Hunter said he also heard that exec assoc AD Eric Gross is out too but see heās still listed on the staff directory.
Heās out. Confirmed
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FWIW, Syracuse named its general counsel interim AD back in 2016.
I mean this basketball season hasnāt even started yet, itās homecoming week, and we all knew the football team would only win one game this year. So why now? The volleyball team is much better than its ever been before and thatās the only other metric for the fall
Heās failed on his first 2 hires, fearne extension was ill advised, poor fundraising, etc. The timing? I canāt answer that but he had to go
I want the best person for the job.
Do we have any Niners that are really qualified for this kind of position anyway?
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Alex Gary the former WCU AD I mentioned above has a masterās from Charlotte. Heās currently a deputy director of athletics at SMU. He could be a candidate but I agree it needs to be the most qualified candidate, whoever that might be.
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It pissed me off, too. Itās such a small time decision.
ChatGPT suggested this guy. Catawba County native like Bobby Lutz!
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Another thing that has passed through my old mind and hindsight, I think that when Hill hired Biff, he really felt this was a great hire, if for no other reason, than Biffās bull shit belief that he could tap into all of the Banking money in the city. The reverse happened and he, Hillās inability to produce went down the drain.
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It was a great hire. Saban said so!
Well, Bobās your uncle. I miss Bobby
Based on his Wiki page, Waddell doesnāt stay in one place very long.
Never been a problem for a Charlotte AD (i.e. Judy Rose 27 years).
I couldnāt care less if its positive or not, it just seems to me that the other 2 donāt know much at all about CLT athletics in general.
I say heartfelt-like to Mike Hill, donāt let the door hit ya where the GOOD LORD split ya. Luke:5150
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I am a Jeremy fan. He is insightful and brings a passionate outside perspective.
Listening to him today and on the podcast earlier this weekā¦ He sounds just like our fans. Just tired of excuses. This program should not be struggling so much.
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I couldnāt disagree more.
Found a brief thread about Waddell on a Towson fan board. Comments - which are mostly favorable about his tenure as AD - include:
āSure, there was collateral damage along the wayā¦ā
āHe was a polarizing figureā¦ā
āHe also did some reckless things.ā
BTW, didnāt last long at Campbell, his most recent college job. Was gone within months.