Why does the media always stir the pot?

[GunnerHawk]

They can't help questioning everything Kirk and the staff do regarding recruiting and portal activity.

I trust our coaches to know how to properly vet players for fit, skill set and academics (yes, they still are students). NIL also is a component, Iowa's NIL is probably $1 - $2M. Verses many schools spending 10X that amount. Not sure you want to be the highest bidder for alot of the players. They could be just looking for the dollars. Are those players thinking team first or me first?

Looking at many of the media types, I question if they've every played the game.

Final thought, you need to let younger players - play and develop. Development programs can't loose their identity. I think that has happened at Wisconsin.

 

[Heathen Raider]

Iowa needs to keep the heavy HS recruiting and save the NIL to get like 2 portal Guys a Year but make them both really high level gets , You have to keep the HS Player development like You said at Programs like Iowa

 

[MikeyHawk]

Media should be asking the questions, Kirk can just take your talking points for the answer.

Did you play football at a high level?

 

[Koalaska]

Too much competition for information sources. Since they are no longer able to be the first to report news, media has all taken the shock jock mentality to get views, clicks, likes etc

 

[Fran-Con-2]

They can't help questioning everything Kirk and the staff do regarding recruiting and portal activity.

I trust our coaches to know how to properly vet players for fit, skill set and academics (yes, they still are students). NIL also is a component, Iowa's NIL is probably $1 - $2M. Verses many schools spending 10X that amount. Not sure you want to be the highest bidder for alot of the players. They could be just looking for the dollars. Are those players thinking team first or me first?

Looking at many of the media types, I question if they've every played the game.

Final thought, you need to let younger players - play and develop. Development programs can't loose their identity. I think that has happened at Wisconsin.

Some stuff reporters ask is bush league.

But I personally want them grilling our coaches about use of NIL funds. It’s money that us fans are providing. If they expect us to keep contributing, the coaches sure as sh*t better have an answer for how they’re spending the money.

 

[Rifler]

Phuck Wisconsin.