8 former Hawkeyes sue the university and ask for Ferentz firing

[Colonel Homer]

Eight former University of Iowa football players seek $20 million, Kirk Ferentz's firing over racial discrimination

The Black ex-Hawkeyes have legal representation and also want Gary Barta and Brian Ferentz fired; the university says it's rejecting those demands.

www.desmoinesregister.com

 

[Colonel Homer]

Wadley and Martin-Manley are the most notable.

 

[Big Hawk D-Port]

 

[STEEL125]

Wadley leading the way tells you all you need to know.

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Who?

 

[UNIowaHawk]

“Prolific producer” and Kevonte Martin-Manley in the same sentence?

 

[Hendy hawk]

Who?

yeah, who are the ones that filed?

 

[martianhawk]

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 ironic!

 

[David1979]

Figured this was coming at some point. KMM thing is just weird. Also, Wadley is really making himself look bad. This won’t go very far. But I could see a small settlement at some point just to make it go away.

 

[David1979]

Who?

Wadley
J Parker
M Fleming
R. Spearman
KMM
Andre Harris
Aaron Mends
Marcel Joly

 

[Arbor1]

Eight former University of Iowa football players seek $20 million, Kirk Ferentz's firing over racial discrimination

The Black ex-Hawkeyes have legal representation and also want Gary Barta and Brian Ferentz fired; the university says it's rejecting those demands.

www.desmoinesregister.com

Sharpton taught them well.

 

[Colonel Homer]

 

[Ripcord280]

Wadley
J Parker
M Fleming
R. Spearman
KMM
Andre Harris
Aaron Mends
Marcel Joly

Looks like the Mount Rushmore of Iowa football players.

 

[bhawk24bob]

Whatever comes of this, I hope that we get another incoherent interview from Wadley’s mother

 

[anon_b29nm7v7dwp6r]

This doesn’t have any impact....but Jonathan Parker was the one that fumbled about every other time he touched the ball right?

 

[tWarnerHawk]

No DJK? I thought he was the most abused of them all. The garbage can incident and all that country music turned him into a drug addict.

 

[hawkeye54545]

Alfredo Parrish is involved. The quintessential lawyer when you picture a slimy money grubbing attorney.

 

[HawkeyeInCentralIowa]

Wadleys mom wants to add a happy ending to her book.

 

[Colonel Homer]

 

[HawkeyeInCentralIowa]

Only 2 of these 8 were consistent starters. Seems like sour grapes to me.

 

[anon_89hvcc2uyzmki]

I'm sure the timing with it being game week is purely coincidence and not at all timed to maximize the GOTCHA factor. This suit will be dismissed with the utmost prejudice

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

This doesn’t have any impact....but Jonathan Parker was the one that fumbled about every other time he touched the ball right?

Yes, Parker had ball security issues.

 

[HawkeyeInCentralIowa]

Yes, Parker had ball security issues.

And Spearman got arrested. This is sour grapes.

 

[Kurt Warner]

Big cry babies!!! Sucks about Wadley as he "was" one of my favorite hawks. Hope they all get what the deserve... a swift kick in the arse

 

[HawkeyeInCentralIowa]

I can’t wait to watch this “lawsuit” suffer a painful death.

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

And Spearman got arrested. This is sour grapes.

And replaced by Josie Jewell, the top linebacker by BTN during the decade, so clearly racial decision.

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Wadley
J Parker
M Fleming
R. Spearman
KMM
Andre Harris
Aaron Mends
Marcel Joly

Who?

 

[Hawkfan_08]

I'm sure the timing with it being game week is purely coincidence and not at all timed to maximize the GOTCHA factor. This suit will be dismissed with the utmost prejudice

That was my first thought. Something so pressing it has to come out game week.

As I said before, I want all Hawks to feel like they are welcome and part of the program. I was really upset when all this came out. Wanted people fired, etc... dust settled and it really looked like sour grapes for a lot of guys.

 

[T. Kimball]

Alfredo Parrish is involved. The quintessential lawyer when you picture a slimy money grubbing attorney.

Who names their kid after creamy pasta sauce?

 

[Hawkfan_08]

This doesn’t have any impact....but Jonathan Parker was the one that fumbled about every other time he touched the ball right?

Couldn't tell you. I literally don't remember him doing anything other than catching the ball on the sideline and falling out of bounds on Tennessee's kickoff.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Eh best to just let the process play itself out and see what happens. Most figured this was coming and here it is. I do find the timing suspicious, but it is what it is.

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Parker should pay Iowa 20mm for this play

 

[desihawk]

There was a dingleberry going around the country trying to find malcontent players (wad was one of his clients as i recall) to sue their respective schools. Is this basically related to that guy's efforts?

Sad to see wadley break this way.

 

[StormHawk42]

Said this on HROT but there will likely be a settlement. Don’t think the university will want to let it play out too long and risk some bad PR and recruiting disadvantages.

That said, I’d love to see them fight it all the way and have a nonstop parade of character witnesses for KF.

 

[michael.nelson311]

Big cry babies!!! Sucks about Wadley as he "was" one of my favorite hawks. Hope they all get what the deserve... a swift kick in the arse

My cousin threw on the track team from 10 to 14. Not a big guy probably 6 2 220 muscle big guy and he got chewed out daily for not being heavier same thing as Wadley.

 

[gojojo]

Only $20 million? Why not $400 million? I mean, for God's sake, they asked you where you got your BMW, told you to pull your pants up and asked you young men to tie your shoes within the facility; how did you poor kids survive that?


Apparently KMM wasn't able to stir enough people to purchase his autographed photos. Guy actually sent me a private message on Facebook a few years back asking me to purchase. I didn't respond.

 

[Iafootballfan]

Only 2 of these 8 were consistent starters. Seems like sour grapes to me.

I have no clue whether or not any of their claims are true but this is an embarrassing post either way.

 

[McLovin32]

Only $20 million? Why not $400 million? I mean, for God's sake, they asked you where you got your BMW, told you to pull your pants up and asked you young men to tie your shoes within the facility; how did you poor kids survive that?


Apparently KMM wasn't able to stir enough people to purchase his autographed photos. Guy actually sent me a private message on Facebook a few years back asking me to purchase. I didn't respond.

Yup, KMM messaged me multiple times on fbook, and once on Twitter attempting to get me to buy autographed merch from him. Never replied either time.

 

[MNHawkTC]

Only $20 million? Why not $400 million? I mean, for God's sake, they asked you where you got your BMW, told you to pull your pants up and asked you young men to tie your shoes within the facility; how did you poor kids survive that?


Apparently KMM wasn't able to stir enough people to purchase his autographed photos. Guy actually sent me a private message on Facebook a few years back asking me to purchase. I didn't respond.

KMM was below average. He started every play with a head juke that fooled no one and most CB's watched it with their hands on their hips. Couldn't outrun anyone and couldn't get separation. He was lucky we had little talent in the WR corps during his tenure or he'd still be picking the splinters out of his ass from riding the bench.

 

[iahawkeyes17]

Alfredo Parrish is involved. The quintessential lawyer when you picture a slimy money grubbing attorney.

this guy is like the Johnny Cochran of Iowa. He handled DJK I remember. Not sure if him or not but his office also took Chris soules who was the bachelor when he hit and killed a guy on his tractor.