Bob Bowlsby
Bob Bowlsby
Robert Addison "Bob" Bowlsbyis the fourth commissioner of the Big 12 Conference replacing Dan Beebe. Prior to that position, he served as the athletic director at the University of Northern Iowa, University of Iowa, and Stanford University...
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I have not talked with anyone about any possible change in the current situation.
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As we do each year with every sport, we have completed an evaluation of all aspects of our wrestling program. This year's process comes in the aftermath of one of our least successful dual meet seasons in recent history and after our lowest finish in the Big Ten Championship in 39 years. Regretfully, we have come to the conclusion that it is time for new leadership within our wrestling program.
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I never would have taken the first step if I thought I was going to risk problems at Iowa. That was an important part of this process.
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There could be more to it than we know, but I would be shocked if it is more than a minor deal.
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This will be one of the most gratifying professional experiences you will ever have.
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We can talk until we're blue in the face, but the fact is that it's a blunt instrument. The RPI is just one of a great many tools that we use.
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We don't even know who was involved yet. The first step is to find out who was involved. In the grand scheme of things, it's likely not all that serious.
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You have to pay what the market bears, ... and in that regard, we are no different than any other business or industry. We compete at the hospital for researchers, and we compete in a lot of areas on campus for the best people.
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There are certainly more teams that are in the pool for consideration than any year I've been involved, ... I'm sure given some of the upsets and the things that have gone on already this year, there will be many people who are making a case for themselves that they should be in the tournament field where they might have been left out in the past.
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We've done some sportsmanship initiatives and we've done some collaborative officiating things with the MAC, and one of the things we're doing is some scheduling stuff,
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What makes anyone jump to the conclusion that he is going anyplace? We have people calling all the time, every week wanting to talk with our coaches. If you have good people, that happens.
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Those contracts are usually about the worth of the ink they're written in (though).
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When you see a crew that was obviously over their head in our game and obviously over their head in Michigan-Nebraska game, it will stimulate a lot of discussion.
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What it means is they have a chance to call him and he can decide whether he wants to go and interview.