Donations/Revenue down up at Clown U?
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > Yikes! Whose corn flakes did Spetman step in? > > > > Florida State athletic director Randy Spetman demoted to advisory role > By Bob Ferrante > Special to The Palm Beach Post > TALLAHASSEE — > Florida State president Dr. Eric Barron has reassigned athletics > director Randy Spetman, demoting him to a role as senior advisor. > Spetman will serve out the end of his contract, which expires in February > 2014, in the new position. He had been Florida State’s athletic director > since 2008. > “Randy established an enviable record for Florida State Athletics and has > done so with the highest level of integrity and commitment,” Barron said in > a statement released by the university. “Randy will continue to advance the > Athletics Department’s Strategic Plan by working with a full range of > stakeholders to gather additional information that will help shape the > future of Florida State athletics.” > Spetman was not available for comment. > Barron appointed senior associate athletic director Vanessa Fuchs as the > interim athletics director. The university will begin a search for a new > director. > Spetman, 59, has been both praised and criticized throughout his tenure at > Florida State. > He oversaw an athletics department that was ranked fifth in the Director’s > Cup (a national all-sports competition) in 2011-12 and has been in the top > 10 the past few years. The Seminoles are 15th in the May 30 standings, > which have not factored in the performance of the softball team (ACC > runner-up) and baseball team that could make another trip to the College > World Series. > Spetman also helped administrators and football coach Jimbo Fisher in > fundraising for the school’s indoor practice facility, which will be > completed in August. He had also worked with Seminole Boosters, Inc., > toward long-term plans for renovations at Doak Campbell Stadium (football) > and the Donald L. Tucker Center (basketball). > Spetman has also been vilified on message boards and social media. The > athletics budget in 2011-12 was briefly projected to run a deficit before > being balanced with the help of additional money provided to all schools > from the ACC. > He did not push for Florida State to jump from the ACC to the Southeastern > Conference or Big 12, something a vocal segment of Seminoles fans wanted. > And Spetman was often criticized for the football team’s weak scheduling, > which in recent years included games against Charleston Southern, Savannah > State, Murray State and Samford. Many fans argued that they were not > willing to buy season tickets to see games against two Football > Championship Series teams. > But Spetman and senior associate athletic director Monk Bonasorte recently > have pushed for a tougher football schedule. In the past six months, > Florida State has scheduled games against Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, South > Florida and Boise State. > Spetman recently has been tasked with creating a five-year plan for > Florida State athletics. He had completed a draft copy and was set to > deliver the results to the school’s Board of Trustees at a meeting Thursday > afternoon. > Now, he will not be making the presentation. > > Oliver Barry, CRS GRI > Bob Parks Realty, LLC > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > Office: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > [email protected] > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
