Author Topic: Cottingham out as AD? (Read 31434 times)

Tom Crean's Tanning Bed · « **Reply #25 on:** June 30, 2011, 02:57:24 PM »

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Whole lot of this going on.

Chicago_inferiority_complexes · « **Reply #26 on:** June 30, 2011, 02:58:08 PM »

Question:

Will Marquette get greater or fewer than the 60 applications it publicized that it had received the last time it had "launched a national search" for AD and should applicants trust that Marquette is actually serious about considering candidates not from Marquette / friends of Fr. Wild?

groove · « **Reply #27 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:01:43 PM »

well, since not having all the facts hasn't stopped people from speculating in the past, i'm assuming we are going to see the full spectrum on the board. From Cottingham leaving because of his involvement in the handling of the recent incidents, all the way to the other end and Cottingham leaving because he didn't agree with the way the situation was handled/buzz conflicts/aspects of recruiting - and all points between the two.

tower912 · « **Reply #28 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:02:17 PM »

Too bad. As is typical, I have a suspicion that we will never know the real reason, but some here will try to convince us otherwise.

Husker4MU · « **Reply #29 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:04:02 PM »

Quote from: tower912 on June 30, 2011, 03:02:17 PM

Too bad. As is typical, I have a suspicion that we will never know the real reason, but some here will try to convince us otherwise.

What else are message boards good for??

DJO's Pump Fake · « **Reply #30 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:09:47 PM »

Quote

Quote from: BigDaddy84 on Today at 02:06:53 PM
This is why Buzz was limited with his words last night. Timing was a bummer.

I highly doubt that is why Buzz did what he did. I think you are reading way more into whatever Buzz did.

Can anyone confirm if Scottingham was at Buzz's BBQ?

tower912 · « **Reply #31 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:10:30 PM »

Quote from: Husker4MU on June 30, 2011, 03:04:02 PM

What else are message boards good for??

Fair point.

Blackhat · « **Reply #32 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:11:59 PM »

Dude has a fairly large and young family.

Could be he doesn't want to be away from them too much, flying to different events, etc..

4everwarriors · « **Reply #33 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:13:56 PM »

Was Cottingham forced out?

GGGG · « **Reply #34 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:21:30 PM »

Kudos for Chicos for calling MU out when they hired him, but a lot of people did too.

http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=8997.0

In reading back over that thread, I wonder if he never really wanted the job. According to bma, Wild just waited him out until he took it. (He served 14 months as interim.) He took it...Wild retires...Cottingham leaves.

This could be simply that he never really wanted the job and now that there is a new President, he decided to move on.

Blackhat · « **Reply #35 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:25:53 PM »

Cottingham is a smart guy and turned out to be a great AD.

Regardless if you have a feigned mindset of what you think C-ham did or did not do during hirings, firings, marketing, etc.

The results were good and we are still roaring in the BE with new sporting prospects, if Buzz continues to pan out and we gain a stable national b-ball rep, we owe him a lot for keeping the program stable and not falling off after Crean punked us.

ChicosBailBonds · « **Reply #36 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:30:43 PM »

Quote from: warrior07 on June 30, 2011, 02:58:08 PM

Question:

Will Marquette get greater or fewer than the 60 applications it publicized that it had received the last time it had "launched a national search" for AD and should applicants trust that Marquette is actually serious about considering candidates not from Marquette / friends of Fr. Wild?

The bigger question in my mind is, of the 60 they got last time how many did they even bother to call? Some indications in the press were none. I hope that isn't true, but that's what two outlets stated.

Pakuni · « **Reply #37 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:33:54 PM »

Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on June 30, 2011, 02:47:11 PM

Al Davis....nothing more need be said. Hopefully we aspire to be something better than Al Davis

NFL Hall of Famer
AFL Coach of the Year
AFL Commissioner, large part in creating modern NFL
NFL Executive of the Year
Three-time NFL Champion
Five-time AFC Champion
First to hire a black head coach
First to hire a Hispanic head coach
First to put a woman in a position of authority in the NFL

What an unaccomplished loser.
Al Davis is way past his prime in the NFL, but when all is said and done, he'll rightly go down as one of the most influential and important figures in league history.

4everwarriors · « **Reply #38 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:35:18 PM »

Here, this ain't so hard. Strong will simply pick who Cords tells him to choose.

Pakuni · « **Reply #39 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:38:00 PM »

Jeff Goodman tweets:

"AD Steve Cottingham resigned. Should be the quickest AD search in the history of AD searches. In-house. Mike Broeker."

4everwarriors · « **Reply #40 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:44:48 PM »

Was Broecker the RoneyEford dude who got po'd and left the board?

BCupper · « **Reply #41 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:46:55 PM »

I don't think he is the roneyeford guy, but could be wrong. Who picks the new AD, Father Wild? Pilarz? Board of Trustees?

mu_hilltopper · « **Reply #42 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:52:18 PM »

Quote from: 4everwarriors on June 30, 2011, 03:44:48 PM

Was Broecker the RoneyEford dude who got po'd and left the board?

Nope. Different AD staffer.

Freeport Warrior · « **Reply #43 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:53:16 PM »

Thanks for locking up Buzz, Steve. Good luck.

GGGG · « **Reply #44 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:54:23 PM »

If they hire anyone out of the SID area, they are morons. They may be the worst SID department I have seen in major college sports.

ChicosBailBonds · « **Reply #45 on:** June 30, 2011, 03:57:47 PM »

No idea why he left. Personally, it's a tough job with a lot of scrutiny and your job is on the line based on the actions of 18 - 22 year old kids, often neurotic coaches that are millionaires, alumni that are very opinionated (I include myself in that camp), etc, etc. You're job is the subject of talk radio, the newspaper, internet, etc.

That is not for everyone. Steve's a nice guy who I enjoyed my brief working encounters when I was there. He's smart, well grounded, solid attorney, etc. I'm sure he's going to be fine. Whether the events of the last few months spurred this movement, who knows. My only hope is MU does a serious search, brings in someone that is a strong AD that has power over the men's basketball program and will position us for the future. A future that looks like football is a requirement (and we aren't going to have it), a future where the Big East may not exist in it's current form, etc, etc.

Avenue Commons · « **Reply #46 on:** June 30, 2011, 04:24:15 PM »

Quote from: Stone Cold on June 30, 2011, 03:25:53 PM

Cottingham is a smart guy and turned out to be a great AD.

Regardless if you have a feigned mindset of what you think C-ham did or did not do during hirings, firings, marketing, etc.

The results were good and we are still roaring in the BE with new sporting prospects, if Buzz continues to pan out and we gain a stable national b-ball rep, we owe him a lot for keeping the program stable and not falling off after Crean punked us.

He is a bright guy and did a good job as AD. However, I interacted with him personally on several occasions and each time came away somewhat surprised that he was the AD at a Division I, Big East university with the athletic legacy of Marquette. That sounds much worse than I meant it to. My point is that it takes a very particular kind of person to be a big-time AD and he did not strike me as that kind of individual. That said, I wish him the best of luck in the future and thank him for his contributions to Marquette.

🏀 · « **Reply #47 on:** June 30, 2011, 04:28:17 PM »

Quote from: Pakuni on June 30, 2011, 03:38:00 PM

Jeff Goodman tweets:

"AD Steve Cottingham resigned. Should be the quickest AD search in the history of AD searches. In-house. Mike Broeker."

+1

Broeker or the return of Craig Pintens.

MUfan12 · « **Reply #48 on:** June 30, 2011, 04:53:16 PM »

Quote from: marqptm on June 30, 2011, 04:28:17 PM

+1

Broeker or the return of Craig Pintens.

Either of those would be outstanding hires, IMO.

I know there's much more to it, but Mike has the perfect personality for an AD. They could do a lot worse.

Whereisal · « **Reply #49 on:** June 30, 2011, 04:54:28 PM »

He was a nebbish.

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