Matt Fannon (Iowa state womens soccer coach) accused of body shaming/ verbal abuse
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I was curious about the record since that release didn’t match what people had been saying. They were actually 3-6-10 from my count. Still not good but better than what people have been saying.
I also think the Covid excuse probably makes some reasonable sense.
I wish the school would come out and comment on the allegations though. Based on their response and what I’ve seen I think it is probably more in the sour grapes area but it deserves an investigation and outcome. For Fannons sake more than anyone he deserves being cleared of that is the result.
I also think the Covid excuse probably makes some reasonable sense.
I wish the school would come out and comment on the allegations though. Based on their response and what I’ve seen I think it is probably more in the sour grapes area but it deserves an investigation and outcome. For Fannons sake more than anyone he deserves being cleared of that is the result.
Yeah, assuming they conducted an investigation (which I think they absolutely should have) then you just say, “we did an investigation and x”
Probably is, it looks like those allegations aren’t legitimate. Tommy should have done a better job with his research here.
For some reason, reporters can be petulant and petty and vindictive, and it's OK. But when officials (politicians, business people, athletics directors) do it, they seem unprofessional.
Just like all the information he had on Prohm and going with that big extension we handed out and had to pay off? That worked out really well.
It’s evident from the press-release Sanders recently had conversations with team members. The only allegation of record is a former ISU athlete who didn’t like weighing in before and after practices.
Do some of you actually think Jamie Pollard would risk reputational damage to himself and Iowa State University on a soccer coach with a subpar record if their research found any truth to those claims? Just think about the risk/reward of that for a second.
Yep, and Tommy spun it as “multiple sources.” Pretty embarrassing journalism.
not really.
they took an action.
as a beat reporter he followed up for comment (normal)
they responded fairly unprofessionally (abnormal both in general and for this AD)
he reported their response (normal)
Seems like a pretty big PR botch job. You don't have to fire him but you certainly don't have extend him through 2026. I don't think you can justify that even by ignoring the allegations.
I'd be curious if that is all she said. I wouldn't put it past any reporter to pull out the most unflattering part of a response to take it out of context a bit.
Press release had a Pollard quote, a Sanders quote, and a Fannon quote.
There's no reason to follow up for additional comment.
The bigger point I was trying to make is JP has earned the benefit of the doubt from me when looking at his entire nearly 20 year career at ISU. He's done vastly more good than bad and I respect his ability to make decisions. He isn't always right. He's right way more often than he's wrong though, so to me that's enough to trust that he made a decision that was in the best interest of ISU. Seems like that's not enough for you. To each their own.
I'll be honest, as a woman, I thought the allegations were more serious than many of the people on this board did. But I trust Jamie and if he made a mistake, we will all know soon enough.
