Cottingham out as AD?

[foreverwarriors]

Per Jen Lada of Fox6

@jenlada: BREAKING NEWS: Sources say Steve Cottingham has resigned as AD at @MarquetteU @muathletics. Announcement expected soon

[MUfan12]

Per Fox 6's Jen Lada. Announcement to come.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Do I win the bet?

[Clam Crowder]

Well this isn't very surprising...I don't know who will think it is.

[muhs03]

Well this isn't very surprising...I don't know who will think it is.

I guess I am...to a degree.

[Clam Crowder]

Seems like either he actually did something wrong in handling the recent issues, or he is playing the role of scapegoat

[jaybilaswho?]

perhaps a clash with the new President?

[ChicosBailBonds]

I mentioned a few weeks ago, in between being attacked by some here, how strange it was that the comments from the Athletic Department on the recent issues were coming only from Broeker and I did not see one comment attributed to Cottingham.  Then again, the University wasn't putting anything out there from Wild, either.  The only time Wild came into the equation was to announce the new reporting to police policy.

I believe I had the under on SC at below 5 years...so I think I win the bet.  He's a very nice man, a very smart guy, solid attorney, but I think my views were stated clearly when we decided as a university not to do a national AD search at the time was just crazy ridiculous. I have a heard time believing any other BCS conference school in the country would have done it that way considering he had no prior experience.

If the rumors are true, thank him for his service.  Thumbs up for adding Lacrosse and keeping Buzz on board (though time will tell if the cost justifications add up).  I'm one that believes MU took a big black eye with the recent issues and as I've said before, there are other items that have made me squirm that haven't been presented publicly...many here disagree or simply don't care (Just Win Baby and it doesn't matter how) which I think is a dangerous way to play the game.

Best of luck to Mr. C (if the rumors are true)

[ChicosBailBonds]

BBFran will be upset

[4everwarriors]

Maybe Strong didn't dig 'im or the horse he rode in on. In any regard, can probably make more scratch in the private sector.

[drewm88]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/124796179.html

No new info.

[DJO's Pump Fake]

"Al Davis said it best, Just Win Baby, Win."

[Abode4life]

Here is a link...

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/124796179.html

[4everwarriors]

Was Cottingham sexting?

[jaybilaswho?]

I'm one that believes MU took a big black eye with the recent issues

Do we know if this story hit national news levels? i know in the upper midwest and to alumni across the country it might seem like it, but I dont if joe blow Washington fan is going to or hear of or know about this in the coming season. I admit I didnt really read much of the ChiTrib article as after nothing ever came from the allegations (be it right or wrong) I just never gave this much thought. I am just saying it might be a black eye locally/regionally, but I am not convinced that this has spread as far in the media as OSU's transgressions (i know, unfair comparison).

[foreverwarriors]

Statement from Marquette:

http://www.gomarquette.com/genrel/063011aaa.html

Steve Cottingham, athletic director at Marquette University, has resigned to pursue other interests.

Cottingham worked on the university's move to the BIG EAST Conference in 2005, has remained an active participant in BIG EAST matters on behalf of the university and negotiated Marquette's contract with the Bradley Center, home of the men's basketball team. As athletic director, he oversaw 14 intercollegiate sports and was instrumental in adding men's and women's lacrosse to the athletic roster, beginning in 2012. Under his leadership, the department constructed the Klein Family/KBS Soccer Pavilion at Valley Fields and the Blue & Gold Scholarship Fund, providing annual funding for student-athlete scholarships, grew to more than $3.5 million. Cottingham also launched and made substantial progress on a goal to increase the athletic scholarship endowment to $20 million by 2017.

Prior to being named athletic director in January 2007, Cottingham was an associate senior vice president at Marquette and, before that, served as an attorney in the university's Office of the General Counsel, with responsibilities that included coaches' contracts.

In a letter to Marquette University President Robert A. Wild, S.J., Cottingham said, "Although recent events involving a few student-athletes have certainly been a disappointment to me, I leave Marquette with positive feelings and confidence in its future."

Wild said Mike Broeker, currently deputy athletic director, had been named acting athletic director. He said the university would launch a national search for a permanent AD in fall.

[Big Daddy 84]

This is why Buzz was limited with his words last night. Timing was a bummer.

[Ari Gold]

Statement from Marquette:

Wild said Mike Broeker, currently deputy athletic director, had been named acting athletic director. He said the university would launch a national search for a permanent AD in fall.

Hopefully we get an AD that has built up his school's football program
BOOM!

[ringout]

Translation: I know lots of stuff that you guys don't know. The line to praise me starts on the left.

Nah, just reading between the lines from 2000 miles away.

[ChicosBailBonds]

No Merrit, the translation is that some of us are capable of not having our heads in the sand and can take off our blue and gold glasses every once in awhile.

I bleed blue and gold as much as anyone on this board.  So are many other people that are attacked ad nauseum because they want to hold our school to a standard befitting it.  That's the translation.  

MU is not perfect, no one expects it to be perfect. Anytime human beings are involved there will be errors in judgement at times...that's ok...that's life.  I love MU, I'm sure you do as well.  We just have a different viewpoint on how things should be done.  For that viewpoint (shared by some others here), we are attacked.  That seems wrong on so many levels.

[bilsu]

Seems like either he actually did something wrong in handling the recent issues, or he is playing the role of scapegoat

Or he does not agree with how it was handled and resigned based on his own beliefs.

[MountainCreekHouse]

he's peacin' to save his own ass

[ChicosBailBonds]

"Al Davis said it best, Just Win Baby, Win."

Al Davis....nothing more need be said.  Hopefully we aspire to be something better than Al Davis

[ChicosBailBonds]

Wild said Mike Broeker, currently deputy athletic director, had been named acting athletic director. He said the university would launch a national search for a permanent AD in fall.

Fool me once.....

[79Warrior]

This is why Buzz was limited with his words last night. Timing was a bummer.

I highly doubt that is why Buzz did what he did. I think you are reading way more into whatever Buzz did.