There’s been a lot of talk recently about whether Beth is up to snuff or not. Between firing and hiring a suitable offensive coordinator in football, choosing Jan to replace Lisa rather than looking outside, and now getting McCollum even with the NIL limitations, I think she deserves a ton of credit. I question whether Barta would’ve had the cojones to do all of this in < 2 years. All this to say- THANK YOU BETH!
Good job Beth
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Beth did not hire the offensive coordinator. She knows nothing about football. She fired BF as directed by the Pres & board of regents. Kirk hired the coordinator. And McCollum was easy enough as it's his dream job. And maybe she wiffed on DD? Same with Jan, she wasn't about to bring in an outsider after the women's great run under Lisa & Caitlin.
So in other words, she hasn't really done anything. The table was perfectly set for her.
She's a good one; have always thought we were fortunate to land her. Hopefully she stays here for a while.
There’s no doubt in my mind that Brian would still be OC and Fran would still be the basketball coach if Barta were still the AD. That guy was afraid to do anything except for taking care of the Lickliter situation, which it took having the worst team in school history for him to do something. Dude was an AD on autopilot.Beth did not hire the offensive coordinator. She knows nothing about football. She fired BF as directed by the Pres & board of regents. Kirk hired the coordinator. And McCollum was easy enough as it's his dream job. And maybe she wiffed on DD? Same with Jan, she wasn't about to bring in an outsider after the women's great run under Lisa & Caitlin.
So in other words, she hasn't really done anything. The table was perfectly set for her.
So the Board of Regents and President got involved in the BF decision? Not a chance. Wiff on DD? How so? Just because he signed with Indiana.Beth did not hire the offensive coordinator. She knows nothing about football. She fired BF as directed by the Pres & board of regents. Kirk hired the coordinator. And McCollum was easy enough as it's his dream job. And maybe she wiffed on DD? Same with Jan, she wasn't about to bring in an outsider after the women's great run under Lisa & Caitlin.
So in other words, she hasn't really done anything. The table was perfectly set for her.
I think some of the response we have seen to this outside of the normal overreaction reflects a fan base that has grown used to incompetent athletic administration at Iowa. We could all see Barta making some terrible moves like the contract extensions but couldn't do anything about it but wait for him to leave the scene.
Beth has seemed on point from day one as you pointed out. If we can get the Carver renovations done along with closing the deal with McCollum going on 70 I will finally see the rebirth of the Iowa mens basketball program. It absolutely thrills me! 😅
As a new AD I can guarantee you she wasn't on an island making the decision to fire a tenured coach like KF. Those above her gave her guidance. And how do you know DD wasn't her first choice?
So yeah, she made easy decisions. Nothing earth shattering here.
Correct, Barta was an old crony who was happy to keep the status quo as long as the money was flowing. It's why Kirk has such long extensions. It's also why we were put into so many bad situations by him, be it Brian or Fran's lack of success. Beth is here to clean up his mess and modernize our athletics. Barta leaving is the best thing to happen to U of I since the hiring of Hayden Fry.
I will save my plaudits until I see who the new men's BBall coach is to replace McCaffery.
Beth did not hire the offensive coordinator. She knows nothing about football. She fired BF as directed by the Pres & board of regents. Kirk hired the coordinator. And McCollum was easy enough as it's his dream job. And maybe she wiffed on DD? Same with Jan, she wasn't about to bring in an outsider after the women's great run under Lisa & Caitlin.
So in other words, she hasn't really done anything. The table was perfectly set for her.
I’ve not put my eggs in the Beth basket yet, but that’s a lame take. She got rid of BF, for that alone Im impressed.
Iowa football needs to hire the next HC the same as Women's BB did , promote from on Staff and keep the Culture and system in place, Lester who already has HC experience would be fine with me. Wallace moves up to DC assuming Phil retired with Kirk. So Beth really should not have a hard job keeping a consistently good Football program stable once Kirk calls it quits. Lester would be great with Boosters and is already great with the Media .
Barta was an incompetent dipsh!t as an AD. The only thing of value he brought to the job was sucking up to donors and getting them to cough up. That's not nothing in the modern major college sports era where money rules. But that alone isn't nearly enough to qualify someone to be AD at one of the small number of power conference schools.
So far so good for the new AD. Still challenges to deal with. But she's far above the very, VERY, low bar of her predecessor.
So far so good for the new AD. Still challenges to deal with. But she's far above the very, VERY, low bar of her predecessor.
What are the chances Gary would have screwed up any or all of those things?Beth did not hire the offensive coordinator. She knows nothing about football. She fired BF as directed by the Pres & board of regents. Kirk hired the coordinator. And McCollum was easy enough as it's his dream job. And maybe she wiffed on DD? Same with Jan, she wasn't about to bring in an outsider after the women's great run under Lisa & Caitlin.
So in other words, she hasn't really done anything. The table was perfectly set for her.
It’s not zero.
I’m not a Barta hater like some, but I highly doubt he would have fired Fran’s this year.
I agree the guy was better than he got credit for, but he loused his fair share of things up.
He was a good fund raiser.
To say I trust Beth more is an understatement.
She's been light years better than Barta already.
If Barta were still AD we'd be stuck with Brian Ferentz as our OC and Fran McCaffery as our MBB coach literally for life.
Just to be clear, she didn’t hire the offensive coordinator, Kirk did.
I always thought of Barta as a "set it and forget it" type of AD. As long as things were going OK, just hand out a major contract extension and then go play some golf.
Yes, a little early to pat her on the back yet.
I will be happy with McCollum but will save my plaudits until I see how he does in the Big Ten.
The truth in most things is usually somewhere in the middle.
As it relates to Barta, he chased off Alford without having to pay a buyout. He got the water tower painted, the Tigerhawk at midfield, the new north end zone, and grew donations considerably. And he hired a pretty good replacement in Beth. But he also cost the university millions in lawsuits that could have been avoided with just a bare minimum of HR compliance. And he was too generous with coach contracts.
With Beth, she got rid of BF and Fran, was decisive in her hiring of Jan (and was able to keep leaks out of the press after Lisa gave notice), and appears on the cusp of making (on the surface anyway) a great MBB hire. If she’s able to get Carver renovations done and get students on the court, then pretty tough to find anything to complain about yet.
As it relates to Barta, he chased off Alford without having to pay a buyout. He got the water tower painted, the Tigerhawk at midfield, the new north end zone, and grew donations considerably. And he hired a pretty good replacement in Beth. But he also cost the university millions in lawsuits that could have been avoided with just a bare minimum of HR compliance. And he was too generous with coach contracts.
With Beth, she got rid of BF and Fran, was decisive in her hiring of Jan (and was able to keep leaks out of the press after Lisa gave notice), and appears on the cusp of making (on the surface anyway) a great MBB hire. If she’s able to get Carver renovations done and get students on the court, then pretty tough to find anything to complain about yet.
She got rid of brian, that was way more than barta ever did. At the very least she looks competent.Beth did not hire the offensive coordinator. She knows nothing about football. She fired BF as directed by the Pres & board of regents. Kirk hired the coordinator. And McCollum was easy enough as it's his dream job. And maybe she wiffed on DD? Same with Jan, she wasn't about to bring in an outsider after the women's great run under Lisa & Caitlin.
So in other words, she hasn't really done anything. The table was perfectly set for her.
Beth did not hire the offensive coordinator. She knows nothing about football. She fired BF as directed by the Pres & board of regents. Kirk hired the coordinator. And McCollum was easy enough as it's his dream job. And maybe she wiffed on DD? Same with Jan, she wasn't about to bring in an outsider after the women's great run under Lisa & Caitlin.
So in other words, she hasn't really done anything. The table was perfectly set for her.
lmao at all of this
He's the Human Lapel Pin. Worst AD in my lifetime. Did everything in his power to institute a culture of low expectations.
You have zero information on what actually took place. EVERYTHING you have said is pure speculation on your part. I don't know what has happened and neither do you. You seem to be bent on dissing Beth without any insight.
I normally agree with you but unless you have some hard proof you’re going to pull something jumping to these conclusions. I can maybe buy president Wilson getting involved although I honestly doubt sports are very high on her to-do list (particularly assistant coaches) but the BOR? That’s ludicrous without evidence. Same for your claims about McCollum and DeVries. Unless you have an article or video of Ben saying, “Iowa is my dream job” you’re just speculating. Plus a lot of people are saying that DD to Indiana was a done deal shortly after Woodson was fired so she may not have “whiffed” at all. Unless you’re saying she should have canned Fran last year and went after DD in which case I completely agree.Beth did not hire the offensive coordinator. She knows nothing about football. She fired BF as directed by the Pres & board of regents. Kirk hired the coordinator. And McCollum was easy enough as it's his dream job. And maybe she wiffed on DD? Same with Jan, she wasn't about to bring in an outsider after the women's great run under Lisa & Caitlin.
So in other words, she hasn't really done anything. The table was perfectly set for her.
Barta made the contract that allowed beth to get rid of BF.
Just sayin.
Beth has the final say on who Ferentz can hire.Beth did not hire the offensive coordinator. She knows nothing about football. She fired BF as directed by the Pres & board of regents. Kirk hired the coordinator. And McCollum was easy enough as it's his dream job. And maybe she wiffed on DD? Same with Jan, she wasn't about to bring in an outsider after the women's great run under Lisa & Caitlin.
So in other words, she hasn't really done anything. The table was perfectly set for her.
I find that very hard to believe…unless it is a very controversial hire.
No AD is gonna “meddle” unless the HC is on thin ice to begin with.
Yes they are. They have to make sure that the hire is in alignment with school standards and has some kind of track record of success.
Dude accuses everyone of jumping to conclusions in another thread then posts this gem.
This is hogwash. It's a narrative started by misogynists. If you've got proof to support your claim, post a link (FYI - I've challenged probably a dozen dipsh*ts like yourself to do this, and no one has).
Oh, and BG knows more about football than you do.
More jumping to conclusions.
So you give BG absolutely zero credit for getting rid of Fran (who had a lot of support among the fan base, according to this board) and landing one of the best up and coming coaches in the country? If you were AD, you would have f*cked it up.
No, she didn't. She got her man. Just because DD was available to interview first doesn't mean he was her first choice. More jumping to conclusions.
And stop with all your stupid gifs with every one of your posts. They add nothing to your drivel.
wasn't beth still an interim ad when she fired bf? she may have wanted to pull the plug on bf, but there's no way an interim ad is going to fire the son of the 20+ year head coach without the backup of his/her boss(es). maybe she had to convince them, but i don't think it's debatable she had their permission at the very least.
Likely she approached the higher ups and said "this is what we need to do, any objections?". That is very plausible. Unlike Luka Duka, I will not state it as "fact".
This I can buy. Suggesting that she was "doing as she was told" by the Prez/BOR is bullsh*t.
