I don’t know why so many of my fellow Hawkeye fans are so damned scared of any review of our football program. Kirk runs a tight ship. He seems to play by the rules. But, if not, then it’s better to know than let it ruin the program altogether. If Kirk can’t handle working for a public institution then he could always make the jump to the NFL or go someplace like ND. I don’t think we have to worry, despite the fact so many fans apparently believe that there is fire creating the current smoke.
What I want to know from all this is who the heck is the AD public relations staff and wtf they thinking? If this wasn’t a fit of anger, no planning action then the PR folks need to find a job they can handle. They let Kirk walk into all of the national criticism for no reason at all. All it would have taken is a press conference with a few players and explaining why a better structure was needed moving forward. It’s odd that didn’t happen and it looks sketchy af. Kirk should be demanding to know why PR let this happen, unless he brought it on himself by acting without a plan. I don’t think Kirk is that brash, but now I want to know.