looks like more and more is comming out after the quinn snyder's departure. 
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Might be a good time to take my Aggies -3' tomorrow
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Not surprising, the feds can go into every program out there known to man and they will always find something wrong.Comment -
this fed probe is all because of the ricky clemens mess.Comment -
this really is unbelievable...will be interested to see how this turns out...Comment -
pags, it's not unbelievable at all to me. there alot more violations going on at that school than will probly end up comming out.Comment -
Missouri president orders new probe into Snyder's resignation
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- University of Missouri president Dr. Elson Floyd ordered an independent investigation into the resignation of men's basketball coach Quin Snyder on Monday.
Conducting the probe will be Jean Paul Bradshaw, the former U.S. Attorney for the western district of Missouri, and Dalton Wright, publisher of the Lebanon (Mo.) Daily Record.
In a letter to the two, Floyd requested that they determine what was conveyed to Snyder and by whom before the embattled coach resigned on Feb. 10. He also made clear they were authorized to take their investigation in any direction they felt appropriate.
Snyder announced he was resigning on Feb. 10, one day after saying he would stick it out for the rest of the season. He had two years remaining on his contract. Four days later agreed to a buyout of more than $500,000.
But the school has been embroiled in turmoil since, especially after it was reported that athletic director Mike Alden sent assistant Gary Link to tell Snyder he could either resign or be fired at the end of the season -- something Alden at first flatly denied.
Snyder has said he was told he could either leave then or at the end of the season, that he would not be renewed. He said he asked if there was anything he could do to save his job and was told there wasn't.
Alden -- in a prerecorded interview for his radio show -- appeared Monday to back away from his earlier statement by admitting that he had sent Link to see if Snyder might want to "step away" from the job.
Alden, who has been under fire from many Missouri followers, had previously said he simply asked Link to "gauge" how Snyder was feeling after a double-digit loss to Baylor.
In the interview taped for his show Monday, Alden said he now wishes he had not sent Link, who also is a Missouri broadcaster, to talk with Snyder.
"I never would have had Gary Link be involved in this at all. That guy is a terrific guy, a great ambassador for Mizzou basketball," Alden said. "He's a friend of mine. He's a friend of Quin's. When I asked him to go down and talk to Quin following that Baylor game, (Alden asked him to) see how he's doing, see if this is something that he wants to continue to do.
"Does he want to keep coaching? Or does he think that he might want to step away?"
Chancellor Brady Deaton said last week he had investigated the situation and concluded that nothing untoward had occurred. However, some Missouri curators indicated they questioned how thorough Deaton had been and preferred that someone who was not so closely involved look into the matter.
"I have made a suggestion to President Floyd that this be reviewed by an independent third party," Angela Bennett, president of the Missouri Board of Curators, told the Kansas City Star on Friday.
In a letter to curators on Monday, Floyd said that is exactly what will happen.
"Chancellor Brady Deaton and I both agree that final closure must be reached surrounding the decision made by Quin Snyder to step down as the MU men's basketball coach," he said in a letter released by his office.
"Thus, I have asked two distinguished Missourians to undertake a thorough and complete review."
In his letter to Bradshaw and Wright, Floyd was specific in what he wanted to know.
"It is important for the university to determine what occurred on or about the date of Feb. 9, 2006, that precipitated the head basketball coach to meet with the team Feb. 10, 2006, to not be on the sidelines for the game on Feb. 12, 2006, and ultimately resign on Feb. 14, 2006," he wrote.
"Who had those conversations and meetings; what each participant conveyed in the conversations and meetings; and what was ultimately stated and by whom and what was authorized to be stated that led to the resignation of the coach?
"I assure you that any university employee you desire to interview will be made available to you. Further, if during your inquiry you become aware of any matter or issue pertaining to the above matter that you feel needs to be pursued, please do so."Comment -
reports comming out now that said the wanted quin snyder out last year.
Missouri AD first asked Snyder to resign last year
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Former Missouri basketball coach Quin Snyder was first encouraged by athletic director Mike Alden to consider a midseason resignation more than a year ago, according to chancellor Brady Deaton's internal investigation.
And before what would become Snyder's final season at Missouri, Deaton and Alden in October rejected the coach's request for a public show of support and a commitment to honor his contract through 2008, Deaton's Feb. 21 notes show.
The Associated Press obtained the notes Wednesday through a public records request.
What Deaton's investigation doesn't clarify, though, is the role played by Tiger broadcaster Gary Link, a special assistant to Alden whom Snyder said delivered an ultimatum to the coach on Feb. 9, hours after Snyder told reporters he would finish out the season.
Link told Deaton he would not "divulge the contents" of his conversations with Snyder and Alden, citing confidentiality. However, Link did acknowledge serving as an intermediary between his boss and Snyder, with whom Alden acknowledged having a "close but tense" relationship.
"Quin, the team is not looking good," Link told Snyder, according to Deaton's notes. "We know how the book is going to end. The question is how do we write the last chapter."
Snyder announced he was resigning on Feb. 10, one day after saying he would remain for the rest of the season. He had two years remaining on his contract. Four days later, he agreed to a buyout of more than $500,000. Melvin Watkins is the interim head coach.
Snyder's job security was in jeopardy as early as Feb. 8, 2005, when Alden said publicly he would retain the coach through the 2005-06 season. At the same time, Alden told Snyder he needed a winning season, a finish in the top half of the Big 12 Conference and an NCAA tournament appearance to avoid losing his job, Deaton's report said.
Alden also suggested then that Snyder might want to resign in the middle of this year "if he felt that the season were going south," Deaton reported.
In return, "Quin was told that we would do the best we could to see that he would not be hurt financially."
Snyder officially left Missouri with a seven-year record of 126-91 that included NCAA tournament appearances his first four years. He received a $574,000 contract buyout that was approved by university curators. His total compensation package at Missouri, including incentives, was worth more than $1 million a season.
Link, who has declined to publicly discuss his role in Snyder's resignation, told Deaton that Snyder's firing after this season was a certainty, given the team's poor performance. Missouri (11-15) is 4-11 in the Big 12 and sits in next-to-last place with one regular season game remaining.
Snyder's team lost its last six games under his watch by double digits, including a 26-point thrashing by last-place Baylor two days before Link and Snyder's fateful courtside conversation.
"We knew it was over," Link told Deaton.
Alden, who could not be reached for comment Wednesday, has said he sent Link only to see how Snyder was doing and whether he wanted to keep coaching.
Deaton, who conducted the investigation at the request of University of Missouri system President Elson Floyd, did not speak with Snyder. The coach told reporters at his farewell news conference that he would not cooperate with the investigation.Comment -
Snyder sucked balls..he totally should have been fired last year...Comment
