Tyra just owned yet another Press Conference.
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Very impressive overview. Like that he said he would provide regular updates for however long he is in the position.
Grissom could learn a thing or two from him
Grissom could learn a thing or two from him
And that folks is why I want him as AD. everyone else in that admin can piss off, but Id kinda like him to stick around
You gotta admit, you're kinda getting there. what's not to like about him at this point ?
Yet a number of posters who I shall not call out by name have questioned his business credentials and even gone as far to say Mark Jurich is more qualified...lol. You read that right. Mark Jurich
Congrats to him being a ‘great businessman’. That must qualify him in today’s goofy line of thinking, to be ‘the man’ at everything he tries.
Tyra might end up being a good AD here but the realtionship of him being a ‘great businessman’ and leading the Athletic Dept are, most likely mutually exclusive.
I can hear Tom Jurich chuckling at the title of this thread.
LOL! The dude took a PAYCUT OF 350,000 TO HELP MEET THE AD BUDGET AND YOU’RE doubting him.
Your mindset “Jurich > Louisville”
Wow, what a businessman! He has at least
begun being a salesman. Apparently you didn’t grasp the essence of my post.
It’s just hilarious watching someone gush about a person being a great accountant.
God forbid anyone doubting ‘neophyte, Athletic Director Extraordinaire’, St. Vincent..... but by all means trash our young and talented head coach Padgett, who doesn’t have the inherited loyalty of the new turds in charge at UofL, despite DP having more invested in the program than someone named ‘Tyra’.
Goodnight Vince Jr., don’t forget, you have a geometry test tomorrow.
Based on experience Mark Jurich is more prepared. He worked along side the best. Whether you like it or not Tyra wouldn’t even get a look by any other ACC school and that’s a fact.
That’s not to say he won’t be good AD that’s yet to be seen, but it’s an experiment.
As far as Mark Jurich he very well may land an AD job he’s that good.
Tyra simply puked a bullet list, took a pay cut that everyone was already talking about (though not quite enough), and rehired some no-brainer coaches. Is that some sort of blue chip pedigree?
I haven't seen anything close to deserving of accolades. And why did it it take him four months to deliver a "regular update"?
Has he crapped the bed yet like the clown show that appointed him? I'll answer that question in an upcoming thread on the subject of his new fundraising plan...
I haven't seen anything close to deserving of accolades. And why did it it take him four months to deliver a "regular update"?
Has he crapped the bed yet like the clown show that appointed him? I'll answer that question in an upcoming thread on the subject of his new fundraising plan...
He re-upped 3 coaches; Petrino, McDonnell and Walz appear solid, he hired a top notch field hockey coach. We can scratch the “there will be a mass exodus of coaches” narrative off the list although I’m sure some which that had happened.
Look, it was a blast while Jurich was here. We were literally legit at every sport....but at the expense of what? The tax payer? Inflated salaries? Money laundering? Scandals?? Honestly I really dont know.
Some of you guys are hanging so hard from Jurich's sack that you fail to see the good and potential this guy is doing and potential he has. You are also making him guilty by association because you hate Postel. It doesn't work that way.
Jurich and Pitino are gone, gone forever...time to move forward and give some other people chances. His basketball coaching hire will say a lot about him going forward.
Take the Jurich poster off of your ceilings above your beds because he aint coming back and quite honestly Im one of the few who doesnt mind it. Sick of being in the headlines every damn month.
Some of you guys are hanging so hard from Jurich's sack that you fail to see the good and potential this guy is doing and potential he has. You are also making him guilty by association because you hate Postel. It doesn't work that way.
Jurich and Pitino are gone, gone forever...time to move forward and give some other people chances. His basketball coaching hire will say a lot about him going forward.
Take the Jurich poster off of your ceilings above your beds because he aint coming back and quite honestly Im one of the few who doesnt mind it. Sick of being in the headlines every damn month.
And some of you wanna keep throwing up that he played baseball at UK...so what ! His dad played at UL.
Maybe Im a bad fan but I can guarantee you if I was given the AD job at UK (even though I am UL fan now) I would become the biggest damn UK fan in the state because "I run that Sh%t".. Some of you are too dense to realize that.
Maybe Im a bad fan but I can guarantee you if I was given the AD job at UK (even though I am UL fan now) I would become the biggest damn UK fan in the state because "I run that Sh%t".. Some of you are too dense to realize that.
Forgive me if I don't give the guy credit for reducing his salary to a measly 850k...
Jurich > Louisville
If you dont want Tyra because he has “no AD background” then we can say the same thing about Padgett. Although, I’d way that Tyra has not done a single thing wrong since becoming interim.
Did he have to talk those coaches into new contracts? Find me a coach, committed or not to a job, who will decline a contract renewal. And then find me one who says "sorry I can't take that new job because I just re-upped with my old job."
Do you really have to try that hard to show this guy has AD potential?...
Lol - eatwood misses C-USA. Be a memphis state fan eatwood - that’s more your speed.
I agree. I don’t want either one of them. And btw - firing the three individuals that had the most AD & fundraising experience in the department was a big mistake by grissom... I mean tyra.
Fine me evidence all that stuff happened under Jurich. Take your time...
I fully recognize that Jurich is gone for good. But unfortunately for anyone who comes after, that guy set the standard that your guy is being judged by. As far as the clown show at the bottom, there's only one guy you think looks outta place in that line-up.
The media ain't running the show. They seldom know what they're talking about, and you're a fool taking them seriously.
It's just one more reason to be suspicious of the guy, as if he needs it...
What's he done right that anyone else wouldn't have done?
And I think most people would disagree with you about this... (I personally told him he eff-ed up.)
I am going to have to assume whoever the next AD is doesn't really matter to many in this thread. The bottom line as long as the current administration is in place any decision they make will be met with negativity. The reality is many don't trust the current administration. It is the nature of beast when any popular figure is removed for their position.
The truth it he has done nothing as of yet to deserve the amount of negativity or positivity he is getting. Only time will tell. That position requires a good plan on fundraising, hiring great coaches, and managing the finances. We believe he has a strong background in finance, but we don't know if they will be able to raise funds or hire great coaches. We may never know.
The one thing I do like is the commitment to the student athlete mental and physical health. Having a person responsible for the athletes with a medical background is a good idea, imo.
The truth it he has done nothing as of yet to deserve the amount of negativity or positivity he is getting. Only time will tell. That position requires a good plan on fundraising, hiring great coaches, and managing the finances. We believe he has a strong background in finance, but we don't know if they will be able to raise funds or hire great coaches. We may never know.
The one thing I do like is the commitment to the student athlete mental and physical health. Having a person responsible for the athletes with a medical background is a good idea, imo.
You mean anyone can do the job he's done so far? I agree.
Corporate streamlining is his expertise, and I assume he's done a good job at that. But that's a minor part of a job supervising a growing company or entity. No way to tell if he can do that and how well...
I agree with your points. However, it's my belief that what he said yesterday in his presser along the lines of what you highlighted was also unremarkable. He simply stated and probably reiterated what was in place when he took the job. Reorganizing how it's managed is hardly ground-breaking.
I believe there's little or no chance that Tyra seized on key deficiencies in how a world class college athletic department was being managed. How would he know that, and why wouldn't Jurich? What I thought I heard was that he was changing how different things were managed, who is managing what. Being impressed by that is looking for something to cheer about...
Did he have to talk those coaches into new contracts? Find me a coach, committed or not to a job, who will decline a contract renewal. And then find me one who says "sorry I can't take that new job because I just re-upped with my old job."
Do you really have to try that hard to show this guy has AD potential?...
You now must not think highly of our coaches if you don’t think they had options outside of signing on to a new contract.
Anyways, there were many on here predicted a mass exodus of coaches. That didn’t happen so now you will move the goalposts.
And no Zipp, I’m not going to research who posted that about an exodus of coaches. Everyone on here knows multiple posters said that was coming.
Our coaches have plenty of options. We all HOPE that the best one in each instance is staying with the program that he/she either built or turned around.
I didn't move any goalposts because I never claimed that in the first four months. That's the point... You don't know what's gonna happen--an "exodus"---you just know what has happened so far. Most of these coaches have been here for years.
Sorry, your guy gets very little credit for re-signing good coaches that Jurich found, brought to this campus, and satisfied enough to stay here for anyone to come behind him and "manage". For the record, these coaches overwhelmingly voted to retain Jurich over your interim guy, and he's done nothing an interim AD wouldn't have done...
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Our coaches have plenty of options. We all HOPE that the best one in each instance is staying with program that he/she either built or turned around.
I didn't move any goalposts because I never claimed that in the first four months. That's the point... You don't know what's gonna happen--an "exodus"---you just know what has happened so far. Most of these coaches have been here for years.
Sorry, your guy gets very little credit for re-signing good coaches that Jurich found, brought to this campus, and satisfied enough to stay here for anyone to come behind him and "manage". For the record, these coaches overwhelmingly voted to retain Jurich over your interim guy...
No doubt Jurich was amazing at identifying talent. We are all thankful for that. However even the most cynical posters (like you) surely can see that coaches extending for up to 5 years would indicate a strong level of comfort with the person who is the odds on favorite to be their boss.
It indicates they want to stay with programs for the time being that they developed. And it means nothing more unless you're struggling to find good things to say about this guy...
As long as he’s hanging with that peter puffing plastic surgery addict on his right he can suck it as far as I’m concerned. Anyone who thinks that dude hasn’t damaged the program ain’t paying attention.
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It indicates they want to stay with programs for the time being that they developed. And it means nothing more unless you're struggling to find good things to say about this guy...
Nope. Nice try. These coaches that are in high demand wouldn’t re-up for that many years if they shared your pessimism. Fortunately they don’t.
Clown apologist. There's no reason NOT to re-up. Find me one...
Your meme skills are outpacing your logic. It’s sad to think that you are upset that the coaches don’t share your pessimism.
If they were pessimistic about the future, it would defy logic to re-up for 5 years. We are talking about great coaches that have lots of options.
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