An endorsement for a new AD

[electricmayhem]

http://www.examiner.com/x-7020-Bradley-Braves-Examiner~y2009m5d9-The-search-for-a-new-Athletic-Director--Bradley-should-keep-it-in-the-family

Is there any chance of this happening?

Plus a little plug for bradleyfans.com!

[MacabreMob]

Boy, if they wanted to go "in-house"... they coulda gone "in-house" and juiced KK's contract. Whatever this article wants to say about VH-B, then the same coulda been said (and more) about KK.

Don't get me wrong.

I am not against VH-B. I like her and if she is the best replacement, then I back the decision to make her AD completely.

Sorry electricmayhem. Honestly, IMO... yet another piece of journalism that is lacking.

[electricmayhem]

Boy, if they wanted to go "in-house"... they coulda gone "in-house" and juiced KK's contract. Whatever this article wants to say about VH-B, then the same coulda been said (and more) about KK.

Don't get me wrong.

I am not against VH-B. I like her and if she is the best replacement, then I back the decision to make her AD completely.

Sorry electricmayhem. Honestly, IMO... yet another piece of journalism that is lacking.

Mob -- I'm not sure what you are looking for... it wasn't supposed to be a gigantic piece about the virtues and qualifications of VH-B. It's pretty obvious at this point that KK wanted out, and BU did nothing to stop him. I just believe she should be given a fair shot, and that she'd do a good job.

It's an opinion piece... what exactly is lacking?

[MacabreMob]

It's an opinion piece...

To make it simple... here is a stolen quote which sums up what I think of Opinion Pieces from the media:

"In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is more meaningful than our criticism designating it so."

But please, keep writing your Opinion Pieces.

[electricmayhem]

To make it simple... here is a stolen quote which sums up what I think of Opinion Pieces from the media:

"In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is more meaningful than our criticism designating it so."

But please, keep writing your Opinion Pieces.

I don't believe there was anything negative about my article. I support VH-B, but whatever decision the university makes is fine by me.

I'm not sure where all this is coming from... I'm still operating my site to try to increase the audience for BU sports. I agree... to do all opinion pieces makes it a waste... that's why I try to throw some analysis, previews, etc. in there.

If you have any suggestions, feel free to PM me.

[MacabreMob]

Mob -- I'm not sure what you are looking for... it wasn't supposed to be a gigantic piece about the virtues and qualifications of VH-B. It's pretty obvious at this point that KK wanted out, and BU did nothing to stop him. I just believe she should be given a fair shot, and that she'd do a good job.

It's an opinion piece... what exactly is lacking?

I don't believe there was anything negative about my article. I support VH-B, but whatever decision the university makes is fine by me.

I'm not sure where all this is coming from... I'm still operating my site to try to increase the audience for BU sports. I agree... to do all opinion pieces makes it a waste... that's why I try to throw some analysis, previews, etc. in there.

If you have any suggestions, feel free to PM me.

[electricmayhem]

You are getting picky here Mob... I support her as the Interim AD. Like I said in the other post, as long as the person they bring in is good, I don't care who it is. The point is I personally don't think they'll find anyone more dedicated to the job than her.

What are you doing home on a Saturday night? Probably the same as me!

[MacabreMob]

.... as long as the person they bring in is good, I don't care who it is. The point is I personally don't think they'll find anyone more dedicated to the job than her....

I can agree with you some, but my point is ... like KK wasn't?

But again, don't get me wrong. I like VH-B. And if she is the best replacement, I am all for it.

[electricmayhem]

I can agree with you some, but my point is ... like KK wasn't?

But again, don't get me wrong. I like VH-B. And if she is the best replacement, I am all for it.

Mob --

I don't pretend to know what the problem was with KK. Obviously, someone wanted him gone, otherwise they would have tried to keep him. Agree?

He said it's the first time in his 13 years that he looked at another job. I don't know why the didn't want to keep him.

[MacabreMob]

Mob --

I don't pretend to know what the problem was with KK. Obviously, someone wanted him gone, otherwise they would have tried to keep him. Agree?

He said it's the first time in his 13 years that he looked at another job. I don't know why the didn't want to keep him.

Ok, that's fine. I understand.

But to sit here and read an "opinion" piece championing VH-B as if KK didn't share the same views and goals for BU is a joke.

So maybe I am on page with ya.

But then I think of this "opinion" piece and can sense some underlying agenda.

Oh, but wait... wait... err... no, no... errr... that's not what was meant. Not at all. The "fake-n-move". Stick the fork in and back-paddle and claim that wasn't what was meant.

The Nit-Pik-n-Gotchya crap going on this world anymore makes me want to puke. And the Drive-by Media steamrolling it.

[dogsrus]

Its ONE man with an opinion......agree...disagee.....thats whats great we all get to express our opinons and don't have to be puppets or so weak minded that we are influenced by another man's thoughts OR be worried that others may be influenced by them.

The pen is indeed mightier then the sword only when the other person isn't strong enough to pick up his OWN pen.

[dogsrus]

Boy, if they wanted to go "in-house"... they coulda gone "in-house" and juiced KK's contract. Whatever this article wants to say about VH-B, then the same coulda been said (and more) about KK.

MM....had he wrote his piece from that same point of view would it be "another case of journalism that is lacking ?"

[Da Coach]

electricmayhem- nice article. And thanks for the plug.

But one statement in your at=rticle is a little misleading.
You said-
Granted, Nester has just three years of life in Fort Myers, but she was one of the four finalists, which speaks either to the relative weakness of the candidate pool...

I am not sure what you meant to imply with that statement, but it is misleading. Some might take it as a bit of an insult to Ken Kavanagh, suggesting he might have gotten the job only because the pool of applicants was "weak".

One of the articles from Florida said there were 176 original applicants. It took many months to trim those down to the 4 finalists.
It is a very desirable job, and that is a massive number of applicants for such a position. I don't know exactly how many people usually apply for a Division I AD job, but I would be willing to bet it isn't usually such a huge number of people.

[tornado]

and the job at FCGU comes with a couple nice incentives...

it is a relatively start-up college athletic program...just right for someone who wants to build it to his own specifications...

it is in a tremendous area, beautiful, growing, and a place where the economy has not hit nearly as hard.

it also pays $170,000 and offers a five year contract...this is in the 90th percentile in the US for colleges of a similar size/stature

http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_salaryresults.asp?op=salswz%5Fpsr&jobfamilycode=3&txtKeyword=athletic+director&hdOmniNarrowDesc=Sports+and+Recreation&hdZipCode=&hdOmniTotalJobsFound=149&pagefrom=selectjob&hdJobCategory=AR04&hdGeoLocation=U%2ES%2E+National+Averages&countertype=1&totaljoblistnum=2&joblevelcode=4&hdCurrentPage=1&hdNarrowDesc=Sports+and+Recreation&hdLocationOption=0&hdViewAllRecords=0&hdJobTitle=Athletics+Director+%2D+Higher+Ed%2E&hdSearchByOption=0&hdKeyword=athletic+director&rdbSearchByOption=0&hdStateMetro=&jobcounter=22&hdSortBy=0&hdJobCode=ED03000072&hdJSBoolDisplayAdvertisement=&hdAjaxKeyword=athletic+director&hdAjaxKeywordWithOR=%23athletic%23+OR+%23director%23&hdAjaxDisplaySection1=1&hdAjaxDisplaySection2=1

salaries are hard to compare, since the guys at the BCS schools earn 2-3- to even 5 times this amount, drawing the averages up...
but among non-BCS positions, very, very few without major FB programs are at $170,000.

here are some comparisons from similar sized schools.......from a Jan. 2009 article


SUN BELT CONFERENCE
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Athletic Yrs at No. of Dept. Guaranteed
School Director School Teams Budget Base
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Florida Intl. Pete Garcia 3 17 $20.5M $271,688
North Texas Rick Villarreal 8 16 $15.7M $197,200
Florida Atl. Craig Angelos 5 18 $14.5M $157,728
Middle Tenn. Chris Massaro 4 17 $18.4M $153,890
Arkansas St. Dean Lee 7 16 $ 9.1M $144,288
UL Lafayette David Walker 3 16 $11.0M $133,875
UL-Monroe Bobby Staub 5 16 $ 8.4M $109,923
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SUN BELT Average 5 17 $13.9M $166,942

[Braves4Life]

What was KK making at BU?