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The many myths of Mark Emmert
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If you listened to the podcast, you heard Race and iDawg talk about the myths of Mark Emmert. One myth in particular is the myth that Emmert did not hire Todd Turner, that Turner was already on board by time Emmert started.
Here's the proof that particular Doog myth is bullshit, courtesty of your Seattle Times:
community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040619&slug=uwad19
If Turner is named today, it will be the first major decision of Emmert's UW career.
He hasn't officially started at Washington — he didn't complete his job as chancellor at LSU until this week and is expected to take a vacation before beginning at UW next month.
But Emmert let it be known early that he would make the final call on the AD job, part of what is expected to be a strong hand in all decisions involving Washington athletics.
Need more proof?
community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040620&slug=les20
The moment Mark Emmert walked through the door and said he would be president, the old Husky world shook. It hasn't seen a man like this at the top of the campus, someone who will overlook the sports empire and make decisions with a clap of the hand.
Emmert has inherited an oil slick, one that has taken months to contain. And now with the whole mess tugged ashore and thrown before the NCAA for inspection, the first thing he has done is hire the man who would make sure it could never happen again.
If that's not enough for you, try this:
community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040620&slug=uwad20
But Emmert, who won't officially start at UW until next month, said the contract is fitting of what he called "clearly one of the best athletic-director jobs in the country."
Turner agreed with that assessment, despite the troubles of the past year. He said the recent run-ins with the NCAA "were not a factor for me (in pursuing the job).
"There have been some things that have happened. But I'm convinced this is not an environment that is broken horribly. It just needs a little focus."
Emmert, who made the final call, said Turner's blend of experience — he has now been employed as an AD in four of the six BCS conferences — and reputation for following the rules is what UW needs.
"He is a seasoned pro with all of the values we wanted to see here at the University of Washington," Emmert said.
Emmert said Turner was his top choice for the job, disputing reports that Utah's Chris Hill had been offered the position first before rejecting it.
Here's the proof that particular Doog myth is bullshit, courtesty of your Seattle Times:
community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040619&slug=uwad19
If Turner is named today, it will be the first major decision of Emmert's UW career.
He hasn't officially started at Washington — he didn't complete his job as chancellor at LSU until this week and is expected to take a vacation before beginning at UW next month.
But Emmert let it be known early that he would make the final call on the AD job, part of what is expected to be a strong hand in all decisions involving Washington athletics.
Need more proof?
community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040620&slug=les20
The moment Mark Emmert walked through the door and said he would be president, the old Husky world shook. It hasn't seen a man like this at the top of the campus, someone who will overlook the sports empire and make decisions with a clap of the hand.
Emmert has inherited an oil slick, one that has taken months to contain. And now with the whole mess tugged ashore and thrown before the NCAA for inspection, the first thing he has done is hire the man who would make sure it could never happen again.
If that's not enough for you, try this:
community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040620&slug=uwad20
But Emmert, who won't officially start at UW until next month, said the contract is fitting of what he called "clearly one of the best athletic-director jobs in the country."
Turner agreed with that assessment, despite the troubles of the past year. He said the recent run-ins with the NCAA "were not a factor for me (in pursuing the job).
"There have been some things that have happened. But I'm convinced this is not an environment that is broken horribly. It just needs a little focus."
Emmert, who made the final call, said Turner's blend of experience — he has now been employed as an AD in four of the six BCS conferences — and reputation for following the rules is what UW needs.
"He is a seasoned pro with all of the values we wanted to see here at the University of Washington," Emmert said.
Emmert said Turner was his top choice for the job, disputing reports that Utah's Chris Hill had been offered the position first before rejecting it.
Comments
That's the $10.95 question.
I would take both in a New York minute over Emmert and Pool Boy/Todd Turner.
I'd rather have an ignorant, hands off president like Gerberding for over a decade who let the football team win 4 Rose Bowls, an Orange Bowl, and a national championship than a hands on, incompetent bafoon like Emmert fuck everything up, then render himself blameless after he killed the football program.
Fuck Mark Emmert and piss on his grave.
Of course, McCormick didn't let the football program continue to rot and play slimeball political games to get ahead.
I remember seeing a post on the Dawgman site which might have been Turner Myth #2 explaining that Todd was actually hired as temporary AD by interim president Huntsman to start the Montlake cleanup in the wake of Hedges' forced retirement and that a permanent AD position for Turner was contingent on Emmert's approval once his eminence's hiring as new UW president was finalized. Even though he was high on the unemployed former Vandy AD, this info appeared to have absolved Emmert of primary responsibility for the Turner hiring mistake. However, I seem to recall posting this mythology myself as just another lame attempt at cynicism for the times Husky Football was struggling through,....... except that I'm uncertain my sense of recall can now be sufficient to accurately serve memories of the Emmert-Turner fiasco. Simply put, it's time to say fuck-it while never ever forgetting the eventual net result: Willingham's 0-12 masterpiece.
When Emmert arrived several years later, fund raising largely driven by Bill Gates Sr. and others was in great shape and getting significantly better. In my opinion, Dr. Snake Oil simply stepped into the gravy train that his predecessors Gerberding, McCormack, and Gates Sr. had built. As with anything worth while, UW academics, research, and self-sufficient enterprises have always followed the money and Emmert did little to jeopardize that except for his interference east of Montlake in trashing Husky Football. Is the UW better off in academics and research as well as athletics without Dr. Emmert? Absolutely!