Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Debbie Yow is the worst AD in the history of College Sports

UPDATE!
I've just been informed of a new website that has been created to FIRE DEBBIE YOW. I am going on record that I support the firing of Yow and hope others will do the same. If you sign the petition on the site, be sure to include how much money you give to the University, since money talks and has power in things like this.

Tyree Evans was released* from his Letter of Intent to play at the University of Maryland last week, ending what has been a up and down roller coaster for the Men's basketball program over the past few weeks. It seemed most people at the University didn't have a problem with Evans coming (granted, he would be on the shortest of leashes) to the University. Except for Debbie Yow. Yow, the Athletic Director of the University, apparently didn't know about the whole Evans situation, especially some of his recent criminal activities. It isn't a coincidence that after Yow finds out, magically Evans is gone.

Debbie needs to be fired from the University - no doubt about it. She has done a great job in some areas but completely sold out in others. She is basically a puppet of some of the big time $$ donors to the University (banning the Marching and Pep bands from playing "Rock and Roll, Part II" because the students say "Hey, you suck" is a perfect example. Way to take away one of the coolest, united things our students and fans did. For those that don't know, the ENTIRE band program(concert, marching, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Pep, Jazz Lab, Jazz Ensemble and U-Jazz are all funded by the Athletic department, so if they say don't play a certain song, the band's hands are tied as they could lose funding otherwise).

The fact that the University issued a press release on this during the afternoon of the Friday before Memorial Day weekend is also a joke. Athletic Directors are easily replaceable, but as Esquire says here on Turtle Waxing , AD's are a dime a dozen but 600 win Basketball coaches who have won National Championships are a rare commodity.

This move could severely impact Maryland's team this fall. Some rumors are flying that another one of MD's 2008 recruits, Sean Mosley, is rumored to be having trouble getting a good enough score on his SAT's to be admitted to the school. Evan's not being here in the fall is going to be bad enough. If we lose Mosley too, Gary might be looking at a sub .500 record next year and could also be on the hot seat for his job.

And don't blame Gary - blame that stupid bitch, Debbie Yow.

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