Ugh oh

Wag Tag · May 24, 2019

Wren? Then Seth? This would be very attractive to both.

NorthTexasWeLove · May 24, 2019

This is a horrible decision for ATM. But, whatever.

Not sure how this benefits SL. Matt Luke is in year 2 there. He still has 2 more years left before they send him kicking his can. Given that he's an Ole Miss legacy (And they value that kind of BS over there) he'll get 4 full years.

xyresic · May 24, 2019

The new Ole Miss AD won't be able to build, they have a new $100 million hoops arena. They also have renovated their atheltic center and football stadium for another $75 million. That doesn't include their basketball practice facility, which cost more than our IPF.

Despite this investment their basketball team routinely finishes 6-8th in the SEC and the new coach is under contract for another four years.

In football they finished went 1-7 in league play finishing 6th of 7 teams in their division. They are on NCAA probation & scholarship limits and Luke is under contract until 2021.

Bjork was great on the business side and there's probably not much to improve there. He more than doubled athletics revenue coming into the school. A new AD would not be able to do much of anything for about three years unless they raised a buyout war chest for football.

WB could show immediate improvement at UNT because we needed the trifecta: better facilities, coaches/staff, and business operations/fundraising. The current University leadership, AD and staff have all aligned to fuel the this improvement. We can now say we have a resource advantage over our CUSA peers and many G5 teams.

A transition like we have seen here is more difficult for Ole Miss because of the SEC arms race and WB knows this. Not a dig at Ole Miss, more of a compliment to the SEC. An AD gets hired for showing clear improvement and raising the stock of a schools programs, it is not a given that someone could show that at Ole Miss. How likely is it that they supplant LSU, Florida, A&M, Auburn, Bama etc. Why take that career risk when your stock is on the rise and the money is comparable?