Worst AD decision

[Buffellow85]

I think giving McConnell Miller an extension after getting the women into the WNIT could be considered another brain fart by Bohn

[exxon]

Any news on how fundraising is going? The stadium naming rights? Anything?

[leftybuff]

#1 is clearly keeping DII for an extra year...set CU back for along time.
#2 extending DII too soon.
#3 One off at UM
#4 keeping the RMS in Denver
#5 Toledo and the four day turnaround

MB is a yes man manager. He has been tasked to: (1) run a clean program (admirable goal btw); (2) keep all the different campus groups happy (impossible and not how you build a consistent winner IMO); and, (3) balance the AD budget. Winning is maybe fourth on the list, at best. MB either doesn't have the juice/support to build it the way say, Stanford or Cal are trying to do it, or he's just happy with his role outlined above, I don't know which. JMO.

[NashBuff]

keeping d2dan an extra year was a mortal sin. that's why we are in the hole we are in as deep as we are.

This was part of getting the political support within the state legislature to rubber stamp our Pac-10 move and not Bohn's decision.

[absinthe]

1. HaLk Extension.
2. Patton Lame Duck year.
3. CSU Exension (length is why it is worse).
4. Toledo
5. Keeping Cal & adding tOSU (basically throwing a rookie HC to the wolves).
6. UM decision.

surprisingly well thought out and correct.

[Duff Man]

This was part of getting the political support within the state legislature to rubber stamp our Pac-10 move and not Bohn's decision.

[BuffNut99]

Pretty sure Fresno is a 2-for-1 with our 2nd home date as yet unscheduled (?). Keeping Hawk was inexcuseable, Toledo was a money thing (Miami OH paid a penalty, we got extra $ for ESPN) when we needed money really badly. I don't mind the tough road games (OSU, MICH) if we win them. I don't mind the CSU games (except for the venue) because we need wins and early-season tests. UMass deal is fine.

[Duff Man]

Pretty sure Fresno is a 2-for-1 with our 2nd home date as yet unscheduled (?). Keeping Hawk was inexcuseable, Toledo was a money thing (Miami OH paid a penalty, we got extra $ for ESPN) when we needed money really badly. I don't mind the tough road games (OSU, MICH) if we win them. I don't mind the CSU games (except for the venue) because we need wins and early-season tests. UMass deal is fine.

The venue is the whole problem though...

[CVilleBuff]

I really don't mind the 2 for 1 with UMass. It's a "winnable" road game and it's in the East . Would I prefer it be UVA? Yeah. But making an attempt to connect with fans in the East isn't something I can complain about.

[sackman]

As far as the worst, extending Hawkins and then keeping him an extra year are far and away the two worst moves of the last five years. Extending the RMS in Denver for 10 years was also very bad. The other stuff is certainly not good, but can at least be forgiven.

+1

I'll also add that keeping Plati around is looking more and more like a gigantic mistake.

[Buffarino]

Anything that has to do with negotiations. Bohn sucks ass at that and regularly gives up more than he gets.

[GregInArlington]

+1

I'll also add that keeping Plati around is looking more and more like a gigantic mistake.

Truer words have never been spoken.

[buff4bcs1985]

+1

I'll also add that keeping Plati around is looking more and more like a gigantic mistake.

plati cant be around much longer... how many more deep fried triple bacon cheeseburgers can his heart take

[tante]

Is there anything the AD could have done to get rid of hawk sooner?

[dio]

Not gone to Hawaii for the BBall game