There may not be the time to give Carparelli the time to do his own search for a new had BB coach since it's likely the decision has to be made fairly quickly to be in place when the portal opens. I'd think that he'd be consulted and informed about it during the finalization of his hiring. As long as JW has a a bit of a free hand to make an informed decision we should be ok. But in addition I'd think that Chancellor-Elect Haynie will be involved (I think he's said so) and will steer the ship in the right direction. Ultimately I think the most important bit of news is Haynie saying the the success of the Athletic Department and teams is a core element of the business plan of the university going forward. A big change from the past.
I don't know that KS was power hungry but clearly mostly an academic type who wasn't experienced enough in running a business, which a university is. As dasher described to us in his posts awhile back about his attempt to get KS and AW together, it isn't clear that KS actually does anything himself. For example others screen his calls and email. As I believe llandz said awhile back after meeting with KS, he said he doesn't decide what to do, others decide that for him. Or something like that. I've been told the same thing by people I know who have had interactions with him. I have a sense that Haynie will operate very differently. As a Ph.D. and professor in entrepreneurship (sp?) I expect he won't have things decided for him but will run his own ship. He'll be making decisions a directing actions I suspect. In fact in one of his interviews he said he answers his own emails and attempts to get back to people within 24 hours. A breath of fresh air.
Over the coming years, I suspect people will realize Wildhack did some hard stuff that eventually played out well.
I think he needs it. Current gig is perilous for the medium term.
Thank god.
I want wins. I want success. I don’t care about the facilities the soda machine etc. we tend to pat ourselves on the back for cap ex spending. Sports are about finding the right coaches who can win and create a culture of winning. We had that with JAB until he calcified in his 70s.
Generally speaking I agree with you but the cap ex is needed as we were so far behind. This is where being a private school really hurts us.
We will be habitually behind forever. I’m glad they are doing it but it’s a spend. It isn’t some talent to spend money. It takes rich people to be genuflected to in order for them to spend. Let’s not self congratulate that.
Or when KS leaves.
It's time to stop comparing ADs to Jake. That is ancient history at this point. He did a great job in the early days of the Big East, but the troubles with athletics started while he was in his job. Mind you, I'm not blaming him (or defending), because every era seems to carry its own unique challenges. But, the landscape changes so much more quickly now, requiring a different skill set.
Damage control. University comms needs a house cleaning.
does that mean JW is making the call?
Anything to worry about here?
How embarrassing for Donna and Chris to be the stenographers for this gross spin attempt.
No.