(06-21-2013 02:41 PM)d1owls4life Wrote:  

(06-21-2013 02:24 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  An outside search firm pretty much guarantees a "safe" hire. The firm has a reputation to protect, so they won't take any chances. And whoever makes the final hiring decision can always say, "He/She was recommended by XYZ search firm."

Given that we need a paradigm-buster and not a safe hire, this is probably not a great way to go.

My guess is that we'll probably get an older guy who has had a couple of gigs and is running out the string. Exactly what we do not need.

I would hope they'd vet him a bit extra for hints of racism, but that's probably about as far as it will go.

As I said before, Michigan hired a consulting firm and ended up with someone outside college athletics. It all depends on the criteria laid out for the firm. If the criteria is laid out for someone safe, then yeah, probably will be someone safe. I guess we have trust to Leebron and Bobby Tudor's leadership to try to get the right guy.

Agreed. I think it will hinge on what Rice and the BOT are telling that firm they are interested in. If they tell the firm they want someone young, charismatic, and up-and-coming, and that firm comes back recommending an older guy, that doesn't exactly make them look great either.