Adrian Woj retires from ESPN to become GM of the Bonnies

[Ragman2000]

Interesting

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[atlanticuse]

ESPN continues to bleed talent, and replace with idiots like Sam Acho.
The should have fired him, not Sam(antha) Ponder.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

My wife is a 93 grad, and maintains contact with many former Bonnies. They’re a different bunch. They (not my wife) loved their time there and go back often. I know a few grads from her class who are friends with Woj. if Olean wasn’t so grim, I’d kind of understand this move.

 

[oldpinepoint]

My wife is a 93 grad, and maintains contact with many former Bonnies. They’re a different bunch. They (not my wife) loved their time there and go back often. I know a few grads from her class who are friends with Woj. if Olean wasn’t so grim, I’d kind of understand this move.

I went to Alfred, Olsen was the big city

 

[skeeter223]

I went to Alfred, Olsen was the big city

I grew up in Scio. Alfred was a big city.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

I went to Alfred, Olsen was the big city

Alfred is big enough that it doesn’t get autocorrected

 

[pwong]

Don’t even think Woj cares about the money, just wants to do something he cares about. Woj got Charlie Pride and Mika Adams Woods to Bonnies LY

 

[SUOrangeSU]

Don’t even think Woj cares about the money, just wants to do something he cares about. Woj got Charlie Pride and Mika Adams Woods to Bonnies LY

Did he really? How?

As a Bonnie grad, this is really cool and very out of left field.
I hope he does well

 

[UnknownOrange]

wow the bonnies were terrified of alex kline and they respond with woj!

 

[orangefog]

Alfred is big enough that it doesn’t get autocorrected

Thanks to Batman.

 

[pwong]

Did he really? How?

As a Bonnie grad, this is really cool and very out of left field.
I hope he does well

Woj has been trying to help with Bonnies recruiting since NIL started… he paid for Charlie Prides and Adams Woods NIL i believe

 

[cusefan88]

My wife is a 93 grad, and maintains contact with many former Bonnies. They’re a different bunch. They (not my wife) loved their time there and go back often. I know a few grads from her class who are friends with Woj. if Olean wasn’t so grim, I’d kind of understand this move.

I know a few alums. Bonas pride runs deep. Very happy for them. Schmidt is a great coach. Get him more talent and they're cooking.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I am retiring to Olean, NY said no one one guy, ever.

 

[Hopkins16]

This doesn't make sense. I know money isn't everything, but to walk away from such a cool gig at ESPN leaving that much money on the table? The Bonnies gig would still be there for him when his ESPN contract is up, and he would be richer and able to continue to help the school land players with NIL.

 

[Cusefan95]

This doesn't make sense. I know money isn't everything, but to walk away from such a cool gig at ESPN leaving that much money on the table? The Bonnies gig would still be there for him when his ESPN contract is up, and he would be richer and able to continue to help the school land players with NIL.

He’s 55. You reach a point where “in a couple more years I’ll do that” becomes a bigger gamble, because you don’t know what physical condition you’ll be in (or if you’ll be around at all).

I’m guessing he’s not going to get into it, but I’d think changes and challenges within ESPN are greater than they were a decade ago, he has less energy than he had a decade ago - and as a result the job is more of a grind than he’s willing to deal with anymore.

It’s probably a combination of those two reasons.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

This doesn't make sense. I know money isn't everything, but to walk away from such a cool gig at ESPN leaving that much money on the table? The Bonnies gig would still be there for him when his ESPN contract is up, and he would be richer and able to continue to help the school land players with NIL.

cool gig until you have to have your phone strapped to you 24/7 and work 6-7 days a week 10 months a year constantly trying to get the scoop out first. He also gets used like a pawn by many GM's while he also has to eat a ton of crap to get the info I am sure. He's burned out and work is work regardless of the profession He's got enough $ and dude bleeds the Brown and White?

Yeah 7 mil a year is great but he's 54/55 years old probably had enough

 

[Todd23]

This doesn't make sense. I know money isn't everything, but to walk away from such a cool gig at ESPN leaving that much money on the table? The Bonnies gig would still be there for him when his ESPN contract is up, and he would be richer and able to continue to help the school land players with NIL.

Plus a new AD at St. Bonaventure who is also a grad. Probably an existing relationship/friendship there that might have helped his decision.

 

[RandygoCuse]

So did he break his own story?

 

[Cusefan0307]

So did he break his own story?

He gave it to Schefter.

 

[Eric15]

I love that I got a "breaking news" alert for this to my Apple Watch.

I feel like the bar for what constitutes "breaking news" these days has gotten awfully low.

 

[RandygoCuse]

I love that I got a "breaking news" alert for this to my Apple Watch.

I feel like the bar for what constitutes "breaking news" these days has gotten awfully low.

It's CNN's default headline

 

[Hopkins16]

cool gig until you have to have your phone strapped to you 24/7 and work 6-7 days a week 10 months a year constantly trying to get the scoop out first. He also gets used like a pawn by many GM's while he also has to eat a ton of crap to get the info I am sure. He's burned out and work is work regardless of the profession He's got enough $ and dude bleeds the Brown and White?

Yeah 7 mil a year is great but he's 54/55 years old probably had enough

Never looked at it that way. He's made enough over the years unlike a guy like me (around WoJo's age) who would salivate to earn 7 mil a year by working 24/7 all day every day for several years to build generational wealth.