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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 907249" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>I think you mean this as kidding around, but…</p><p></p><p>You’re not going to get through a P5 interview without having done your research, especially for the top roles. He’s seen a full spectrum of programs. He’s worked at Alabama, UNC, Eastern Carolina, James Madison, and William & Mary. He’s seen programs with cheap tickets and expensive ones, small stadiums and big ones, full stadiums and empty ones. He knows that not only have we had three losing seasons, but three badly losing seasons. He’s an ACC alum and knows the conference. </p><p></p><p>Even if that wasn’t true, everyone on the hiring committee knew what we were hiring for, and was looking for. They’re looking for an AD to fix our problems, and that AD has to understand them coming in. </p><p></p><p>Cabrera wanted someone who knew what they were getting into and was ready to fix it. There’s no point in firing Stansbury unless you’re going to reform the entire AA, and the next AD has to know exactly how big that job is.</p><p></p><p>If anything was a surprise, he probably went into Thursday night’s game thinking that the coaching staff had turned things around. He might well have been thinking that we had an “ace in the hole” for the coaching search. He probably didn’t feel as good about that after Thursday night. </p><p></p><p>When you take a turnaround job, you know it’s going to be a grind. There are a couple of good outcomes: (1) you do that for a couple of years, get the program turned around, and get offered one of the top jobs in the country, or (2) you do such a good job that you build the job and the AA that you want to lead and you stick with it for the long haul. This is Batt’s shot. </p><p></p><p>Things are “getting real” though. I think it was Sugar Ray Leonard who was asked if he got scared going into a fight, and he said that a little fear was a good thing and he liked going into a bout with a “light coat of sweat”. </p><p></p><p>I think Batt is ready for this, and he’s got the backing of the administration. If he’s not, someone else is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 907249, member: 282"] I think you mean this as kidding around, but… You’re not going to get through a P5 interview without having done your research, especially for the top roles. He’s seen a full spectrum of programs. He’s worked at Alabama, UNC, Eastern Carolina, James Madison, and William & Mary. He’s seen programs with cheap tickets and expensive ones, small stadiums and big ones, full stadiums and empty ones. He knows that not only have we had three losing seasons, but three badly losing seasons. He’s an ACC alum and knows the conference. Even if that wasn’t true, everyone on the hiring committee knew what we were hiring for, and was looking for. They’re looking for an AD to fix our problems, and that AD has to understand them coming in. Cabrera wanted someone who knew what they were getting into and was ready to fix it. There’s no point in firing Stansbury unless you’re going to reform the entire AA, and the next AD has to know exactly how big that job is. If anything was a surprise, he probably went into Thursday night’s game thinking that the coaching staff had turned things around. He might well have been thinking that we had an “ace in the hole” for the coaching search. He probably didn’t feel as good about that after Thursday night. When you take a turnaround job, you know it’s going to be a grind. There are a couple of good outcomes: (1) you do that for a couple of years, get the program turned around, and get offered one of the top jobs in the country, or (2) you do such a good job that you build the job and the AA that you want to lead and you stick with it for the long haul. This is Batt’s shot. Things are “getting real” though. I think it was Sugar Ray Leonard who was asked if he got scared going into a fight, and he said that a little fear was a good thing and he liked going into a bout with a “light coat of sweat”. I think Batt is ready for this, and he’s got the backing of the administration. If he’s not, someone else is. [/QUOTE]
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