Kevin White is a genius
by ndzippy (2018-04-19 15:38:04)

In reply to: Did we know this?  posted by mocopdx


He joined Duke well after Coach K had established himself as one of the best (if not the best) coach in the country.

The football team has gotten better under his watch, but David Cutcliffe was signed six months before Kevin White took that AD role, so he can't take any credit for that.

The women's basketball program has been strong during his tenure, but, again, Joanne McCallie was hired before he took the job and his been there since.

In other words, he's done absolutely nothing for the three revenue-producing sports at Duke. As for the rest of the programs, I'll use Duke's finishes in the Capital One Cup standings to tell the story:

2010-2011: Men #13 / Women #16
2011-2012: Men #30 / Women #5
2012-2013: Men #5 / Women #11
2013-2014: Men #8 / Women #13
2014-2015: Men #6 / Women #18
2015-2016: Men #99 / Women #13
2016-2017: Men #49 / Women #36

Hmmm, looks like things have gotten worse over the past 7 years, not better.

So...how the f@$% is he worth $1.45 million per year? And why does he deserve to be the third-highest AD in the country?


To be fair, the men's lacrosse team won multiple
by tf86  (2018-04-20 09:34:10)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

National championships under his watch, whereas they had never won a national championship prior to his tenure.

Of course, Duke hired Danowski before White was onboard, so he can't claim any credit, other than timing, for the success of the men's lacrosse team.

I maintain that White had incriminating pictures of high-ranking members of ND's Administration, and probably has the same for their opposite numbers at Duke. Maybe he's doing a better job at Duke, I don't know. I do know that at Notre Dame, Kevin White as Director of Athletics was the functional equivalent of George Costanza as Assistant to the Travelling Secretary of the New York Yankees. Except that Costanza was funny.


Do you know how expensive it is to live in Durham?
by dbldomer7375  (2018-04-19 16:42:56)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Not very expensive, actually.