New NCAA president is a politician
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, stepping in to lead an organization with diminished power amid sweeping change across college sports. The NCAA announced Thursday that Baker will replace Mark Emmert as the head of the largest college sports governing body...
He's a good dude. He pissed off both sides of political extremism during his tenure as governor, so he has his head on straight. Extremely competent and effective. Business savvy. Very good hire.
An extremely good hir and a definite move up from his predecessor .
So would a dead raccoon. And probably stink less after three days in the summer sun.
Does he hate us? That should be a prerequisite.
I like my sports without politicians. Thanks.
Cool. When/if the NCAA's ship is righted under Baker's stewardship, you can sit all alone in your corner rocking back and forth jabbing your suit-wearing voodoo doll in the eye ball with a sewing needle mumbling "We hates it. Stupid fat politicians."
The NCAA job IS a political job. They just hired a very bad politician for it previously. Baker is a Republican Governor in a state (Commonwealth!) that is all Democratic*. He knows how to maneuver and is a pro. Unfortunately, he has been hired about a decade too late!
He will manage the remaining bits of the NCAA well, and hey, it’s one hell of a retirement job! I should get that lucky!!
*This is not a political take. I also thought that the Miami hire of Donna Shalala (Dem politician) for President’s job was a good one. You need to know how to manage egos and be effective in these academic/athletic jobs.
He will manage the remaining bits of the NCAA well, and hey, it’s one hell of a retirement job! I should get that lucky!!
*This is not a political take. I also thought that the Miami hire of Donna Shalala (Dem politician) for President’s job was a good one. You need to know how to manage egos and be effective in these academic/athletic jobs.
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Every aspect of life is politics. Haven’t any of you guys ever been married?
Works great. Again, what could go wrong?
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Not disagreeing.Works great. Again, what could go wrong?
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He hates scones, like every other human on this planet. But he doesn't hate "us." You will like him. And if you don't, it's because you're a bad person. Probably the type that likes lattes over regular coffee.
I find it more than a bit weird that a certain poster from MA is going far and beyond conventional endorsement in support of the “next NCAA guy”.
My “hmmmm”
meter is pegged.That's not the only thing on you that's pegged.I find it more than a bit weird that a certain poster from MA is going far and beyond conventional endorsement in support of the “next NCAA guy”.
My “hmmmm”
Other things you find more than a bit weird:
1. Opposable thumbs.
2. Looking in a mirror and realizing that's a reflection of self, and not a strange animal.
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I like Charlie Baker, but I believe he will find the NCAA beyond repair.
Emmett has made it irrelevant, and I don’t see how it comes back
That very well could be the case ... I'm always perplexed by what the NCAA does (and doesn't do), so I have no idea the shape it's in, internally, or the power it can wield in today's athletics landscape.
And I'm not saying Charlie Baker's a superman, but he's probably one of the better options for a role like this, if there's any hope of salvaging it. He was a very good CEO, a very good governor and he's legitimately a good dude.
he is probably one of the best options available. their fundamental issue is what exactly their role is going to be going forward. the only way they are going to become the true governing body for college sports is for congress to give them an anti-trust exemption carte blanche, and the university Presidents (board) to act in a rational manner. otherwise, the NCAA may wind up just devolving to nothing, at which point why will the schools even provide funding to them. right now if they lost the MBB tournament $$$, they would probably be insolvent. So Baker will have to address the fundamental question of why they should exist, and if so how. this is not a job for an incompetent wimp (i.e. former PSU President from 2012).
Have known Baker for >20 yrs, and think this is a great hire for the NCAA.
First got to know Charlie professionally when he was CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare. I had a team of consultants working there and he took HPHC from the brink of bankruptcy to becoming the #1 HMO in the country within a few years.i got to see from the inside his management style and leadership in fixing something that was very very broken.
Second, I served as an elected official for the last 4 years of the Patrick Administration and the first 4 years of the Baker Administration and it was night and day when he took over. Agencies got back to you, unneeded regulations were taken off the books, and he enacted a ton of reforms to enable local governments to run more efficiently.
Third, I've worked in his administration for the last few years and have enjoyed watching his incredible work ethic and ability to synthesize a ton of stuff. Dude is wicked smaht as we say in MA.
Oh, and as someone else mentioned in this thread, he's figured out as a Republican how to work with a legislature that is over 80% Dem, to the point of being regularly recognized as the most popular Governor in the US.
Wish he'd have run for a 3rd term for Gov, but am happy for him with this new opportunity. I suspect he'll do well.
First got to know Charlie professionally when he was CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare. I had a team of consultants working there and he took HPHC from the brink of bankruptcy to becoming the #1 HMO in the country within a few years.i got to see from the inside his management style and leadership in fixing something that was very very broken.
Second, I served as an elected official for the last 4 years of the Patrick Administration and the first 4 years of the Baker Administration and it was night and day when he took over. Agencies got back to you, unneeded regulations were taken off the books, and he enacted a ton of reforms to enable local governments to run more efficiently.
Third, I've worked in his administration for the last few years and have enjoyed watching his incredible work ethic and ability to synthesize a ton of stuff. Dude is wicked smaht as we say in MA.
Oh, and as someone else mentioned in this thread, he's figured out as a Republican how to work with a legislature that is over 80% Dem, to the point of being regularly recognized as the most popular Governor in the US.
Wish he'd have run for a 3rd term for Gov, but am happy for him with this new opportunity. I suspect he'll do well.
I have heard the same thing from family members in the state as well . And they are democrats ,point is he gets things done and is a great communicator .
As a long time (and still part time) resident of Western Mass, I'll say that many of our past Governors have treated anything west of 495 as a colony of Boston. We never got that from Baker, he was good for the entire state.
Anyone's dog from this board would be an improvement over Emmert. So Baker will be fine in comparison.
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