It sounds like the support for Gee among GOP delegates came in a less formal manner than their Senate counterparts. Gee is a leader who cares deeply about the students and faculty he serves and respects their abilities as adults to make their own decisions regarding their health and safety.вЂќ He sees the university as a dynamic part of every community it serves, and has aggressively pursued every opportunity to grow its footprint,вЂќ Blair said. вЂњHe (Gee) has shown that he does not see a university as a think tank isolated from the state around it. вЂњIt sends the wrong message not just in the state of West Virginia but throughout the world.вЂќД«lair said more later Monday in a prepared statement: вЂњTo have a vote of no confidence on this man, we believe, is the wrong approach,вЂќ Blair said. Senate President Craig Blair said during an appearance on MetroNews вЂњTalklineвЂќ that the Senate Republican Caucus signed off on a resolution in support of Gee. Leadership in the Republican-controlled state Senate and House of Delegates came out in support of WVU President Gordon Gee Monday a few hours ahead of a WVU Faculty Senate meeting in which a вЂno confidenceвЂ™ vote was scheduled to be taken. And after much deliberation, I have decided it is now time for me to turn over the reins of leadership to allow the seeds that we have planted to grow.'Д«ut just in case you cynics out there were wondering, he repeatedly maintained that his retirement had nothing to do with his comments.ДЄnd that was the best whopper of them all.CHARLESTON, W.Va. вЂњI also spent some time in self-reflection. He also released an official statement: вЂњI recently returned from a vacation with my family, during which time I had a chance to consider the universityвЂ™s phenomenal achievements and the road that lies ahead for it.вЂќ Not surprisingly, he spent this week apologizing to all of the above, while canceling a commencement speech at a Catholic high school. You just can't trust those damn Catholics on a Thursday or a Friday, and so, literally, I can say that.вЂќ Yes, literally. вЂњThe Fathers are holy on Sunday, and they're holy hell the rest of the week. He added that the Big Ten would never invite Louisville to join because it lacks 'academic integrity,' then went after the entire Southeastern Conference: вЂњYou tell the SEC when they learn to read and write, then they can figure out what we're doingвЂќ in the Big Ten.Д«ut he beat all when somebody asked him why Notre Dame wasnвЂ™t invited to join the Big Ten. Last week a tape emerged on which Gee insults pretty much everybody heвЂ™d somehow missed, starting with Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, who Gee said was so вЂњaggressiveвЂќ in his pursuit of money, вЂњwe need to make certain he keeps his hands out of our pockets.вЂќ Gee followed that in 2012, when he said managing Ohio StateвЂ™s 18 colleges was similar to leading a Polish army вЂ“ which, for some reason, a Polish-American group was offended. IвЂ™m just hopeful the coach doesnвЂ™t dismiss me.вЂќ Sad fact is, I think he meant it. President Gee replied, вЂњNo, are you kidding? Let me just be very clear. The next year, 2011, when football coach Jim Tressel was being investigated, a student reporter asked Gee if he might fire the popular coach. But he claimed his check was completely unrelated. It started in 1992, when the Buckeyes ended their four-game losing streak against Michigan with a 13-13 tie, and Gee said, 'This tie is one of our greatest wins ever.' Ooo-kay.Д«ut Gee really got on a roll starting in 2010, when he said, unlike Boise State, вЂњWe do not play the Little Sisters of the Poor.вЂќ That little gem prompted him to pay the Little Sisters of the Poor - which, it turns out, really exists. In that spirit, IвЂ™ll let the manвЂ™s words speak for themselves. In politics, they say, when a man is shooting himself in the foot, donвЂ™t grab the gun.

Gee has delivered a seemingly endless stream of gaffes, slanders and just plain stupid comments, which culminated in his unexpected departure. Well, this week he was finally fired вЂ“ er, retired, entirely voluntarily, of course, not pushed at all. Ohio State University president Gordon GeeвЂ™s ability to put money in the bank was equaled only by his ability to put his foot in his mouth.

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