http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/arc...esignation

Obviously...this tape is pretty darning evidence of all of Peterson's many, many issues.

But I have to wonder if there are not more problems to clear out at UALR, because of how that conversation openly began, and Peterson was certainly not the only participant.

Do you guys feel that a full athletic department cleanout is going to be needed to really resurrect UALR athletics, or can most everything be fixed by simply replacing the ringleader? Between the Norwood Scandal in this, I have to wonder from an outsider's perspective if there's not a whole bunch more issues than just a simple case of an AD running the place into the ground.

Also, do you feel that your current Chancellor bears any responsibility for some of this as well?

I'll hang up and listen.

Yes, its time to clean house.


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(09-04-2014 01:51 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/arc...esignation

Obviously...this tape is pretty darning evidence of all of Peterson's many, many issues.

But I have to wonder if there are not more problems to clear out at UALR, because of how that conversation openly began, and Peterson was certainly not the only participant.

Do you guys feel that a full athletic department cleanout is going to be needed to really resurrect UALR athletics, or can most everything be fixed by simply replacing the ringleader? Between the Norwood Scandal in this, I have to wonder from an outsider's perspective if there's not a whole bunch more issues than just a simple case of an AD running the place into the ground.

Also, do you feel that your current Chancellor bears any responsibility for some of this as well?

I'll hang up and listen.

Yes, I have wondered who the other voice was on the video, and if he might be in trouble too. I doubt seriously that all in the athletic department are tainted, but I'm sure some are. I think there are some good ones also. I've never had anyone that works there tell me anything, but I did get the impression from just casual conversation, that Peterson was hard to work for.

Yes, I believe the current chancellor bears some responsibility for sleeping on the job. I don't think he has closely kept up with what has been going on, or that athletics is on the very bottom of his concern list. As long as they paid the bills and no scandals reared their heads, everything could coast along. Looks like he could look around at all the empty seats and see that there was a problem that was getting worse every year.

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I've never had anyone that works there tell me anything, but I did get the impression from just casual conversation, that Peterson was hard to work for.

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Winner winner chicken dinner.

There are some good folks in the department, but I am starting to fear that this was just the tip of the iceberg. We will get someone new in here and he will report directly to Chancellor Anderson about what he sees. I think that for the foreseeable future, Dr. Anderson will keep closer tabs on what's going on in the athletic department. I think like was said- before he was happy as long as athletics stayed out of the news (for negative things) and kept their head above water on the field, court, or pool.

(09-04-2014 09:47 AM)LRTrojan Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 01:51 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/arc...esignation

Obviously...this tape is pretty darning evidence of all of Peterson's many, many issues.

But I have to wonder if there are not more problems to clear out at UALR, because of how that conversation openly began, and Peterson was certainly not the only participant.

Do you guys feel that a full athletic department cleanout is going to be needed to really resurrect UALR athletics, or can most everything be fixed by simply replacing the ringleader? Between the Norwood Scandal in this, I have to wonder from an outsider's perspective if there's not a whole bunch more issues than just a simple case of an AD running the place into the ground.

Also, do you feel that your current Chancellor bears any responsibility for some of this as well?

I'll hang up and listen.

Yes, I have wondered who the other voice was on the video, and if he might be in trouble too. I doubt seriously that all in the athletic department are tainted, but I'm sure some are. I think there are some good ones also. I've never had anyone that works there tell me anything, but I did get the impression from just casual conversation, that Peterson was hard to work for.

Yes, I believe the current chancellor bears some responsibility for sleeping on the job. I don't think he has closely kept up with what has been going on, or that athletics is on the very bottom of his concern list. As long as they paid the bills and no scandals reared their heads, everything could coast along. Looks like he could look around at all the empty seats and see that there was a problem that was getting worse every year.

It makes sense. I mean, you had someone attempting to black mail your athletic department earlier this year. That takes some serious pent up anger to do.

(09-04-2014 11:53 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 09:47 AM)LRTrojan Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 01:51 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/arc...esignation

Obviously...this tape is pretty darning evidence of all of Peterson's many, many issues.

But I have to wonder if there are not more problems to clear out at UALR, because of how that conversation openly began, and Peterson was certainly not the only participant.

Do you guys feel that a full athletic department cleanout is going to be needed to really resurrect UALR athletics, or can most everything be fixed by simply replacing the ringleader? Between the Norwood Scandal in this, I have to wonder from an outsider's perspective if there's not a whole bunch more issues than just a simple case of an AD running the place into the ground.

Also, do you feel that your current Chancellor bears any responsibility for some of this as well?

I'll hang up and listen.

Yes, I have wondered who the other voice was on the video, and if he might be in trouble too. I doubt seriously that all in the athletic department are tainted, but I'm sure some are. I think there are some good ones also. I've never had anyone that works there tell me anything, but I did get the impression from just casual conversation, that Peterson was hard to work for.

Yes, I believe the current chancellor bears some responsibility for sleeping on the job. I don't think he has closely kept up with what has been going on, or that athletics is on the very bottom of his concern list. As long as they paid the bills and no scandals reared their heads, everything could coast along. Looks like he could look around at all the empty seats and see that there was a problem that was getting worse every year.

It makes sense. I mean, you had someone attempting to black mail your athletic department earlier this year. That takes some serious pent up anger to do.

I was just told that your AD, at ASU, was a former football player at your school and thus deeply cares about your program. I wish we could get someone like that. Someone who sees it more than a job, but a mission to make UALR athletics the best it can be. Do we have a former player who is an athletic administration somewhere? I don't have a clue, but it might be a good place to start.

(09-04-2014 12:52 PM)mjs Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 11:53 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 09:47 AM)LRTrojan Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 01:51 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/arc...esignation

Obviously...this tape is pretty darning evidence of all of Peterson's many, many issues.

But I have to wonder if there are not more problems to clear out at UALR, because of how that conversation openly began, and Peterson was certainly not the only participant.

Do you guys feel that a full athletic department cleanout is going to be needed to really resurrect UALR athletics, or can most everything be fixed by simply replacing the ringleader? Between the Norwood Scandal in this, I have to wonder from an outsider's perspective if there's not a whole bunch more issues than just a simple case of an AD running the place into the ground.

Also, do you feel that your current Chancellor bears any responsibility for some of this as well?

I'll hang up and listen.

Yes, I have wondered who the other voice was on the video, and if he might be in trouble too. I doubt seriously that all in the athletic department are tainted, but I'm sure some are. I think there are some good ones also. I've never had anyone that works there tell me anything, but I did get the impression from just casual conversation, that Peterson was hard to work for.

Yes, I believe the current chancellor bears some responsibility for sleeping on the job. I don't think he has closely kept up with what has been going on, or that athletics is on the very bottom of his concern list. As long as they paid the bills and no scandals reared their heads, everything could coast along. Looks like he could look around at all the empty seats and see that there was a problem that was getting worse every year.

It makes sense. I mean, you had someone attempting to black mail your athletic department earlier this year. That takes some serious pent up anger to do.

I was just told that your AD, at ASU, was a former football player at your school and thus deeply cares about your program. I wish we could get someone like that. Someone who sees it more than a job, but a mission to make UALR athletics the best it can be. Do we have a former player who is an athletic administration somewhere? I don't have a clue, but it might be a good place to start.

My ASU friend also asked what else was going on at UALR to cause Peterson to be fired. While what he said was silly and inappropriate, he didn't think it was enough to get someone fired unless you wanted him gone anyway. Even with it on tape, I agree, that it alone was not enough to get someone fired.

Final straw.

(09-04-2014 10:10 AM)mjs Wrote:  There are some good folks in the department, but I am starting to fear that this was just the tip of the iceberg. We will get someone new in here and he will report directly to Chancellor Anderson about what he sees. I think that for the foreseeable future, Dr. Anderson will keep closer tabs on what's going on in the athletic department. I think like was said- before he was happy as long as athletics stayed out of the news (for negative things) and kept their head above water on the field, court, or pool.

I'm sure there are a lot good people out there, and I'm sure some are glad to see Peterson gone. I suspect it would be hard to work for a dictator. I also suspect that the chancellor may be told by his boss to wake up and know what's going on. Had he been keeping up with the goings on in the athletic department, he could see that attendance was dropping every year. A blind man could see that. He comes to most of the games, so there is no reason he shouldn't have been alarmed with attendance falling off, that surely revenues were also.

I have no reason to believe that Chancellor Anderson isn't a nice guy and a good school administrator, but I believe that he either had total trust in Peterson to run the athletic department, or he was only interested in it existing as long as it caused him no problems. I think it could have been both, or I think he would have questioned why we have not had more success in men's basketball and why all the empty seats. I was surprised to even get a reply to my email, but to get one the very next day was really surprising. Especially during that time period with all that going on at the time. That in itself caused me to believe that he is a good and nice person. Several here have said that they had emailed or written Chris Peterson and never got a reply.

(09-04-2014 12:52 PM)mjs Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 11:53 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 09:47 AM)LRTrojan Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 01:51 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/arc...esignation

Obviously...this tape is pretty darning evidence of all of Peterson's many, many issues.

But I have to wonder if there are not more problems to clear out at UALR, because of how that conversation openly began, and Peterson was certainly not the only participant.

Do you guys feel that a full athletic department cleanout is going to be needed to really resurrect UALR athletics, or can most everything be fixed by simply replacing the ringleader? Between the Norwood Scandal in this, I have to wonder from an outsider's perspective if there's not a whole bunch more issues than just a simple case of an AD running the place into the ground.

Also, do you feel that your current Chancellor bears any responsibility for some of this as well?

I'll hang up and listen.

Yes, I have wondered who the other voice was on the video, and if he might be in trouble too. I doubt seriously that all in the athletic department are tainted, but I'm sure some are. I think there are some good ones also. I've never had anyone that works there tell me anything, but I did get the impression from just casual conversation, that Peterson was hard to work for.

Yes, I believe the current chancellor bears some responsibility for sleeping on the job. I don't think he has closely kept up with what has been going on, or that athletics is on the very bottom of his concern list. As long as they paid the bills and no scandals reared their heads, everything could coast along. Looks like he could look around at all the empty seats and see that there was a problem that was getting worse every year.

It makes sense. I mean, you had someone attempting to black mail your athletic department earlier this year. That takes some serious pent up anger to do.

I was just told that your AD, at ASU, was a former football player at your school and thus deeply cares about your program. I wish we could get someone like that. Someone who sees it more than a job, but a mission to make UALR athletics the best it can be. Do we have a former player who is an athletic administration somewhere? I don't have a clue, but it might be a good place to start.

Pretty much. He's not going to steer us wrong because of that.

(09-04-2014 01:51 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/arc...esignation

Obviously...this tape is pretty darning evidence of all of Peterson's many, many issues.

But I have to wonder if there are not more problems to clear out at UALR, because of how that conversation openly began, and Peterson was certainly not the only participant.

Do you guys feel that a full athletic department cleanout is going to be needed to really resurrect UALR athletics, or can most everything be fixed by simply replacing the ringleader? Between the Norwood Scandal in this, I have to wonder from an outsider's perspective if there's not a whole bunch more issues than just a simple case of an AD running the place into the ground.

Also, do you feel that your current Chancellor bears any responsibility for some of this as well?

I'll hang up and listen.

I don't think so. The problem is not systemic. There are good people at UALR athletics and they need to be allowed to do their jobs without looking over their shoulders.