E. Gordon Gee (President West Virginia U.)

[buckeyegrad]

Fundraising may be the biggest qualification for president. But Snyder? I have a degree from that place and I never donated. In fact, I never heard of her, so she has not won me over. On the other hand, there are many outstanding BP personalities who have proven themselves up to the task of fundraising and have me planning to donate to BP at my earliest convenience. I hereby nominate: osugrad21, pnuts34, RB07OSU, buckyle, ORD Buckeye, HorshoeFetish, y0yoyoin, and many, more.

Well, perhaps I should have said she has won over the old, wealthy alumni; but what I really had in mind was that she has repaired the damage by her recent predecessors who had [censored]ed off the entire WR side of CWRU. Specifically, those who are capable of donations that total in the 6 and 7 figures. She also put the university back in good standing with Peter B. Lewis (Progressive Insurance), who isn't an alum, but had donated millions of dollars in the past, but had stopped due to problems with previous administrations.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Maybe fodder for a separate thread, but The Dispatch begins to speculate on potential candidates, including Barbara Snyder :

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/06/06/gee-to-remain-force-at-osu.html



Also of note: Gee's significant other in California is described as a "folk singer and yoga instructor".

I seriously wouldn't have a problem with Zimpher. What she was able to accomplish at Juggalo Clown College was just short of miraculous. Of course, the juggalos all loathed her because she whacked Huggins, but their hatred is a recommendation in my book.

I'm not sure she's much of a fundraiser though, and in the midst of a 2.5B campaign that ability is going to be paramount.

 

[Jake]

It was totally inappropriate

He took a shot at a large group of people and identified them by religion....needlessly

A president of OSU should have more dignity and tact.

He took a shot at the people running the University of Notre Dame, not a "large group of people" by any means. The fact that it had a lot of truth behind it is what really pissed some people off.

 

[Jake]

He's saying it started with the cruise he took with his grandchildren last month. Made him not want to miss things.

I would've bought that had it been announced before the pathetic apologizing by tOSU, and it was effective at the end of the year.

The timing and the 30 days notice make it obvious to me that he's being forced out - retire or be fired.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

He took a shot at the people running the University of Notre Dame, not a "large group of people" by any means. The fact that it had a lot of truth behind it is what really pissed some people off.

I don't understand why more people don't understand this.

 

[Jake]

I don't understand why more people don't understand this.

For the same reason I'm not going to directly address your statement.

 

[BayBuck]

He took a shot at the people running the University of Notre Dame, not a "large group of people" by any means. The fact that it had a lot of truth behind it is what really [censored]ed some people off.

Exactly. Context matters.

"And I want to make it very clear, we have never invited Notre Dame to join the Big Ten. And the reason is the fact that they - first of all they're not very good partners. I'll just say that. I negotiated with them during my first term and the fathers are holy on Sunday and they're holy hell on the rest of the week. You just can?t trust those damn Catholics on a Thursday or Friday. Literally, I can say that."

 

[Mike80]

I don't understand why more people don't understand this.

Because the entire story was framed by the sports mediots who took everything out of context that it looked very bad....

Once people have read the full comment, there isn't much there.

 

[buckeyegrad]

He took a shot at the people running the University of Notre Dame, not a "large group of people" by any means. The fact that it had a lot of truth behind it is what really [censored]ed some people off.

At one time ND could have been considered a large group of people; but they lost that identification after a certain someone left town.

 

[cincibuck]

I seriously wouldn't have a problem with Zimpher. What she was able to accomplish at Juggalo Clown College was just short of miraculous. Of course, the juggalos all loathed her because she whacked Huggins, but their hatred is a recommendation in my book.

I'm not sure she's much of a fundraiser though, and in the midst of a 2.5B campaign that ability is going to be paramount.

She must be doing something because they finally moved up to the 1Billion+ column... and she has to fight for money with the Xavier blue bloods.

 

[cincibuck]

I don't understand why more people don't understand this.

He took a really hard shot at priests -

Gee apologized for his derogatory comments after an Associated Press report last week revealed he told the Athletic Council that Notre Dame wasn't allowed to join the Big Ten conference because its leaders were not good partners. He said its Roman Catholic priests were ''holy hell'' except on Sundays and joked ''those damn Catholics'' can't be trusted.

and while he may have thought it applied only to administrators at Notre Dame it could easily be construed to have a much broader context - either way, it's inappropriate.

Further, had he not stepped down it would have certainly been a talking point when Kelly visited St. X, LaSalle, Elder, Moeller, St. Ed's and St. I. Those are folks you don't want to piss off for long term recruiting purposes- especially in a state where recruiting wars with ND and Michigan are heating up.

Finally, it also exhibits a lack of history - Michigan vetoed Notre Dame out of the Big Ten in the 20s and again in the 50s. Add that Schembechler is on record more than once saying that Big 10 schools should not schedule ND.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

I would've bought that had it been announced before the pathetic apologizing by tOSU, and it was effective at the end of the year.

The timing and the 30 days notice make it obvious to me that he's being forced out - retire or be fired.

I don't think so. Everything that I've heard is that they gave him a Billy Martin. I think he realized that he's become a lightening rod to attack the university and felt it was best for everyone if he stepped down. He's still going to see the campaign through, maintain Ohio State's relationships with Kasich and the legsislature during the transition.

The one thing that I hope the board understands is that they need someone to maintain Ohio State's grip on the legislature/Governor's office. It's probably even more important than the campaign, and nobody since William Oxley Thompson has been better at this than Gee.

 

[BIATCHabutuka]

I have read a lot in this thread on the campaign to raise funds in the billions of dollars range and its importance to the university, which I would have thought could fund itself from revenues it generates in any given year.

What do we need this money for and what do we do with it?

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

I have read a lot in this thread on the campaign to raise funds in the billions of dollars range and its importance to the university, which I would have thought could fund itself from revenues it generates in any given year.

What do we need this money for and what do we do with it?

Endowed scholarship money for undergraduate and graduate students, endowed funds to bring in post-docs, endowed professorships and chairs, endowed research funds, library funds, new buildings and so on.

Quality costs money whether you're trying to attract a high school student with a 33 ACT, a pre-eminent historian or a cancer researcher.

https://www.giveto.osu.edu/igive/onlinegiving/

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Here are directions for you, ORD. Drink lots of Iced Tea on the way.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28583825

Ever thus to Fredo, John.