Agreed. This has the appearance of really weak, passive leadership across the board (including Gundy himself). This is concerning.
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TXPoke
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Did something get announced? Or are we talking about the lack of announced vacancies?
I’m a bad fan cuz I didn’t even know Wright was involved in the program. What exactly does he do, how long has he been there and who hired him?
TXPoke
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Sparse info on the website. But from what I can tell he is in charge of handling our NIL strategy. @OSUPSYCHO probably can shed more light on the actual duties.
Below is our personnel department, if you'd even call it that. The titles of Prospect Analyst intrigue me.
I'm saying that the lack of announcements is concerning, and reinforces a general concern that Gundy is driving the bus.
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From what I understand, he’s basically managing the payroll for players and who gets what or how much they can offer guys coming in. A salary cap guy. He’s the guy taking the calls from players reps/agents.
Kenyatta's position is like a front office job in the NFL. He works with the coaching staff as well as with Todd Bradford and the recruiting staff. He is over the NIL stuff but pretty much all player finance stuff.
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Understood. It wouldn't be too surprising and disappointing.
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Yes, if Chad is allowing him either not make significant changes or do it on his terms, quietly not firing anyone, then he’s got no stones and has to go. Is he going to allow Gundy handle these like Greg Richmond last year where there is no announcement and then we hire someone randomly a couple months down the road? Even worse is he being allowed to keep either of these coordinators? Talk about a dumpster fire. It’s been 3 days now since the season ended, the local media types are already talking the morning about “what the heck is going on at OSU”? Do your job ADCW, Gundy reports to you not the other way around.
TXPoke
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Appreciate the info you provide my guy. I'd be super interested in a bit of an org chart, as the website info is pretty sparse, probably by design (trade secrets and all).
A bit of an anecdote, but I was offered a job at the Cowboy's front office in 2018. Was incredibly excited about the role and possibility to work in the finance/operations department. They gave me the offer and I had to do a double take at the pay. It was $40k, half of what I made coming out of OSU in 2014. CFO was an OSU grad too, I was like, "are you serious with this?" Jerry wouldn't let him budge on any of it because "working for the Cowboys has equity." But I say this as a cautionary tale. The orgs that devote the most to player personnel and development are the highest caliber programs in the pros. The 30 year drought of the Cowboys is 100% attributable to a dysfunctional and under invested front office. Coaches and players don't win championships, programs/organizations do.
Agreed, the pro’s have been about having a great front office for decades now. The Bengals were a total aberration to make the SB a few years back, you simply don’t see teams with bad front offices winning championships.
I forget who the coach was, but the Jets were interviewing someone, maybe Eberflus, for HC a few years back. They flew the guy to NY in COACH. Just such a Jets thing to do.
That day has now arrived in college and I’m sorry, but we need a visionary leader like Terry Don at this time.
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Our admin and Gundy both need to learn that at the college level if someone is trying to poach your coach (HC or assistants) that’s a good thing and nothing you can do contractually or otherwise will prevent that from happening EXCEPT when you have incompetence in those roles and nobody wants them. Even OU found out there’s always greener pastures. Unless your coach is a head coach in the NFL, he is always at risk of leaving. The only thing the deal we gave Gundy guaranteed was complacency on his part. It was inevitable.
Strange - hundreds of replies in this thread and others that were stuck because of said contractual obligations. Which one is it?
FTR - I absolutely agree with you. Maybe we need much better negotiators and attorneys in our admin.
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Not sure where the $80K entry level job was but, the amount offered was standard across the university. To increase it would change the whole pay structure of the university. Athletics is just a side hustle to the whole university operation.
I think he meant Dallas Cowboys since he referred to Jerry.
Athletics has been an auxiliary department for the University for years. Unless that’s changed, it’s salary structure does not fall under the same umbrella as the rest of campus.
inappropriate.name
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Well....color me embarressed.
TXPoke
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I should have clarified. I've just gotten into a habit of referring to our team here as OSU, and the wanton NFL franchise in Dallas as "the Cowboys". That way my fellow Dallasites know what I'm talking about in conversation.
inappropriate.name
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Nope, totally my fault. As was pointed out...all the information was in the post. I should have waited until after noon to have my first scotch!
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