Jeremy Foley
Jeremy Foley
Jeremy N. Foleyis an American university sports administrator and former college athlete. Foley is currently the athletic director for the Florida Gators Division I sports program of the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. He also serves as the chief financial officer of the University Athletic Association, the private non-profit corporation that is responsible for the administration and financial management of the Florida Gators sports program...
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth20 February 1983
CityAlbuquerque, NM
Billy said last week he didn't think there was a place in America that had a better commitment to basketball. Obviously we're a football school, but you'd be hard-pressed to say we're not a basketball school right now.
It's not a bunch of losers here making excuses. It has nothing to do with the outcome. They beat us fair and square. It's just a matter of running your business the way it should be run and the way this league wants it run.
I learned a long time ago, when it comes to discipline you don't get 100 percent acceptance of what you do.
It's important to tell our story and find ways we can to do things better,
Errors in officiating occur in all sports at all levels. The University of Florida has certainly been on both sides of this conversation as most teams have.
First of all, Urban has brought together a fan base that was fractured. We were not having as much success as we were accustomed to, and here in Gator Nation people expect us to be successful. People look at Urban, look at his record, and they like what they see.
We wanted to be a factor on the national scene. And you can't do that without being a player in this tournament.
Billy told me he was tired of losing early and determined to figure out what was wrong and fix it. I could tell he was serious and it was bothering him.
What was said shouldn't have been said, but I think Stanford responded in the appropriate way. This thing has been unfortunate for Billy, but hopefully we can put it behind us.
Now all of a sudden, Billy can coach again, huh?
Are we a basketball school the way Kentucky and Indiana are? Not yet. That's the goal. Will we get there? That's the goal 15 years from now.
Obviously we're paying attention but right now everything looks fine,
On November 20th, UF and FSU will compete on the track, and on the 26th, the teams compete on the gridiron. This is the first time this rivalry has been promoted through another sporting event like this, and we want to thank Checkers for their outstanding support.
Learn from your mistakes, always self-evaluate. Great leaders are thinking, evolving. And John Wooden was a great leader.