Beth

[Grayhair1981]

Extended through 2032. Glad to see it.

 

[QChawks]

getting rid of Brian Ferentz and Fran McCaffery should earn her a lifetime contract

 

[DukeSlater]

getting rid of Brian Ferentz and Fran McCaffery should earn her a lifetime contract

I love Beth, but nobody gets a lifetime contract . . . not KF, not Beth, not even Ben. The extensions are just fine.

 

[HawksRule73]

getting rid of Brian Ferentz and Fran McCaffery should earn her a lifetime contract

It's not just the "getting rid of" that was awesome. It's who the replacements were. That combination has been flat out stellar. As far as the rest of the major programs, her hands are tied with Brands as long as the Colorado donor still likes him. Jensen was a no-brainer at the time, but given hindsight, we still should have done a national search.

She's had a helluva tenure so far. Glad we locked her up for the next 6 years.

 

[Gonzo_Bloor]

Going from the worst AD in the country to one of the best ADs in the country. Feels good.

 

[HawksRule73]

The fact that we're getting her for the midpoint price of ADs in the B1G is a steal in my opinion. She just "get's it", which is a far cry from where we were previously.

 

[BIG10MANIAC]

I don't care who you are (Man or Woman) Anyone who has the BALLS to fire the son of the Conference's all-time winningest Coach and the Dean of College Football Coaches get's a tip of the hat from me...

 

[Grayhair1981]

I don't care who you are (Man or Woman) Anyone who has the BALLS to fire the son of the Conference's all-time winningest Coach and the Dean of College Football Coaches get's a tip of the hat from me...

That guy's uncle will be by shortly to set you straight on that.

 

[TheGreatDivider101]

A few weeks ago I posted that Iowa needs to hang on to her because other bigtime universities might poach her if they don't. I believe I was making a prediction that she would be gone before Kirk. Hopefully, this extension is based on performance and not because another school was snooping around. Who knows? Smart move for whatever the reason is IMHO.

 

[Kceasthawk@77]

It's not just the "getting rid of" that was awesome. It's who the replacements were. That combination has been flat out stellar. As far as the rest of the major programs, her hands are tied with Brands as long as the Colorado donor still likes him. Jensen was a no-brainer at the time, but given hindsight, we still should have done a national search.

She's had a helluva tenure so far. Glad we locked her up for the next 6 years.

To be fair she gets credit for hiring the two basketball coaches. One (Jan was a no brainer, and pretty much had to happen). Hiring Lester, (the replacement) was Kirks decision not her, although I'm sure most won't give him credit for that either. And yes, I'm thrilled with her job to date.

 

[Grayhair1981]

To be fair she gets credit for hiring the two basketball coaches. One (Jan was a no brainer, and pretty much had to happen). Hiring Lester, (the replacement) was Kirks decision not her, although I'm sure most won't give him credit for that either. And yes, I'm thrilled with her job to date.

Yes. Hiring Lester was Kirk's choice. Getting rid of his son wasn't.

 

[rchawk]

A few weeks ago I posted that Iowa needs to hang on to her because other bigtime universities might poach her if they don't. I believe I was making a prediction that she would be gone before Kirk. Hopefully, this extension is based on performance and not because another school was snooping around. Who knows? Smart move for whatever the reason is IMHO.

I wonder if Michigan was sniffing around, looking for a new AD. Maybe not, but maybe.

 

[Gonzo_Bloor]

I wouldn't be surprised if other schools were reaching out. But Beth is very smart. I think she knows that at some point in the not too distant future she's going to have her opportunity to make a flagship hire with the new Iowa football HC. And Iowa isn't a place that hires a new HC every 4 or 5 seasons. This will be Iowa's 3rd HC since 1979. That hire is going to be a big deal and I think she re-signed because she knows if she hits a homerun there it'll catapult her career and she'll be able to write her own ticket.

 

[Kceasthawk@77]

Yes. Hiring Lester was Kirk's choice. Getting rid of his son wasn't.

And where did I say it was? He was giving Beth credit for "the replacements". She didn't hire the OC replacement. That's all I mentioned. I also said Beths done a fine job.