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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Does Barta really deserve a raise? Iowa is #44 in the 2014-2015 Directors Cup standings & #10 in the B10 standings. For the fall 2015 period Iowa is 84<sup>th</sup> and #13 in the B10. Iowa has consistently been at or near the bottom of the Cup standings for many years. Iowa State was #45 last year – 1 rank behind Iowa - & is currently #47. It appears to me that Barta has no interest in our “minor” sports and has no goals for those coaches. Why else would he put up with a VB program like we have. Why Morehouse & other reporters aren’t writing about this is amazing to me. Dave McCoid<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Herky [mailto:herky-bounces@lists.herky.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sue Bailey<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 18, 2016 6:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> herky@lists.herky.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [Herky] Iowa, Barta agree to extension<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=maintitle><span class=fid12>Iowa, Barta agree to extension </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid9>Despite ongoing courtroom battles, Harreld backs AD</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><b>By Marc Morehouse,</b><span class=fid11> The Gazette</span><span class=fid7> IOWA CITY - The dichotomy of Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta's last year came to the ultimate head on Wednesday.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid7>According to UI documents, Barta and UI President Bruce Harreld agreed to a five-year contract extension effective Jan. 1, 2016. Barta's base salary will increase from $400,000 to $550,000 in July. The deal also guarantees $250,000 in annual deferred compensation. Both amounts increase by $50,000 in 2018.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid7>Barta's contract with Iowa was set to expire June 30, 2016.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid7>While Iowa football climbed the rankings last fall, the UI athletics department also found itself in court with former employees in addition to a U.S. Department of Education investigation for alleged Title IX violations.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid7>So, the news of a contract extension is up for your interpretation. There have been a lot of great accomplishments and a lot of lawyering up with Iowa athletics in the last year.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid7>'Director Barta is a longtime member of the University of Iowa family and extending his contract was the right thing to do,' Harreld said in a statement Wednesday. 'He and the entire athletics department are committed to the success of our student-athletes both on the field of play and in the classroom.' Also in a statement, Barta said, 'My family and I have been blessed to be back in Iowa these past 10 years. We have incredible coaches, staff, student-athletes, and fans. I'm grateful to Bruce Harreld for showing his confidence in us, and allowing us to be a part of his team going forward. The best is yet to come.' Iowa football was a smash hit in 2015. Iowa men's basketball also is on a run that could end up being historic.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid7>Barta withstood a heavy dose of criticism and complaints from the Iowa fan base when he decided after a disappointing 2014 football season</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=49 height=71 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D16A5E.DFB116D0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><b>Gary Barta</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid13>Iowa AD</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=abody><span class=fid4>- including a 7-6 record and losses in the final three games - to stick with head coach Kirk Ferentz.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid4>That resolution paid off with Ferentz and the Hawkeyes rebounding to a 12-0 regular season, a school record for victories and Iowa's first perfect season since 1922, Iowa's first postseason appearance in the Big Ten championship game and the school's first Rose Bowl since 1991.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid4>In men's basketball, the Hawkeyes are ranked No. 4 by the Associated Press and No. 5 by the USA Today coaches poll. The Hawkeyes were 20-5 heading into Wednesday night's game at Penn State. Iowa is in first place in the Big Ten standings and in the running for the school's first regular season conference championship since 1979.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid4>Off the field, the UI is facing criticism about gender discrimination from a former female coach and student-athletes.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid4>Four UI field hockey players and former players filed a federal civil rights complaint in January 2015 against the UI alleging their rights to gender equity were violated when the UI fired coach Tracey Griesbaum in August 2014.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid4>Griesbaum has also filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission alleging discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid4>The U.S. Department of Education has continued its investigation with Iowa athletics department for alleged Title IX violations in connection with the Griesbaum firing. Also, Griesbaum's partner, former UI senior associate athletics director Jane Meyer, was transferred from the athletics department to facilities last December and has filed a lawsuit accusing the school of gender discrimination and retaliation. Griesbaum also is expected to file a lawsuit.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid4>The first hint of Barta's standing with Harreld came during Iowa's Rose Bowl trip to California.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid4>Harreld told The Gazette of Barta and Ferentz: 'They are long-term members of our family, and I intend to keep it that way.' He added that the two have 'never been on thin ice with me.'</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=abody><span class=fid5>•</span><span class=fid6> Comments: (319) 398-8256; <a href="mailto:marc.morehouse@thegazette.com">marc.morehouse@thegazette.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>