NashvilleBilliken Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Guess we couldn't get Costas again. http://slubillikens.collegesports.com/genrel/051704aaa.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Majority Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Why the hell is Jill Pizzotti on the search committe for a new AD. Hopefully she is fired once we get a new one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Where did you hear/read that Jill is on the search committee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Yea, the article linked here did not divulge the other 7 names, so if someone who posts here has inside information...time to fess up. I'd find it hard to believe though that any of the coaches would be on this committee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouBlue Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 It is not inside info, it is on the SLU athletics website. Here is the link. http://slubillikens.collegesports.com/genrel/052104aaa.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Politics I assume... If you have the Men's Head Coach, why not the women's. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tseugnekillib Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 SLU sponsors 14 sports and has only three women head coaches, those being in women's bball, field hockey and volleyball. The young field hockey coach has been at SLU about one year, and the young volleyball coach has been at SLU about three months. So, if for diversity reasons your going to have a woman coach on the AD search committee, you would go with the veteran women's bball coach. In addition, Coach Pizzotti has been operating with the worst athletic facilities (West Pine gym) in C-USA. No one knows better than Pizzotti how important it is to get the new arena fund raising completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Dr. Ross is a quality guy. Box and Won and I will try to get that inside scoop since he is our fraternity brother I'm sure he'll tell me everything right? Anyway, I don't know why the coaches are on the committee either maybe that is standard practice but it seems strange to be picking your new boss. If I were given that opportunity my questions would entail, "Mr./Ms. X how do you feel about people who like to sleep in and get to work late but leave early and take long lunches?" Or in Pizzotti's case,"How important do you think something like...uh...winning is to a sport like..uh...women's basketball?" Coach Sodeberg, "Do you think I look like Scott Hamilton?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 I tend to agree with you -- on picking your boss. Coaches can exert a lot of influence w/o being on the search committee. In fact sometimes more. However, the most important thing is to get someone who has the energy and ability to move SLU forward in all aspects. And I believe the committee will do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 this committee will not pick the coach. i believe they will whittle through the pile of candidates and applications and reccommend a final four or thereabouts. then it will probably be father biondi and a few close associates from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Good point. You might be right. Now that the committee is formed are we looking at about 2-3 weeks until completion. How long was it before Brad was hired? I think it was about 2 weeks but it seemed much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLIKNS Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Kind of curious why,if both basketball coaches are on the committee why not the soccer coaches?SLU soccer is bigtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Is Soccer practicing now? Maybe they are busy. If not I may be somewhat miffed as a Soccer coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gister Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Maybe yes, maybe no. If anyone has the interests of SLU soccer at heart, it is Bill McDermott. No one is more vocal about SLU's soccer future than he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Maybe this is a reason... In the St. Louis area, you think more people can name the women's basketball coach's name @ SLU or Men's Soccer Coach... Not a definite, but a thought Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 it is my guess brad is on the committee simply because men's basketball is king. jill is on to represent the women's side of coaches and she has seniority over the other two. gotta be political correct and equal representation. not saying i agree with that nonsense, but i understand it. i.e. i dont think jill is on the committee as a basketball coach, she is there as a women's coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 bill mcd will be sure to take care of the soccer team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Is there or is there not still an Athletics Council comprised of faculty and others? The old man was on it when Debbie was AD. And Lenny the Leprechaun? Granted, he goes to all the basketball games and I've seen him at other events (and he's an all-around great guy), but he seems an unusual choice. By the way, I agree with B-Roy's assessment: This is the screening committee. The final decision will be made by one person and one person only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 They will give the decision maker their recommendation for who should get hired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basketbill Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 the committee. The key thing for any position is how the coaches and the New AD get along. Moreover no one seemed to have a problem with BBall players being on the search committee for the coaches in the past. If BS or Jill say these four candidates are people we caan work with, and these two are not...fine...Not a big deal to get their input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrlandoStewart Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Do you think Jill just wants to be on the committeso she can find an AD that will keep her no matter how many games she loses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trich Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 I am not sure that having coaches on the committee is fair to the coaches. It could place them in a difficult situation at a later time. The situation could arise that if a coach was not particulaly supportive of an AD canditate and that person was hired, how supportive of that coach would the AD be at a later date if the AD became aware of the coaches earlier lack of support. It may not even be a conscious lack of support but human nature being what it is that is a possibility. I know the coaches where not on the search committee at USF but in that situation, if the reports are true, I am not sure how supportive Woolard will be of these coaches when they face some difficulty down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Brad Soderberg, Jill Pizzotti, and Angie Lewis will not be choosing SLU's new athletic director. They will be part of a committee which will identify, screen, interview, and evaluate candidates. That process involves finding and recommending the candidate with the most desirable characteristics and track record for SLU. Father Biondi and the provost will examine the committee's report and make the choice. Just because the members of the committee rate one candidate best doesn't necessarily mean they think other candidates were poor choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Trich, I believe you are correct that none of the USF coaches were on the selection committee, but I do believe that the finalists interviewed with the at least some of the USF coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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