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Not quite like it was

At the risk of once again incurring the ire of Wally Hall, I must make a few comments on his recent column regarding the abrupt resignation of Joe Steinmetz, the chancellor of UAF.

Hall remains befuddled around the priorities of that position— are they academic, or are they athletic? He seems to come down once again on the side of athletics, never mind that, by most accounts, academics seemed to be doing fairly well, and indeed is considered the top priority by most people at most institutions of higher learning. He’s particularly sure that Steinmetz should have been fired in 2017 following the termination of Bret Bielema and the hiring of Chad Morris, which according to Wally’s account was the sole decision of the interim AD, Julie Cromer.

This is not the first time he has made her the scapegoat. Many suspect, and some probably know, that there was way more to the hiring of Morris than has been told. This was a particularly turbulent time in the athletic department, and Hall’s simplification does no one justice.

STEVE A. JONES

El Dorado

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