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So we're back to a familiar topic, our esteemed athletic director emeritus, formerly the athletic director, prior to which time he was senior associate athletic director, interim athletic director and associate athletic director. Yada yada yada. Ya think they created enough pseudo titles for a guy who ran around with wearing a clear plastic pocket protector full of pencils with worn-out erasers?
Jeremy was born with a silver spoon in his mouth beginning with Holdnerdness School, a haughty taughty college prep school near Plymouth, NH, easily 800-1,000 miles away from the nearest decent college football campus. Here's a pic. You sort of expect to see people wearing grey stretch pants riding around on jumping horses. I definitely don't see any defensive tackles in this pic, do you?
From there Jeremy moved on to yet another private institution, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, which according to the Princeton Review is noted for having the "most popular study abroad program" in higher education as well as being ranked 18th by some nothing publication for having the happiest students and the best student-rated professors. You kind of get the picture of how Jeremy was indoctrinated to marginality early on. BTW, this place isn't exactly the University of Miami either. Look at those grassy checkered areas that look like the 17th at Augusta. How much of the tuition did that shyt eat?
Jeremy completed his masters in sports management at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, which probably tells you all you need to know about the four-hour meeting in Austin with Muschamp. Foley already had a soft spot in his heart for college campuses in Athens.
This is a pic of Jeremy when he had a lot of hair.
Here is a pic of Jeremy after he had hired Will Muschamp and Jim McElwain in succession. I'm not sure what caused that receding hairline, but clearly something had gone by the wayside.
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.
Well, you obviously know about the Billy Donovan thing, which happened after he rolled dice on his metal desk, and then the Ron Zook thing, which happened after the UF jet ran low on fuel on its way back to Florida from Denver. Foley demanded the pilot land the plane in New Orleans.
There's one other thing you need to know about Jeremy Foley. He played football and lacrosse, though not necessarily in that order, which is why it was always impossible for him to have been the one who hired Spurrier. Spurrier would never have played for an AD who ran around with a stick with in his hand.
This bio wouldn't be complete without a list of the distinguished awards won by Jeremy over the years. I'm copying and pasting from Wiki here.
In 1995, Foley was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Sports Administration and Facility Management Department at Ohio University.
The UF Alumni Association Board of Directors named Foley an Honorary Alumnus in October 2000.
From 1997–2002, Foley served on the NCAA Division I Management Council, the most powerful group (below the Board of Directors) within the NCAA.
In June 2006, Street and Smith named Foley as its SportsBusiness Journal National Athletics Director of the Year.
The National Football Foundation awarded Foley the John L. Toner Award in 2007, recognizing him as its national athletic director of the year.
Foley's alma mater, the Holdnerdness School a small private, college preparatory school presented him with its 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award on November 28, 2007.
On April 25, 2008, the Hobart College Alumni Association presented Foley with its Medal of Excellence, its highest honor, for outstanding achievements as the University of Florida athletic director, which has brought honor and distinction to his alma mater.
In 2009 the United States Sports Academy awarded Foley its Carl Maddox Sport Management Award in recognition of his contributions to the growth and development of sport enterprise through effective management practices.[/I]
So now that I've made you suffer through this five-page OP, what do you think about Jeremy Foley?
Jeremy was born with a silver spoon in his mouth beginning with Holdnerdness School, a haughty taughty college prep school near Plymouth, NH, easily 800-1,000 miles away from the nearest decent college football campus. Here's a pic. You sort of expect to see people wearing grey stretch pants riding around on jumping horses. I definitely don't see any defensive tackles in this pic, do you?
From there Jeremy moved on to yet another private institution, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, which according to the Princeton Review is noted for having the "most popular study abroad program" in higher education as well as being ranked 18th by some nothing publication for having the happiest students and the best student-rated professors. You kind of get the picture of how Jeremy was indoctrinated to marginality early on. BTW, this place isn't exactly the University of Miami either. Look at those grassy checkered areas that look like the 17th at Augusta. How much of the tuition did that shyt eat?
Jeremy completed his masters in sports management at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, which probably tells you all you need to know about the four-hour meeting in Austin with Muschamp. Foley already had a soft spot in his heart for college campuses in Athens.
This is a pic of Jeremy when he had a lot of hair.
Here is a pic of Jeremy after he had hired Will Muschamp and Jim McElwain in succession. I'm not sure what caused that receding hairline, but clearly something had gone by the wayside.
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.
Well, you obviously know about the Billy Donovan thing, which happened after he rolled dice on his metal desk, and then the Ron Zook thing, which happened after the UF jet ran low on fuel on its way back to Florida from Denver. Foley demanded the pilot land the plane in New Orleans.
There's one other thing you need to know about Jeremy Foley. He played football and lacrosse, though not necessarily in that order, which is why it was always impossible for him to have been the one who hired Spurrier. Spurrier would never have played for an AD who ran around with a stick with in his hand.
This bio wouldn't be complete without a list of the distinguished awards won by Jeremy over the years. I'm copying and pasting from Wiki here.
In 1995, Foley was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Sports Administration and Facility Management Department at Ohio University.
The UF Alumni Association Board of Directors named Foley an Honorary Alumnus in October 2000.
From 1997–2002, Foley served on the NCAA Division I Management Council, the most powerful group (below the Board of Directors) within the NCAA.
In June 2006, Street and Smith named Foley as its SportsBusiness Journal National Athletics Director of the Year.
The National Football Foundation awarded Foley the John L. Toner Award in 2007, recognizing him as its national athletic director of the year.
Foley's alma mater, the Holdnerdness School a small private, college preparatory school presented him with its 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award on November 28, 2007.
On April 25, 2008, the Hobart College Alumni Association presented Foley with its Medal of Excellence, its highest honor, for outstanding achievements as the University of Florida athletic director, which has brought honor and distinction to his alma mater.
In 2009 the United States Sports Academy awarded Foley its Carl Maddox Sport Management Award in recognition of his contributions to the growth and development of sport enterprise through effective management practices.[/I]
So now that I've made you suffer through this five-page OP, what do you think about Jeremy Foley?
