DrBox wrote:Well the fans would be aghast if she is hired.
BUT the timing works out well for her. Because she has a chance to gain instant credibility by addressing the football situation. But if she doesn't....
A psychiatrist could build a great practice just trying to determine why any of us have wasted our lives being Tulane fans.....stress, depression, continuous disappointment. It has to be some bizarre form of self loathing.JTLiuzza wrote:That about sums it up right there. That should be the official slogan: "Tulane University Athletics - What a Mess" Either that or; "Tulane University Athletics - Can You Believe This Sh!t?"mbawavefan12 wrote:What a mess.
For those needing "help" please see Dr. Sader...no appointment necessary, first come, first served...evening and late night hours availableExileWave wrote:A psychiatrist could build a great practice just trying to determine why any of us have wasted our lives being Tulane fans.....stress, depression, continuous disappointment. It has to be some bizarre form of self loathing.JTLiuzza wrote:That about sums it up right there. That should be the official slogan: "Tulane University Athletics - What a Mess" Either that or; "Tulane University Athletics - Can You Believe This Sh!t?"mbawavefan12 wrote:What a mess.
Welcome aboard Scott!Greenwave41 wrote:Scott Sidwell would be an unbelievable get. Sidwell has experience in a power 5 football school and has experience at the top of an athletic department. Sidwell has NFL ties and brings instant credibility. His strength is football and we need him now.
No kidding. A long time ago I posted something to that affect. Those of us who continue to even bother with this clown show have some sort of disorder. Help is required. And not some mickey mouse 30 minutes a week on a couch at the local shrink. We're talking a six month University level study taken up by teams of PhD psychiatrists from Vienna or something.ExileWave wrote:A psychiatrist could build a great practice just trying to determine why any of us have wasted our lives being Tulane fans.....stress, depression, continuous disappointment. It has to be some bizarre form of self loathing.JTLiuzza wrote:That about sums it up right there. That should be the official slogan: "Tulane University Athletics - What a Mess" Either that or; "Tulane University Athletics - Can You Believe This Sh!t?"mbawavefan12 wrote:What a mess.
plus ONE for me !!!!Mandeville Wave wrote:Just Rumor from Athletic Department employee.... but Barbara Burke will be named TU AD on Monday, November 30th.
If true Tulane can kiss my @ss. Every Tulane fan I know will be done with TU athletics. I will not spend a penny on TU or step foot on campus again. Disgusting!
Agree. More importantly thanks for the laugh during these tough times.TU23 wrote:At this point, the AD search can be labeled a fiasco. All I can hope for is that whoever gets the job fires CJ and somehow stumbles into a good coaching hire.
In other news, I'm also hoping to win the lottery.
Not surprising that the people who think Sidwell would be an "unbelievable get" have no idea how social media works.Greenwave41 wrote:Scott Sidwell would be an unbelievable get. Sidwell has experience in a power 5 football school and has experience at the top of an athletic department. Sidwell has NFL ties and brings instant credibility. His strength is football and we need him now.
Obviously you are a friend of Ms. Burke, so let me give you a piece of advice.alumniwave wrote:Look how long she's been doing this job. She has connections. I know for certain she has very close Big 12 and ACC ties. Also, being a female gets her at the head of the line in many meetings and consideration from other AD groups looking for deversity. Not many females to compete with in the AD world.
Not knowing much, that Todd Patulski resume looks awfully appealing.LSU Law Greenie wrote:http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/sp ... arch-heats
Tulane’s search to replace departing athletic director Rick Dickson is heating up dramatically this week.
Among the candidates, five names have emerged according to multiple sources close to the program. Interviews will be conducted this Thursday and Friday in Atlanta, the home of search committee chairman Doug Hertz.
The full list:
--Barbara Burke, Tulane’s deputy athletic director/chief operator officer. Burke arrived in March of 2014 to work under Dickson after spending six years as athletic director for Eastern Illinois.
--David Benedict, the chief operating officer at Auburn. Benedict has held that role since February of 2014, directing day-to-day operations of the department.
--Brian Wickstrom, the athletic director at Louisiana-Monroe. Wickstrom has been in that position since July of 2013.
--Todd Patulski, the deputy athletic director at Baylor. He has been at the school since 2003 and was promoted to the No. 2 position in the athletic administration in 2009.
--Scott Sidwell, the athletic director at the University of San Francisco. Sidwell, who has been in that role since 2011, is a Tulane graduate who worked at Tulane from 2000-05, first as associate athletic director for corporate development and then as the leader of the external operations staff.
More candidates are expected to be interviewed, but a source confirmed former Saints executive vice-president Arnie Fielkow was not under consideration.
This guy sounds better for sure. But all that matters is who we end up with. Remember the last basketball and football search. A lot of good candidates turned Tulane down because of it's refusal to do anything about inherent challenges.Wave755 wrote:And, how I would like for Todd Patulski, the deputy athletic director at Baylor to serve as our new A D. And, Patulski has to be fully wired in for the Big 12. So perhaps this is indeed a genuine search for a new A D and not simply more "Kabuki Theater" from the Wilson Center?
I only know Burke professionally. AD world is small. From reading post like this one, the best thing for Tulane might be to lose some of these type of "supporters". Too many people talking out their a@@ and spew hate towards people they don't know and hate towards the school in general. I review many fan basis across the country and this one has some less then desired supporters. Purging some fans might be a good thing in this case. Getting the more sensible supporters and bringing on new ones will bold well for Tulane.jonathanjoseph wrote:Obviously you are a friend of Ms. Burke, so let me give you a piece of advice.alumniwave wrote:Look how long she's been doing this job. She has connections. I know for certain she has very close Big 12 and ACC ties. Also, being a female gets her at the head of the line in many meetings and consideration from other AD groups looking for deversity. Not many females to compete with in the AD world.
I know you believe this would represent a promotion and a great career opportunity for Ms. Burke, but I assure you it will ruin her career. I don't know anything about her and have no idea whether she is qualified or a good fit, but I can assure you her appointment would ensure that she would be signing up to be the Captain of the Titanic.
It won't be fair to her, but I won't give her a chance. I'll be gone, and it appears many along with me.
alumniwave wrote:I only know Burke professionally. AD world is small. From reading post like this one, the best thing for Tulane might be to lose some of these type of "supporters". Too many people talking out their a@@ and spew hate towards people they don't know and hate towards the school in general. I review many fan basis across the country and this one has some less then desired supporters. Purging some fans might be a good thing in this case. Getting the more sensible supporters and bringing on new ones will bold well for Tulane.jonathanjoseph wrote:Obviously you are a friend of Ms. Burke, so let me give you a piece of advice.alumniwave wrote:Look how long she's been doing this job. She has connections. I know for certain she has very close Big 12 and ACC ties. Also, being a female gets her at the head of the line in many meetings and consideration from other AD groups looking for deversity. Not many females to compete with in the AD world.
I know you believe this would represent a promotion and a great career opportunity for Ms. Burke, but I assure you it will ruin her career. I don't know anything about her and have no idea whether she is qualified or a good fit, but I can assure you her appointment would ensure that she would be signing up to be the Captain of the Titanic.
It won't be fair to her, but I won't give her a chance. I'll be gone, and it appears many along with me.
Also, don't count on Patulski. He is using this to get more $ from Baylor.
Is this guy Sidwell? He joined on October 14, 2015 and has 14 posts?The "supporters" you knock are the only ones left who give a DAMN about Tulane athletics. Purging will result in an empty stadium (it is already).alumniwave wrote:I only know Burke professionally. AD world is small. From reading post like this one, the best thing for Tulane might be to lose some of these type of "supporters". Too many people talking out their a@@ and spew hate towards people they don't know and hate towards the school in general. I review many fan basis across the country and this one has some less then desired supporters. Purging some fans might be a good thing in this case. Getting the more sensible supporters and bringing on new ones will bold well for Tulane.jonathanjoseph wrote:Obviously you are a friend of Ms. Burke, so let me give you a piece of advice.alumniwave wrote:Look how long she's been doing this job. She has connections. I know for certain she has very close Big 12 and ACC ties. Also, being a female gets her at the head of the line in many meetings and consideration from other AD groups looking for deversity. Not many females to compete with in the AD world.
I know you believe this would represent a promotion and a great career opportunity for Ms. Burke, but I assure you it will ruin her career. I don't know anything about her and have no idea whether she is qualified or a good fit, but I can assure you her appointment would ensure that she would be signing up to be the Captain of the Titanic.
It won't be fair to her, but I won't give her a chance. I'll be gone, and it appears many along with me.
Also, don't count on Patulski. He is using this to get more $ from Baylor.
They are nationally recognized and we won't be effective. They lead the search, they don't make the decision.RobertM320 wrote:What was the name of that recruiting firm again? Time we publicly embarrass them as well.
And what's a real shame is, our local media coverage is so close to non-existent that Tulane won't be called out after this hire either. Business as usual.
It's a silly question, because it's not a zero sum game. No AD with a clue would need a year to "evaluate" the situation. In no other corner of college athletics is the current situation something that wouldn't be blown up.OUG wrote:Patulski and Benedict are obviously the guys that we want.
Let me put the question out there because, I think, we may be in the position where the timing of this might not work out to fire CJ, particularly if we are 5-7 (which is a definitive possibility). Would you rather:
-Hire Burke, if it came with her firing CJ
or
-Hire Patulski/Benedict knowing that coming from the outside, they'd be more inclined to take a wait and see approach to a team that was 5-7 or 4-8 instead of firing them on day 1 of the job and starting their own coaching search before you hit your front office door.
Sophie's choice, I know, but I'm asking it because that's how I see things shaking out right now.
