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I'm still trying to figure out why a coach with no (minimal?) head coach experience would have deserved a buyout clause. Seems like if you're gonna cut your teeth at our expense, we shouldn't need to saddle ourselves with part of your salary if it doesn't look like its going to work out before your contract is up. If you're only HC experience is as an interim HC and you demand a buy out, our response should have been "no thanks."
This. We are either gonna have to play the game by the new rules or move to FCS. We probably could not compete in FCS at this point.Originally Posted by glm47
A guy who is in over his head hired him. Who hired that guy?
100% agree.
If we’d done that, we might have inadvertently avoided this disaster.
Isn't this the damn truth! We've got too many selfish career climbers holding down high-paying jobs in LA Tech's athletic department.
I knew LA Tech was in trouble when we hired "Dr. Eric Wood" for all the wrong reasons. When Wood --with no experience as a school Athletic Director-- insisted being named a school "Vice President" in addition to our AD, I knew it was a bad hire. We should have taken our briefcase and left the negotiating table. We didn't need another school VP. What we NEEDED was a good AD. If we hadn't hired Wood, someone else would have eventually taken the job and done just fine. But somebody at LA Tech (Les Guice?) thought it was cool to hire an unproven AD who was narcissistic and passionate about professional job titles (e.g., Dr, VP, etc...).
As for Wood, he may be a talented guy, but he is obviously more focused on his career steps than he is on hiring good football and basketball coaches and making LA Tech a successful athletic program. He was hired by Tech in October 2020, and was caught completely off guard a year later when 9 CUSA schools announced they were leaving CUSA for greener pastures. Even though he had a full year as AD under his belt, Wood was no help to LA Tech. He certainly doesn't strike me as a "roll up your sleeves workhorse" kind of guy that knows how to get things done, and done fast. When he and his administrative assistant demanded that she be called "Chief of Staff", I knew these people were not a good cultural fit for LA Tech.
Fact is, these people are focused on the wrong things. So, while they "play office" on Louisiana Tech's dime, Tech's athletic program is being slowly burned to the ground.
How many head coaches in FBS don’t have a buyout clause? Maybe the coaches at schools that just moved up from FCS?
Rich Rod makes less than Cumbie and schooled him. Plus he JSU gets money when he’s hired by A&M next week.
https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/02/02/rich-rodriguez-making-jacksonville-states-football-coach/6645158001/
After New Mexico St kicked Auburn's ass Saturday, I got to wondering about their coach Jerry Kill. Below is a link to his salary and bonus structure.
https://collegefootballnetwork.com/j...act-net-worth/
He makes a base that is $300K less than Cumbie. It's obvious no one involved in tech athletics knows what the hell they are doing. Why would you give a dime to an organization that is such a poor steward of your money. It's disgusting.
Well, it's a year later, and I'm SO GLAD that "Dr Wood" and his "Chief of Staff" are gone from LA Tech. They literally added nothing while here.Isn't this the damn truth! We've got too many selfish career climbers holding down high-paying jobs in LA Tech's athletic department.
I knew LA Tech was in trouble when we hired "Dr. Eric Wood" for all the wrong reasons. When Wood --with no experience as a school Athletic Director-- insisted being named a school "Vice President" in addition to our AD, I knew it was a bad hire. We should have taken our briefcase and left the negotiating table. We didn't need another school VP. What we NEEDED was a good AD. If we hadn't hired Wood, someone else would have eventually taken the job and done just fine. But somebody at LA Tech (Les Guice?) thought it was cool to hire an unproven AD who was narcissistic and passionate about professional job titles (e.g., Dr, VP, etc...).
As for Wood, he may be a talented guy, but he is obviously more focused on his career steps than he is on hiring good football and basketball coaches and making LA Tech a successful athletic program. He was hired by Tech in October 2020, and was caught completely off guard a year later when 9 CUSA schools announced they were leaving CUSA for greener pastures. Even though he had a full year as AD under his belt, Wood was no help to LA Tech. He certainly doesn't strike me as a "roll up your sleeves workhorse" kind of guy that knows how to get things done, and done fast. When he and his administrative assistant demanded that she be called "Chief of Staff", I knew these people were not a good cultural fit for LA Tech.
Fact is, these people are focused on the wrong things. So, while they "play office" on Louisiana Tech's dime, Tech's athletic program is being slowly burned to the ground.
Michael, that is total BS...they added additional SG&A expense!
I'm an asshole! What's your excuse?
Coach Crumbie is like Cinderella‘s fairy godmother on LSD. The carriage is a pumpkin, the pull horses are mice, the ballgown is a potato sack and the glass slippers are flip-flops. Everything is a bass ackwards mess.
I agree. I've been following Tech since the mid 90's and this is the worst state ive seen this program in. Heck at this point, I'd take Bicknell back.
LOL!
USM and ECU have fired their head coaches. Are we going to be competing with them for candidates?
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