Dackich say Greg Christopher will be next PU AD

[BoilerBonz]

He's probably blowing smoke, but he says it's already a done deal. Greg will return as AD in waiting -- apparently so MB can remind the guy about the "Purdue way" of doing things -- in case Greg learned something creative, in his 10 years away from PU, that needs to be expunged from his brain.

It's perfect, a MB protege from a school with no football program. It should be a seamless transition. And nothing will change.

 

[New Pal Boiler]

He's probably blowing smoke, but he says it's already a done deal. Greg will return as AD in waiting -- apparently so MB can remind the guy about the "Purdue way" of doing things -- in case Greg learned something creative, in his 10 years away from PU, that needs to be expunged from his brain.

It's perfect, a MB protege from a school with no football program. It should be a seamless transition. And nothing will change.

Well the last time dokich said something regarding Purdue was a done deal, it was.

Bowling Green has a football program -how well did it do when Christopher was there?

 

[RegionWarrior101]

Well the last time dokich said something regarding Purdue was a done deal, it was.

Bowling Green has a football program -how well did it do when Christopher was there?

His hire was Dave Clawson who went 32-31. He inherited the predessessor who went 4-8 and 6-6. So basically football was .500 when he was there. To me Christopher is such a "meh" hire, so conservative and safe and Burke 2.0. So "Purdue." Christopher gives me no more excitement than Burke did.

 

[BoilerBiker]

If football is an emphasis, he would not seem to be a top/appropriate candidate

 

[RegionWarrior101]

If football is an emphasis, he would not seem to be a top/appropriate candidate

When do we ever do things that make sense? AD in waiting like Coach In Waiting which stinks.

 

[cprh9u]

What a joke. The Purdue way is so disappointing.

 

[njm8845]

I can't imagine the football guys on the committee can back this guy...

 

[BoilerBiker]

When do we ever do things that make sense? AD in waiting like Coach In Waiting which stinks.

True.
I forget that Burke wanted someone to carry on the cradle of qb tradition, then hired DH who had an almost entirely opposite game plan.

 

[HomelessHarvey97]

I have heard a number of guys say they left JPC because of Christopher.

Can anybody elaborate on this?

 

[BoilerBulldog]

Has the committee even met yet? They were just announced. I find it hard to believe any candidate is a done deal.

 

[nat100]

Has the committee even met yet? They were just announced. I find it hard to believe any candidate is a done deal.

Just because it was just announced doesnt mean the wheels werent already in motion. There have been rumors of this for a while.

 

[BoilerBF]

His hire was Dave Clawson who went 32-31. He inherited the predessessor who went 4-8 and 6-6. So basically football was .500 when he was there. To me Christopher is such a "meh" hire, so conservative and safe and Burke 2.0. So "Purdue." Christopher gives me no more excitement than Burke did.

Clawson was 14-3 in conference play at Bowling Green in years 4 & 5. That would've been accomplished with mostly the guys he recruited. He then left good talent for Dino Babers.

I don't know enough about Christopher to have an opinion....but his first and only football hire was a very good hire.

Did he hire Mack at Xavier?

If yes that would put him 2 for 2 on hires.

Have no idea how he is as a fundraiser and manager of athletic departments...but his limited hiring record in major sports appears to be very good.

 

[RegionWarrior101]

Clawson was 14-3 in conference play at Bowling Green in years 4 & 5. That would've been accomplished with mostly the guys he recruited. He then left good talent for Dino Babers.

I don't know enough about Christopher to have an opinion....but his first and only football hire was a very good hire.

Did he hire Mack at Xavier?

If yes that would put him 2 for 2 on hires.

Have no idea how he is as a fundraiser and manager of athletic departments...but his limited hiring record in major sports appears to be very good.

But how good is Clawson overall? 6-18 at Wake. MAC success does not necessarily coincide with major conference success. For every Jerry Kill there is a Darrell Hazell.

 

[BoilerBF]

But how good is Clawson overall? 6-18 at Wake. MAC success does not necessarily coincide with major conference success. For every Jerry Kill there is a Darrell Hazell.

Irrelevant how good Clawson is at Wake Forest.
Christopher worked for Bowling Green...you judge how his hires did at Bowling Green...and then Xavier. I believe I read a while back that Mack has Xavier at highest ranking in school history.

Good hiring track record so far in two major sports....even his worst critic would have to admit that.

Doesn't mean he should be next AD....perhaps the guy can't fundraise...or can't manage people.

Strictly looking at hiring record...that would be in the + column for Christopher.

 

[RegionWarrior101]

Irrelevant how good Clawson is at Wake Forest.
Christopher worked for Bowling Green...you judge how his hires did at Bowling Green...and then Xavier. I believe I read a while back that Mack has Xavier at highest ranking in school history.

Good hiring track record so far in two major sports....even his worst critic would have to admit that.

Doesn't mean he should be next AD....perhaps the guy can't fundraise...or can't manage people.

Strictly looking at hiring record...that would be in the + column for Christopher.

I don't care if he hired Vince Lombardi, he is a Burke stooge. But Clawson did win a MAC title in going 32-30.

Also, you have to get the facts with Mack... Mack was an assistant at Xavier since 2004 and head coach since 2009. So how he hired Mack at Xavier while still at BG until 2013 is amazing.

His basketball hire at BG after firing Dakich was 101-121 Louis Orr... Yes, THE Louis Orr.

 

[BoilerBF]

I don't care if he hired Vince Lombardi, he is a Burke stooge. But Clawson did win a MAC title in going 32-30.

Also, you have to get the facts with Mack... Mack was an assistant at Xavier since 2004 and head coach since 2009. So how he hired Mack at Xavier while still at BG until 2013 is amazing.

His basketball hire at BG after firing Dakich was 101-121 Louis Orr... Yes, THE Louis Orr.

Fair enough...he didn't hire Mack. Wasn't sure on that but should've checked before my second post in this thread.

 

[RegionWarrior101]

Fair enough...he didn't hire Mack. Wasn't sure on that but should've checked before my second post in this thread.

My opinion is we had a guy who has been here 20+ years. Some good, some bad, but it would be great to get in Something different. Last 10 years has been lean... One men's Big Ten Baseball title. One men's Big Ten Basketball title. Four Big Ten Tourney titles between men's/women's basketball. 53-83 in football. Like a lot of things Purdue related, Morgan was probably around 10-12 years too long. If he went out in 2003 he would have a statue on campus. But all the good and his stubbornness left us where we are today.

 

[BoilerBF]

My opinion is we had a guy who has been here 20+ years. Some good, some bad, but it would be great to get in Something different. Last 10 years has been lean... One men's Big Ten Baseball title. One men's Big Ten Basketball title. Four Big Ten Tourney titles between men's/women's basketball. 53-83 in football. Like a lot of things Purdue related, Morgan was probably around 10-12 years too long. If he went out in 2003 he would have a statue on campus. But all the good and his stubbornness left us where we are today.

Did you disagree with the hiring of Joe Tiller.....on the grounds that he was an assistant during failed Leon Burtnett era?

Was Joe Tiller a carbon copy of Leon Burtnett?

Christopher's resume is good enough to get an interview for the job. And there are numerous other candidates that should be considered as well.

 

[RegionWarrior101]

Did you disagree with the hiring of Joe Tiller.....on the grounds that he was an assistant during failed Leon Burtnett era?

Was Joe Tiller a carbon copy of Leon Burtnett?

Christopher's resume is good enough to get an interview for the job. And there are numerous other candidates that should be considered as well.

Considering I was barely old enough to read during Leon Burtnett era, I did not have an opinion. Burtnett did have one bowl in 4 years and went something like 20-30... I equate him to Danny Hope which would make Darrell Hazell Fred Akers. Both are fair comparisons. It was also a different era, half as many bowl games and schools like Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame could have 100 guys on scholarship instead of the 85. So if a Danny Hope assistant left and came back 11 years later as a head coach I would have to see what he did in those 10 years. Tiller was also with Leon for only 4 years and was more established. Christopher was with Burke for 10 years and Morgan is his mentor- his first big job in college athletics was for MB. It is going to be MB 2.0. Not getting in an arms race, competitive balance, 85/25, hire a team to form a committee to research options for what to do with a collapsing set of bleachers.

 

[ahhculdee]

I'm skeptical until he does something good until then he's status quo choice.

 

[Onaway]

I remember him and he always seemed polite the few discussions I had with him. I initially was against hiring him but we have all worked for bosses that do things we don't agree with.

He did leave so maybe he got tired of MB micromanaging the toilet paper order or not allowing a coach to rent a car so he can go view a recruit? Sometimes you can learn as much from a bad boss as a good one.

I just hope they impress on the new hire that football is the golden goose that needs fed.

 

[PU52Chevy]

don't care who they hire, but they better look at Coach Sumlin as a future candidate for FB Coach because the wolves are out for him at Texas A&M.

I will support whatever is decided 110%!

 

[SIBoiler2]

don't care who they hire, but they better look at Coach Sumlin as a future candidate for FB Coach because the wolves are out for him at Texas A&M.

I will support whatever is decided 110%!

I understand that any change should be an improvement but I remember once voting for Jimmy Carter thinking if he did something it would be better than Gerald Ford doing nothing. Turned out to be the worst President in US history prior to being eclipsed by the current one. Change is not always an improvement.

 

[PU52Chevy]

I understand that any change should be an improvement but I remember once voting for Jimmy Carter thinking if he did something it would be better than Gerald Ford doing nothing. Turned out to be the worst President in US history prior to being eclipsed by the current one. Change is not always an improvement.

I have been on record saying I wanted Hope to stay.....he was a players coach and blue collar...but a little but too blue collar for some. I loved his passion and still do.

I like Darrel Hazell too, love his ethics and running a tight ship, but I would like to see more passion.

Either way I will continue to support everything Purdue 110%!

 

[nat100]

I have been on record saying I wanted Hope to stay.....he was a players coach and blue collar...but a little but too blue collar for some. I loved his passion and still do.

I like Darrel Hazell too, love his ethics and running a tight ship, but I would like to see more passion.

Either way I will continue to support everything Purdue 110%!

Hazell shouldn't be the coach. I get you are uber positive, but that guy has failed by every metric. Like historically bad

 

[New Pal Boiler]

I have been on record saying I wanted Hope to stay.....he was a players coach and blue collar...but a little but too blue collar for some. I loved his passion and still do.

I like Darrel Hazell too, love his ethics and running a tight ship, but I would like to see more passion.

Either way I will continue to support everything Purdue 110%!

I would beg to differ on the tight ship. If Gelen was on the basketball team, Painter would have booted him.

 

[nat100]

I would beg to differ on the tight ship. If Gelen was on the basketball team, Painter would have booted him.

I doubt it. 1) he kept crump in a similar situation. 2) he wouldn't boot the son of one of the most famous alumni

The continued arrests are a concern though

 

[New Pal Boiler]

I doubt it. 1) he kept crump in a similar situation. 2) he wouldn't boot the son of one of the most famous alumni

The continued arrests are a concern though

Crump only had 1 arrest. Gordon Watt had 2: Painter booted him.

Your 2nd point might have saved him though.

 

[BoilerBuzz]

Anyone Burke picks will be considered a "stooge", right? What's the point? And this is just hearsay!

 

[Bluto71]

He's probably blowing smoke, but he says it's already a done deal. Greg will return as AD in waiting -- apparently so MB can remind the guy about the "Purdue way" of doing things -- in case Greg learned something creative, in his 10 years away from PU, that needs to be expunged from his brain.

It's perfect, a MB protege from a school with no football program. It should be a seamless transition. And nothing will change.

Well that would amount to tamping down the loose dirt on top of the grave.

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

I understand that any change should be an improvement but I remember once voting for Jimmy Carter thinking if he did something it would be better than Gerald Ford doing nothing. Turned out to be the worst President in US history prior to being eclipsed by the current one. Change is not always an improvement.

That is frankly a load of crap. Jimmy Carter was not a bad POTUS and Obama is definitely not the worst President. I refuse to get in to political banter on a sports message board because it is even more useless than trying to rationalize with delusional IU fans....however...

I'll point to one major accomplishment for Carter and that alone makes him ahead of many Presidents. He is the one man who was able to bring a lasting peace to the Middle East by brokering a deal between Egypt and Israel at Camp David. That peace deal has continued on to this day, even through turmoil in Egypt because of the Arab Spring.

 

[HomelessHarvey97]

That is frankly a load of crap. Jimmy Carter was not a bad POTUS and Obama is definitely not the worst President. I refuse to get in to political banter on a sports message board because it is even more useless than trying to rationalize with delusional IU fans....however...

I'll point to one major accomplishment for Carter and that alone makes him ahead of many Presidents. He is the one man who was able to bring a lasting peace to the Middle East by brokering a deal between Egypt and Israel at Camp David. That peace deal has continued on to this day, even through turmoil in Egypt because of the Arab Spring.

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha what?

 

[Dan'l Boone]

That is frankly a load of crap. Jimmy Carter was not a bad POTUS and Obama is definitely not the worst President. I refuse to get in to political banter on a sports message board because it is even more useless than trying to rationalize with delusional IU fans....however...

I'll point to one major accomplishment for Carter and that alone makes him ahead of many Presidents. He is the one man who was able to bring a lasting peace to the Middle East by brokering a deal between Egypt and Israel at Camp David. That peace deal has continued on to this day, even through turmoil in Egypt because of the Arab Spring.

This is some version of delusional sarcasm, right?

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

This is some version of delusional sarcasm, right?

No it is not. I do not claim to be Democratic or Republican, rather I vote independently of the established system that attempts to play one side against the other for stupid reasons. Looking objectively at Carter's presidency there wasn't much for him to do at a time when the distrust in government led him to the White House. Carter's presidency is given negative thoughts due to that general distrust in the government following scandals and other issues leaking about the government. Historically speaking, many list Carter some where in the middle of the pack of Presidents and you can't deny the immense accomplishment it was to broker a peace between Israel and Egypt.