🏈 NCAA president Mark Emmert forms athletic directors' council

[BAMANEWSBOT]

NCAA president Mark Emmert is forming a council of athletic directors in response to open dissatisfaction from a group of leaders largely isolated from the decision-making process on the NCAA level.

A council of 10 ADs will meet regularly with Emmert and his senior staff beginning in July, the Wall Street Journal reported. Emmert was a speaker in Orlando, Fla. at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics over the weekend.

“It’s clear right now where the association has gone, it’s pushed the pendulum too far in one direction,” Emmert told the WSJ. “And it really has cut athletic directors out of the national discussion.”

Major decisions affecting rules and regulations have come from presidents, with little input from ADs and coaches. Athletic directors have widely bashed Emmert and the job he is currently doing. More specifically, the enforcement arm of the NCAA has been lambasted.

Last week, a Sports Illustrated article revealed unrest within the division. A number of investigators have left the NCAA. The trouble began to surface during the investigation into Miami and former booster, Nevin Shapiro. Emmert admitted that the investigation was compromised when the NCAA improperly obtained information from the case.

Emmert said that reports of the NCAA being in disarray are “just inaccurate.” He said the Miami case prompted changes.

“But the fact that we are holding people accountable for behavior, and the fact that we needed to change some our policies and practices there is not an indication of disarray,” he told the WSJ. “It’s simply an indication that the organization is dealing with issues that are in front of it. I think that’s a normal, healthy process.”

 

[planomateo]

Hmm, glad that the NCAA isn't in disarray...pft.

 

[TerryP]

“It’s clear right now where <strike>the association has</strike> I have gone, it’s pushed the pendulum too far in one direction,” Emmert told the WSJ. “And it really has cut athletic directors out of the national discussion.”

I had to edit that a bit for Emmert.

Now, the real part of this is at the plate.

Which athletic directors are on your committee Mark? Are you selecting half from schools like John Hopkins, or from the "Power Five" conferences who financially run the NCAA?