Chun to be named AD at Washington State
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cbboarder said
There's a news report WSU's projected starting QB committed suicide yesterday. Horrible news…..God bless this young man's family….Posted On: Jan 17th 2018, 8:39 AM #376396
Yea, They have pushed back the press conference for Chun.
Awful way to start.
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Teambeer is the most knowledgeable FAU sports fan I know, way smarter than me.
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Trying to lighten the conversation up after the awful news about the Washington State QB.
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And very sorry that young man did something so stupid. Read he was projected to be the starter next year too??? Prayers for him and his family and the entire WSU family as well! SAD!!!!
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GeorgiaOwl said
My concern regarding US is that Chun is the one who said construction would begin after the Bowl game, and then after the new year. But so far nothing is happening - any word from anyone possibly knowing anything????Posted On: Jan 17th 2018, 10:29 AM #376409
If I had to guess, the next AD will be focused on getting this built. I'm not as well-connected as a lot of the other guys here, but I really feel like Chun was a big reason why we never really got moving on the complex.
Another thing - the new AD should be focused on fundraising a lot more. He/she could possibly bring in fresh boosters, and maybe help keep Kiffin in Boca after next season.
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owl in training said
What about stadium naming? Or has that been pretty much been a low priority?Posted On: Jan 17th 2018, 8:38 PM #376434
No word about that recently.
But it would definitely help to fund the Schmidt Athletic Center if we COULD get somebody to commit to, say, a $10M deal (or more if possible - not trying to undersell it).
I have to wonder if Chun leaving is partly on Kelly's nudging because he is not getting enough done on the fundraising end. Just speculation after hearing that we're concerned about building the Schmidt Center if we're not sure how to pay for the whole thing.
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What about stadium naming? Or has that been pretty much been a low priority?Posted On: Jan 17th 2018, 8:38 PM #376434
No word about that recently.
But it would definitely help to fund the Schmidt Athletic Center if we COULD get somebody to commit to, say, a $10M deal (or more if possible - not trying to undersell it).
I have to wonder if Chun leaving is partly on Kelly's nudging because he is not getting enough done on the fundraising end. Just speculation after hearing that we're concerned about building the Schmidt Center if we're not sure how to pay for the whole thing.Posted On: Jan 18th 2018, 7:00 AM #376440
Yeah the lack of fundraising is pretty bad. I know Chun got some stuff done over the years, but we need an AD that can do some serious work to dramatically expand the number of boosters we have. We can't keep tapping the same people year after year, and that seems to be where Chun failed. I'm sure Dr. K has a good list of possible candidates, and I wouldn't be shocked to bring in a surprisingly well known candidate from a solid P5 program.
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