OT: Ohio President doesn't have a clue.
Your favorite University President made an ass of himself on the Twitters today when he Tweeted this:
Many excited Buckeyes in the Schott tonight—including me!Ready for the men’s basketball game against Wisconsin.
— E. Gordon Gee (@presidentgee) January 28, 2013
Only problem is Ohio plays tomorrow. As soon as it was brought to his attention, he followed it up with this dandy:
Just seeing who was paying attention out there. Will try again tomorrow night.
— E. Gordon Gee (@presidentgee) January 29, 2013
Why isn't this man in a home? Who knows.
http://deadspin.com/5979744/president-of-ohio-state-does-not-know-the-m…
(Edit: The name of that school down south has been updated to reflect the correct inferior University. Sorry for the confusion, fans)
January 29th, 2013 at 1:38 AM ^
Thad Matta should fire him for that.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:41 AM ^
BOOM!
January 29th, 2013 at 1:44 AM ^
too tight
January 29th, 2013 at 1:47 AM ^
Sorry, don't care enough about Ohio State for this to matter.
January 29th, 2013 at 1:55 AM ^
If he just got the day wrong that would be one thing, I love how he is just outright lying about attending sporting events though. I'M IN THIS COMPLETELY EMPTY STADIUM A DAY EARLY AND THE CROWD IS GOING WILD!!!!
January 29th, 2013 at 8:43 AM ^
Kinda puts his testimony in the next NCAA probe into illegal OSU football activities in question, doesn't it?
Like we ever had any doubt.
January 29th, 2013 at 1:39 PM ^
I'm no defender of Gee's, but it seems like the original tweet could just as easily meant, "There will be Many excited Buckeyes in the Schott tonight—including me!Ready for the men’s basketball game against Wisconsin." as "There are Many excited Buckeyes in the Schott tonight—including me!Ready for the men’s basketball game against Wisconsin."
January 29th, 2013 at 1:56 AM ^
OSU or not, this is an amusing display of incompetence.
January 29th, 2013 at 1:57 AM ^
He Schott himself in the foot.
January 29th, 2013 at 2:20 AM ^
No wonder Tressel ran things around there...
I now fully realize why he was concerned that HE would be the one getting fired.
January 29th, 2013 at 2:22 AM ^
January 29th, 2013 at 2:31 AM ^
Clearly, Gee hired Mitch Albom to manage his twitter account
January 29th, 2013 at 8:41 AM ^
5 posbangs is not enough for that beauty of a comment.
January 29th, 2013 at 9:12 AM ^
You are 100% correct. Hence, I shall bang you in a positive fashion in an effort to bang him by proxy.
January 29th, 2013 at 3:22 AM ^
I attended a performance of King Lear at the Drake Union a few months ago, a performance that also happened to be attended by Mr. Gee. I remember him dozing off for most of the show!
January 29th, 2013 at 7:33 AM ^
January 29th, 2013 at 5:43 AM ^
President Gee has a LONG way to go before he can have the best twitter feed for a university president in Ohio. That belongs to the University of Cincinnati's Santa Ono:
or @PrezOno
He is engaged and a huge fan of everything happening at UC (academics, research, students, alumni....and sports).
January 29th, 2013 at 6:47 AM ^
Just had a great chat with @DhaniJones about creating a @UofCincy bow tie. Really excited about our future partnership.
already dont like the guy.
Naturally, being from Ohio, one trys to steal the best Michigan has to offer.
January 29th, 2013 at 9:40 AM ^
Seriously, trys?
January 29th, 2013 at 6:40 AM ^
he's friends with Emmert and the slap on the wrist they got for their infractions is worth him being clueless. Isn"t Gee a reflection of the student body?
January 29th, 2013 at 6:43 AM ^
I think you have that backwards, the student body is a reflection of Gee.
January 29th, 2013 at 7:07 AM ^
....that the intended audience would be willing to overlook the mistake. Overlooking inconsistency is something to which they are well-accustomed.
January 29th, 2013 at 7:17 AM ^
January 29th, 2013 at 7:44 AM ^
Moar Deadspin?!?!?!?!
January 29th, 2013 at 7:51 AM ^
January 29th, 2013 at 8:03 AM ^
At least get the school name right. OHIO is the bobcats, Ohio is the buckeyes.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:39 AM ^
Let's not talk about the President. No politics!
...oh, wait, never mind. Wrong thread.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:47 AM ^
Gee must have been trying to hit on Teo's girlfriend.
January 29th, 2013 at 9:15 AM ^
Someone should come up with a list of the stupidest things he's said. Top 2 are:
1) His quote about hoping Tressel would not fire him
2) During his days as AD, when he said a John Cooper tie with Michigan was one of the greatest Buckeye victories (Man, do I miss those days).
How does this guy still have a job?
January 29th, 2013 at 10:30 AM ^
Who cares?
He is the CEO of a university system with a 5.2 billion dollar budget. He is universally loved by the ~55,000 students. He has spearheaded fundraising 1.6 billion dollars since coming back to OSU. He is the highest paid public university president, and he is widely considered to be one of, if not the, best. People who think he should have been fired for the Tressel stuff have no idea what they're talking about. Who cares. It's just football.
January 29th, 2013 at 10:38 AM ^
True, in part . . . howeva:
1. The students only love him because he wears a bowtie. The vast majority know nothing about the guy. But old people that wear bowties are inherently loveable.
2. Football is the #1 way to focus the alumni. If big-time football programs suck, the money stops coming in to not only the AD but also the school. No money -> drop in academics -> less donating -> bolivian. Football is the pep rally for a university as a whole.
January 29th, 2013 at 11:06 AM ^
I think that the biggest reason the students love him is the guy is everywhere. I don't know how many other university presidents show up at house parties or bars.
He did go out and hire Urban Meyer, so I don't think there will be much drop in football.
January 29th, 2013 at 11:21 AM ^
In terms of Wins and Losses, you're right...there will probably not be a drop in football. But, considering Meyer's past, the deal with the devil Ohio has made may come back to bite them in a few years. I've said it before, I'll say it again...Ohio may be sorry they hired him after a number of years, not because of W's or L's, but because of the other stuff that he brings with him. And that is the type of thing that's haunted that school since the stories about JT broke. This could be more of the same.
For the sake of the conference, I hope I'm wrong. (sorta)
January 29th, 2013 at 12:12 PM ^
What's that? Winning everywhere he goes and recruiting elite players?
January 29th, 2013 at 12:33 PM ^
Drug use by certain players, preferential treatment of certain players, scholarship manipulation...resulting in a split locker room and the players taking control. Reported by former Florida players.
So, to your response re: winning/recruiting...Like I said, nothing about his W/L record. Its the other stuff that supposedly was the cause of the erosion of the Florida program at the end of his tenure there.
January 29th, 2013 at 11:44 AM ^
I know he's appeared at some parties and some bars, but is he really everywhere, or does he just tweet as though he's everywhere?
This tweet makes it appear that he's intentionally misleading his twitter followers as to his activities as President of OSU.
The obvious question is why would he do that? He doesn't need to make it seem that he's at the game, if he is not. Well, why does he go all Mitch Albom on his followers?
Look, the guy is the Pres. at OSU. I really couldn't (that's right folks, I couldn't) care less where he is or isn't. I just think it's very funny at the expense of our rivals. Way to go, Gee!
January 29th, 2013 at 12:14 PM ^
Than go to a party/bar here and there (He'll actually go to a bunch in one night) to interact with students.
I have no idea why he would tweet that, but I would assume it's because he's a busy guy who lost track of his schedule. He probably likes people to think he gets to the game an hour early to cheer and w/e when the reality is he probably shows up whenever he can and stays for as long as he can. It is, however, quite entertaining.
January 29th, 2013 at 12:58 PM ^
1) He may not even do his own tweeting
2) He has tweets pre-programed and let it go too soon by accident.
I sometimes let things go too soon by accident as well. It happens with age.
January 29th, 2013 at 12:20 PM ^
January 29th, 2013 at 10:06 AM ^
rigorous academic standards at the great institution Gee runs, is anyone really surprised that he is an idiot? Seriously, its the blind leading the blind.
January 29th, 2013 at 10:58 AM ^
Can't believe nobody has made the comment, but "Ohio State," not "OHIO."
And if you're dead set on using the Hoke-ism, it's "Ohio."
"OHIO" is Ohio University, as in the Bobcats.
January 29th, 2013 at 2:28 PM ^
It's all still the Worst State Ever.
January 29th, 2013 at 11:47 AM ^
Okay, I was wrong. I was afraid they had named their arena after Marge Schott. Even though I was totally wrong, I found the thought hysterically funny.
January 29th, 2013 at 12:04 PM ^
He looks clueless, all the time. I wouldn't be surprised if students found him wandering and stumbling around campus asking what year it is.
January 29th, 2013 at 12:36 PM ^
As long as Gordon Gee's BFF/protege Mark Emmert is the head of NCAA "enforcement," Ohio will employ a Weekend at Bernie's scenario to keep him in his current position, if necessary.