It's incredibly sad and telling that here in Southern California the local newspapers are giving Cal 1/2 pages devoted to this mess. Truly smells across the board. Right up there with women's gymnastics.
OT: Teri McKeever
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72CalBear said:
It's incredibly sad and telling that here in Southern California the local newspapers are giving Cal 1/2 pages devoted to this mess. Truly smells across the board. Right up there with women's gymnastics.
I hope we clean house, starting with Knowlton. We need great leadership at this critical time or we may not survive into the next decade.
Cal AD called "evil" for rewarding McKeever with new $1.5 million contract despite abuse complaints.
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/08/03/cal-continued-to-give-teri-mckeever-pay-raises-despite-bullying-complaints/
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/08/03/cal-continued-to-give-teri-mckeever-pay-raises-despite-bullying-complaints/
calumnus said:
Cal AD called "evil" for rewarding McKeever with new $1.5 million contract despite abuse complaints.
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/08/03/cal-continued-to-give-teri-mckeever-pay-raises-despite-bullying-complaints/
I wouldn't read into that ... This guy hands out extensions like Oprah does cars.
fat_slice said:calumnus said:
Cal AD called "evil" for rewarding McKeever with new $1.5 million contract despite abuse complaints.
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/08/03/cal-continued-to-give-teri-mckeever-pay-raises-despite-bullying-complaints/
I wouldn't read into that ... This guy hands out extensions like Oprah does cars.
Well after handing out all those $millions in extensions despite poor performance or even criminal abuse he received the longest extension of them all.
calumnus said:fat_slice said:calumnus said:
Cal AD called "evil" for rewarding McKeever with new $1.5 million contract despite abuse complaints.
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/08/03/cal-continued-to-give-teri-mckeever-pay-raises-despite-bullying-complaints/
I wouldn't read into that ... This guy hands out extensions like Oprah does cars.
Well after handing out all those $millions in extensions despite poor performance or even criminal abuse he received the longest extension of them all.
Yup - I think Carol needs to go too. She's mailed it in.
fat_slice said:calumnus said:fat_slice said:calumnus said:
Cal AD called "evil" for rewarding McKeever with new $1.5 million contract despite abuse complaints.
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/08/03/cal-continued-to-give-teri-mckeever-pay-raises-despite-bullying-complaints/
I wouldn't read into that ... This guy hands out extensions like Oprah does cars.
Well after handing out all those $millions in extensions despite poor performance or even criminal abuse he received the longest extension of them all.
Yup - I think Carol needs to go too. She's mailed it in.
Her main job is academics and I have no idea how she is doing there, but her hiring and then lifetime extension for Knowlton is terrible for athletics, especially given this critical time in history.
If you want to hate on the Knowlton extension, have had it. But her support in terms of handling the stadium debt, the Grad certificate program, and the flexibility for Wilcox in recruiting lesser gpa players is pretty much unmatched at Cal in terms of a President supporting athletics.fat_slice said:calumnus said:fat_slice said:calumnus said:
Cal AD called "evil" for rewarding McKeever with new $1.5 million contract despite abuse complaints.
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/08/03/cal-continued-to-give-teri-mckeever-pay-raises-despite-bullying-complaints/
I wouldn't read into that ... This guy hands out extensions like Oprah does cars.
Well after handing out all those $millions in extensions despite poor performance or even criminal abuse he received the longest extension of them all.
Yup - I think Carol needs to go too. She's mailed it in.
72CalBear said:
It's incredibly sad and telling that here in Southern California the local newspapers are giving Cal 1/2 pages devoted to this mess. Truly smells across the board. Right up there with women's gymnastics.
The author of these articles, Scott Reid is an investigative reporter for the Orange County Register.
The OCR is part of the Southern California News Group, which is owned by the Alden Global Capital private equity firm via its Digital Fiest/Nedia News subsidiaries. This is the same ownership group that owns the Bay Area News Group, which publishes the San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, Marin Independent Journal, etc.
Scott Reid The Mercury News
Cal continued to give Teri McKeever pay raises despite bullying complaints (mercurynews.com)
McKeever's annual base salary has increased by more than 77% since 2010.
She's had 8 pay raises from 2010 - 2019.
"We were making complaints at that time," said Chloe Clark, a former Golden Bears swimmer, who also complained to Simon-O'Neill about McKeever's alleged bullying in the fall of 2019. "So, no I don't think the school listened to us."
"'Teri is producing Olympians, she's an Olympic coach. There's really nothing more I can do for you,'" Clark recalled Simon-O'Neill telling her during the 2019 meeting.
At least two dozen current or former Cal swimmers or their parents have complained about McKeever, either formally or in person, to Cal officials between 2010 and July 2022, according to university documents, emails and interviews.
"They deny, or say this 'it wasn't on my watch' stuff, especially Jim Knowlton," Scott Carter said referring to Cal.
McKeever's annual base salary has increased by more than 77% since 2010.
She's had 8 pay raises from 2010 - 2019.
"We were making complaints at that time," said Chloe Clark, a former Golden Bears swimmer, who also complained to Simon-O'Neill about McKeever's alleged bullying in the fall of 2019. "So, no I don't think the school listened to us."
"'Teri is producing Olympians, she's an Olympic coach. There's really nothing more I can do for you,'" Clark recalled Simon-O'Neill telling her during the 2019 meeting.
At least two dozen current or former Cal swimmers or their parents have complained about McKeever, either formally or in person, to Cal officials between 2010 and July 2022, according to university documents, emails and interviews.
"They deny, or say this 'it wasn't on my watch' stuff, especially Jim Knowlton," Scott Carter said referring to Cal.
jennifer neil-simon is not only a worthless bureaucrat but she's also far from my favorite human being
during my cal's monster class era (5,000,000+ views, the most read thread in the history of college basketball) i was around the athletic department on almost a daily basis, there were bears coaches from a dozen plus sports including but not limited to football, men's & women's basketball, etc. that knew teri mckeever was mentally abusing women's swimmers to the point of suicidal thoughts but that she was protected by jennifer neil-simon who continues to be protected by jim knowlton
note to greg richardson: please let me know if you would allow me to write a censor free article for this site re: mckeever/simon/knowlton and the athletic department's current path towards financial bankruptcy, ok?....let's have a honest conversation with bears fans/donors
Shocky1 said:
jennifer neil-simon is not only a worthless bureaucrat but she's also a truly evil human being
during my cal's monster class era (5,000,000+ views, the most read thread in the history of college basketball) i was around the athletic department on almost a daily basis, there were bears coaches from a dozen plus sports including but not limited to football, men's & women's basketball, etc. that knew teri mckeever was mentally abusing women's swimmers to the point of suicidal thoughts but that she was protected by jennifer neil-simon who continues to be protected by jim knowlton
note to greg richardson: please let me know if you would allow me to write a censor free article for this site re: mckeever/simon/knowlton and the athletic department's current path towards financial bankruptcy, ok?....let's have a honest conversation with bears fans/donors
I would love to learn more about your insight into the Athletic Department on this issue.
Didn't Tedford eventually bring in a lot of sub-3.0 recruits?
Shocky1 said:
jennifer neil-simon is not only a worthless bureaucrat but she's also a truly evil human being
during my cal's monster class era (5,000,000+ views, the most read thread in the history of college basketball) i was around the athletic department on almost a daily basis, there were bears coaches from a dozen plus sports including but not limited to football, men's & women's basketball, etc. that knew teri mckeever was mentally abusing women's swimmers to the point of suicidal thoughts but that she was protected by jennifer neil-simon who continues to be protected by jim knowlton
note to greg richardson: please let me know if you would allow me to write a censor free article for this site re: mckeever/simon/knowlton and the athletic department's current path towards financial bankruptcy, ok?....let's have a honest conversation with bears fans/donors
I'm not for burying my head in the sand, but I'd be shocked if TM returns after the investigation. As for a hit piece on the athletic department in general, that's the last thing the school needs at this critical point in time.
juarezbear said:
I'm not for burying my head in the sand, but I'd be shocked if TM returns after the investigation. As for a hit piece on the athletic department in general, that's the last thing the school needs at this critical point in time.
On several levels, the Athletic Department has been failing for quite some time.
And they've been putting one Band-Aid after another on fundamental flaws.
I'm all for ripping the Band-Aid off in search of the TRUTH
That's the only way that real change can come about.
And thing were tightened up accordingly....it was an over-reaction...prior to that, the policy has had ups and downs, but the most recent direction is giving more trust to the coaches to understand who might be able to deal with the Cal academic demands. Let's also not forget that the academic athletic counseling in place now is head and shoulders from where it's been. I don't really know if that's more of an accomplishment of Knowlton's, but there seems to be consensus that it's considerably better.movielover said:
Didn't Tedford eventually bring in a lot of sub-3.0 recruits?
At the time it gave every apprearance of a man trying to preserve a lengthy good contract and reaching deeper in the academic well to do so. I believe the answer to your question is yes.movielover said:
Didn't Tedford eventually bring in a lot of sub-3.0 recruits?
DiabloWags said:Shocky1 said:
jennifer neil-simon is not only a worthless bureaucrat but she's also a truly evil human being
during my cal's monster class era (5,000,000+ views, the most read thread in the history of college basketball) i was around the athletic department on almost a daily basis, there were bears coaches from a dozen plus sports including but not limited to football, men's & women's basketball, etc. that knew teri mckeever was mentally abusing women's swimmers to the point of suicidal thoughts but that she was protected by jennifer neil-simon who continues to be protected by jim knowlton
note to greg richardson: please let me know if you would allow me to write a censor free article for this site re: mckeever/simon/knowlton and the athletic department's current path towards financial bankruptcy, ok?....let's have a honest conversation with bears fans/donors
I would love to learn more about your insight into the Athletic Department on this issue.
I would also.
mbBear said:If you want to hate on the Knowlton extension, have had it. But her support in terms of handling the stadium debt, the Grad certificate program, and the flexibility for Wilcox in recruiting lesser gpa players is pretty much unmatched at Cal in terms of a President supporting athletics.fat_slice said:calumnus said:fat_slice said:calumnus said:
Cal AD called "evil" for rewarding McKeever with new $1.5 million contract despite abuse complaints.
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/08/03/cal-continued-to-give-teri-mckeever-pay-raises-despite-bullying-complaints/
I wouldn't read into that ... This guy hands out extensions like Oprah does cars.
Well after handing out all those $millions in extensions despite poor performance or even criminal abuse he received the longest extension of them all.
Yup - I think Carol needs to go too. She's mailed it in.
I'll give you the grad certificate, though really, that should be a no-brainer. The stadium debt is basically a subsidy from the general fund for Knowlton to then waste. I find the GPA issue tough to believe: maybe more lax then when Dykes was coach, but my impression is standards are tougher than in most of Cal's history. If Christ replaced Knowlton with a dynamic media savvy sports professional, then I'll buy. Otherwise she is just enabling a guy that is in over his head.
She is asleep at the wheel essentially (and so is Knowlton in that regard).calumnus said:If Christ replaced Knowlton with a dynamic media savvy sports professional, then I'll buy. Otherwise she is just enabling a guy that is in over his head.mbBear said:If you want to hate on the Knowlton extension, have had it. But her support in terms of handling the stadium debt, the Grad certificate program, and the flexibility for Wilcox in recruiting lesser gpa players is pretty much unmatched at Cal in terms of a President supporting athletics.fat_slice said:calumnus said:fat_slice said:calumnus said:
Cal AD called "evil" for rewarding McKeever with new $1.5 million contract despite abuse complaints.
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/08/03/cal-continued-to-give-teri-mckeever-pay-raises-despite-bullying-complaints/
I wouldn't read into that ... This guy hands out extensions like Oprah does cars.
Well after handing out all those $millions in extensions despite poor performance or even criminal abuse he received the longest extension of them all.
Yup - I think Carol needs to go too. She's mailed it in.
I'd like the truth as well. I'm hoping this isn't an issue in other sports. If so, would be a shame if this women's swimming issue somehow derailed the entire realignment process.DiabloWags said:juarezbear said:
I'm not for burying my head in the sand, but I'd be shocked if TM returns after the investigation. As for a hit piece on the athletic department in general, that's the last thing the school needs at this critical point in time.
On several levels, the Athletic Department has been failing for quite some time.
And they've been putting one Band-Aid after another on fundamental flaws.
I'm all for ripping the Band-Aid off in search of the TRUTH
That's the only way that real change can come about.
DiabloWags said:
Durden Named Acting Director Of Swimming & Diving - California Golden Bears Athletics (calbears.com)
A couple things I noticed: 1) "Acting" Director implies temporary. Hopefully they are not leaving room to bring back McKeever and they come up with a permanent solution soon. 2) All the coaches are men. Hopefully we plan to add at least one female coach (or maybe they have a grad assistant?) for the women soon.
Maybe McKeever survives though I doubt it. But even if Cal wants to fire her, they can't hire her replacement until the investigation is done (due process). If they hired someone to replace her before completing the investigation, she has a probably valid claim that she was essentially/constructively fired and denied due process, etc.calumnus said:DiabloWags said:
Durden Named Acting Director Of Swimming & Diving - California Golden Bears Athletics (calbears.com)
A couple things I noticed: 1) "Acting" Director implies temporary. Hopefully they are not leaving room to bring back McKeever and they come up with a permanent solution soon. 2) All the coaches are men. Hopefully we plan to add at least one female coach (or maybe they have a grad assistant?) for the women soon.
I assume "acting" is simply the way of having someone assume the duties without going down that rabbit hole.
BearGoggles said:Maybe McKeever survives though I doubt it. But even if Cal wants to fire her, they can't hire her replacement until the investigation is done (due process). If they hired someone to replace her before completing the investigation, she has a probably valid claim that she was essentially/constructively fired and denied due process, etc.calumnus said:DiabloWags said:
Durden Named Acting Director Of Swimming & Diving - California Golden Bears Athletics (calbears.com)
A couple things I noticed: 1) "Acting" Director implies temporary. Hopefully they are not leaving room to bring back McKeever and they come up with a permanent solution soon. 2) All the coaches are men. Hopefully we plan to add at least one female coach (or maybe they have a grad assistant?) for the women soon.
I assume "acting" is simply the way of having someone assume the duties without going down that rabbit hole.
Yes, that makes sense. Hope we are able to move on soon.
My assumption is that this is the permanent solution when McKeever gets let go. They needed to do this and have a path forward. It is not necessary that women have a female coach but I do think long term that would be a positive. Regardless putting the program under Dryden does two things - it allows them to pay him more, and therefore keep him, and allows both programs to move forward with a quality championship coach who is well respected and has coached both men and women to Olympic gold.
Oski87 said:
My assumption is that this is the permanent solution when McKeever gets let go. They needed to do this and have a path forward. It is not necessary that women have a female coach but I do think long term that would be a positive. Regardless putting the program under Dryden does two things - it allows them to pay him more, and therefore keep him, and allows both programs to move forward with a quality championship coach who is well respected and has coached both men and women to Olympic gold.
Nothing against the coaches.
I just think that female swimmers should have, at a minimum, a female GA that they can confide in and who can advise the coach as opposed to an all male staff, especially while traveling. This is just common sense and for everyone's protection (including the HC) and comfort in the "me too" era and for a department that has had multiple sexual harassment claims and a women's swim program that is already dealing with the issue as well as McKeever's verbal and psychological abuse. Not to mention Title IX and the university's commitments to gender equity.
I just think that this would not be a good permanent solution. I'd love to see one of Cal's women's swimming's big name, charismatic alums come back as an assistant and eventually take over the program.
What about a biological male who identifies as a female? Or someone who is gender fluid/binary?calumnus said:Oski87 said:
My assumption is that this is the permanent solution when McKeever gets let go. They needed to do this and have a path forward. It is not necessary that women have a female coach but I do think long term that would be a positive. Regardless putting the program under Dryden does two things - it allows them to pay him more, and therefore keep him, and allows both programs to move forward with a quality championship coach who is well respected and has coached both men and women to Olympic gold.
Nothing against the coaches.
I just think that female swimmers should have, at a minimum, a female GA that they can confide in and who can advise the coach as opposed to an all male staff, especially while traveling. This is just common sense and for everyone's protection (including the HC) and comfort in the "me too" era and for a department that has had multiple sexual harassment claims and a women's swim program that is already dealing with the issue as well as McKeever's verbal and psychological abuse. Not to mention Title IX and the university's commitments to gender equity.
I just think that this would not be a good permanent solution. I'd love to see one of Cal's women's swimming's big name, charismatic alums come back as an assistant and eventually take over the program.
This is kind of silly. The two people who apparently failed the female swimmers the most were female (McKeever/Simon-O'Neill). The bolded sentence is a real hoot - Simon-O'Neil "oversees gender equity and Title IX compliance, as well as the athletic and strategic communications unit." Apparently being female wasn't the answer.
https://calbears.com/staff-directory/jennifer-simon-o-neill/8
The sex/gender of the person is far less important that the quality of the person. Let's get quality, competent people and fire people who are not.
Because the current female HC and Assoc AD were so helpful?
movielover said:
Because the current female HC and Assoc AD were so helpful?
Stunning logic
Love BearGoggles statement:
"The sex/gender of the person is far less important that the quality of the person. Let's get quality, competent people and fire people who are not."
Pretty much sums up everything going on in America from a micro (Cal Coach) to a macro (upcoming elections) level.
"The sex/gender of the person is far less important that the quality of the person. Let's get quality, competent people and fire people who are not."
Pretty much sums up everything going on in America from a micro (Cal Coach) to a macro (upcoming elections) level.
(Sarcasm)
San Jose Merc: "Investigators interview Teri McKeever as part of bullying probe"
SJM says she's been interviewed multiple times, w one more to go.
SJM says she's been interviewed multiple times, w one more to go.
link for those with sjmn online subscription access [cough disable javascript cough cough]
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/08/investigators-interview-teri-mckeever-as-part-of-bullying-probe
By Scott Reid | Southern California News Group
September 8, 2022 at 4:21 p.m. | UPDATED: September 9, 2022 at 4:04 a.m.
...
> Cal has paid McKeever just under $3 million in total compensation since 2010 and given her eight raises in her base pay between 2010 and 2019, according to her contract and other university financial records. McKeever's annual base salary has increased by more than 77% since 2010.
> Knowlton on Jan. 7, 2020, signed off on a five-year contract extension for McKeever potentially worth nearly $1.5 million and cementing her position as the nation's highest-paid female college swim coach.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/08/investigators-interview-teri-mckeever-as-part-of-bullying-probe
By Scott Reid | Southern California News Group
September 8, 2022 at 4:21 p.m. | UPDATED: September 9, 2022 at 4:04 a.m.
...
> Cal has paid McKeever just under $3 million in total compensation since 2010 and given her eight raises in her base pay between 2010 and 2019, according to her contract and other university financial records. McKeever's annual base salary has increased by more than 77% since 2010.
> Knowlton on Jan. 7, 2020, signed off on a five-year contract extension for McKeever potentially worth nearly $1.5 million and cementing her position as the nation's highest-paid female college swim coach.
muting more than 300 handles, turnaround is fair play
movielover said:
San Jose Merc: "Investigators interview Teri McKeever as part of bullying probe"
SJM says she's been interviewed multiple times, w one more to go.
But they still haven't interviewed any of the victims or witnesses?
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