I was just in the middle of writing a fundraising article with some thinking around what Bill Moos is likely to do early in his term. It turns out that I didn't need to. Cougcenter absolutely nails how it's likely going to play out early on in Bill Moos's tenure. Read the article here: CougCenter  

The most provocative thing we might see from Bill Moos over the Summer is what he decides to do with Phase III. Yes, we picked up about 400-450 deposits on seats for suites/loge/club areas but we also picked up significant dollar donation commitments for the project. I also know from speaking with our fundraising arm quite frequently, the sentiment is that they would be able to call a handful of donors tomorrow and close the gap on any dollar donations required to get Phase III done. The hang-up has always been demand for club seats. Just not enough people interested right now.

 

If they shelve Phase III and look to re-purpose dollar commitments from Phase III you might be looking at anywhere between $5-10 million dollars in money available for facilities upgrades. Just think about what might be done to upgrade locker rooms, practice facilities, and the weight room with that sort of money. It's a very interesting strategy. With prices the way they are right now, you could build out facilities that would compete with the very best in the Pac-10 across a number of areas.

At any rate, do yourself a favor and read the CougCenter article. Then think about how you might set aside a couple of bucks over the next few months for Bill when he makes that call for all of us to step up.

We wrote a piece earlier asking whether the  AD hiring process that WSU was employing was idiocy or genius. Clearly, it was genius. Bill Moos will be announced as our next Athletic Director at a press conference tomorrow. Dr. Elson Floyd conducted the most public job search I have ever seen in my life. The typical timeline for hiring an AD is usually measured in months. Dr. Floyd got it done in a matter of days. Speed is one thing. But if you hire a stooge it really doesn't matter how quickly you do it.

 

Bill Moos is no stooge. This is like the Pittsburgh Pirates signing Alex Rodriguez. It's like the St. Louis Rams signing Peyton Manning. Make no mistake, we face significant challenges over the next couple of seasons and we just signed the only guy that is likely an upgrade over Jim Sterk that would be willing to take the job.

 

So, let's put out a report card but let's do it a little different. Let's grade out the process now that it has played out, the candidate that will be filling the job and let's look at his first 90 days in office.

We'll start with the process. How did WSU do in conducting it's job search?

 

Has anyone ever seen a more unusual hiring process? It's looking like Dr. Floyd was so public with things from hour one because he was bound and determined to do everything required to show Bill Moos that he was badly wanted and needed at his alma mater.

 

How did it all break down? Hit the read more button to find out: