Bull Matrix Posted March 8, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 604 Content Count: 16,501 Reputation: 2,951 Days Won: 43 Joined: 01/04/2003 Share Posted March 8, 2014 At that point it comes down to risk taking. Do you take the guy that will vastly improve some key weaknesses (ie fundraising and bball, with the assumption that Taggart has football headed the right way) OR do you play it safe and find a "what if Taggart fails" guy? USF may be signaling a high level of risk taking: "we are betting Taggart fixes FB so we'll need a revenue, marketing, and bball person in charge" Yes RIGHT NOW basketball is in dire shape and getting worse. USF has to make this hire as he is suppose to be the best at fixing what's wrong with the major sports programs and men's hoops is the clear #1 thing on the list. If it was the other way around then Harlan might not be the guy they picked. Way to soon to even start thinking thinking about Taggart and the FB program. We need to give Heath one more year. This year was a disaster as we didnt have one of our best players. Hoping AC is 100% next season as that will be the key for a post season team. And that will save Heath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BULLfreak Posted March 8, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 646 Content Count: 7,890 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/07/2004 Share Posted March 8, 2014 The more I think about it the more I like it. The guy can raise money. I'm competitive. I want to win. If he can deliver $$$ let's do it... I agree it’s not like AD's have the final say on Hiring coaches any more in college athletics. It’s more of a committee that hires coaches in today’s world. The most important thing to ask yourself will USF more money and a true direction for winning across the board in athletics. Oh will he get rid of Stan Heath too? It’s quite odd that all of our recent major hires lately have westcoast ties Coach T (Stanford), Coach Bresnahan (Oakland raiders), Coach Wulff (WSU and 49ers) and now possible Harlan as AD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BULLfreak Posted March 8, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 646 Content Count: 7,890 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/07/2004 Share Posted March 8, 2014 At that point it comes down to risk taking. Do you take the guy that will vastly improve some key weaknesses (ie fundraising and bball, with the assumption that Taggart has football headed the right way) OR do you play it safe and find a "what if Taggart fails" guy? USF may be signaling a high level of risk taking: "we are betting Taggart fixes FB so we'll need a revenue, marketing, and bball person in charge" Yes RIGHT NOW basketball is in dire shape and getting worse. USF has to make this hire as he is suppose to be the best at fixing what's wrong with the major sports programs and men's hoops is the clear #1 thing on the list. If it was the other way around then Harlan might not be the guy they picked. Way to soon to even start thinking thinking about Taggart and the FB program. We need to give Heath one more year. This year was a disaster as we didnt have one of our best players. Hoping AC is 100% next season as that will be the key for a post season team. And that will save Heath. We have been saying that for years and there's always a reason to keep him around... DoJo left early..... no facilities.... injuries..... blah blah blah. Players leave, players get hurt its part of the game. We now have facilities that match up to any in the country and still no major advancement (other than one year) for our program. Stan is a hell of a Nice guy but simple fact is if we were talking about football he'd been fired years ago. I'm done giving him one more year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldozier1 Posted March 8, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 95 Content Count: 1,570 Reputation: 14 Days Won: 1 Joined: 08/22/2007 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Time for Stan to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliable Source Posted March 8, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 731 Content Count: 10,367 Reputation: 170 Days Won: 40 Joined: 09/15/2008 Share Posted March 8, 2014 @TBTimes_Bulls: Like others such as @USFCollin, I'm hearing UCLA associate AD Mark Harlan as new #USF AD. Nothing officially confirmed. VERY secret process ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Posted March 8, 2014 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,615 Content Count: 74,736 Reputation: 10,960 Days Won: 425 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Stan is a hell of a Nice guy but simple fact is if we were talking about football he'd been fired years ago. Simple question, after what year would you have fired him years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Posted March 8, 2014 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,615 Content Count: 74,736 Reputation: 10,960 Days Won: 425 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I like the hire if the rumors are true. Harlen's strength and background is fund raising and basketball. Both areas USF will need to improve in. This is very much a move to quickly try and fix the basketball program first which is obviously priority #1 for any AD given USF"s current situation. I guarantee you that "fixing" the basketball program will not be the #1 priority for the new AD .... Just more evidence that you have no clue about USF athletics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Posted March 8, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 303 Content Count: 5,982 Reputation: 109 Days Won: 2 Joined: 01/12/2008 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I like the hire if the rumors are true. Harlen's strength and background is fund raising and basketball. Both areas USF will need to improve in. This is very much a move to quickly try and fix the basketball program first which is obviously priority #1 for any AD given USF"s current situation. I guarantee you that "fixing" the basketball program will not be the #1 priority for the new AD .... Just more evidence that you have no clue about USF athletics. Once again another great response from the Bullspen's sheriff. Are you going to arrest me sheriff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliable Source Posted March 8, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 731 Content Count: 10,367 Reputation: 170 Days Won: 40 Joined: 09/15/2008 Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) No 1 priority for new AD should be getting us into the P5. We are going to lag behind if we don't get those revenues. Edited March 8, 2014 by Bullwinkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charsibb Posted March 8, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 653 Content Count: 31,049 Reputation: 2,487 Days Won: 172 Joined: 08/30/2011 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I like the hire if the rumors are true. Harlen's strength and background is fund raising and basketball. Both areas USF will need to improve in. This is very much a move to quickly try and fix the basketball program first which is obviously priority #1 for any AD given USF"s current situation. I guarantee you that "fixing" the basketball program will not be the #1 priority for the new AD .... Just more evidence that you have no clue about USF athletics. Pretty sure it's going to be #1 increasing donations and #2 increasing season ticket sales Which raises an interesting question, where's the indifference point between # of extra football season tickets sold v. basketball? Where do we make more money, and by how much? There's an interesting data study in there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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