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But the soccer decision was made when Cords was still the AD.Look at the track HC position: as far as I know, still vacant after a year plus, with Cottingham running the Athletic Department.
Quote from: warrior07 on April 07, 2008, 02:24:14 PMBut the soccer decision was made when Cords was still the AD.Look at the track HC position: as far as I know, still vacant after a year plus, with Cottingham running the Athletic Department.This dovetails with the AD position being open for 20 months and them not bringing in outside candidates. It's a cock-up since Cords left.Cotting(S)ham has the ability to frack us in this set-up.
Quote from: Coobeys Oil Depot on April 07, 2008, 02:45:25 PMQuote from: warrior07 on April 07, 2008, 02:24:14 PMBut the soccer decision was made when Cords was still the AD.Look at the track HC position: as far as I know, still vacant after a year plus, with Cottingham running the Athletic Department.This dovetails with the AD position being open for 20 months and them not bringing in outside candidates. It's a cock-up since Cords left.Cotting(S)ham has the ability to frack us in this set-up.The above is certainly NOT the only instance I've read of this, so I'm not attacking Coobey'sOilDepot but what's with everybody and their mother hating on Cottingham? Let's reserve judgments until he actually does something (i.e. hires a coach). I bet if he pulls Bennett or another nice rabbit out of his hat, he'll be MU Hero #1. If he doesn't, then go ahead.Perhaps I'm missing some of his mistakes, other than the track coach. If so, fill me in.
Is it your position then that the admin knew it would be Cottingham from the start?
It's my position that Crean was instrumental in choosing our AD, which is why they were so dumbfounded when he ditched them without warning at the first opportunity.The lesson in all of this is not to give so much decision-making ability to our basketball coach -- particularly if said basketball coach is a complete horse's ass.
I think it was a sham the way Cottingham was brought to the forefront. Cords retires, we set a search in motion, we hire an interim AD. Fine. We proceed not to take any candidate that applies seriously, the interim AD publicly states he has no interest in the job, we continue looking. Starting to slip a bit. Then, after 18 months or so the interim says, "well, maybe I will take the job" and since MU seemed to have little interest in interviewing candidates he is hired as AD. Uh oh.Cottingham will get the jist of the blame since he's the actual guy but this was a cock-up the whole way through. I think it was a sham process and a sham choice to have someone who hasn't been an AD picked especially now that we are hitting in the big leagues with the Big East.Thus, Cotting(S)ham.
If you really think that SC and TC didn't get along, you're full of it. First of all, the admin wouldn't have hired a guy that was at odds with their golden boy (yea, yea...here come the pun comments). SC was as big a Crean fan as most. They got along fine. Crean may have been able to control MB more, which would make him Crean's choice. It had nothing to do with how they got along. You're reaching!
Quote from: BadgerKiller on April 07, 2008, 03:45:00 PMIf you really think that SC and TC didn't get along, you're full of it. First of all, the admin wouldn't have hired a guy that was at odds with their golden boy (yea, yea...here come the pun comments). SC was as big a Crean fan as most. They got along fine. Crean may have been able to control MB more, which would make him Crean's choice. It had nothing to do with how they got along. You're reaching!bma725 is spouting much of what I've been told. I don't know much but I do know that Cottingham was not Crean's choice and it rubbed him a bit. Then again, it seems to be the one decision that went against Crean in his 9 years and he ran like a little girl so that could be the truest glimpse into his character.
Quote from: Coobeys Oil Depot on April 07, 2008, 04:42:59 PMQuote from: BadgerKiller on April 07, 2008, 03:45:00 PMIf you really think that SC and TC didn't get along, you're full of it. First of all, the admin wouldn't have hired a guy that was at odds with their golden boy (yea, yea...here come the pun comments). SC was as big a Crean fan as most. They got along fine. Crean may have been able to control MB more, which would make him Crean's choice. It had nothing to do with how they got along. You're reaching!bma725 is spouting much of what I've been told. I don't know much but I do know that Cottingham was not Crean's choice and it rubbed him a bit. Then again, it seems to be the one decision that went against Crean in his 9 years and he ran like a little girl so that could be the truest glimpse into his character.Do you seriously think he would have stayed here if not for Cottingham?