The Bone Yard

Very interesting comments about the experience and ability regarding the current athletic department.

No internal candidates were interviewed. Perlman said he felt Nebraska needed to go outside the program for the best candidate. He also said the program needs to do a better job of making sure associate athletic directors get the necessary experience to allow them to move up some day.

"We just haven't done it, we just haven't moved people around and given people other responsibilities," Perlman said. "They've been in their positions for a long period of time.

"It's not a criticism of Tom, and maybe it wasn't possible. There are just some people there who I think have good potential to be athletic directors, but need a broader range of experience within the athletic department to market themselves to schools that are this stature."

Seems like a criticism of TO and his school's AD to me. Interesting.

Tom was asked to carry a huge load, turn around the culture, hire coaches, get new facilities built and move to the B1G. There was no time to be nurturing or grooming people...it was all a constant series of actions that needed to be taken, which left no time for career building of others. Fact.

What's always interesting is how media types and fans alike try to read into things to justify their opinions.

Please expound.

Apparently he did not have a say. IF this is true, this is a disgrace. TO has worked hard for 5 years to undo what Pederson, Callahan and Co. had ran into the ground. He should have been consulted from the very beginning. Harvey whiffed on Steve Pederson, I hope this hire turns out to be better. How is this guy sooo impressive? I think he is a fine canadate, but putting up this kind of money when he has little to no track record is foolish. This may work out just fine, It may not. Like I have said before, our programs are stable. And as for his "behind the scenes" style of leadership. Thats not how successful atheletic programs are run these days. An AD needs to be very involved and a visible figure to the community. People are going to want to know the guy we are paying a million a year. In the end, this may be a solid hire, but there is sure a heck of a lot of speculation in this decision. I dont think this is how T.O. envisioned himself going out.

Gather yourself and stop the bitch fest, please. I'll say this again. Anyone that doesn't believe that Tom and Barry didn't agree on this hire they are living in a fantasy world.

Ray Tanner figures Nebraska scored big with its hiring of Shawn Eichorst as its next athletic director.

“If you're looking for a hire that's a touchdown, a slam dunk and a home run all in one,” Tanner said, “Shawn Eichorst is it.”

Tanner, the former South Carolina baseball coach who now is the Gamecocks' athletic director, worked with Eichorst when he was at the Columbia, S.C., school from 2004 to '06. Among Eichorst's duties as South Carolina's senior associate athletic director was overseeing the Gamecocks' baseball program.

“I was so impressed with Shawn,” Tanner said. “I learned a lot from him.”

Tanner's glowing praise of Eichorst is roundly seconded by others who have worked with the Lone Rock, Wis., native.

Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez said Eichorst will be a good fit in Lincoln.

“He's a Nebraska-type person,” Alvarez said. “Very down-to-earth, hard worker, good family ... I think he'll identify with the people of Nebraska.”

Mike McGee, who as South Carolina's athletic director hired Eichorst, was delighted when told by a reporter that Nebraska had hired Eichorst, who had been at Miami since 2011. Now retired and living in western Colorado, McGee repeatedly touched on one thought during a phone interview.

“This will prove to be a wise decision for Nebraska,” McGee said.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20121004/BIGRED/710049788/1002#incoming-husker-a-d-eichorst-draws-rave-reviews

Ha. Nice. This is in no way a bitch-fest or absent minded rant. I am simply saying that there is a lot of speculation in this hire and that maybe we should have involved our current athletic department a little more in this decision. I am simply stating facts and I am not sure he has the crudentials to justify putting him all the way up to the 6th highest paid AD in the nation....Yet. I also stated that this may be a good hire but it is maybe a little speculative for the kind of $$ we are paying him. Read my post the way I wrote it....not the way you wanted to read it.

So now we're going to attack people because they have a different opinion on the hire and how it came to be? Truth is NOONE but Perlman and TO know exactly how much input TO had in selecting the new AD. I don't see a reason to discredit people and talk about bitchfests when a lot of what I am reading clearly states TO didn't have much input at all and may feel slighted. Again this could be complete garbage like most rumors but since there are a good number of people feeling this way I don't believe there's a logical reason to dismiss it just because you don't believe Perlman would hire someone without the advice of Tom. Usually am right there in your mindset Zonie but damn loosen up a bit.