tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post6495213170553443482..comments2023-11-03T04:07:19.586-05:00Comments on Vanderbilt Sports Line: Hotline: "Hosed" EditionSeamus O'Toolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811017078765515449noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-74811362959458726282007-07-13T06:46:00.000-05:002007-07-13T06:46:00.000-05:00Austen -I guess that's just what they thought they...Austen -<BR/><BR/>I guess that's just what they thought they were "zepposed" to do.<BR/><BR/>Who do you "zeppos" they'll put on the short-list for chancellor?<BR/><BR/>Wow I could go on for hours...Seamus O'Toolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11811017078765515449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-27152799070092129462007-07-12T20:44:00.000-05:002007-07-12T20:44:00.000-05:00The appointment of Nick Zeppos to Interim Chancell...The appointment of Nick Zeppos to Interim Chancellor is the worst news I have heard in a very long time. He could care less about student interests and he has lied to face many times...<BR/><BR/>To put it bluntly, this is terrible for Vanderbilt.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742788033660116298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-50916857218520670792007-07-12T19:12:00.000-05:002007-07-12T19:12:00.000-05:00I can't imagine what Gee said to Corbin to keep hi...I can't imagine what Gee said to Corbin to keep him these last few years, and I am having an even more difficult time imagining how Corbin and others he worked so hard to keep feel now that he is doing exactly what he talked them out of. I am scared a bit by this, but hopefully I am wrong.<BR/><BR/>I am wondering if anyone else has noticed how good the peaches are this summer? I can't remember having a bad one yet (knock wood). I wonder if that bodes well for this year's wines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-10539834374572598972007-07-12T16:50:00.000-05:002007-07-12T16:50:00.000-05:00Agreed - no need to do away with the AD, but to av...Agreed - no need to do away with the AD, but to avoid the label of "two-faced" it would behoove Gee to put his money where his mouth (and not just his bow tie) is.Seamus O'Toolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11811017078765515449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-45071887704160588652007-07-12T16:09:00.000-05:002007-07-12T16:09:00.000-05:00I don't think he has to get rid of the Athletic De...I don't think he has to get rid of the Athletic Dept to create change. That being said OSU had had allot of problems with eligibility, NCAA violations and so on. I really hope Gee uses a much bigger sports platform to force changes to the overall college sports culture. Otherwise I agree he will come off as a two-face, money hungry, professional used car salesman who tells the people writing the checks what they want to hear.Douglas Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239502832772753923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-26428461244877750532007-07-12T15:27:00.000-05:002007-07-12T15:27:00.000-05:00From the Columbus Dispatch article: "He recognized...From the Columbus Dispatch article: <I>"He recognized Ohio State was a place where athletics were going to be important, so he wanted it to be very, very good."<BR/><BR/>For that reason, Geiger does not predict Gee will undertake a massive overhaul of the Buckeyes' sports program.</I><BR/><BR/>So if it's a university where athletics are "important," it's okay to have the athletic department be corrupt and out-of-control. Only at places like Vandy, where athletics are "unimportant" should we try to enact change?<BR/><BR/>If Gee doesn't attempt to make similar changes at OSU, then in my mind he is full of sh1t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-38363219666736848972007-07-12T12:09:00.000-05:002007-07-12T12:09:00.000-05:00It's just hard to look at the situation and not sa...It's just hard to look at the situation and not say he did it for the money. And he's going to a University that epitomizes exactly what he said the problem was with college sports. I buy the argument that the two schools are different in terms of size and funding and so an athletic department is neccessary. But Ohio State isn't a sparkling clean program itself (Clarett, Troy Smith) and so I'm curious to see what he does to make it cleaner.Stanimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068492073488859014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-4391819801094061012007-07-12T11:34:00.000-05:002007-07-12T11:34:00.000-05:00As far as reforming the athletic program and "decl...As far as reforming the athletic program and "declaring war on a wrong culture in college athletics" goes, the folks in Columbus don't seem too concerned that things will change in any substantial way:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.columbusdispatch.com/dispatch/content/sports/stories/2007/07/12/gee_athletics12.ART_ART_07-12-07_C1_8P78T3L.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.columbusdispatch.com/dispatch/content/sports/stories/2007/07/12/gee_athletics12.ART_ART_07-12-07_C1_8P78T3L.html</A>Seamus O'Toolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11811017078765515449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-89786187466429600782007-07-12T11:27:00.000-05:002007-07-12T11:27:00.000-05:00That is a scary quote. The reality is there's no ...That is a scary quote. The reality is there's no reason not to think other schools will view this as an opportunity to swoop in and steal away some of our higher profile people if they think Gee's departure will wean them off their allegiance to the school. That's especially the case if David Williams hits the path, and there's talk that he and Gee are a package deal.Seamus O'Toolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11811017078765515449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-28997360402642369622007-07-12T11:16:00.000-05:002007-07-12T11:16:00.000-05:00This quote from the City Paper by Tim Corbin scare...This quote from the City Paper by Tim Corbin scares me. “Quite honestly, I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him, and I wouldn’t have stayed if it wasn’t for him. He’s a personal friend. I’m hurt that he’s leaving, but I understand.”Douglas Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239502832772753923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640778288989151924.post-61219515998727853772007-07-12T10:35:00.000-05:002007-07-12T10:35:00.000-05:00I believe the quote from Gee in his interview on R...I believe the quote from Gee in his interview on Real Sports was if he tried to do what he has done at Vanderbilt while he was at Ohio State he would end up pumping gas in his home town of somewhere in Wyoming. I don't think there is a chance in hell he continues to fight the role of the AD in the university system. At least not with the same ferocity that he did at Vandy. If he does it will become the biggest sports story of the year but i suspect he will make modest changes to save face and not look like the $ made him change his mind about how "Corrupt" college athletics truly is.Douglas Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239502832772753923noreply@blogger.com