Muir has already said no. Most candidates have backed away because of Foley retaining an Emeritus position and the requirement to keep his lieutenants on staff. It appears administration wants a sitting Power 5 AD so Foley's lieutenants all withdrew their names.
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 9:46 AM, Woody Bass <gatorrr...@gmail.com> wrote: > No thanks. Muir please. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 21, 2016, at 8:53 AM, Shane Ford <goufgat...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Mississippi State's Stricklin emerges as AD leader > > Mississippi State athletic director Scott Stricklin is a leading candidate > to replace Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley. (Jim Lytle/Associated > Press) > By Pat Dooley <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/patdooley> > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 5:12 p.m.Last Modified: > Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 5:12 p.m. > > Florida may be close to replacing Jeremy Foley as athletic director, but > it is not a done deal. > > Mississippi State AD Scott Stricklin has emerged as the top candidate, > although sources close to the situation said he has not been offered the > job. As of Monday night, he had yet to meet with the selection committee. > > Stricklin was one of the early candidates who the search committee reached > out to after Foley in June announced his retirement effective Oct. 1. > > The two sides could not agree on the parameters of any discussions. It > wasn’t until after North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham > withdrew his name a day before he was scheduled to be in Gainesville that > the committee went back to Stricklin and parameters were worked out. > > There were multiple reports Tuesday that Stricklin has become UF’s top > target, but that it would take something special to lure him away from his > alma mater. > > Stricklin, 46, has overseen record fundraising since taking over as > Mississippi State’s athletic director in 2010. During his six-year tenure, > Mississippi State has spent $75 million on expansion and upgrades at Davis > Wade Stadium, $25 million on the Leo W. Seal Jr. Football Complex and $11.7 > million on the Mize Pavilion at Humphrey Coliseum. > > The facility improvements have resulted in dividends on the field. In > 2015-16, Mississippi State finished 44th in the Learfield Cup Standings, > the highest finish ever for a college from the Magnolia State. In 2014-15, > eight Mississippi State athletic programs finished their seasons in the Top > 25. Mississippi State’s football program, under the direction of former UF > assistant Dan Mullen, reached the No. 1 ranking in the polls for the first > time in school history in 2014. > > A Starkville, Miss., native and 1992 Mississippi State graduate, Stricklin > began his career in media relations. He served as the primary media > relations contact for baseball at Auburn from 1993-98, before moving on as > a football contact for Tulane in 1998. For the next four years, Stricklin > was an assistant athletic director for marketing and communications at > Baylor from 1999-2003. > > In 2003, Stricklin was hired as the associate athletic director for > communications at Kentucky, overseeing the Wildcats men’s basketball > program. Stricklin left Kentucky in 2008 to return to his alma mater, > Mississippi State, as senior associate athletic director for external > affairs, overseeing fundraising. > > When former Mississippi State athletic director Greg Byrne left for > Arizona in 2010, Stricklin was hired as his successor. Stricklin’s ties to > his alma mater are strong. In addition to growing up in the state, > Stricklin is the son-in-law of Mississippi State basketball legend Bailey > Howell. > > Byrne was also considered a candidate for the UF job but took his name out > of the running last week. > > *Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 <352-374-5053> or > at pat.doo...@gvillesun.com <pat.doo...@gvillesun.com>. And follow at > Twitter.com/Pat_Dooley <http://Twitter.com/Pat_Dooley>.* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel > (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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