Mike Hill out as Charlotte AD effective immediately

If we’re cheating we suck at it

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I don’t think the issue is cheating. The rumors around the soccer coach were not good.

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This is not a good look. Fired during the middle of Niner Nation week with all of the events going on?

Not replaced with someone from the AD? Something major happened.

This is not over…

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clt says pick the next AD

I’m retiring in January. I’d be willing to help out…..

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This is what corporations and big time college sports programs do all the time. Results based business. Given seven years to improve basketball and football, both are in the dumpster.

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Are we blaming the injuries on the athletic trainer?

I’d imagine he is at least partially responsible

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This seemingly came out of nowhere, from my perspective anyway…I won’t speculate, of course, but I will say that Gaber understands the importance of athletics for a university, so until we hear more specifics, let’s just hope that she gets this hire right.

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Add me to the list of people that can’t wrap their head around the timing of this decision. I don’t have a strong opinion on Mike as far as disliking or liking him. I would describe my feelings as mixed. If it’s due to results I understand that, again just surprised by the timing. It’s freaking homecoming week and we’re 2 days before the game. Feels like something happened…

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Oh boy. Now we’ll be in the national spotlight again. In the usual way. With s*** hitting the fan and we’re all in its path. :poop:

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Just checked on the current Toledo AD but see that Bryan Blair was hired a couple of years after Gaber left UT. Anyway, the one-time Wazzu deputy AD does have Carolinas connections - Bennettsville native who played football at Wofford and received his JD from South Carolina, where he also served as assistant director of compliance for the Gamecocks. Also spent time as senior associate AD at Rice, as well as a stint with the NCAA. Just recently extended by UToledo.

This guy is from Charlotte. Was AD at WCU for 5 years.

$420k for 5 years.

https://x.com/Hunter_Bailey45/status/1978889348675186708

Brutal… That’s equal to our entire annual football NIL budget.

Listening to Hunter Bailey on Wes & Walker right now.

My take on the timing is that enough of our our $$ backers finally had enough and called Gaber.

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If possible can we PLEASE hire a graduate of UNC Charlotte. It is time we have an invested Niner running the show.

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I don’t feel the slightest bit bad for Mike considering he’s getting paid well through 2030. I’d love to take a 4 year sabbatical.

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Will be interesting to see if Gaber goes the traditional route or perhaps follows the lead of USF, which recently hired an alum and one-time staff member who had spent the past couple of decades as executive director of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission.