Ed Podolak 'Retires' From Iowa Gig After Enjoying Women, Beer

[The Straight Story]

Ed Podolak 'Retires' From Iowa Gig After Enjoying Women, Beer

Filed Under: Iowa, Iowa State, NCAA FB Media Watch, NCAA FB Scandal


Hawkeye football announcer Ed Podolak likes Budweiser and, er, the inside of ladies' shirts. As you can see above, there's now photographic proof thanks to some Iowa State fan who took the above photo and a couple others and posted them to the Internet.

This is trouble for Podolak because the Internet goes "hur boob" and massively replicates photos like this. They spread outward from the origin point, reached the athletic department, and spurred the inevitable overreaction:

I've got a second confirmation. Iowa radio football analyst and legendary Hawkeye Ed Podolak will retire from the booth in the wake of post-Outback Bowl bar photos. An announcement from the University of Iowa could come as early as today.
"Retire" in this case is obvious whitewashing: Dude got fired.

The most immediate comparison that leaps to mind is Larry Eustachy crashing a frat party, but that was egregious in ways this isn't. Podolak isn't in charge of a bunch of college-age athletes (Why won't anyone think of the children?). The lady in question isn't 20 and seems to be having a good time. Podolak isn't a grown man drinking Natty Lite. All he's doing is flirting with a receptive female at a bar.




http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2009/01/14/ed-podolak-fired-for-enjoying-women-beer/

[Ikonoklast]

1. C'mon , give the guy a break.

He lost his keys, and was just looking for them in the last place he remembered being.

[islandmkl]

2. i stayed in ed's condo in aspen on my honeymoon many years ago..

i don't remember any loose keys laying around...

[rurallib]

3. Had this been the only incident he might have survived, but

remember he survived a rather ugly incident a few years back falling asleep drunk on the Old Capitol grounds.
I guess Eddie just likes to party and it becomes hard to do in the corporate world. the UofI really doesn't fire Eddie, Learfield sports does. This keeps the UofI from being a bad guy firing one of its legends.
I like Podolak on the broadcasts. I wish they'd follow Bushes lead and promote Podolak and fire Dolphin. Dolphin sucks.