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Subject: "not so high, which means threats"

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Date Posted: 15:54:34 05/06/05 Fri
In reply to: DamnRam 's message, "What rumors are you hearing? What makes you think such a move is imminent? If Fr. McShane does decide to act I personally think he would give Frank the chance to retire honorably instead of getting bounced out. The unfortunate reality is that alumni support is not so high that threats of "loss of support" would tend to ring rather hollow. If we were ND (approx 50% giving rate) with huge alumni dollars at stake it would be a different story. I hope there is a change but it doesn't need to be messy or humiliating, especially if we're hoping to attract quality replacements." on 15:51:32 05/06/05 Fri

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The rumors have been around for a while. The athletic department "problem" is well known among faculty, administrators, alums and students. It is arguably the biggest problem within Fordham's administration. Clearly if Fr. McShane is to achieve his goal of taking Fordham to international prominence as an institution, wholesale changes are necessary relating to athletic administration. The poster above is correct when he states that many are watching this situation. (NT) Faculty Member 11:13:16 05/07/05 Sat

If Fr. McShane is to maintain a high level of credibility moving forward, he must make a change and hire a professional AD/VP that reports to him without a "filter"(Jeff Gray) for athletics to be successful. That "filter" was created due to the incompetence of the current AD, not for any other reason. There's no question that we can attract high quality candidates for this position, but only if the position reports directly to the President. If the reporting structure doesn't change, no good candidates will apply. This is an important decision for Fr. McShane - let's hope he's up to the task. (NT) -- Faculty Member, 11:16:40 05/07/05 Sat
I thought your first message was dead on. The second one ... not so much. (NT) -- Ramalamadingdong, 11:23:00 05/07/05 Sat
Just to clarify, the "rumors" are that Fr. McShane is going to make a change in the AD, or that McShane thinks there is a problem with the AD? The first would be significantly new news, the second would not necessarily be a sign that change is imminent. It is possible that McShane is just waiting out the situation, or that he's put it on his longer-term horizon. Does anyone know McShane's thoughts on this? (NT) -- DamnRam, 14:29:42 05/07/05 Sat