Delaware AD

[tenn hen]

I've posted since I joined here many moons ago about the lack of profound, dynamic leadership. It's unfortunate that many view UD connections as the key to success as I believe that is secondary to major college experience. The innumerable mistakes over the years have cost us dearly. I've had the courage to speak out and maybe had a small influence in helping our fans here see the real world -not through rose(blue and YELLOW) colored glasses. Some ignored or maligned my early posts outlining the failings we've suffered through. Some changes have occurred esp FBS. Even though G5 will certainly become second tier down the road, it has been wonderful for UD- image a bowl game- wonderful! Status Quo just hasn't and won't work

Like the need to CHANGE the bball's mediocrity, we must have the courage to look outside 302. Willard, Chesney, etc are thrown out as missed opportunities- yep- for sure. it's insane to lose to W and DSU.

curious- has anyone done a cost basis study( might be excellent for a dissertation in economics) of how filling the seats with truly successful programs would assuage the higher costs of experienced HCs and ADs??????? how much revenue is lost when the seats, concessions(food and clothing, etc) and all other ramifications from success are down the drain and embarrassing to view on espn?

[Ramblinrec74]

I'm sorry, but Edgar definitely ranks higher than Muir or Zaidy! Neither of those two did anything to help UD. Fact Muir's moves lead to some of poorest attendance ever for UD Football.

[bluehen99]

To piggyback on Tenn Hen's comments I have felt for year that UD has been slow to adapt to changing times and maybe has been in need of more dynamic leadership. We aren't criticizing UD out of disdain but in my case because I had some of the greatest years of my life in Newark and I always saw the potential.

I've been banging the FBS drum for the last 25 years and while we missed the first few boats it looks like we finally caught the last ferry. To think where UD would be if it had jumped decades ago. Well that ship has sailed (more boat references) but we are here now and if UD continues the small time thinking we run the risk of squandering the small bit of momentum we've gained this season.

Our stadium is FCS quality. Our basketball program is floundering. These things can be corrected if we think they can contribute to a healthy UD, meaning more people are excited by attending and spending at UD.

I just walked in to Fairfield University's bookstore this weekend. I would prefer that UD not be considered their athletic peer but the apparel and other gear on offer seemed much more creative and contemporary than what UD has. There were collobarations with popuklar clothing brands like Johnnie O and Rhone among others.

Rant over, we all want the best for UD, and we all can imagine great things, but it won't happen if we continue the status quo.

[tenn hen]

good post "99"- pleased to view you posting. there are many true diehard blue hens who agree with us. They simply don't want to get on the wrong side of certain posters who jump in together to intimidate. simply wanting what I've dreamed of since the 60's is constructive and positive. We need to get our stadium capacity UP to something reasonably FBS. The horseshoe design would make UD move up in a solid manor- 30,000 with room to expand a way down the road easily would be great. When many donated back under CR, we assumed at least a larger #

[jd of de]

I'm sorry, but Edgar definitely ranks higher than Muir or Zaidy! Neither of those two did anything to help UD. Fact Muir's moves lead to some of poorest attendance ever for UD Football.

One more time

Edgar hired Scarlett
Scarlett put together parking donation proposal
Scarlett put together seat fee proposal
Edgar approved parking donation proposal effective 2009
Edgar approved seat fee program effective 2011
First meetings with fans begin
Edgar retires as AD summer of 2009
Muir is hired in 2009

Muir did not reverse either the parking donation program, nor the seat fee program, but he also didn’t develop or approve either.

And to further get the history correct, in 2010 when the pending seat fees were coming and fan outrage has built, Harker presented the “new” Delaware Stadium drawing that became a meme of the whole Scarlett fundraising program.

[Bluewyn Gold]

I'm assuming UD will not name an AD until the president situation is sorted.

UD doesn't have to pay me a headhunter's fee but here's a list of AD candidates to consider interviewing, if Jordan doesn't land the job:
Tom Kleinlein – Ole Miss (Dep. AD)
Brent Jones – Georgia Tech (Exec. Dep. AD)
Jason Butikofer – UConn (Dep. AD)
Julie Cromer – LSU (Exec. Dep. AD)
Herm Frazier - Syracuse (Sen. Dep. AD)

[WingT]

I don’t really care about ranking past athletic directors.

What I care about is Chrissi Rawak has been gone for what seems like forever and we still don’t have one.

Absolutely ridiculous. No excuses, it’s just ridiculous

[Henny]

Just remove the interim tag! Jordan is more than capable and from what I’ve seen, he’s the right person to lead our athletic department!

[Info Hound]

Just remove the interim tag! Jordan is more than capable and from what I’ve seen, he’s the right person to lead our athletic department!

+1

[HENJOHN]

Just remove the interim tag! Jordan is more than capable and from what I’ve seen, he’s the right person to lead our athletic department!

+2.

[jd of de]

Just remove the interim tag! Jordan is more than capable and from what I’ve seen, he’s the right person to lead our athletic department!

THIS

[rooneyguy]

Once again, IMHO, UD will not appoint a new AD until the search for the president is concluded. The AD reports directly to the president and a new president certainly would have the expectation that he/she would chose their own executive team -- not have those people chosen by others. A departure from that would be a very strange thing to do. My understanding is that the current acting president is getting the "first look" from the search committee and their view will determine whether a broader (and more time consuming) process is desirable. I have hired a significant number of people in my career and I always reminded my search team members team that we were looking for a talented colleague to do a specific job and not just to find someone who would be fun to take to lunch.

From a different perspective, if you were a candidate for an AD position, wouldn't you want to know who you would report to on an organizational chart -- particularly if you were leaving a secure position and perhaps moving across the country to take the new job? Unless, of course, your ambition is to just get an AD job anywhere and under any circumstances. I would hope UD would not have to look at those type of candidates.

In short, UD could select Carlson to be the new president and she could appoint Skolnick to be the new AD, but that is only one of the possibilities at this point. It is important to get the "best person" in both circumstances, not just to get the process completed as soon as possible. Patience is difficult sometimes.

[tenn hen]

late to the party-SOS- hire an experienced football person to be AD- not someone you can be comfortable with since he's been around the BHTC club and accessible - I have no clue or cannot evaluate JS who everyone likes, but he's part of the leadership that was a grade C in my estimation. it's that simple- The opportunities for making UD a player over the next 4-8 years is wide open. I would open my wallet up if we made this dramatic move to be more relevant and brought out a stadium capacity upgrade asap( find a major corporate sponsor for naming rights

JMHO- but I love my UD and want only the best and brightest and most experienced with loads of big time connections

[Hens79]

Please define “patience”. UD has had an interim President for over 5 months and an interim AD for over 10 months. It is too long for the President position and way, way, too long for the AD. Having “Interims” for too long absolutely impacts internal operations and external relations. Pretty basic stuff in the business, government and academic worlds. UD needs to get the positions filled and take off the “Interim” tags ASAP.

[Caribbean Hen]

late to the party-SOS- hire an experienced football person to be AD- not someone you can be comfortable with since he's been around the BHTC club and accessible - I have no clue or cannot evaluate JS who everyone likes, but he's part of the leadership that was a grade C in my estimation. it's that simple- The opportunities for making UD a player over the next 4-8 years is wide open. I would open my wallet up if we made this dramatic move to be more relevant and brought out a stadium capacity upgrade asap( find a major corporate sponsor for naming rights

JMHO- but I love my UD and want only the best and brightest and most experienced with loads of big time connections

Tenn, sometimes the answer is right under your nose. What a shame it would be if somebody relied on polished pumped up B.S. resumes crafted at Starbucks, when we have a stud right now.

Can you provide us with a few names that are more qualified than Jordan?

Also, behind the scenes, how instrumental was Jordan with convincing the higher-ups that going to FBS was the right thing to do?

Remember five years ago, nobody was talking about going FBS, in fact, they weren’t laughing at the idea according to CR

Looking at things objectively, one would have to give Jordan a tremendous amount of credit for changing the mindset at an old stubborn university….. he had to be involved with that

Disclaimer: I don’t know Jordan and wouldn’t recognize him if I passed him in this street, but I just have a feeling we could regret it if he gets away from UD