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The University will embark on a national search for a successor and will engage the services of an executive search firm to assist in the process.

angrychicken {l Wrote}:

The University will embark on a national search for a successor and will engage the services of an executive search firm to assist in the process.

That's nice.

angrychicken {l Wrote}:

The University will embark on a national search for a successor and will engage the services of an executive search firm to assist in the process.

That's nice.

This has been expected for months. VCU's Ed McLaughlin and Army's Boo Corrigan are the early names to watch.

angrychicken {l Wrote}:

The University will embark on a national search for a successor and will engage the services of an executive search firm to assist in the process.

That's nice.

Walsh601 {l Wrote}:People already throwing their hat in the ring.

This has been expected for months. VCU's Ed McLaughlin and Army's Boo Corrigan are the early names to watch.

https://twitter.com/SIPeteThamel/status/833709323901661184

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

angrychicken {l Wrote}:

The University will embark on a national search for a successor and will engage the services of an executive search firm to assist in the process.

That's nice.

are you also assuming we'll use csa as our executive searcher... because that would totally be a bc thing to do

DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

angrychicken {l Wrote}:

The University will embark on a national search for a successor and will engage the services of an executive search firm to assist in the process.

That's nice.

are you also assuming we'll use csa as our executive searcher... because that would totally be a bc thing to do

I was thinking this, as well.

branchinator {l Wrote}:This is a big loss for BC. Anybody who celebrates this is a moron.

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

branchinator {l Wrote}:This is a big loss for BC. Anybody who celebrates this is a moron.

how so? seriously, i'm interested.

the sports teams are in the worst shape they've been in decades so he's not doing well on that front

the attendance at sporting events are the lowest they've been in memory so he's not doing well on that front

flynn fund donations have been dropping like a bowl of bottomless breadsticks at a scottsdale olive garden so he's not doing well on that front.

sure, he may be a nice guy... but that doesn't make him good at his job. if he could be the chief nice-guy officer for walmart greeter prices, id say keep him forever. when he's terrible at every measurable of his job... being a nice guy isn't enough

branchinator {l Wrote}:This is a big loss for BC. Anybody who celebrates this is a moron.

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

branchinator {l Wrote}:This is a big loss for BC. Anybody who celebrates this is a moron.

how so? seriously, i'm interested.

the sports teams are in the worst shape they've been in decades so he's not doing well on that front

the attendance at sporting events are the lowest they've been in memory so he's not doing well on that front

flynn fund donations have been dropping like a bowl of bottomless breadsticks at a scottsdale olive garden so he's not doing well on that front.

sure, he may be a nice guy... but that doesn't make him good at his job. if he could be the chief nice-guy officer for walmart greeter prices, id say keep him forever. when he's terrible at every measurable of his job... being a nice guy isn't enough

He should have put this in red font. There is no way this was serious.

“There are a lot of people in this business, a lot of athletic directors that take jobs, but not a lot of them say when they wake up, ‘We can win a national championship here.’ It’s inspiring, and I think VCU is a place where we can win a national championship.”

VCU Athletics released its plan to reach a national championship and sustainable elite success nationally in the summer of 2013 with “VCU Rising: The Black and Gold Standard.” The plan centers on the student-athlete experience and the eight core values of the department: drive to excel, commitment to community, integrity, loyalty and positivity, equity and diversity, collaboration, innovation and student-athlete focus.

McLaughlin talks about the importance of the student-athlete experience every day: “Our culture drives our success and our core values provide the foundation of our culture. I want the experience of our student-athletes to be the best in the country so they win championships, grow academically and develop into incredible human beings who excel as leaders long after they graduate from VCU.”

Four years into his tenure, VCU Athletics has developed its student-athletes and achieved many of the goals laid out in the strategic plan to move closer and closer to that vision of national championships becoming a reality.

During McLaughlin’s first four years, VCU has experienced competitive success unparalled in the history of the institution. The Rams have won 13 Atlantic 10 Conference team championships, 47 A-10 individual championships and have sent 29 teams to the NCAA Tournament. The baseball program advanced to the 2015 NCAA Super Regionals after winning the Dallas Regional and the men’s basketball program advanced to its sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament in 2016.

An essential part of the student-athlete experience, academics and academic support have been made a point of emphasis during McLaughlin’s tenure with increases to staffing and tutoring for the student-athletes. In the classroom, the 270-plus student-athletes have performed at record levels since McLaughlin’s arrival in 2012. The department GPA exceeded 3.0 three times, with more than 58 percent of VCU’s student-athletes achieving a 3.0 GPA or higher during that time. Prior to McLaughlin’s arrival, the Rams never experienced a semester with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Externally, the department has increased its revenue gradually each year, surpassing $11 million in overall revenue in 2015 and doubling since McLaughlin’s arrival. The Ram Athletic Fund also has doubled since McLaughlin’s arrival to more than $3.5 million to go along with large increases in ticket sale revenue throughout the 83-game sellout streak. In 2015, VCU signed a 10-year agreement with Learfield Sports to outsource multimedia rights for the first time in the department’s history, guaranteeing the department $22 million over the term of the contract. Strong external revenue results coupled with sound financial management turned department budget deficits into balanced budgets during each year of McLaughlin’s tenure at VCU.

McLaughlin has focused on facility improvements at VCU to enhance the student-athlete experience, highlighted by the $25 million VCU Basketball Development Center that opened in 2015. The three-year project to fund, finance and build the 62,700 square foot facility gives VCU’s basketball programs one of the top practice facilities in the country. Under McLaughlin’s tenure, VCU has added suites, a center-hung videoboard and new sound system at the Stuart C. Siegel Center, added the Academic Center at W. Marshall Street, renovation locker rooms for the Olympic Sport programs and replaced the turf at Cary Street Field.

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

branchinator {l Wrote}:This is a big loss for BC. Anybody who celebrates this is a moron.

how so? seriously, i'm interested.

the sports teams are in the worst shape they've been in decades so he's not doing well on that front

the attendance at sporting events are the lowest they've been in memory so he's not doing well on that front

flynn fund donations have been dropping like a bowl of bottomless breadsticks at a scottsdale olive garden so he's not doing well on that front.

sure, he may be a nice guy... but that doesn't make him good at his job. if he could be the chief nice-guy officer for walmart greeter prices, id say keep him forever. when he's terrible at every measurable of his job... being a nice guy isn't enough

Endless Mike {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

branchinator {l Wrote}:This is a big loss for BC. Anybody who celebrates this is a moron.

how so? seriously, i'm interested.

the sports teams are in the worst shape they've been in decades so he's not doing well on that front

the attendance at sporting events are the lowest they've been in memory so he's not doing well on that front

flynn fund donations have been dropping like a bowl of bottomless breadsticks at a scottsdale olive garden so he's not doing well on that front.

sure, he may be a nice guy... but that doesn't make him good at his job. if he could be the chief nice-guy officer for walmart greeter prices, id say keep him forever. when he's terrible at every measurable of his job... being a nice guy isn't enough

He carried on Coach Flip's proud tradition of keeping BC safe from bear attacks?

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:i wonder if this will be big enough news to bring back s1r1uZbiZn3ss from his lurking status

or chaz b0mo from his extended arizona sabbatical

BCdee {l Wrote}:How the f*ck did I get minus points on the post about being happy that Bates is leaving????? Is it the cats????

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:I'd be concerned with anyone that doesn't have exposure to running a D-1 football program. It's not even a varsity sport at VCU.

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

BCdee {l Wrote}:How the f*ck did I get minus points on the post about being happy that Bates is leaving????? Is it the cats????

rock bottom dee...

(i did not give you or your "cats" negative points)

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:I'm not even going to pretend I know anything about who BC should hire here. I do know they need someone who will push the envelope and not just accept the stupid BC status quo.

The fact a search firm is hiring Bates, in spite of the fact he needed to use Eddie Fogler to hire our basketball coach, is mind numbing.

There needs to be an investigation on these search firms.

BCdee {l Wrote}:How the f*ck did I get minus points on the post about being happy that Bates is leaving????? Is it the cats????

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

angrychicken {l Wrote}:

The University will embark on a national search for a successor and will engage the services of an executive search firm to assist in the process.

That's nice.

are you also assuming we'll use csa as our executive searcher... because that would totally be a bc thing to do