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<blockquote data-quote="jacketup" data-source="post: 510777" data-attributes="member: 630"><p>You overestimate the power of the AD and underestimate the power of the President--although Clough deferred to Braine (and Radakovich) unless big money donors became involved--which didn't happen with basketball decisions. The GTAA Board approved the Hewitt contract. Some of those folks are still on the Board--and are put there by the President. (A buddy of mine was giving a guy a hard time while we were tailgating this fall--then he pulled me aside and said that the guy was part of the GTAA Board that approved the Hewitt contract). </p><p></p><p>We've never spent money hiring basketball coaches. Whack Hyder was my PT instructor. Dwayne Morrison--never mind. Cremins was unknown and cheap. The order came down from the President to hire someone "black and cheap" which is how we got Hewitt (which didn't turn out to be cheap). Then we didn't have money to spend so we hired Gregory, who as slugboy says got a push from Izzo. Then we could only afford Pastner because Memphis (Memphis! not a P5 school rolling in SEC/B1G dough, but locally popular) subsidized his salary.</p><p></p><p>Academics and (to some degree) football rule at Tech, and they get the dough. It is what it is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jacketup, post: 510777, member: 630"] You overestimate the power of the AD and underestimate the power of the President--although Clough deferred to Braine (and Radakovich) unless big money donors became involved--which didn't happen with basketball decisions. The GTAA Board approved the Hewitt contract. Some of those folks are still on the Board--and are put there by the President. (A buddy of mine was giving a guy a hard time while we were tailgating this fall--then he pulled me aside and said that the guy was part of the GTAA Board that approved the Hewitt contract). We've never spent money hiring basketball coaches. Whack Hyder was my PT instructor. Dwayne Morrison--never mind. Cremins was unknown and cheap. The order came down from the President to hire someone "black and cheap" which is how we got Hewitt (which didn't turn out to be cheap). Then we didn't have money to spend so we hired Gregory, who as slugboy says got a push from Izzo. Then we could only afford Pastner because Memphis (Memphis! not a P5 school rolling in SEC/B1G dough, but locally popular) subsidized his salary. Academics and (to some degree) football rule at Tech, and they get the dough. It is what it is. [/QUOTE]
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