Maybe there is a lot of bashing of Bowden on this site, that is not my intention at all. Bowden is, no doubt, a sincere, honest, and hard working professional. However, you can not put anyone in power for prolonged periods of time and not accept the strings that are attached. In business we have competition that holds power in check; In politics we have elections; Unfortunately in long term non-competetive appointments we have very little. Since we are talking about politics the best example I can think of is Washington. As great a leader he limited his role as President even at the urding of many americans to continue his Presidency. I think he knew power in human hands over long periods of time grows stale and self-serving.

As for me - I would separate EDUCTAION from ATHLETICS. Let Athletic minded people decide whats best for athletes and let Educators decide the necessary qualifications them to compete. Get rid of the people who are really educators at heart from making any decisions for the athletes when it comes to competition.