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Can someone explain this to me?
Posted on 12/4/08 at 8:06 am
Posted on 12/4/08 at 8:06 am
Why do universities hire a firm to do a coaching search for them? What exactly is the firm doing that an AD can't do himself? A school usually has only handful of candidates that it is seriously looking at.
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Posted on 12/4/08 at 8:30 am to Sauce
Good question. I'm going to take a stab. I think this procedure helps all parties when they dive into semantics. If a search firm approaches Coach Smith at Downtown State to see if he is interested in the X job and word leaks out he can honestly say " I have not spoken to any one at X about that job". Its some 'cover of darkness' stuff. Some AD's are well suited for this and don't use search firms. Some should have considering the way they botched it.
I guess its like a 'coaches headhunter'.Some search firms get contacted themselves by agents and it can go both ways.
I guess its like a 'coaches headhunter'.Some search firms get contacted themselves by agents and it can go both ways.
Posted on 12/4/08 at 8:37 am to I-59 Tiger
It's also smart to get folks who do this for a living to do the heavy lifting. We're essentially talking about contacting coaches/agents and vetting. Most universities hire coaches what, every 5-6 years? If they handled it internally they'd have to relearn the process each time.
This post was edited on 12/4/08 at 8:38 am
Posted on 12/4/08 at 9:10 am to Sauce
As I recall the last time LSU used a search firm, we got Curley.
Posted on 12/4/08 at 9:14 am to blueridgeTiger
I would bet the firm is independent. That way they can contact a coach and a coach can tell the media and his current employer that he has had no contact with the university looking to hire him.
Posted on 12/4/08 at 9:17 am to guttata
It might also get around having to ask a school for permission to speak with a certain coach if you are just trying to gauge their interest.
The search firm can put out feelers to the coach or to the coach's agent and say "I have a client that is looking at making a change at coach. The basics of the job are this and that. Would you (or your client) be interested?"
If the coach or agent says yes, then the school could formally ask for permission. If not, then there is not public rebuffing.
The search firm can put out feelers to the coach or to the coach's agent and say "I have a client that is looking at making a change at coach. The basics of the job are this and that. Would you (or your client) be interested?"
If the coach or agent says yes, then the school could formally ask for permission. If not, then there is not public rebuffing.
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