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There were myriad options that could have been pursued for restructuring the athletic department short of publicly firing Michaelis - she even offered to retire. (If you're interested in just how badly this was handled, look in the D-News archives for Jeff Call's write up from Friday, December 17, 2004.)
One would be hard pressed to find anyone who was more loyal to the university than Coach Michaelis - in my book she is on par with Lavell Edwards for what she contributed to BYU athletics. They should have held banquets, parades and even lighted the "Y" in her honor rather than firing her.
Skousen's mishandling of that situation continues to beg for a public apology to Michaelis. Anything less will be an asterisk on his many accomplishments.
All in all I think the only truly questionable judgments he showed were twofold: Agreeing to the marketing change of BYU's traditional Y logo and school colors; and agreeing to subject himself to so much ingratitude and ignorant verbal abuse as he got from BYU's rabid fan base. Happy retirement Fred!
Done some good things but don't have a bean counter in a high profile job or you will get the legacy he's stamped on the program in the years since Lavell.
I think it is starting to turn around now.
I love BYU's veiled threats of a divorce from the MWC if they don't get their way.
Hey BYU.... Put up or shut up....If you've got a better offer, TAKE IT.
If not, then cool it with the threats.
I can't imagine the headaches associated with his position, between the heavy handed administration and the teams. However, if one is to endure headaches, why not at BYU? I wish you well, Skousens. Thanks for so much that you had a hand in that was enduring and well done.
Of course we don't want to only focus on the negative but that's a pretty big hole to leave unfilled when doing reporting.
All in all Mr. Skousen's job seems pretty dang tough. He did a great job overall. Thanks.