John Currie of K State Hired as AD

[butchna]

"Hey, that Internet guy said it was exaggerated, so..."

"Must be something to it" piped up another. "Cuz I really want there to be".

 

[BeecherVol]

"Must be something to it" piped up another. "Cuz I really want there to be".

Want? No reason to.

If you left it to just one guys opinion, maybe.

In this case that don't jive. It's not like it was some huge secret anyway.

 

[forgiven]

You see rcvol wouldn't even try to mix it up. He would claim a law degree from UT and then talk about how we had lost the state to Vandy. You're jumping on the Title IX, which we masterfully settled and a starter who failed drug tests (Tim Williams anybody?) as yours. So maybe you're back rc. Instead of pretending to be a lawyer you're pretending to use internet access from prison. Well played.

shoot the messanger... where i like your message or not i did not take it personal ..like calling some on a internet troll for example

 

[butchna]

shoot the messanger... where i like your message or not i did not take it personal ..like calling some on a internet troll for example

I couldn't even type that mess. My autocorrect would capitalize and spell basic words like a sumbisch! Really committed to this role. Much spect! :lol:

 

[Pumpin That Shine]

GREAT HIRE!!! WELCOME TO THE HILL, AD CURRIE!!! :good!:

 

[RockyTop22]

Jeez some people on here have to calm down. You're freaking out over us hiring an AD 10X more qualified than Fulmer or Blackburn with Tennessee ties. Making us look like the idiots people think we are.

 

[KBVol]

Jeez some people on here have to calm down. You're freaking out over us hiring an AD 10X more qualified than Fulmer or Blackburn with Tennessee ties. Making us look like the idiots people think we are.

You're completely misstating the deal here. The only people looking like idiots are the people who just conducted the embarrassing and disgraceful AD hiring process that gave us a guy who further fractures the fan base and donors.

And what can you remotely point to that says Currie is "10x more qualified" than Blackburn....and Fulmer for that matter. Give me specifics.

Finally, a lot of the "ties" Currie has to Tennessee are pissed off right now and have pledged to stop donating to the University for now because Currie is the new AD. As I just heard Hubbs say on 104.5 about 5 minutes ago, Currie has a lot of bridges to build and fences to mend based on his previous stint at Tennessee.....those are some great ties he's got there. Of course, he only needed one, so I suppose that's all that counts.

 

[jakez4ut]

You're completely misstating the deal here. The only people looking like idiots are the people who just conducted the embarrassing and disgraceful AD hiring process that gave us a guy who further fractures the fan base and donors.

And what can you remotely point to that says Currie is "10x more qualified" than Blackburn....and Fulmer for that matter. Give me specifics.

Finally, a lot of the "ties" Currie has to Tennessee are pissed off right now and have pledged to stop donating to the University for now because Currie is the new AD. As I just heard Hubbs say on 104.5 about 5 minutes ago, Currie has a lot of bridges to build and fences to mend based on his previous stint at Tennessee.....those are some great ties he's got there. Of course, he only needed one, so I suppose that's all that counts.

John Currie leaves complex legacy at K-State, offers Vols bright future

as i read this article, it became clear why he was hired. and there are some real questions about whether or not anyone making the hire even knew about the potential for strained relationships.

but in the end, you're correct. it's not the hire in and of itself that bugs me, it's the whole process looking like a circus.

So Currie’s hand in managing coaches never has been a selling point.

What Currie can sell? His university. That part of the job made him a gigantic asset to Kansas State and revitalized the athletic department.

In 2010-11, just over a year after Currie took over, Kansas State had the most profitable athletic department in all of college sports. That includes giants like Texas, Ohio State, LSU, Alabama, Florida and Michigan.

Before Currie arrived at KSU, the athletic department operated at a $2.8 million deficit. By his second year, it was at a $20 million surplus, almost $4 million higher than No. 2 Texas. On the financial side of the job, there might be no one better than Currie, and money can smooth over a whole lot of rough edges.

For the 2014-15 school year, Kansas State raised $34.3 million in private contributions, sixth-most among all athletic departments. For a university in the middle of Kansas – far from the oil-fueled, football-obsessed athletic departments in Texas or giants such as Michigan or Oregon – that’s staggering.

Massaging donations out of the deep pockets of supporters is an innate skill, and there might be no one better than Currie.

 

[UT-Rex]

For the 2014-15 school year, Kansas State raised $34.3 million in private contributions, sixth-most among all athletic departments. For a university in the middle of Kansas – far from the oil-fueled, football-obsessed athletic departments in Texas or giants such as Michigan or Oregon – that’s staggering.

Massaging donations out of the deep pockets of supporters is an innate skill, and there might be no one better than Currie.

Hmmm.

And how did the teams perform there, championship-wise during his tenure, there?

I think what we're seeing here, is a focus on $$$$. $$$$. $$$$. Just like the Tennessee Lottery -- who is the best person we can hire, to take their $$$$ / to convince them to give their $$$$.

So, I hope this AD also knows how to use this $$$$ to win championships. Maybe we're now saying $$$$ is more important than championships?

Best facilities in the land ?? Play on a dirt field with picket fences, and we'll perhaps re-learn better how to win championships.

Anyway, Go Vols !

 

[jakez4ut]

yeah, my point was they made it fairly clear what was important when they hired this guy. and it is, so i'm not begrudging that aspect of the job.

but it gives a little credence to the notion that as long as the bottom line is good, the rest can be tolerated.

 

[90 Vol]

You're completely misstating the deal here. The only people looking like idiots are the people who just conducted the embarrassing and disgraceful AD hiring process that gave us a guy who further fractures the fan base and donors.

And what can you remotely point to that says Currie is "10x more qualified" than Blackburn....and Fulmer for that matter. Give me specifics.

Finally, a lot of the "ties" Currie has to Tennessee are pissed off right now and have pledged to stop donating to the University for now because Currie is the new AD. As I just heard Hubbs say on 104.5 about 5 minutes ago, Currie has a lot of bridges to build and fences to mend based on his previous stint at Tennessee.....those are some great ties he's got there. Of course, he only needed one, so I suppose that's all that counts.

I think this is a key point that many seem to be tripping over. Just because someone spent time in a postion at Tennessee doesn't necessarily make you a "Tennessee guy".

 

[butchna]

I think this is a key point that many seem to be tripping over. Just because someone spent time in a postion at Tennessee doesn't necessarily make you a "Tennessee guy".

No, but if you get your masters there and put 11 years of "time" there, you have a legit claim.

 

[jakez4ut]

No, but if you get your masters there and put 11 years of "time" there, you have a legit claim.

yeah, i was only there for 4 years.

 

[KBVol]

I think this is a key point that many seem to be tripping over. Just because someone spent time in a postion at Tennessee doesn't necessarily make you a "Tennessee guy".

Exactly. Mike Hamilton spent 8 years at Tennessee.....anybody calling him a "Tennessee guy"?

 

[Poppa T]

John Currie leaves complex legacy at K-State, offers Vols bright future

as i read this article, it became clear why he was hired. and there are some real questions about whether or not anyone making the hire even knew about the potential for strained relationships.

but in the end, you're correct. it's not the hire in and of itself that bugs me, it's the whole process looking like a circus.

I think the rise in donations at K State had more to do with Snyder's return in 2009 as HC rather than Currie's skills. Without Snyder, he would have been hard-pressed to get their boosters re-engaged. JMO.

 

[BeecherVol]

yeah, i was only there for 4 years.

On that, Matthews would have an exaggeration.

Solid.

 

[jakez4ut]

I think the rise in donations at K State had more to do with Snyder's return in 2009 as HC rather than Currie's skills. Without Snyder, he would have been hard-pressed to get their boosters re-engaged. JMO.

maybe maybe not, no way to know for sure. all i know is it's on HIS resume, and i'm sure they'd like to be able to expect similar returns while he's here.

Currie's got a fairly tough job in front of him i think.

doesn't mean he won't do a good job, he may very well.

but it certainly feels like some bridges, while maybe not totally burned, are certainly still in ambers. now we know who's in charge, really (haslam), we know what is thought of having strong Tennessee ties (wasn't my main priority), and what isn't important to the powers that be.

i'm not advocating that they do what the fans want, or anything like that. but it just keeps getting back to the apparent complete lack of awareness they have over there. don't want to hire Fulmer or blackburn, fine, but to not even appear to seriously consider either of them just leaves a bad taste, considering where they let that fiasco get to.

you allow this ground swell for fulmer and blackburn to happen by announcing Hart's retirement in August. you do nothing to quell that ground swell, you do nothing to get the Chancellor hired and in place more timely, instead letting her collect a check for two months for "transitioning expenses", she gets here, and ~ two weeks later, you get hit out of left field with this hire. not to mention the search committee, and the search firm, and that apparently not everyone that was supposed to be involved, was involved.....nor did they all apparently know the whole history of his tenure here.

ugh. just not handled well. and that has nothing to do with Currie. it has everything to do with the boosters, administration, BOT, President etc...and the lack of process and complete unawareness to the perception they've allowed to fester.

i just don't have a lot of faith in those folks.

 

[Poppa T]

i just don't have a lot of faith in those folks.

Me either. I reduced my donation to minimum amount to keep my season tickets due to how they handled Fulmer dismissal. Not because they fired him, but how. Leadership, across the board, is amateurish at best and incompetent at worst. They have done nothing to improve my perception.

 

[90 Vol]

No, but if you get your masters there and put 11 years of "time" there, you have a legit claim.

Perhaps, but Paul Finebaum went to school here and Mike Hamilton worked here and I wouldn't classify them as "Tennessee Guys". Currie may work out but there's enough information coming out about how his dealings with people at UT and Kansas St. to indicate that he may not play well with others. We'll see.

 

[forgiven]

Perhaps, but Paul Finebaum went to school here and Mike Hamilton worked here and I wouldn't classify them as "Tennessee Guys". Currie may work out but there's enough information coming out about how his dealings with people at UT and Kansas St. to indicate that he may not play well with others. We'll see.

i think he was the worst hire that could have been made. same for the ding bat that hired him. but both are there and are going to be for a while. i think the better question is why are coaches and players leaving like rats from a sinking ship. we are having more turn over than any school in the NCAA. keep rolling the dice and 7 is going to come up at some point.

 

[forgiven]

I couldn't even type that mess. My autocorrect would capitalize and spell basic words like a sumbisch! Really committed to this role. Much spect! :lol:

at least i do not have a poor little dog being forced to smoke a cigar as my picture.lola..lola

 

[WildTurkey]

at least i do not have a poor little dog being forced to smoke a cigar as my picture.lola..lola

Umm, the dog's the one with the gun man...

 

[butchna]

at least i do not have a poor little dog being forced to smoke a cigar as my picture.lola..lola

Let's do that screen name now. Is Forgiven a reference to the Clint Eastwood movie or an ironic play on your status after your previous screen names were perma-banned? :question:

Or BOTH?

 

[Behr]

Let's do that screen name now. Is Forgiven a reference to the Clint Eastwood movie or an ironic play on your status after your previous screen names were perma-banned? :question:

Or BOTH?

Ha!

 

[butchna]

i think he was the worst hire that could have been made. same for the ding bat that hired him. but both are there and are going to be for a while. i think the better question is why are coaches and players leaving like rats from a sinking ship. we are having more turn over than any school in the NCAA. keep rolling the dice and 7 is going to come up at some point.

Stripling one of your "rats"? Why didn't he leave said sinking ship? And why are two other of your figurative rats sporting pink slips (Mahoney and Martinez). What shangri-la do you reside in that sinking ships have to evict their rats? Bad analogies and bad schtick Eastside. :lol: