Experienced AD would've been preferable, but no doubt that

Experienced AD would've been preferable, but no doubt that
by Freight Train (2023-06-08 11:54:06)
Edited on 2023-06-08 12:41:26

In reply to: Swarbrick stepping down in 2024 (link) posted by RISteve

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Bevacqua > Swarbrick. Bevacqua, an attorney by trade, has run several organizations with real people, real budgets and real shareholders. Swarbrick was a transaction attorney.

Attorneys are generally good advisors on legal strategies but they are almost universally horrible leaders of organizations. Bevacqua bucked that trend and he proved that elsewhere. Swarbrick did not.

I'm not saying Bevacqua would be better than any number of experienced ADs. He's a disappointing choice to be sure, but there's every reason to believe he'd be a step-up from the low bar that was Swarbrick. He's actually run businesses.

P.S. Bevacqua being the successor was foreseeable for several years. Below is just one of many video interviews I've seen between Swarbrick and Bevacqua. There's another one somewhere that was conducted at the top of the Hesburgh Library or the Stadium Press Box within the last 2-3 years.

Click here for link at https://www.youtube.com/live/VgFjK8BpKWw?feature=share

He also had a *short* stint as a walk on punter under Holtz

The South Bend Tribune reported that he walked onto the team in spring of 1992, suffered an injury in the fall of 1992 that resulted in him never seeing any playing time, and graduated in 1993. It was short but hopefully that means he would give at least half a shit about football.

Click here for link at https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/sports/football/2023/

Just like Malloy invested in the basketball program. *

I'm assuming he didn't protect child abusers.

That's a plus.

I wonder if the NBC Sports contract will be renewed before

Swarbrick steps down, but whether before or after, it's an odd Chinese wall-type scenario in which we have someone stepping from one side to the other while we are negotiating the contract.

There seems to be a conflict of interest but am open to other explanations.

Oh, it REEKS of conflict, but I'm looking for silver lining *