been on this yet?

ND has a very good recent track record on hiring minority coaches for three highly visible sports - I do not know abt the record in hiring for high-level administrative University posts

naming the replacement at the same time the retirement is announced doesn't tell us who else was contacted abt or considered for the position. It doesn't seem like the writer at theathletic or other outlets has asked or is going to

from the ND release: "Bevacqua also shares Notre Dame’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. He and Troy Vincent, executive vice president of football operations for the NFL, serve as co-chairs of RISE, an alliance of major sports organizations, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and the NCAA that promotes racial equality across the U.S. sports landscape."

replacing one white, male, law school graduate alum with another white, male, law school graduate alum whose previous role is president of your broadcast partner in this manner sounds more "back room hire " than a hire committed to "diversity, equity and inclusion"

Couldn't care less about the DEI angle.

Care a lot about his ability to lead a football program.

we can care that it was a thorough process that vetted numerous diverse candidates and we can care about his ability to lead a football program. These are not mutually exclusive concerns.

but keep going

I would imagine that would give him ties to Holtz, having played for him and all.

when I say "non starter" that means that his ties to Holtz make him a non starter for the school as a candidate, not that he didn't start for Lou.

As an aside, it makes him a fantastic candidate in my book, and I don't recall how much he actually played (though I would imagine it is substantial). Would he deserve the job? No idea. Should he have been a candidate? Absolutely. Was he? I don't know, but I tend to doubt it (because of his ties to Holtz, IMO).

my apologies.

I don't think he played a snap. but he made the team as a walk on which says a whole bunch. He may still be the worst athletic director in the world but his loyalty is not in question

serious about returning the football program to national championship status. Bevacqua will likely be a "go along to get along" AD, he won't rock the boat.