Luicci no longer working for RU
- Thread starter ScarletStateofNJ
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1/21/16, 4:33 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed my return to Rutgers. Had the chance to work with some top-notch people. Best of luck to all of them.
Saw that.
Not sure what's worse, they don't want him or he doesn't want to be there anymore.
New day.
Not sure what's worse, they don't want him or he doesn't want to be there anymore.
New day.
wow that's too bad. I thought he did a great job. Perhaps he was another leak or perhaps Hobbs just wanted to consolidate. No biggie, I thank Tom for his service. I wonder if twitter and the national media throws a hissy fit like they did with Baum..somehow I think they will not.
Really don't think he was a leak but who knows. Talked to him a couple times and pretty sure he loves RU and would not want to damage it. Always thought he was a good sportswriter and fair to RU.
I like Tom, but let's be honest - his job was to talk so that Julie didn't have to.
Hobbs doesn't need "that guy".
It's time for Tom to write his book, now.
Hobbs doesn't need "that guy".
It's time for Tom to write his book, now.
What would you have him do? We're trying to eliminate the deficit in the AD so hard to keep him around unless there is a very specific and crucial role he could fill. His salary + Julie pretty much equals Hobbs.
He did radio. He did blogs. He did blast emails. He was an ambassador for the school. Hobbs won't and shouldn't do any of that. He wasn't under the AD department. He was media. No need to get rid of people that promote the school as well as he did. Hobbs doesn't have any of those skills
He isn't a casualty, he benefitted mightily from his time at Rutgers. As someone stated, his role isn't necessary anymore and they can pay someone MUCH less to do the same job.
Maybe this move will free up money for another QA coach or two or another off field coach, hires like that will help move the program forward far more than paying someone to do a job thats no longer needed.
I liked Luicci's articles and I think he did a great job but it would be senseless to pay someone to do something that's not needed anymore.
Luicci isnt the only person in the world that can do that job and as I said...They can pay someone MUCH less to do the same job.
Some folks act like the program is doomed every time it's announced that someone won't be retained...Campanile, Barthel, and now Luicci. I'm pretty sure we're gonna be alright.
Just realized I saw the number on a premium site so I probably shouldn't repeat it but the math would work out roughly as base salary for Herman + Luicci = Hobbs.
I don't know Tom personally but I like him. But everyone knows he was brought in as Herman's mouthpiece. Now that she's gone it is hard to justify keeping him unless there is a specific role he could fill that would justify the cost. As KJ points out, writing feel-good pieces for sk.com is something that can be handled by someone else for far less money. If RU was in a better position financially they'd probably be able to keep him around but unfortunately we're not.
Justify him? He can do the same. Hobbs isn't going to do anything the Tom did when Julie was here. Tom was a media guy. That is needed at RU
With his experience. Yeah no.
This isn't a replacement move. This is an elimination of a postion. So your view is flawed. No one is replacing him. This is Rutgers being cheap...again
Hobbs can speak for himself to the media so he will in fact be doing some of Tom's role (and certainly you must concede that is the real reason Tom was brought in). The other media stuff can be handled by someone much more junior. I don't have a strong opinion as to whether letting Tom go to save a few bucks is a good idea but I can at least follow the line of reasoning.
Looch claims to be the only 3 time Sports Editor for the Targum. I would talk w him a bit at the Scarlet Walk, and he seemed like an ok guy. He also seemed like he didn't care for Politi, which was good to hear. He also has horses run at Monmouth.
Please the AD has a role. Rutgers needs a person to speak for RU on a daily basis. The AD has more pressing issues
If you're suggesting, as I frequently have, that the RU Athletic Department needs a full-time Communications Director to be the face of the program for all matters involving the media, I agree.
The only thing is, that person - in the realms in which they exist - is always personally selected by the person to whom they directly report. So in this case, if Hobbs was going to put somebody in that role, he would select that person himself. Luicci would not be that person.
The position was created for him and for a specific reason. Now that the reason no longer exists, neither Luicci or the position is needed anymore.
You can try to pretend that Luicci and the position he held were critical to the success of the athletic department and the athletic director but they aren't. I never said that this was a replacement move, I said that Luicci's primary job is no longer necessary, and someone COULD be paid much less to do what's left.
Believe it or not, someone wrote for scarletknights.com before Luicci and someone will continue to do it now that he is gone, and I'm pretty sure it won't be the AD.
And I agree that the person in charge should select "his/her guy/girl" but I don't want a Seton Hall person replacing Tom
Forget that Tom held that position. That position is needed at Rutgers. All the Tom haters who have been proven wrong can't argue that his postion is needed at Rutgers by someone that loves Rutgers
Basically when he interviewed and they asked his qualifications he showed all those videos with him and the former SL reporter in the enormous white T shirts.
See, this is where your shit just falls apart. That's a ridiculous statement. It's absurd. It breaks all the old records for wrongness and sets the Wrong Bar so high that future wrongdoers will now be forced to pursue other forms of personal satisfaction.
My point is that with Tom being let go there maybe an elimination of that position or being filled by someone that doesn't have the knowledge and love of RU.
Its not just a Tom thing. I do not want a Seton Hall guy/gal filling that role, nor do I want that role eliminated. Rutgers has stop being cheap
Proven wrong? People hated Tom for being honest. Than he gets hired by Rutgers and does a great job. How am I proven wrong?
When RU hired that PSU chick to do practice reports weren't you one of the guys complaint that we have a communications/journalism school to choose applicants? We can't find someone there to send tweets, emails, and podcasts?
You said: "All the Tom haters who have been proven wrong can't argue that his position is needed at Rutgers by someone that loves Rutgers."
The entire statement is ludicrous.
First of all, you've not identified the specific requirements necessary to label anyone a "Tom hater", whatever the f*ck that is. In fact, everyone who has chosen to comment on this thread has made a point of saying that they like the guy.
Second, the notion that ANY position at Rutgers can only be filled by someone who has passed some kind of "WhiteBus 'I Love Rutgers' Litmus Test" is laughable. Does the same thing apply to coaches? Does it apply to Athletic Directors? Does it apply to people like Sarah Baumgartner?
These people are professionals. They do their jobs. The conditions that you're attempting to apply are absurd.
No. Try again. We need a pro in that position. If you don't think that Tom was good at what he did you are just a hater because of his former employer. Tom was a great asset for RU at the Ledger and a better asset as an employee of RU. Again my point is that it's fine to get rid of him but don't get rid of the position and if you dont, fill it with a Rutgers person
Again, what position. As far as I can tell he forwarded tweets, wrote some articles on the website, and did some blogs/podcasts. What am I missing? I'm not a Tom hater, I don't hate anyone for doing their job. If I disagree with them i simp,y don't visit their site.
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