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10 takeaways from the college football coaching carousel
This article had some interesting but not earth shattering observations - like how early signing impacted coaching searches - until it hit this little snag:
"Within college athletics circles, the school's brand was far more damaged over the last two weeks than Currie's. He'll certainly resurface somewhere soon."
There are always multiple ways of looking at events, but that one is off the rails. The greater part of the whole issue will almost certainly be the issue of contract negotiation - when it changes from negotiation to something binding - how you "correctly" address terms including having them in writing before the sides officially commit (before all the requisite signatures are in place).
If Currie went out on his own without legal input on a legally binding document that perhaps didn't include who had to sign to make it binding, it sure looks difficult to understand how it wasn't "malpractice" on Currie's part. Hard to blame "rookie error" on someone supposed to be an expert on running an athletic department.
In the end, though, it's really hard to justify that a lightweight AD's reputation (and error) is more important than an institution. UT was around long before Currie and will be around long after him and his memory.
10 takeaways from the college football coaching carousel
This article had some interesting but not earth shattering observations - like how early signing impacted coaching searches - until it hit this little snag:
"Within college athletics circles, the school's brand was far more damaged over the last two weeks than Currie's. He'll certainly resurface somewhere soon."
There are always multiple ways of looking at events, but that one is off the rails. The greater part of the whole issue will almost certainly be the issue of contract negotiation - when it changes from negotiation to something binding - how you "correctly" address terms including having them in writing before the sides officially commit (before all the requisite signatures are in place).
If Currie went out on his own without legal input on a legally binding document that perhaps didn't include who had to sign to make it binding, it sure looks difficult to understand how it wasn't "malpractice" on Currie's part. Hard to blame "rookie error" on someone supposed to be an expert on running an athletic department.
In the end, though, it's really hard to justify that a lightweight AD's reputation (and error) is more important than an institution. UT was around long before Currie and will be around long after him and his memory.
10 takeaways from the college football coaching carousel