hccobb 0 Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 I just recieved this in my Auburn e-mail account, I'll look for a link later. If there is a topic on this already just lock this one. A Letter From Dr. Walker to Auburn Alumni By now, most of you have read or seen the news regarding Coach Tuberville and the Auburn football program. When I met with the Coach on Monday, we had a frank and extended discussion about his future at Auburn, my expectations for the football program and the significant mistakes that were made in the last two weeks. I apologized to the Coach and to his family for the clumsy manner in which I set about addressing the football program. I am most pleased he has decided to stay and I want to assure the Auburn faithful that the Coach has my full support. I want to take this opportunity to extend my apology to the Auburn community - alumni, faculty, staff and students. Please know it was not my intent to violate the unwritten rules of protocol in college athletics. Now, through oversights, the matter has become a source of embarrassment for those who most deeply love and care for Auburn. If there is any good to be found in the situation, it is that Coach Tuberville and I agree to much more open lines of communication in the future, and I know we will come out of this stronger than we were. As I have told many reporters, I am glad to confirm that our program is in much better shape than it was when Coach Tuberville first arrived. Our athletes are now true "student" athletes who are here to learn; our program is clean; our depth of talent rich. Coach Tuberville embraces positive values and imbues his players with a sense of loyalty and responsibility. I believe strongly that just as we hold our academic standards at the highest level, we should expect no less for all of our athletic programs. During our meeting, Coach Tuberville and I agreed upon our mutual expectations for Auburn University's football program. We believe Auburn should contend consistently for the SEC Championship and be a perennial contender for the national championship. I have assured the Coach that I will remain in close communication with him and will help, if he calls on me, in recruiting players and coaches. I have also assured him that should I ever want to evaluate the program again, I will call him first. I want the Auburn family to know that the errors made here were mine. I take full responsibility. Having done so, I believe it is time for the Auburn community to join with Coach Tuberville and me in looking to the future. We have much to accomplish in the coming months and years, both on our athletic fields and in our classrooms and labs. In fact, there are many accomplishments in which our alumni already take particular pride. Among them are prudent fiscal responsibility that has left us in strong enough financial shape to reward and retain our outstanding faculty; a bond rating that is the highest in Alabama, and is in fact rated as high as that of the state itself; an ever-higher quality of faculty research; our 10-year status, reaffirmed this year, as the most highly ranked public institution in the state; and finally, improved student ACT scores and the growth of the number of our students in spite of tuition increases, which indicates a consistently strong academic reputation and a higher quality of students. Yes, there remains much to be done, and I intend to continue the higher work of the office of president, in more unified partnership with all campus leaders, to meet Auburn's ambitious goals and ongoing commitment to excellence. War Eagle! Sincerely, William F. Walker, President Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigger 0 Posted December 7, 2003 Share Posted December 7, 2003 I believe this has already been posted by Barner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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