(06-20-2017 09:10 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(06-20-2017 08:33 AM)emu79 Wrote:  

(06-19-2017 07:45 PM)masttg Wrote:  

(06-17-2017 11:15 AM)emu79 Wrote:  I hope we do as well as CMU did with their search, however I do shudder at the words it will be the president's decision. If the hire is the AD at his former school it would be an outrage not soon forgotten. Dr Martin was a great president between several disasters as president at EMU. Gragg wasn't bad and Lyke was overall a positive. So far I haven't been impressed with Smith in terms of transparency in handling the financial problems and his comments regarding the $35 million athletic build out. There is also an apparent lack of independence between Smith and the Regents, more like I do your a solid and I get a solid in return. It was Martin's independence with the EAA that I believe cooked her goose with the Regents. I hope I'm wrong in my next statement but I don't think this Board of Regents like strong minority personalities, note reaction to student protests, lack of progress closing the racial incidents, may I suggest that Murphy's past success shielded him for a while but we had two assistants let go right after the season. Why? I sense Murphy could take us to the NCAAs this next year and it wouldn't be enough to keep his job. I hope I'm wrong in all of these opinions because I love this school and want to see it progress is positive direction not sideways or backwards. I honestly wonder if President Smith and this Board of Regents will take us there.

I think you are basically correct, here.

You don't know how much I wish I what I wrote here was wrong but...

I'm not sure how Murphy gets involved in this discussion.

As I understand it, the problems were between Murphy and Heather. I hope the regents aren't getting involved in matters related to a head coach. Head coaches are supervised by the AD's office, presumably Christian Spears directly in this case.

My take is that CC and Murphy are very, very different personalities and Heather is of the 'CC school.'

And Heather had her problems (big time) with a board member (not saying current or former). A board member with an agenda or a dislike for a high ranking university official can be a royal pain for that person.

I don't know if that was a reason for Heather to begin looking for 'greener pastures' or she simply decided she needed a raise/higher profile job.

Murphy has a personality that openly criticized Heather for scheduling the home games true? And before she left did she get even by getting rid of Brown and White? I'm sure the Regents were less than impressed because Murphy has never seemed to some of them as a team player. Stapleton was the pain the ass I believe to Heather and the other Regents, again an aggressive personality who protected English and Murphy. So what do Stapleton Murphy and English all have in common besides strong personalities? Hm.