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It was set up by kay yow

She was a terrible ad .she was terrible in raising revenue but borrowed extensively and put the program in the hole…. The president football and basketball coaches all went to md together and made deals without the ad who was a nc state person- talk about a culture issue…the president and and coaches and ad were all acc folks. When the president retired they hired the provost of ill who came in and found the athletic dept in debt - he didnt know anyone in the acc and the acc didn't go up for an introductory mtg. The president of md outreached to his big ten guys and basically got a loan to get in the black. Big ten operations are located in champaign . ( the acc would have behind the scenes would have done the same if they knew) the president then forced yow to retire- he let go of fridgen and his coach in waiting franklin now at penn state and forced gary to retire. Maryland is gone but its lesson in relationships.
Posted: 08/03/2022 at 04:46 PM ET
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"Athletic" article about how conference realignment deals are kept secret..
LoveSports 08/03/22 02:35 PM ET
do subscribers to Athletic like it, and feel it is worth the money?**
MrBayAreaHokie 08/03/22 06:14 PM ET
I like it, but it comes free w my subscription to the NYT.**
Gadfly 08/04/22 07:40 AM ET
Outstanding article
Vippie1 08/03/22 04:56 PM ET
Thanks that's a great article. College Sports has become sleazier than Pro.
Stech 08/03/22 04:19 PM ET
Been this way for nearly 50 years. If anything, it’s cleaning up nowadays.
BBBDatVT_ 08/04/22 12:03 AM ET
Kevin Anderson........
2hhoop3 08/03/22 03:02 PM ET
It was set up by kay yow
Mercury 08/03/22 04:46 PM ET
Yow had a hand in it for sure.......
2hhoop3 08/03/22 05:00 PM ET
It was a bit of a perfect storm
Vippie1 08/03/22 06:06 PM ET
that's a very good point. MD made their own financial mess
HokieAl 08/03/22 03:27 PM ET
Yep, UMCP had a hand in ACC expansion while knowing they..
Old Line Hokie 08/03/22 04:23 PM ET
All state universities should be public knowledge...
Old Line Hokie 08/03/22 02:46 PM ET