I agree.In the end, the villains should be Barta and Kirk for not reassigning Brian to something other than OC when it was clear that is what needed to be done. They are the ones that forced this situation to happen.
I think Kirk will step down after this season and that is very unfortunate but it had to happen this way. I am concerned for what comes next for Iowa football. I know many on this board are confident we'll land a great hire that we'll not only maintain our success but reach new heights. I'm not so confident in that. I think it'll be an up and down ride after Kirk leaves.
But I could see 10 years from now all people remembering is Beth was the one that fired Brian that spiraled the program (if we happen to fall off).
But completely agree with you that Kirk & Barta are to blame for this mess.
Just not sure if history will be remembered that way or not.