Who said anything about firing?? You don’t have to give him that kind of raise. And if he walks?? Does anyone out of the 25701 really care??
We could spend millions more on the precious football program and be no more successful than we are - which isn’t anything to brag about the last 5-6 years.
Well, he continued to have MU ranked as high as #1 in the nation.
Makes me relieved they aren't in charge...good lord they'd be worse to MU than anyone who's actually been at the helm.
The decision has been made. Now they are debating between Dollar general, Family Dollar, or just a plain old Kroger bag for the shirt.
I think he assumes the "in-house" candidate, who interviewed last week has no chance... The three outside hire "real" candidates are interviewing this week... We should know something by next Friday.
Just could be, BisonPa, that the real reason for the delay is that, in a fit of spite, Mike Hamrick took every damn PLASTIC BAG on and around the MU campus with him when he departed Huntington!!
The interviews are in person. Yesterday, today and tomorrow
The candidates will want to see the campus, facilities, etc. Talk to people on campus. I know I would. I am sure the prelims were Zoom, but getting down to the nitty gritty, gotta go in person.
I would think hiring a minority football coach from Alabama, outside the box. Hiring a President from silicon valley and not academia, outside the box. Three of the final four candidates being from PA, NY, and Washington state outside the box.
All the things you listed have happened within the last year. Historically, we haven't thought outside the box. It's good to see we are, and moving forward. If not, we would really fall further behind.
But they have happened, and are in the present not the past. History is history, although many in Huntington like to live in the past. How many times on these boards do we hear about the interstate, the mall....etc.... For the record I have been guilty of this too.
I trust Brad on this. He knows what he wants. If that’s O’Malley, good for him and let’s roll. I hope this whole process provides the athletic dept with new energy, new ideas and a new chapter to move forward and grow.
Sometimes when you work within a fishbowl, you don’t see anything on the outside - new ideas, new trends, etc. and get a feeling that all is good and whats being done presently is sufficient and right. This is how I view the Schewey - right or wrong. I do see this whole process as very beneficial for the AD, whether JO is hired or not.
If you've traveled, worked on national committees, etc., you've not been in a fish bowl; fish can't survive out of the bowl unless in another pool of water. I get your point, but observant fish are always looking out through the glass, wondering what is happening outside the bowl. If you've ever talked to JO, you know that one thing he is, is observant. Anyway, still don't think he'll get the job.
Glad he is open to new ideas and takes that stance - we need that. I would hate to lose his experience. We'll see how it all plays out. I'd say it will come down to Jeff and Goodrich.
Didn't realize we had a deadline. I hope Spears cleans house down to the janitors! Get the Dept in shape instead of a high school atmosphere.
