Wait, Hastings and Leaman actually interviewed? I haven't seen that anywhere. If that's accurate I would think whatever BU is willing to pay wasn't enough to lure them. Unless you guys have a large number of alums who are pushing for it to a be a BU guy. Could end up being in play at BC with Greg Brown vs. Nate Leaman.
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BU 2021-22: Albie's Great Adventure
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brassbonanza
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From McMahon's April 29 newsletter:
"I’m not sure if it was a formal interview, but sources said that BU had a conversation with Leaman about their opening."
He also goes on to note that Leaman's total salary from PC was nearly $900K. So it'd take a LOT of money to get him away.
"I’m not sure if it was a formal interview, but sources said that BU had a conversation with Leaman about their opening."
He also goes on to note that Leaman's total salary from PC was nearly $900K. So it'd take a LOT of money to get him away.
Interesting. I wouldn't expect BC to pay Leaman that much but he's a finalist so they must be ok with what it would take.
ColinWilsonFan
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could be pandolfo putting staff together - contracts etc doesn’t have to be anything exotic
ericredaxe
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Making sure they were right and waiting out the mysterious "Human Resources issue"?
This I agree with - I think most of us have always had a lingering partial feeling that the decision to bring Jay on the staff was not entirely Albie's decision, but who knows? If it was all BU management making that move it would have been cleaner to just do it last year...
ericredaxe
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OK - who wants to look back and research which players were mysteriously missing for a 2 game series?
brassbonanza
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I remember some friends who went to Marquette said they noticed fewer of the scratched players in the stands than usual for the NMU series. I wasn't there so I don't know who. I also didn't think anything of it at the time since they don't always sit together, but that might be a candidate.
If it was Jay's job, why go through the process/shirade of interviewing anyone else?
If it was a true national search and done with precision and diligence you'd still get through it faster than this.
The longer this goes on the more it looks like the first and second choices said no or resulted in a disagreement over money and now we have moved on to other candidates.
If an AD is doing their job correctly, we would have been back-channeling to several coach's agents since the decision to not renew Albie.
It's either incompetence, a lack of candidates, or a lack of willingness to pay market rate for the job.
If it was a true national search and done with precision and diligence you'd still get through it faster than this.
The longer this goes on the more it looks like the first and second choices said no or resulted in a disagreement over money and now we have moved on to other candidates.
If an AD is doing their job correctly, we would have been back-channeling to several coach's agents since the decision to not renew Albie.
It's either incompetence, a lack of candidates, or a lack of willingness to pay market rate for the job.
ericredaxe
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As previously mentioned - they can have a plan that they are passing the torch to Jay, but still go through a process of interviews etc to make sure it is the right decision.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Dean hasn’t been impressive from day 1. Wasn’t it said here way back that Quinn “hired” Dean? That was his boy.
quinn didn’t want to deal with FOH anymore so Dean folded that into terrier pride. Why then wouldn’t Dean hold out to hire back his rabbi?
BU should be looking for a new AD honestly. The fact we still have the same is damning as a competent guy or gal would have moved on to a bigger program by now (the same way bc loses exec to bigger program schools).
Yes, they can but at some point you take too long and I think we're reaching/reached that point. If they love Jay, then you get "married" - why be slow footed with it?
With each passing day, I think it's not Jay but if it is Jay then I think it means no other strong/more qualified candidates wanted the job and/or could come to pay terms. We shall see.
ericredaxe
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Right - especially after perhaps having a sense that you hired the wrong guy the last time around.
i admit it is taking longer than I thought it would though. I remember I was predicting a day that was only a couple of weeks after Albie was let go. (Before Jeff Cox article with the HR issue delay)
We have to hear soon right?
That's ultimately what I think happened. Kick the tires on Hastings/Leaman which apparently they did and if you can't work something out with one of them, Pandolfo is still there waiting for the job. You guys would know better than me but I would assume BU wasn't willing to pay what it would take for those other guys rather than getting blowback from alums on how they want a BU guy getting the job.
And in the end I am not sure how much the delayed hire has even mattered long-term. Has there been a mass exodus of players/decommits? Due diligence and exploring all your options to ensure you are getting the best possible candidate you can attract/afford is worth losing players in the short term. Short term pain for long term gain.
Agreed. BC also doesn't have a head coach. #WeAreBU&BC
ericredaxe
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I think to say "can't work something out with them" and to say that Pando would "still be waiting for the job" would indicate they thought they want one of them more than Pando - which may not be the case at all - but if they are doing proper due diligence they are still going to talk to people. They just as easily could have spoken to either one of them and decided that neither was the right fit for the job for reasons other than pay.
That's fair. My opinion would be if you have a legit shot at Hastings/Leaman, do everything you can to make it happen as their track record makes them better choices than Pandolfo. From a BC perspective I appear to be in the minority in wanting BC to seal the deal with Leaman instead of Greg Brown.
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