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Athletic Director Status ---- Tom Wistrcill


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Does anybody know the contract status of our AD? According to the USA Today, his contract expired last September, but I can't find anything on how long he was extended.

I don't see anything indicated in his bio on gozips.com.

With new buildings and an increased budget, finding and retaining the right leaders to oversee those resources has been a point of emphasis. Under Wistrcill’s watch, Akron has hired new head coaches for seven programs, including tabbing Terry Bowden to lead Football in December 2011. He has made additional head-coaching hires in Baseball, Football, Men’s Golf, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Swimming and Diving, and Women’s Tennis.

Just wondering.

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Why are we assuming he won't be retained?

He could be, if his superior believes that he has done a good job, and is capable of progressing to where the Akron Zips should be. If not, it's interesting to see what names appear on a list of a school close by.

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Why are we assuming he won't be retained?

I was at the Buffalo/Akron game Saturday night. I noticed the Pres and TB (probably a few other big wigs I'm sure) were sitting front and near center. The AD on the other hand..at the top of the reserved seating. Probably doesn't mean anything but I thought it was odd he wasn't with everyone else.

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I was at the Buffalo/Akron game Saturday night. I noticed the Pres and TB (probably a few other big wigs I'm sure) were sitting front and near center. The AD on the other hand..at the top of the reserved seating. Probably doesn't mean anything but I thought it was odd he wasn't with everyone else.

Don't read too much into that, I believe its personal preference. Its not far from where we sit and he's been there as long as I recall.

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Yeah, that's a minor one. He really should get a mulligan there.

No mulligan. He f*&ed that one up.....I get it. He is not the first AD to make a bad FB coach hire.

We now have the best FB coach we could ever get to come to Akron and defensive coordinator too. We have the best basketball coach we could ever get to stay at Akron. We have won a National Championship (and a runner up National Champion) in soccer. Basketball, track most other sports have improved haven't they? Does that one terrible hire warrant his firing 5 years later.

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No mulligan. He f*&ed that one up.....I get it. He is not the first AD to make a bad FB coach hire. We now have the best FB coach we could ever get to come to Akron and defensive coordinator too. We have the best basketball coach we could ever get to stay at Akron. We have won a National Championship (and a runner up National Champion) in soccer. Basketball, track most other sports have improved haven't they? Does that one terrible hire warrant his firing 5 years later.

Reminder of one of many "events" of how coach Winters Bowden ended up at UA. KD and Caleb were here b4 YouTube Tom. If he is the BEST guy to move us forward, fantastic, if not, I would start researching now.

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Reminder of one of many "events" of how coach Winters Bowden ended up at UA. KD and Caleb were here b4 YouTube Tom. If he is the BEST guy to move us forward, fantastic, if not, I would start researching now.

I am not arguing or debating just simply trying to understand where all the haters are coming from. If it is simply the iCoach hire (which is all that keeps being mentioned over and over) so be it. Is there more? Listen, I played for coach Winters at UA and I was pissed when he didn't get hired - we have to move on......I know Coach Winters has.

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