Lemme see now.... he doesn't make hires, but he can drive them off lol.

If he leaves we will have a lot of applicants this time.

(01-16-2017 03:19 PM)SigEpMike Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 03:14 PM)Penny Lane Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 01:42 PM)TIGER7880 Wrote:  Bowman is the best AD we've ever had. We've had some real losers and lost a lot of ground on our peers from 1980 to 2010.

Do you know much ground we have lost in BB revenue under his tenure? Over $15M per year since he started. That includes required per seat donations for LL/Club season tickets.

Having a subpar coach who is despised by a good percentage of the fan base and who you can't get rid of will do that to you.


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Yep, agree completely.

Pointing the finger (I'll let you choose which one...) directly at the problem that got us into that shape.

(01-16-2017 05:22 PM)former guest Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 03:19 PM)SigEpMike Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 03:14 PM)Penny Lane Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 01:42 PM)TIGER7880 Wrote:  Bowman is the best AD we've ever had. We've had some real losers and lost a lot of ground on our peers from 1980 to 2010.

Do you know much ground we have lost in BB revenue under his tenure? Over $15M per year since he started. That includes required per seat donations for LL/Club season tickets.

Having a subpar coach who is despised by a good percentage of the fan base and who you can't get rid of will do that to you.


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Yep, agree completely.

Pointing the finger (I'll let you choose which one...) directly at the problem that got us into that shape.

The initial hire was ill conceived. The Contract given to him under Bowen was a disaster.

Who was the alum that was in the running for AD last time ? He was with the Cowboys in marketing I believe. It would be nice for an alum to get it especially with a marketing background.

(01-16-2017 06:06 PM)Penny Lane Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 05:22 PM)former guest Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 03:19 PM)SigEpMike Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 03:14 PM)Penny Lane Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 01:42 PM)TIGER7880 Wrote:  Bowman is the best AD we've ever had. We've had some real losers and lost a lot of ground on our peers from 1980 to 2010.

Do you know much ground we have lost in BB revenue under his tenure? Over $15M per year since he started. That includes required per seat donations for LL/Club season tickets.

Having a subpar coach who is despised by a good percentage of the fan base and who you can't get rid of will do that to you.


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Yep, agree completely.

Pointing the finger (I'll let you choose which one...) directly at the problem that got us into that shape.

The initial hire was ill conceived. The Contract given to him under Bowen was a disaster.

Seems like many things had to add up badly to make that disaster happen.

That being said, many think the program is improving now and I agree.

Sure feels exciting again. And we can all see improvement in the players that had gotten stuck. I like that.

I agree with a earlier comment, Hire Ziggy!!!. I would hate to see Bowen leave, but if he does I hope he gives us a Football home and home.

(01-16-2017 10:27 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 08:51 AM)Latilleon Wrote:  If Bowen goes, we need to be prepared to hire someone who will make the perfect football hire in the next two years.

The AD doesn't make coaching hires here

yep

Can we make ShIrley the new A.D., she did wonders for the athletic dept. While President

(01-16-2017 06:18 PM)tball Wrote:  Who was the alum that was in the running for AD last time ? He was with the Cowboys in marketing I believe. It would be nice for an alum to get it especially with a marketing background.

Mike Alford was with the Cowboys and is now with Oklahoma. He lived in Memphis thru Jr. High but graduated from UAB and Arkansas.

(01-16-2017 01:41 AM)HobosHeroesStCornerClowns Wrote:  Let Bowen walk and bring back Ziggy Siegfried.

now that is thinking big!

(01-16-2017 06:21 PM)snowtiger Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 06:06 PM)Penny Lane Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 05:22 PM)former guest Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 03:19 PM)SigEpMike Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 03:14 PM)Penny Lane Wrote:  Do you know much ground we have lost in BB revenue under his tenure? Over $15M per year since he started. That includes required per seat donations for LL/Club season tickets.

Having a subpar coach who is despised by a good percentage of the fan base and who you can't get rid of will do that to you.


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Yep, agree completely.

Pointing the finger (I'll let you choose which one...) directly at the problem that got us into that shape.

The initial hire was ill conceived. The Contract given to him under Bowen was a disaster.

Seems like many things had to add up badly to make that disaster happen.

That being said, many think the program is improving now and I agree.

Sure feels exciting again. And we can all see improvement in the players that had gotten stuck. I like that.

Yea, these non conference schedules Bowen has put together for next 3-4 years are awesome!

(01-16-2017 03:58 PM)idroot4russia Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 03:19 PM)SigEpMike Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 03:14 PM)Penny Lane Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 01:42 PM)TIGER7880 Wrote:  Bowman is the best AD we've ever had. We've had some real losers and lost a lot of ground on our peers from 1980 to 2010.

Do you know much ground we have lost in BB revenue under his tenure? Over $15M per year since he started. That includes required per seat donations for LL/Club season tickets.

Having a subpar coach who is despised by a good percentage of the fan base and who you can't get rid of will do that to you.


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Having the same agent as the coach you are negotiating a contract extension with can sometimes lead to situations like that.

This.
He can't be gone fast enough.

(01-16-2017 12:44 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Bowen has been great for the UofM. I hope he stays.

Agree.

(01-16-2017 12:27 PM)BadGolfer Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 11:22 AM)bigbluedrew Wrote:  Saw Bowen right after the Ole Miss basketball game this year and he had no idea we had lost.

Seems strange. I have been around him before and he kept asking me what the score was. He asked more often than I, as a crazy fan, was checking it. I was a bit annoyed. He had some of his staff around...I was thinking: ask one of your subordinates to keep the score pulled up for you. But I did get the feeling that he was all about the Tigers. So it could have just been an off night or something else on his mind.

Perhaps it was his conversation starter...

(01-16-2017 03:14 PM)Penny Lane Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 01:42 PM)TIGER7880 Wrote:  Bowman is the best AD we've ever had. We've had some real losers and lost a lot of ground on our peers from 1980 to 2010.

Do you know much ground we have lost in BB revenue under his tenure? Over $15M per year since he started. That includes required per seat donations for LL/Club season tickets.

uh, blame that on Opie.

Based on reading the comments, sounds like people on this board are divided about Tom Bowen (or Bowman as one poster referred to him as).

(01-16-2017 04:51 PM)3601 Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 10:27 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 08:51 AM)Latilleon Wrote:  If Bowen goes, we need to be prepared to hire someone who will make the perfect football hire in the next two years.

The AD doesn't make coaching hires here

Sure he does...for all sports except two.

And nobody cares

(01-16-2017 07:20 PM)MemphisFan95 Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 10:27 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 08:51 AM)Latilleon Wrote:  If Bowen goes, we need to be prepared to hire someone who will make the perfect football hire in the next two years.

The AD doesn't make coaching hires here

yep

And he doesn't handle contract extensions either

Despite what Gary Parrish or Mike DeCourcey or Calkins or any other media hack thinks

(01-17-2017 12:19 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 03:14 PM)Penny Lane Wrote:  

(01-16-2017 01:42 PM)TIGER7880 Wrote:  Bowman is the best AD we've ever had. We've had some real losers and lost a lot of ground on our peers from 1980 to 2010.

Do you know much ground we have lost in BB revenue under his tenure? Over $15M per year since he started. That includes required per seat donations for LL/Club season tickets.

uh, blame that on Opie.

The last few years when I called friends who had season tickets for years and asked why they weren't at games, it was always the Bowen mentioned and had nothing to do with the coach.
/sarcasm