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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.
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"Athletic" article about how conference realignment deals are kept secret..
-- LoveSports
Aug 03, 2022 at 02:35 PM ET
LoveSports
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08/03/22 02:35 PM ET
do subscribers to Athletic like it, and feel it is worth the money?**
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Aug 03, 2022 at 06:14 PM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
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08/03/22 06:14 PM ET
I like it, but it comes free w my subscription to the NYT.**
-- Gadfly
Aug 04, 2022 at 07:40 AM ET
Gadfly
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08/04/22 07:40 AM ET
Thanks that's a great article. College Sports has become sleazier than Pro.
-- Stech
Aug 03, 2022 at 04:19 PM ET
Stech
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08/03/22 04:19 PM ET
Been this way for nearly 50 years. If anything, it’s cleaning up nowadays.
-- BBBDatVT_
Aug 04, 2022 at 12:03 AM ET
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08/04/22 12:03 AM ET
Yow had a hand in it for sure.......
-- 2hhoop3
Aug 03, 2022 at 05:00 PM ET
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08/03/22 05:00 PM ET
It was a bit of a perfect storm
-- Vippie1
Aug 03, 2022 at 06:06 PM ET
Vippie1
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08/03/22 06:06 PM ET
that's a very good point. MD made their own financial mess
-- HokieAl
Aug 03, 2022 at 03:27 PM ET
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08/03/22 03:27 PM ET
Yep, UMCP had a hand in ACC expansion while knowing they..
-- Old Line Hokie
Aug 03, 2022 at 04:23 PM ET
Old Line Hokie
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08/03/22 04:23 PM ET
All state universities should be public knowledge...
-- Old Line Hokie
Aug 03, 2022 at 02:46 PM ET
Old Line Hokie
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08/03/22 02:46 PM ET