[NU Sports] Tiller on the way out at Purdue?

[johnadeg at comcast.net]

So what if the assistant coaches get paid more than Fitzgerald.  His salary will go up in time unless NU wants to lose him.  I've known several people in the corporate world who had subordinates making more than their bosses from time to time.  The real problem will be if Beinen doesn't stand up to the PC police in the faculty and pays competitive salaries to the coaches.

John DeGroat
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From: "Jonathan Hodges" <jonathanwhodges at gmail.com>
> Regarding the AD position, it is clear that NU intends on conducting a
> thorough search - hence the appointing of an interim AD to take care of
> things for now.  For such a high level position this makes perfect sense as
> the administration wants to make sure it gets the right person for the job
> and not just to fill in the spot for the sake of filling it in, and I would
> say that I agree with taking a good amount of time to make the right call
> for that position.
> 
> For the OC and DC of the football team, I would expect to hear from Fitz
> soon.  The fact is that there are still many assistant coaching positions
> that are up in the air around the country right now and therefore there is
> still a lot of movement left to do and I'm not too worried about NU's
> standing at this juncture - especially since the 2008 recruiting class is
> almost completed (one spot left, I believe, although I do not follow
> recruiting closely).  It is important for Fitz to get the right guys in
> place in both positions - and to get guys with some experience but who will
> also stick around a little while and provide some continuity to the program
> after a couple of years of relative instability.
> 
> And from recent newspaper articles it is clear that what NU fans thought for
> a long time is basically true - that NU assistants don't get paid very well
> (at least relative to other BCS conference schools), and that has been a
> factor in multiple assistants leaving.  Will this change right now?  Unless
> Fitz's pay is significantly less than Walker's and the difference is going
> to pay for the new OC and DC salaries (I don't think the difference would be
> that huge) I don't think it's going to happen as NU's athletic budget is
> tight already thanks to the size of the school and revenue issues.  BUT I
> don't think this should hinder NU's chances of getting quality guys as
> coordinators that have the ability - it just means Fitz will have to scour
> the position coaches at this level and coordinators at lower collegiate
> levels in order to find guys that fit NU and his system.  This is Fitz's
> chance to make an impact on the program and it's important that he doesn't
> make a hasty decision or just hire a "name" guy for the sake of it - and I
> think how he has handled it shows that he won't be doing that.
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> 
> On Jan 9, 2008 7:59 AM, <johnadeg at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > Why hasn't NU been able to find an AD or offensive and defensive
> > coordinators?  I fear that NU is once again going on the cheap which gave us
> > the disasters preceding Barnett's arrival that kept us in the Big Ten.
> >
> > John DeGroat
> >  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "SjT (Stephen J. Truog)" <sjtruog at yahoo.com>
> > > Also kind of a slap in the face to Tiller and his assistants ... if it
> > goes
> > > through, that should make for some interesting staff meetings next year!
> > >
> > > Could be an interesting turnover of coaches in the coming years ... Iowa
> > and
> > > Purdue have seemed ripe for change for awhile, the Zooker could be gone
> > soon by
> > > bigger offers if his success continues or Neuheiseled out if rumors
> > prove true,
> > > Indiana's in a tough spot (kind of like West Virginia this year or Miami
> > with
> > > Coker) where they almost had to sign the assistant but that could pan
> > out and,
> > > of course, there's always the question of when JoePa steps down.
> > Personally, I
> > > hope he waits Bobby out and then gets whatever he needs to make sure
> > Bowden is
> > > not #1 in victories.
> > >
> > > I think Rodriguez will be good for Michigan after the initial
> > adjustment, and
> > > Dantonio could be dangerously good as MSU's coach. Tressel might feel
> > some heat
> > > for a second straight title game loss, but he's still coach for as long
> > as he
> > > wants it (plus, if their underclassment return, OSU could make it back
> > for a
> > > third time next year ... either to be the "third time's a charm"
> > feel-good story
> > > or to become the Buffalo Bills of college football ... as much as it's
> > > schadenfreude watching the Bucks self destruct despite how bad it makes
> > the
> > > league look and inflates SEC egos, there would be something funny about
> > it if
> > > Georgia defeated OSU in next year's BCS title game).
> > >
> > > Oh well ... it's that sad time of the season until spring football
> > begins. :)
> > >
> > > GO CATS!!!
> > > -SjT
> > >
> > > * * * * * * * * *
> > > STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> > > sjtruog at yahoo.com
> > > GO CATS!!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > 
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