Finding the next great Athletic Director... yeah, I'm trying to think positive

[MinerInWisconsin]

Sorry Unihorn, I basically stole your thread title.

I have hope that as soon as Stull announces that funds have been raised to renovate and improve the Sun Bowl, he will also announce his retirement. Thinking ahead to that happy day, who would you suggest/like as the next UTEP AD to take the athletic dept to new heights?

I'll throw out a couple of names to get it started.

1. Lisa Campos, UTEP grad and former UTEP senior Assistant AD at UTEP has been the Athletic Director (also holds title of VP for athletics) at NAU. Yes the NAU that downed the MBB team the other night.

2. Chris Park, senior Associate AD at UTEP for past 4 years.

Both are young, energetic people, something badly needed in the UTEP Athletic Dept.

 

[LaserCoog]

Sorry Unihorn, I basically stole your thread title.

I have hope that as soon as Stull announces that funds have been raised to renovate and improve the Sun Bowl, he will also announce his retirement. Thinking ahead to that happy day, who would you suggest/like as the next UTEP AD to take the athletic dept to new heights?

I'll throw out a couple of names to get it started.

1. Lisa Campos, UTEP grad and former UTEP senior Assistant AD at UTEP has been the Athletic Director (also holds title of VP for athletics) at NAU. Yes the NAU that downed the MBB team the other night.

2. Chris Park, senior Associate AD at UTEP for past 4 years.

Both are young, energetic people, something badly needed in the UTEP Athletic Dept.

For morale purposes, you ALWAYS want to look internally, even if it's just a courtesy. That said, the task for Stull's successor will be monumental. He/she will likely start with having to fire both head coaches from your revenue-generating sports, then replacing them with quality coaches willing to accept high risk gigs. Even more challenging, the new AD will be faced with the task of completely rebuilding the athletic department and the university community, from students, to donors, to alumni, to fans. Most challenging will be absolute requirement to build a culture of winning and excellence at UTEP athletics. My sense is that each of these factors is at an ebb unseen at UTEP for many years.

I got no names for you, but this will be an extraordinarily difficult and important hire for the university. Whatever he/she is paid won't be far enough...

 

[UTEPMiners8106]

I hope we don't hire from within just because of the fact that we need a new way of doing things. We need a new vision for the athletic dept and I don't want a situation where someone wants to run it like Stull. But then again my opinion means nothing since I have absolutely no pull

 

[PURPLEFIRE]

UTEP05!! Let's get it started ! MAKE utep great again!

 

[unihorn]

For morale purposes, you ALWAYS want to look internally, even if it's just a courtesy. That said, the task for Stull's successor will be monumental. He/she will likely start with having to fire both head coaches from your revenue-generating sports, then replacing them with quality coaches willing to accept high risk gigs. Even more challenging, the new AD will be faced with the task of completely rebuilding the athletic department and the university community, from students, to donors, to alumni, to fans. Most challenging will be absolute requirement to build a culture of winning and excellence at UTEP athletics. My sense is that each of these factors is at an ebb unseen at UTEP for many years.

I got no names for you, but this will be an extraordinarily difficult and important hire for the university. Whatever he/she is paid won't be far enough...

Easier to do nothing...

 

[kickballpro]

Chihuahua's GM Brad Taylor.

 

[LaserCoog]

Also keep in mind the the AD reports directly to the president of the university. Dr. Natalicio, currently in her 80s and likely to retire in near future, will presumably make the AD hiring decision.So, given the magnitude of the challenge facing the next AD plus the uncertain status of your future boss, what do you see as he impact on the pool of available and qualified candidates? Would you take such a job under those conditions? Me either...

 

[kappasigmaminer]

No internal hires. You'll get the same old crap. Interview them as said above for morale, thats about it.

 

[AZminer]

I like Dr Natalicio but man if she's in her 80's she should have taken the 60k bonus and rode off in the sunset!

 

[UTEP05]

Chihuahua's GM Brad Taylor.

That would be a step down. NO WAY would he take the job.

 

[UTEP05]

UTEP05!! Let's get it started ! MAKE utep great again!

I already want UTEP to be great again. Nothing on here we do will change that.

 

[artistarts28]

What I would love to see is a new AD put in place and keep the two head coaches in place and see if with a new AD and accountability if Floyd more then Kugler would succeed. Complacency has Floyd in this position, a good AD maybe able to light a fire under his a$$. But then again his arrogance could lead him to retire.

GO MINERS!

 

[kickballpro]

That would be a step down. NO WAY would he take the job.

According to Baseball America, Triple A GM's top out at about 100,000. So his salary would almost triple.

 

[UTEP05]

According to Baseball America, Triple A GM's top out at about 100,000. So his salary would almost triple.

He might be happy where he is and is looking for better opportunities at the MLB level.

 

[kickballpro]

He might be happy where he is and is looking for better opportunities at the MLB level.

True

 

[alvinosports]

What I would love to see is a new AD put in place and keep the two head coaches in place and see if with a new AD and accountability if Floyd more then Kugler would succeed. Complacency has Floyd in this position, a good AD maybe able to light a fire under his a$$. But then again his arrogance could lead him to retire.

GO MINERS!

Jesus Christ are you f..... serious ??? Keep Floyd ??????? really ????????? After seven years ????????? As I've said before some people really need help.....

 

[FeralFelidae]

Somebody who will bring back the old tailgating rules?