Jeremy Foley
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"Jeremy N. Foley" is an American university sports administrator and former college athlete. Foley is currently the athletic director for the Florida Gators Division I (NCAA)/Division I sports program of the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. He also serves as the chief financial officer of the University of Florida Athletic Association/University Athletic Association (UAA), the private non-profit corporation that is responsible for the administration and financial management of the Florida Gators sports program.

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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.

In the final analysis, it was apparent to me that something's not working here, ... I know that's kind of nebulous, but it's the truth. It's hard to put a finger on it exactly, but it certainly just didn't appear to be working as we all envisioned.

We appreciate the support of the Jacksonville community to keep this traditional rivalry in Jacksonville through 2010. The week-long festivities in the community and the pageantry surrounding the game are unmatched in college football.

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.

When the situation starts going downhill, it's hard sometimes to push it back up, ... I think the situation got out of control, even for him.

What was said shouldn't have been said, but I think Stanford responded in the appropriate way. This thing has been unfortunate for Billy, but hopefully we can put it behind us.

Obviously we're paying attention but right now everything looks fine.

I learned a long time ago, when it comes to discipline you don't get 100 percent acceptance of what you do.

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.