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WTH get your own profile photo.And he continues to let Jamie Dixon hang around, who should have been fired two years ago. That game last night was embarrassing.
Too bad he didn’t leave on his own when he had the chance.
WTH get your own profile photo.And he continues to let Jamie Dixon hang around, who should have been fired two years ago. That game last night was embarrassing.
Too bad he didn’t leave on his own when he had the chance.
I still haven't seen anybody explain exactly what Donati could have done to create a wholly different outcome here.What has he done that makes you think he has done well? He lost our baseball coach and almost lost the current coach. He screwed up the exit of our most successful football coach to hire a lame duck coach. He has held on to Jamie Dixon who hasn't done squat. What has he done?
I still haven't seen anybody explain exactly what Donati could have done to create a wholly different outcome here.
As for the firing, he was simply doing what he was tasked to do by his superiors (though I think our leadership at the board level made a mistake having Boschini and Donati deliver the blow). That's all water under the bridge now.bingo, we keep hearing how he should have handled it different and how gary was basically given no choice but to resign immediately and yet not real details as to what could have been done differently
Maybe you should get your own profile photo.WTH get your own profile photo.
What lame duck coach is he going to hire. Do you have any clue what "lame duck" means?What has he done that makes you think he has done well? He lost our baseball coach and almost lost the current coach. He screwed up the exit of our most successful football coach to hire a lame duck coach. He has held on to Jamie Dixon who hasn't done squat. What has he done?
Would you take SMU’s record this year?You mess up firing a legend to hire a dud in Sonny and you won't be here in 1 to 2 years. Nice knowing you.
Well coach Schlossnagle wanted out and it wasn't a secret, either. He had been coaching here since 2003 and was getting the itch to make a change as far back as 2016, perhaps even earlier than that.What has he done that makes you think he has done well? He lost our baseball coach and almost lost the current coach. He screwed up the exit of our most successful football coach to hire a lame duck coach. He has held on to Jamie Dixon who hasn't done squat. What has he done?
It's easy to pass judgment when you have never sat in someone else's chair. Every fan base does it, so there is probably some human nature component to it.Why do folks on this site, know more than the TCU employees?
As for the firing, he was simply doing what he was tasked to do by his superiors
That's a strange management dynamic. I would think the AD would be the expert in his department, and others would seek his opinion on matters. Certainly, your superior can tell you they don't like the direction that things are going - and you have discussions and make plans and what not. Good communication is always key. That said, most board members don't know [ #2020 ] about athletics.
I find that hard to believe. It would be a rarity for most schools. Board members are not typically made of people who have excelled in athletics and running athletic departments. Their expertise can be all over the map. I guess we are just uncommonbut at least a handful know a great deal about athletics.
1.) 21 years is a long time. It isn't surprising at all that there's no institutional memory of firing/hiring a Head Football Coach.That's a strange management dynamic. I would think the AD would be the expert in his department, and others would seek his opinion on matters. Certainly, your superior can tell you they don't like the direction that things are going - and you have discussions and make plans and what not. Good communication is always key. That said, most board members don't know [ #2020 ] about athletics.
You would prefer to be tied for 4th in the American conference?Would you take SMU’s record this year?
TCU's situation is not unique. Everybody is accountable to someone, and they get their general direction from someone. This is how most large businesses are run. Donati and Boschini may have the most expertise, but they answer to, and they are at the whim of, a board of directors on the big issues.I find that hard to believe. It would be a rarity for most schools. Board members are not typically made of people who have excelled in athletics and running athletic departments. Their expertise can be all over the map. I guess we are just uncommon
I agree, there does need to be accountability and oversight and I would add collaboration to that as well. Those are cornerstones of a successful organization. I'm not suggesting that an AD should get to make decisions in a vacuum. I'm thinking more along the lines of the AD evaluating his staff and department in regular intervals, then having discussions with his bosses on his findings. Something like "I think GP has taken us as far as he can go and we need to make a change". Then further discussion and a green or red light given. I suppose that can go both directions.Everybody is accountable to someone,
It would be a tragic mistake to let an AD run off and hire a coach without oversight and direction. There are no ADs out there making unilateral hiring decisions for football coaches.
Actually, it's worked out well for Jerry. He is much more wealthy now than he was before and the Dallas Cowboy's franchise is worth much more now than it has ever been. It's not all about winning football games. It's about how you define winning.That's a strange management dynamic. Most board members don't know [ #2020 ] about running athletic departments and its likely they got on the board for being an expert in something else. I would think the AD, being the expert in his department, others would seek his opinion on matters. I don't see why someone that is not an expert, would be telling an expert what to do.
I don't claim to know the inner workings and communication dynamics at the top, but there is little point in bringing in someone to fill a specific role, to then go over their head and tell them what to do. I'm not implying that an AD should operate in a vacuum and I'm sure as many organizations work, things are collaborated on with others. Still seems odd to me to go over a guys head and task him on who he fires and hires, though.
Jerry Jones comes to mind. He may think he knows a lot about running a football team. How has that worked out for him?