ZipperRoo44 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Posted December 20, 2011 Minor league football coach and TD Ameritrade CEO hired as new Coastal Carolina head coach. http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/12/20/25596...xt-coastal.html Interesting hire? Quote
Blue & Gold Posted December 20, 2011 Report Posted December 20, 2011 Minor league football coach and TD Ameritrade CEO hired as new Coastal Carolina head coach. http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/12/20/25596...xt-coastal.html Interesting hire? Extremely. Quote
ZipperRoo44 Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Posted December 20, 2011 Should be a unique test case to see if success in the boardroom translates into success on the gridiron. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Posted December 20, 2011 Hunter thinking out of the box! Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Posted December 20, 2011 From now on, whenever an AD goes with an unorthodox hire as football HC, people can say he/she "went Coastal" Quote
ZipperRoo44 Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Posted December 20, 2011 Why not? Not much to lose. Breaks out of the mold of having someone with experience on the college level and outing the rut that most of college sports is stuck in. Wonder if he applied for our job? If there was a real reporter covering us perhaps we would get this information. It will be fun to watch what happens. Coastal was 7-4 this year and made a coaching change and has won 4 Big South Championships over the past 8 years so if this guy does not win a title in the next 3 years is he a success or failure? Turner Gill was just hired in this league at Liberty so you know they are going to be good. Stonybrook won that league this past year. Again, great test case for outside the box thinking. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted December 20, 2011 Report Posted December 20, 2011 Why not? Not much to lose. Breaks out of the mold of having someone with experience on the college level and outing the rut that most of college sports is stuck in. Wonder if he applied for our job? If there was a real reporter covering us perhaps we would get this information. Be nice. George Thomas is busy eating. Quote
Class of 82 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Posted December 20, 2011 Wow. I'm trying to get my head around the idea that a head coach could literally afford to buy the university that hired him. The implications of that scenario are nearly endless. Some of them are even a little scary. Quote
ZipperRoo44 Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Posted December 20, 2011 College sports is not run like a business so this will be a real wake up call. It's not like these coaches are brain surgeons - what is so tough about coaching or being an AD. Most of us could do these jobs, it really takes no specific skill set other than being a leader. If you can paint the picture and get people to follow you will succeed. Quote
ZipRoo Posted December 20, 2011 Report Posted December 20, 2011 College sports is not run like a business so this will be a real wake up call. It's not like these coaches are brain surgeons - what is so tough about coaching or being an AD. Most of us could do these jobs, it really takes no specific skill set other than being a leader. If you can paint the picture and get people to follow you will succeed. Also, TW sends his patented message to Hunter & the new coach: "Don't worry! The cupboard is not bare. You can win right away!" As for George Thomas, I believe he's reviewing the new Chip-Wrecked movie today. Quote
GP1 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 This is the oddest coaching selection since Ted Turner selected himself as manager of the Braves. Quote
bobbyake Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 Why not? Not much to lose. Breaks out of the mold of having someone with experience on the college level and outing the rut that most of college sports is stuck in. Wonder if he applied for our job? If there was a real reporter covering us perhaps we would get this information. Be nice. George Thomas is busy eating. I wonder how many people would join if I made a George Thomas Sucks as a Zips Beat Writer page on facebook. Quote
g-mann17 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 I wonder how many people would join if I made a George Thomas Sucks as a Zips Beat Writer page on facebook. I'm in. Make it a Beacon needs to hire Michael Beavin full time as Zips Beat Writer and I'm on that too. Quote
lance99 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 This is the oddest coaching selection since Ted Turner selected himself as manager of the Braves. I was thinking the same thing :bow: Quote
lance99 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 This is the oddest coaching selection since Ted Turner selected himself as manager of the Braves. I was thinking the same thing :bow: Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 I sure hope, for his sake, Joe Moglia pays enough attention to this story Quote
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