Recent content by TomB

The nature of college sports itself causes this. The winning teams attract the best players, the teams with the worst record attract lesser athletes. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. In pro sports, they recognize that this type of thing is bad for the sport. that's why they give...

I actually thought that was pretty cool and very respectful.

That may have come from my post. It wasn't intended as a suggestion of what is going on, but of how search processes usually work. I've seen it happen in both the public and private sector. My guess (and that's all it is) is that the process is held up because they (or the people they answer...

Did the committee do that? I didn't think so.

God, I'm glad I'm not on that committee. It's a no win. If you hire someone quickly, you didn't explore all the options. If you take your time and explore your options, people say "You could have hired that person months ago." Which is a BS statement if Ive ever seen one. You don't truly...

I think the point is that by omitting or minimizing the relevant qualifications of the chair of the search committee, Ryan created the false impression that he is not qualified or is under qualified for the task. A little homework (which a journalist is supposed to do) shows that he actually IS...

A couple of notes about search committee chairmen. In my experience, being the chairman doesn't give you any more influence than any other member. The decisions are all group decisions and the chariman's vote doesn't cary any more weight. Nor do any kind of parliamentary procedure apply in...

The committee could engage a search firm. That would be a good idea, actually. Normally, committee members rank the candidates based upon their resumes, cover letters, or any other information they provided. They then meet and compare notes and decide which candidates they want to interview...

Of the eight people on the committee, 2 are players (past of present), one is a coach, two are DIA employees. How much more of an athletic representation should there be? Oh, and the chair has been involved in the athletic department for the last fifteen years. As for why no basketball or...

Your "heavy hitters" don't need to be on the committee. In fact, they might function better if they are not. Which coach would you put on the committee that is not actively in season? Perhaps she was the coach that had the time available in her schedule. So the difference is that they included...

Did the facts she tweeted include this: He is not some guy they pulled out of the ivory tower who has no clue what a football is. He's actually a pretty appropriate choice.

They aren't developing a process. This is the standard hiring process for the University. Every department uses it and has for years. It's designed, in part, to satisfy some legal requirements, I believe.

Yes. Sorry, I skipped that step. The committee conducts the interview. Others may speak to the candidates but not take part in the formal interview process. For example, I suspect the candidate would probably meet and talk to each of the coaches who can give input to the committee...

After January 4th...well, yeah. The University mostly shuts down during the Holidays, so realize that conducting business the last couple weeks of December is kind of hard.

The committees don't actually make the hire. They make a recommendation to the person who does (Wilson). Also, the chair of the committee is usually not the person who will supervise the person hired. This committee consists of: A coach A former player A current player Two associate athletic...