LJS article on AD
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This would be a tough call. Hate losing the best, most productive head coach we have in any sport regardless of who his assistant is.
Can you imagine him being the AD and if something goes south with the VB program?
It could be his now or never chance though as the goal is to get someone in there who will stay a long time.
Can you imagine him being the AD and if something goes south with the VB program?
It could be his now or never chance though as the goal is to get someone in there who will stay a long time.
didn't he make a promise to this incoming class that he would be coach at least through their graduation? if i am correct, i just can't see him breaking that promise.
however, things in life change.
Apparently, several in administration and the athletic department think he would.
I certainly think that running a program at the highest level, would help one be a good AD. He knows good program management, organization and coaching. He knows how to set expectations for college athletes and hold them accountable. That being said, the idea of Cook stepping away from volleyball now, does not appeal to me. It could be like TO leaving way too soon, all over again.
There are no guarantees in life. Some ADs with a track record go on to fail elsewhere. Some coaches make excellent ADs. I think it's more about a culture fit and vision than it is anything else. I have never spoken to Cook to know one way or another, but from afar, he seems to have the demeanor and big picture thinking to make him an intriguing candidate.
I'd go with John Cook for several reasons if it isn't Klassy or Ed.
1: He knows all of the head coaches at the university.
2: He knows the staff in the athletic department and they know him.
3: He knows Nebraska.
4: He knows the NIL stuff Nebraska is doing. I feel he and Klassy would work well together.
5: Would provide a smooth and stable transition since Cook's replacement is already on staff.
6: No major coaching changes are needed so he can just work with the coaches and help build, grow, provide stability, and win.
With Cook you should be able to get about 12 or 15 years out of him. He is healthy and mentally sharp for his age.
1: He knows all of the head coaches at the university.
2: He knows the staff in the athletic department and they know him.
3: He knows Nebraska.
4: He knows the NIL stuff Nebraska is doing. I feel he and Klassy would work well together.
5: Would provide a smooth and stable transition since Cook's replacement is already on staff.
6: No major coaching changes are needed so he can just work with the coaches and help build, grow, provide stability, and win.
With Cook you should be able to get about 12 or 15 years out of him. He is healthy and mentally sharp for his age.
Typically a winning football coach can parlay his career into the ad seat. We've got a winning volleyball coach. So much winning. I have zero doubts he knows what he's doing and would make an excellent ad
Not sure if Cook wants it but he'd be a good one. I'm just happy we have some known quality candidates. This is a big hire.
After reading that piece of the article how can you say Cook is gaining steam? Because a guy who admitedly states "But I should mention that I haven't read this situation all that well to this point" says so? He also said Trev Alberts, Ed Stewart, Matt Davison (haha), and Klassy "would bring plenty to the table".
I think YOU want Cook to be the next AD so you choose to title the thread the way you did.
Well, that was pretty much a stupid statement. Of course they are not "always" right, that isn't the point. Some people get in to positions like that and it all looks good but falls apart. There is no way to predict, it is not a 100% perfect process, hiring infallible people never is.
On a different note, and I do not have data on this so.... I wonder if the former way of thinking was a retired coach naturally moved into the AD position. Like one of my college profs said when I was working on my administration degree, " a lot of coaches tend to move into administration positions because they are well known, they generally have very good organizational and communication skills." Of course that was at the secondary level but the idea still applies I believe.
So, does anyone have any data on how many AD's were former coaches today compared to 20 years ago? My guess is there are fewer.
I don't trust anyone in the administration to make the right decision. This reeks of politics selecting an inbred candidate that's not the best candidate for the job. What in the world is going on when a freakin girls vb coach is AD in charge of selecting the next Football coach. Only at Nebraska. No SEC school that wants to win at Football would dare do such a stupid thing.
The only way you know for sure that an AD is going to be good is if he/she has successfully been a great top AD at other schools (preferably more than one school). Been burned in the past by up and comers who seem to have all the qualities and then disappoint when elevated to the top position. Pedey and Eichorst come to mind.
All I can say is ONLY at Nebraska will a list of candidates include those names and fans would be cool with it. We should be looking at other SUCCESSFUL programs that are having success in BIG BOY sports and stealing their AD or 2nd in charge!
So we rather pay a million dollars to a NATIONAL SEARCH FIRM, ONLY for them to look thru the Athletic Dept and figure who would do the best cuz all of a sudden we wanna be CHEAP!
Why not put the wrestling or bowling coach on the list while you at it.....jeez. This is the type of answers I have to give people when im walking round with my gear on like yesterday and they ask what the hell happened to Nebraska....smh
So we rather pay a million dollars to a NATIONAL SEARCH FIRM, ONLY for them to look thru the Athletic Dept and figure who would do the best cuz all of a sudden we wanna be CHEAP!
Why not put the wrestling or bowling coach on the list while you at it.....jeez. This is the type of answers I have to give people when im walking round with my gear on like yesterday and they ask what the hell happened to Nebraska....smh
I would rather Mark Manning take over ten thousand times vs the girls' volleyball coach.
guy ran the US Olympic team for years & is a certified badass.
that said, I am also rooting for an outside hire who is solely focused on football success while leaving Hoiberg and Bolt alone to do their thing.
My own personal opinion is to give Klassy the full time job. Ed must be holding out for the Big 12 commish job.
The timing for Cook just would be odd imo. Had Moos done his full contract maybe but then by then he'd be a couple years older
I'd be surprised.
I'd be surprised.
How do you even know the "list of candidates?" Pollard already said NO publicly and some think that is a smoke screen.
Go back a few years to when Moos was hired. This board was full of conjecture, supposition and guesses as good as nothing. Not once did Moos's name appear and then when he was announced, it was all good again until he leaves and now we have to lament some more.
You do realize the # 2 guy has been tried and Moos came from Big Boy programs.
How can you be so emotionally attached to a decision that hasn't been made? You literally have no idea who is being considered and who will be hired, but yet you are losing your mind on how bad the choice is.
Pollard did not say no, come on. There isn’t one single credible report of Nebraska being interested in him.
Keep him as interim and let the search drag on until Nov.. we will have a clearer picture of what needs to happen as well as who is the best available for the AD role.
Then what was the rush to get rid of Moos? There was already a de facto interim A.D. with him. It isn’t like you were going to save money by waiting till November or doing it now.
If Cook is seriously a contender for AD, why don’t we just put whoever is in charge of the Runzas and Valentino’s pizzas in the stadium during game days. Have you seen the consistent high quality and how efficient that is??
I don't believe that John Cook's name is coming from Green so why is that a stupid statement? I know Greene enough to know that he's an extremely competent guy. I trust him to make this decision. If it's Cook, which I doubt, he took everything under consideration and decided he was the best man for the job. We either have to trust our administrators to do the hiring or our boosters. Which is the best way to go about things?
Your standard of "always being right" which we know is never going to happen except with you. So is it Green or Greene? Now you trust him to make a competent decision? You are all over the place.
I had seen Cook mentioned before...that is the only reason I posted this. Although Cook would probably do well....he is not my top two choices. Wrong again.
I'm going to say that 99% of us on here, maybe more, wouldn't have a clue who the top 3 candidates should be. WE'RE NOT in that business. Maybe some of you are.