[Herky] Iowa AD believes fully that Ferentz is the right guy | FOX Sports
Gwen McNatt
gmcnhawkeye at gmail.com
Fri May 29 18:52:35 PDT 2015
Good points, I think we can both agree on that!
On May 29, 2015 2:27 PM, "Curtis Frazier" <cfrazier at ceoexpress.com> wrote:
> In my defense, your original note stated “We have now arguably the worst
> or among the worst overall athletic program in the conference”. I would
> have accepted bottom half.
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> Once I saw the criteria of the Directors Cup, that discounted it even more
> in my mind. Sports like Mens and Womens Ice Hockey (which, by the way, are
> dominant at both Minny and Wiscy) are club sports and non-existent,
> respectively, at our school. Same can be said for fencing, lacrosse, and
> other fringe sports they include. To say this is a fair sampling might be a
> stretch. Even so, I think that top 15% is not bad on a nationwide level. 5
> th out of 14 in our conference is worse, so I agree with you that we can
> do better.
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> I have no doubt of your love for the Hawkeyes, and I always enjoy your
> posts. In this instance, however, I don’t think it is a fair representation
> of our sports teams. The good news is the trend is upwards for us in the
> Directors Cup and with fans like us, the future continues to look bright!
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> *From:* Herky [mailto:herky-bounces at lists.herky.net] *On Behalf Of *Gwen
> McNatt
> *Sent:* Friday, May 29, 2015 9:46 AM
> *To:* Herky
> *Subject:* Re: [Herky] Iowa AD believes fully that Ferentz is the right
> guy | FOX Sports
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> By definition 8th out of 14 is lower half. The 31st might look OK until
> one notes that 4 of our conference mates (PSU, tOSU, WI, and MN) are all in
> the top 10. It is mediocre. Look, I love the Hawkeyes as much or more than
> anyone. I believe we can do better.
>
> On May 26, 2015 1:58 PM, "Curtis Frazier" <cfrazier at ceoexpress.com> wrote:
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> *With all due respect, 8th out of 14 is not last or among the worst. 31st
> out of 209 is also not sucking wind.*
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> *And not to be over-correcting, but the wrestlers just won the Big Ten
> Championship this year (tied with OSU, but it was a Championship).*
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> *The word is…..fight, fight, fight for IOWA!!!!!*
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> *From:* Herky [mailto:herky-bounces at lists.herky.net] *On Behalf Of *Gwen
> McNatt
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 26, 2015 1:45 PM
> *To:* Herky
> *Subject:* Re: [Herky] Iowa AD believes fully that Ferentz is the right
> guy | FOX Sports
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> In 7 of the last 10 years, Iowa finished last of the Big Ten in the
> directors' cup. (thru 13-14) I looked up 14-15 through April and we were
> 8th out of 14. (31st)
> 4 big 10 teams were in the top 10.
>
> When was the last time we won a Big title of any kind? Track I think a
> couple of years ago?
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> On May 25, 2015 3:40 PM, "Curtis Frazier" <cfrazier at ceoexpress.com> wrote:
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> *Respectfully Disagree.*
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> *How did our teams do this year?*
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> *Men?*
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> *Baseball? The Dance (#2 seed)*
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> *Basketball? The Dance (Round of 32)*
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> *Cross Country? 7th In region*
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> *Football? 7-6 w/ NYD Bowl*
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> *Golf? 6th at NCAA Regionals*
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> *Gymnastics? 6th at NCAA Finals*
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> *Swimming&Diving? 8th in B10 – 4 qualified to compete at
> NCAAs*
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> *Tennis? B10 Quarterfinalists*
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> *Track & Field? 26 qualify for NCAAs/12 earn B10
> recognition*
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> *Wrestling? 2nd in NCAAs; 5 earn All
> American*
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> *Women?*
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> *Basketball? Sweet 16*
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> *Cross Country? 13th Place in regionals*
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> *Field hockey? 11-7, lose to #10 N’western in
> tourney*
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> *Golf? 11th at B10 Championships *
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> *Gymnastics? 5th at Regionals*
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> *Rowing? 6th at B10 Championships*
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> *Soccer? 2nd at B10 Championships*
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> *Softball? 2nd at B10 Championships*
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> *Swimming&Diving? 8th in B10 – 4 qualified to compete at
> NCAAs*
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> *Tennis? Currently 8-13*
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> *Track & Field? 26 qualify for NCAAs/12 earn B10
> recognition*
>
> *Volleyball? 14-17; NCAA Bid*
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> *While this is not the leader in the conference, I certainly would not say
> we were worst, or even among the worst. Several sports had solid years.
> Some sports had miserable years. Some had outstanding years. The only thing
> missing from this list is National Championships. Other than a few elite
> programs, (Ohio State being the most obvious choice this year), you won’t
> find many ‘multiple’ championship teams at the same program consistently. *
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> *I have no problem pointing out our flaws, but let’s also give a fair
> representation. We have a long way to go, but we are not digging out of a
> hole here. *
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> *From:* Herky [mailto:herky-bounces at lists.herky.net] *On Behalf Of *Gwen
> McNatt
> *Sent:* Monday, May 25, 2015 9:42 AM
> *To:* Herky
> *Subject:* Re: [Herky] Iowa AD believes fully that Ferentz is the right
> guy | FOX Sports
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> That is shame on us, myself included. We have now arguably the worst or
> among the worst overall athletic program in the conference and we just keep
> shelling out money.
>
> On May 23, 2015 4:51 PM, "Jerry Ruttenburg" <jruttenburg at msn.com> wrote:
>
> Barta's not going anywhere, he raises oops and gobs of money. About what
> he says about Ferentz, what do we expect him to say? Ferentz isn't what he
> used to be but I'm giving him another year or two? I don't think he will
> throw Ferentz under the bus quite yet.
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> *Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID*
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> Gwen McNatt <gmcnhawkeye at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Barta needs to go
>
> On May 23, 2015 7:53 AM, "Jim Monahan" <jimmonahan8 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/iowa-ad-believes-fully-that-ferentz-is-the-right-guy-052215
>
> Probably not a good sign if AD feels it's necessary to throw bouquets to
> fans to try to boost the rep and credibility of a coach after, lo, so many
> years in charge😇!
>
> Jim Monahan
>
>
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