2200 days of Brad Edwards

[gmujim92]

I could see a realistic scenario where Paulsen wins this year, Edwards goes to USC, and Paulsen goes to Georgia Tech to clean up the mess down there and work for Cabrera after they fire Josh Pastner.

We will potentially need to replace President, AD, and Coach in next year.

That would be a disaster.

 

[Patriot8]

I could see a realistic scenario where Paulsen wins this year, Edwards goes to USC, and Paulsen goes to Georgia Tech to clean up the mess down there and work for Cabrera after they fire Josh Pastner.

We will potentially need to replace President, AD, and Coach in next year.

I don’t see any way possible that Paulsen would be considered for that job, unless Carbrera has lost his mind. No significant recruiting ties to the area, no record of success at the high level, doesn’t have the personality/resume to win the press conference.

 

[gmujim92]

I don’t see any way possible that Paulsen would be considered for that job, unless Carbrera has lost his mind. No significant recruiting ties to the area, no record of success at the high level, doesn’t have the personality/resume to win the press conference.

I think the broader point is when the president and AD who hired them both leave, coaches tend to get uncomfortable and start looking for the exits themselves.

He wouldn’t get a P5 job, but DP would be unemployed for about a half-second if he decided to leave Mason.

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

Of course, I could see BE going, but that's no picnic job down there for sure. Typical SEC school that sees itself for more than it is especially when it comes to football. From a basketball perspective, you have to deal with Crazy Uncle Frank.

 

[gmujim92]

Of course, I could see BE going, but that's no picnic job down there for sure. Typical SEC school that sees itself for more than it is especially when it comes to football. From a basketball perspective, you have to deal with Crazy Uncle Frank.

Based on Brad’s history, I don’t think he’d be afraid to make a coaching change.

 

[MasonSAE4]

I could see a realistic scenario where Paulsen wins this year, Edwards goes to USC, and Paulsen goes to Georgia Tech to clean up the mess down there and work for Cabrera after they fire Josh Pastner.

We will potentially need to replace President, AD, and Coach in next year.

He'd probably only be able to make a lateral move right now if he were to leave, but agree with Jim that it wouldn't take him long to find one.

Shame about Brad. People will probably only remember/judge him based on the DP hire and however that eventually pans out but he knocked out a lot of the little stuff that needed to be done (video board, better lighting, etc.)

 

[By George.]

Brad is going to South Carolina. Kevin McNamee is expected to be the interim AD.

I’m getting conflicting info.

 

[Patriot8]

I’m getting conflicting info.

I relayed what I was told from someone in the building. I actually hope it’s not true, but I have no reason to doubt them.

 

[Five Two]

Whenever BE does leave I hope we bring in a 'sports is the front door' kind of leader:
https://twitter.com/SportsBizMiss/status/1197992465787170823
This would never happen, but we should take the school's general marketing funds and shift a bunch to basketball. Some would say that this Alabama piece isn't relevant since they are a huge state school with a football program. May be true, but I would then have them google stories about the spring of 2006 in Fairfax, VA and the impact on admissions.......or they could find the files on the Mason Sharepoint site.

 

[GSII]

Who is turning down a job that puts their salary in the million dollar range per year, as an Ad of their alma mater? Nobody.

 

[Walter]

Not hiring a new AD until the president is hired.

 

[GMUgemini]

Whenever BE does leave I hope we bring in a 'sports is the front door' kind of leader:
https://twitter.com/SportsBizMiss/status/1197992465787170823
This would never happen, but we should take the school's general marketing funds and shift a bunch to basketball. Some would say that this Alabama piece isn't relevant since they are a huge state school with a football program. May be true, but I would then have them google stories about the spring of 2006 in Fairfax, VA and the impact on admissions.......or they could find the files on the Mason Sharepoint site.

This may partially be due to the football team, but as universities lose state funding, they aggressively market to out of state and international students to recoup those losses.

also, has their football team actually made the school any better?

the alternative method is to aggressively attack the college ranking system and do what Northeastern did.

 

[KAOriginal]

This turn of events just does not feel like it will turn out well. We will end up with a more "progressive" Pres, who will hire a lackluster AD who will experiment with athletics as a social engineering experiment.

 

[GMUgemini]

This turn of events just does not feel like it will turn out well. We will end up with a more "progressive" Pres, who will hire a lackluster AD who will experiment with athletics as a social engineering experiment.

you honestly think our BOV would Do that? I don’t think so.

 

[By George.]

you honestly think our BOV would Do that? I don’t think so.

I’d hold off on assumptions, it’s definitely not a done deal.

 

[bravesfan]

I remember saying years ago that Mason would be his audition for a football school. No surprise if he leaves.

 

[GMUgemini]

I’d hold off on assumptions, it’s definitely not a done deal.

I was talking about hiring the next president.

 

[Bricker]

This turn of events just does not feel like it will turn out well. We will end up with a more "progressive" Pres, who will hire a lackluster AD who will experiment with athletics as a social engineering experiment.

that's worrisome... what a nightmare that would be.

 

[GMUgemini]

that's worrisome... what a nightmare that would be.

It's not going to happen, any modern administrator at this point has to view his job as capitalistic...it's just the nature of higher ed at this point. I mean, small liberal arts up through research 1 and ivy league, they all are looking for revenue streams.

Where I work, our administration's philosophy is, since they can't count on funding from the state, they expect every department to be self-sufficient and generate their own operating revenue.

 

[psyclone]

It's not going to happen, any modern administrator at this point has to view his job as capitalistic...it's just the nature of higher ed at this point. I mean, small liberal arts up through research 1 and ivy league, they all are looking for revenue streams.

Where I work, our administration's philosophy is, since they can't count on funding from the state, they expect every department to be self-sufficient and generate their own operating revenue.

That's currently the situation at Mason as well and I would suspect every state university. Hence the push for more online programs. I don't see that changing anytime soon.