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per Chip:
On his second day as Gophers athletic director, Mark Coyle placed J Robinson on administrative leave while the school examined the long-time wrestling coach’s handling of a drug problem inside his program.
On the one-year anniversary of Coyle’s being hired, the university’s Board of Regents held an emergency meeting to discuss leaked confidential information regarding the head athletics fundraiser violating the school’s sexual harassment policy.
The days between those two end points weren’t exactly smooth sailing, either.
Coyle’s first year in charge of Gophers athletics witnessed a staggering amount of crisis management, important decisions and change.
With the exception of Baylor, perhaps no athletic department in the country faced as many challenges and big-ticket items as Coyle’s operation.
On Friday, Kaler gave Coyle high marks for his first year.
“I’m extremely pleased with Mark’s progress,” Kaler said.
The opinion here last May was that Kaler made a smart hire in Coyle. That opinion hasn’t changed, despite some of the turmoil.
Coyle is a good fit for a job that tests a person’s patience. His first year challenged him in ways that were remarkable even by Gopher standards. Less drama in Year 2 would be nice.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...arks-in-first-year-full-of-turmoil/422183833/
Go Gophers!!
On his second day as Gophers athletic director, Mark Coyle placed J Robinson on administrative leave while the school examined the long-time wrestling coach’s handling of a drug problem inside his program.
On the one-year anniversary of Coyle’s being hired, the university’s Board of Regents held an emergency meeting to discuss leaked confidential information regarding the head athletics fundraiser violating the school’s sexual harassment policy.
The days between those two end points weren’t exactly smooth sailing, either.
Coyle’s first year in charge of Gophers athletics witnessed a staggering amount of crisis management, important decisions and change.
With the exception of Baylor, perhaps no athletic department in the country faced as many challenges and big-ticket items as Coyle’s operation.
On Friday, Kaler gave Coyle high marks for his first year.
“I’m extremely pleased with Mark’s progress,” Kaler said.
The opinion here last May was that Kaler made a smart hire in Coyle. That opinion hasn’t changed, despite some of the turmoil.
Coyle is a good fit for a job that tests a person’s patience. His first year challenged him in ways that were remarkable even by Gopher standards. Less drama in Year 2 would be nice.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...arks-in-first-year-full-of-turmoil/422183833/
Go Gophers!!