But, if they were willing to pay & could find a qualified alumnus with not only "the drive," but the "extra drive" because of their love for LA Tech (not their relationship to someone at Tech already in power), this person could be a force. We don't even attempt to leverage the free to inexpensive input from our business school & professors.
There are several obvious red flags about this new hire, and these are just the ones from twitter over the past few days.
- Proudly displaying the "UL" abbreviation in her twitter bio, which she should know is not only illegal but also undermines Louisiana Tech.
- Insulting North Louisiana by calling us "Arkansas South" just like the ULL trolls. She acts like Louisiana Tech isn't even in Louisiana.
Aimee Graugnard @aimeegraugnard Aug 29
@Stophman Kind of, haha. I'm moving to Ruston. So more like Arkansas South but technically a parish!
She sure knows how to endear herself to her employer's supporters.
- She's coming from the marketing department at Vandy that produced arguably the worst marketing tagline in sports history: "WE DON'T NEED YOUR PERMISSION!" when Vandy has 4 players going to trial for rape allegations.
She has poor judgment written all over her. This McClelland hire is baffling to put it mildly, and reservations about this hire are definitely justified. To overlook all of her recent gaffes would be negligent.
Last edited by Dawg06; 09-02-2015 at 12:32 AM.
Oof. Didn't catch that she was at Vandy at the time. That campaign made even the stuff we do look genius.
She really called us Arkansas South.....that is just made up internet crap right?
and I call BS on the marketing tag line. No way does that get approved with the turmoil around that campus at the time. I think she is trolling us hard.
Which is worse? Our new marketing director calling ULL "UL," calling us "Arkansas South," or calling us "Snobby!!"
Aimee Graugnard @aimeegraugnard 2 Dec 2012Nashville, TN
WHAT?! “@LATechPWalsh: LA Tech has not been selected for a postseason bowl game. Nation's No. 1 offense ends year at 9-3. #WeAreLATech”
LBL @lblandry 2 Dec 2012
@aimeegraugnard Yeah they chose to be arrogant and turn down chance to play ULM in Shreveport. They are above playing ULM in their minds
Aimee Graugnard @aimeegraugnard 2 Dec 2012Nashville, TN
@LBLandry Ohhhh!! Working so I didn't get the whole story!! Too good to go bowling?! Snobby!!
She'd much rather be working at ULL.
Aimee Graugnard @aimeegraugnard Jun 7
I'm a Ragin' Cajun through and through, but Adidas makes some of the ugliest unis ever. Case in point: Cajuns, Missouri St. and Louisville.
Aimee Graugnard @aimeegraugnard 29 May 2012
@danikaarenibas OMG, do you have his number? I need to convince him to hire me at UL!
If it wasn't already obvious what her position was on ULL's illegal abbreviation...
Aimee Graugnard @aimeegraugnard 9 Jan 2014
Well this is ridiculous. Shows what side the SBC is on. "@The_Sun_Belt Sun Belt #6thFan hashtags: UL-Lafayette - #ULL UL-Monroe - #LAMON"
It looks like our Southland AD didn't do a simple background check that would've taken less than a minute to know to move on to the next applicant.
Last edited by Dawg06; 09-02-2015 at 02:30 AM.
Well it seems we've got a wolf in sheep's clothing!
It is hard to believe someone can put their heart into a job that requires it when their loyalty & allegience is with another school!
Did our AD even do a background check on this person? Terrible hire, period.