I'm not sure I understand why folks are "lol louisville" over this. This is something that has Louisville fans ecstatic right now! Most have been clamoring for this for quite some time. There were, as others have said, too many folks on the BoT that were acting like UAB's board and actively seeking to hinder the University's progress at worse, or didn't care to see it progress at best. So far, the folks that have been retained are very pro-UofL guys with UofL ties that have always had the University's best interest at heart and who have in the past been on the aggressive side about seeing UofL succeed.

This has nothing to do with athletics. This likely won't have anything to do with athletics, and I certainly can't see it having any negative impact on athletics if it DOES impact it at all. Bevin, it is my understanding, sees Jurich the same way most UofL fans see him: A strong, business savvy leader. I think Juich's comments indicate that he knows he's going to be just fine in all of this. Believe it or not, our growth as an athletics department under his watch hasn't been as shady as ignorant fans of other schools would like to believe. He's done it, largely, through private donation and with little input from the state in terms of money.............precisely the type of thing Bevin has clearly stated he'd like to see. In fact, I get the impression he's going to want the University as a whole to operate more like the Athletics Department: Growth through success and being able to drum up more private support. President Ramsey planted seeds in those regards, but with a BoT working against him, it was hard for those to bear more fruit than they did.

So go ahead and laugh, 'cause we're celebrating this down in Louisville.

(06-17-2016 02:10 PM)Rabbit_in_Red Wrote:  I'm not sure I understand why folks are "lol louisville" over this. This is something that has Louisville fans ecstatic right now! Most have been clamoring for this for quite some time. There were, as others have said, too many folks on the BoT that were acting like UAB's board and actively seeking to hinder the University's progress at worse, or didn't care to see it progress at best. So far, the folks that have been retained are very pro-UofL guys with UofL ties that have always had the University's best interest at heart and who have in the past been on the aggressive side about seeing UofL succeed.

This has nothing to do with athletics. This likely won't have anything to do with athletics, and I certainly can't see it having any negative impact on athletics if it DOES impact it at all. Bevin, it is my understanding, sees Jurich the same way most UofL fans see him: A strong, business savvy leader. I think Juich's comments indicate that he knows he's going to be just fine in all of this. Believe it or not, our growth as an athletics department under his watch hasn't been as shady as ignorant fans of other schools would like to believe. He's done it, largely, through private donation and with little input from the state in terms of money.............precisely the type of thing Bevin has clearly stated he'd like to see. In fact, I get the impression he's going to want the University as a whole to operate more like the Athletics Department: Growth through success and being able to drum up more private support. President Ramsey planted seeds in those regards, but with a BoT working against him, it was hard for those to bear more fruit than they did.

So go ahead and laugh, 'cause we're celebrating this down in Louisville.

I'm not laughing, just surprised. I've never seen a governor intervene at a University like this.

(06-17-2016 03:02 PM)Frog in the Kitchen Sink Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 02:10 PM)Rabbit_in_Red Wrote:  I'm not sure I understand why folks are "lol louisville" over this. This is something that has Louisville fans ecstatic right now! Most have been clamoring for this for quite some time. There were, as others have said, too many folks on the BoT that were acting like UAB's board and actively seeking to hinder the University's progress at worse, or didn't care to see it progress at best. So far, the folks that have been retained are very pro-UofL guys with UofL ties that have always had the University's best interest at heart and who have in the past been on the aggressive side about seeing UofL succeed.

This has nothing to do with athletics. This likely won't have anything to do with athletics, and I certainly can't see it having any negative impact on athletics if it DOES impact it at all. Bevin, it is my understanding, sees Jurich the same way most UofL fans see him: A strong, business savvy leader. I think Juich's comments indicate that he knows he's going to be just fine in all of this. Believe it or not, our growth as an athletics department under his watch hasn't been as shady as ignorant fans of other schools would like to believe. He's done it, largely, through private donation and with little input from the state in terms of money.............precisely the type of thing Bevin has clearly stated he'd like to see. In fact, I get the impression he's going to want the University as a whole to operate more like the Athletics Department: Growth through success and being able to drum up more private support. President Ramsey planted seeds in those regards, but with a BoT working against him, it was hard for those to bear more fruit than they did.

So go ahead and laugh, 'cause we're celebrating this down in Louisville.

I'm not laughing, just surprised. I've never seen a governor intervene at a University like this.

Ask someone from LSU about the "Kingfish".

I suspect that much of this is about U of L hospital and Planned Parenthood and has nothing to do with athletics at all. Higher education in North Carolina has been partisanized and subjected to Tea Party intrusion. I'm sure it's coming to a state near you at least until two years after the 2020 Census.

(06-17-2016 12:13 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 12:06 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 11:12 AM)CardinalJim Wrote:  This is outstanding news!

The Board of Trustees at UofL had too many UK connected good ol' boys. Ramsey himself had UK connections. Lots of pissed off folks in Frankfort and Lexington today.

Bevin putting an end to the decades long BS in Kentucky
CJ

Er, what makes you think the Governor cares about whether UofL Board members have UK ties? What makes you think the new Board members won't?

This seems much more about fiscal mismanagement and academic failings - and yes, the recent athletic embarrassments as well - than any desire by a Governor to put more UofL graduates on the UofL board.

The only members of the board that he kept have Louisville connections. All Louisville graduates....
He removed only UK grads (or Louisville Liberal Democrats that didn't attend either university)

Sorry to disappoint
CJ

And we all know they're always evil people amirite?

(06-17-2016 12:41 PM)adcorbett Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 12:06 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 11:12 AM)CardinalJim Wrote:  This is outstanding news!

The Board of Trustees at UofL had too many UK connected good ol' boys. Ramsey himself had UK connections. Lots of pissed off folks in Frankfort and Lexington today.

Bevin putting an end to the decades long BS in Kentucky
CJ

Er, what makes you think the Governor cares about whether UofL Board members have UK ties? What makes you think the new Board members won't?

This seems much more about fiscal mismanagement and academic failings - and yes, the recent athletic embarrassments as well - than any desire by a Governor to put more UofL graduates on the UofL board.

He is pretty much on point about this. The recent scandals themselves were not the issues, as they were mostly unconnected. The problem was, it exposed a LOT of moles and leaks, stemming directly from the board, and in combination with those who willfully leaked info to media to further their own agenda's, combined with them working against the wishes of the President, exposed that many of the board members did not have the university's best interests in mind. When he speaks of the UK ties, what he is referring to is several board members were beginning to act like UAB board members, who seemingly went out of their way to keep that University from progressing.

That is why the governor issued an executive order to just remove ALL of them.

So the issue was board members leaking info to the media NOT the buying of hookers for underage high school students? The leaking was the part that wasn't working in the Universities best interest?

(06-17-2016 01:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Lol @ louiseville.

That's P5 ACC member Louiseville to you Tigger

(06-17-2016 03:02 PM)Frog in the Kitchen Sink Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 02:10 PM)Rabbit_in_Red Wrote:  I'm not sure I understand why folks are "lol louisville" over this. This is something that has Louisville fans ecstatic right now! Most have been clamoring for this for quite some time. There were, as others have said, too many folks on the BoT that were acting like UAB's board and actively seeking to hinder the University's progress at worse, or didn't care to see it progress at best. So far, the folks that have been retained are very pro-UofL guys with UofL ties that have always had the University's best interest at heart and who have in the past been on the aggressive side about seeing UofL succeed.

This has nothing to do with athletics. This likely won't have anything to do with athletics, and I certainly can't see it having any negative impact on athletics if it DOES impact it at all. Bevin, it is my understanding, sees Jurich the same way most UofL fans see him: A strong, business savvy leader. I think Juich's comments indicate that he knows he's going to be just fine in all of this. Believe it or not, our growth as an athletics department under his watch hasn't been as shady as ignorant fans of other schools would like to believe. He's done it, largely, through private donation and with little input from the state in terms of money.............precisely the type of thing Bevin has clearly stated he'd like to see. In fact, I get the impression he's going to want the University as a whole to operate more like the Athletics Department: Growth through success and being able to drum up more private support. President Ramsey planted seeds in those regards, but with a BoT working against him, it was hard for those to bear more fruit than they did.

So go ahead and laugh, 'cause we're celebrating this down in Louisville.

I'm not laughing, just surprised. I've never seen a governor intervene at a University like this.

The previous governor, Dem. Steve Beshear, packed the BoT with appointees who either pledged $5 million in donations to Democratic organizations, or the university itself. The BoT was supposed to maintain a balance of party, and race, and Beshear failed to maintain those. There were lawsuits pending over this ... I guess this action will make those lawsuits moot.

It's a great freakin day though ...

Halelujiah.

President Ramsey did an amazing job over his tenure. The University of Louisville made gigantic strides both academically, and in terms of campus growth. U of L is no longer a sleepy commuter school, but is following a path that other urban institutions have charted for a long time. The amount of federal money for research doubled in Ramsey's tenure; the school's endowment surpassed the billion dollar mark; a half a dozen or more brand new residence halls have opened; student retention dramatically increased; student recruitment outside of the local area exploded; incoming freshmen class SAT and ACT scores is at an all time high .... and the list goes on and on.

But this may be his finest achievement .... ridding us of a politically corrupt Board of Trustees, who used their position to push personal agenda's, instead of looking out for what is best for the university, and community that it serves.

I guarantee you, some of those folks are seriously pissed off right now ... Their $5 million donation to get placed on the board, didn't result in a full term. Which makes me giggle, and laugh, and the happiest person in the city right now.

(06-17-2016 03:23 PM)RutgersGuy Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 12:41 PM)adcorbett Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 12:06 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 11:12 AM)CardinalJim Wrote:  This is outstanding news!

The Board of Trustees at UofL had too many UK connected good ol' boys. Ramsey himself had UK connections. Lots of pissed off folks in Frankfort and Lexington today.

Bevin putting an end to the decades long BS in Kentucky
CJ

Er, what makes you think the Governor cares about whether UofL Board members have UK ties? What makes you think the new Board members won't?

This seems much more about fiscal mismanagement and academic failings - and yes, the recent athletic embarrassments as well - than any desire by a Governor to put more UofL graduates on the UofL board.

He is pretty much on point about this. The recent scandals themselves were not the issues, as they were mostly unconnected. The problem was, it exposed a LOT of moles and leaks, stemming directly from the board, and in combination with those who willfully leaked info to media to further their own agenda's, combined with them working against the wishes of the President, exposed that many of the board members did not have the university's best interests in mind. When he speaks of the UK ties, what he is referring to is several board members were beginning to act like UAB board members, who seemingly went out of their way to keep that University from progressing.

That is why the governor issued an executive order to just remove ALL of them.

So the issue was board members leaking info to the media NOT the buying of hookers for underage high school students? The leaking was the part that wasn't working in the Universities best interest?

Not so much about that stuff in particular, but there were board members that were airing a lot of dirty laundry publicly in order to sway public opinion on various things. It was getting out of hand and quite excessive, especially when it became clear that the person they were leaking things to was a radio personality who hosts a program for a rival SPORTS team of all things. And not just about sports related topics, or things that were of any real concern.

(06-17-2016 03:23 PM)RutgersGuy Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 12:41 PM)adcorbett Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 12:06 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 11:12 AM)CardinalJim Wrote:  This is outstanding news!

The Board of Trustees at UofL had too many UK connected good ol' boys. Ramsey himself had UK connections. Lots of pissed off folks in Frankfort and Lexington today.

Bevin putting an end to the decades long BS in Kentucky
CJ

Er, what makes you think the Governor cares about whether UofL Board members have UK ties? What makes you think the new Board members won't?

This seems much more about fiscal mismanagement and academic failings - and yes, the recent athletic embarrassments as well - than any desire by a Governor to put more UofL graduates on the UofL board.

He is pretty much on point about this. The recent scandals themselves were not the issues, as they were mostly unconnected. The problem was, it exposed a LOT of moles and leaks, stemming directly from the board, and in combination with those who willfully leaked info to media to further their own agenda's, combined with them working against the wishes of the President, exposed that many of the board members did not have the university's best interests in mind. When he speaks of the UK ties, what he is referring to is several board members were beginning to act like UAB board members, who seemingly went out of their way to keep that University from progressing.

That is why the governor issued an executive order to just remove ALL of them.

So the issue was board members leaking info to the media NOT the buying of hookers for underage high school students? The leaking was the part that wasn't working in the Universities best interest?

It had nothing to do with athletics, other than some recent athletic issues made the public more aware of the boards' intentions. But basically as stated above by rabbit; they literally had people on the board actively working against the president and the interest of the university as a whole.

(06-17-2016 03:38 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 01:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Lol @ louiseville.

That's P5 ACC member Louiseville to you Tigger

Shere is still upset that Memphis St never got to play in the Big East

(06-17-2016 04:13 PM)rednblackattack Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 03:38 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 01:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Lol @ louiseville.

That's P5 ACC member Louiseville to you Tigger

Shere is still upset that Memphis St never got to play in the Big East

How to lose job at louisville.

A. Bang secretary in restaurant
B. Bang a coed
C. Hire hookers for recruits.
D. None of above.

Lol

(06-17-2016 04:32 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 04:13 PM)rednblackattack Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 03:38 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 01:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Lol @ louiseville.

That's P5 ACC member Louiseville to you Tigger

Shere is still upset that Memphis St never got to play in the Big East

How to lose job at louisville.

A. Bang secretary in restaurant
B. Bang a coed
C. Hire hookers for recruits.
D. None of above.

Lol

I shouldn't respond to this ... because everyone knows that when you lower yourself to stupid, they just wind up beating you with experience. BUT ... having said that ...

A. Secretary?? Who banged a secretary?
B. Bang a coed?? At Louisville?? If that happened, it hasn't been revealed yet ...
C. hire hookers for recruits?? Andre McGee?? He wasn't working at Louisville when this broke ... hard to fire someone when they aren't working for you.

I guess Memphis State does things differently.

All this goes down immediately after one pinch-hit grand slam. Should have seen it coming

(06-17-2016 04:43 PM)jdgaucho Wrote:  All this goes down immediately after one pinch-hit grand slam. Should have seen it coming

So ... I guess every Louisville thread from now on will have you reminding us about this?? lol Congrats on the great victory, and good luck in Omaha.

(06-17-2016 04:32 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 04:13 PM)rednblackattack Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 03:38 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 01:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  Lol @ louiseville.

That's P5 ACC member Louiseville to you Tigger

Shere is still upset that Memphis St never got to play in the Big East

7
How to lose job at louisville.

A. Bang secretary in restaurant
B. Bang a coed
C. Hire hookers for recruits.
D. None of above.

Lol

It's alright shere. I know you are still bitter about never getting to play in the Big East. Those schools wanted nothing to do with Memphis St and bolted. I know one thing, it's great being in a P5 league. Just embrace the AAC

(06-17-2016 04:45 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 04:43 PM)jdgaucho Wrote:  All this goes down immediately after one pinch-hit grand slam. Should have seen it coming

So ... I guess every Louisville thread from now on will have you reminding us about this?? lol Congrats on the great victory, and good luck in Omaha.

Nah. I just wanted to chip in on this Louisville/Memphis family discussion and let the Cards know we non-P5 members can play a little ball too. One reminder is enough for me.

Louisville getting into the P5 is a bigger jump the shark moment for the cartel than Fonzie jumping the shark.

Cheers!

(06-17-2016 05:29 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  Louisville getting into the P5 is a bigger jump the shark moment for the cartel than Fonzie jumping the shark.

Cheers!

Yeah ... the P5 has really been hurting since Louisville got in ... just like Happy Days after Fonzie jumped the shark.



Are your analogies always that perfect??

Good for Louisville. Sometimes you need to shake things up.

(06-17-2016 05:45 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  

(06-17-2016 05:29 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  Louisville getting into the P5 is a bigger jump the shark moment for the cartel than Fonzie jumping the shark.

Cheers!

Yeah ... the P5 has really been hurting since Louisville got in ... just like Happy Days after Fonzie jumped the shark.



Are your analogies always that perfect??

There's something hilarious and sadly ironic about somebody with two first names using a Fonzie reference.
CJ