Steve Hale Interview

[cajunhawk]

It's funny.

One of the big picture items I took away from that interview was that it's not your conference, it's YOU.

Your brand. Your revenue streams. Your sustainability.

I came away from the interview feeling better about our current circumstances than before. We are in a much better position than most of our peers to deal with this future landscape.

You missed the part where he said you are who you associate with. In that respect...we ____ing suck.

[Crawfish]

Ok, well let me make a few uniformed comments and see how many people I can ____ off, like everyone else has;

1. I listened to the interview last night and Hale does sound impressive.

2. Since I have no idea who the "top 5" is I have no idea of their qualifications. Hell it is possible that there could be 5 candidates more suited for the job, who knows?

3. If I was the person selected and I read this forum, I would have to think twice before accepting this position. That said; if they turned down the job, they may not automatically move to Hale, since there would be 4 more who they considered more suited for this position.

4. We may in fact be making this individual's job more difficult by perpetuating this campaign. I hope that we can look beyond our personal preferences and accept and support the person who is hired, otherwise he or she will probably fail. If this person fails, the RCAF fails and I would hope that nobody on here wishes that to happen.

5. I am a little disgusted by all of the name calling and the declarations of some as "mouth pieces for the administration" in these threads. There is more than one opinion concerning just about everything and just because someone has a differing opinion that you do, that does not necessarily make them any kind of infidel. We are all fans here and (I would hope) no one wishes the RCAF to fail.

6. This committee may indeed be making a mistake. Hiring is not an exact science. All of us who have had to do this (and I have had to hire people for the last 20 years) know that people who are not part of the process sometimes do not know what goes into each hire. As managers it is not a good practice to explain what goes into hiring or rejecting a candidate. There is confidentiality issues involved, some possible legal issues and more importantly they need to respect the applicants who may currently hold positions with other concerns. In some politically charged situations, the revelation that an employee is seeking another job could be a damaging factor to their career.

Anyway, let the hating begin. For the record, I am not defending Farmer or the RCAF Committee or the administration and for that matter. I have only seen farmer once or twice, and he looked like too much of a city slicker to associate with the likes of oilfield trash like me. I have met T-Joe once before he became president of UL, but neither he nor Farmer would know me from Adam.

[cajunhawk]

Ok, well let me make a few uniformed comments and see how many people I can ____ off, like everyone else has;

1. I listened to the interview last night and Hale does sound impressive.

2. Since I have no idea who the "top 5" is I have no idea of their qualifications. Hell it is possible that there could be 5 candidates more suited for the job, who knows?

3. If I was the person selected and I read this forum, I would have to think twice before accepting this position. That said; if they turned down the job, they may not automatically move to Hale, since there would be 4 more who they considered more suited for this position.

4. We may in fact be making this individual's job more difficult by perpetuating this campaign. I hope that we can look beyond our personal preferences and accept and support the person who is hired, otherwise he or she will probably fail. If this person fails, the RCAF fails and I would hope that nobody on here wishes that to happen.

5. I am a little disgusted by all of the name calling and the declarations of some as "mouth pieces for the administration" in these threads. There is more than one opinion concerning just about everything and just because someone has a differing opinion that you do, that does not necessarily make them any kind of infidel. We are all fans here and (I would hope) no one wishes the RCAF to fail.

6. This committee may indeed be making a mistake. Hiring is not an exact science. All of us who have had to do this (and I have had to hire people for the last 20 years) know that people who are not part of the process sometimes do not know what goes into each hire. As managers it is not a good practice to explain what goes into hiring or rejecting a candidate. There is confidentiality issues involved, some possible legal issues and more importantly they need to respect the applicants who may currently hold positions with other concerns. In some politically charged situations, the revelation that an employee is seeking another job could be a damaging factor to their career.

Anyway, let the hating begin. For the record, I am not defending Farmer or the RCAF Committee or the administration and for that matter. I have only seen farmer once or twice, and he looked like too much of a city slicker to associate with the likes of oilfield trash like me. I have met T-Joe once before he became president of UL, but neither he nor Farmer would know me from Adam.

You forgot the fact that everyone leading the charge to just get Hale an interview (we don't want him to get the job automatically)...has said they will support the new hire.

[Zeebart21]

It's funny.

One of the big picture items I took away from that interview was that it's not your conference, it's YOU.

Your brand. Your revenue streams. Your sustainability.

I came away from the interview feeling better about our current circumstances than before. We are in a much better position than most of our peers to deal with this future landscape.

Then you did not listen to the interview

[cajunfan337]

Just a theory here:

What if the RCAF board members really want Hale, not as the ED of RCAF, but as the actual AD? From the interview and his resume, we all know he has the capabilities of being AD. I'm sure the board members know this as well.

Perhaps they are planning on Scott moving on, voluntarily or involuntarily, and would like Hale to be the replacement? Maybe one of the 5 finalists is someone Hale wants in that ED position to work with when he becomes AD?

[cajun4life]

Just a theory here:

What if the RCAF board members really want Hale, not as the ED of RCAF, but as the actual AD? From the interview and his resume, we all know he has the capabilities of being AD. I'm sure the board members know this as well.

Perhaps they are planning on Scott moving on, voluntarily or involuntarily, and would like Hale to be the replacement? Maybe one of the 5 finalists is someone Hale wants in that ED position to work with when he becomes AD?

Please tell me the last time we fired someone aside from Baldwin?

And yes Steve Hale would serve this university 100 times better as our AD then head of RCAF, but that shouldn't preclude him from the interview process.

[CajunNation]

Then you did not listen to the interview

I did not listen to the whole thing, but I did hear him speak quite a bit about how the "old conference model" of doing things is coming to an end.

If he did say in another segment that we are who we associate with, then that qualifies as covering his bases. Either the times are changing or the old way of doing things is here to stay. Which is it?

[Sonsissymia]

Please tell me the last time we fired someone aside from Baldwin?

And yes Steve Hale would serve this university 100 times better as our AD then head of RCAF, but that shouldn't preclude him from the interview process.

did they really let that woman's b'ball coach stay thru his contract?

[cajunfan337]

Please tell me the last time we fired someone aside from Baldwin?

And yes Steve Hale would serve this university 100 times better as our AD then head of RCAF, but that shouldn't preclude him from the interview process.

Can anyone give the specifics of Farmer's contract? I tried looking up how many years are left but couldn't find anything. It might not be a firing if his contract runs out soon.

I agree he should be interviewed, but if he's acquaintances with many on the board and (it sounds like) most of the coaches want him, does he really need the interview? Possibly most higher ups don't feel like he needs an interview and has always been a shoe-in.

Maybe his true "interview" was on BJ's show last night for the public.

[CajunT]

Just a theory here:

What if the RCAF board members really want Hale, not as the ED of RCAF, but as the actual AD? From the interview and his resume, we all know he has the capabilities of being AD. I'm sure the board members know this as well.

Perhaps they are planning on Scott moving on, voluntarily or involuntarily, and would like Hale to be the replacement? Maybe one of the 5 finalists is someone Hale wants in that ED position to work with when he becomes AD?

[CajunRebel]

Nothing snarky about it. First of all, any intelligent person would rather get the answer to their questions straight from the source than from supporters. Second, everyone that is involved or a fan of UL Athletics needs to hear Steve Hale speak. There were reasons for all comments...

Keep trying though.. its cute.

In one breath you say it's not snarky, and in the very next breath you accuse him of being unintelligent. Do you even realize what you're saying?

I gotta be real honest with you. The way you've consistently bad mouthed fellow Cajun fans and players who didn't do a single thing to deserve it is really sad. I honestly don't know many people here, but I've seen you say terrible things to a handful of fans I do know, some of whom have done more to help this program than you ever could. And they way you've consistently gone out of your way to personally attack our players is equally sad. People like you make me ashamed to be a Cajuns fan.

No, this has nothing to do with Steve Hale or the administration. By all means say what you want about the situation. But maybe you should consider not being so incredibly ugly towards so many good UL fans and players.

[alum81]

Or if the board has no authority to replace or even have the slightest influence over Scott Farmer then the biggest requirement for the new guy may be to work along side Scott Farmer.

If for some confidential reason a candidate is projected to be at odds with SF from the start, then he might be disqualified for that reason alone. Just a thought.