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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 5573976, member: 622"]
[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.insidehighered.com/news/governance/trustees-regents/2025/11/20/secretive-big-ten-deal-riles-trustees[/URL]

It appears Petitti has been less than open with at least several University BoTs.

Elsewhere, I read that Petitti was attempting to strong arm USC into approving the deal.  (Sorry, cannot find the article right now for the link).

This is not good for Petitti.  He has made a few errors and is only looking at life through his lens not the overall academic mission of universities.  His aggressive deals may be fine on the business side but athletics is still a minor side of each university's budget, purpose, revenue, etc.  Plus, most if the B1G are big state universities that can pay their debt off relatively quickly (Rutgers and UMD excepted, of course).  While most suffer from recent AD mismanagement, it has not risen to the level or perfection of Rutgers mismanagement.  Simply applying basic budgeting principles to the AD's processes can eliminate the debt.

Back to Petitti.  Why keep him around long when he lacks any foresight from the university perspective?  ADs exist to enhance the academic experience, create loyalty and comraderie, to market the school for recruiting new students, etc.  The athletics department is not the end purpose of a university.  It should NOT drive the university bus.

I would not be surprised it Petitti is gone in a year or two.  Maybe a lot sooner.
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