Why Rhodes Scholarships Matter
Posted on December 22nd, 2011 in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Because if you lie about being a finalist to receive one, you have to resign as Yale’s football coach…
“I am extremely proud of my academic, athletic and coaching career. If there was confusion created, I take full responsibility. The timing of this inquiry has been difficult for everyone. At this point I believe it is in the best interest of my student-athletes and Yale University that I step down.”
There was confusion created!
Of course, it didn’t help that Tom Williams couldn’t beat Harvard….
Update: It turns out that WIlliams is a serial liar….
3 Responses
12/23/2011 8:49 am
The problem is not only that Yale hired him.
The problem is that for whatever reason, Yale was unwilling to make an attempt to fully check out his c.v. Why?
In the non- academic world, I’ve seen this happen more times than it should.
12/23/2011 10:35 pm
Some more on Ivy League sports:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/sports/financial-aid-changes-game-as-sports-teams-in-ivies-rise.html?ref=sports
12/25/2011 2:41 pm
And some more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/sports/before-athletic-recruiting-in-the-ivy-league-some-math.html?hp