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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Jun 10, 2005 0:26:56 GMT -5
If I had to guess Adam is serving a transition role right now and will stay on as a consultant for a while until either 1) he takes a new position in the university, or 2) he moves on to a position similar to his work at GU at another school of our caliber
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Jun 10, 2005 0:57:23 GMT -5
Here's what Jack DeGoia had to say in an official statement sent out to the students today:
Dear Members of the University Community:
I write to announce the appointment of Bernard M. Muir as Director of Athletics, effective July 1, 2005.
Now Deputy Director of Athletics for Administration and Facilities at the University of Notre Dame, Mr. Muir has overseen Notre Dame's athletics facilities, game management operations, and club and intramural sports and campus recreation, and has served as primary administrator for a number of sports and as secondary administrator for football. He previously served as Notre Dame's Senior Associate Athletic Director for Student Welfare and Development. In that role, he engaged deeply in all aspects of the student-athlete experience, including academic performance and participation in campus life. From 1992 to 2000, he held various posts at the National Collegiate Athletic Association, including director of operations for the Division 1 men's basketball championship. Mr. Muir holds a bachelor's degree from Brown University, where he played basketball, and a master's degree from Ohio University.
Mr. Muir is highly regarded by his colleagues at Notre Dame, the NCAA, and throughout intercollegiate athletics, as well as by the coaches and student with whom he has worked during the past dozen years. At Georgetown, he will provide strong leadership to ensure that we build on our tradition of integrity, excellence in competition, and academic distinction in intercollegiate athletics. He will evaluate and build upon our deep commitment to provide a truly distinctive, holistic student-athlete experience. He will also be responsible for the supervision, support, recruitment, and retention of outstanding coaches. In terms of athletic department operations, he will work to enhance fundraising, ensure the most efficient use of resources, increase revenue, and improve our facilities. In these and other ways, Bernard will set the tone for Georgetown athletics and ensure that we draw upon the talent and resources of all who contribute to the realization of our goals.
Bernard's recruitment is the result of a national search in which a number of Georgetown Board members, faculty, coaches, alumni, and administrative leaders took part. I wish to express my deep appreciation to all who participated in this process.
I am also deeply grateful to Adam Brick for his generous and effective leadership as Interim Athletic Director in 2004-05. He ensured that this past academic year was a successful one for students, coaches, and staff. With his leadership, we were able to keep critical projects on track, recruit outstanding new members to our team in athletics, and improve the management and performance of a number of our operations. He represented Georgetown very well in Big East conference policy deliberations. Adam has long been an invaluable member of the University community and his commitment to excellence at Georgetown has made enduring differences here.
I look forward to introducing Bernard Muir into our community, and to the contributions he will make to Georgetown, our athletics programs, and our students in the years ahead. You have my very best wishes.
Sincerely,
John J. DeGioia
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Post by hoyadrummer on Jun 10, 2005 7:52:43 GMT -5
I nearly spilled my coffee in my lap when I saw this. I think that this is a FANTASTIC hire. I couldn't have dreamt up a better candidate if I tried.
This guy has major experience in all the key areas that GU needs: 1) basketball 2) recruiting 3) football - if we going to rebuild the program lets do it right 4) facilities 5) club and intermural - something GU could really use some improvement in as far as AD support
Plus he is from a top notch academic school, plus he worked for the NCAA.
And he has absolutely no ties to Georgetown, so he will not be afraid to cut some heads. I won't list names here, but I bet a bunch of people I don't like at Athletics are going to spend the weekend on Monster.com.
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Post by GPHoya on Jun 10, 2005 8:41:05 GMT -5
The President's letter on the appointment was very gracious to Adam Brick and appropriately so. I would link it if I could, but someone else will.
The reality is that we can not have as many concerns about the overall functioning of the department without eventually looking outside of Georgetown to bring in some fresh perspectives and leadership to look hard and fairly at functions like sports information, marketing, athletic fund-raising and facilities.
From all appearances, Adam did a great job on an interim basis and no interim appointee can address engrained issues. That said, a highly competent outsider with vision and leadership skills will have a better chance to bring about productive change in a shorter period. On the resume, our new AD appears to be a strong candidate and deserves support in the same way that JT III was entitled to it. Here is hoping that Bernard (I hope is is Bernie as Bernard is not that fashionable among Boston catholics)) Muir and JT III will make institutional changes that will result in a legacy that is even more enduring than the spectacular and visionary achievements of JT II and Frank Rienzo.
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Post by SoCalHoya on Jun 10, 2005 9:07:17 GMT -5
Great news, but like others, I'd like to thank Adam Brick for steering us through a tough period in Hoya Athletics. In my opinion, he did an outstanding job and hope that we can keep him at GU in some capacity!
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Jun 10, 2005 11:45:28 GMT -5
This guy sounds like a very good hire.
It makes no difference to me if he's from "the family" or not. Joe Lang was part of the family and still a first-rate AD. I also don't really care if the candidate has an ultra-padded resume or not. What really matters is the caliber of the individual and his capacity for success, which is try difficult to quantify.
I wish him good luck assumming a difficult yet exciting new job.
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Post by FormerHoya on Jun 10, 2005 12:07:36 GMT -5
Okay, more update, again not much there, but from someone with strong ties to ND at several levels. Again, all sounds good, and really, I guess it is tougher to handicap an administrator than, say, a coach. I do like what I am hearing, though. EDIT: Here's what they are saying on the message board: www.ndnation.com/boards/showpost.cgi?football+301674-PHILTRIBSEDIT: What's with the new boards and crappy hyperlinking abilities? I guess you can always cut and paste...
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Post by YB on Jun 10, 2005 15:41:29 GMT -5
Adam is a marketing and PR whiz, and I hope he does stay with us- he really contributed to turning this whole thing around this year, and he knows the way to get back to the top. I do hope he stays on, but if not I wish him all the best- his next employer will be getting a gem.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jun 10, 2005 15:45:28 GMT -5
Adam is a marketing and PR whiz, and I hope he does stay with us- he really contributed to turning this whole thing around this year, and he knows the way to get back to the top. I do hope he stays on, but if not I wish him all the best- his next employer will be getting a gem. I don't know Adam Brick, but I honestly have a hard time associating anyone with our Athletic Department with the words "marketing and PR whiz." Maybe I'm totally ignorant of upper administration restrictions, but the proof is in the taste of the pudding. And unless he had no input in the pre-III days, the results are not good at all. Obviously, since he has been in charge, things have been much better.
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Jun 10, 2005 17:38:36 GMT -5
I am fairly sure that Adam Brick was hybernating during the Pre-III years - he is a good guy and it would be nice if we could keep him.
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Post by aleutianhoya on Jun 11, 2005 19:25:20 GMT -5
The only thing seemingly missing from the new hire is any fundraising experience. He wouldn't have had any experience at N.D. since I believe (DFW can confirm) that they don't do athletics fundraising. That's not to say that he won't be wonderful at it.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jun 11, 2005 20:25:50 GMT -5
Notre Dame does do fundraising, but not in the way most schools have to. Its athletic support club (the Monogram Club) is for lettermen only and is run on annual dues--it does not need to raise money for annual support. The athletic program at ND clears about $10 million a year, and redirects post-season bowl money and NBC money back to the university's general fund. Notre Dame maintains an athletics endowment from private gifts and with the exception of Stanford, no one does it better. This is an area where Muir will be a tremendous asset to Georgetown. Previous estimates place the ND athletics endowment at $130 million. To put that in perspective, that's more than the entire endowment of Providence College ($107 million) and nearly a fifth of Georgetown's entire endowment. In 2001, HoyaSaxa.com reported that "ND is moving forward on a plan to offer full endowed scholarships in every sport, including non-revenue and "minor" sports such as soccer, swimming, tennis, and golf. The effort, funded by ND's rapidly growing endowment, will provide a competitive advantage in all sports." (Put another way, a golfer or swimmer could be offered a loan from Georgetown or a full ride at ND. Guess where that athlete goes?) The lack of endowment support has really hurt some GU sports, even men's basketball. It means less money for grants, less money for recruiting, and less money available to retain good coaches. When it was previously discussed on this board whether the reported salary of Georgetown's head coach was significantly below that of its peers, that's a direct reflection of an under-endowed program, and severely threatens the ability for GU to match future offers from schools with more money. (Example: Even if Dave Leitao wanted to stay at DePaul, how could he turn down a doubling of his salary at Virginia? ) The best way to keep coaches is through endowments, just like endowed chairs keep the best faculty. I have to think that scholarship and endowment support will be a priority for all sports going forward. Every endowed dollar is one less dollar that must come out of the annual Univesity budget to support the programs, an overall budget that continues to be squeezed by significant medical deficits for a 10th straight year. www.thehoya.com/news/042905/news19.cfm
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Post by YB on Jun 12, 2005 23:12:46 GMT -5
He has a big job ahead of him, a tough job. I hope he uses his energy to make it all work!
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Post by SirSaxa on Jun 13, 2005 6:52:40 GMT -5
Notre Dame maintains an athletics endowment from private gifts and with the exception of Stanford, no one does it better. This is an area where Muir will be a tremendous asset to Georgetown. WOW! I hope Muir can get something like that going here. It would be great. That story the other day about JT3's new house and the one the alumni once bought for JT-Pops is a good example. We didn't have the endowment. We couldn't offer the competitive salary. But to keep Pops here, some rich guys bought him a house! Very generous. Great thing. But we won't always be able to count on things like that. Long term viability of the program requires a lot of things. A great coach like JT3. ANd, enough money to support the program... facilities, arena, schollies, coaching staff, recruiting expenses and so on. The "argument" in another thread about coach vs. arena is ridiculous. Any program that wants to be successful long term needs both. Facilities AND favorable arena situation (preferably on campus) are essential. But they are not sufficient without the coach and staff too. Let's hope Muir is the guy. He sure sounds like he has the right qualifications! And he needs our support. Thanks again DFW.
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Jun 13, 2005 12:00:55 GMT -5
Facilities, arena, $$$-- these things all determine how high the ceiling is for the coach. Even a great coach needs some things on his side if he is to succeed in the most important aspect of his job (recruiting, of course).
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jun 13, 2005 12:29:38 GMT -5
Facilities, arena, $$$-- these things all determine how high the ceiling is for the coach. Even a great coach needs some things on his side if he is to succeed in the most important aspect of his job (recruiting, of course). This the best way to put it. III with great facilities > III with mediocre facilities. Although I do agree with Austin that we must spend judiciously. But some of the posts on this are just silly. I do not think III would turn down new facilities because it is more "manly" to coach with old facilities.
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Jun 13, 2005 12:56:45 GMT -5
I think this is the more important question for Hoya fans, at least for the near future:
Does (good coach x poor facilities) > (okay coach x good facilities)? Or is it vice versa?
I think JT III is a very sharp young coach. More than anything that happened last year, I am excited w/ his recruiting victories of late, despite poor institutional support. But as more and more programs upgrade the facilities and infastructure of their overall program and we...stay pretty stagnant...what will be the result over the long term? I guess at this point no one really knows the answer...but for me at least, it is cause for concern.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jun 13, 2005 13:56:52 GMT -5
I'd go with coach being the number one thing. If the choice is between facilities and III, I'll take III.
The thing is, better facilities also increase our chances on maintaining him. Maybe not as effectively as just giving him the money, but he obviously wasn't happy with our facilities when he came on.
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Jun 13, 2005 14:21:27 GMT -5
I would also take III over facilities in the abstract. The problem is that better facilities and institutional support usually equal better players. Thus, III must not only outcoach his peers; he also must outrecruit them w/ the deck stacked against him. III may be up to the challenge, but that is not exactly a formula for long-term success. Basketball is a player-dominated game and it's tough to bring in the stallions year after year w/ a worn-down stable and stale hay.
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Post by CTHoya08 on Jun 13, 2005 19:59:26 GMT -5
Wasn't III quoted as saying, "Everything is just like I remember it from when I was a kid." About the facilities?
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