I don’t want a mid major guy . Go poach someone that is high ranking already In semipro/professional sports .
Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs abruptly resigns
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THats the "Ad Copy" reason. If it is for health reasons I wish Pat all the best. If it is for a better more prestigious job, then lying about it would be very bad in my opinion.
You don’t lie about that
You lie about “spending more time with family “.
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I'm going to bet this is exactly what it is. No way this is just a health thing.
I wish Hobbs well. If it's truly a health issue, then I hope he, or whomever is unwell, gets better soon.
It's a not so great behavior to be speculating in ways that reflect poorly on Hobbs.
It's a not so great behavior to be speculating in ways that reflect poorly on Hobbs.
I agree. Pat has been a very good AD. I am just speculating that it would be very bad for him to lie using health reasons as the excuse. In this age where many employment contracts have reductions based on certain circumstances that occur health would be one of the ones that would not fall into the reduction category. If he ends up at a more prestigious program or as head of a league in 6 months to a year I think we will have our answer. We shall see!
A possible candidate that knows the lay of the land
Position: Executive senior associate athletic director for sports administration
+ Has been at Texas since August 2021. Supervises coaches, directors of operations and program administrators for all 20 sports
+ Responsible for assisting each sports program with development and monitoring of budgets and approval of expenses. Oversees equipment operations and serves as liaison to Nike
+ Previously at Rutgers (2013-21), where she served as deputy AD for the final five years of her time there. Was involved in, among other things, budgeting, capital projects/master planning, contract negotiations and donor solicitation strategy
+ Was at Missouri from 2006-13, where she was associate AD for development and served as the sport administrator for men’s basketball. Was behind the fundraising plan to go along with Missouri’s move from the Big 12 to the SEC
+ A 2004 alum of Illinois, where she played softball
Sarah Baumgartner, Texas
Position: Executive senior associate athletic director for sports administration
+ Has been at Texas since August 2021. Supervises coaches, directors of operations and program administrators for all 20 sports
+ Responsible for assisting each sports program with development and monitoring of budgets and approval of expenses. Oversees equipment operations and serves as liaison to Nike
+ Previously at Rutgers (2013-21), where she served as deputy AD for the final five years of her time there. Was involved in, among other things, budgeting, capital projects/master planning, contract negotiations and donor solicitation strategy
+ Was at Missouri from 2006-13, where she was associate AD for development and served as the sport administrator for men’s basketball. Was behind the fundraising plan to go along with Missouri’s move from the Big 12 to the SEC
+ A 2004 alum of Illinois, where she played softball
No, the truth is that he was over on Cook Campus diddling the local livestock. When he got to the sheep, @mildone snitched on him.
I think this thread is an excellent reminder not to jump to conclusions and post the first thought that jumps into your head. I have to admit, I thought the worst when I first read the news (e.g.- scandal), but decided to shut up and reserve judgement. I hope he is going to be okay. But not going to speculate since it can be a bunch of different things if it's cardiac related. Hopefully it's something he can treat effectively and that he needs to reduce his stress level by moving away from this 24/7 grind.
The issue that I think is puzzling people is that unless it is an end of life scenario, why wouldn't there be a LEAVE OF ABSENCE, to see if recovery would allow him to retun say next year. Recall the fball program had DL coach take a leave of absence and returned, albeit in a differenc capcity.
Honestly, it has to be. She was a big part of the turnaround and knows the lay of the land (and who has the money). Things seem to be humming in the department and she would probably bring continuity to all the progress made.
Maybe the situation caused him to re-evaluate priorities and he wants to take care of himself and just enjoy life without the stress. Again, we know nothing.
We're a little pre-conditioned, but things have been better and more stable in recent years and I need to stop jumping into the PTSD pit.
At 64 he's no spring chicken and might feel it's best for Rutgers to find a permanent replacement rather than see if his health allows him to return for a few more years rather than find someone that can be expected to be on the job for at least 10 .
When it comes to health, better safe than sorry and retiring might be the safest way to keep his health problems at bay and not be put in job related stressful situations that can affect ones health
Different situation. Without knowing the exact diagnosis it's al speculation.
I didn’t know he was 64 - that puts things in another context. Not old per se, but close enough to retirement age where you evaluate everything in life.
This is my thought exactly. Heart bypass, heart replacement? Serious issues and life threatening but unless he was thinking of calling it quits but signed the extension just in case he had a change of mind, a leave of absence would have been the better play.
You just really don’t see this ever. It’s usually at least initially a leave of absence. But the timing, the forecasted success this year, etc.
This is almost certainly a cover up for something that is at least embarrassing.
It will come out eventually.
because it's been reported a health problem was the reason.
After medical tests came back, Hobbs decided to retire .
maybe covering up he's 64 and decided leave now instead of trying to come back at 65 ( if health permits) and work for a few more years . Then call it quits
I’ve no expertise or insight into these kinds of matters but it seems to me that even with a serious health condition he could have either taken leave or set a retirement date in a few months and assist with finding his successor while still getting paid,
But, what matters most is his health and if this is what he feels he needs to do, so be it.
But, what matters most is his health and if this is what he feels he needs to do, so be it.
You don’t see some one resign due to a cardiology issue?
But you’d rather push some mystery narrative that you made up in your head
Creep
All due respect, hate that I agree with you. But this is spot on.
Relax weirdo. I’ll stop commenting on this topic. But when more info comes out, feel free to jump back into this thread.
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