And yet we had a RB do a great job for the last 20+ years....
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No reasonable person is going to argue with you that there are still discriminatory hiring practices. But you are applying a macro issue to one individual situation, with very incomplete information. That is unfair and lazy.
But, to be fair, he started at Iowa as a QB, but he made his career as a RB.
I get ya, but 2011 wasn't exactly on JV. He was 16-28 for 206 yards with 2 TDs and no INTs. By last year's standards that was stellar.
That one was on the D. They gave up 473 yards and 44 points to a team that ended up 6-7.
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That one may be my least favorite ISU game in the Ferentz era. Kicking a FG on fourth and less than a yard, in OT to go up by only 3 on a day when the defense couldn't stop a fart? You just knew Iowa was going to lose that game when ISU got another chance.
Completely agree. I just liked the other three mentioned as my ‘faves’ for the job. Great guys that have worked in media, actually have voices that sound good on radio, and dudes that would call the game (on the color side) better than it has been done maybe ever at Iowa.
Calling out someone for being lazy while using the word "maybe" isn't exactly stellar research on your part.
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
interesting so many people want to make judgments based on the color of a man's skin, completely disregarding what MLK Jr stood for
interesting so many people want to make judgments based on the color of a man's skin, completely disregarding what MLK Jr stood for
Matt's wife already works for Learfield. So probably no chance for Matt.
Idiot..... Iowa is 86% white.... 3.6% is african/american. But you want 1 out of 4 candidates to be african/american. You, dumbass, are the problem.
AH does a great job on the BTN, and he has a number of other gigs. He's doing very well. Probably not interested in taking a step back.
There is plenty to criticize chaneccoomes about, and many have done so in this thread. But your logic seems flawed. Yes, Iowa might only be 3.6% african american, but for the population of viable candidates (i.e., people that are highly knowledgeable about college football) the % of african/americans would be much higher.
As an easy (and probably realistic) example, let's say that the decision makers want this to be someone who played at Iowa. Then the percentage goes up to probably around 50%
Could it be that those are simply the perceived 4 best candidates, irrespective of race? If it was a list of 4 black candidates, I wouldn’t have an issue…if they were considered the 4 best candidates.
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Anthony Herronhas a great on air personalityonB1G network
Pat for sure! But keep the other 3 interested because he'll probably get fired/cancelled before October.
I love Pat and have coached against him in YSF but this’ going to end terrible and probably rather quickly.
All went to high schools in Iowa, amirite? And all eastern Iowa high schools .. And three of them were towns on the Mississippi !!!!! Why none from Central iowa or Western????? And other states???? Wow!!!!!
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Again, not saying anything bad against Pat but anyone who knows him knows he has zero filter. I can only imagine what will happen in a critical juncture of the game or on a bad call.
I’m just kidding with you. But seriously, I think Pat is much smarter than people give him credit for. He plays “dumb” really well, but is actually very self-aware. He will likely make a lot of edgy, often hilarious, comments. However, I’m sure he will be well aware of where the line is.
good, tired of People walking on egg shells to appease the weak offended by everything crowd that most likely are not listening to the Game anyway and spend Saturdays getting spray tans and pedicures.
People are judging Pat based on his podcast appearances where anything can be said. Pat's a smart dude and I'm sure is well aware of what is appropriate and what isn't on a national radio broadcast. I'm looking forward to hearing his commentary given his pedigree.
FYI for those that felt it necessary to interject race into this discussion. Both Danan Hughes and Anthony Herron indicated early interest in the gig, but couldn't make it work due to current work/family situations. Both would have been strong candidates and most likely among the finalists if they could have found a way to make it work.
Not judging. Just stating what I know of Pat from the personal experiences me and my family have had with him. Hilarious and genuinely a good person, but he’s never had much of a filter. Wondering how that will translate to the radio. My fear is a passionate “heat of the moment” slip. It’d happen to me if I did that job and I believe I have a better filter than Pat does. 😂
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