Sorry, I don’t agree. I’ve been a subscriber to the SL and now NJ.com. I think their articles are overall fair and their writers are certainly not “anti RU” if you read all the articles. They report what is real and that is their job. Their RU writers want RU to be successful and anyone who listens to their podcast knows that. It’s better business for them. I have a big problem with people who hammer the press, it may not be reported the way you want. But I would never accept the “word” of anyone in a position of power or authority over a good independent questioning of what the truth is.
I respect your opinion, but I disagree. More below.
I've got to agree with this. Politi is extremely fair on the Rutgers Rant podcast as well.
Yes, Tate & Zinn are home runs, but 10 months and almost$200k for nothing is a waste of money that could have been spent elsewhere.
We may not always like what Steve says, but if you step back & read it again, he's not always wrong. ( And this is coming from someone who thought that every single word he printed was wrong)
Oh, he's mostly wrong. He is a click *****.
Too bad on the $200K, and I'm not a spendthrift. Politi has never sniffed a leadership position in his life.
Tate came in, saw the search firm had produced nothing, he had the ideal candidate in mind, and he took action. That is solid leadership. Step in when the team is flailing and take charge. It's not like Rutgers had spent the money and only 3-8 weeks had gone by. The search was over 10 months old and produced nothing.
Whenever Rutgers spends money on athletics, they hammer them and then the never ending rehashing of it. Then in the same turn hammer them for not being more successful. Which is it, do you want them to spend what's necessary to win or not spend and lose? Turning citizens of New Jersey against athletics for spending doesn't exactly scream, we want you to be successful.
Yup, this is a lather, rinse, repeat. Manahan and his minions at work. As usual, we agree.
And no other local coverage outfit has taken this slant or the approach NJ.com/Politi have taken in hammering Rutgers.
NJ.com is yellow journalism when it comes to reporting on Rutgers.
Yeah, Politi’s job is to stir the pot, and he doesn’t lie. I agree that he often does his job at the expense of Rutgers, but frankly Rutgers makes it easy for him to do so.
That said, while this was a large waste of money, the SL fetish with exposing RU’s expenses, without providing the broader context, seems to be in bad faith.
In this case the broader context would be that Rutgers is NOT alone in using expensive search firms for big hires. It’s a pretty common practice (otherwise these firms wouldn’t exist).
Agree with most of what you said. Hiring a search firm gives the University cover for following the standard industry practice. Nothing wrong with it. But 10-11 months and no viable candidates, time to go in a different direction.
Have I said, I liked Pres Tate's bold move?
Fonseca’s article is crap. The search firm found candidates. After the #1 withdrew his application RU looked elsewhere. That happens in executive recruiting.
Politi added nothing to the discussion except for taking cheap shots.
Exactly. Many were not that sold on the #1 candidate. There is no comparison to the experience Keli Zinn brings to the table.
Politi is a putz.
There is no wrong or right here- we will have different opinions, and we can politely disagree.
