I never supported the Battle hiring from day 1 and still don't. It was a "good ol boy" "don't rock the boat" hire that handcuffed the department. Truly high end coaches and executives with many offers don't like to walk into a situation where the person who hired them and evaluates them will likely be gone in a couple years. Anyone older than 30 has probably been in a situation where a new boss rolls into your department and they start to distrust existing employees and begin hiring new ones who are loyal to them. It's an uneasy feeling.

If I'm a hot coaching name and I know there is a big rebuilding project ahead of me, I want to know that the guy who trusted and hired me in the first place is going to be along for the rebuild.

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Posted by Irons Puppet

Birmingham

Member since Jun 2009

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Posted on 3/17/15 at 8:18 am to Monticello

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I never supported the Battle hiring from day 1 and still don't. It was a "good ol boy" "don't rock the boat" hire that handcuffed the department. Truly high end coaches and executives with many offers don't like to walk into a situation where the person who hired them and evaluates them will likely be gone in a couple years. Anyone older than 30 has probably been in a situation where a new boss rolls into your department and they start to distrust existing employees and begin hiring new ones who are loyal to them. It's an uneasy feeling. If I'm a hot coaching name and I know there is a big rebuilding project ahead of me, I want to know that the guy who trusted and hired me in the first place is going to be along for the rebuild.

This is what happens when one BOT Member controls everything that happens on campus. Most AU fans understand the problem. It will not change until he is gone for good.

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