WHEN DO WE GET A NEW A10 COMMISH?

[Wisexuowl]

I am disappointed that MOR turned them down when they refused to move the office adjacent to a golf course in Cleveland with winter quarters in Palm Springs, and disappointed that Q said no way unless they agreed to his desire to movethe home office to Fountain Square .... but isn't it about time we get a new commish?
I read where the present AD at George Mason was considered a candidate (the learder?) but I have seen nothing else anywhere re: the hiring of one.
Anybody else have any "candidates?"
Pete crossed my mind as I think the
A-10 needs a very strong PR type, but I can imagine the outcry that XU would get favoritism.
The new guy (no, it won't be a woman) will also have a big marketing job ahead, and a short term vision re: TV, deletions and or additions.
When will we know?

[Mr. Neutral]

I formally announce that I am making myself available to be the new A-10 commissioner, at a very reasonable salary, and I promise some sweeping changes.

Let the voting begin!

[Wisexuowl]

You are just too "Pollyanna" for the job!

[Mr. Neutral]

Hmmm, finding someone less "Pollyanish" than me may be difficult.

[Mr. Neutral]

<<The new guy (no, it won't be a woman)>>

Dick "Hoops" Weiss (NY Daily News) may disagree.

May 19, 2008
A-10 still looking for commissioner
Still wondering who the Atlantic 10 will hire as its new commissioner, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see ACC senior associate commissioner Bernadette McGlade, emerge as a leading candidate for that vacancy.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/weiss/ ... missi.html

[Wisexuowl]

I still don't think it will be a woman, but here is Bernadette's bio...


One of the most respected administrators in collegiate athletics, Bernadette V. McGlade is the Associate Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Hired in 1997, McGlade stepped into the newly created position overseeing ACC women’s basketball. Responsibilities include conference scheduling, the ACC Tournament, television oversight and selection, budget management and Institutional liaison with the women’s basketball coaches. In addition, McGlade directs the officiating program including recruitment, training and development of ACC basketball officials.

During her tenure at the ACC, McGlade has worked with Olympic Sport Championships, NCAA and ACC Committee oversight including Sportsmanship, Equity and Television. She served on the NCAA Management Council and is currently active on several National Committees including a recent appointment to the NCAA Task Force for Division I Women’s Basketball.

From 1995-2000, McGlade served on The NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Committee and chaired that Committee in 1999 & 2000. During that period, she participated on the eight-person NCAA TV Negotiating Committee. This group secured the largest TV contract for any sporting event totaling $6.2 billion in revenue from both CBS & ESPN for the men’s and women’s basketball championship and numerous additional National Championships.

Prior to arriving at the ACC, McGlade served for seventeen years at Georgia Institute of Technology. She was hired at Tech in 1981 as the first full-time female to coach any women’s sports team. At the age of 22, McGlade was one of the youngest Division I Women’s Basketball coaches in the nation and given the responsibility to guide Georgia Tech in to Atlantic Coast Conference competition. By 1983, McGlade assumed the responsibilities of coordinating women’s sports at Tech where she was instrumental in the elevation of several sports to the varsity level and hiring a complement of women’s coaches. In 1985, McGlade was named Assistant Athletic Director for Olympic Sports, overseeing internal operations at Tech. In 1987, McGlade moved into full-time administration as an Associate Athletic Director, assuming responsibility for all sports programs including football and men’s basketball, continued oversight of NCAA Compliance, the Bill Moore Tennis Center, and the Total Person Program.

Throughout the 1990s, McGlade continued to expand her responsibilities and experience by serving as the Tournament Director for the 1993 NCAA Women’s Final Four which secured the first pre-sellout in the history of the event. Additionally, she served for a year and a half as the 1996 Olympic Game liaison for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association, developing and coordinating the Association’s strategic plan.

Throughout her career, Bernadette V. McGlade has accomplished much, having served on strategically important NCAA & ACC committees such as the Committee on Women’s Athletics, Television Negotiations Committee, Gender Equity Committee, NCAA Membership Subcommittee, Marketing Committee, Sportsmanship Committee, Officiating Committee and numerous sports committees.

In addition to her service, McGlade has been honored throughout her career. In 2002, Georgia Tech honored McGlade as one of the 50 1st Women of the Institute. Prior to that, in 2000, McGlade was recognized as the WBCA National Administrator of the Year, was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletic Association Hall of Fame and the South Jersey Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1995, the University of North Carolina selected her as an Honored Jersey recipient where her playing jersey hangs in the rafters of Carmichael Auditorium. In 1993 she was recognized for the Excellence in Education Award for the development of an Atlanta (GA) Public School Outreach Program and in 1987 she was named and Image Maker for the city of Atlanta. McGlade was named to the ACC Women’s Basketball 50th Anniversary Team, and most recently, was selected to be inducted into the Camden County (New Jersey) 2006 Regional Hall of Fame.

A native of Gloucester City, New Jersey, McGlade earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.

[Mr. Neutral]

On paper, she'd be an upgrade from Bruno, and with her ACC background, maybe she'd think a little bigger than Bruno, which wouldn't be difficult.