OT How Maryland Went Broke

[Wbbfan1]

SI.Com - Link

Interesting Read.

 

[pap49cba]

VERY interesting read. Thanks for posting. Makes one wonder why the BiG10 would even talk with them.... Sounds like a total mess.

 

[triaddukefan]

da heck with them... i realize this is a family friendly forum, so I'll keep it at that

 

[ursusminor]

Because the former athletic director pretended that there wasn't a problem so long as they had "rainy day" funds to cover the deficit, then jumped ship just before that pool of money ran out.
I still don't understand why so many people care what conference they're in. The student newspaper found a bunch of (non-athlete) freshman who are SO upset about this. They've only been at this school four months!

 

[John Glass]

the story failed to mention the blank check Yow gave to Frese. Their budget was close to 10x what Weller had. Then when Walz left Yow saw how poorly coached the team was, she gave Frese over $250,000. to find assistant coaches to run the team. [Frese is a figurehead who does almost no coaching] The WBB assistant coaches were paid more than the men's coaches, which made Gary Williams livid.

 

[VAMike23]

The ACC is trying to make sure Maryland coughs up that $52MM when it finally leaves the conference in 2014 .....

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[ThisJustIn]

the story failed to mention the blank check Yow gave to Frese. Their budget was close to 10x what Weller had. Then when Walz left Yow saw how poorly coached the team was, she gave Frese over $250,000. to find assistant coaches to run the team. [Frese is a figurehead who does almost no coaching] The WBB assistant coaches were paid more than the men's coaches, which made Gary Williams livid.

Any sources to back your claims?

 

[alexrgct]

The ACC is trying to make sure Maryland coughs up that $52MM when it finally leaves the conference in 2014 .....

LINK

The precedent has already been set that no one actually has to pay exit fees. I'm sure UMD is counting on that anyway.

 

[ursusminor]

Any sources to back your claims?

You might be able to find it archived somewhere; you might not. They would have been state employees, and their salaries public record. The student newspaper prints the list for every employee at this university once a year, but it's been a while.

 

[John Glass]

Any sources to back your claims?

I know several Maryland boosters, and most of this information has been in the Diamondback, or Washington Post.

I have attended practices where Frese did almost no coaching, and I know for a fact she skips practice to recruit.

 

[ThisJustIn]

I imagine many coaches skip practices to recruit.

I know that UConn's assistants are essential to the growth of the players.

Understand, I'm not a Frese fan, per se, but I'm always intrigued by blanket statements such as yours.

 

[pap49cba]

It still amazes me that the B1G would want this train wreck.

 

[John Glass]

I imagine many coaches skip practices to recruit.

I know that UConn's assistants are essential to the growth of the players.

Understand, I'm not a Frese fan, per se, but I'm always intrigued by blanket statements such as yours.

I have not heard of any head coaches skipping practice to recruit, I doubt Geno does. Can you name any coaches that do ?

Assistant coaches are important to practice, they normally compliment the head coaches directions. They do not run practice. I have seen dozens of college, and high school teams practice, and never seen a head coach less involved than Frese.

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

the story failed to mention the blank check Yow gave to Frese. Their budget was close to 10x what Weller had. Then when Walz left Yow saw how poorly coached the team was, she gave Frese over $250,000. to find assistant coaches to run the team. [Frese is a figurehead who does almost no coaching] The WBB assistant coaches were paid more than the men's coaches, which made Gary Williams livid.

One slight problem. It was not a blank check. A good portion of the money and benefits came from two sources: Yehuda Doron and LaMont Jordan.

 

[John Glass]

One slight problem. It was not a blank check. A good portion of the money and benefits came from two sources: Yehuda Doron and LaMont Jordan.

not true, one year Jordan gave $25,000. which is less than 1% of the annual budget. When Lamont's big NFL paychecks stopped so did the money. Yehuda Doron is very well off, but there is no evidence he gave " a good portion of the money ". It would be public information in Maryland's womens basketball booster club financials.

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

It would be public information in Maryland's womens basketball booster club financials.

Not if he was doing it under the table (such as flying recruits who were allegedly friends with his daughter to campus for visits). And yes, that happened.

 

[John Glass]

that would be an NCAA violation

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

that would be an NCAA violation

It was. It was a blatant violation. And nothing was done.