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
I think the series is good for the state, and so does Paul Dee, but it's just not a series that's going to work out on a regular basis.
Keith is just flat-out outstanding. He is a tremendous administrator and will bring passion, great organizational skills and a strong work ethic to that role. He is one of my closest friends. This is a grand slam for the University of Central Florida.
The reason 2008 and 2013 worked is because those are 14-week seasons. Trying to put Miami in a 13-week season, our schedule is tough enough as it is. With 14 weeks, it does give you another open date to play with.
Part of the conversations with (Miami athletic director) Paul Dee is they are about to put $120 million in renovations in the Orange Bowl. If they do that, it's not a concern. The contract has an out, if that work doesn't get done. Then we would play it in Dolphins Stadium.
I just think to try to put Miami in a 13-week season, our schedule is tough enough as it is. If there are 14 weeks, that gives you another open date to play with there. That's why we did it. I think the series is good for the state, and so does Paul Dee. But it's just not a series that's going to work out on a regular basis.
He's got a presence. You walk into a room and you can tell he has a little something about him. Obviously you look at the job he's done at programs that have been less than successful. ... I think he can coach. I think he does a great job with his players and has a tremendous work ethic.
The guy has been here for three years; this is his football team, ... He's worked extraordinarily hard. It would be inappropriate for him not to finish the season. It would be inappropriate for the kids, too. We didn't think that would have been right in our opinion.
The effects of Hurricane Katrina are nothing short of tragic and we know there is a tremendous need for assistance, ... Floridians . . . understand the amount of work the affected areas have in front of them.
It had nothing to do with the outcome of the game.
I think to have that tradition that we want, to be recognized as one of the best, you have to have a few of those (championship) banners up there. That's what Kentucky has, Indiana has, North Carolina, Duke.
We celebrated a lot of big victories there. After the national championship, we didn't come back until the next day but we still went there to celebrate. Dean had a tape of the game but everyone was so tired we all fell asleep at halftime.
I think it's a huge home-court advantage. I think the fact that everybody is on top of the court, the job the students have done making that a difficult place to play ... people say how loud it is in there. It's a different environment.
That was something you don't see every day. It's obvious people are very exited about the University of Florida football, and it's obvious people are thrilled that Urban Meyer is our coach.
That way when it's time to hit the ground once the season is over, you're already off and running. The timing is never ideal in a coaching change. I talked to former coaches, NFL GMs, television folks. I picked people's brains and checked out the Internet to find out as much as I could. Indiana has time to do that. I didn't talk to any school or coaches but did hire a consultant to gauge the interest for us.