According to Scout, the Head Coach and AD at Iowa were seen checking out the facilities at Penn State last week.
Scout - Ferentz And Co. Checking Out PSU
Now, this will make noise because Ferentz is from Pennsylvania and JoePa is 127 years old, but I'm sure it's nothing. Says right there in that there article that all kinds of coaches are checking out the facilities in Happy Valley these days. What's with the open-door policy? I don't know. Maybe they just like to show off.
What I do know is that Ferentz has a very lucrative contract at Iowa through 2012, and Iowa's practice facility is an ancient bubble. My money is on a legitimate "checking things out" tour. I mean, come on... if you were going to have lunch with a prospective new employer, would you take your boss?
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Notre Dame AD White escapes to Duke
The Notre Dame/Kevin White marriage is finally over, and it's probably best for both parties. Let's review the recent history:
* White hires George O'Leary, only to discover that he lied on his resume. This lead to...
* Tyrone Willingham was hired instead. The first black head coach at ND.
* After three Willingham seasons (10-3, 5-7, 6-5: he was fired before ND's 6th loss to Oregon State in the Insight.com Bowl), the Notre Dame president and board of trustees decided to do White's job for him (against White's wishes) and fire Tyrone Willingham.
* White then failed to hire Urban Meyer (former ND assistant), who took the job at Florida.
* After again missing on his first choice, Notre Dame then hired Charlie Weis, who in his 3rd season lead the Irish to their worst record ever in 2007.
Fox Sports - AD White leaving Notre Dame
I'd call it a Win for White. The whole Lacrosse scandal is over (with Duke coming up smelling like relative roses next to Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong), he will have basketball on cruise-control with Coach K, and if the football team wins more than a game or two each year, the folks in Durham should be happy.
* White hires George O'Leary, only to discover that he lied on his resume. This lead to...
* Tyrone Willingham was hired instead. The first black head coach at ND.
* After three Willingham seasons (10-3, 5-7, 6-5: he was fired before ND's 6th loss to Oregon State in the Insight.com Bowl), the Notre Dame president and board of trustees decided to do White's job for him (against White's wishes) and fire Tyrone Willingham.
* White then failed to hire Urban Meyer (former ND assistant), who took the job at Florida.
* After again missing on his first choice, Notre Dame then hired Charlie Weis, who in his 3rd season lead the Irish to their worst record ever in 2007.
Fox Sports - AD White leaving Notre Dame
I'd call it a Win for White. The whole Lacrosse scandal is over (with Duke coming up smelling like relative roses next to Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong), he will have basketball on cruise-control with Coach K, and if the football team wins more than a game or two each year, the folks in Durham should be happy.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Cedar Rapids Gazette warns blacks to stay away from Iowa
I have been trying to start this post for a couple minutes now, and I've given up. I am nearly speechless.
The Cedar Rapids (Hawkeye) Gazette has followed up their 6-months-too-late article (see previous post) with one of the worst "spin" attempts in recent memory.
Cedar Rapids Gazette - Black athletes in white culture
How absolutely ridiculous. In one article, they gave the following excuses for the lack of discipline surrounding the student-athletes at the University of Iowa:
* Iowa is "a nearly all-white society"
Not sure what that has to do with 17 U of I football players begin arrested in 14 months.
* "Fewer people (in Iowa) are up front with black athletes about expectations and standards, which creates cultural rifts"
So... it's the people of Iowa's fault for not explicitly telling these young men that sexual assault and the use of stolen credit cards is frowned upon?
* "In Iowa, the media attention can become overwhelming"
Give me a f'ing break. That's laughable.
* Iowa City is not Detroit
Bravo, detective.
* The lack of a "life skills coach" for football players
Not only do we take their tests for them, but we should teach them how to tie their shoes and brush their teeth as well.
Then there is this gem:
Since April 2007, 17 Iowa football players have been arrested, including nine blacks.
So... explain to me how is this a "race" issue again?
The reason why things like suspended licenses for these players are news is because they are college football players in a BCS conference. College football is now, arguably, the second most popular sport in America behind the NFL, which means it is now big business. Big business means big money (see Ferentz's salary) means big attention. Those are the rules.
The Gazette is all over the map on this one, deep in a hearty spin-cycle, and it's pathetic. It has basically just declared that Iowans are so unaware and/or intolerant of non-white cultures that non-whites are not capable of living here.
I spent most of the first 23 years of my life in Iowa. Despite how Hollywood likes to portray it sometimes, most of the population is an intelligent, kind, respectful bunch that takes pride in their communities, and how pleasant (if not a bit uneventful) it is to live there.
The public's intolerance here is for the acts themselves, not the race of those who committed them.
The Cedar Rapids (Hawkeye) Gazette has followed up their 6-months-too-late article (see previous post) with one of the worst "spin" attempts in recent memory.
Cedar Rapids Gazette - Black athletes in white culture
How absolutely ridiculous. In one article, they gave the following excuses for the lack of discipline surrounding the student-athletes at the University of Iowa:
* Iowa is "a nearly all-white society"
Not sure what that has to do with 17 U of I football players begin arrested in 14 months.
* "Fewer people (in Iowa) are up front with black athletes about expectations and standards, which creates cultural rifts"
So... it's the people of Iowa's fault for not explicitly telling these young men that sexual assault and the use of stolen credit cards is frowned upon?
* "In Iowa, the media attention can become overwhelming"
Give me a f'ing break. That's laughable.
* Iowa City is not Detroit
Bravo, detective.
* The lack of a "life skills coach" for football players
Not only do we take their tests for them, but we should teach them how to tie their shoes and brush their teeth as well.
Then there is this gem:
Since April 2007, 17 Iowa football players have been arrested, including nine blacks.
So... explain to me how is this a "race" issue again?
The reason why things like suspended licenses for these players are news is because they are college football players in a BCS conference. College football is now, arguably, the second most popular sport in America behind the NFL, which means it is now big business. Big business means big money (see Ferentz's salary) means big attention. Those are the rules.
The Gazette is all over the map on this one, deep in a hearty spin-cycle, and it's pathetic. It has basically just declared that Iowans are so unaware and/or intolerant of non-white cultures that non-whites are not capable of living here.
I spent most of the first 23 years of my life in Iowa. Despite how Hollywood likes to portray it sometimes, most of the population is an intelligent, kind, respectful bunch that takes pride in their communities, and how pleasant (if not a bit uneventful) it is to live there.
The public's intolerance here is for the acts themselves, not the race of those who committed them.
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