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Warrior808 said:
Good stuff.

Sounds like the new structure is almost as important as who they hired. This allows athletics to be on equal footing and tied in with the rest of the University as opposed to a satellite operation under university umbrella. No more redheaded stepchild
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Yessir. As Cribby/SWFLHurricane/JayCane and others have been explaining, a lot of the CONTRACTUAL and STRUCTURAL components of this overhaul were unprecedented for UM. We had never done them before, and the Legal Department had to work overtime to document this stuff and get it on paper. The Budget Department too. We are heading into unexplored territory, at least for UM.
 
kryptonite said:
Jeezus f**king christ, don't you think football maybe needs a little work first?
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It is being addressed currently (and certainly is my priority too). The others need attention as well though. And it is a bit of a tongue in cheek comment. Just tired of seeing ALL programs suffer from years of mistreatment at the hands of Blake. I would gather that you’re in agreement too in the big picture.
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
Let's take a bit more time on this. Great first step, and if he does the same with the rest of UM, I'll sing his praises.

Step by step. We're on Step 1.
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This is fair. I’m very happy with step 1 being a come to Jesus moment for athletics though. To your point, academics need addressed as well.
 
Canesforfame said:
Dan: Hey Jenn
Jenn: Yes sir
Dan:
gtfo GIF
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I think ol' Jen might be sticking around. Mario had some nice things to say, and we might, just MIGHT, be surprised by what she could do Beta Blake's energy vampire as her boss...
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
Couple of things.

First, from an overall structural standpoint, you have elevated the role of AD to a more senior level. This is a actually one of the first great "legacy" things that I've seen from Frenk, as it will be harder to "go backwards" in the future (i.e., hire a guy as inexperienced as Eichorst or Beta Blake).

Second, there will be "more meetings" to attend for Rad, but also more OPPORTUNITIES for him to interact with other people at UM. I would expect that you would see a few more meetings on CONTRACTUAL opportunities that could be dreamed up to get adidas (or Nike) more heavily utilized at UM (go back and look at what Jurich was setting up at Louisville before the scandal). I would also expect Radakovich to have a chance to integrate UM Athletics more into the the calendar and lifestyle of the UM student body. I would also think that you could tap Radakovich to share his skill set on overall UM "master plan" building ideas.

But, yeah, at first, it might be a lot of "extra meetings", from a time standpoint, so I think it will be GREAT to have a larger staff at Hecht to help Radakovich do his job.

After this post, I'll try to find, cut, and paste a post I made in another thread, having to do with the duties of an Athletic Director. Then, you can kind of connect-the-dots on how he can be integrated into the overall business of the larger UM functionality.
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Well said brother. This is a HUGE dealof how this role is being reinvented and should not be overlooked because of WHO we hired. I expect other universities to follow suit. Athletics is not some sort of side hustle anymore where you can just put in an AD to manage that "subsidiary" of the business as its own entity. Athletics is completely woven into the fabric and identity of a school. Everything from what the brand identity, public perception, applications/admissions, brand deals, international exposure/opportunities, academic implications, etc.

It makes a lot of sense to elevate this position on the org chart to a higher level with key stakeholders and make sure their is constant communication and alignment of vision, goals and execution.
 
mojoxd said:
I was thinking the exact same thing! You notice that the write up included, “Radakovich will report directly to Frenk and serve as a member of his senior leadership team.” Seems like the learned from their experience with Blake. Echevarria and Radakovich both serving on the senior leadership team will be huge

Edit: i hadn’t read thru the entire thread when typing my response so i’m catching up on all your posts hahaha. Great stuff!
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No problem. The ONLY time we have had an AD this "powerful" (so to speak) was Paul Dee, because he came over to the AD position after being UM General Counsel. Tad Foote absolutely loved and utilized Dee.

MAYBE...Doc Mallios? He had some bona fides too, but only served for a couple of years as full AD. Jankovich clashed with Foote. Maggot Maggard was a disaster. Hocutt never warmed to UM, and Eichorst and Beta Blake were two unqualified rubes.

But we have never given THIS TITLE to an AD, not even Paul A. Dee. Now we need for Rad to groom an (eventual) successor, so that we can keep the streak going!
 
caneworld said:
Issue is Title IX.... we need to find a sport that can accommodate the same number of women. .... maybe women's lacrosse....

Problem with having football and baseball is that it adds large numbers on the men's side which needs to be offset with women athletes...
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Yep. Need women's sports offsets.

Does anyone know the roster sizes for lacrosse and soccer? Golf CANNOT be that big.

Add women's LAX and Softball, then try to bring in men's soccer and golf. I'm in favor!
 
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caneworld said:
Issue is Title IX.... we need to find a sport that can accommodate the same number of women. .... maybe women's lacrosse....

Problem with having football and baseball is that it adds large numbers on the men's side which needs to be offset with women athletes...
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Yeah I know. My first post said add gymnastics or softball based on title IX.
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
I think ol' Jen might be sticking around. Mario had some nice things to say, and we might, just MIGHT, be surprised by what she could do Beta Blake's energy vampire as her boss...
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He got out of the same car as her when he arrived at the press conference.
 
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