Steve Hale Interview

[GeauxCajuns]

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.

that's not the way we do things here, grossetete

[ManAboutTown]

No I did not. Did I claim I did? Believe it or not the machinations of the RCAF mafia is not high on my agenda right now so I'm not exactly up to speed....I was just curious about what the draw for him was. Sounds like he would have his pick of jobs....

Again, it was a question, not a statement

Slow down podna.. Why are you asking questions for others to answer, when you can answer them yourself? That was my point.

[ManAboutTown]

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."

so that is the AD shtiting on the conference they are in.
im sure someone with no official capacity (i.e. their version of hale) would say, we need to move up to FBS now to remain on the growth pattern that we currently have. like i said, you wont hear it from someone in the admin at CC

You thought Steve's comment ____ on the conference?

[Hammer58]

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.

No he doesn't have to say that. That statement is used to justify his "comfortable" comments and leaves the impression that there is no reason nor desire to improve our conference affiliation. I agree he doesn't have to say the Belt sucks to media or the general public. But he won't even state it privately to supporters. And he sure doesn't have to keep publicly praising the conference as the end all and be all of our goals.

[CajunSaint08]

Seems like its pretty easy to figure out to some of us.
Hud meets Hale, loves him. Hale gets blacked balled. Hud hires 2nd agent.
Coincidence?

Again, I speak for no one but myself. I'd just like to point that out.

Well, my glasses must still be smeared. It's not so clear to me. Does Hud hiring a 2nd agent mean he did the black balling and wants to distance himself from Hale or that Hale was blackballed by the AD et al. and Hud figured he needed to get a 2nd agent to conduct business with UL since his first agent also represented Hale and he did not want to have conflict? Or does it mean something else all together?

Please don't answer any of these questions on this board. I'm just trying to make a point that what you can so clearly see from all these posts does not necessarily mean it is that clear to everyone else.

See, your post is not as clear as you might think. And I don't know all the "code words" the in-group on this board uses.

[Hammer58]

Well, my glasses must still be smeared. It's not so clear to me. Does Hud hiring a 2nd agent mean he did the black balling and wants to distance himself from Hale or that Hale was blackballed by the AD et al. and Hud figured he needed to get a 2nd agent to conduct business with UL since his first agent also represented Hale and he did not want to have conflict? Or does it mean something else all together?

Please don't answer any of these questions on this board. I'm just trying to make a point that what you can so clearly see from all these posts does not necessarily mean it is that clear to everyone else.

See, your post is not as clear as you might think. And I don't know all the "code words" the in-group on this board uses.

HUD AND HALE DO NOT SHARE THE SAME AGENT. I had heard that from the biggest moron of them all and asked if anyone could confirm that. I was told that info was incorrect and made the correction in a subsequent post.

[CajunT]

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.

I agree with some of your premise, although to say he is not quailed for a fundraising position while currently advising Florida State and UCF on fundraising, and just signing an agreement with a firm that is currently handling $400 million dollar campaign at Arizona State is ridiculous. I do agree he is way above the pay grade of the person running the athletic department today and is considered a threat long term to his position at this university.

It should be clear to all now this has nothing to do with his resume, but personalities.

1) We have a athletic director that has stated and continues to state that we can do everything we need to do within the SBC to help ourselves in conference realignment. And contends that we are the best kept secret in NCAA sports.

*Steve stated last night that to many of the movers and shakers around college football, say you are judged by the company you keep. He also stated that if your program is the best kept secret in college sports, then your brand is not is good is you think.

2) Our athletic director and conference commissioner have both stated that if conference programs schedule well and run the table going 12-0, there would be a good chance that team will get an invitation to the Access Bowl or NCAA Championship Playoffs.

*Steve Hale stated last night that Benson's comments are proof that he is not living in reality. He stated a SBC team has no chance to be in the Access Bowl and a number of publications including Athlon and USA Today has stated the same thing.

*Our AD and RCAF have stated publicly that they are look to raise $X amount of dollars to fundraise. But they have yet to divulge what that number is right now.

*Steve Hale stated that starting a successful fundraising campaign doesn't begin with just focusing on a specific number, but understanding that assets you have beginning with championship caliber coaches. He said Louisiana Tech gets it because they have used guys like Karl Malone, Willie Roaf and Terry Bradshaw to help raise awareness of their athletic program and their brand nationally.

There is no doubt in my mind now that the new RCAF Fundraiser will be hired to work under Scott Farmer and not along side of him. And as stated by the original job description posted, report to Mr. Blohm and the RCAF Executive Committee. Once he or she is hired, they will also hire an assistant for the RCAF Fundraiser and all fundraising will fall under a separate department.

I have no doubt that the new fundraiser will be highly qualified for the position. But hiring a fundraiser simply address completing the facility plans. It does not address other important factors like marketing or branding nationally, putting together a long term strategic plan for conference realignment, contracting future schedules through contacts (home games) with other top programs besides Boise State, dealing with future television negotiations specifically with the move to pay for streaming and pay per view in the near future. Those are just a few aspects that will not be handled by the new fundraiser, but by the person that is currently handling those responsibilities today.

[ManAboutTown]

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.

Oh my god, if another jack leg posts this crap again.
READ the GD DAMNED thread. If you're not present enough to put this together on your own, you're of no use.

[GATOR GRUNT]

Why does it matter if they're switching divisions? They still currently are there. Who cares if Roast Beef Tech is leaving the Grabass Conference and moving up to the ToiletCleaner Conference? They would still be in the ToiletCleaner conference at that time.

So from your example, Coastal deal must already be done.
Nebraska is a national brand. If they said anything about their current conference, it would be a blow to said conference, regardless if they were leaving. Same for aTm. Oklahoma has been barking as well. Several schools last year complained about the lack of leadership and lack of championship game costing them the playoffs... idk see why this matters.

And after listening to Steve, you honestly don't think he would say that as sitting Exec Director? I definitely do.

Sure the Coastal deal is already done. According to a friend, Jay was pimping Coastal last week on his show for an hour. Planting the seeds.

[cajunhawk]

Sure the Coastal deal is already done. According to a friend, Jay was pimping Coastal last week on his show for an hour. Planting the seeds.

Jay Appleseed...