How did Tanner as AD contribute to Dawn’s success?
The same way any AD supports and contributes to any successful program- support, retention, fund raising...
Right but he didn’t hire her so at best at least he didn’t fire her?
No, my point is that Ray may not have hired her, but you cannot paint his tenure as AD with a blanket “disaster” descriptor. He was AD here during our most successful run in WBB ever, and during some of the best times MBB has ever had too... He also hired Kingston for Baseball which may turn out to be a good hire if we keep building off the early success of this year... Sure there have been bad parts too, but the OP was picking and choosing what he wanted just to make things seem worse than they have been. An AD’s job is more than hiring and firing. He did not fire Dawn obviously, but if ya’ll think she has not had other offers or opportunities you are crazy. Ray has kept her here. He has bungled some stuff too- this MBB coaching situation is a mess! You take the good with the bad though and tossing Ray out there is no way to guarantee any of our major program NCs would have ever happened. It is not fair or reasonable to ignore all the good we have had with him as AD just because people are mad about some of the bad things that have happened.
Yes but saying at least he didn’t screw up everything left for him isn’t a ringing endorsement.
2 easy. Don’t like beisbol. Outside of several dozen posters on this Board, nobody really even remembers SC won anything. Especially outside of SC.
That is not what I said, nor was I giving him a ringing endorsement. I was just pointing out the gross negligence of the OP’s post.
He kept Dawn from taking the Ohio State job a few years back. That's a fact.
Everyone knew. A minority of loudmouths who fancy themselves “true fans” drowned everyone else out.
Staley never even interviewed for the job. It was a Friday inquiry to a Monday withdrawal. She is an extremely smart woman and she used that inquiry as a way to push back against the NCAA ban on post season events in South Carolina.
He kept her happy and still employed at the University, including making it financially viable for her to stay. She could easily get almost any head coaching job in the country that she wants. So on that front he's done a great job as an AD. Honestly in women's sports in general he's done a good job. We seem to be pretty competitive across the board on that side.
I think he is just tired of people constantly bashing our team, players, coaches and admin... and the notion of fans PREFERRING that the best coach in mens’ athletics history (all programs) never even EXISTED because some people are butthurt about a couple bad seasons in MBB and FB is beyond petulant and completely insane.
She didn't go through with the interview because when he found out they were interested, he called her agent and basically said "what do we need to do to make sure she doesn't get on the plane for a visit." That's a fact.
I've been saying this for a long time.... the board insisted on giving Frank a big extension during the Final Four in '17 even though it wasn't time to do that yet. Now some members of the same board want Frank out. Frank's current buyout situation is on them.
There have been/currently are plenty of issues to be upset about- certainly WM’s contract is one. I am no big fan of women’s athletics either, just stating the facts- that while be has bungled some things, he has had some things go well under his tenure as AD also. In fact- as either the HC or the AD- he has been here for every major national championship of any prominence won in the history of this University. People act like be is intentionally destroying sports here... It has gotten out of hand.
