Big Ten titles in 2017-18: Notre Dame 2, John Hopkins 1, Iowa 0 (54th in Directors Cup)

[Franisdaman]

From the Gazette (http://www.thegazette.com/iowa-hawk...ampionships-johns-hopkins-notre-dame-20180703)

Of the 41 Big Ten tournament or regular-season championships in 2017-18, the final tally is this:

Michigan 11,
Ohio State 10,
Minnesota 5,
Maryland 3,
Illinois 2,
Michigan State 2,
Notre Dame 2 (men's hockey, reg season & tourney champions)
Penn State 2,
Indiana 1,
Northwestern 1,
Wisconsin 1,
Johns Hopkins 1 (men's lacrosse)
Iowa 0,
Nebraska 0,
Purdue 0,
Rutgers 0.

Iowa has 10 men’s and 12 women’s teams competing for Big 10 championships. Iowa had one Big Ten champ in 2016-17, the baseball team in the conference tournament.

Which brings us to the 2018 Learfield Directors Cup Division I final standings. That’s the all-sports point system used to determine how entire athletic programs stack up. Iowa was 54th. Which, as you might imagine, isn’t exactly where it wants to be. Especially since it ranked 13th of the 14 Big Ten schools.

Not much has changed, really. Iowa was 51st in 2016-17, 62nd in 2015-16. It was 12th-best in the Big Ten a year ago, but got passed by Michigan State this time around.

Rutgers was again a distant 14th. It was 107th nationally, an improvement of nine spots from last year.

Stanford, by the way, won its 24th-straight Learfield Cup. The school’s high academic standards don’t appear to be getting in the way of athletic success.

Michigan and Ohio State, at Nos. 6 and 7 nationally, respectively, were the two top Big Ten programs in the national standings. Not coincidentally, OSU was third in the NCAA in athletic revenue in fiscal year 2017, and Michigan was fourth. Iowa was 18th, fifth-highest in the Big Ten.

The Directors Cup standings:

Michigan 6th
Ohio State 7th
Penn State is 12th,
No. 19 Minnesota,
No. 22 Wisconsin,
No. 34 Northwestern,
No. 36 Illinois,
No. 39 Purdue,
No. 44 Nebraska,
No. 49 Indiana,
No. 50 Michigan State
No. 53 Maryland.
No. 54 Iowa
No. 107 Rutgers

Iowa State was 56th, sixth among Big 12 schools. It was 50th in the NCAA in revenue in fiscal year 2017.

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

 

[Franisdaman]

bump, so we can avoid the thread started by a trolling Clown fan

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

Gary Barta is not good at his job. Plain and simple. It isnt hard to run a surplus when you act like you are on a tiny budget and get B10 money and the dude didnt even attempt to hire the Softball coach he knows he is so bad at hiring. It would be great work if you could get it. /thread.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Gary Barta is not good at his job. Plain and simple. It isnt hard to run a surplus when you act like you are on a tiny budget and get B10 money and the dude didnt even attempt to hire the Softball coach he knows he is so bad at hiring. It would be great work if you could get it. /thread.

Are you......are you drunk a day early?

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

Are you......are you drunk a day early?

I will admit that was probably the most run on sentence I have ever written, and i do love a good run on. That being said, i am not drunk, or drinking, (yet) and I could run a balanced budget at Iowa. (The thing he gets a bunch of credit for). The guy is a clown. Jane meyer, every coaches contract not named Heller, carver, the wrestling room, it taking WAY TO LONG to get a hawk on the tower. The greatest marketing campaign that has happened to the U of I since the mid 80s was started by a lady on facebook. How many years did people bitch about seating in the north endzone before that gone done? The OOC, the Iowa state game( I dont care if they bitch and complain you are the company you keep and we have kept the company of one of the worst programs in the sport). Seriously other than being a good fund raiser what has GB done? If being a good fundraiser at a place known for amazing fan support is what he is accountable for that "great work if you can get it". Now if you excuse me I'm going to start chugging booze and blowing $hit up because I'm home for a long weekend and 'merica.

 

[MeetTheFerentz]

It has been well-known for quite some time that the overall competitiveness of Iowa's various sports teams has been rather poor under GB. The main questions are 1) Does anyone care? and 2) Is this a true measure of what is needed/expected from the A.D.?

I am not a fan of GB by any means, but we are all aware of the lack of in-state talent to compete in the B1G in football and basketball. My guess is that there is a similar challenge for all the sports teams, and they are stuck with much fewer recruiting resources.

I sure would like to see the Hawkeyes more competitive across the board, but I think most fans are like me in that it doesn't really matter all that much.

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

People do care. Maybe they should use some of that 1.3 surplus to recruit a larger footprint and be more prestigious in football. Sounds stupid but many schools reputation and enrollment are entirely off the football program. How the softball coach or volley ball coach lasted is a travesty.

 

[And1Hawk]

Could not give a rip about the directors cup. Is that something you take on a yacht?

Be good in football and men’s basketball with anything else being icing on the cake.

 

[crketelsen]

Could not give a rip about the directors cup. Is that something you take on a yacht?

Be good in football and men’s basketball with anything else being icing on the cake.

We aren't old chap

 

[DEREKoh2]

I will admit that was probably the most run on sentence I have ever written, and i do love a good run on. That being said, i am not drunk, or drinking, (yet) and I could run a balanced budget at Iowa. (The thing he gets a bunch of credit for). The guy is a clown. Jane meyer, every coaches contract not named Heller, carver, the wrestling room, it taking WAY TO LONG to get a hawk on the tower. The greatest marketing campaign that has happened to the U of I since the mid 80s was started by a lady on facebook. How many years did people bitch about seating in the north endzone before that gone done? The OOC, the Iowa state game( I dont care if they bitch and complain you are the company you keep and we have kept the company of one of the worst programs in the sport). Seriously other than being a good fund raiser what has GB done? If being a good fundraiser at a place known for amazing fan support is what he is accountable for that "great work if you can get it". Now if you excuse me I'm going to start chugging booze and blowing $hit up because I'm home for a long weekend and 'merica.

I've been drinking copiously since 9. I can attest you haven't been drinking. I'm going outside to light some Roman Candles. I wonder why they call them "Roman?" Oh, WTF, who cares......later...

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

I think it's safe to say, most reasonable fans, will be slightly excited and slightly nervous for whats next for Iowa football after KF. Is there anyone who will not be soley excited for the potential when GB is gone?

 

[MepoDawg#]

Gary Barta is not good at his job. Plain and simple. It isnt hard to run a surplus when you act like you are on a tiny budget and get B10 money and the dude didnt even attempt to hire the Softball coach he knows he is so bad at hiring. It would be great work if you could get it. /thread.

Probably not why he deferred to someone else publically to hire a softball coach.

 

[Alum-Ni]

On the Nebraska site, I annually keep track of Big Ten titles won every athletic year, and cumulatively since the Huskers joined the Big Ten. I include regular season and tournament titles both. The breakdown for 2017-18:

MEN & WOMEN COMBINED
Michigan - 11
Ohio State - 10
Minnesota - 5
Maryland - 3
Penn State - 3
Illinois - 2
Indiana - 2
Michigan State - 2
Notre Dame - 2*
Johns Hopkins - 1*
Nebraska - 1
Northwestern - 1
Iowa - 0
Purdue - 0
Rutgers - 0
Wisconsin - 0

* Notre Dame is an affiliate member for hockey, Johns Hopkins an affiliate member for lacrosse

==============================

MEN
Ohio State - 6
Michigan - 3
Illinois - 2
Indiana - 2
Minnesota - 2
Notre Dame - 2*
Johns Hopkins - 1*
Maryland - 1
Michigan State - 1
Penn State - 1
Iowa - 0
Nebraska - 0
Northwestern - 0
Purdue - 0
Rutgers - 0
Wisconsin - 0

* Notre Dame is an affiliate member for hockey, Johns Hopkins an affiliate member for lacrosse

Baseball
Minnesota (regular season)
Minnesota (tournament)

Basketball
Michigan State (regular season)
Michigan (tournament)

Cross Country
Michigan

Football
Ohio State

Golf
Illinois

Gymnastics
Illinois

Ice Hockey
Notre Dame (regular season)
Notre Dame (tournament)

Lacrosse
Maryland (regular season)
Johns Hopkins (tournament)

Soccer
Michigan (regular season)
Indiana (tournament)

Swimming & Diving
Indiana

Tennis
Ohio State (regular season)
Ohio State (tournament)

Track & Field (Indoor)
Ohio State

Track & Field (Outdoor)
Ohio State

Wrestling
Penn State (dual season)
Ohio State (tournament)

==============================

WOMEN
Michigan - 8
Ohio State - 4
Minnesota - 3
Maryland - 2
Penn State - 2
Michigan State - 1
Nebraska - 1
Northwestern - 1
Illinois - 0
Indiana - 0
Iowa - 0
Purdue - 0
Rutgers - 0
Wisconsin - 0

Basketball
Ohio State (regular season)
Ohio State (tournament)

Cross Country
Michigan

Field Hockey
Michigan (regular season)
Michigan (tournament)

Golf
Michigan State

Gymnastics
Michigan (regular season)
Michigan (tournament)

Lacrosse
Maryland (regular season)
Maryland (tournament)

Rowing
Ohio State

Soccer
Ohio State (regular season)
Penn State (tournament)

Softball
Michigan (regular season)
Minnesota (tournament)

Swimming & Diving
Michigan

Tennis
Northwestern (regular season)
Michigan (tournament)

Track & Field (Indoor)
Minnesota

Track & Field (Outdoor)
Minnesota

Volleyball
Nebraska -and- Penn State

 

[Hawk_4shur]

On the Nebraska site, I annually keep track of Big Ten titles won every athletic year, and cumulatively since the Huskers joined the Big Ten. I include regular season and tournament titles both. The breakdown for 2017-18:

MEN & WOMEN COMBINED
Michigan - 11
Ohio State - 10
Minnesota - 5
Maryland - 3
Penn State - 3
Illinois - 2
Indiana - 2
Michigan State - 2
Notre Dame - 2*
Johns Hopkins - 1*
Nebraska - 1
Northwestern - 1
Iowa - 0
Purdue - 0
Rutgers - 0
Wisconsin - 0

* Notre Dame is an affiliate member for hockey, Johns Hopkins an affiliate member for lacrosse

==============================

MEN
Ohio State - 6
Michigan - 3
Illinois - 2
Indiana - 2
Minnesota - 2
Notre Dame - 2*
Johns Hopkins - 1*
Maryland - 1
Michigan State - 1
Penn State - 1
Iowa - 0
Nebraska - 0
Northwestern - 0
Purdue - 0
Rutgers - 0
Wisconsin - 0

* Notre Dame is an affiliate member for hockey, Johns Hopkins an affiliate member for lacrosse

Baseball
Minnesota (regular season)
Minnesota (tournament)

Basketball
Michigan State (regular season)
Michigan (tournament)

Cross Country
Michigan

Football
Ohio State

Golf
Illinois

Gymnastics
Illinois

Ice Hockey
Notre Dame (regular season)
Notre Dame (tournament)

Lacrosse
Maryland (regular season)
Johns Hopkins (tournament)

Soccer
Michigan (regular season)
Indiana (tournament)

Swimming & Diving
Indiana

Tennis
Ohio State (regular season)
Ohio State (tournament)

Track & Field (Indoor)
Ohio State

Track & Field (Outdoor)
Ohio State

Wrestling
Penn State (dual season)
Ohio State (tournament)

==============================

WOMEN
Michigan - 8
Ohio State - 4
Minnesota - 3
Maryland - 2
Penn State - 2
Michigan State - 1
Nebraska - 1
Northwestern - 1
Illinois - 0
Indiana - 0
Iowa - 0
Purdue - 0
Rutgers - 0
Wisconsin - 0

Basketball
Ohio State (regular season)
Ohio State (tournament)

Cross Country
Michigan

Field Hockey
Michigan (regular season)
Michigan (tournament)

Golf
Michigan State

Gymnastics
Michigan (regular season)
Michigan (tournament)

Lacrosse
Maryland (regular season)
Maryland (tournament)

Rowing
Ohio State

Soccer
Ohio State (regular season)
Penn State (tournament)

Softball
Michigan (regular season)
Minnesota (tournament)

Swimming & Diving
Michigan

Tennis
Northwestern (regular season)
Michigan (tournament)

Track & Field (Indoor)
Minnesota

Track & Field (Outdoor)
Minnesota

Volleyball
Nebraska -and- Penn State

This is really some fine work. Could you prepare the cumulative results since Nebby joined the B1G, and determine the averages please? Then, perhaps, list the MVP of each regular season and post season? Oh, and please break it down my coaches and AD's in the likely event there have been changes.

If possible, please put this on some sort of graph or bar chart. I'm beginning to see your point, but I need lots more data. Thanks!

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I will admit that was probably the most run on sentence I have ever written, and i do love a good run on. That being said, i am not drunk, or drinking, (yet) and I could run a balanced budget at Iowa. (The thing he gets a bunch of credit for). The guy is a clown. Jane meyer, every coaches contract not named Heller, carver, the wrestling room, it taking WAY TO LONG to get a hawk on the tower. The greatest marketing campaign that has happened to the U of I since the mid 80s was started by a lady on facebook. How many years did people bitch about seating in the north endzone before that gone done? The OOC, the Iowa state game( I dont care if they bitch and complain you are the company you keep and we have kept the company of one of the worst programs in the sport). Seriously other than being a good fund raiser what has GB done? If being a good fundraiser at a place known for amazing fan support is what he is accountable for that "great work if you can get it". Now if you excuse me I'm going to start chugging booze and blowing $hit up because I'm home for a long weekend and 'merica.

Well we'll let you know when Iowa wins a national championship.

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

Well we'll let you know when Iowa wins a national championship.

Who said anything about natties?

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Who said anything about natties?

Isn't that what all Iowa fans want?....

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

Isn't that what all Iowa fans want?....

That's the grand plan but having multiple sports competing for b10 championships would be a good place to start. They dont get paid to hope for 2nd. I hope you are not one of those that throws out "national championships" as a way of avoiding that there isnt some solid improvement that could be made. It's like that guy in PE class that would always chuck up half court shots. By making the target so outlandish no one expected much.

 

[jsd8640]

I don’t care about diving, golf, field hockey, wrestling, tennis, softball. I care about football and basketball. We’re struggling with those two sports. That is why we need a change.

 

[TheGuy9]

People do care. Maybe they should use some of that 1.3 surplus to recruit a larger footprint and be more prestigious in football. Sounds stupid but many schools reputation and enrollment are entirely off the football program. How the softball coach or volley ball coach lasted is a travesty.

Some people might care, but most don't. I'm a fan, not a fanatic, and really don't care if Iowa wins a title, BIG or national if it's not in men's basketball, football or wrestling. Everything else is a feel good sport. Sorry.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

That's the grand plan but having multiple sports competing for b10 championships would be a good place to start. They dont get paid to hope for 2nd. I hope you are not one of those that throws out "national championships" as a way of avoiding that there isnt some solid improvement that could be made. It's like that guy in PE class that would always chuck up half court shots. By making the target so outlandish no one expected much.

Oh no. I'm simply asking you do you know what you want, and is it really the thing you want? Because most people really don't know what they want nor do they understand why they want it.

You're complaining about an Athletic Director not doing his part to help your favorite college team win conference championships. So what is it that you really want?

 

[Lone Clone]

I was a little confused by Mike's reference to ISU's revenues, because unless I'm mistaken (which has happened in the past), it's the only reference to revenues in the column. I assumed he was making a point about how relatively little bang Iowa is getting for its buck, but maybe not.

I don't think the average fan gives a rat's ass about the Director's Cup unless his/her favorite team is doing well in it. It's like anything else. Nobody outside of Iowa, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma cares about wrestling. If a person's team has a great 47-man Squamish team, then 47-man Squamish is a major sport to that person.

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

Oh no. I'm simply asking you do you know what you want, and is it really the thing you want? Because most people really don't know what they want nor do they understand why they want it.

You're complaining about an Athletic Director not doing his part to help your favorite college team win conference championships. So what is it that you really want?

A 4 am post about people not knowing what they want. Good on ya.
Off the cuff, here are some ideas. I want an athletic director who isnt afraid to let a coach get into a contract year, I understand recruitting, people perform when they are up against it. I want an AD who isnt afraid to fire someone and say it was due to performance not just allowing the contract to run out, it sets a tone. I want an athletic director who embraces the fandom, it shouldn't take.pulling teeth to put a hawk on midfield, they could have done that years ago. I want an athletic director who isnt afraid to step on some toes for the advancement of Iowa. Pulling out of the basketball thing was great, I would be willing to bet Pollard pushed that just as much or more than Barta, when Iowa layed on the sword for that they should have turned around and killed the cyhawk game, its worthless and holding us back "you are the company you keep" (follow the wisconsin model of OOC. They literally "wanted bama") I'm a fan, drinking coffee, who came up with this. There are thousands and thousands of people who run successful organizations, it doesnt have to be an athletic department, that would take my tiny list and go 10 steps farther. I could give 2 shakes about the directors cup but to look at the resources of the Iowa AD and to see what comes out of the AD is laughable. It took publically screwing the pooch on recruitting to get some staff turnover on a .596 organization that isnt food enough, Gary Barta isnt good at his job. So monkey, now that I have answered you "what do you want", maybe you would be so kind as to provide a couple of examples of what you feel GB does above average for his peer group?

 

[anon_bb9wlf9kj42py]

I will never understand people complaining about the swim team not being good. Nobody cares unless you have a kid on it.

 

[loper]

Could not give a rip about the directors cup. Is that something you take on a yacht?

Be good in football and men’s basketball with anything else being icing on the cake.

I would expand to the five sports fans come to watch: football, men/womens basketball, wrestling and volleyball

 

[WDM Hawk 75]

Could not give a rip about the directors cup. Is that something you take on a yacht?

Be good in football and men’s basketball with anything else being icing on the cake.

I would expand to the five sports fans come to watch: football, men/womens basketball, wrestling and volleyball

You have it right with the possible exception of volleyball and women’s basketball. I would not trade director’s cup spots with Nebraska if doing so meant giving up even 1 of our 8 touchdowns last November!

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

A 4 am post about not people ("not people" huh.....ya know, your anger is really affecting your ability to write in this thread.) not knowing what they want. Good on ya. (Mmm, thanks.)
Off the cuff, here are some ideas. I want an athletic director who isnt afraid to let a coach get into a contract year (yawn, sounds like pro sports stuff....boring), I understand recruitting (I don't give two f***s about recruiting.....and I am a better person, and fan, for it........enjoy commenting on that one without sounding petty ), people perform when they are up against it. I want an AD who isnt afraid to fire someone and say it was due to performance not just allowing the contract to run out, it sets a tone. I want an athletic director who embraces the fandom, it shouldn't take pulling teeth (Wait, whose teeth had to get pulled?............and how many?) to put a hawk on midfield, they could have done that years ago. (Meh, aesthetics. Not the most necessary thing in the world. We still lost to Purdue at home and went 8-5. Now if we could get on an extended home winning streak, then I'd be in favor of it.) I want an athletic director who isnt afraid to step on some toes for the advancement of Iowa. (There ya go, I agree. We need to cheat like Saban and Meyer do ......Because f*** Alabama and Ohio State.) Pulling out of the basketball thing was great (Well it will be as long as we either schedule up or convince Drake and/or UNI to play us in Iowa City.......instead of scheduling Bethune-Cookman in their place), I would be willing to bet Pollard pushed that just as much or more than Barta, when Iowa played on the sword for that they should have turned around and killed the cyhawk game (wait, what?.......is that gambling lingo because I still haven't figured out what all those terms mean. Oh btw, the CyHawk game stays just to piss people like you off.......and I love it. ), its worthless and holding is back "you are the company you keep" (follow the wisconsin model of OOC. (No. F*** Wisconsin) They literally "wanted bama" (A. They lost and gained nothing from it. B. That very same year, we beat them as well and they thought our OL was tougher than Bama's......) I'm a fan, drinking coffee, who came up with this. (That explains a few things. ) There are thousands and thousands of people who run successful organizations (is this gonna be a f***ing business analogy?), it doesnt have to be an athletic department (yep, it is.......), that would take my tiny list and go 10 steps farther. ("taken under advisement" must be something you hear a lot.....) I could give 2 shakes about the directors cup (lol I would hope so....) but to look at the resources of the Iowa AD and to see what comes out of the AD is laughable (who is laughing?). It took publically screwing the pooch on recruitting (I feel like you're making this up to fit your argument.....) to get some staff turnover on a .596 organization (collegiate athletic program......not an organization. An organization is used to describe organized semi and professional athletics. Accept this as fact. You're welcome.) that isnt food enough (is that the coffee typing for you?....), Gary Barta isnt good at his job. (Well you did say you love run-on sentences.....especially when you're blinded by your rage.) So monkey (yes, ma'am? ), now that I have answered you "what do you want" (for that being what you want, you sure provided a lot of what you DON'T want.......which isn't what I asked. ), maybe you would be so kind as to provide a couple of examples of what you feel GB does above average for his peer group? (I'll do no such thing because A. I really do not follow the goings on of college athletic directors and conference commissioners, and B. you wanna talk about things I could not give a f*** about......that would be on my list.

I just wanted to establish that before you respond with.....whatever it is you think you need to say, so that you know my lack of interest and that I merely do this for fans that try TOO hard to be "fans", or "more-than-fans" who need or feel like they have to be more involved than the casuals, by pulling them down the rabbit hole. That is where my entertainment comes from. )

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

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You came back to this at 4 am, you dont get to play the " the other guy is trying too hard" card. Good effort though monkey. Again, couldn't help but notice its nothing but crickets when it comes to "what does he do that is above his peers?" The guy is bad at his job and if we as Iowan's were not so damn "nice" (read: afraid of change and accepting) he would have been gone already. Again, I have no idea how he survived Meyer. As you would say "yawn". Enjoy your fourth.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

You came back to this at 4 am (time is irrelevant........or relative......or both, maybe?), you dont get to play the " the other guy is trying too hard" card. (It's my game. I make the rules. So I say I CAN play that card. Deal with it. ) Good effort though monkey. (Thank you.) Again, couldn't help but notice its nothing but crickets when it comes to "what does he do that is above his peers?" (Not crickets. You're asking me to talk about the stock market, basically. I have zero interest in what the athletic director does to make you happy. And by you, I mean you....)The guy is bad at his job (meh) and if we as Iowan's were nor (nor?.....you still anger-posting?) so damn "nice" (read: afraid of change and accepting) he would have been gone already. (It's not that people are afraid, Bob....it's that they just don't care. -"Office Space") Again, I have no idea how he survived Meyer. (Fate.) As you would say "yawn".(See? You get bored talking about athletic directors as well.) Enjoy your fourth. (How can I, with Gary Barta as Iowa's athletic director?!?.......)

Ah yes, the "I can't think of anything better, so I'll just deflect and say you're not worth my time" post.

They always try to end with that...........

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

Ah yes, the "I can't think of anything better, so I'll just deflect and say you're not worth my time" post.

They always try to end with that...........

Still waiting on that "what has he done response". I answered your questions, if anyone is deflecting it is you.

 

[Lone Clone]

I will never understand people complaining about the swim team not being good. Nobody cares unless you have a kid on it.

Assuming nobody gets drownded.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Still waiting on that "what has he done response". I answered your questions, if anyone is deflecting it is you.

Alright, I'll answer that question. He's done a better job of keeping you an Iowa fan, than other ADs have of convincing you to jump ship.............................




Enjoy that one without deflecting, you bitter, coffee-drinking fan, you.


P.S. And you being an Iowa fan "in spite" of Barta still means the other ADs are failing to win you over............so again........

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Still waiting on that "what has he done response". I answered your questions, if anyone is deflecting it is you.

Btw, you didn't answer all my questions, and the ones you did answer were more or less what you didn't want.........just sayin.

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

Alright, I'll answer that question. He's done a better job of keeping you an Iowa fan, than other ADs have of convincing you to jump ship.............................




Enjoy that one without deflecting, you bitter, coffee-drinking fan, you.


P.S. And you being an Iowa fan "in spite" of Barta still means the other ADs are failing to win you over............so again........

Well interestingly enough this conversation has happened recently so I dont need to rewrite my response.

Grandma and Grandpa would always watch the games, mainly basketball. My parents were not big sports fans but they got divorced when I was young. Stepdad, good dude but a Fusker at the time, made a big deal about football when I was in grade school. I turned 13 the summer before Ferentz took over, and we were BAD, but I would always ask him "What are the chances Iowa will win this week?" I just always bleed Black and Gold. As a way of building the relationship my step dad has turned full hawk over time and we have gone to a several games, even though I spent over a decade living in Nebby. As others have said, I was just born a Hawk.

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

Btw, you didn't answer all my questions, and the ones you did answer were more or less what you didn't want.........just sayin.

Wow that is impressive. All of my responses are some variant of " I want". You are grade A at denial, then your response could be changed to "he hasnt $hit the bed so much you have left" as a reason he is good. You are a strange man monkey, not sure about mental stability with you. The guy is not good at his job and the best thing you can come up with is "he isnt so bad that a born and raised Hawkeye has not left" isnt a glowing review. The day will come when GB goes away and we will all be asking why the h3ll he was around so long.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Wow that is impressive. (It is?....yes, YES it is! It is impressive. I knew that.......) All of my responses are some variant of " I want". You are grade A at denial (probably not?.....), then your response could be changed to "he hasnt $hit the bed so much you have left" (sounds kinky......) as a reason he is good. You are a strange man monkey, not sure about mental stability with you. The guy is not good at his job and the best thing you can come up with is "he isnt so bad that a born and raised Hawkeye has not left" isnt a glowing review. The day will come when GB goes away and we will all be asking why the h3ll he was around so long. (No, no we won't.)

It takes someone of strong mental stability to be able to navigate the wording of your posts............

Also, you can't claim "gotcha" because I just said that about Barta to give you your response. I'm not here to defend or argue about the athletic director. I don't really care what you do with that information, but it sounds to me like you couldn't refute it, so I'm still right in the end anyway.

Good game.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Well interestingly enough this conversation has happened recently so I dont need to rewrite my response.

Grandma and Grandpa would always watch the games, mainly basketball. My parents were not big sports fans but they got divorced when I was young. Stepdad, good dude but a Fusker at the time, made a big deal about football when I was in grade school. I turned 13 the summer before Ferentz took over, and we were BAD, but I would always ask him "What are the chances Iowa will win this week?" I just always bleed Black and Gold. As a way of building the relationship my step dad has turned full hawk over time and we have gone to a several games, even though I spent over a decade living in Nebby. As others have said, I was just born a Hawk.

"Well, that wasn't such a long walk after all."

- Ronald, Backdraft

 

[Wasnt-drunk-didnt-troll]

It takes someone of strong mental stability to be able to navigate the wording of your posts............

Also, you can't claim "gotcha" because I just said that about Barta to give you your response. I'm not here to defend or argue about the athletic director. I don't really care what you do with that information, but it sounds to me like you couldn't refute it, so I'm still right in the end anyway.

Good game.

You're a funny dude. I thank you for thinking of me at 4 am to provide a response so that there was in fact any form of a response. Notice the lack of responses in support of GB. If the one guy who provided a response can be surmised as "I don't care about responding, but here is my response, he is not so bad that he has alienated a guy that bleeds black and gold" that is all the response needed. Fwiw this is the most accurate thing I have found to depict your responses here.

Yes, yes we will. The guy is a waste of space with a golden goose.

 

[Franisdaman]

I was a little confused by Mike's reference to ISU's revenues, because unless I'm mistaken (which has happened in the past), it's the only reference to revenues in the column. I assumed he was making a point about how relatively little bang Iowa is getting for its buck, but maybe not.

I don't think the average fan gives a rat's ass about the Director's Cup unless his/her favorite team is doing well in it. It's like anything else. Nobody outside of Iowa, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma cares about wrestling. If a person's team has a great 47-man Squamish team, then 47-man Squamish is a major sport to that person.

I agree about the directors cup. Football and basketball are what matter to Big 10 schools. In Minnesota, they want to do well in hockey, however, because hockey is huge in this state. MN just made a coaching change in the off season.

Yeah, I think Mike was saying if you are 18th in the nation in revenue you should not be 54th in the nation in overall athletic dept performance.

The only thing I would add is I do think the Directors Cup shows how good the AD is overall. Barta is hiring and is responsible for all of these coaches, paying them decent salary, and paying for all of these kids' scholarships. There hasn't been much success/bang for the buck for several years now under Barta's leadership.

Look at the Heller hire and the excitement it has caused. People are actually going to the games and watching online.

I think people would get into women's volleyball if they got good, too. Volleyball can be a very fun sport to watch, especially when 2 good teams are playing. Hopefully Barta found the right coach there. Iowa softball used to be somewhat popular a while back; hopefully the new hire turns things around.