Athletic Director Search Committee

[Bankruptcyman]

Alden wrote the recommendations and knows what needs to be done here. Alden has national connections. Alden will hopefully recommend that the committee hire someone that he feels is qualified and capable of implementing and finishing his plan. Obviously T-Joe is insisting the Alden plan be implemented so, for the first time, we have everyone pulling in the same direction. I feel good times lay ahead.

[Bankruptcyman]

The days of promoting a cherished and beloved coach to athletic director are about to be over. The business side of athletics has morphed the athletic director's position into much more than glad-handing supporters, raising money and making schedules. Experience in marketing, TV rights, production of athletic events, logistics, licensing, branding, etc. on a multi-million dollar scale is a must.

[CharlieK]

I'm not excited about that. He should be interviewing rather than sitting on the committee

I want Robe coaching baseball here until he shuffles off this mortal coil.

[Rougarou]

Wow. 2 coaches. I have never heard of someone searching to hire their own boss. That's a different concept.

Hud is not on the committee. SPECULATE! SPECULATE! SPECULATE!

[BeauCajun]

Hud is not on the committee. SPECULATE! SPECULATE! SPECULATE!

As he shouldn't be because he's pretty low on the "seniority" " good decision making" totem pole.

[mahtoo]

Alden wrote the recommendations and knows what needs to be done here. Alden has national connections. Alden will hopefully recommend that the committee hire someone that he feels is qualified and capable of implementing and finishing his plan. Obviously T-Joe is insisting the Alden plan be implemented so, for the first time, we have everyone pulling in the same direction. I feel good times lay ahead.

I'm hoping that the administration will also give the new AD the leeway to hire an experienced, capable support staff. The greatest AD in the country will still have problems if he/she doesn't have the help they need. I don't know how many people we have on board right now fit that bill, hopefully a few.

[Kid Cajun]

"The committee was formed following the forced resignation of Farmer, who has been reassigned to a full-time faculty position in UL’s School of Kinesiology."

From Buckley's article in Advertiser on same topic.

Interesting

[LifeTimeCajun]

The days of promoting a cherished and beloved coach to athletic director are about to be over. The business side of athletics has morphed the athletic director's position into much more than glad-handing supporters, raising money and making schedules. Experience in marketing, TV rights, production of athletic events, logistics, licensing, branding, etc. on a multi-million dollar scale is a must.

South Carolina has done it in the recent past. And miss st did it a month ago. Surround yourself with good peopleis the key

[Bankruptcyman]

Sure if you have the budget to hire qualified people under him.

[MelRock]

I am hoping they hire someone with a great fashion sense, I applied this morning.