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Before I say anything else, I need to admit that I know nothing else about LSWhooooo's Rad Man at this point than what was printed in today's paper and on the internet.

With that disclaimer, will it not surprise anyone else to have it announced at the dook game tomorrow night that Bill Curry is the new AD, and that Rad is the new assistant Athletics Director?

Without going thru the all the talking points of the last several months, consider these things:

1) Why exactly were the two finalists for the job meeting with the existing coaching staffs. Do the coaches have a vote on who their new boss is?

2) It was speculated that Todd Stansbury might be hired as an AD in waiting, while Bill Curry spent 3-5 years getting the program together, and reuniting the fan base.
From my view, it would fit Dr. Clough's m.o., and also be politically smart to give the old line Tech fans their wish in Curry while also getting his man in (Rad) to take over after a fairly short time.
Giving in to both Curry and Stansbury might be too much for Clough to swallow, not to say that Rad is not a brilliant man for Tech.

Of course this may be a big stretch, but could anything be better? I don't think so. GO JACKETS!
 
I, like almost all of us, have never been on the inside of any search for an AD. I was surprised to hear that both potential AD's had met with the coaching staffs, seems kind of odd to me, then again, I don't know the process.

P_W, your far side analysis sounds great in theory. However, I would have to wonder why Radakovich would accept an associate AD job at GT, where he would probably have to wait in the wings for a few years anyway, when it seems as though he is the next in line at LSU, where speculation has him taking over as AD in no longer than two years.
 
I am with you, GT65. As much as I would like to hear it, it just doesn't make sense. I can't see Rad accepting a deal like that, but then again, not like I know anything about the guy. I would be extremely shocked to hear something like this tonight. Overjoyed, but shocked.

Has their ever been a situation where there were co-AD's? Someone to be the media guy, the fundraising guy, and then the other to handle the administration stuff?
 
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Has there ever been a situation where there were co-AD's? Someone to be the media guy, the fundraising guy, and then the other to handle the administration stuff?

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I don't know of any, but then again, hell, I'm far from knowing everything. The set up you describe SMoney could have occured many times over the years, but not with 'co-AD' specific titles.

I can see where you could have a 'figurehead' AD who may handle the media side of things while an 'associate' could be behind the scenes handling fundraising, administration, or whatever.
 
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1) Why exactly were the two finalists for the job meeting with the existing coaching staffs. Do the coaches have a vote on who their new boss is?

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I can't say about AD jobs in particular, but I do know it is common for upper management candidates in large corporations to meet with the people that will be reporting to them.

One of them thangs that you learn in MBA classes, I guess.
 
considering that one of the important things was that the new AD and Hewitt (and to a lesser exstint Hall) get along well enough to make things work out and keep them on the flats for a long time, it doesn't suprise me at all.
 
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considering that one of the important things was that the new AD and Hewitt (and to a lesser exstint Hall) get along well enough to make things work out and keep them on the flats for a long time, it doesn't suprise me at all.

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Well then, guess who "most" of the coaches wanted? And it wasn't Rad.
 
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considering that one of the important things was that the new AD and Hewitt (and to a lesser exstint Hall) get along well enough to make things work out and keep them on the flats for a long time, it doesn't surprise me at all.

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Well then, guess who "most" of the coaches wanted? And it wasn't Rad.

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are you sure about that?

While it may be politically correct for current GT coaches to outwardly support Curry I find it hard to believe that they are sincere with that preference.

No one would want to work for someone who has stronger ties than themselves. Curry may have been a better fund raiser but in the end his allegiances would probably be stronger to the GT Alum than the coaches themselves. Not to mention his view of GT's "best interests" may be different than PH.

I think this was the prudent choice.
 
Dean, I'm afraid by that statement you have confirmed that your sources are not very well placed.

Folks--I'm amazed that your loyalty is not to GT but to a former alum who is no doubt a good alum and loyal to GT himself. Its one thing to disagree. Its another to make things up that simply are not true. Watching this whole process has left me with the impression that there are a large portion of our fans who are no better than most U[sic]GA fans.
 
So you're saying that I made this up? Or that my sources made it up? Would you like to prove it? I'm all ears.
 
You got it backwards.

In this situation it is up to you to prove your allegations by identifying your "sources" (how can any one disprove them if we don't know who they are), specifically stating the time, place, and context which your so-called sources made their alleged statements, and producing proof, such as their confirmation, that your "sources" made such statements.

Let's see: BC left one job with a losing record, was virtually run out of town (with a winning record, no less)from the next, and was booted from the third, again with a loosing record. Yes, he is a GT grad (something I don't think you are), and yes he speaks well, and yes he preaches (sounds like some one else we have at the flats), but he does not have one iota of experience administering an entire athletic program, nor did he leave the football programs at GT or Kentucky and very good organizational shape on his departure. He has not had the business success of a Kim King, nor the academic background of a Homer Rice. We certainly don't need a Pied Piper running the AA, and that was BC's principal qualification.

One last thought. In your zeal to discredit the President of the Georgia Institute of Technology, you must be forgetting that he is the one who is behind the renewal of that life long assistant whatever who masquerades as our head football coach - the one who you so vigorously support. Perhaps you need to learn a lesson that every GT grad has learned - when it comes to Ma Tech, to survive you have to get use to taking the good with the bad.
 
Re: You got it backwards.

As many know I now seldom post here, but I must comment on GT_D's comments and those who question him. GT_D is an idiot who knows nothing, spouts off all the time as an authority, jumps on others comments like he knew it all the time. Forgive him he's just an idiot. And yes, he didn't attend Tech or any other Universities as far as I've been able to determine. He may be a Techfan but as stated in another post many are no brighter than the typical UGag fan.
 
Maybe he has it backwards...

but it may also be difficult for him to prove what he says if he feels the need to protect his sources.

But on a deeper level, I AM a GT grad and I must say that I find your post offensive in it's condescending attitude toward all our wonderful fans who are not GT grads. I appreciate their interest and support, probably even moreso than alumni support, because our non-grads have no real vested interest in our school or our teams, but they made a conscious decision to support GT for some other reason. That might even make them more a "pure" fan than an alum. These boards should not be about who is an alum or who is not -- they are about sports -- and they should be about the teams and for the fans, regardless of where they did or did not go to school.

At first I had thought you made a mistake and meant to say that at GT we learned to take the bad with the good -- but upon reflection I think you are absolutely correct, whether you meant it that way or not.

Of course this is all merely MHO and I fully recognize the insignificant value of that.
 
Re: Maybe he has it backwards...

I agree we need all the sidewalk fans we can get! You are also correct that many times a SW fan is more in love with Tech than many Tech men/women. The problem is GTD spouts off all the time, never offers anything substantive. Most of the time he just jumps on other peoples post like he knew it all the time. I find it difficult to believe that a SW fan would have insight into the inner workings of the coaching staff, the GTAA or even know anyone on either. As can be attested to by RM, I know people on the inside but I'm not privy to the coaches minds or their thought. Again I just don't believe GTD has that info!

EDIT: In thinking about GTD's statement someone may have actually told him this and that, but did the person who told him this and that make up a story? Maybe, but if a coach did say something like they wanted BC how long do you think it would take to get back to the new boss? So in retrospect GTD may have paraphrased correctly but did GTD get good info? Maybe so but I think not.
 
Re: You got it backwards.

Just one more little point. When you say Bill left the Tech football program in bad shape when he left I don't think you know what you're talking about. We had players on that team capable of winning games. Ross completely changed things and to his credit built us back up. But there was no excuse for our first two seasons under his reign. Maybe the worst coaching we've seen at Tech short of BL.

Also if memory serves, KY actually did pretty well right after Bill left.
 
Re: You got it backwards.

People need to remember that when Bill Curry took over in 1980, GT was just coming off of independent status into the ACC. It took a few years and a couple of really bad seasons, but in three years the program went from back-to-back one win seasons to a winning record, two more winning records after that (including one of those heralded nine-win seasons Braine said were to be few-and-far-between).

He left after a 5-5-1 season in '86. After the two bad seasons in 80 & 81, his overall record was 29-22-3, nothing stellar but nothing exactly horrible either.
 
Re: Maybe he has it backwards...

Good and respectful post!! Those that choose to cheer for us in spite of not graduating with us are more than welcome and respected in their own right.
 
Re: You got it backwards.

Why does it make any difference if I am a GT grad or not? I do know some people at GT(two on the Board of Trustees)and I subscribe to 2 pay message boards which put out more information about GT in 1 day than the free sites do in a month.
I stand by what I said and I don't have to prove anything. I don't care if y'all believe me or not.
 
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