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Topic: Rumor: Jim Tressel may be interviewed for OHIO presidency
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Posted: 11/21/2016 2:24 PM
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What would Professor Hayes think of them apples?
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Posted: 11/21/2016 3:32 PM
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OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
What would Professor Hayes think of them apples?
What would the rest of us think? No thank you.
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Posted: 11/21/2016 3:35 PM
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Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
What would the rest of us think? No thank you.
+1. This would be very disheartening. I guess fundraising is the main job of a president these days, but even if he landed a bunch of big donations I'd have to do a lot of mental gymnastics to get remotely behind that move.

What's the source of this supposed rumor?
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Posted: 11/21/2016 6:57 PM
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What's the source of this supposed rumor?
It's a person who has some ties to the upper administration. Given his or her past track record, I would classify the source as "semi reliable." Sort of like what you find in the average entry on Wikipedia. I just put it out here to see what the reaction would be, just in case. So far, it's kind of what I expected.
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Posted: 11/21/2016 8:21 PM
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OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
What's the source of this supposed rumor?
It's a person who has some ties to the upper administration. Given his or her past track record, I would classify the source as "semi reliable." Sort of like what you find in the average entry on Wikipedia. I just put it out here to see what the reaction would be, just in case. So far, it's kind of what I expected.
Coming from same former professor who was mad he didn't get a shuttle from his hotel to the game. Anyone who is that connected has to have Presidential scoop, especially when local media is being locked out of public records by a "private" search firm.
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Posted: 11/21/2016 9:15 PM
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Tressel as Ohio's president? The surest sign yet that the apocalypse is upon us.
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Posted: 11/21/2016 10:17 PM
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Tressel as Ohio's president? The surest sign yet that the apocalypse is upon us.
Cubs win! ;-)
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Posted: 11/23/2016 12:18 AM
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Pass.
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Posted: 11/24/2016 10:02 AM
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Think this would be good for athletics. Probably bad for the university as a whole.

Almost hope it happens just to see the reaction of Faculty Senate and others. Hah!
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Posted: 11/24/2016 1:15 PM
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Anyone know what he's done at YSU?

Is their fundraising up? How are their relations with the legislature? It's open admission, so I wouldn't expect huge jumps in averages, but are they attracting some better students at the top of the class? Any jumps in research funding? Athletic budget requiring more or less subsidies?

I would hope that all of these questions would be answered before the search committee gave him any thought.
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Posted: 11/28/2016 12:07 PM
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I'd be very curious to see what impact he has had (if any) on both enrollment and fundraising at YSU.

While "former-OSU football coach" is one of the last titles I'd want on the resume of
OUr president, if his name recognition could significantly increased donor interest or interest from prospective students, I'm on-board.

As for faculty senate, let me just say that their endorsement is rather low on the list of things that matter to me when looking for a president of this University. Similar to the student senate, the faculty senate isn't representative of the opinions of the greater faculty (many of whom have opinions I do respect)
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Posted: 11/28/2016 2:13 PM
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Athens News listed the "applicants". But this isn't the real list right? These are just people that applied (online I guess)? The real list I assume is being kept by the Seacrh Firm.

Applications for Ohio University’s next president revealed

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Posted: 11/28/2016 7:09 PM
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Ted Thompson wrote:expand_more
Athens News listed the "applicants". But this isn't the real list right? These are just people that applied (online I guess)? The real list I assume is being kept by the Seacrh Firm.
http://www.athensnews.com/news/campus/applications-for-oh...
Interesting considering the media has field FOI's for applicants from the search firm and that battle is interesting. But yes, this list of "candidates" has to be a cruel joke.
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Posted: 11/29/2016 10:09 AM
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BillyTheCat wrote:expand_more
Athens News listed the "applicants". But this isn't the real list right? These are just people that applied (online I guess)? The real list I assume is being kept by the Seacrh Firm.
http://www.athensnews.com/news/campus/applications-for-oh...
Interesting considering the media has field FOI's for applicants from the search firm and that battle is interesting. But yes, this list of "candidates" has to be a cruel joke.
Those people might be fine and capable individuals, but I would hope you need vastly more impressive credentials to be considered for the job. They make Tressel look fully qualified.
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Posted: 11/29/2016 11:26 AM
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Ted Thompson wrote:expand_more
Athens News listed the "applicants". But this isn't the real list right? These are just people that applied (online I guess)? The real list I assume is being kept by the Seacrh Firm.
http://www.athensnews.com/news/campus/applications-for-oh...
Damn, if this is ACTUALLY the competition I guess I should have applied.
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Posted: 11/29/2016 5:51 PM
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mf279801 wrote:expand_more
Athens News listed the "applicants". But this isn't the real list right? These are just people that applied (online I guess)? The real list I assume is being kept by the Seacrh Firm.
http://www.athensnews.com/news/campus/applications-for-oh...
Damn, if this is ACTUALLY the competition I guess I should have applied.
Top of the resume: "Has completed a true shuffle, not just a candy-ass skip-the-bars-I-don't-like shuffle"
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Posted: 11/29/2016 11:02 PM
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This is good news for green sweater vest manufacturers.
Last Edited: 11/29/2016 11:03:07 PM by OhioStunter
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Posted: 12/1/2016 8:35 AM
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Great News!
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Posted: 12/4/2016 3:48 PM
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For what it's worth, YSU signed him to a one year extension through 2018 on Thursday.
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Posted: 12/5/2016 12:06 PM
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ts1227 wrote:expand_more
For what it's worth, YSU signed him to a one year extension through 2018 on Thursday.
Is there a buyout clause? ;-)
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Posted: 12/5/2016 2:26 PM
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OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
For what it's worth, YSU signed him to a one year extension through 2018 on Thursday.
Is there a buyout clause? ;-)
It would almost be worth it just to see Richard Veddar spontaneously combust.
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Posted: 12/5/2016 11:13 PM
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For what it's worth, YSU signed him to a one year extension through 2018 on Thursday.
Damn, I was just getting ready to invest in a new tattoo parlor in Athens. Oh well, on to the next venture.
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