Who's the likely interim? Any chance of an inside hire?
#1 on the Wish List.
An AD with the balls to tell The Hill that universities with THRIVING Athletic Departments are:
1. A LARGER than those universities w/out THRIVING Athletic Departments
2. Have LARGER student enrollments
3. Hire and support MORE professors
5. Provide their professors with MORE research & teaching opportunities
4. Get MORE and LARGER grants
6. Have MANY WEALTHY...sports-minded alums & boosters...that
give LOTS of money to endow chairs and department-level research gifts
And finally, universities that do not FULLY SUPPORT having
a THRIVING Athletic Departments....have LESS of all of the above !!
My money for interim is on Paul Griffin. Formerly AD at USF (15 years) and Ark St, vs. Wayne Hogan who was AD at Montana or Montana State for a short period. Paul is also the point person for football amongst the senior staff.Probably Wayne Hogan. Doubt we'd promote from within.
#1 on the Wish List.
An AD with the balls to tell The Hill that universities with THRIVING Athletic Departments are:
1. A LARGER than those universities w/out THRIVING Athletic Departments
2. Have LARGER student enrollments
3. Hire and support MORE professors
5. Provide their professors with MORE research & teaching opportunities
4. Get MORE and LARGER grants
6. Have MANY WEALTHY...sports-minded alums & boosters...that
give LOTS of money to endow chairs and department-level research gifts
And finally, universities that do not FULLY SUPPORT having
a THRIVING Athletic Departments....have LESS of all of the above !!
My money for interim is on Paul Griffin. Formerly AD at USF (15 years) and Ark St, vs. Wayne Hogan who was AD at Montana or Montana State for a short period. Paul is also the point person for football amongst the senior staff.
My major concern in all of this is who Bud picks as the permanent replacement. He seems to like having people who he knows from previous positions (which I think is largely bad), so I'd be looking to Colorado's athletics department for likely candidates.
Define "thriving" because the Ivy League is a pretty obvious counterpoint to all of that.
Let THOSE with the $$$$$$$ be the ones to define what "THRIVING" means.
IMO, the opinion of those with the $$$$$ will be MUCH closer to the opinion of THE MAJORITY of
GT sports fans(and most opinions in here) ...than ANYONE on The Hill.
Let THOSE with the $$$$$$$ be the ones to define what "THRIVING" means.
IMO, the opinion of those with the $$$$$ will be MUCH closer to the opinion of THE MAJORITY of
GT sports fans(and most opinions in here) ...than ANYONE on The Hill.
#1 on the Wish List.
An AD with the balls to tell The Hill that universities with THRIVING Athletic Departments are:
1. A LARGER than those universities w/out THRIVING Athletic Departments
2. Have LARGER student enrollments
3. Hire and support MORE professors
5. Provide their professors with MORE research & teaching opportunities
4. Get MORE and LARGER grants
6. Have MANY WEALTHY...sports-minded alums & boosters...that
give LOTS of money to endow chairs and department-level research gifts
My money for interim is on Paul Griffin. Formerly AD at USF (15 years) and Ark St, vs. Wayne Hogan who was AD at Montana or Montana State for a short period. Paul is also the point person for football amongst the senior staff.
I'd be looking to Colorado's athletics department for likely candidates.