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Originally posted by shox1989 View PostThat particular hire has also driven some people away.
Also, this pertains to his role as Sr. Associate Athletic Director. Not any personal interactions.
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Originally posted by Downtown Shocker Brown View PostLooking at the things he is in charge of, I would argue that perhaps that while it was sad to see some leave, perhaps it was time for a change. Most areas have seemed to have marked improvement.
Also, this pertains to his role as Sr. Associate Athletic Director. Not any personal interactions.
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In Beggs we trust I suppose. Don Beggs hired Jim Schaus as on of his first big decisions as WSU president. And it was a great hire. The perfect guy for the times. Jim Schaus always credited Don Begg's leadership as a key factor in his success as AD.
Former athletic director Jim Schaus took over on July 1, 1999, effectively ending the dark days of that decade. Schaus and university president Don Beggs started the next decade with two decisions that served them well.
First, WSU renovated and expanded what is now Koch Arena (as well as other facilities). Second, they determined that WSU would succeed by doing what it did as well as possible — and not try to be something it isn't.
Over-spending on football, hiring win-at-all-cost coaches, over-reaching in unrealistic attempts to compete with higher-profile schools — not on their agenda. WSU worked to fund its programs at the top of the conference and let regional and national success grow from that foundation. Schaus and Beggs played to WSU's strengths, hired good coaches and backed them as much as possible.
It worked, in ways that seemed impossible in 1999.
Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2009/12/29/111...#storylink=cpy
IMHO, the Number 1 most important and valuable thing Don Beggs and Jim Schaus achieved was the Roundhouse Rennaissance. It was so very badly needed and that breathed new life and pride into Shocker athletics.
President Beggs, the same guy who hired Jim Schaus 8 years earlier decided, for different reasons, that Eric Sexton was the right man to succeed Jim.
Maybe Eric has been mostly a caretaker to this point but, based on the success we have had, better that than someone hell bent on making their own mark and trying to fix what ain't broke. In another 3 years, if he makes it that long, Eric will match Jim Schaus tenure of 8 years as Shocker AD. This year will be tough to match and may never be matched in terms of the success we have enjoyed. A lot of people deserve part of the credit for that including Don Beggs, Jim Schaus, Eric Sexton, the athletic department staff, Shocker fans and our outstanding group of coaches and student athletes.
No one will ever be perfect and it is certainly easy to sit in front of a computer screen and take anonymous pot shots at every little thing that we don't agree with, but all-in-all I am pretty pleased with where the athletic program is at (how could you not be). But there are challenges ahead for sure. I hope Eric and President Bardo are up to the task.
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I am not sure what else Sexton or anyone else could have done with the MVC clock issue. Really nothing. Sexton could have bitched and moaned publicly. Under no circumstance were the players going to take the court again. My guess is that Schaus would have handled the issue in the exact same way.
As for the MVC baseball tourney, having the tourney somewhere besides Wichita started during the Schaus regime.
I think that Jim Schaus did a good job, but he was hardly flawless. It took several years for the WSU athletic department to get with the program and get functional internet access for men’s basketball games. I can personally attest to that as I was living outside of the radio footprint during those times.
Schaus fired Daryl Smith waay too fast and then didn’t move fast enough to fire Jane Adams.
As for marketing, under the Sexton regime, women’s volley ball and women’s basketball have a TV presence; they didn’t under Schaus. The Men’s TV footprint has greatly increased under Sexton.
Jim Schaus was hardly a great public speaker. To me he came across highly patronizing and bordering on insincere at times.
Schaus badly mishandled the Ben Christensen situation and that created a huge stain on WSU, some of which remains today, unfairly.
It appears he mishandled the Stephenson to OU and back fiasco.
As for facilities, under Sexton’s leadership, baseball added an indoor practice facility, golf added an indoor practice facility, the track locker room has been reburbished and the basketball locker room is about to be refurbished. The Heskett Center was remodeled to allow the first-ever NCAA indoor track meets at Wichita State.
Schaus did a great job with the Henry Levitt renovation. As 72 says above, a lot of the credit goes to Dr. Beggs. And having some close relationships to some of the major donors to the effort I can attest to that and those donors also had faith the Mark Turgeon was not Mike Cohen.
It is my understanding that was was Sexton’s idea to add those kettle bell things to the weight room (just kidding)
WSU is going to host the 2014 NCAA golf championship at Prairie Dunes. That is directly related to Sexton.
SASO just set an all-time fundraising record. That doesn't happen just b/c of on the field success.
Except to those things, I really do understand why some just don’t have a good “feel” for Sexton and I understand why some think that Sexton doesn’t “act” like an Athletic Director. That is some seriously brilliant critical analysis.
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Originally posted by shox1989 View PostActually the people I was referring to were fans who used to buy tickets and give money (but he has driven some staff away too). His hiring and subsequent driving fans away is what first caused me to question AD Sexton. Up until that point, I was 1000% in Sexton's corner.
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ABC... Sexton supported that lousy clock call. He should have kept his mouth shut or stated that he saw the call differently than the Refs. Instead, he looked at the replay and stated it was the right call.
At least lately, I've tried to be objective with ADES.
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See AC. Now who's the one doing the cherry-picking? I made one very subtle statement at the beginning of this thread and instead of just accepting another's contrary, valid opinion, you acted like a defensive little girlfriend about it and have run with it. We can keep going though, because it's pretty clear we're both making headway here.
Originally posted by ABC View PostAs for the MVC baseball tourney, having the tourney somewhere besides Wichita started during the Schaus regime.
Originally posted by ABC View PostI think that Jim Schaus did a good job, but he was hardly flawless. It took several years for the WSU athletic department to get with the program and get functional internet access for men’s basketball games. I can personally attest to that as I was living outside of the radio footprint during those times.
Originally posted by ABC View PostSchaus fired Daryl Smith waay too fast and then didn’t move fast enough to fire Jane Adams.
Originally posted by ABC View PostAs for marketing, under the Sexton regime, women’s volley ball and women’s basketball have a TV presence; they didn’t under Schaus. The Men’s TV footprint has greatly increased under Sexton.
And don't even go there with the marketing. I can open up a whole chapter on Failed Marketing 101 from the 2008-2012 years. Don't even go there.
Originally posted by ABC View PostJim Schaus was hardly a great public speaker. To me he came across highly patronizing and bordering on insincere at times.
Originally posted by ABC View PostSchaus badly mishandled the Ben Christensen situation and that created a huge stain on WSU, some of which remains today, unfairly.
Originally posted by ABC View PostIt appears he mishandled the Stephenson to OU and back fiasco.
Originally posted by ABC View PostAs for facilities, under Sexton’s leadership, baseball added an indoor practice facility, golf added an indoor practice facility, the track locker room has been reburbished and the basketball locker room is about to be refurbished. The Heskett Center was remodeled to allow the first-ever NCAA indoor track meets at Wichita State.
Originally posted by ABC View PostWSU is going to host the 2014 NCAA golf championship at Prairie Dunes. That is directly related to Sexton.
Originally posted by ABC View PostSASO just set an all-time fundraising record. That doesn't happen just b/c of on the field success.
Originally posted by ABC View PostExcept to those things, I really do understand why some just don’t have a good “feel” for Sexton and I understand why some think that Sexton doesn’t “act” like an Athletic Director. That is some seriously brilliant critical analysis.Last edited by ShockerFever; May 13, 2013, 11:32 PM.Deuces Valley.
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Originally posted by Veritas View PostABC... Sexton supported that lousy clock call. He should have kept his mouth shut or stated that he saw the call differently than the Refs. Instead, he looked at the replay and stated it was the right call.
At least lately, I've tried to be objective with ADES.
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Originally posted by ABC View PostOr you could check your facts. Who brought it home?Deuces Valley.
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