i replied to hall grad80's post on the free board under "Willard and Lyons". I know what I'm saying is controversial but I also believe it to be entirely true. So I've moved it here:
hallgrad80
You have nailed it. As usual. I really hope (no need for you to confirm or deny) that you are one of the voices that gets heard by the decision makers at this university.
In addition to the issues you have raised, I'm personally troubled by the following fact pattern:
1) Son of a Big East coach
2) de facto nephew of a very influential "Uncle"
3) Gets all his starting jobs due to his influential "Uncle"
4) Becomes a Big East head coach extremely young after a single subpar season at a mid-major solely on back of said Uncle's grossly exaggerated recommendation
5) out of the gate gets paid TRIPLE his predecessors' compensation without having proven a thing
6) Underperforms repeatedly in spite of unprecedented institutional support and resources
7) Gets his close friend the role to which he reports - so his boss is beholden to him for his job (regardless of lip service to the contrary, this just how human nature works - I can admit I would feel beholden to a friend, too
8) Knows how to navigate the politics and bureaucracy of his organization well enough to get himself entrenched and untouchable
I fully understand the contoversial implications of all of the above.
But like many of you are who also involved in the business world, we have all seen this movie play out in various forms in our professional lives. This NEVER ends well for the organization.
This is a Harvard Business School type case study on a dysfunctional and self-defeating organization where merit and performance get trampled by politics, nepotism and favoritism.
For all involved - us fans included - I really hope that this is a rare exception where poor process lucks out and achieves the desired outcome. (Aka spinning a roulette wheel...). Objectively, I just can't see it though.
hallgrad80
You have nailed it. As usual. I really hope (no need for you to confirm or deny) that you are one of the voices that gets heard by the decision makers at this university.
In addition to the issues you have raised, I'm personally troubled by the following fact pattern:
1) Son of a Big East coach
2) de facto nephew of a very influential "Uncle"
3) Gets all his starting jobs due to his influential "Uncle"
4) Becomes a Big East head coach extremely young after a single subpar season at a mid-major solely on back of said Uncle's grossly exaggerated recommendation
5) out of the gate gets paid TRIPLE his predecessors' compensation without having proven a thing
6) Underperforms repeatedly in spite of unprecedented institutional support and resources
7) Gets his close friend the role to which he reports - so his boss is beholden to him for his job (regardless of lip service to the contrary, this just how human nature works - I can admit I would feel beholden to a friend, too
8) Knows how to navigate the politics and bureaucracy of his organization well enough to get himself entrenched and untouchable
I fully understand the contoversial implications of all of the above.
But like many of you are who also involved in the business world, we have all seen this movie play out in various forms in our professional lives. This NEVER ends well for the organization.
This is a Harvard Business School type case study on a dysfunctional and self-defeating organization where merit and performance get trampled by politics, nepotism and favoritism.
For all involved - us fans included - I really hope that this is a rare exception where poor process lucks out and achieves the desired outcome. (Aka spinning a roulette wheel...). Objectively, I just can't see it though.
