Who was/is a worse AD...
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Bruce and it’s not close. Barta is terrible but Bruce seemed like he was anti Iowa State while being employed by Iowa State
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Bruce didn’t have the best situation to work with here, but he didn’t have the personality or drive to make things better like Pollard has. We should’ve been making hay after the FB breakthrough and the Big 12 championship when he was hired. Instead he let the AD go stale.
Not at ISU, but Bruce wins simply for this:
Not at ISU, but Bruce wins simply for this:
Why Louisiana Tech is staying home despite a 9-3 record
Louisiana Tech has a better record than a bunch of bowl invitees, yet it is staying home.
www.usatoday.com
Bruce by a mile, Barta can a least raise money, he might have to give a bunch of it away in lawsuits, but he sure can raise it.
Bruce. For a lot of reasons already mentioned. But I remember back in the day, he made a profile on Cyclone Report and posted all the time. And not only posted, he was just off the charts rude and defensive. I hated him before that, but knowing he was spending so much time on a fan message board just made him look so pathetic, which he was and is.
I believe so, if somebody would @ him on instagram, facebook whatever, I'd bet he would show back up especially to defend himself since everyone so far has picked him over Barta. That could turn this thread into CF gold.
I think Barta is a wonderful AD. I have no problem with how he runs the program at EIU.
To be fair, I’m not always sure Barta knows he’s actually in charge of the Hawkeye athletic department.
Bruce. I highly doubt Barta will troll HawkeyeNation after leaving Iowa like Bruce has done here every so often since he was fired (and this is a moderator-confirmed thing).
It is Gary Van De Barta.
Bruce was left a terrible financial situation by Gene Smith, and then had to deal with a basketball coach who was obviously out of control yet was still enabled by our fan base.
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Bruce did nothing to help the department out of that financial situation. He could have sweet talked donors and worked to keep donations high or...gasp...even raise them, but instead he was an indifferent cold fish that donors mostly hated. Why would they help out an AD who appeared to have no interest in them?
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I was on CR at the time and was anti Bruce to say the least. I was surprised to get a call from Bruce and he tried to explain himself, to no avail I might add. What concerned me was how he got my number. I thought someone at CR had doxxed me so I left the site.
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I don't recall what it was. It was pretty early in CF's life. He couldn't have been more transparent. Hated on everything that Pollard did. Made tons of excuses for his own failings. Registered for the site with his school address, though. It was the message board equivalent of this Futurama scene:
To be fair, He's really no in charge......... KKKirk is.
