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Update on AD search
While at the game last night I talked to my campus hookup who runs events and was told that the President has hired a search firm and will be having them on campus in the next week to 10 days. The goal is to have a new AD by the first home football game, which would be mid September. He also told me that there was a lot of support for the Interim AD and her possibly staying on as the full time AD. Seems that the President really likes her management style. One final news bit is that after the spring sports were done that at least two head coaches were told that they needed to step up their performance or possibly be replaced next year.
06-20-2013 01:23 PM
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Tim Pernetti would be a perfect fit to finish what Caret/Waddell started here at Towson. If we are to take the next step and play in a conference with a Temple, Navy, UConn, Umass , ODU Etc... Pernetti would have the clout to help with this type of transition. I don't see the current FCS structure staying in place much longer with the possibility of the big pay games going away, and we need to look forward not stand still. The LSU game gave us more national coverage and publicity than about anything I could think of in the last 20 years.

Looks like Pernetti was a scapegoat for the Rutgers Administration and sounds like the people and students that knew him think highly of the guy. Seems a perfect fit if we are taking the next step and not standing still.
07-05-2013 03:42 PM
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Tim Pernetti was a long time TV executive before being coaxed back to his alma mater as the AD. No sports got better under his leadership as football, basketball, lacrosse and baseball were all also rans in the former Big East. For the 180-200k that Towson pays the AD they will be in the market for another up and comer or an older AD looking for their last job.

As for Towson taking a step up you must be kidding as we can barely compete at the CAA level. Out of the last 10 years of football, basketball and lax seasons we only have 7 combined winning years out of 30 - 3 football, 3 lax and 1 hoops. The future is not about the next AD it's about whether the President will invest the needed funds to keep the program moving ahead at the current level. From what I know about her that is a long shot.
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07-07-2013 04:55 PM
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(07-07-2013 04:55 PM)WJ88 Wrote:  Tim Pernetti was a long time TV executive before being coaxed back to his alma mater as the AD. No sports got better under his leadership as football, basketball, lacrosse and baseball were all also rans in the former Big East. For the 180-200k that Towson pays the AD they will be in the market for another up and comer or an older AD looking for their last job.

As for Towson taking a step up you must be kidding as we can barely compete at the CAA level. Out of the last 10 years of football, basketball and lax seasons we only have 7 combined winning years out of 30 - 3 football, 3 lax and 1 hoops. The future is not about the next AD it's about whether the President will invest the needed funds to keep the program moving ahead at the current level. From what I know about her that is a long shot.

I agree regarding the last 20 years not being able to compete on a level playing field in comparison to our conference. However, we never had the fundraising in place nor a desire to go after corporate sponsorship like we have in the past 3 years. I don't agree with your assessment of not being able to compete at the CAA Level regarding the revenue sports. The change over the past 3-4 years has been nothing short of phenomenal regarding football and the quality of the program. Basketball seems to be following the same trend, basically both of these programs had a cleansing period over a couple years which really has been necessary for the longest time. Point being the level of interest and fan base is increasing and has some serious momentum which has been long overdue and for the most part the administration has held it back.

Regarding the president and direction, I agree completely that her next hire will determine our direction. I just see things differently than you and believe we our just beginning our ascension, and would prefer to have someone that has some serious ties to other conferences which would be considered a step up. I would view an internal hire as the president being happy where we are in the CAA, and more than likely content in FCS, or the future tier three, and this would be a complete disaster since I highly doubt JMU, and perhaps Delaware will pass up an opportunity to jump.
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07-07-2013 06:20 PM
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They've looked into Pernetti. I don't see it happening. Might want to stay away from Rutgers right now.
07-07-2013 09:33 PM
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Pernetti did nothing wrong. No reason to stay away. Don't see why he'd want to take an AD job at the FCS level for 180k when he has no ties to Baltimore or to Towson when he is a New York/New Jersey lifer who can make 5x what Towson would pay going back into TV management, which is where he spent his whole career.

My gut is that Towson's search firm will deliver one of two things - a young up and comer Associate AD who wants to make his/her mark in a few years and hop or an older current or former AD with Maryland ties who wants this to be their retirement job. Best bet is the older former or seeking their last job AD who can stay 5-10 years and bring stability. Three ADs, two interim ADs, two Presidents and one interim president in the last 7 years is a lot of change. The program is on the right track and now we need a long term presence to keep building.

From what I hear this is the front runner for the job http://www.longbeachstate.com/genrel/cegles_vic00.html

Son played football at Towson and he is a east coast guy looking for that last job. Ambrose is pushing him hard as he wants a guy who will back him over basketball, which is where most of the resources have gone the last three years. Ambrose is tired of hearing basketball is the sport that Towson should invest in after they have only had one good year and he has put the school on the map with the last two seasons. First priority for the new AD should be to sign Ambrose to a 10 year contract and then to expand Unitas Stadium to 30k seats in the next 10 years.
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07-08-2013 08:46 AM
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Pernetti hired Mike Rice. End of story.
07-08-2013 08:15 PM
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WJ,

180K for the AD Position? I was under the impression is was twice that amount, with that being the case you're right about the type of target we need to go after.

Regarding the expansion of the stadium, I've brought this up before on another thread, I don't see expanding the stadium making sense. I took a look at the Georgia State Feasibility Study and they were stating the annual fee to lease the Georgia Dome as 150k. This was back in 2007, however, I'm sure we're talking about something rather minuscule compared to the costs of expanding the stadium. They keep the lower bowl open, which has a capacity of approximately 28,000. I would prefer to stay downtown myself and enjoy the Inner Harbor over making the trip up to Unitas.Hell, you can grab a train from the airport for about $5 and be at the stadium in 20 minutes. If we did decide to spend tens of millions on expanding the stadium we need to do it right and sink the field, therefore, remove the track. Too much dead space between the sidelines and row1.
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07-08-2013 09:43 PM
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RE: Update on AD search
I was told last night that interviews will begin the last week of the month at the BWI Airport. The search firm is reaching out to a lot of people in college athletics to gauge interest. There are three internal candidates for the job per my source, including one from outside of athletics in the General University Administration. There is also some pressure from the University Board of Regents to consider one local business leader who has tossed his hat in the ring. Things are moving forward. Good news.
07-12-2013 06:56 AM
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I really hope that the president does not hire an internal candidate or Mr. G, the local business leader who has been trying to get the job for about a dozen years. Towson needs a real AD with real experience to run the department.
07-12-2013 08:21 AM
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Time will tell.
07-12-2013 10:24 AM
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Ad from SMU/UCF, this guy doesn't take the job to stay FCS. God Bless Texas!!!
08-01-2013 01:54 PM
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This looks to be a real good hire. I look forward to hearing his sound bites from tomorrows press conference.
08-01-2013 05:30 PM
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(08-01-2013 05:30 PM)RGTiger Wrote:  This looks to be a real good hire. I look forward to hearing his sound bites from tomorrows press conference.


Looks like the right hire to take the next step, I know for a fact his mentor Steve Orsini was a die hard football guy and was responsible for bringing in June Jones to SMU.
08-02-2013 09:48 PM
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Tim Leonard is an absolute GREAT hire. I wanted him to stay with SMU. Fantastic family man and wow can he raise money.
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(08-02-2013 09:55 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Tim Leonard is an absolute GREAT hire. I wanted him to stay with SMU. Fantastic family man and wow can he raise money.


Sounds like the right guy to set the table for the next tier when D1 splits to 3 tiers.
08-04-2013 03:50 PM
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Need to be in the right place to dominate what will be the lowest of the division 1 tiers. No sure the future for us is football as much as it is basketball. This is a big season for RA as this team is set up to win a national title. Veteran team and easy non league schedule with all big CAA games (JMU, UNH, Nova) all at home. This is RAs team all together as all of Gordy's guys are gone. Time to win a National Title. Beat UConn.
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