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Post by ochobeavo on Jan 21, 2021 12:57:12 GMT -8
Lots of names out there so far. He's a bunch from ESPN: Potential candidates include Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith, who served as Arizona State's athletic director from 2000 to 2005 and has a home in the Phoenix area; Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne, who led Arizona's athletic department from 2010 to 2017; former West Virginia athletic director and NCAA vice president Oliver Luck, whose son Andrew starred at quarterback for Stanford; current Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir; American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco, a former programming executive for both CBS and ESPN; Colorado athletic director Rick George, a former Texas Rangers executive; Arizona State athletic director Ray Anderson, who has worked closely with Scott and league presidents during the coronavirus pandemic; and West Coast Conference commissioner Gloria Nevarez, a former senior associate commissioner at the Pac-12, who oversaw compliance at Cal and also received her law degree there, and served as a senior associate athletic director at Oklahoma. www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30752904/three-major-issues-shape-future-pac-12Might want to mix in someone, anyone with a media executive background. Otherwise, I predict that it's doomed to continued failure. Definitely don't disagree, but have also already read a few stories saying the conference really needs someone who has worked at a university and understands their needs better than ex-pro Tennis guy. Be great if you could find the best of both worlds.
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Post by mbabeav on Jan 21, 2021 13:02:47 GMT -8
Yep, he's getting out while the getting's good, it appears. Pac 12 suffered far more than the other Power 5 conferences from the pandemic and the likelihood of being on the downside of the tipping point in tv contract revenue thanks (in part) to Commissioner Scott's leadership and weakness in the big 2 revenue sports. Not much margin for error for the next person to take the reigns, and Scott just didn't want to be at the helm to face the new normal.
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Post by spudbeaver on Jan 21, 2021 13:16:56 GMT -8
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Post by qbeaver on Jan 21, 2021 13:23:04 GMT -8
I've always liked Byrne... young go getter at THE football powerhouse in this country and grew up in athletic administration in his home being Bill Byrne's son. He knows this conference,and can hire people who have an expertise he doesn't have...media guy...etc.
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Post by drunkandstoopidbeav on Jan 21, 2021 14:29:42 GMT -8
McGillicuddy? Is that Lucy's son?
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Post by spudbeaver on Jan 21, 2021 14:36:11 GMT -8
McGillicuddy? Is that Lucy's son? Moose.
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jan 21, 2021 18:31:07 GMT -8
One of the few people I know of, that I've never heard a good word about him uttered
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Post by osuft3 on Jan 21, 2021 18:48:12 GMT -8
McGillicuddy? Is that Lucy's son? Moose. great breakfasts, good burgers.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 21, 2021 22:30:28 GMT -8
One of the few people I know of, that I've never heard a good word about him uttered He dreamed big and almost made a Pac-16 happen. The problem kept being that the other conferences made things happen. Scott almost made greater things happen for the Pac-10/12/14/16 several times only for them to not pan out and for us to wind up even further behind the other conferences. Ultimately, Larry Scott is Merrill Hess: Too many strikeouts. Too few home runs.
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