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Message: [QUOTE="Cusefan95, post: 5696923, member: 173"] I’ll ignore the rest of your comment and just focus on this particular part, because it illustrates why your complaint is based on fundamentally misunderstanding the role of the AD, the requirements of the position, and how a person in that role communicates to fans through media. Red getting the gig because of his ties to Syracuse was highly likely. And as a result, it was a possible reason for fans to be less than enthusiastic about the hiring. That made it a huge elephant in the room that HAD TO BE addressed. And it HAD TO BE addressed in - broadly- the way Wildhack did, by actively dismissing it as a reason for his hiring. (He could have taken a slightly different approach I will cover later though). It was not an optional part of Red’s introduction, it was mandatory and Wildhack would not have been doing his job if he didn’t say that. When you are trying to sell someone on your idea, product, or in this case coaching hire - you have to address the concerns the potential buyers have. You cannot ignore them, you cannot pretend they do not exist - you HAVE TO address them directly. It’s almost a boilerplate part of a hiring press conference in pro and college sports - the GM or AD or President will say “he’s not here because (insert reasons the organization knows fans are concerned about) - he’s here because he’s the best person for the job”. Really, the fact that he went with such a boilerplate approach came across to me as bordering on an act of protest on his part - making sure astute fans knew their concerns were valid and he shared them. Because if he was personally sold on hiring Red, it would have incorporated his ties to Syracuse in a more positive way, something like: “Red is the best man for the job - he’s been exposed to every aspect of the sport, and his background as a player and associate head coach makes him uniquely qualified to be the head coach at Syracuse”. If I’m the AD hiring a truly highly qualified candidate who has ties to the organization - I would highlight those ties. Instead, Wildhack minimized them. Wildhack did the absolute bare minimum required here - that should have told you where he stood. The problem is you don’t know how to interpret “press conference” speech. The result is you’re upset about something he said which you knew wasn’t true, he knew wasn’t true - and HE TOLD YOU WASN’T TRUE if you knew how to translate press conference into plain English. The comment about not being a sane complaint was unnecessary - after reading your reply I think it’s just not knowing how to digest what is said in press conferences. [/QUOTE]

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