Steve Masiello

[GaUSFBull]

 

 

Yeah, but Betty Castor did not have a PhD, and she became president of USF.  A lot of hay was made about her lack of a PhD, but she was a very effective president at USF.

 

Rules are made to be bent, especially something as pathetic as no degree.  He has the work experience that makes up for the lack of degree.  Besides, his job title was BB coach, not professor or teaching assistant.

 

So you consider rules to be obstacles that can be overcome if you really want to.  Got it.  I really hope that if I am ever personally near you, and I make you mad, that there are no sharp objects around. 

 

Rules = mild suggestions to some.  No excuse for the guy lying, but really, how bright is he?  If he KNOWS most programs require a degree, and he wants to be a big time coach, you find a way to get that degree ASAFP.  Those failures eventually come to roost, as he fully knows now.

 

 

Exactly ... there are multiple instances in this situation where I am questioning the overall intelligence of Steve Masiello.  Good luck to him, I hope he gets his house in order. 

[Triple B]

 

 

On 98.7 this morning, Jim talked to his source at USF and said that he believed that a degree is required to coach at any public university in Florida because of state law.

Basically, USF had no choice but to rescind the offer.

Masiello would have been a great coach, but at the end of the day, we should win and follow the rules. I would have preferred that we found this earlier, but USF has made the right choice.

USF is having a press conference today to explain what happened and why a background check wasn't conducted prior to the job offer.

Should be entertaining...

 

 

I'm guessing in the world of hiring college coaches, you have to strike while the iron is hot before someone else swoops in ahead of you so background checks are just formalities done after everything else is agreed upon .....and 99.99% of the time, they are just that, formalities .... USF and ND = .01%ers

[Orlando Bull]

I wonder if this is why talks "stalled" yesterday afternoon? Sounds like it may have come up, Masiello probably said he could straighten it out and put in a call to the UK registrar's office and found out that he couldn't fix it. USF didn't do anything wrong here though. You go out and select a current HC from another program, you probably can't call the UK office and do other background checks until you have agreed with the candidate to do so. There was no way that USF could have known this, and no indication from his previous coaching jobs that it would be an issue.

 

Even if Manhattan doesn't require a degree to coach their team, I see little chance of him returning there now that they have been deceived by him and hired him under false pretenses that he actually has a degree.

 

I am sure that there is some insignificant little detail that separates him from his degree, maybe 2 classes or something minor like that, but, how difficult would it have been for him to finish that over the last 8-10 years? I would bet that is he told Pitino this from the get-go, Pitino would have worked it out with him to finish his degree while at UL. Even if he had to be an un-paid assistant for a year to do so.

[bullsbucsfan426]

At Louisville did we miss it sure I guess?  Only thing is for one he was an assistant and for 2 Pitino has known the kid since he was 8 so if he tells coach P he graduated Im sure he believed him.  Why wouldn't he? You have to have a degree to be a coach or asst at Louisville as well but, I'm sure they bypassed that being the personal relationship Pitino had with him.  What is weird is I guess Manhattan did no background checks at all.  He was hired to be their head coach.  I mean nothing?

 

That's what's surprising to me. I wonder if Manhattan decided to gloss it over seeing his background? I can definitely understand Pitino making an exception for him, or accepting him at his word-he has known him long enough for it not to be a problem It doesn't add up. Manhattan is an old Catholic school, maybe not as big as a Georgetown or Xavier, but definitely one with a moral compass. I guess they wanted him that bad that they could ignore it. 

[Raetus]

On 98.7 this morning, Jim talked to his source at USF and said that he believed that a degree is required to coach at any public university in Florida because of state law.

Looks like there may be some weight to this:

 

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1012/Sections/1012.55.html

 

"Each person employed or occupying a position as school supervisor, school principal, teacher, library media specialist, school counselor, athletic coach, or other position in which the employee serves in an instructional capacity, in any public school of any district of this state shall hold the certificate required by law and by rules of the State Board of Education in fulfilling the requirements of the law for the type of service rendered."

 

I didn't take the time to look up the particular certifications required by the State Board of Education, but it'd be interesting to see.

[Triple B]

 

@abcactionnews: RT @tkorunwfts: USF to hold news conference this afternoon to explain why background info on Masiello was not completed before signing

 

Oh, boy, this seems like it's something to cover the lawsuit: breach of (signed) contract.

 

Just lovely. Yay!

 

 

You don't need a press conference to do that. This is to get the FACTS of the situation out to the unwashed masses.

[Cpa_bull14]

There is no excuse for this oversight by the Search Firm. The Search Firm should have caught this PRIOR to recommending Steve Masiello and having him actually sign a contract.

 

There was really no rush to hire Steve Masiello that could not have waited for the proper way to complete a hire. Now, there will probably be a lawsuit of some sort.

 

I must call into question the experience of the Search Firm for this screw up, and who actually hired Mark Harlan too.

[JupiterBull]

He lied on his resume so he gets the contract pulled. I get that. So on to the next one.

However I don't think a college degree is necessary to coach basketball.

Completely agree on both counts.

[SANJAY]

He lied on his resume so he gets the contract pulled. I get that. So on to the next one.

However I don't think a college degree is necessary to coach basketball.

I can agree with this in its entirety.

I get that a degree isn't going to make you a successful coach but what message would it send if an institution that sells a product(degrees) hires someone that doesn't have one.

Not every person employed on campus has a degree. See the facilities management section. Reductio ad absurdum? Maybe.

But your bigger point is right. The university is selling a product and they want people who fit the profile whether they need it to do their jobs or not.

[Hem]

 

@abcactionnews: RT @tkorunwfts: USF to hold news conference this afternoon to explain why background info on Masiello was not completed before signing

 

Oh, boy, this seems like it's something to cover the lawsuit: breach of (signed) contract.

 

Just lovely. Yay!

 

You are ALL OVER THE PLACE this morning with your emotional rants. Some happy, some mad, some sad..my goodness.

How old are you?

From looking at the makeup of your posts, it would seem that you are about 16.