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So let's talk about SEC Athletic Directors...
Posted on 6/29/15 at 9:53 am
Posted on 6/29/15 at 9:53 am
Do you love your AD? Hate them? Are you ambivalent?
I know Barnhart over at UK was a guy many LSU Fans wanted a few years back. Alleva has hired some duds (LSUWBB coach is ridiculously overpaid and hasn't done squat here, LSU Men's Hoops team got Trent Johnson who stunk it up, and Johnny Jones I'm ambivalent about regardless of recent recruiting successes).
I've seen some folks are not happy with Bill Battle at Bama but I don't know what or why about it. I've always been a huge fan of Foley over at UF as well. He seems like a pragmatist and presides over a fairly successful overall AD program.
The rest I know hardly a thing about. I think MSU has a decent guy and Ole Miss has a guy named Ross Bjork I think, who if you didn't know any better and were asked who he was based solely off his name, you'd think he was an up-and-coming electro-jungle-house DJ appearing at Burning Man this year. I have no idea about him other than he's active on Social Media as I understand it. Bully for him.
But let's hear what you think about your own AD's and if you have any opinions on other SEC AD's.
I know Barnhart over at UK was a guy many LSU Fans wanted a few years back. Alleva has hired some duds (LSUWBB coach is ridiculously overpaid and hasn't done squat here, LSU Men's Hoops team got Trent Johnson who stunk it up, and Johnny Jones I'm ambivalent about regardless of recent recruiting successes).
I've seen some folks are not happy with Bill Battle at Bama but I don't know what or why about it. I've always been a huge fan of Foley over at UF as well. He seems like a pragmatist and presides over a fairly successful overall AD program.
The rest I know hardly a thing about. I think MSU has a decent guy and Ole Miss has a guy named Ross Bjork I think, who if you didn't know any better and were asked who he was based solely off his name, you'd think he was an up-and-coming electro-jungle-house DJ appearing at Burning Man this year. I have no idea about him other than he's active on Social Media as I understand it. Bully for him.
But let's hear what you think about your own AD's and if you have any opinions on other SEC AD's.
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Posted on 6/29/15 at 9:54 am to GFunk
Overall still not a fan. Jacobs has made some great hires recently as far as coaching is concerned, however I do not agree with him overall with how he runs our AD
Posted on 6/29/15 at 9:58 am to GFunk
Greg McGarity is a cheap and ineffective knockoff of Jeremy Foley.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:02 am to GFunk
I don't spout as much vitriol towards Hyman as most other Ags, but I'm not that high on him. I might be more against him by this time next year if there isn't either substantial improvement in football and basketball or, with no improvement, changes aren't made.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:06 am to GFunk
Stricklin is fine, although I'm not sure he's really done much on his own yet. Mullen and Cohen were not his hires, Rick Ray was. Howland I think had as much to do with Adidas as it did him, but I guess he deserves some credit for it. He's also made some solid hires outside of the Big 3.
Facilities have come a long way during his tenure, but most of those projects were set in motion long before he took over.
He's a State guy through and through (went to school here and is married to Bailey Howell's daughter), but I think the jury is still out. How he handles another bad season of Cohen ball and the Dudy-Noble expansion will say a lot about him.
Facilities have come a long way during his tenure, but most of those projects were set in motion long before he took over.
He's a State guy through and through (went to school here and is married to Bailey Howell's daughter), but I think the jury is still out. How he handles another bad season of Cohen ball and the Dudy-Noble expansion will say a lot about him.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:07 am to GFunk
Is there a list with what each make?
Base salary?
Perks?
Base salary?
Perks?
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:08 am to Crowknowsbest
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Greg McGarity is a cheap and ineffective knockoff of Jeremy Foley.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:09 am to GFunk
I would rate MSU's AD as a B+ to A-.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:11 am to GFunk
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:13 am to NorthGwinnettTiger
His name is Jay Jacobs. Put him in the Willie Williams, Doug Douglas, Major Major Major, etc. category of people whose parents are unimaginative.
He was doomed to mediocrity by his name.
He was doomed to mediocrity by his name.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:13 am to GFunk
AD at a major school is a thankless position. Very few, if any, programs love their AD. ADs get very little credit when their programs are successful (all the HC) and the lion's share of blame when they're not.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:13 am to Crowknowsbest
Greg McGarity is an extension of our cheap arse complacent Board.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:14 am to dhuck20
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Greg McGarity is an extension of our cheap arse complacent Board.
Agreed. They hired him for a reason.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:16 am to GFunk
Yes. He's the best AD we've had in forever. He's a Twitter badass. What more could you ask for?
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:16 am to TheRookbird
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AD at a major school is a thankless position. Very few, if any, programs love their AD. ADs get very little credit when their programs are successful (all the HC) and the lion's share of blame when they're not.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:17 am to GFunk
Jeff Long is the GOAT.....
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:18 am to DarrionFrmArk
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Jeff Long is the GOAT.....
He's been pretty good. There's no doubt.
This post was edited on 6/29/15 at 10:28 am
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:19 am to GFunk
Bjork is the best AD in the conference if he stays off Twitter. I say that as an MSU guy. He's awesome. Came from Western Kentucky I think.
Sticklin at MSU has been around - Tulane to Auburn to Baylor to Kentucky to MSU - but he's an MSU grad so he might stay for a while. I think he's alright as far as marketing and gameday experience, but he hasn't really made a home run hire as far as coaching. Vann Studeman is probably his best hire (softball), and that was a weird situation with the whole LSU-Alabama thing that went on. Howland was a adidas thing. I do not believe Ray was being fired.
Sticklin at MSU has been around - Tulane to Auburn to Baylor to Kentucky to MSU - but he's an MSU grad so he might stay for a while. I think he's alright as far as marketing and gameday experience, but he hasn't really made a home run hire as far as coaching. Vann Studeman is probably his best hire (softball), and that was a weird situation with the whole LSU-Alabama thing that went on. Howland was a adidas thing. I do not believe Ray was being fired.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:20 am to GFunk
Alleva knows how to make money but I feel like LSU is losing the feel of college and becoming a corporate sell out. However under his tenure facilities have come a long way.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 10:25 am to Crowknowsbest
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Greg McGarity is a cheap and ineffective knockoff of Jeremy Foley.
This. Perception being everything, the perception right now is that the school President and the Defensive Coordinator are having to call the shots at least on the football side of things. Renovating Foley Field and hiring Stricklin are/were popular moves (though Stricklin may wind up being a bust) but other than that he hasn't been responsible for a whole lot of success or hirings/firings outside of football.
This post was edited on 6/29/15 at 10:26 am
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