MU loses Associate AD

[bma725]

Looks like George Koonce has just been named the new AD at UWM.

http://www.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=924822

[muwarrior87]

no surprise there. He was a frontrunner for the job. Good luck to him in his future role at UWM.

[mu_hilltopper]

Good for him.  Oddly, I met him for the first time last week, he was milling around our offices and I recognized him .. wished him well on the UWM gig. 

[Moonboots]

KOOOOOOOOOOONCE.

Was always nice catching up with him at the BC and talking a little Packer football.

Best of luck at UWM.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

dang, I thought someone just realized that Jack Harbaugh was still on the payroll.

[GGGG]

Good for him!  Not only because he worked at MU, but because he was one of my favorite Packers.  I remember when he got hurt during the '96 playoffs, and toward the end of the Super Bowl, they flashed a picture of him on the screen and the Packer fans gave a big "KOOOOONNCCEEE" and he got a big smile on his face.

[BrewCity83]

Maybe Koonce will get UWM's name changed to "Milwaukee University", and they will copy our MU logo.

[mviale]

University of Milwaukee

[mu1642]

No great loss, I'm glad you saw him at the BC! As a Blue & Gold donor and been to many events and away games I never saw him!

[mu_hilltopper]

Same here.   With his football frame, he would be easy to pick out of a crowd, so .. it's odd I just never saw him at any games, in the BC hallway, whatever. 

I asked him if he went to games for that very reason .. he said he goes to them all. 

[2TimeWarrior]

It's about time...Buzz needs the opportunity to hire everyone of his inlaws for jobs in the MU athletic department!

[pbiflyer]

University of Milwaukee

That would work. Down here in South Florida, we have a saying about the University of Miami - "You can't spell scum without UM." 

[BrewCity83]

Hey--don't roll out all the good rips yet.  Wait till they make a change, then they won't know what hit 'em.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

If they change their name, will that reset their all time record against MU?

[4everwarriors]

What did he do at MU anyway? No great loss.

[bs4173]

What did he do at MU anyway? No great loss.

What does ANY Associate AD do that's newsworthy? The fact that he got the UWM job shows he was a good asset to MU. good for him, i'm sure they'll miss him at MU

[Muhoops85]

Well, I hope one of his first moves as AD is to skip the renewal on the series with MU.

[GGGG]

Same here.   With his football frame, he would be easy to pick out of a crowd, so .. it's odd I just never saw him at any games, in the BC hallway, whatever. 

I asked him if he went to games for that very reason .. he said he goes to them all. 

One of his big responsibilities was fund-raising.  He was probably in a box somewhere.  And from what I understand he did a good job. 

[mu_hilltopper]

.. Possibly, although he told me he sat in 226, IIRC, usually with his daughter.   I think I remember that right.

[BrewCity83]

My seats are in 226, and, although I never saw him in the seats, I did see him down on the floor area in that corner at more than a few games, always in a suit and tie.