Anyone else hear this? Can’t confirm if true or not.
All true. This will be longer than a Mark Coyle AD job at Syracuse.True. I can't imagine how many GHers will be jackin' it when they hear this news. They will need to pace themselves, though - he'll still be President for another 11.5 months.
when Kaler was hired, as I recall it, there was a lot of enthusiasm that he would be a stronger supporter of the athletic programs than Bruininks (or, Prexy B for Wren).
There's no guarantee the next president will be friendly toward athletics.
The feelings toward Kaler pretty much coincide with how people feel about the whole FB investigation and firing of Claeys. If you feel it was handled well, or worked out for the best in the end, you're probably fairly happy with Kaler. If you feel the whole matter was botched, then you're probably not a big fan of Kaler (and Coyle.)
I will just say this - even if you think Kaler is a stooge - a few years from now, you could be wishing for Kaler to return if the new president turns out to be less than friendly to athletics.
Seems to me that the U has realized finally that being successful in the major sports is good for people at the University that have no interest in sports or are even antagonistic toward sports.
when Kaler was hired, as I recall it, there was a lot of enthusiasm that he would be a stronger supporter of the athletic programs than Bruininks (or, Prexy B for Wren).
There's no guarantee the next president will be friendly toward athletics.
The feelings toward Kaler pretty much coincide with how people feel about the whole FB investigation and firing of Claeys. If you feel it was handled well, or worked out for the best in the end, you're probably fairly happy with Kaler. If you feel the whole matter was botched, then you're probably not a big fan of Kaler (and Coyle.)
I will just say this - even if you think Kaler is a stooge - a few years from now, you could be wishing for Kaler to return if the new president turns out to be less than friendly to athletics.
I am with you. Mixed feelings on Kaler. I generally feel he supported athletics more than any of his predecessors but not a fan of how the U has handled the sexual assault situations in regards to men's athletics.Agreed, just because I don't like how a department handled things, doesn't mean I can't recognize Kaler seemed to be a good supporter of athletics. I hope the next guy is ...
How could we see worse results in FB and BB than we've seen under Kaler's watch? Scandal, sub-par teams and upheaval. Not really a good showing.Eh, I don't believe the next President is going to have much of an impact on the FB or MBB programs. One, we have a ton of outside money coming through the Big Ten Network to provide funding for our sports programs. Secondly, as far as hires are concerned, those decisions are primarily the job of the AD. In addition, the current head coaches for the MBB and FB programs are not exactly lighting it up, so the jury is still out on how well these hires really are. Third, the momentum from the new Athletes Village and emphasis on sports at the U is going to keep moving forward with the new President. I think the egg heads in the Admin have finally figured out that good sports programs are good for the U.
How could we see worse results in FB and BB than we've seen under Kaler's watch? Scandal, sub-par teams and upheaval. Not really a good showing.
Then we fired the staff...football went to an NYD bowl. beat NE and Mich.
How could we see worse results in FB and BB than we've seen under Kaler's watch? Scandal, sub-par teams and upheaval. Not really a good showing.
Eh, I don't believe the next President is going to have much of an impact on the FB or MBB programs. One, we have a ton of outside money coming through the Big Ten Network to provide funding for our sports programs. Secondly, as far as hires are concerned, those decisions are primarily the job of the AD. In addition, the current head coaches for the MBB and FB programs are not exactly lighting it up, so the jury is still out on how well these hires really are. Third, the momentum from the new Athletes Village and emphasis on sports at the U is going to keep moving forward with the new President. I think the egg heads in the Admin have finally figured out that good sports programs are good for the U.
Just imagine how great we would have been...[emoji33]Most wins by a Gopher football team in first 7 years of tenure of any U of M President. So, we’ve never seen better results in FB when it comes to wins. But go ahead, make yer point. $160 million new facilities primarily for football and basketball, but you make great points! Hopefully we can get back to the miserable results of past presidents, and right then soon! [emoji23]
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