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Prince for AD?
I'm in if that's what it takes to play his stuff at the end of the third quarter.
Prince for AD?
Why?
He runs a football program and pounded every hour of the day into that. Doesn't mean he knows how to pick an AD to run a department.
Of course she has. That being said, as I also typed on the b-ball board, there's no way Doogie knows how much she's raised, nor would anyone in a position to know actually tell him.
So you're saying I guessed right.
I suspect what you said is the truth. I may be wrong, but I suspect Doogie just throws $h!t out there and hopes it sticks. I also think he knows that he is putting click bait out there for Gopher fans.
Any chance Sid's source is Doogie's podcast.
His radio has been on the fritz since the pods took over anyway...No. There is no chance Sid knows what a podcast is.
I'm in if that's what it takes to play his stuff at the end of the third quarter.
I have met and spent some time with Beth Goetz. She's polite and fairly articulate, but is not the force we need at the helm in terms of raising serious cash and managing high profile programs in men's BB, hockey and football. Her selection would send exactly the wrong message to many of the Gopher faithful. This will be a critical test for Kaler. Let's hope he doesn't flunk the course. She would be fine as the assistant AD in facilitating the management of the department's many details. Hopefully, someone can do a better job at managing TFC's calendar.
I have met and spent some time with Beth Goetz. She's polite and fairly articulate, but is not the force we need at the helm in terms of raising serious cash and managing high profile programs in men's BB, hockey and football. Her selection would send exactly the wrong message to many of the Gopher faithful. This will be a critical test for Kaler. Let's hope he doesn't flunk the course. She would be fine as the assistant AD in facilitating the management of the department's many details. Hopefully, someone can do a better job at managing TFC's calendar.
I have basically been a Beth supporter, but this worries me. She sounds capable of running the day to day functions, but you need a person with charisma to represent a B1G program. The AD should have a presence about them that commands respect. That doesn't mean that I am jumping on the bandwagon of a few of the talking heads that want the job.
At first, I thought that she'll grow into the role of permanent AD as she gains more experience. Now, I get the same vibes that she'll be a good administrative type for academics & Title IX compliance, etc... She'll make an excellent second in command in charge of day to day operations.
We need someone with:
More savoir faire and comfort in handling the public - a person who is sure of themselves and exude a confident public persona.
Knowledge and experience in handling high profile sports.
Excellent fundraising skills.
Someone who will do what it takes to make football & basketball great. Hockey included.
A visionary like the way Jerry Kill set goals for the football program before illness derailed his career.
If in the end Beth becomes the permanent AD, it means we failed to get someone better.
I agree with both.
I believe that Peter Najarian is an exceptional candidate for A.D. He has been successful on the football field as the leading tackler as middle linebacker (aggressive and motivated).
He is currently a professional communicator on CNBC as a financial investment advisor. He is a very confident individual who is very passionate about achieving success just as rivals Wisconsin and Iowa have done. I think he really believes in the University of Minnesota and wants the chance to lead in its effort to restore the programs in football , basketball, and mens hockey.
He really wants the job, not out of necessity, but to restore pride and success here.
I believe that Peter Najarian is an exceptional candidate for A.D. He has been successful on the football field as the leading tackler as middle linebacker (aggressive and motivated).
I'm trying to come up with something less relevant to being a successful AD than being a good LB, but haven't yet. Maybe hair color, but that is a toss up.
How about being a woman or black? Those would qualify.
As Les Bolstad says "That's the dumbest post of the day."
I'm trying to come up with something less relevant to being a successful AD than being a good LB, but haven't yet. Maybe hair color, but that is a toss up.
? So you think those characteristics matter?
No, obviously less relevance than being a former LB. And thanks for playing Icehole.
Picking Najarian does represent a level of risk. He is an "non-traditional" candidate - coming from outside the college sports world. Yes, he played college FB - but he has not been involved with college sports on a day-by-day basis for a long time.
Najarian could turn out to be a great AD - but he could also turn out to be a bust.
I get the sense that Kaler and the U of M hierarchy are very "risk-adverse" in the wake of the Teague fiasco, plus the multiple issues with Men's Basketball.
Therefore, I would strongly expect the U to go with a "safer" choice - someone with experience as an AD or at the least a top assistant at a D1 school. That is not Najarian.
No, obviously less relevance than being a former LB. And thanks for playing Icehole.
shud'na be no girls in sports anyhoo, right guys?
Is this a Passive-aggressive (typical mn) suggestion that anyone against Goetz getting the AD job is simply against women in that role, period, ever? Because that's what it looks like.