Rate the job Scott Farmer is doing as UL AD

[USL1970]

It might be fair to say that the success of athletics is due overwhelmingly to the coaches and players, and that the AD does NOT add much marginal value - especially vision and direction.

It just seems that the AD is overshadowed ... the coaches are much better at what they do, than he is at what he does.

[Just1More]

It might be fair to say that the success of athletics is due overwhelmingly to the coaches and players, and that the AD does NOT add much marginal value - especially vision and direction.

It just seems that the AD is overshadowed ... the coaches are much better at what they do, than he is at what he does.

The AD role at every university is massively important to the athletics of the respective university. He is overshadowed by coaches and players because most of his critical work is done in the shadows. The most accurate argument made in this debate over how good Scott is as an AD is that no one knows exactly his role in the accomplishments or failures since he's been here. The absolute facts get lost as the shadows change shape. I do think it was nice of someone to poll Scott's job rating at this point in time. There's no time to catch some sun like a sunny day.

The way it works is like this... most ADs only lose their jobs when a lot of bad things happen in the athletic department, he commits an unforgivable offense, the president doesn't like him, the top coaches don't like him, or the most influential boosters don't like him... or a combination. The average fans' combined opinions are irrelevant. And the facts are usually hidden from us anyway.

Geaux Cajuns!!!

[Boomer]

The AD role at every university is massively important to the athletics of the respective university. He is overshadowed by coaches and players because most of his critical work is done in the shadows. The most accurate argument made in this debate over how good Scott is as an AD is that no one knows exactly his role in the accomplishments or failures since he's been here. The absolute facts get lost as the shadows change shape. I do think it was nice of someone to poll Scott's job rating at this point in time. There's no time to catch some sun like a sunny day.

The way it works is like this... most ADs only lose their jobs when a lot of bad things happen in the athletic department, he commits an unforgivable offense, the president doesn't like him, the top coaches don't like him, or the most influential boosters don't like him... or a combination. The average fans' combined opinions are irrelevant. And the facts are usually hidden from us anyway.

Geaux Cajuns!!!

-------Ah yea---Finally a rational post about him---That has always been my point--We don't know and there are things we shouldn't know until they are ready ----this does away with all the rumors that are extremely non constructive----I tried to break down the different areas of job description and results in my post---pretty good in a lot of areas and some surely weren't the work of him and others were----OH and some not too good ---as your post says, "the facts are usually hidden from us anyway" !!!

[Turbine]

Congrats on the raise and extension Scott.

Glad RP could help.

Seriously, CongratULations.

[tdncz]

Congrats on the raise and extension Scott.

Glad RP could help.

Seriously, CongratULations.

I would like to see the results of this poll if you were to re-engage almost 6 months later.
A few questions:
-Did he deserve - as one of the Poly Annas pointed out on a different thread - a salary of 112th out of 113" similarly situated AD's?
-After almost 6 months of status quo (not including the status quo BEFORE July 2014) does he deserve to move up in position?
-Were we getting what we paid for BEFORE the raise?
- Will we now get the same, more, or less than what we are paying for AFTER the raise?

[cajunhawk]

No, he was wrong. The A. D. was not caught in a lie, he was ready for a conference change, the program was not (not his fault), he did not instigate the power play, the softball coach did, and he told the baseball coach what the donor assured him would occur.

By the way, you have it reversed. Raginpagin, or at least the most vocal of the membership, are Obama, they just love to blame everyone but themselves.

Poor Pitiful ____ing Scotty. My god...we don't need a sad sack for an AD. This whole blame game is why we need this ____ing forced smiling goon gone as our AD. An AD is supposed to have balls...not a tampon between his legs. We need a go-getter...not a small time thinker. We need an ___ kicker...not a smarmy little toad. This whole program is on standby and it's because of a Georgia Southern alum who is holding this program hostage while he tries to play AD. You can sit here and sing his praises all you want...no one needs an AD who only hires good people who basically come to his doorstep. We need an AD who isn't afraid to leave a conference that is literally strangling this program just because this is where HE wants to ____ing be. We need an AD who isn't so insecure in his manhood that we cannot hire a proper fundraiser or separate the RCAF from the UL Foundation. We need an AD who can handle situations better than scorching the Earth and hoping everything works out in the end. We need an AD who can propel us forward...instead of being the lead weight that holds us down.

[cajunhawk]

Explain your formula.

RP = Cajun fans with diverse opinions
Fox news = best news network - gives conservative perspective
Scott Farmer = AD with some upside/downside
Obama = horrendous president

Are you just really bad with associations?

Way to set the bar high for TV News.

[Redgineer]

Cajunhawk for AD. Problem solved.

[cajunhawk]

Cajunhawk for AD. Problem solved.

We need someone better than myself to be AD...I can be a bit of a push over.

[CajunEXPRESS]

We need someone better than myself to be AD...I can be a bit of a push over.

Yes we need someone better than Cajunhawk, but still we got Farmer. So we are still below Cajunhawk.

[cajunhawk]

Yes we need someone better than Cajunhawk, but still we got Farmer. So we are still below Cajunhawk.

I'll take that as a compliment...take em when I can get em.

[Just1More]

Way to set the bar high for TV News.

It's not about how high the bar is... it's how horrible the rest of the field performs.