Watched it and he left me with how I originally felt about this AD appointment, meh. Hope I'm wrong really, and will give him time and a fair chance. Hope he does well, really, we need a good AD right now.
He appears to be a nice and approachable guy. He seemed fairly nervous, which was surprising, he better get comfortable quickly.
His family, wife and kids seem to be well rooted in Oxford, thought he said she is a professor at Miami. Just dont see a full embracement of this area by the family, they will always have a foot elsewhere. Moving to Bangor from mid Ohio is a real culture change. Depending on folks background some enjoy it some hate it. Its hardest on the family, he will be plenty busy at work.
I was thinking during this, is this simply a hopeful stepping stone job for him to go back and be the AD at Miami when the current guy retires or moves??
Time will tell what type of AD he will be, will he support good coaches as needed to keep them here and not be afraid to move on from an unsuccessful coach?? Is he an administrator and cheerleader type or a leader who can promote and sell the right kind of improvement to the decision makers??
I'm with you, be interesting to see how he will do with fundraising, a huge challenge for this job.
Its a success if he simply moves the needle in the right direction before he moves on, and doesn't mess up hockey or the successful women's sports. Anything more than that will be a pleasant surprise for me.
