Steve Hale Interview

[Hammer58]

I see a simple answer.

He was not qualified for the position.

He IS qualified to be AD or associate AD, but that is not what we are looking for at the moment.

Hiring this applicant for the position posted would have caused chaos within the athletic department. Too many chefs in the kitchen.

If at some future date he applies to fill a vacant AD position, I will be right there with you guys demanding this man be hired, but this was not the time to have this confrontation.

Did you read the qualifications that were posted for the position? After reading ALL of the duties and responsibilities of the position as outlined in the job posting (not what the admin supporters state is in the mind of the AD and committee), I believe Mr.Hale fills them all nicely. We will know how well the admins choice stacks up to the job posting once he is revealed and we can see his resume.

But to say Hale was not qualified for this position is a joke.

[VObserver]

Coastals AD:
"We've been contacted and we've had some discussion and that's really the extent at this point," Hogue said in a story published by The Sun News. "That's where we are. We can acknowledge that they have contacted us, and certainly our stance has always been we would explore any opportunities that are presented to us."

Do you often make the other guy's point for him? Thanks.

[GeauxCajuns]

http://www.chron.com/sports/college/...rs-2078585.php

This one is from Aug of 2011, but there are references in it to a long-standing unhappiness with the Big XII, which clearly would not be there if there was no publicity of such unhappiness.

"And if having to deal with all the preseason hype wasn't enough, Internet rumors ran wild Tuesday that the Aggies, unhappy with the Big 12, soon would declare their intentions to join the SEC. They nearly split the Big 12 for the SEC last year in the wake of the departures of Nebraska to the Big Ten and Colorado to the Pac-12.
But a high-ranking A&M official said Tuesday there were no "precipitating events that led to (Tuesday's) rumors and speculations," adding that there would be "no imminent announcement or anything of that matter" concerning the SEC.
The official, however, did cite A&M's general unhappiness with the Big 12 - thanks primarily to the ESPN-backed Longhorn Network of rival Texas - but stayed mum on whether a shift to the SEC might occur at some point. Another A&M official recently described the Aggies and other Big 12 members as simply being "tired of Texas" - primarily the Longhorn Network's pushing to air key high school games."

that reads exactly like this thread for the last 2 weeks.

all internet rumors and "an official said" thats the same as MAT and C4L having sources.

[GeauxCajuns]

Do you often make the other guy's point for him? Thanks.

you said coastal carolina has come out and publicly stated they want out of the conf they are in and get into the sunbelt. this quote says they were contacted and would listen.

farmer has said the same thing. (again, i'll say farmer has not done enough in terms of re-alignment)

[Hammer58]

i know, what im saying is - if he were to be hired as ED of RCAF, i dont think you see him call out benson or the sunbelt like he did last night. that is all.

example - obviously, right now, the big 12 is in a mess, and you havent heard one member president or AD come out and say that publicly because it wouldnt be in their best interest.

while UL is in the sunbelt, it is not in the admin's best interest to publicly say it is a ____ hole conference.

Valid point. But then again, our AD won't e en say that in private. And beyond that he goes further and states how comfortable he is in the SunBelt and that we can accomplish everything we want in the SunBelt. Makes me think he doesn't want to accomplish very much at all.

[cajunhawk]

"And if having to deal with all the preseason hype wasn't enough, Internet rumors ran wild Tuesday that the Aggies, unhappy with the Big 12, soon would declare their intentions to join the SEC. They nearly split the Big 12 for the SEC last year in the wake of the departures of Nebraska to the Big Ten and Colorado to the Pac-12.
But a high-ranking A&M official said Tuesday there were no "precipitating events that led to (Tuesday's) rumors and speculations," adding that there would be "no imminent announcement or anything of that matter" concerning the SEC.
The official, however, did cite A&M's general unhappiness with the Big 12 - thanks primarily to the ESPN-backed Longhorn Network of rival Texas - but stayed mum on whether a shift to the SEC might occur at some point. Another A&M official recently described the Aggies and other Big 12 members as simply being "tired of Texas" - primarily the Longhorn Network's pushing to air key high school games."

that reads exactly like this thread for the last 2 weeks.

all internet rumors and "an official said" thats the same as MAT and C4L having sources.

But...wait...you just validated everything we have been doing. A&M went to the SEC...

[GeauxCajuns]

Valid point. But then again, our AD won't e en say that in private. And beyond that he goes further and states how comfortable he is in the SunBelt and that we can accomplish everything we want in the SunBelt. Makes me think he doesn't want to accomplish very much at all.

obviously shouldnt have said comfortable. everyone knows he doesnt have the gift of gab

the second part is exactly what hawk said benson has to say as commissioner of the league. farmer has to say we can accomplish everything we want while we are here, even if he doesnt believe. the business of college sports has grown so big that admins have to be full time politicians too, and i think that sucks.

[GeauxCajuns]

But...wait...you just validated everything we have been doing. A&M went to the SEC...

so all of the things farmer cant say publicly that we want to see happening may be happening behind the scenes?

[cajunhawk]

so all of the things farmer cant say publicly that we want to see happening may be happening behind the scenes?

No...that internet rumors and sources aren't trivial.

[GrosseTete Cajun]

Why are you guys complaining about someone who hasn't been hired yet? The RCAF committee may have a very good candidate on the hook. We should let the process play out before complaining about who is hired or not hired.

If they hire Gerald Hebert let the moaning and complaining begin. But for now I will give them the benefit of the doubt.