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2010 Maine offseason: a lazy summer on the Stillwater

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Blake James is gone!!!!

http://www.pressherald.com/news/Maine-Athletic-Director-.html

Discuss.
 
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...Its a Start...he did enough damage in just a short period of time...alot of people have to be HAPPY with this NEW's...the only thing I question is I bet he had to know he was leaving when he gave his Buddy..{Whitehead}..a 3 yr extension...and I know many will say it just came up..{New Job}..but I am not buying it...BUT I am sure GLAD he going AWAY 4-GOOD.
 
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Over under on how many James hired coaches will still be around in 3 years? Question is what does the U do with his replacement? Sugar coat a job for one of his underlings and keep it the status quo? Low ball somebody like they have with so many coaching positions?
 
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http://insidecollegehockey.com/inch/2010/08/10/joey-diamond/

INCH A-Z features Joey Diamond.

INCH is right, Maine's offense is going to be scary deep next year.
...I like this Kid alot...come's with a EDGE to his game,especially the last part of the season...will need him to add some goals to take the pressure off the 1st Line of Nyquist/House/Flynn...hopefully he got stronger over the off-season in the upper body area...small player but has a BIG Heart for the game...which bodes well for UM Hockey.
 
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...When's the PARADE..???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Sugar coat a job for one of his underlings and keep it the status quo? Low ball somebody like they have with so many coaching positions?

2 good guesses right there
 
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2 good guesses right there

The only thing I worry about is now you have the departure of the AD and the President. The President is responsible for hiring the AD, so it's quite likely they'll have a replacement in before a new President comes on. That could lead to some longer term turmoil, as a new President might not like the new AD that is hired, causing further uncertainty. Usually, top management likes to bring in their own people. Just something to consider...
 
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But aren't they likely to name interims to both positions. If the prez is responsible for hiring the AD, that will be put off until a new prez is in, who will help hire the new AD, no?
 
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But aren't they likely to name interims to both positions. If the prez is responsible for hiring the AD, that will be put off until a new prez is in, who will help hire the new AD, no?
...A good Interim A.D. for UMaine would be Stu Haskell...wonder if he would be willing to help out for a while..?
 
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...A good Interim A.D. for UMaine would be Stu Haskell...wonder if he would be willing to help out for a while..?

Okay I stay out of most of these type of discussions but having been at Maine when Stu was A.D. I must say I disagree! He was in charge when Maine had a number of violations and these days you need some one young who is adept at handling the internet age.

I don't know a single person currently on staff that would be up to the challenge and am not an advocate of coaches having a dual role as they have done at some schools. In fact I hope they can find another Pat Nero type who understands the dual role of being a fund raiser and administrator.

One thing I am confidant about is this year will see the return of Maine Hockey to the upper echelon of college hockey and can't wait to watch the offensive show!
 
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Okay I stay out of most of these type of discussions but having been at Maine when Stu was A.D. I must say I disagree! He was in charge when Maine had a number of violations and these days you need some one young who is adept at handling the internet age.

I don't know a single person currently on staff that would be up to the challenge and am not an advocate of coaches having a dual role as they have done at some schools. In fact I hope they can find another Pat Nero type who understands the dual role of being a fund raiser and administrator.

One thing I am confidant about is this year will see the return of Maine Hockey to the upper echelon of college hockey and can't wait to watch the offensive show!
Yes, I believe Stu was in charge when Maine had some NCAA violations, but I don't think you can blame that on Stu (not that Bob is "blaming" him). In those days, you had a culture at UMaine which said that Maine is purer than the driven snow, because we're the University of Maine, which woundn't even allow beer commercials. But Maine did not have the understanding of what NCAA regulations required and it did not have an athletic department infrastructure in place to ensure that violations did not occur. That wasn't Stu Haskell's fault. Eventually, the President's office and the AD recognized what was needed to implement "institutional control" for Maine athletics, and although the boosters weren't particularly happy about it, the appropriate reforms were implemented and we went on from there. Would Stu be a good interim AD today? Who knows? He's 15 years older, which doesn't help, and I don't have any idea whether he's kept abreast of the issues related to athletic administration in today's world. But I wouldn't dismiss him, just because some violations occurred way back when.
 
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Yes, I believe Stu was in charge when Maine had some NCAA violations, but I don't think you can blame that on Stu (not that Bob is "blaming" him). In those days, you had a culture at UMaine which said that Maine is purer than the driven snow, because we're the University of Maine, which woundn't even allow beer commercials. But Maine did not have the understanding of what NCAA regulations required and it did not have an athletic department infrastructure in place to ensure that violations did not occur. That wasn't Stu Haskell's fault. Eventually, the President's office and the AD recognized what was needed to implement "institutional control" for Maine athletics, and although the boosters weren't particularly happy about it, the appropriate reforms were implemented and we went on from there. Would Stu be a good interim AD today? Who knows? He's 15 years older, which doesn't help, and I don't have any idea whether he's kept abreast of the issues related to athletic administration in today's world. But I wouldn't dismiss him, just because some violations occurred way back when.

Dave, you articulated that much better than I. Only exception I take is on Maine not having the understanding of what NCAA regulations were required. Quite frankly that is the role of the AD whether the infrastructure was there or not. And Stu was not at the center of the crisis a few years later when we suffered countless violations, and I am sure he is a great guy, but these days the role has changed IMHO and it is more about being abreast of what marketing and fundraising as much as it is budgets and hiring.
 
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Enough with the Stu Haskell and Walt Abbott suggestions........we need someone under 70 to be the next AD. Obviously, they will have to look outside the state for that to happen.
 
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...Its a Start...he did enough damage in just a short period of time...alot of people have to be HAPPY with this NEW's...the only thing I question is I bet he had to know he was leaving when he gave his Buddy..{Whitehead}..a 3 yr extension...and I know many will say it just came up..{New Job}..but I am not buying it...BUT I am sure GLAD he going AWAY 4-GOOD.

You nailed that 100% about giving his inept friend a freebie extension before he left!!! Well maybe Maine will clean house get a real AD who wants to get the Athletics back up to being competitive and maybe even into national contention, especially in the hockey department!!!
 
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