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An endorsement for a new AD

leebiddlecome said:
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.
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I agree with most of this as well. The new prez is getting involved in many different ways. Like Da Coach says, maybe it is her style.
But, if it is her style to redo everything then who gets the credit for the wins and losses? Who gets the raise or contract extension? Who gets the blame or fired for the failures?
The same questions apply toward donations, enrollment numbers, faculty hires, retention rates, graduation rates, and placement figures. If she wants to get involved and make all these changes then she should get the credit or blame.
 
Management and micromanagement

Management and micromanagement

You guys obviously have Management and Micromanagement confused and apparently don't really understand the difference. Good management for any enterprise or organization is a "must"to be successful and is an absolute requirement for the new BU ath. Dir.
Micromanagement can also be defined as "mismanagement" or "overmanagement" and usually results in fractured and unachieved goals, very high people turnover, and ultimately, failure. The Bradley Athletic Dept. must be well managed to succeed.
A basketball background and Divn.I contacts will only add to the effectiveness of our new Ad, whomever that person is.
 
To clarify- the "micromanagement" that has been mentioned here refers to the fact that we don't want to see a university president who wants to run the athletic department.

I think most fans do want an AD who is a strong manager of the athletic department.
 
Da Coach said:
To clarify- the "micromanagement" that has been mentioned here refers to the fact that we don't want to see a university president who wants to run the athletic department.

I think most fans do want an AD who is a strong manager of the athletic department.
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Agreed. And I don't want to see an AD who micromanages the athletic department. Let the people below you do their job in a way they do it best.
 
Da Coach said:
To clarify- the "micromanagement" that has been mentioned here refers to the fact that we don't want to see a university president who wants to run the athletic department.

I think most fans do want an AD who is a strong manager of the athletic department.
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Yeah, I mean if the President is going to micromanage the athletic department anyway, why even hire an AD??
 
AD qualifications

AD qualifications

A soccer or baseball background would certainly be helpful but a basketball background could be even more helpful since that is the major sport and source of athletic funding at Bradley. I'm not advocating a "warmed over" or "has been" basketball coach but, rather, someone who brings a good level of basketball understand to the job. Could be an person who was once a Divn. I Assistant coach or a Divn. II coach. Could be a former womens BB coach.
Regarding Divn.I contacts, these can help in numerous ways. Scheduling, getting us in the right tournaments early in the season, good input from other ADs on issues or problems, good contacts if we ever have coaching changes, etc.
 
BradleyBrave said:
Jim DeRose for AD.
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DeRose may be destined for bigger and better things, but I doubt AD is one of them (but I think he would be a good choice). I thought the fact that BU brought in Gettler retired former head coach from Richmond as an assistant was a curious move last year.
 
tornado said:
I doubt they'll move DeRose anywhere, as he has an inside recruiting line right now on one of the best young soccer players in the nation.
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For sure. But there's no guarantee DeRose will stay at Bradley.
 
tornado said:
I doubt they'll move DeRose anywhere, as he has an inside recruiting line right now on one of the best young soccer players in the nation.
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They wouldn??™t move him, he would take on both jobs ala Barry Alvarez. If he was willing to take on the responsibility it would be a way to boost his salary by a substantial amount of money.
 
Lakeview Brave said:
They wouldn??™t move him, he would take on both jobs ala Barry Alvarez. If he was willing to take on the responsibility it would be a way to boost his salary by a substantial amount of money.
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Alvarez didn't take the AD job until he was done coaching football.

Regarding the "no AD thing". Trust me, that has been discussed.
 
leebiddlecome said:
Alvarez didn't take the AD job until he was done coaching football.

Regarding the "no AD thing". Trust me, that has been discussed.
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Alvarez was AD while he was football coach. He took over in 2004, and coached until 2005. John Mackovic had the same role at the U of I way back when.

The 'no AD' thing would make us a joke. Maybe we already are.
 
BradleyBrave said:
Alvarez was AD while he was football coach. He took over in 2004, and coached until 2005. John Mackovic had the same role at the U of I way back when.

The 'no AD' thing would make us a joke. Maybe we already are.
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I was thinking it wasn't until he was done. It was at the least toward the twilight of his career. I don't think DeRose is there yet.

Yes, it would make us a joke.
 
BradleyBrave said:
Alvarez was AD while he was football coach. He took over in 2004, and coached until 2005. John Mackovic had the same role at the U of I way back when.

The 'no AD' thing would make us a joke. Maybe we already are.
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If the Prez has been tough on AD's in the past maybe it will be tough find a quality AD

I think we should have a search committe made up of McDade and.:lol::lol::lol:
 
The AD position at Bradley would be considered an extremely attractive position.

Most people have no idea how hard it is to deal with all the things an AD has to deal with at most schools, how thankless the job can be, and how hard it is to raise money and build fan interest. However, much of that stuff is nearly automatic at Bradley. I am not saying what KK did was easy, but it is easier to be successful at a school like Bradley than at the great majority of D1 schools.
I am sure Bradley will have no shortage of highly qualified candidates, and I'd bet some have already inquired about the position. I have heard it said that such a job at Bradley is in the top 10% of non-BCS schools.
 
lefty said:
If the Prez has been tough on AD's in the past maybe it will be tough find a quality AD

I think we should have a search committe made up of McDade and.:lol::lol::lol:
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Maybe I'm wrong but didn't McDade resign as a trustee when his choice for basketball coach wasn't the one BU hired. No thanks. There will be a committee, but I don't want someone who cries when his choice isn't the one selected.
 
Chico said:
Maybe I'm wrong but didn't McDade resign as a trustee when his choice for basketball coach wasn't the one BU hired. No thanks. There will be a committee, but I don't want someone who cries when his choice isn't the one selected.
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I don't have a problem with McDade resigning on principle. There was certainly more to it than his choice of coach. In respect to Bradley he didn't state his real reason for resigning. But it was clear something fishy was going on with the coaching search in 2002 and he resigned because of those actions, and not the ultimate choice.
 
southpaw nothin said:
I don't have a problem with McDade resigning on principle. There was certainly more to it than his choice of coach. In respect to Bradley he didn't state his real reason for resigning. But it was clear something fishy was going on with the coaching search in 2002 and he resigned because of those actions, and not the ultimate choice.
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As if you or anyone else didn't know his reason. I know you always have inside information, but it's obvious why he resigned. Only fishy thing was his choice wasn't selected.
 
Chico said:
Maybe I'm wrong but didn't McDade resign as a trustee when his choice for basketball coach wasn't the one BU hired. No thanks. There will be a committee, but I don't want someone who cries when his choice isn't the one selected.
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I was just kidding......there shouldn't be a committee IMO
 
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