Breaking, Iowa dismisses play by play announcer

[Fire of Boognish]

https://sports.yahoo.com/m/e89a481e-d2c3-330b-90ad-5bbcc5fdd65a/iowa-radio-announcer-gary.html

Listened to the audio on local talk radio... pretty clear he didn't even think about what he was saying. These days can't say anything like this but Fran hates him and guess would of never come up if wasn't for that.

 

[iowahawkeyes69]

Suspended indefinitely but yeah I don’t see him returning after what’s happened. Bad word choice? Sure. Man I hate Gary Barta so much. And after what he went through losing the university hundreds of millions of dollars in lawsuits, he kept his job but Dolph calls a guy King Kong and might be fired

 

[GhostVol]

THIS is just fine tho. The play by play guy wasn’t being perjorative. People spend way too much time looking to be offended.

BTW...NSFW and all of that

 

[LetsGoDuke301]

Stupid.

 

[sound slave]

 

[CB3UK]

Well...thats pretty absurd.

 

[kl40504]

Suspended indefinitely but yeah I don’t see him returning after what’s happened. Bad word choice? Sure. Man I hate Gary Barta so much. And after what he went through losing the university hundreds of millions of dollars in lawsuits, he kept his job but Dolph calls a guy King Kong and might be fired

He was actually trying to give the player a compliment.

 

[iowahawkeyes69]

He was actually trying to give the player a compliment.

That’s what I thought

 

[Hank_]

Lame AF.

I’d bet the deed to my house that the person that raised concern over the “problematic” moniker was white.

Anyone actually ask the kid if he was offended? The response would have been laughter.

 

[iowahawkeyes69]

Maybe someone should’ve asked Bruno Fernando about this and gotten his reaction. I bet he wouldn’t have cared. If someone said I was going all King Kong in the paint, I would’ve been like “thanks I appreciate that” not “that racist son of a bitch”. But honestly I’m not even surprised at the crap Barta pulls anymore

 

[Fire of Boognish]

Maybe someone should’ve asked Bruno Fernando about this and gotten his reaction. I bet he wouldn’t have cared. If someone said I was going all King Kong in the paint, I would’ve been like “thanks I appreciate that” not “that racist son of a bitch”. But honestly I’m not even surprised at the crap Barta pulls anymore

Local reporter did reach out to Maryland and they said they'd have no comment on it from players or athletic department.

 

[bMORE607]

Maybe someone should’ve asked Bruno Fernando about this and gotten his reaction. I bet he wouldn’t have cared. If someone said I was going all King Kong in the paint, I would’ve been like “thanks I appreciate that” not “that racist son of a bitch”. But honestly I’m not even surprised at the crap Barta pulls anymore

Nobody cares, it didn’t seem to be malicious and he was clearly complimenting him. With that being said you don’t throw a rival a life jacket when they are drowning. Wouldn’t mind this to distract Iowa so we can get some separation in the standings, just in case we drop a game we shouldn’t.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

Dumb

 

[jwardelt]

Nobody cares, it didn’t seem to be malicious and he was clearly complimenting him. With that being said you don’t throw a rival a life jacket when they are drowning. Wouldn’t mind this to distract Iowa so we can get some separation in the standings, just in case we drop a game we shouldn’t.

You took care of business. Now promptly lose the rest.


RE dolph, people just need to be outraged these days. Pretty pathetic.

 

[iowahawkeyes69]

Nobody cares, it didn’t seem to be malicious and he was clearly complimenting him. With that being said you don’t throw a rival a life jacket when they are drowning. Wouldn’t mind this to distract Iowa so we can get some separation in the standings, just in case we drop a game we shouldn’t.

I completely understand why they didn’t respond. It’s smart

 

[CB3UK]

For good measure, lets call that guy on Gonzaga Godzilla. Rui Hachimura I believe?

 

[dragonhawk1855]

from what's been posted on HR Dolphin was just suspended for the rest of the BB season.

somebody with nothing better to do called is saying he was offended by that racial comment.

comparing a tall BB player to King Kong is a compliment, but for someone to call it racist is just looking to stir up trouble.

I have heard other being compared to King Kong because of their height. don't know how many of you that will remember Andre The Giant, in fact he played a big foot in a Million Dollar Man episode.

 

[bMORE607]

from what's been posted on HR Dolphin was just suspended for the rest of the BB season.

somebody with nothing better to do called is saying he was offended by that racial comment.

comparing a tall BB player to King Kong is a compliment, but for someone to call it racist is just looking to stir up trouble.

I have heard other being compared to King Kong because of their height. don't know how many of you that will remember Andre The Giant, in fact he played a big foot in a Million Dollar Man episode.

You should sit this one out. You don’t have a great track record.

 

[iowahawkeyes69]

You should sit this one out. You don’t have a great track record.

With you on this one

 

[dragonhawk1855]

You should sit this one out. You don’t have a great track record.

at what being falsely accused by a Mod that has been since banned. while I was unbanned.

 

[bMORE607]

at what being falsely accused by a Mod that has been since banned. while I was unbanned.

You weren’t unbanned you just created a new handle

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

at what being falsely accused by a Mod that has been since banned. while I was unbanned.

You were not unbanned. You just made a new name.

 

[dragonhawk1855]

You were not unbanned. You just made a new name.

NO I was unbanned. as this was a paid subscription.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

NO I was unbanned. as this was a paid subscription.

Then get on nitehawk or gilligan and post from there.

 

[dragonhawk1855]

Then get on nitehawk or gilligan and post from there.

why as neither were paid subscriptions like this one.

 

[hailtoyourvictor]

why as neither were paid subscriptions like this one.

Prove they aren’t banned

 

[lurkeraspect84]

Great time to be alive.

 

[kl40504]

Great time to be alive.

Anytime is a great time to be alive.

 

[sgrooms]

Anytime is a great time to be alive.

Caveman days probably weren't great.

 

[sgrooms]

Anytime is a great time to be alive.

Also, by the very definition of great, this can't be true. Great means above average.

 

[jwardelt]

Then get on nitehawk or gilligan and post from there.

Nitewing I believe.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Nitewing I believe.

I'm glad you remembered at least.......

 

[Dattier]

Pretty stupid. Why can't white guys continue innocently making comparisons between various primates and people of a race that has been stereotyped as primates for all of American history?

 

[dragonhawk1855]

Pretty stupid. Why can't white guys continue innocently making comparisons between various primates and people of a race that has been stereotyped as primates for all of American history?

all men supposedly came from the apes. now all of a sudden it is classified as racist/offensive.

don't thesr people have anything other to due,

 

[speedfrk]

So dumb. Given the context it wasn’t disparaging at all.

People are too sensitive

 

[bMORE607]

Pretty stupid. Why can't white guys continue innocently making comparisons between various primates and people of a race that has been stereotyped as primates for all of American history?

Welp found out who complained.

 

[dragonhawk1855]

Welp found out who complained.

who's dat?

 

[bkingUK]

I’m white and if someone called me a polar bear I’d be pretty happy with that. I realize just saying this makes me look racist. Polar bears are cool though. Better an oversized gorilla than like a lemur or some shit.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

So dumb. Given the context it wasn’t disparaging at all.

People are too sensitive

As mentioned before, nobody associated with Maryland even knew of this before it was announced on Friday.....


This was literally someone either jumping the gun out of fear, or someone with ties to the University who was looking for an excuse to get Gary Dolphin out.

 

[bMORE607]

As mentioned before, nobody associated with Maryland even knew of this before it was announced on Friday.....


This was literally someone either jumping the gun out of fear, or someone with ties to the University who was looking for an excuse to get Gary Dolphin out.

Our home board mod thinks it was Fran because of Gary’s comment earlier in the year. Fran has an axe to grind.