CardinalJim Wrote:

omnicarrier Wrote:But for Louisville, it was simply Jurich?
But that might explain why it was reported that the Big East presidents held their noses when voting "Yes".
Cheers,
Neil

Neil,
I can't understand why the ACC wouldn't take your school instead of VaTech. With the elitist attitude you Syracuse folks would fit right in.

Jurich is NOT just the AD. Jurich is Vice-President of Athletics. That's why whenever he makes a hire, decides to spend money, change conferences, he is a committee of one. He has hired three football coaches and all three were hired the next day. He replaced a hall of fame icon basketball coach with a future hall of famer. It took him less than a week to pull that off. Tom is always prepared. He keeps a list of his next hire. Two years before Kragthorpe took the football job. Tom was introducing him to Louisville boosters as "Louisville's next football coach" at Derby events.

I believe the presidents held their noses because the stench from the cowardly BC and VaTech administrators was yet to clear the room.
CJ

I don't think he's having an elitist attitude at all, all he's telling you is that Louisville getting into the Big East wasn't a one-man, Tom Jurich show. If the Big East presidents didn't like Louisville's president you guys don't get in. That's just a fact. I mean, you can take a shot at Syracuse all you want but omni is making a logical point. I guarantee that Louisville didn't get into the Big East because Tom Jurich said so. Louisville accepted the Big East invitation because the school PRESIDENT thought it was a good idea. That guy may have been given a ton of power but I have a hard time believe that he is a committee of one. If Louisville is a one man athletic administration you guys are in a hell of a lot of trouble down the road. You're telling me that Dr. James R. Ramsey is just a figure head that he answers to Tom Jurich? A president answers to a vice president!?