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Post by mcdadenets50 on Mar 4, 2013 18:56:55 GMT -6
Plinske has been in charge, he's hired and fired, he's raised the money, and he's made decisions. Braun has not.
She's smart, Duke Law. I'll give her that.
Hope this works.
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Post by panther9193 on Mar 4, 2013 19:47:31 GMT -6
Plinske has been in charge, he's hired and fired, he's raised the money, and he's made decisions. Braun has not. She's smart, Duke Law. I'll give her that. Hope this works. +1 Agreed. What exactly were her major accomplishments at Northeastern? Watching her presentation, she doesn't say anything bad, but she doesn't say anything that knocks my socks off either. I hope I'm wrong but it appears like another "aim for the middle" hire. Reminds me of the feeling I had when we hired our last Men's Basketball coach. |
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Post by buppie05 on Mar 4, 2013 20:23:13 GMT -6
Plinske has been in charge, he's hired and fired, he's raised the money, and he's made decisions. Braun has not. She's smart, Duke Law. I'll give her that. Hope this works. +1 Agreed. What exactly were her major accomplishments at Northeastern? Watching her presentation, she doesn't say anything bad, but she doesn't say anything that knocks my socks off either. I hope I'm wrong but it appears like another "aim for the middle" hire. Reminds me of the feeling I had when we hired our last Men's Basketball coach. +1 Another wildcard hire. Let's not go with the known candidate, lets choose the unknown wildcard, and maybe they will outperform what we can assume we would be getting in the proven candidate. Jeter, Koonce ect. The fact that she is a woman gives me hope. Plinske must be incredibly arrogant, or rub people the wrong way ect. to not have gotten this job twice. From an outside perspective he appears to be a perfect fit. Maybe Amanda is related to Ryan Braun and can secure a large donation from him that we are unaware of...who knows. In Braun we trust... |
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Post by 73withharoldlee on Mar 4, 2013 21:00:37 GMT -6
Great choice, She will charm donors and alumni and lead The Panthers to the next level. Plinske was an excellent candidate as well, but Amanda was cool and calm. She will be the face of Panther athletics for a long time. This is not a wild card hire. She's on top of her game and it's Amanda's time to lead. I really felt strongly after hearing her talk. I could sense a connection between her and Sandy Botham. Andy Geiger is no fool. The three of them will connect to bring in funds sooner than you think. I applaud the selection.
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Post by PantherU on Mar 4, 2013 22:11:34 GMT -6
Great choice, She will charm donors and alumni and lead The Panthers to the next level. Plinske was an excellent candidate as well, but Amanda was cool and calm. She will be the face of Panther athletics for a long time. This is not a wild card hire. She's on top of her game and it's Amanda's time to lead. I really felt strongly after hearing her talk. I could sense a connection between her and Sandy Botham. Andy Geiger is no fool. The three of them will connect to bring in funds sooner than you think. I applaud the selection. Does this mean that Paul Plinske was neither cool nor calm? My apprehension has nothing to do with Braun - who by all means looks like an excellent candidate - and everything to do with Paul Plinske, who has done and said everything right. One donor remarked to me that Plinske will get the last laugh when he succeeds Barry Alvarez and presides over annual ass kickings. |
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Post by gman2 on Mar 4, 2013 22:29:50 GMT -6
She might be an outstanding person, but I why does the university continue down the path of unproven leaders for the AD position when a proven leader is there for the taking. Best of luck, she will need it.
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Post by apaladino on Mar 5, 2013 8:41:59 GMT -6
I have lost all faith in this athletic department and in this university ever becoming relevant in athletics. In all honestly, had they decided on Jimmy as AD, I would have been more excited because he has passion. Watching Braun's presentation nearly put me to sleep. The only way she wins me back is if she comes out with a plan (within a few months), for a new on campus arena, and fires Jeter. Frustrated. Disappointed.
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Post by kingsteve on Mar 5, 2013 9:47:47 GMT -6
We brought in a proven leader for 13 months, Andy Geiger and look what happened. He effectively cratered the mens basketball program by coming in like a bull in a china shop, shoving the KC down everyone's throats in short order and with little thought or concern with the effect on alumni and fan base. Yeah, a few more students from the dorm may wander over to the KC from time to time but the whole fan appeal is extremely diminished at the KC...Amanda... get us back to the Cell temporarily while plans are being formulated for a possible new arena or Gentile type makeover down the line.
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Post by yuhayden on Mar 5, 2013 10:04:02 GMT -6
From the Chancellor on down, I cannot recall any decision regarding the Men's BB team that has been shown to be the right decision in the last half-dozen years.
Maybe this will be the outlier but based on the smoking wreckage of a once very competitive program strewn about, I have to vote no confidence.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 5, 2013 10:13:07 GMT -6
Why does it feel like there are only about 12 people who know what's going on here ... and they're all regular posters on this board?
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Post by kingsteve on Mar 5, 2013 11:25:04 GMT -6
Talk about being at a crossroads. The next six months promise to be very interesting if not vexing. Waiting anxiously for the overall master plan for the university and where athletics fits in. Here are my suspicions on what is going on behind the scenes and what is coming. Totally based on intuition and reading the tea leaves.
Athletics stay D -1 but the focus shifts from investing a lot of money (relatively speaking) into mens basketball. The focus is more student participation (intra-murals) and on-campus events even if diminished and student athletes across the board, ie emphasis on participation rather than making a big splash int he community with trying to have mens basketball be a business money maker but more just another sport in the overall participatory mode of students and student athletes. Sweet 16 and what we going be damned. If they were committed to this they would not have been so cavalier with alumni and season ticket holders by jumping back to the KC with no explanation other than students deserve this to be on campus. Just an excuse. If not they totally mis judged as I could have told them student attendance regarldess of the teams performance would not be appreciably different but general community enthusiasm and attendance would drop going back to eating stale popcorn and soda at a high school gym basically. I am an alum , but do not live on the east side and that is not attractive to me. Would rather attend a high quality mens basketball experieince at a respectable venue with amenities and other entertainment available nearby but I digress... so...
Maybe the plan is beef up baseball (hopefully we can the the MLB funding), get a track and basketball practice facility and go from there. The new arena or or Gentile type make over is a vision but could be longer way off. In the meantime sad if they do not put basketball temporarily back at the Cell because what is going to happen is a death spiral of season ticket holders non-renewing like myself, team plateauing and going backwards due to the impact on recruiting and student interest not being large enough to demonstrate some huge lift to show that there is support for team playing back on campus. At least not in this shameful faciility which I am suprised the HO even tolerates. In short, I fear this is the plan and mens basketball being quietly put in a bucket of lower budget and expectations and if we catch lightningi in a bottle so be it. It ain't happening with Jeter. Bottomline it is 8 yes out from an NCAA bid with none of his own recruites...we have not gotten to the dance since and I can tell you looking at this roster, being in the KC and his rercuits coming in may be better last but not confident Jeter is going to get us to the NCAA ever as long as he is there. Just doe snot have it.
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Kingsbury
Junior
Sadly, no longer in the "Fear 42" Fan Club!!!
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Post by Kingsbury on Mar 5, 2013 11:26:53 GMT -6
Question for those that saw the presentations, I was told that Plinske was not that impressive in his interview, especially for an individual who had interviewed for the job before. Any truth to that?
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Post by kingsteve on Mar 5, 2013 11:27:45 GMT -6
the more passionate I get the worse my typing!!!
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 5, 2013 12:09:04 GMT -6
the more passionate I get the worse my typing!!! The fact that you are still passionate about this puts you in the extreme minority among alumni. |
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Post by kingsteve on Mar 5, 2013 12:15:56 GMT -6
Thanks Paul but I have my limits. Really killed my spirit and it takes a lot do do that after all these years including heading up Black and gold with no U support back in Ric's era. To go backward to the KC like this after Sweet 16 and all that could have been is a crime (got that sinking feeling when they hired Jeter after Bruce) and the KC....I fear this hire is just another confirmaiton of a diminished expectation for mens basketball and overall shift in philosophy on athletics.. Heck , we might as well have left Baker Fieldhouse up and played there it is is all about students, on campus and facility and amenities do not matter. I am truly at the point of not renewing my season tickets next year if at the KC with no firm plan and no longer donating.
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