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AD search got everyone like

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#3,677
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David Blackburn isnt the only functional AD out there... why not find the best candidate? It's certainly not a lock that he is, especially if we find that another high profile name might be interested.
 
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AV_12 said:
David Blackburn isnt the only functional AD out there... why not find the best candidate? It's certainly not a lock that he is, especially if we find that another high profile name might be interested.
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Because we need an AD...right now. We can't afford to push the reset button.
 
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Blackburn made too much sense from day one to be the guy.

Tennessee will find a way to let Peyton Manning succeed Cutcliffe at Duke as head coach in 2020.
 
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Aesius said:
Hiring a search firm when the obvious AD hire is 112 miles away and doing the exact same job in the exact same university system while having tremendous success is a classic Tennessee move.
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We just can't stay out of our own way sometimes. It's unbelievable. This move should have already been signed, sealed, and delivered.
 
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jave36 said:
I think most academicians consider it their goal to be hated by the "meatheads" in the AD. Their purpose of education is higher than some dumb game, etc...
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I don't think this is remotely true. In my experience most academics are big fans and realize strong athletics are good for a university. Very few I've met go out of their way to antagonize athletes or the AD.
 
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If we had gotten Blackburn already, I'd imagine it'd make things a bit smoother. We could've made some decisions with staff changes and maybe brought in some recruits with the new coaches. (Like Fair, Hoke, Helfrich etc.)
 
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Aesius said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Rose

Our next AD (probably...maybe...I dunno).

Wouldn't surprise me at all if the university did hire a woman in an overcorrection from the Title IX issues.
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This kind of stance is ridiculous. You don't have to hire a woman in everything to show that the Title IX stuff was taken seriously. Chancellor...fine. AD...no! What's next? Fire Butch and hire the first woman as a college football HC?
 
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Aesius said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Rose

Our next AD (probably...maybe...I dunno).

Wouldn't surprise me at all if the university did hire a woman in an overcorrection from the Title IX issues.
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OGbabyaviVol said:
This kind of stance is ridiculous. You don't have to hire a woman in everything to show that the Title IX stuff was taken seriously. Chancellor...fine. AD...no! What's next? Fire Butch and hire the first woman as a college football HC?
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Don't want to put words in anyone's mouths here, but it looks like you all are saying a woman under any circumstances could not be qualified to be the AD at Tennessee. Correct?
 
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Dust10 said:
Don't want to put words in anyone's mouths here, but it looks like you all are saying a woman under any circumstances could not be qualified to be the AD at Tennessee. Correct?
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No,

They are saying there is no need to just "fill the position" with a woman just for appearances.

If she's super qualified, go for it.
 
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I4Jay said:
No,

They are saying there is no need to just "fill the position" with a woman just for appearances.

If she's super qualified, go for it.
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OGbabyaviVol said:
This kind of stance is ridiculous. You don't have to hire a woman in everything to show that the Title IX stuff was taken seriously. Chancellor...fine. AD...no! What's next? Fire Butch and hire the first woman as a college football HC?
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Then what's this mean? Was the current chancellor hired for appearances or because she is super qualified?

I'd like to see the reaction to a super qualified woman getting hired as AD.
 
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jave36 said:
I think most academicians consider it their goal to be hated by the "meatheads" in the AD. Their purpose of education is higher than some dumb game, etc...
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Well, it seems pretty "meathead" of them if they don't consider that the Jennings catch brought a high interest in enrollment, not to mention all the donors because of athletics...
 
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Dust10 said:
Then what's this mean? Was the current chancellor hired for appearances or because she is super qualified?

I'd like to see the reaction to a super qualified woman getting hired as AD.
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Both, I think she is well qualified and was hired to appease the Title IX crowd. As for a female ad if we go that way I want the female softball coach(forgot her name). She seems well connected and bleeds orange. Well spoken too
 
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volinexile17 said:
I don't think this is remotely true. In my experience most academics are big fans and realize strong athletics are good for a university. Very few I've met go out of their way to antagonize athletes or the AD.
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I didn't day antagonize, but I've worked with hundreds of professors who think sports is a cute side project of the school that doesn't really matter and often takes away from the true purpose of a university.
 
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