Doug Woolard

[Damon]

No complaints for Woolard.

Edit: before you all quote me and flame. Skips contract extension was garbage but we all thought Skip was going to take the team somewhere in the beginning. He must have had some rational for making that extension.

Complain about football all you want, but with our current budget how can you possibly complain about AD as a whole? Our soccer team and basketball team have had great seasons during this whole football dry seasons.

Edited December 2, 2012 by Damon

[Paisa el Toro]

Still an idiot for giving him an extension after a 5-7 seaon

And extending Prado's contract as well.

[CousinRicky]

I don't know how you sell an extension after 5 wins...

It's been stated several times. There was a belief he was the man for the job and things would improve and other BCS programs were interested in him at the time. The felt that they needed to lock him up, because they believed in him at the time.

And the fact alone that we have such an incompetent AD that he gives an extension to a guy 6 months before he has to fire him is unbelievable. It isn't like Skip got a DUI or came to work in his underwear. He did pretty much the same thing he did last year and last year Doug gives him an extension and this year Doug fires him. I am frankly shocked we haven't fired Doug first.

The rest of the issue with Doug comes down to just how poorly our athletic department is ran. There is no excitement or energy. Nothing pushing surrounding businesses to get involved and support USF athletics. Ultimately that is Doug's job. Sure, he is great at spending student activity money to upgrade facilities. But our athletic department, in general, is ran like a high school booster club!

USF Athletic Dept is closer in size and money to elite HSs than Ohio State Univ. The lack of excitement and energy around the program isn't the fault of Woolard. He and Bill are always talking in excited tones about the program, buildings, etc.

[Joe]

Still an idiot for giving him an extension after a 5-7 seaon

In hindsight it wasn't a good move but made sense at the time ... even the head BoT agreed with it.

I was reading Friday that Florida gave an extension to Muschamp after last season. It's common practice

[Danm1983]

I think many will be more comfortable if they search by committee and not woolard alone.

I'm ok w woolard being on the committee, just not him making the choice by himself

[Sellular1]

At least Dougie had the stones to do what needed to be done. Thanks, and lets find the best coach we can

[SRQ]

someone needs to make the final decision so there is accountability

[nobull.Bulls]

Woolard has done a lot more good than bad here. We all thought hiring Skip was a good move...the extension this offseason was a minor error. However, he's overseen a fantastic renovation of our athletic facilities.

[Triple B]

someone needs to make the final decision so there is accountability

The search may be by committee or search firm but the final decision is pretty much always the AD's, and with it goes the accountability...

[Brad]

Press conference mp3 attached if you need it

Audio_1.mp3