kentucky sucks
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Joe DePietro is the person who ultimately approves the hire, not the chancellor.
No kidding. Put some public heat on these bureaucrats. Peyton in particular could move this the needle if he came out and made a public endorsement and urged the administration to hire Blackburn. I know it would be impolitic, but it would put lots of pressure on the people holding this up.
And DiPietro is who I sent my letter to back in November, explaining why I, as an alumnus, contributor and long time season ticket holder, support DB.
Whether or not those sort of things have an impact in the final decision, who knows. It can't hurt. I have found that respectful, intelligent direct correspondence is appreciated and taken more seriously than rants, petitions or polls on the inerwebz.
I did get a timely response from his office thanking me for my input. If you are serious about your support send an email, not a tweet.
Off topic, but does Copper Cellar still have the $5 Burger deal on Wednesdays? I loved taking advantage of that while I was a non commuter student at UT. Presidential court cafe got a little old sometimes...
This should be a no-brainer. Why does this have to be difficult? Why do we have to basically beg to get what we want?
I hate Alabama, but I respect them for one thing. Whenever they have an open position, they try to get the best person for the job. We always go cheap/political.