bengalboardgg Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Larry Williams is the likely choice now.Some links...http://marquettewire.org/3848263/tribune/viewpoints/editorial-speculation-surrounds-abrupt-departure-of-athletic-director/http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/departure-of-ad-larry-williams-might-be-best-for-marquette-b99164322z1-235958751.htmlhttp://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/larry-williams-out-as-marquette-ad-b99163465z1-235829441.htmlhttp://painttouches.com/2013/12/13/greska-larry-williams-departure-is-marquettes-loss/http://www.anonymouseagle.com/2013/12/14/5209696/marquette-athletic-director-vice-president-larry-williams-resigns-departs-quits-steps-down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Larry Williams is the likely choice now.Some links...http://marquettewire.org/3848263/tribune/viewpoints/editorial-speculation-surrounds-abrupt-departure-of-athletic-director/http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/departure-of-ad-larry-williams-might-be-best-for-marquette-b99164322z1-235958751.htmlhttp://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/larry-williams-out-as-marquette-ad-b99163465z1-235829441.htmlhttp://painttouches.com/2013/12/13/greska-larry-williams-departure-is-marquettes-loss/http://www.anonymouseagle.com/2013/12/14/5209696/marquette-athletic-director-vice-president-larry-williams-resigns-departs-quits-steps-downI would be OK with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-zip Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I would be OK with this.I wish it simply came down to it being our choice. Hopefully he will choose us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboardgg Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Williams was a 10th round draft pick by Browns in 1985 - played 5 NFL seasons on the OL for the Browns, Saints and Patriots. Big guy, maybe he can stand up to the overreaching President and Trustees who have dropped the ball on so much this summer. At this point I am starting to question how much of the last few years were really Wistricil messes and how much may have been the result of overly aggressive trustees. Wistricil hired the iCoach, which was toxic, but everyone should get at least one mulligan in the hiring category. One could also ask why Brookhart was allowed to stay as long as he did. AD Mack dropped the ball on that one in my book, as JD should have been canned after the 3rd straight losing season in 2008. Mack never hired a major coach, so to me he failed in not recognizing the failure in front of him. Mack makes the change after 2008 and heading into the new stadium and maybe we never take the dive like we did with the iCoach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Larry Williams seems like a well-respected ex-Notre Dame and NFL football player (drafted by the Browns) who did well in his brief (less than 2-year) term as AD at Marquette. His only other college AD experience was as director of athletics and recreation at the University of Portland. Marquette and the University of Portland are private Catholic schools that both disbanded their football programs more than 50 years ago. So as far as I can see he has no experience running an athletic department with a football program. But I really like his philosophy on college athletics as described in this article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Larry Williams is the likely choice now.Some links...http://marquettewire.org/3848263/tribune/viewpoints/editorial-speculation-surrounds-abrupt-departure-of-athletic-director/http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/departure-of-ad-larry-williams-might-be-best-for-marquette-b99164322z1-235958751.htmlhttp://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/larry-williams-out-as-marquette-ad-b99163465z1-235829441.htmlhttp://painttouches.com/2013/12/13/greska-larry-williams-departure-is-marquettes-loss/http://www.anonymouseagle.com/2013/12/14/5209696/marquette-athletic-director-vice-president-larry-williams-resigns-departs-quits-steps-downIs there something that indicates he is the leading candidate at UA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboardgg Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Yes, what I was told be a search committee member today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris buttermaker Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 I don't see Larry Williams as a fit at all... and unless he needs to go to work asap, I don't see where a school like Akron is like anything he has ever been involved in as a student, athlete, parent, or employee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Wistricil hired the iCoach, which was toxic, but everyone should get at least one mulligan in the hiring category. 1.) At least one? Your right. Maybe two or three "Ianello's" should be allowed before anyone starts to get concerned. 2.) If he was going to f-up so toxically, it would have been nice if it were hiring a women's soccer coach instead of a coach responsible for filling a 30k seat, $65 million stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Yes, what I was told be a search committee member today. So they now know that you're not trustworthy to share confidential information with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 So they now know that you're not trustworthy to share confidential information with.Or they wanted to leak it to see what the reaction looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Or they wanted to leak it to see what the reaction looks like.Yeah. Cuz the U has been sooooooo concerned about reactions to its decisions. Just look how quickly the whole polytechnic thing was abandoned once it was leaked and panned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 So they now know that you're not trustworthy to share confidential information with.Who told you it was confidential information? Maybe if an ABJ writer asked, they'd have received the same answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 OK....please, how many of us on here have broadcasted info. that was not supposed to be broadcasted.Geez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboardgg Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Updatehttp://http://collegead.com/3-left-standing-university-akron-athletic-director-search/Board of Trustees meeting this morning. Expect announcement soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-zip Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Looking back through Larry Williams bio - looks like he was recruited and played for our very own Gerry Faust. C'mon Gerry……get him in here….lets get some positive things going here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Lots of leaky sources at UA means lots of details available in lots of places. College AD has been tracking the UA situation in detail for some time now.3 Left Standing In The University Of Akron Athletic Director Search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Does GVH bolt if he doesn't get the job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-zip Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 This situation we are in is exactly why too much transparency and leaks are not good. I have said this before and I will say it again….in situations like we are in right now leadership has to keep things under wraps until they are ready to explain the who, what, when, why and how a change is being made.I have been in leadership positions with companies primed for acquisition and/or restructuring. When rumors fly and information gets out…..it can become a mess. You know what, in most cases the rumors and information that get out are generally always negative…..it is human nature. People get distracted, start updating resumes, morale goes down and all the work that has been done to make you a prime candidate for acquisition goes down the tubes.I am not saying challenging authority is bad and leadership should not be held accountable but going to the media and spreading rumors without actual FACTS is devastating. Our hiring and GREAT athletic director has never been so important to UA-OPU and the top candidates are withdrawing. NOT GOOD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Looking back through Larry Williams bio - looks like he was recruited and played for our very own Gerry Faust. C'mon Gerry……get him in here….lets get some positive things going here.At Notre Dame Gerry Faust introduced Larry Williams to Williams' future wife, Laura Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Hernandez is out.UPDATE (8/12/15 @ 9:27am): Sources have informed College AD that Tony Hernandez has withdrawn from the Akron AD search.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 If any of the candidates are withdrawing because all the recent stories about UA have convinced them that the AD job is too tough for them to handle, then I won't miss them. I want the next AD to understand he's taking on a tough job but has the self-confidence to believe he can turn things around under difficult conditions. Give me someone looking for a big challenge, not someone looking for a comfortable position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboardgg Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 It would have been interesting to see each person in an open forum, where the public could be a part of the search. Years ago that is how this was handled here and it worked fine. Mike Bobinski went through that process and to this day was the best Athletic Director we have ever had in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Probably "withdrawing" because they aren't being offered the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 If any of the candidates are withdrawing because all the recent stories about UA have convinced them that the AD job is too tough for them to handle, then I won't miss them. I want the next AD to understand he's taking on a tough job but has the self-confidence to believe he can turn things around under difficult conditions. Give me someone looking for a big challenge, not someone looking for a comfortable position.The most recent "withdrawal" could be because of knowledge that they aren't getting the job. I believe similar to Tressel during the President search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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