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Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - bearcatmark - 11-09-2015 10:13 AM
Bruce Feldman @BruceFeldmanCFB 37s38 seconds ago
#Illinois has fired AD Mike Thomas.. Not shocking. The athletic department there was a mess under him.
Brian Bennett @BennettESPN 4m4 minutes ago
Illinois has fired AD Mike Thomas. Releasing results of independent investigation into athletic department at noon ET
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - bearcatfan - 11-09-2015 10:14 AM
He was in over his head. He was in over his head here too.
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - Crewdogz - 11-09-2015 12:25 PM
Catapult!
His accomplishments?
He used a search firm to find/contact a Coach for basketball that grew up in Cincinnati and Coached at the University. For FB his 1st hire was the MAC champion (Brian Kelly) who accepted after he was snubbed by Skip Holtz... His 2nd hire was the MAC champion (Butch Jones) after he was snubbed a 2nd time by Skip Holtz and then Kevin Sumlin (who opted to stay at Houston).
For women's basketball his 1st hire was a disaster. (I think from UL Lafayette) and his 2nd hire seems awful as well
He took over a program recently selected for the Big East and tried to make it a MAC program.
For FB at IL he was snubbed by Sumlin (again) and Butch Jones before hiring the runner up of the (surprise!) MAC.
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - dossbig - 11-09-2015 01:43 PM
Microphone Thomas great moments I remember:
1. Turning off Andy Kennedy's microphone
2. Wearing a red jacket to a blackout game
3. Making bad hires
4. Being inaccessible to many donors
Who will hire this fool?
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - bearcatdp - 11-09-2015 01:59 PM
(11-09-2015 01:43 PM)dossbig Wrote: Microphone Thomas great moments I remember:
1. Turning off Andy Kennedy's microphone
2. Wearing a red jacket to a blackout game
3. Making bad hires
4. Being inaccessible to many donors
Who will hire this fool?
Probably Texas
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - Crewdogz - 11-09-2015 02:00 PM
(11-09-2015 01:43 PM)dossbig Wrote: 4. Being inaccessible
FIFY.
"Mike Thomas? You can't find that guy with a search warrant" ~ Bill Cunningham
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - JackieTreehorn - 11-09-2015 02:02 PM
(11-09-2015 01:43 PM)dossbig Wrote: Microphone Thomas great moments I remember:
1. Turning off Andy Kennedy's microphone
2. Wearing a red jacket to a blackout game
3. Making bad hires
4. Being inaccessible to many donors
Who will hire this fool?
Turning off Kennedy's microphone was one of the few good things he did.
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - ktny4 - 11-09-2015 02:35 PM
Can anyone share why Skip Holtz turned us down twice?
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - Crewdogz - 11-09-2015 02:51 PM
(11-09-2015 02:35 PM)ktny4 Wrote: Can anyone share why Skip Holtz turned us down twice?
Didn't consider the university high profile enough of a program.
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - colsbearcat - 11-09-2015 02:58 PM
I wouldn't call hiring Brian Kelly a bad hire.
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - dossbig - 11-09-2015 03:17 PM
(11-09-2015 02:02 PM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:Even MT later admitted he acted "juvenile".(11-09-2015 01:43 PM)dossbig Wrote: Microphone Thomas great moments I remember:
1. Turning off Andy Kennedy's microphone
2. Wearing a red jacket to a blackout game
3. Making bad hires
4. Being inaccessible to many donors
Who will hire this fool?
Turning off Kennedy's microphone was one of the few good things he did.
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - Crewdogz - 11-09-2015 03:27 PM
(11-09-2015 02:58 PM)colsbearcat Wrote: I wouldn't call hiring Brian Kelly a bad hire.
Nor would I but all he knew was the mac, arguably he is not a mac level ad.
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - Racinejake - 11-09-2015 03:33 PM
(11-09-2015 03:27 PM)Crewdogz Wrote:(11-09-2015 02:58 PM)colsbearcat Wrote: I wouldn't call hiring Brian Kelly a bad hire.
Nor would I but all he knew was the mac, arguably he is not a mac level ad.
I'd still give him credit. BK, Butch and Mick - all good hires no matter how you cut it. There are a lot of schools out there that would love to have that kind of hiring streak.
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - rath v2.0 - 11-09-2015 03:34 PM
(11-09-2015 03:17 PM)dossbig Wrote:(11-09-2015 02:02 PM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:Even MT later admitted he acted "juvenile".(11-09-2015 01:43 PM)dossbig Wrote: Microphone Thomas great moments I remember:
1. Turning off Andy Kennedy's microphone
2. Wearing a red jacket to a blackout game
3. Making bad hires
4. Being inaccessible to many donors
Who will hire this fool?
Turning off Kennedy's microphone was one of the few good things he did.
Glad he acted juvenile, then. Doubly so that it still chaps your buns.
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - bearcat54 - 11-09-2015 03:46 PM
(11-09-2015 10:14 AM)bearcatfan Wrote: He was in over his head. He was in over his head here too.
he'll be ok. He'll just go on to another school and destroy it.
RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - Dannyboy - 11-09-2015 04:16 PM
(11-09-2015 03:33 PM)Racinejake Wrote:(11-09-2015 03:27 PM)Crewdogz Wrote:(11-09-2015 02:58 PM)colsbearcat Wrote: I wouldn't call hiring Brian Kelly a bad hire.
Nor would I but all he knew was the mac, arguably he is not a mac level ad.
I'd still give him credit. BK, Butch and Mick - all good hires no matter how you cut it. There are a lot of schools out there that would love to have that kind of hiring streak.
Yup. There's good and bad in most of us. MT had 3 nice hires there despite his flaws.
Re: RE: Slightly OT: Mike Thomas Fired - subflea - 11-09-2015 05:21 PM
(11-09-2015 03:17 PM)dossbig Wrote:(11-09-2015 02:02 PM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:Even MT later admitted he acted "juvenile".(11-09-2015 01:43 PM)dossbig Wrote: Microphone Thomas great moments I remember:
1. Turning off Andy Kennedy's microphone
2. Wearing a red jacket to a blackout game
3. Making bad hires
4. Being inaccessible to many donors
Who will hire this fool?
Turning off Kennedy's microphone was one of the few good things he did.
He acted in the best interest of the university. It was absolutely the correct decision.