Shank's quick to point out
the obvious flaw in this plan:
Good luck, Charlie Baker, you’ve got your work cut out at the NCAA, and other thoughts
Picked-up pieces from a week on the dusty trail in Arizona . . .
▪ Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker Thursday was named the new president of the NCAA.
Sheesh. The man who looks like Roger Goodell is now going to try to fix something far more broken than any professional sports league.
As far as them being effective or even innovative managers, I don't see it in either guy. Guys like Goddell and Baker are simply yes-men, have zero history at turning companies / organizations around and nothing of note will happen with Baker heading the NCAA.
Good luck, Charlie. Big-time college sports is a cesspool. The NCAA makes the MBTA look like a well-oiled machine.
When Baker, who could have been governor for life (wrong! - ed.), announced he was stepping down after two terms, I assumed he was preparing to run for president of the United States.
Just what the 2024 field needs - Massachusetts' answer to Jeb Bush in 2016.
No. He’s now president of the NCAA, which could be more challenging than sitting in the Oval Office.
Baker’s now got to deal with the billion-dollar, blatantly professional, borderline criminal greed of big-time college sports while at the same time trying to serve worthy, Division 3 programs with true amateurs playing for the love of the game. It’s like overseeing Brookline Booksmith and Amazon Prime simultaneously.
How unlikely is Charlie Baker to succeed here?
Good luck, Charlie. Your first day on the job is March 1. By Easter you’ll be longing for those golden days of trying to fix the Orange Line.
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