The Beacon endorses Yuracheck

[ZachTheZip]

http://www.ohio.com/sports/mcmanamon/48102417.htmlIt might not be directly stated, but I'm taking this as an endorsement.

[zipper]

http://www.ohio.com/sports/mcmanamon/48102417.htmlIt might not be directly stated, but I'm taking this as an endorsement.

Interesting. I've never understood the philosophy of just hiring from within without checking out who else is out there. And I remember an almost identical article written about Mike Rodriguez when he was the interim AD after they fired that goofy guy whose name I am subliminally blocking. What a disaster that guy was! Anyway, the Beacon always wants the inside guy to get the promotion. And I still believe this is a very attractive job and if they do a national search they'll get great candidates.

[akronad]

Let's take a look at what's on the outside. I am not a big fan of the "next rising star". I would like someone that is willing on stay on for while. If we can't find anyone on the outside, we can then look to Hunter.

[Dave in Green]

Collegiate athletics are all about competition. So it doesn't make much sense to rubber stamp someone from within, no matter how qualified, without at least taking a look around at who else might be available. Find at least a few obvious external candidates and measure them against Yurachek. If he measures up well, promote from within.The story says: "The negative is he (Rhoades) did such a good job that bigger schools noticed, and when the right one offered, he took the job — in large part to be closer to his and his wife's families."One way to try to encourage greater longevity at UA is to put a higher priority on finding someone with local roots, family in the Akron area, etc. That narrows the search parameters to the point that the usefulness of a national search firm is greatly reduced.There are never any absolute longterm guarantees on either side. But KD is a perfect example of a quality person who is more likely to remain at UA longer due to his local roots.

[Zip Watcher]

Collegiate athletics are all about competition. So it doesn't make much sense to rubber stamp someone from within, no matter how qualified, without at least taking a look around at who else might be available. Find at least a few obvious external candidates and measure them against Yurachek. If he measures up well, promote from within.<snip>There are never any absolute longterm guarantees on either side. But KD is a perfect example of a quality person who is more likely to remain at UA longer due to his local roots.

KD is also an example of someone hired with little or no search. DHip released one day, KD was hired within the next 3-4 days, if I remember correctly.

[Z.I.P.]

Collegiate athletics are all about competition. So it doesn't make much sense to rubber stamp someone from within, no matter how qualified, without at least taking a look around at who else might be available. Find at least a few obvious external candidates and measure them against Yurachek. If he measures up well, promote from within.<snip>There are never any absolute longterm guarantees on either side. But KD is a perfect example of a quality person who is more likely to remain at UA longer due to his local roots.

KD is also an example of someone hired with little or no search. DHip released one day, KD was hired within the next 3-4 days, if I remember correctly.

That's because the two went hand-in-hand. Dambrot was hired as an assistant to eventually take Hip's place. BTW -- anyone heard if Rodriguez is a serious candidate himself? Understand he's very well liked by all. He's served his time, and may be ready.