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Jim DeRose for AD.
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An endorsement for a new AD
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I'm with you Chico! In all seriousness, I would bet you that JL would also make one heck of an AD.
We are approaching what many of us consider the possibility of a pretty good b-ball team with all the great recruits coming in. I just hope that someone, "does not upset the apple cart."
IMO, three excellant suggestions for the new AD. My favorite is the Hawk. Nice post Chico.
WE like him! (Didn't you know it's the only opinion that matters?)
I'll take a stab at this.. First off, I dont think this will happen, but I think that the Hawk would be a good choice for a number of reaons. While Hawk would lack the experience needed for the AD job, Hawk would provide a check and balance to the situation which I believe is very much needed. He has been a trustee so I am certain he is on a first name basis with numerous trustees at BU. Hawk would also have a degree of stability to the department as he is likeable and well known to everyone. He is also immediately identifiable with the fan base which would also help with fundraising activities.
At first I thought you meant Will Egolf liked the Hawk. He would no doubt. You're right HH is well liked but also well known which wouldn't hurt. Who don't we like if as you say that's all that matters.
Didn't KK and VH-B come to BU at about the same time? I'm pretty sure that they share(d) the same vision for BU. I guess it all depends on if the lady upstairs wants that vision to continue or not.
While we are throwing around nominations...another (used to be) internal applicant...how about John Searby?
While we are throwing around nominations...another (used to be) internal applicant...how about John Searby?
electricmayhem
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AD Qualifications
AD Qualifications
While everyone is talking names, personalities, etc.---Have any of you given any thought to what the REAL QUALIFICATIONS of a new Bradley AD should be? How about these?
AD Qualifications
While everyone is talking names, personalities, etc.---Have any of you given any thought to what the REAL QUALIFICATIONS of a new Bradley AD should be? How about these?
- Strong Leadership
- A strong vision for BUs athletic future.
- Management & Administrative capability
- A coaching background or experience, preferably in Basketball
- A strong personality capable of dealing, directing, counseling with coaches who sometime can be very tough and hard-headed?
- Fund raising capability/ a "people person".
- Good Divn.I basketball contacts for scheduling.
- Great integrity and character
- Promotions and public relations capability
- Ability to deal smoothly and effectively with Trustees, Univ. Presidents, Academic Dept. Heads, CEOs, and wealthy major contributors.
Find someone with these qualifications and you may have your new AD!
leebiddlecome
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The President runs the show. She will get someone she wants. BU would be silly to not look outside of the "family" for a new AD. There aren't qualified people in house.
With a new president everyone is on notice that life as they knew it is now different. No one saw/felt this more than Ken Kavanagh. What he did before Glasser arrived was irrelevant.
Now, all the current coaches/staff need to be on notice as well. When a new AD is hired things start fresh. That's the way it works. The president who hired Jim Les is now gone as is the AD he worked for. Again, everyone should realize this.
For better or worse every new hire like AD/President seem to think the world starts with them. The clock starts the minute they arrive, not the years before they arrived. Thats how it is. Joanne Glasser wanted things done her way regardless of the successes/failures of the staff prior to her arrival. Ken Kavanagh did the exact same thing when he got there.
I expect the new AD to do the same thing. If they are running the show they are going to want people they can count on working for them.
With a new president everyone is on notice that life as they knew it is now different. No one saw/felt this more than Ken Kavanagh. What he did before Glasser arrived was irrelevant.
Now, all the current coaches/staff need to be on notice as well. When a new AD is hired things start fresh. That's the way it works. The president who hired Jim Les is now gone as is the AD he worked for. Again, everyone should realize this.
For better or worse every new hire like AD/President seem to think the world starts with them. The clock starts the minute they arrive, not the years before they arrived. Thats how it is. Joanne Glasser wanted things done her way regardless of the successes/failures of the staff prior to her arrival. Ken Kavanagh did the exact same thing when he got there.
I expect the new AD to do the same thing. If they are running the show they are going to want people they can count on working for them.
Though I agree with much of what you say, I disagree strongly that every new president or AD wipes the slate clean and does the same thing when they arrive. There are many different styles of management, and none are necessarily always better than the others.
Maybe this president want to redo everything, and that may be her style. The last president did not do this, he recognized that the people in charge were competetant and maintained things the same. Likewise, when Ken came in 1996 he didn't immediately run off competetant people and start hiring new coaches.
Maybe this president want to redo everything, and that may be her style. The last president did not do this, he recognized that the people in charge were competetant and maintained things the same. Likewise, when Ken came in 1996 he didn't immediately run off competetant people and start hiring new coaches.
I agree that most new ADs would want to start fresh, but a fair amount of our coaches seem to be either new (and I do not think BU is in the position to be buing out a lot of contracts), or have had success recently.
DeRose and the Elite 8 as well as all he has done for the soccer program makes it seem like BU should do everything they can to keep him.
Sean Burdett, the volleyball coach, just finished his first year.
Softball's Amy Hayes just locked herself up with an NCAA appearance and a MVC Tourney Championship.
Paula Buscher was just named MVC Coach of the year and has some good recruits coming in, so it seems like she seems should be safe.
Baseball's Dominguez was hand picked by Glasser (or so people say) so he is not going anywhere anytime soon.
leebiddlecome
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Of course not all Prez/ADs do this but many do. The last BU prez was hardly ever on campus
I wonder if he knew what was going on. So far the current BU prez has shown a very strong inclination to clean house, so to speak, and get who she wants in there. Ken did not run off coaches but he did run off competant staff on more than one occasion. That was his perrogative at the time and he shouldn't be surprised that the current prez wanted to do the same thing to him. That's the nature of the business.
Of course not all Prez/ADs do this but many do. The last BU prez was hardly ever on campus
Ken did not run off coaches but he did run off competant staff on more than one occasion. That was his perrogative at the time and he shouldn't be surprised that the current prez wanted to do the same thing to him. That's the nature of the business.
Well all I can say is that the last Bradley president set things in process that JG is benefiting from immensely!
Agree 100%. That's why earlier I said to not start this historic nonsense. Of all the names mentioned, Hersey has many of the above qualifications, but who knows if he would even want to leave the Valley of the Sun to come back here. I'm sure there are many more qualified individuals, but none as well known or liked as the Hawk, and he loves BU as much as most of us do.
leebiddlecome
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Personally, I don't think having a coaching background matters at all. Also the D1 basketball contacts isn't a big deal to me. The job is more of a CEO job in today's time than it is an ex-coach job.
To me the biggest things are: fund raising and the ability to manage people. I'm not a big fan of a micromanager who gets involved in the day-to-day aspect of what the SID, or the Marketing Dept. is doing. Hire good people and TRUST that they will do the job. When you micromanage you aren't focusing on the most important aspects of the job.
I am not a fan of micromanagers either.;-)