aaa8316
Crusader Century Club
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Post by aaa8316 on Sept 28, 2021 11:53:27 GMT -5
No word from HC on what the plan is moving forward. Any insights?
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aaa8316
Crusader Century Club
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Post by aaa8316 on Sept 28, 2021 11:59:42 GMT -5
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Post by hchoops on Sept 28, 2021 12:03:39 GMT -5
Split the baby
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Post by matunuck on Sept 28, 2021 21:48:32 GMT -5
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Sept 29, 2021 6:20:21 GMT -5
Baker is the chair of the athletic committee on the BoT. Baker is the former chairman / CEO of Ecolab, a company with $12.75 billion in annual revenue. I am quite certain the Blossom's architectural and engineering study of what to do with the Hart rink had Baker's blessing.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Sept 29, 2021 8:02:30 GMT -5
Given past precedent of where our departed ADs seem to end up, Im sure whoever we hire will wind up replacing Jack Swarbick at ND when he retires.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 29, 2021 15:08:03 GMT -5
Given past precedent of where our departed ADs seem to end up, Im sure whoever we hire will wind up replacing Jack Swarbick at ND when he retires. Which is why I tossed in the concept of if the (or now either of the) interim AD(s) is effective, why not consider waiting a year, pocketing the fee for a national search firm and offering one of the interims the full time gig at a good home town discount. My experience is that resources spent to retain talented coaches (Duffner, Willard, Pearl, Chesney) is a better investment than paying full market price for national searches to identify ADs on their way up. At HC, the fundraising aspect of the AD job is important, but we have a well oiled Development operation to partner with Athletics. Combined with winning coaches, that might allow the highest level of fundraising as opposed to hiring a slick AD who can talk a dog off a bone. I noticed there has been no mention of a search firm yet, which I applaud. |
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Post by bfoley82 on Sept 29, 2021 17:39:53 GMT -5
Given past precedent of where our departed ADs seem to end up, Im sure whoever we hire will wind up replacing Jack Swarbick at ND when he retires. Which is why I tossed in the concept of if the (or now either of the) interim AD(s) is effective, why not consider waiting a year, pocketing the fee for a national search firm and offering one of the interims the full time gig at a good home town discount. My experience is that resources spent to retain talented coaches (Duffner, Willard, Pearl, Chesney) is a better investment than paying full market price for national searches to identify ADs on their way up. At HC, the fundraising aspect of the AD job is important, but we have a well oiled Development operation to partner with Athletics. Combined with winning coaches, that might allow the highest level of fundraising as opposed to hiring a slick AD who can talk a dog off a bone. I noticed there has been no mention of a search firm yet, which I applaud. Nick Smith led Assumption to a pretty high level but if he continues to stay at HC, he will have been passed over two times for this job. Might be time for him to move on. |
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 29, 2021 17:50:46 GMT -5
Which is why I tossed in the concept of if the (or now either of the) interim AD(s) is effective, why not consider waiting a year, pocketing the fee for a national search firm and offering one of the interims the full time gig at a good home town discount. My experience is that resources spent to retain talented coaches (Duffner, Willard, Pearl, Chesney) is a better investment than paying full market price for national searches to identify ADs on their way up. At HC, the fundraising aspect of the AD job is important, but we have a well oiled Development operation to partner with Athletics. Combined with winning coaches, that might allow the highest level of fundraising as opposed to hiring a slick AD who can talk a dog off a bone. I noticed there has been no mention of a search firm yet, which I applaud. Nick Smith led Assumption to a pretty high level but if he continues to stay at HC, he will have been passed over two times for this job. Might be time for him to move on. Perhaps Nick's world (like another Nick, the late Nick Manzello of the T&G) ends at the Kenneth F. Burns Bridge over Lake Quinsigamond and he wishes to stay in Worcester. Have either of the new co-interim ADs had much interaction with your colleagues in the local media/vendor community and if so, how are they viewed? |
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Sept 29, 2021 18:21:07 GMT -5
Nick's world doesn't even include Worc, as he, like several in the dept live in RI and leave Worc like their asses got shot out of cannons when the workday is over.
This is a big factor in the dept not understanding the Worc market & how to engage it.
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Post by Tom on Sept 29, 2021 18:59:11 GMT -5
I don't know that much about the qualifications of our other co-interim AD and have no clue if she would be a good choice. But going towards ACTP point, Rose Shea is a native of central MA and I believe has worked in HC athletics since graduating from HC back in 87
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Post by bfoley82 on Sept 29, 2021 21:54:46 GMT -5
Nick's world doesn't even include Worc, as he, like several in the dept live in RI and leave Worc like their asses got shot out of cannons when the workday is over. This is a big factor in the dept not understanding the Worc market & how to engage it. Living in North Smithfield is directly between Worcester and Providence...He has literally worked in Massachusetts college athletics since 2004 when he was at Stonehill. |
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Post by purplehaze on Oct 1, 2021 8:26:50 GMT -5
Challenging first week in Omaha for Marcus - just saw on Creighton's site:
It is with a tremendous amount of sadness that Creighton Athletics shares the news that Chris Gradoville, an alumnus who served as Creighton's director of baseball operations, was killed in a shooting on the morning of Wednesday, September 30th.
On Thursday afternoon, Father Hendrickson gathered with head coach Ed Servais and athletic director Marcus Blossom to share this difficult news with the baseball team and staff.
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Post by longsuffering on Oct 1, 2021 16:37:45 GMT -5
Challenging first week in Omaha for Marcus - just saw on Creighton's site: It is with a tremendous amount of sadness that Creighton Athletics shares the news that Chris Gradoville, an alumnus who served as Creighton's director of baseball operations, was killed in a shooting on the morning of Wednesday, September 30th. On Thursday afternoon, Father Hendrickson gathered with head coach Ed Servais and athletic director Marcus Blossom to share this difficult news with the baseball team and staff. Marcus had not been at HC long before the tragic rowing team van crash. I wish him well in Omaha. |
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 24, 2023 22:12:36 GMT -5
Marcus was with the Creighton WBB team tonight doing radio at PC. Never seen an AD doing color during a game.
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Post by hchoops on Jan 24, 2023 22:15:34 GMT -5
Dave Gavitt did color when he was Commissioner of the Big East
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 24, 2023 22:20:43 GMT -5
Dave Gavitt did color when he was Commissioner of the Big East Yea, that was also 40 years ago |
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 25, 2023 0:01:27 GMT -5
Red Auerbach did color for the Celtics when he was GM. That was fifty+ years ago. I think Heinsohn was one of his broadcast partners.
He also did "Red on roundball" segments on national TV NBA telecasts while he was GM of the Celtics. He would teach concepts like "give and go" for a couple of minutes at halftime.
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 25, 2023 6:55:24 GMT -5
Marcus was with the Creighton WBB team tonight doing radio at PC. Never seen an AD doing color during a game. It would seem that this gave him an opportunity to get a free trip back to New England on Creighton’s dime. 🤷🏻♂️😂 |
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 25, 2023 15:30:09 GMT -5
Marcus was with the Creighton WBB team tonight doing radio at PC. Never seen an AD doing color during a game. It would seem that this gave him an opportunity to get a free trip back to New England on Creighton’s dime. 🤷🏻♂️😂 Providence is one of his former employers too and the staff doesn't turnover at PC like it does at HC. |
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Post by timholycross on Jan 26, 2023 18:39:49 GMT -5
1. Tommy Heinsohn was play by play guy (mostly) for the Celts for 2-3 years until Russell retired and he was named head coach. The games were on then-brand-new Channel 56. Red often was his analyst, believe it or not; Tommy was the voice of reason in that duo.
2. Ronnie Perry Sr. did a few HC away games analyst work.
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 26, 2023 20:47:21 GMT -5
It would seem that this gave him an opportunity to get a free trip back to New England on Creighton’s dime. 🤷🏻♂️😂 Providence is one of his former employers too and the staff doesn't turnover at PC like it does at HC. You are like one of those trick riders in a rodeo who can fire off a zinger at Holy Cross from any position or angle on his horse.🤣 It's a gift.😅 |
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 26, 2023 21:00:14 GMT -5
Providence is one of his former employers too and the staff doesn't turnover at PC like it does at HC. You are like one of those trick riders in a rodeo who can fire off a zinger at Holy Cross from any position or angle on his horse.🤣 It's a gift.😅 Well, they have an AD that has been with the school for over 18 years and many of the senior administrators are over ten years |
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 26, 2023 21:09:54 GMT -5
You are like one of those trick riders in a rodeo who can fire off a zinger at Holy Cross from any position or angle on his horse.🤣 It's a gift.😅 Well, they have an AD that has been with the school for over 18 years and many of the senior administrators are over ten years I'm sure Marcus enjoyed his time at PC, it appears to have a well run and successful athletic department. I don't think there are any subways in RI but there are many subway alums of PC in the Ocean State. |
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 26, 2023 21:25:04 GMT -5
Well, they have an AD that has been with the school for over 18 years and many of the senior administrators are over ten years I'm sure Marcus enjoyed his time at PC, it appears to have a well run and successful athletic department. I don't think there are any subways in RI but there are many subway alums of PC in the Ocean State. And seems like there are very few subway alums at HC. |
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