I may speak for others when I say the highlight of his tenure was the Virtual Gilbert quote machine: http://sands.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com:8383/
Ought to share it on an ECU board.
Please do.
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So Eagle Club members?
]]>I appreciate Jon’s work at The University of Southern Mississippi. Under his leadership, among other accomplishments, our Golden Eagle football team extended its streak of winning seasons to four; our baseball team won back-to-back conference titles and hosted an NCAA Regional; our women’s track and field team won a conference championship, and our women’s soccer program had its best season in school history. Jon was also instrumental in initiating new facility construction, as well as repairs and renovations to current facilities.
As any conscious fan knows, he had zero to do with the teams alledged "successes". It was like weather rolling by as he dozed. Facility construction is someone elses wishes and $ crammed down our throats for a meaningless purpose and waste of land. So, we are left with a pompous overpaid half-assed maintenance man and plummeting attendance. As for the claim of big increase in Eagle Club memberships I saw mentioned elsewhere, that's likely due to him strong-arming employees to go "all in".
Mr. Potato head flubbed that hire bigtime. Hope he learned a lesson.
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Is Mike Houston a great coach that can build a FCS program from the ashes or is he a "right place, right time" coach? He just got a $1 million dollar raise after playing the Charlotte administration like a fiddle.
Here's hoping that he is the guy I think he is and that Dilbert and Houston flame out in three seasons or less.
]]>Dear alumni and friends,
The following message from University President Rodney D. Bennett was distributed to faculty and staff earlier today.
I am writing to inform you that Director of Athletics Jon Gilbert submitted his resignation to me on Sunday, indicating that he intends to pursue other career opportunities. His resignation is effective immediately. In the coming days, I expect to name an interim Director of Athletics and will move as quickly as possible to identify a permanent replacement.
I appreciate Jon’s work at The University of Southern Mississippi. Under his leadership, among other accomplishments, our Golden Eagle football team extended its streak of winning seasons to four; our baseball team won back-to-back conference titles and hosted an NCAA Regional; our women’s track and field team won a conference championship, and our women’s soccer program had its best season in school history. Jon was also instrumental in initiating new facility construction, as well as repairs and renovations to current facilities.
As we turn the page, Southern Miss is poised to build on these recent successes, as well as our long legacy of achievement on the playing field and in the classroom. My expectation is that our next Director of Athletics will be a capable leader who will focus on the development of our student-athletes, energize our fan base, and engage our community and supporters.
Thank you for your continued partnership and interest in the success of not only our student-athletes, but also our University as a whole.
Sincerely,
Rodney D. Bennett
President
Please tell me I missed the announcement from our leadership......please........
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Ace...
]]>Again, Patty McGee is a $2 per hour minimum wage employee in a job nobody wants. He is a rainbow hugging democrat that brings zero value or insight to the Golden Eagle Nation. He gets his info from what’s already been shared by other sources and just repeats it as his own. He doesn’t know about the inner workings of the USM athletic department. Nick Suss ran circles around him and Cleveland and embarrassed both of them since it cast a spotlight on their laziness and inefficient approach to what a beat writer represents.....
He's just put out an article titled "Southern Miss fans were dealt two blows on a difficult Sunday." OK, that title- fine. Whatever. Losing your AD to a former peer is rough even if the dude wasn't great.
But then he talks about a bunch of other times USM got to 6 wins but sat at home. Dude, if you think going 6-5 and sitting at home back in the 1980s or 1990s (when bowls actually meant something) is in any way similar to what happened this year, you need to adjust your dosages. He's putting things out there that are technically true but utterly misleading without any context, and that's just bad.
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