Question on Emmert/UConn

[bazzdog]

I know he was involved in the construction during Uconn 2000 and going over 100M in budget due to over sight on some aspects. Did UConn fire him? Or did he leave on his own?

 

[huskymedic]

Long gone to LSU by the time the mismanagement/overruns where discovered... (like 5-6 years gone).

 

[bazzdog]

Long gone to LSU by the time the mismanagement/overruns where discovered... (like 5-6 years gone).

So why would he have an axe to grind with us?

 

[huskymedic]

So why would he have an axe to grind with us?

There always has to be a “villain”?

 

[8893]

Thought the story was he wanted promotion and was blocked because not well liked and he left because no future here for him, or something like that?

 

[8893]

fwiw from Wiki:

Some of the projects became controversial because of charges of mismanagement in the facilities and contracting services. These issues, which included more than $100 million lost due to mismanagement and more than 100 fire and safety code violations, did not come to light during Emmert's tenure. The vast majority of the projects were begun after Emmert's tenure. Something handwritten on Emmert's stationery in 1998 suggested he was aware of construction management challenges. Some of the construction projects later became the focus of a state investigation in 2005. Governor Rell called it "astonishing failure of oversight and management." Two administrators who oversaw the projects during this time were placed on leave and subsequently resigned six years after Emmert had left the university.

 

[Excalibur]

Thought the story was he wanted promotion and was blocked because not well liked and he left because no future here for him, or something like that?

He was told that he had advanced as far as he was going to go.

 

[CL82]

Jonathan is waiting for Emmert to return to campus.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Does he have to recuse himself from cases concerning UConn?

 

[SubbaBub]

Does he have to recuse himself from cases concerning UConn?

It's not a court of law. It's a private organization.

The APR rewrite should be proof enough.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

It's not a court of law. It's a private organization.

The APR rewrite should be proof enough.

I know that on the selection committee ADs must leave the room when their schools or conference mates are discussed.

 

[Chief00]

There always has to be a “villain”?

And he is a valid villain - trust in Chief.

Chief is monitoring - but inching closer to an Emmert history deep dive. Will be very unfaltering to him.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

He was told that he had advanced as far as he was going to go.

So, Jonathan didn't pee in Emmert's panties afterall. Shocking!

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

And he is a valid villain - trust in Chief. Chief is monitoring - but inching closer to an Emmert history deep dive. Will be very unfaltering to him.

Based on a preponderance of evidence, on the contrary in the third party there's a fair chance it's actually full of faltering.

 

[Padutch5]

It's not a court of law. It's a private organization.

The APR rewrite should be proof enough.

Not sure where you get your information. Higher Ed has pretty strong governance principles re conflict of interest. I have long wondered why Emmett is above those good governance principles. I suspect it is because the presidents chosen to oversee NCAA athletics are thrilled to be chosen and don’t want to rock the boat.