yow and the downward spiral
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/the_bonus/11/26/maryland-athletics/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a12&eref=sihp
ok - one more time. yow destroyed maryland. ncsu is next. the coaches make the difference, not the ad. state made a big mistake.
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Coaches admired Yow's ambition, but not her management skills, and her shortcomings were highlighted as the top two revenue-producing sports began to struggle.
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"Debbie was a polarizing figure and it had a ton of an impact on the department," said former Maryland water polo coach Carl Salyer. "I think the atmosphere within the department was that people were always on edge. The one time I was in her office was after I got hired to meet her. If you were in her office, you were in a world of hurt and everybody knew that."
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At major Maryland athletic events, Yow was often seen walking briskly with her head down instead of greeting fans and schmoozing alums. She engaged in public battles with football coach Ralph Friedgen and, more notably, with men's basketball coach Gary Williams. Williams was already a nationally respected coach when Yow arrived in 1994, and it remains unclear if they ever got along in their 16 years working together. Infamously surly himself, Williams publicly implicated Yow and associate AD Kathy Worthington in a 2009 dispute over two recruits who signed elsewhere after Williams courted them.
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"There were a lot of donors that turned away because they didn't like her," said Brian Burlace, a former Maryland All-America lacrosse player and prominent donor. "They didn't like the way she treated Gary Williams. I think without question she really severed a lot of relationships with donors."
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Yow's goal was to improve and expand her athletic department, but her critics say she greatly overreached.
"It seems to be common knowledge within the department that Debbie spent all of the money," said Salyer, the women's water polo coach who saw his program cut along with seven others in July. "The thought is that she knew that she was going to be out of there and she spent the money."
#losing
But when Yow left in June 2010 to become athletic director at NC State, she also left the Maryland athletic department with three significant problems: a losing football team, an underachieving basketball team and a mountain of debt.
RE: yow and the downward spiral
But when Yow left in June 2010 to become athletic director at NC State, she also left the Maryland athletic department with three significant problems: a losing football team, an underachieving basketball team and a mountain of debt.
- Posted by jaques
U scared? You sound scared to me. Afraid you going to be lost in the dust of the chase?. Don't fret Unc is not going to have a basketball or football program by Christmas. What with warrants coming,out leaders going to jail.remember little guy, you can not go through life cheating people . you will get caught.
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RE: yow and the downward spiral
But when Yow left in June 2010 to become athletic director at NC State, she also left the Maryland athletic department with three significant problems: a losing football team, an underachieving basketball team and a mountain of debt.
- Posted by jaques
Talk / Post to yourself much ?
RE: yow and the downward spiral
I sure do like me some Yow!
RE: yow and the downward spiral
Another frog in this forum. Wow! Somebody call the exterminators.
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