Sexton promoted to VP Stu. Affairs w/ new title Exec Director, Boatright Deputy AD

[Ricardo del Rio]

Does Boatright have any history of public/semi-public buffoonery?

I trust this is not a shot at Boatright.

[Ricardo del Rio]

My take, and this is just a total guess, is that they still want Eric's proficiency as a fund-raiser and glad hander but they want someone with perhaps more training and focus in athletics to handle the day-to-day nuts and bolts operations of the athletic department. Not sure about the titles but the separation of duties may not be all that bad.

I like your guess.

Demotion by promotion, I suspect.

Machiavellian, perhaps.

[1972Shocker]

I like your guess.

Demotion by promotion, I suspect.

Machiavellian, perhaps.

Perhaps just matching up skills sets with responsibilities more effectively. I think the new job responsibilities Eric is assuming are quite important to Dr. Bardo.

[Triticum aestivum L.]

First of all, I have no inside knowledge on these recent developments, but . . .

Sounds to me like ES has 100% bought into Bardo (either for political reasons or idealogical reasons - or both) + ES has greater ambitions than AD at some point when Bardo decides to retire. ES raised his hand wanting additional responsibilities and will pad his resume in the meantime. At some point, he will have sufficient experience and exposure to be a candidate for an even more prestigious job. ES did not come up through Athletics, but he did an ok job - would not have been my first choice, but they didn't ask me.

From my interactions with Boatright, he seems to be very poised, polished, knowledgable and ready for the next step. I hope we can keep him by expanding his duties and I also think he would make a great AD in a short period of time.

[1972Shocker]

I have no problem with Eric having big ambitions. I suspect that is a trait that President Bardo values.

[pogo]

When Dr Bardo was first selected as the new President of WSU I posted a friend of mine had a brother that was a professor at Dr Bardo's previous University and I quoted him as saying "Dr Bardo will drag WSU into the 21st century if it wants to go or not". I think that is a very true statement.

[Shocker1976]

I like your guess.

Demotion by promotion, I suspect.

Machiavellian, perhaps.

Perhaps we are witnessing early stages of Dr Bardo's "succession planning"; unlikely the BoR will permit Dr Bardo to remain President beyond current age restrictions.

Perhaps Dr Bardo recognizes that ES has become a true believer in his vision for WSU?

[Rlh04d]

ES has essentially always been a fundraiser, regardless of his actual job title. It is why our athletic programs and staff are all funded and compensated at rates that don't conform at all to the norm in our conference.

Nothing about WSU conforms to the norm of our conference.

[Ricardo del Rio]

Perhaps we are witnessing early stages of Dr Bardo's "succession planning"; unlikely the BoR will permit Dr Bardo to remain President beyond current age restrictions.

Perhaps Dr Bardo recognizes that ES has become a true believer in his vision for WSU?

Stunned.

[Shocker1976]

Stunned.

Stunned about what?

1. Board of Regents will force Bardo to retire on his 72nd birthday? They did this to Phog Allen immediately after Wilt Chamberlain committed to play basketball at KU.

2. Bardo is laying plans for a successor who will work to complete his vision for WSU? Succession planning is/should be a standard/routine practice by University Presidents.

3. Bardo would consider ES as a viable successor who would commit himself to complete Bardo's vision for WSU?

[engrshock]

I am concerned that there is a conflict of interest in the responsibilities that Eric Sexton now has. As Vice President for Student Affairs he is responsible for all students and their affairs.
As Executive Director of Athletics he is responsible for all of athletics. What is good for athletics is not always good for all students. For example it is good for basketball and baseball that parking
for athletic events forces students to park elsewhere further away or even off-campus. Student Affairs should not always bend in favor of the athletic program. It would seem to me that it would
be best to have one person advocating for the athletic department and the VP advocating for all students. If the same person is handling both then there is a good chance for a conflict of interest.

[Shocker-maniac]

Stunned about what?

1. Board of Regents will force Bardo to retire on his 72nd birthday? They did this to Phog Allen immediately after Wilt Chamberlain committed to play basketball at KU.

2. Bardo is laying plans for a successor who will work to complete his vision for WSU? Succession planning is/should be a standard/routine practice by University Presidents.

3. Bardo would consider ES as a viable successor who would commit himself to complete Bardo's vision for WSU?

Why is there speculation that ES would be the successor to Bardo? If they look internally for a successor I would think the logical candidate is the Provost, Tony Vizzini. He has functioned as Bardo's right hand man and has been the key player under Bardo on the work for the Innovations Campus. Certainly it appears that ES may also have a prominent role, but he will be reporting to Vizzini.

[WstateU]

Perhaps we are witnessing early stages of Dr Bardo's "succession planning"; unlikely the BoR will permit Dr Bardo to remain President beyond current age restrictions.

Perhaps Dr Bardo recognizes that ES has become a true believer in his vision for WSU?

[WstateU]

3. Bardo would consider ES as a viable successor who would commit himself to complete Bardo's vision for WSU?

... hell no!

[Ta Town Shocker]

Does Boatright have any history of public/semi-public buffoonery?

I trust this is not a shot at Boatright.

No one seems to be worried but I'll post a link to the thread which caught my attention a few years back. Take it for what it's worth. http://shockernet.net/forum/showthre...ight=boatright