The definitive Jeremy Foley life story

[Swamp Donkey]

Jeremy made a name for himself under Bill Carr in the early 1980s as the ticket manager. As it turns out, he was pretty good at selling tickets to UF football games at a time when everyone wanted a ticket to a UF football game. So he got promoted to associate athletic director for business affairs because he could sell tickets. When Carr left in '86, Foley became interim AD. Well, guess what? UF hired Bill Arnsparger for the permanent post after Foley failed a basic football IQ test by one question: True or false, the team with the most points wins the game. That answer haunted him for years.

This is his resume in a nutshell.

 

[Double Gator Dad]

Yes but he did a great job in making UF compliant with title nine and keeping us out of trouble. Both massive accomplishments in my view. And then kept us in compliance with the new rules about academics, and keeping us solvent in an era when some idiots think that Dem financial leadership is the way to go.

Now of course he did not make good decisions about football coaches, but it is not like he could hire whoever he might want, or could see into the future either.

All in all he was at least a B+ grade in my view.

I agree that he got us in compliance with Title Nine but we didn't avoid "getting us in trouble" because nobody got in any real trouble over Title Nine.
Half of the ACC, including Duke, was non-compliant on Title Nine and they did not suffer any meaningful penalties

 

[Double Gator Dad]

You left an award he received off the list.

In 2009 he received the "Most Shortsighted AD" award for deciding that UF did not need to compete in the arms race with facilities. Here we are a decade later and we are still playing catch up.

So when do we present him with the "Get the He!! Out of Town" award?

 

[Swamp Donkey]

You forgot the Slumlord of the Decade award.

 

[5-Star Finger]

Damn it, @78 - how can this be "definitive Jeremy Foley life story" if it doesn't include the ending? I feel cheated.

 

[ChiefGator]

I agree that he got us in compliance with Title Nine but we didn't avoid "getting us in trouble" because nobody got in any real trouble over Title Nine.
Half of the ACC, including Duke, was non-compliant on Title Nine and they did not suffer any meaningful penalties

The and keeping us out of trouble was in addition to the title nine activities, the and meant that.

 

[78]

Apologies for the sucky thread. I threw it together real fast. It missed its target.

 

[Double Gator Dad]

The and keeping us out of trouble was in addition to the title nine activities, the and meant that.

Your definition of success is pretty low for a guy being paid almost a million a year

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Your definition of success is pretty low for a guy being paid almost a million a year

Fooely paid himself 1.5 mil a year, twice as much as Bammer's AD.

He wasnt a tight ass with people who worked in the ADO either. Those hordes of asst manager of skittles procurement types are all making 200-500k.

 

[ChiefGator]

Your definition of success is pretty low for a guy being paid almost a million a year

Well everyone has their own opinion, mine is shared by many, and a million is not that much anymore. His best thing is keeping UF out of future financial trouble by not borrowing large amounts of money, and getting our academics in line with the future.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Well everyone has their own opinion, mine is shared by many, and a million is not that much anymore. His best thing is keeping UF out of future financial trouble by not borrowing large amounts of money, and getting our academics in line with the future.

Yes, shared by many at Vandy. And some Div3 teams.

Most of us think sitting on 120-140 million per year (top 2 to top 10 revenue) and being a fvkking slumlord with facilities worthy of 1AA is gross negligence.

Luckily the azzhats who think like you are now being ignored.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

Why were you wanting to fire Foley in 1999?

The sooner the better

 

[ChiefGator]

You left an award he received off the list.

In 2009 he received the "Most Shortsighted AD" award for deciding that UF did not need to compete in the arms race with facilities. Here we are a decade later and we are still playing catch up.

So when do we present him with the "Get the He!! Out of Town" award?

With our posters I am surprised that it has not already been given, with the real world probably never.

 

[soflagator]

Not going to read the entire thread. But like most cases, there has to be some balance.

He's a decent guy who is on a first name basis with several in my family, and has done some personal favors for me. So for that I’m grateful. But he was also paid very well to make critical decisions and often made them incorrectly. His arrogance cost the university greatly in his final days, and toward the end he seemed to be doubling down with every move or inaction, which is inexcusable.

In short, I like him and give him the credit he’s owed for what he did right. But business is business, and if he’s going to take credit for the up’s, he also has to be held accountable for the down’s he caused.

 

[lagator]

Not going to read the entire thread. But like most cases, there has to be some balance.

He's a decent guy who is on a first name basis with several in my family, and has done some personal favors for me. So for that I’m grateful. But he was also paid very well to make critical decisions and often made them incorrectly. His arrogance cost the university greatly in his final days, and toward the end he seemed to be doubling down with every move or inaction, which is inexcusable.

In short, I like him and give him the credit he’s owed for what he did right. But business is business, and if he’s going to take credit for the up’s, he also has to be held accountable for the down’s he caused.

Counterpoint: He's a fuking sh*thead.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Perhaps you mean Vince??

Either way who gives a shyt? As for my thoughts, my almost 20 year old screen name says it all!!!!!!

thanks, I was thinking that and somehow Jim appeared. But yes, Vince McMahon.

 

[Jack o' Diamonds]

thanks, I was thinking that and somehow Jim appeared. But yes, Vince McMahon.

Autocorrect??It's been blamed for less....

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Counterpoint: He's a fuking sh*thead.

This.

Send his yankee ass back north.

 

[ChiefGator]

Not going to read the entire thread. But like most cases, there has to be some balance.

He's a decent guy who is on a first name basis with several in my family, and has done some personal favors for me. So for that I’m grateful. But he was also paid very well to make critical decisions and often made them incorrectly. His arrogance cost the university greatly in his final days, and toward the end he seemed to be doubling down with every move or inaction, which is inexcusable.

In short, I like him and give him the credit he’s owed for what he did right. But business is business, and if he’s going to take credit for the up’s, he also has to be held accountable for the down’s he caused.

Exactly what I might have said without the personal content. Sure his last football hire was a massive dud, especially the extension and buy out.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

His three hires were massive duds.