One more Stricklin thread...

[HotMop]

Gainesville kind of sucks. Starkville is a much better location.
















































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[RocketDawg]

How do we know he didnt leave for money. The only place I have ever seen his MSU salary as being a million dollars was the Clarion Ledger . Do you have verification of this? USA reported in a 2013 listing that his salary was less than $500,000 including all sources and I do not believe that we doubled it in the past 3 years.

Yes, I think you're right. I think he doubled it to take the Florida job, and if so, that's a no brainer.

 

[RocketDawg]

What's funny is dreams have a tendency to change once you achieve them. He was barely mid career when he got the MSU job. A lot of people reassess their abilities/performance and raise the bar at that point.

And according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, money is not a motivator (at least for very long). I suppose it could be a motivator if you don't make enough to get by, or if you get fired or laid off, but in the professional fields it appears to only be the primary motivator for a short time. Happiness, self fulfillment, etc., take over (after the basic needs of breathing, shelter, etc.). So if Maslow is right, Scott will be happy for a while, but better really like the job and challenge if his energy for it remains.

 

[dawgstudent]

Good post and I agree. But I was hoping some of the fan perspective would make him stay.

 

[RocketDawg]

Most people don't want to do almost the exact same thing in the exact same place for their entire lives.

If people are "graduating" from MSU, we should consider it a complement and always plan on replacing successful people with bright people with a lot of potential. When people don't leave, that's when we have a problem.

That's true now, but not too long ago a person tended to get a job and keep it, hopefully advancing along the way. That was probably due to those people having lived through the Great Depression when jobs were really scarce and abject poverty was widespread.

 

[RocketDawg]

Good post and I agree. But I was hoping some of the fan perspective would make him stay.

I hate to see him leave, but not nearly as much as I would hate to see Mullen leave. And that opinion may change about midway through next season.

 

[RocketDawg]

From the standpoint of a 21 year old is different than from a 46 year old parent. Would Gainesville be better than Starkville on a lot of important metrics as a middle aged person with children?

I'd have to say, yeah. (ETA: for me personally. I don't know for Stricklin but I can definitely see the positives that a 21 year old may not care about).

I don't know, but they have a Hooter's. ** It's also bigger and more accessible.

It depends on what the mid-40s parent considers important in life and child raising. Some like the rural atmosphere of Starkville and would have it no other way. Personally, I think living in Starkville would drive me crazy. I like a much larger town.

 

[codeDawg]

As an AD - you aren't getting fired if the women's gymnastics program suffers.

You are getting fired if football or men's basketball tanks repeatedly, NCAA sanctions, or fundraising sucks.

True, but maybe he's more concerned about putting a few natty's under his belt than trying to not get fired.

 

[AssEndDawg]

This will be an unpopular hot take:

He was offered a job that pays him significanlty more, at an outstanding institution, and in a great location. In the world of athletics, it is a prestigious step up from MSU (as much as we don't want to admit it) and it is a very big new challenge for a successful person. He started at MSU and has worked for Auburn, Tulane, Baylor, and Kentucky. Why must his end game be a position as AD at MSU for 25 years? Just because someone becomes a university administrator at their alma mater doesn't mean they have to give back to their university forever.

FAMILY!

 

[DancingRabbit]

I emailed him: This is Pete, DO NOT SEEK THE TREASURE!

Guess it didn't work.