USF AD Post is Hot Topic at Final Four

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Bulls' AD Search Continues

By BRETT McMURPHY bmcmurphy@tampatrib.com

Published: Apr 7, 2004

TAMPA - Connecticut Associate Athletic Director Tom McElroy and Orange Bowl Chief Executive Officer Keith Tribble met with South Florida officials in San Antonio during the Final Four about USF's vacant AD position.

McElroy and Tribble are considered to be among the top candidates. Neither returned telephone calls Tuesday from the Tribune.

Chuck Neinas, hired by USF to provide finalists to the school's search committee, and USF Vice President Michael Rierson, a member of the search committee, were in San Antonio but would not disclose with whom they spoke.

``I only talked to individuals that may have interest in the position or that USF may be interested in,'' Neinas said. ``It's just a process, like mining a vein.''

Rierson estimated he spoke with at least 40 individuals - either prospective candidates or intermediaries.

``Other than Oklahoma State, UConn, Duke and Georgia Tech, USF had to be the most talked about university in San Antonio,'' Rierson said.

``There was a lot of buzz. I thought there would be a lot of interest in [the AD job], but I was amazed at the extraordinary interest in it on a national level.''

McElroy worked for the Big East Conference from 1981-2001 before being named an associate AD at UConn in August 2001.

From 1993-2001, he was the Big East's senior associate commissioner. He also was the Big East's director of communications and executive producer of the league's television network.

Tribble, named the 12th most powerful person in college football by Sports Illustrated last year, has been with the Orange Bowl since 1993. He was promoted from executive director to CEO in 2000.

He also spent two years as a senior associate AD at UNLV in the early 1990s and was at Florida from 1981-89, advancing to the position of associate AD.

Of USF's six official applicants, Michigan State Associate AD Mark Hollis and LSU Senior Associate AD Dan Radakovich appear to have the strongest credentials.

``My mission is to make the USF search committee's job difficult by providing a number of quality candidates,'' Neinas said. ``I think they'll have a strong field to review.''

Neinas is to present finalists to the search committee by mid-May. After interviews, the committee will forward its comments to President Judy Genshaft, who will select the new AD.

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[Velcro]

great story

USF made the final 4 after all!

[E.T.]

My coaches from FL Southern were there and they did hear a lot about USF ... unfortunately (both ways) it was be cause when they said their name, thought they were BULLS  :

We'll show the nation this fall ...

Go BULLS !!!

[bulls96go]

there is a buzz about usf

the d@mn gnats just won't go away!

[smazza]

not surprising

USF is the future in football in this state