[Vision2020] Skewed Priorities or Business as Usual?

[Wayne Price]

Sorry Tom,  THREE years isn't overnight.

And to blame Dennis Erickson  for the academic failure of the U of I  
football team is a real stretch.  Not defending him, but he was here  
from 1982-1985 and then for one season this century, 2006.
The bulk of the time that was considered by the NCAA was on Akey's  
watch, not Erickson's.









On Jun 10, 2010, at 9:10 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:

> Yes. EXACTLY!
>
> The failure to meet academic standards during the 2008/2009 football
> season was a subsequent result of Dennis Erickson's applied "Win at  
> ALL
> costs" philosophy.
>
> If an undisciplined child continues "unacceptable" behavior a year  
> after
> being fostered out, is it the fault of the foster parents?
>
> Correcting unacceptable behavior takes time, Mr. Price.
>
> Coach Akey's immediate release of 20 student-athletes, when he first
> assumed duties as head football coach, speaks loudly in his favor.
>
> ok?
>
> As a platoon sergeant, I often "inherited" some soldiers I refer to as
> "problem children" into my platoon.  Many of these problem children
> evolved into model soldiers . . . after some rather extensive,
> time-consuming "remedial training".  These results did not happen over
> night.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
>
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>
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>>
>> Clearly, YOU didn't see what years were considered......."2005-06
>> through 2008-09 years"
>> So, 2007, 2008, 2009,  and you want to blame on the previous coach?
>> Get real.
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>> On Jun 10, 2010, at 8:46 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:
>>
>>> Wayne Price blindly asks:
>>>
>>> "First, why are we keeping a football coach that failed to meet the
>>> minimum NCAA Academic Progress Rate?"
>>>
>>> Coach Rob Akey's first season at UI was 2007.  One of his first acts
>>> was
>>> as head football coach was to cut 20 student-athlete names from the
>>> roster
>>> for failure to meet team/school standards.
>>>
>>> If you will remember correctly, it was Coach Akey's predecessor,
>>> Dennis
>>> Erickson, whose approach to football was philosophy was "Win at ALL
>>> Costs,
>>> regardless of academic or (sometimes) criminal records".
>>>
>>> So, you see, Mr. Price . . .
>>>
>>> The University of Idaho is no longer "keeping a football coach that
>>> failed
>>> to meet the minimum NCAA Academic Progress Rate".
>>>
>>> Tom Hansen
>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>
>>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
>>> change
>>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>>>
>>> - Unknown
>>>
>>>
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> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to  
> change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>
> - Unknown
>
>

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