The man makes $2.14 million a year, and he is undergoing a "remediation plan." What does that mean? He has been an embarrassment to the university on many occasions. He spends millions on travel around the world, he could run for president of the United States.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The president of Ohio State University said Notre Dame was never invited to join the Big Ten conference because the university's priests are not good partners, joking that ''those damn Catholics'' can't be trusted, according to a recording of a meeting he attended late last year.
Gordon Gee also took shots at schools in the Southeastern Conference and the University of Louisville, according to the recording of the December meeting of the school's Athletic Council that The Associated Press obtained under a public records request.
The university called the statements inappropriate and said Gee is undergoing a ''remediation plan'' because of the remarks.
Gee was on a long-planned family vacation and unavailable for comment, Ohio State spokeswoman Gayle Saunders said. He apologized in a statement released to the AP.
''The comments I made were just plain wrong, and in no way do they reflect what the university stands for,'' he said in the statement. ''They were a poor attempt at humor and entirely inappropriate. There is no excuse for this and I am deeply sorry.''
Gee, who has taken heat before for uncouth remarks, told members of the council that he negotiated with Notre Dame officials during his first term at Ohio State, which began more than two decades ago.
How can they condone conduct like this at OSU? Oh, yea, the athletic department scandal, I guess they are used to it in Columbus, Ohio. He resents the fact the football coach makes more money than he does.
