It would be great if everyone here could ratchet down the emotion a bit when trying to have a dialogue on topics like this. Not everyone is privy to the information or level of understanding others here may have here regarding the University, the program, the major donors, supporters, etc. While some here may find certain opinions or thought processes ridiculous, those are formed based on what people can see and what they know - which is obviously different.
Personally, I think this is a great hire. I don't have the knowledge or insight that Dan, Sami, or others have have but I have enough to know the kind of job he can do and where his heart lays. That said, I think it's unnecessary to come down on people here with such vigor for not immediately sharing the sentiment. While everyone here is fully interested in knowing all of the people and the details of who helps support our alma mater, it's often met here (and understandably so) with a lot of obfuscation and anonymity.
Objectively, the optics of how all of this looks could easily appear questionable to someone removed from our fanbase/alumni base. That is bolstered by the fact of how hard of a time Mike Walsh is getting from the University and how everyone currently involved and acknowledged is affiliated with one another at a level that could easily be considered a conflict of interest.
I know this a message board so everyone is quick to say things in a manner they may not do so in "the real world", but it would be wonderful if we all recognize the root of people's opinions here and how to have a more meaningful dialogue about them. We're borderline yelling at people here because some posters don't understand "the greatness that is the Frungillo family" when perhaps being more measured and offering some real insight on what makes them great would be helpful.
I'm sure this post will be met with hostility too, but so be it.
