Whit Babcock split to VaTech.
Our Interim AD is Desiree Reed-Francois

I'd get on the horn to Jurich and find out his thoughts. I'm sure he would give you some solid advice in your search. I hope all goes well for Cincy!

With Whit leaving, I wonder how long pine box stays? That is the greater question. Will the new AD accept a mediocre coach who can't win a g5 conference title? Will the new AD accept poor recruiting? Will the new AD accept a HC collecting a paycheck until he can get back home in the true south?

Otherwise who cares? Been a rough few years for the riverboat fraud.

I realize a houston fan is trolling you guys on the aac/cincy boards but yeah 8-5 feels sweet this year. Considering the last 3 years with the riverboat fraud and lack of talent he left behind, yeah 8-5 feels sweet.

I honestly thank Whit for giving that loser (pine box) a job so we could hire a real HC.

Get killed in the Belk bowl or beat a ranked PAC 12 team in the Holiday Bowl?

I'll take beating a ranked team in the Holiday Bowl 6xs a week and twice on Sunday then getting absolutely destroyed by a 6-6 basketball school.

Hope you enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx97DeGBDdY

For a "small" West Texas school, we know a little about the round ball you guys brag about.

Now, the Big 12 isn't the Big East or even the aac but we do recognize good basketball when we see it. Pardon our fans storming the court against Baylor because we save those occasions for Kansas. See we had a real Basketball coach by the name of Bob Knight. You may have of heard of him. When he retired, in unfortunate West Texas/Texas Tech ways, we handed the reigns to his crappy son. Now we have a winner who is once again firing up West Texas and Lubbock. We won't win the Big 12, just lost to WVU again but it feels nice to have a respectable BBall program in a power conference.

Enjoy this--- I seriously mean it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Ub1oXakpo

(01-24-2014 11:12 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Whit Babcock split to VaTech.
Our Interim AD is Desiree Reed-Francois

Sorry, I got side tracked. Will the new AD put up with HC lawsuits and a wife that accidentally kills pedestrians?

Good luck

Has there ever been a fanbase more butthurt than Texas Tech?!

Tommy at did a great job earning 9 wins with a team that had no good options at quarterback, kicking, or special teams. He did much better than Mark Dantonio and Butch Jones did in their first years leading the 'Cats.

Now can we please get back to the subject of AD and let these rednecks go back to their awful existences in god-forsaken Texas?

(01-25-2014 08:29 AM)jnewyouth Wrote:  Has there ever been a fanbase more butthurt than Texas Tech?!

Tommy at did a great job earning 9 wins with a team that had no good options at quarterback, kicking, or special teams. He did much better than Mark Dantonio and Butch Jones did in their first years leading the 'Cats.

Now can we please get back to the subject of AD and let these rednecks go back to their awful existences in god-forsaken Texas?

Some of these Tech fans are flat out childish. They hate Tubs, they claim they wanted him to be fired (he leaves they should be happy). Now they worship 7-5 Kliff? I don't get it.

I would definitely contact Jurich as I'm very sure He has access to many quality prospects. I would want a visionary like Him that looks to Future growth at UC. The AD must also continue the prospect of getting into the ACC or Big 12. ACC first as I'm sure You would have the votes if needed. Maybe hiring a known Top assistant ACC AD as Your AD could help.
Hope it workout for You Guys.

(01-25-2014 10:53 AM)CardFan1 Wrote:  I would definitely contact Jurich as I'm very sure He has access to many quality prospects. I would want a visionary like Him that looks to Future growth at UC. The AD must also continue the prospect of getting into the ACC or Big 12. ACC first as I'm sure You would have the votes if needed. Maybe hiring a known Top assistant ACC AD as Your AD could help.
Hope it workout for You Guys.

Here is 1 take,

Over the next several weeks, UC President Santa Ono, the school’s board of trustees, and the search firm Cincinnati will be hiring will have their work cut out for them replacing Whit Babcock. The laundry list of contributions the man gave to UC is endless. Babcock’s replacement will have to be perfect to ensure that everything that he accomplished here won’t go up in smoke.

I’m sure we’ll see quite a few names dropped between now and when the new AD is ultimately hired but here are a few people I would take a hard look at.

Kevin Miller - Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director, Louisville

Miller’s resume is as impressive as his title. He’s been at Louisville for 26 years, overseeing everything from facilities management to the department’s finances. Miller has seemingly done it all at Louisville serving as what appears to be Tom Jurich’s right hand man. He also has likely made several connections around the NCAA serving on several steering committees and has experience working with the local media. If UC wanted to hire from one of the best and fastest growing athletic departments in college athletics, Miller would be my #1 pick.

Tim Pernetti - Former Athletic Director, Rutgers (h/t @tacunningham1 for the idea)

Under his watchful eye, Rutgers expanded their football stadium immensely and saw several investments across athletics in general. The biggest draw with Pernetti is that he has experience marketing his school to more prestigious conferences and getting an invitation. It’s probably a little unrealistic to expect the same for Pernetti at UC but just the fact that he has the roadmap in hand would only benefit Bearcats athletics. But he carries some baggage with him, i.e. the “former” tag next to his title. Pernetti was fired from Rutgers due to essentially turning a blind eye to head basketball coach Mike Rice’s abuse of his players during practice. That sort of thing would never happen at Cincinnati with Mike Cronin but the fact that Pernetti let that happen under his watch is a bit concerning.

Mike O’Brien - Athletic Director, Toledo

For the last decade or so, the Toledo AD has spearheaded five major athletic related construction projects for the Rockets. O’Brien’s claim to fame is a $30 million athletics complex that was easily the best in the MAC and rivaled many BCS programs. He also oversaw the renovation of Savage Arena, the Rockets’ basketball venue. In essence, this is a guy who puts a vision in place, gets the people around him excited about his plans, then raises the money to make it a reality. If Cincinnati wants to tackle the Fifth Third Arena problem, O’Brien might be the right person to lead it.

Rick Villareal - Athletic Director, North Texas

Another facilities and fundraising guru, the North Texas athletic director has overhauled the Mean Green’s facilities in an attempt to upgrade their conference (in a similar manner UC is in now). UNT of course made that leap this past season moving from the Sun Belt to Conference-USA. Villareal’s fundraising experience dates back to his days at Southern Miss where he orchestrated a “Circle of Champions” program that required all members to pledge at least $100,000. This is very similar to Cincinnati’s George Smith Society. Additionally Villareal appears to have connections at such major athletic departments as TCU and LSU.

Omar Banks - Senior Associate Athletic Director/CFO, UC

If Cincinnati were to hire from within, Omar Banks would probably be my pick. He has a nice track record of maintaining budgets, managing personnel, and overall ensuring all of the inner workings of the athletic department are running smoothly. The only concern I have is his lack of experience schmoozing donors. He seems to do a nice job maintaining a status quo but I’m not sure how well he would do pumping up the fans or the people who give money to the department.

(01-25-2014 08:29 AM)jnewyouth Wrote:  Has there ever been a fanbase more butthurt than Texas Tech?!

Tommy at did a great job earning 9 wins with a team that had no good options at quarterback, kicking, or special teams. He did much better than Mark Dantonio and Butch Jones did in their first years leading the 'Cats.

Now can we please get back to the subject of AD and let these rednecks go back to their awful existences in god-forsaken Texas?

Considering the competition, cincy should be pissed at their record.

For the record, if you don't want to read my posts about the loser that took over your football program, maybe the OP should keep this crap on cincy boards where I don't post. I also hope you know the "Tech fan" trolling the aac/cincy boards is a coog high fan.

Now back to who might be the AD. Honestly, who cares?? This isn't realignment related and the new AD will use cincy as a stepping stone for a better job. Just the way it is at the smaller, less desirable schools.

(01-25-2014 11:28 AM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 08:29 AM)jnewyouth Wrote:  Has there ever been a fanbase more butthurt than Texas Tech?!

Tommy at did a great job earning 9 wins with a team that had no good options at quarterback, kicking, or special teams. He did much better than Mark Dantonio and Butch Jones did in their first years leading the 'Cats.

Now can we please get back to the subject of AD and let these rednecks go back to their awful existences in god-forsaken Texas?

Considering the competition, cincy should be pissed at their record.

For the record, if you don't want to read my posts about the loser that took over your football program, maybe the OP should keep this crap on cincy boards where I don't post. I also hope you know the "Tech fan" trolling the aac/cincy boards is a coog high fan.

Now back to who might be the AD. Honestly, who cares?? This isn't realignment related and the new AD will use cincy as a stepping stone for a better job. Just the way it is at the smaller, less desirable schools.

Screw you. The Board is called "College Sports and Conference Realignment"
All things college sports are on topic here. The issue is you. You can't control yourself and your post are childish. Surprised you have not been banned.

Just having a little fun this morning. Good luck on the search.

(01-24-2014 11:12 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Whit Babcock split to VaTech.
Our Interim AD is Desiree Reed-Francois

SFBC, if that picture is an accurate representation of MS. Reed-Francois' "assets," then I'd say you need to give her the job!

She just did a press conference, very attractive. On a serious note we hopefully will get a Ringer
as the next AD.

Kevin Miller would be a great pickup.

(01-25-2014 02:43 PM)CardFan1 Wrote:  Kevin Miller would be a great pickup.

My number 1, number 2 and number 3 choice.

(01-25-2014 12:54 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  Just having a little fun this morning. Good luck on the search.

If that's the best you can do to have fun, you good ole boys out there in the panhandle got a real problem. Just saying.

(01-25-2014 02:58 PM)CincyBro Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 12:54 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  Just having a little fun this morning. Good luck on the search.

If that's the best you can do to have fun, you good ole boys out there in the panhandle got a real problem. Just saying.

I haven't lived in West Texas since I graduated from Tech. Good luck on the search.

Well I too think Kevin Miller would be an excellent selection to become UC next AD, but I would also look at every assistant AD within the ACC as well. Like a poster mentioned it would be nice to have someone familiar with the layout of the ACC going forward, but also you want the best available candidate for the job non the less. Good luck I hope you guys make a big splash of a hire on your next AD.