SU Human Resource Complaint Towards Heather Lyke

[Sherman20]

The more I see how JW’s “retirement” unfolded the more it reveals just how dysfunctional Kent’s leadership team and the whole university is/was.

Not totally surprising because universities are generally a groupthink mess where typical top down decision making is circumvented. Having said that two things just completely jump out at me.

Coyle definitely jumped ship because he realized that he didn’t really control areas that should have been in his control. Especially the replacement of JB. Which leads me to the second point…

The hiring of Red involved many more people than people in athletics. I think JW’s original intent was to do a full blown search, but he quickly realized that was not going to be the case. His messaging to boosters changed to support the inevitable “internal hire”. I honestly don’t think he had much decision making power here at all. But JW loves the school, loves its athletics and spent ten years trying to position it the best he could. Now he’s being forced out.

I wish Carparelli the best. It looks like the pieces are falling into place for what seems to be a series of solid decisions. But I caution that it also appears the choice of Head BB coach is being made for him…just something I’d keep an eye on..,

Thanks for sharing. Yea, we always got the sense from insiders here that the BOT and higher-ups at SU forced the Red hire onto Wildhack or that Wildhack took a chance on Red in order to finally ease JB into retirement.

So Wildhack WAS forced out as AD last month?!?! I’ve been asking what the story was with his seemingly abrupt retirement. What a clusterfudge.

You mentioned groupthink at other universities. Do BOT at other schools interfere with big decisions like they seem to do at SU? With Providence, I get the sense that the AD there is fully empowered to make the call on hiring and firing the basketball coach, but I don’t have any inside info on that. Only the fact that he’s been openly calling coaches agents, and reporters have noted it publicly.

 

[im4cuse]

Seriously...

Lyke said she's aware of the HR complaint. So anyway, let's talk about her mentors!

“Why did you tell those who directly reported to Wildhack to ignore his directions?”
“Did you think your conduct had the effect of undermining the athletic director”?
“Why did you raise just $12m of a $240m project at Pitt?”
“Why did you interview for the job at Northwestern while serving as Pitt AD?”
“The complainants in the complaint against the Pitt basketball coach said you knew of their concerns but did nothing. Are they lying?”

 

[orangecuse]

This first paragraph is absolute money. Coyle told his employees (!?) that he was "sold a bill of goods" in his interview process. Gross was too incompetent to get a better job.

People that run down JW really would've enjoyed the extra greenspace at the athletic complex where the big shiny new facilities are.

Yeah.

Though, it would've been more honorable if JW had, let's just say, some spine, and not follow suit in his introductory speech of Autry by selling that similar/same type "bill of goods" to the viewing public and SU fan base, etc. Unless, he couldn't/wasn't able to even do that on his own. And, if that's truly the case, than Syracuse University deservedly reaped everything it has voluntarily sowed

"Autry has been exposed to every aspect of the sport, and that uniquely prepares him for the job. “Adrian earned this,” Wildhack said Friday. “Adrian’s not here because he’s an alum, because he played here, because he’s an associate coach here. He’s here because I believe he’s the best candidate to lead this program and sustain the success that coach Boeheim has established over 47 years.”

 

[hoopsupstate]

Heather did not maximize those 68 minutes.

This article does not help her. But everyone played their role.

She comes across as small minded. Nothing visionary or exciting about her as a candidate.

 

[Widget24]

 

[im4cuse]

She comes across as small minded. Nothing visionary or exciting about her as a candidate.

The raw ambition above all comes through. The assertion that Hoya Kent heard her at some conference and reached out is a joke. She’d been summarily fired from a peer school then he hires her when an ally lobbies from the inside.

 

[RedtheGOB]

How embarrassing for Donna and Chris to be the stenographers for this gross spin attempt.

I was just going to ask who wrote the article ha. Whatever. We need to eject her anyway.

We don’t want her to stay but we also don’t want to look like the clowns that hired her even tho horse is out the barn on that.

 

[RedtheGOB]

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.

I think just new blood in general is needed. KS is what pushing 70. Got lucky and had a HoF coach that was here for like 40 years.

What’s going on in college sports is unreal to the people that don’t pay attention or are only just watching games occasionally.

In the last handful of years we went from the way it was for decades to kids getting 10 mil a year, transferring every year, guys drafted and playing in the g league coming back and then 26-28 year old dudes suing the ncaa and winning to come to play hoops against 18 year olds.

It’s breaking my brain sometimes the stories so imagine for a guy like KS. They’re just not equipped for how fast things are changing in college sports

 

[MadNY3]

How embarrassing for Donna and Chris to be the stenographers for this gross spin attempt.

The way the article was written, I think they did the opposite.

To have 68-point blank minutes of an interview to have little-to-know quotes of true insight means they did the opposite of being court reporters.

 

[35kcuse]

Syracuse.com has just become so trashy. They work in the best interest of keeping their relationships with Syracuse University. That’s about it.

 

[MadNY3]

Syracuse.com has just become so trashy.

What did it do wrong?

 

[RedtheGOB]

Syracuse.com has just become so trashy.

I don’t think trashy is the word. Just living in the past. Way past its prime.

 

[Newhouser]

The more I see how JW’s “retirement” unfolded the more it reveals just how dysfunctional Kent’s leadership team and the whole university is/was.

Not totally surprising because universities are generally a groupthink mess where typical top down decision making is circumvented. Having said that two things just completely jump out at me.

Coyle definitely jumped ship because he realized that he didn’t really control areas that should have been in his control. Especially the replacement of JB. Which leads me to the second point…

The hiring of Red involved many more people than people in athletics. I think JW’s original intent was to do a full blown search, but he quickly realized that was not going to be the case. His messaging to boosters changed to support the inevitable “internal hire”. I honestly don’t think he had much decision making power here at all. But JW loves the school, loves its athletics and spent ten years trying to position it the best he could. Now he’s being forced out.

I wish Carparelli the best. It looks like the pieces are falling into place for what seems to be a series of solid decisions. But I caution that it also appears the choice of Head BB coach is being made for him…just something I’d keep an eye on..,

So the plan was to retire Wildhack and replace him with Lyke?

 

[Jake]

You guys have to read between the lines…”she would not discuss her candidacy” = she knows she’s not getting the job.

 

[orange79]

“Heather was a freaking star [at Pitt],” said Patti Philips, the CEO of Women Leaders in Sports who has known and worked with Lyke for 12 years. “She was the golden girl.”

 

[sweetpea]

“Why did you tell those who directly reported to Wildhack to ignore his directions?”
“Did you think your conduct had the effect of undermining the athletic director”?
“Why did you raise just $12m of a $240m project at Pitt?”
“Why did you interview for the job at Northwestern while serving as Pitt AD?”
“The complainants in the complaint against the Pitt basketball coach said you knew of their concerns but did nothing. Are they lying?”

Very good. Always a lot of respect for Donna, but this is so weak. Reminds me of our basketball team.

 

[nyucuse]

The more I see how JW’s “retirement” unfolded the more it reveals just how dysfunctional Kent’s leadership team and the whole university is/was.

Not totally surprising because universities are generally a groupthink mess where typical top down decision making is circumvented. Having said that two things just completely jump out at me.

Coyle definitely jumped ship because he realized that he didn’t really control areas that should have been in his control. Especially the replacement of JB. Which leads me to the second point…

The hiring of Red involved many more people than people in athletics. I think JW’s original intent was to do a full blown search, but he quickly realized that was not going to be the case. His messaging to boosters changed to support the inevitable “internal hire”. I honestly don’t think he had much decision making power here at all. But JW loves the school, loves its athletics and spent ten years trying to position it the best he could. Now he’s being forced out.

I wish Carparelli the best. It looks like the pieces are falling into place for what seems to be a series of solid decisions. But I caution that it also appears the choice of Head BB coach is being made for him…just something I’d keep an eye on..,

Regarding your last paragraph - I would add that I expect a significant component to NC not making the hire is that candidate conversations are likely well underway. Because they need to be. Other programs are sniffing around and a responsible AD and department at a minimum will have been putting out significant feelers. Providence for example has reportedly reached out to BH. KSU and Schertz. Cuse needs to at a minimum start the conversation or risk being beat to the punch.

I would hope and expect that this does not indicate that NC would have anything less than control of the department when in seat.

 

[BomberOrange]

Regarding your last paragraph - I would add that I expect a significant component to NC not making the hire is that candidate conversations are likely well underway. Because they need to be. Other programs are sniffing around and a responsible AD and department at a minimum will have been putting out significant feelers. Providence for example has reportedly reached out to BH. KSU and Schertz. Cuse needs to at a minimum start the conversation or risk being beat to the punch.

I would hope and expect that this does not indicate that NC would have anything less than control of the department when in seat.

If SU hasn’t already reached out to BH or any other candidate, they are not serious about athletics.

 

[tptcuse]

This is just weird. Carlson responded to a twitter reply by saying that Carparelli did not respond to requests for an interview. That's the correct move. As a job candidate, it seems to me to be in poor taste to lobby for a position with the local reporters. This is tone deaf.

 

[Cuse1055]

This is just weird. Carlson responded to a twitter reply by saying that Carparelli did not respond to requests for an interview. That's the correct move. As a job candidate, it seems to me to be in poor taste to lobby for a position with the local reporters. This is tone deaf.

I don’t know her but she just seems like the worst.

 

[pattycuse]

You guys have to read between the lines…”she would not discuss her candidacy” = she knows she’s not getting the job.

Precisely…

I saw online that Donna said she’d asked to interview Lykes since the day Wildhack announced his retirement. Suddenly she’s available in the midst of a job search she’s (theoretically) still a candidate for?

This is PR spin and nothing else- and poor PR at that…

 

[richmondcuse03]

You guys have to read between the lines…”she would not discuss her candidacy” = she knows she’s not getting the job.

Precisely.

 

[tptcuse]

Precisely.

I guess she's smart enough to know she needs to try to counteract the Google algorithm putting the Daily Orange article first in searches for her name.

 

[pearl31]

In re new AD not getting to pick new coach-
My read is the reality of the situation (timing, proactive moves) dictates it pretty much has to be that way

 

[baggerbob]

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.

Hopefully Haynie's military background and the People he has worked with in various fields helps him in getting control of the various egos on the BOT, they seem to have been the real problem all these years.