I was with her the night before she parted ways with McCaffery. She didn't tell me the plan but she laid out a comprehensive understanding (er...indictment) of the state of the bb program and plan for moving forward. It included a comprehensive look at facilities, NIL, fundraising, the coach, etc... She understood that Coach Ferentz, for all his success, accomplishment and reasons for deference, had a singular and massive blind spot. And she acted decisively and authoritatively. She was the HWC event this past September (IU football game). She understands the role of Iowa in the wrestling universe and culture. She values it. She is willing to invest in it and to advocate for it. Think revenue sharing. I guess I am saying I have been very impressed. Enough to trust her judgment when I know she knows more details than me.
AJ going to be a Hawk?
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ISU is my thought as well.I mostly enjoy that people observed AJF for the last year and thought his behavior somehow changed Iowa’s mind.
ISU was very involved with him last year. Do they make another run?
I hope she values wrestling. The University has won 26 NCAA national titles across all sports. 24 in men’s wrestling. The other 2: men’s gymnastics 1969 and women’s field hockey in 1986. Her best chances of getting NCAA titles come from women’s wrestling first and men’s wrestling second.
But with the way things are heading, it isn’t the slam dunk it once was to invest in a non-revenue sport, let alone keep it around. Especially one that runs so far in the red. An AD who values it isn’t as much of a slam dunk as it once was.