Yow accuses Gary Williams of sabotage

As a Maryland fan I was anxious to see what the reaction of Pack fans would be to this "incident".  I see it is somewhat mixed.  I respect the pack.  From the days of burleson and thompson to Jimmy V and lorenzo charles' famous rebound/pass from whittenburg, I love your story.  And I admit that Gary can be difficult at times, but Ms. Yow is really something.  Man or woman, the AD should not act like that in this press conference. I can see I am not the only one that thinks she lacked class with her remarks. Not to mention her "what ever" comments.  I thought we were past the "Valley Girls" time period.

As for the comment that Gary issued a non-denial denial, come on! He said he hasn't spoken to anyone.  That sounds like a pretty good denial to me. Whether he has, I wonder.  The informal communications chains I am sure work. But anyone talking to Gary got exactly what they expected.  Everyone knows he disliked her.  Would they need to call Gary to know this?

I wish you well (except against my Terps) and hope this guy does well.  The conference is better when those two schools around you aren't the only ones who win. But I have a feeling over time, Ms. Yow will leave a very different impression on the Pack than that of her famous/immortal sister at NCSU. Good luck Pack, you'll need it.

Did anyone pay attention to the body language of Gottfried and Woodson when she started throwing out new coach under the bus during the press conference!  Coach Gottfried laughed and begin to put his glasses on his face.  Woodson grabbed his bottle of water and made an awkward looking facial expression.  That I know had to be extremely embarrasing for Gottfried and his family.  I'm truly sorry he had to be subjected to that.  Let's face it he was already subjecting himself to strict scrutiny after his very quick exit from AL and then get hammered by your own AD....ouch!  BTW can you end a sentence with "what ever?"

I love it!  The personality of Yow is becoming very easy to buy into.  I love her fiery attitude and strong demeanor.  You can call her unprofessional all you want, but IMO she is doing a damn good job so far.

On a side note, I have a theory, and some of you may call me crazy, but that's okay =)...

Perhaps Yow basically knew all along that she was going to hire Gottfried.  I mean, they talked about how they have known each other since Gottfried was 18.  And remember that most people knew that Sidney was on his way out well before the end of the season...wouldn't be too far-fetched to think that Yow was talking to her long-time friend (who was waiting for his contract clause with Alabama to expire before coming back into coaching).  Think about it...Yow takes a shot at the big names(RB, BD, SM) just in case or possibly just for show, but has Gottfried lined up and ready to go.  Compare Gottfried's resume with those of all the "B-list" candidates from our supposed targets list.  Then throw in the fact that Yow and Gottfried have a history together.  I think this coaching search was resolved a long time ago, and ALL of us were duped right up through the very end.  Anyone else find it odd that this coach just happened to fall out of the sky the day after the national championship game?  This theory probably isn't 100% correct, but it's still something to think about if you're a Pack fan.

The word has been that Yow wanted Gary out as coach at Maryland and a power struggle ensued.  Gary of course won that battle, but the bad blood has to run pretty deep.  So its really no surprise to hear the comments.  It will certainly ratchet up the NCSU/Maryland rivalry a few notches, but beyond that it really doesn't matter to the rest of the world.

Like other major AD's and coaches aren't difficult and grumpy and aggressive and demanding? 

But the first female AD at a major NC university is suddenly "difficult." And if she addresses it head on, she's "unprofessional."

I guess you all demanded that Matt Doherty be fired on the basis of his comments about the Duke cheerleaders, a far more egregious, more unprofessional comment. 

Do you think Duke or UNC or any other MAJOR program is going to have their AD say, my former coach is mean and doesn't like me and IT impacts my ability to do my job!!!   What a embarassment.   I don't care if her comments are 100% accurate, it has no place being talked about when introducing your NEW COACH, where hopefully you are looking forward and talking about winning not WHINING!!!!

All her comments do is reinforce what Gary Williams does think about her.  If he did talk to a coach who wanted to know what it was like to work for her....could you blame him. 

His comments or lack of comments should have no impact on NC STate being able to hire a coach.  She has now made it be known that the new coach was far down the list and is not her choice.   I think he might want to start looking for another job now. 

She was also the AD that hired "coach in waiting" for Maryland Football...  for Maryland Football...why????

OK, I would have stopped at "Just because Gary Williams and I have a problem, that doesn't mean I don't get along coaches". Accusing Gary of sabatoging the search was over the top and shouldn't have been said. Fortunately, Mark handled his follow up question quite well.

Still, in the infinite wisdom of the blogosphere, no coach would come here because of the way Yow treated Gary at Maryland. So which is it? Was he bad mouthing her or not? Was his problem with her influencing coaches or not? Almost reminds me of McArthur and Truman. For you youngsters out there, McArthur got fired.

But hey, it could be worse. When tOSU's gutless President Gordon Gee was asked for his opinion during the Tressel press conference about TatGate, his response was that he hoped Tressel didn't fire him. At least we don't have that.

It seems to me that Yow is the female version of Chuck Amato. Coaching search didn't live up to original boasts? Its because ECU takes non-qualifiers, I mean Gary Williams sabotaged it. Btw, how does this make the new coach feel? Its like she's saying "gary f-ed up our search so we had to settle for this loser."

With the administrative experience that Debbie Yow has acquired I don't believe she would say anything if she did not have facts to back it up. She stated that these facts would come to light in the near future. 

If there is proof of slander should Gary Williams apologize to Yow? Should Gary be reprimanded if it is true he interfered in the coaching search. 

Personal differences are when disagreements stay between two people. When you begin to intentionally damage someone's character then it is no longer personal it is public. And it was so public that a reporter directly questioned her on the situation. 

She said the facts will come to light. Let's wait till everything has been said and done before passing judgement.

Debbie Yow acted extremely unprofessionally with her comments about Williams in the presser. As a longtime Pack fan, I became very uncomfortable at that point in the press conference. Whether or not there is any truth to her allegations, she should have risen above that level of petty bickering. It shows a lack of objectivity, self-control, and good judgment. I agree that she needs to make a formal apology for the remarks, and I ask all Pack fans to join me and call on her to do so. We want to know that our athletic department is in the hands of a clear-headed professional...

Surprisingly unprofessional on the part of Yow. Even if these allegations are true, she should not have made this statement. I hope her evidence is rock solid, because I see sharks in the water.