis Hines. Shame on the Tribune.
I am butt hurt that Cael left and Fred left, but find the story by Hines to be petty and superficial.
And for those of you who disagree, tell us where you would take the money from in order to cover the expenses/costs than Hines refers to. It would have to come from somewhere.
Shame on Travis Hines. Shame on the Tribune.
If that story took 4-5 months to complete, Hines should be fired for that alone. I'll eat my hat if that piece took more than two weeks from start to finish.
A good start might be to actually pay Fred a top 10 public university salary since that he was claiming to have been paying that.
At least pay him considerably more than Rhoads. Fred barely made 100k more than Rhoads did for 2014.
The article is more or less crap, I agree.
You would never hire someone who said nice things about their former boss? Because it's possible I could say nice things about a former employer when asked and be sincere about jt
Agree..... In Fred's case, he's too smart to say anything to the public that will hurt his brand. He has nothing to gain in saying anything negative about JP even if he had issues with him when in Ames.
