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E. Gordon Gee (President West Virginia U.)

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AKAK;2342798; said:
I don't particularly have a problem with that, but, Gee took that foundation and continued forward... they didn't bring them back after the other two idiots because of their dynamic leadership.

I think Holbrooke gets more of a bad rap than she deserves probably, but, maybe the big difference is that the unfortunate things that come out of Gee's mouth are partly goofy and folksy, while the things out of Holbrooke's mouth come off as bitchy and annoyed.

As to Kirwan, he's the only one of the 3 that my Fraternity had to file an injunction in Federal Court for violating the 3rd amendment.... :lol:
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You have to tell this story... Never heard of anybody having an issue with the 3rd Amendment.
 
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Mark Packer was reporting last night that Gee has been given a "one more time and you're out" lecture from BOT. Mark Packer is very much a Gee-hater. He called Gee a "moron", "idiot", and probably other things the other night.

Soon after that, he announced his top 5 current college coaches, and praised Steve Spurrier. Which brings the question: how is what Spurrier says different from what Gee says, typically?
 
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Zurp;2342806; said:
Mark Packer was reporting last night that Gee has been given a "one more time and you're out" lecture from BOT. Mark Packer is very much a Gee-hater. He called Gee a "moron", "idiot", and probably other things the other night.

Soon after that, he announced his top 5 current college coaches, and praised Steve Spurrier. Which brings the question: how is what Spurrier says different from what Gee says, typically?
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Story on BOT message to Gee:

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/05/31/Gee-must-hire-coach-to-correct-gaffs.html
 
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Zurp;2342806; said:
Mark Packer was reporting last night that Gee has been given a "one more time and you're out" lecture from BOT. Mark Packer is very much a Gee-hater. He called Gee a "moron", "idiot", and probably other things the other night.
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Mark Packer has a BA from Clemson.
E. Gordon Gee has a J.D. from Columbia Law.
 
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Zurp;2342806; said:
Mark Packer was reporting last night that Gee has been given a "one more time and you're out" lecture from BOT. Mark Packer is very much a Gee-hater. He called Gee a "moron", "idiot", and probably other things the other night.

Soon after that, he announced his top 5 current college coaches, and praised Steve Spurrier. Which brings the question: how is what Spurrier says different from what Gee says, typically?
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I don't know who Mark Packer is or what his show is like, but he looks to be an amateur-ish knockoff of Jim Rome. And that's pathetic :slappy:
 
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OH10;2342578; said:
Gee should know that comments made in that type of setting could be made public. And given his prior misstatements, he should be even more careful about what he says and how it affects the university he represents.

I, for one, don't find the comments funny at all. And it's not because I can't enjoy a little politically incorrect humor. Gee just isn't funny and every time he tries to tell a joke, he gets egg on his face (and, by extension, on the face of the university as a whole).

It is embarrassing as an alumnus to have someone like Gee representing me out there saying things continue to paint the institution in a negative light. Regardless of whether you think the media, Notre Dame, or the SEC are overreacting - the reaction was predictable. And there is no discernible benefit to the university for having uttered those remarks.

At best, the comments are just "trash talk" from a UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT. I'm seeing all this defense of the comments coming from a board that has enjoyed the humor of making fun of guys like Mike Hart for saying idiotic things that were less inflammatory.

I get that he raises a lot of money. I have no idea how he does it. There is nothing about the man (for me) that makes me want to cut a check. In fact, he makes me less likely to do so.
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You have clearly have never met President Gee...talk to him for a few minutes and you would see why. With all the publicity he gets for off-colored comments, that same humorous and spirited approach results in raising a ton of money.

You are certainly entitled to your own brand of humor but this appears to be Gee in a personal capacity and not Gee in his professional capacity. I realize that some do not feel a discernible line should be drawn between these two capacities and that he has had the proverbial "egg on the face" on many remarks in his professional capacity, but I just have never ascribed to the thought that someone of his stature deserves zero privacy and immunity to private remarks. Sure there are some embarrassing remarks that have put our university in a negative light. However, I tend to look at one's body of work instead of a handful of remarks the press picked up and Gee's body of work for our institution has been remarkable. I cannot defend these statements wholesale through scarlet-tinted glasses but conversely, I cannot help but think this is getting blown WAY out of proportion.
 
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RB07OSU;2342854; said:
You have clearly have never met President Gee...talk to him for a few minutes and you would see why. With all the publicity he gets for off-colored comments, that same humorous and spirited approach results in raising a ton of money.

You are certainly entitled to your own brand of humor but this appears to be Gee in a personal capacity and not Gee in his professional capacity. I realize that some do not feel a discernible line should be drawn between these two capacities and that he has had the proverbial "egg on the face" on many remarks in his professional capacity, but I just have never ascribed to the thought that someone of his stature deserves zero privacy and immunity to private remarks. Sure there are some embarrassing remarks that have put our university in a negative light. However, I tend to look at one's body of work instead of a handful of remarks the press picked up and Gee's body of work for our institution has been remarkable. I cannot defend these statements wholesale through scarlet-tinted glasses but conversely, I cannot help but think this is getting blown WAY out of proportion.
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To your last sentence, this is a big deal ONLY because it's Ohio State's President.

Who reported it first? That should give you the answer to why this is a story.
 
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ORD_Buckeye;2342860; said:
Out of curiosity, this was recorded at a closed door meeting? Does the employee who made the tape (and I'm assuming put it out there for the public) still have a fucking job?
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Good question, I was actually wondering the same thing as I read through this thread and listened to the audio in its entirety. Some of those comments were clearly not meant for public consumption. As I recall, there was a statement made by Gee in response to a question posed to him and he prefaced part of what he was saying with words to the effect that my response stays within this room. Don't recall exactly what was being discussed. It may have been who the next schools would be that would get an invite to join the B1G. But yeah, I would like to know who the mole is.
 
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ORD_Buckeye;2342860; said:
Out of curiosity, this was recorded at a closed door meeting? Does the employee who made the tape (and I'm assuming put it out there for the public) still have a [censored]ing job?
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Doesn't it have to be recorded (or at least the minutes dictated) since it was an athletic advisory board meeting?

This wasn't one, but I'm pretty sure Board of Trustee meetings had to be dictated or open (since it's a state school).

I don't really know.
 
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As much as I like Gee and as much as I pretty much agree with everything he said (though not his publicly saying it), the fact the board has now pretty much said that it might terminate him if he fucks up again is very telling in my opinion.

If they--who clearly like Gee and want him to continue as university President--are willing to publicly take this step, it tells me that the public relations debacles with him and his mouth are doing some damage and need to stop.

That being said, fuck Notre Dame, fuck the SEC and fuck Louisville and the Juggalos. Fuck 'em all with John Holmes' equipment.
 
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ORD_Buckeye;2342875; said:
As much as I like Gee and as much as I pretty much agree with everything he said (though not his publicly saying it), the fact the board has now pretty much said that it might terminate him if he fucks up again is very telling in my opinion.

If they--who clearly like Gee and want him to continue as university President--are willing to publicly take this step, it tells me that the public relations debacles with him and his mouth are doing some damage and need to stop.

That being said, fuck Notre Dame, fuck the SEC and fuck Louisville and the Juggalos. Fuck 'em all with John Holmes' equipment.
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I must have misread the article as I thought only 2 members signed this letter, and one clearly doesn't like Gee?
 
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