According to everything I've read, John Currie will have his introductory press conference at 10:30 AM CST. You can find the free Passpot link here.
Feel free to comment on what you hear. Obviously, it's too early to say anything definitive about him, but it's not bad to discuss first impressions.
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The new president is speaking...
No mention of the “American Dream” so far. Apparently, he doesn’t know how we do things around here.
Panjandrum - May 18, 2009
First impression, thirty seconds into the speech...
Schulz/Currie are 100 times better at running an athletic department than Krause/Wefald.
Panjandrum - May 18, 2009
That's a hell of a first impression
well…sort of…
mystman995 - May 18, 2009
Well, the bar wasn't set very high.
Panjandrum - May 18, 2009
Warning: Tripping Hazard!
Low Bar.
MadCat - May 18, 2009
Currie was at the Cotton Bowl in 2001...
Acknowledges the ass kicking given to Tennessee.
Panjandrum - May 18, 2009
I'd like to know what his immediate plans for the football/basketball programs.
mystman995 - May 18, 2009
They want to create the best fan experience in the Big 12...
Just don’t forget to have enough hot dogs.
Panjandrum - May 18, 2009
so does that
not include fcs teams?
mystman995 - May 18, 2009
and
wildcat march?
mystman995 - May 18, 2009
+100
awful.
gw1754 - May 18, 2009
Paraphrased from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_State_University_Marching_Band:
MadCat - May 18, 2009
Totally believable...
…and makes perfect sense now. Only a few things that will make me sit in silence at a K-State football game…the 2008 defense and the Wildcat march.
gw1754 - May 18, 2009
JMart: What is your vision/who is John Currie...
Generic answer: What you see is what you get.
Panjandrum - May 18, 2009
but
You know Ron Prince would have come up with something move clever, but that didn’t make him good at his job.
ksubailey - May 18, 2009
*more clever
ksubailey - May 18, 2009
Currie: The biggest checkbook doesn't always win.
Panjandrum - May 18, 2009
Unless you're Texas...
Unless you’re Texas playing anyone but K-State. :D
MadCat - May 18, 2009
Thanks for the play by play so far.
I’m unable to hear it at work. Just my first reaction after reading about him is that this is a solid hire. I don’t want to say he’ll turn everything around and that he’ll make the KSU AD a money making machine, but I think he will infuse some much needed forward thinking into the department.
EMAW - May 18, 2009
That was short...it's over.
Panjandrum - May 18, 2009
Probably not too surprising
It’s not like he’s had a lot of time to probably examine everything in the AD that needs fixing. What makes this hire more compelling is the fact that Big12 Athletic Departments are looking for ways to cut costs for next year. Story was here this morning in the KC Star.
EMAW - May 18, 2009
5-year contract for $350,000 annually*
Possible first order of business: no assistant coaches to make more money than the AD….?
*Link
MadCat - May 18, 2009
A letter from John Currie as well as a chance to share your thoughts with him.
MadCat - May 19, 2009
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