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<blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 1099269" data-attributes="member: 17953"><p>I'd agree with you except for one major flaw in handling the job. The only real positive money flow in all of Badger sports is the football program. Essentially every other sport finds themselves operating with a negative ledger. Therefore, the football program is more than self-sustaining, it's part of the lifeblood of other sports.</p><p></p><p>I had a conversation with people who know the inside workings of the University of Texas, Austin program, and they said that Eichorst was not really a mover and shaker in finding money for programs, or even as an organizer, but an excellent second level organizer in putting the pieces together that others had gathered, but definitely not the type who emanated strong leadership as a leader. </p><p></p><p>One person likened it to a factory. The guy working on the assembly line putting 8 pieces of a product together might be a whiz at his job, in fact the best, but if he had to manufacture the 8 individual parts themselves, he'd be at a loss, and not able to direct others on how to do it either. It's a little bit like the situation in pro football. A great offensive or defensive coordinator doesn't necessarily relate to a person becoming a great head coach, and a great head coach may not be as technical as a coordinator and might not succeed at that level.</p><p></p><p>Remember, he's already shown he was a lousy AD, moving to Texas as an Assistant, where he could hide his flaws from being exposed. The question the group seems to believe is that he's learned his lesson, but in all honesty, they don't have a clue as to how the good old boys of Texas work their magic, and quite honestly, there's no way he was even close to being part of that group. To them, behind his back, he was always, "The Yank." I felt it myself with work many years ago, even as I moved rapidly up the ladder with a company. At each level I had to contend with good old boys and their little circle of control they thought was theirs.</p><p></p><p>But that's just my opinion. I hope he does well, but I don't think it's even as good a hire as Fickell was and we all know how that is working so far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voyageur, post: 1099269, member: 17953"] I'd agree with you except for one major flaw in handling the job. The only real positive money flow in all of Badger sports is the football program. Essentially every other sport finds themselves operating with a negative ledger. Therefore, the football program is more than self-sustaining, it's part of the lifeblood of other sports. I had a conversation with people who know the inside workings of the University of Texas, Austin program, and they said that Eichorst was not really a mover and shaker in finding money for programs, or even as an organizer, but an excellent second level organizer in putting the pieces together that others had gathered, but definitely not the type who emanated strong leadership as a leader. One person likened it to a factory. The guy working on the assembly line putting 8 pieces of a product together might be a whiz at his job, in fact the best, but if he had to manufacture the 8 individual parts themselves, he'd be at a loss, and not able to direct others on how to do it either. It's a little bit like the situation in pro football. A great offensive or defensive coordinator doesn't necessarily relate to a person becoming a great head coach, and a great head coach may not be as technical as a coordinator and might not succeed at that level. Remember, he's already shown he was a lousy AD, moving to Texas as an Assistant, where he could hide his flaws from being exposed. The question the group seems to believe is that he's learned his lesson, but in all honesty, they don't have a clue as to how the good old boys of Texas work their magic, and quite honestly, there's no way he was even close to being part of that group. To them, behind his back, he was always, "The Yank." I felt it myself with work many years ago, even as I moved rapidly up the ladder with a company. At each level I had to contend with good old boys and their little circle of control they thought was theirs. But that's just my opinion. I hope he does well, but I don't think it's even as good a hire as Fickell was and we all know how that is working so far. [/QUOTE]
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