Lamar University looking for another AD

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

JUST IN | Lamar University's athletic director Marco Born resigned Thursday prompting an immediate nationwide search for his replacement.

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[bullets13]

just saw this.  there's plenty of room for improvement, and you wouldn't think it would be that hard to get good candidates.  

[snakehead26]

He had been on leave. He pretty much destroyed every athletic program Lamar had with poor decisions and hires.

Here is hoping we get somebody good to turn our programs around.

[navydawg31]

Good riddance. Lamar is in more shambles than they were before… I really hope they open the wallet and make a splash hire. 

[BlueOwl]

This clown needed to go. Couldn’t hire a coach to save his life. 

[spidersal]

I hope they find a good one

Lamar really needs to go to Division2 or 3 or NAIA, because all major sports can’t compete at Division 1 level

They are playing with Division 2 or worse talent

Bruder won in softball, Hooks can’t sniff a win

Price teams at least played close.  Brooks couldn’t win 1 Division 1 game

Harmony won, this one hasn’t had a winning season yet

Gilligan won, Davis’s record is poor and football is just flat awful 

A combination of poor recruiting and poor coaching

I think the WAC is very disappointed with allowing Lamar in

[Bulldogs92]

Being in the WAC should make LU more visible and viable for prospective candidates. Every coach in the program will be on notice, if they're not already. There's a huge opportunity to improve quickly with the right person.

[WOSdrummer99]

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[snakehead26]

Anybody heard any word on this?  It has been two months and all is awfully quiet.  Time for some shakeups in our athletic department.

[navydawg31]

5 hours ago, snakehead26 said:

Anybody heard any word on this?  It has been two months and all is awfully quiet.  Time for some shakeups in our athletic department.

I thought I read somewhere a hire will be made in June… 

[WOSdrummer99]

On 5/11/2022 at 7:17 PM, navydawg31 said:

I thought I read somewhere a hire will be made in June… 

Announcement expected tomorrow

[navydawg31]

11 hours ago, WOSdrummer99 said:

Announcement expected tomorrow

Right on par, curious as to whom it may be… all I ask is they start turning things around at LU and let’s start winning and recruit more local kids. 
 

@AshlyKBMT heard any leaks? You going live for the announcement?

[Chester86]

Hopefully looking for a new baseball coach will be priority one.

[Bobcatfan4life]

 

[Separation Scientist]

On 3/11/2022 at 5:08 PM, spidersal said:

I think the WAC is very disappointed with allowing Lamar in

I don't have a vested interest in LU, but when the WAC news broke I followed it some. Seems like internally in the WAC there was a lot of opposition to Lamar joining, but due to needing to fill things out Lamar was accepted over notable objections. 

Now those same ones who spoke up are in "I told you so" mode to the ones who pushed Lamar in.  

[Bobcatfan4life]

 

[navydawg31]

Welcome, I hope he stays long has a prosperous career here. I wonder what his short and long term goals for Lamar. 

[DP#1FAN]

It's  long over due in all sports for sure.  Lamar has struggled for years. Jeff O'Malley has been around a successful program. I hope he has great luck at Lamar.  turning Lamar around to a consistence winner and have a great graduating rate of student/athletes.  

[Coach85]

I hope he can convince Lamar to give him a bigger athletic budget to be able to turn the programs around. It’s been operating on a very small budget compared to other schools their size that are competitive. Plus most of the other schools have more things for students to do around town then Lamar has to offer. What does Beaumont and the surrounding area have for the students to do for fun? Go swimming in the Neches River?

[navydawg31]

4 hours ago, Coach85 said:

I hope he can convince Lamar to give him a bigger athletic budget to be able to turn the programs around. It’s been operating on a very small budget compared to other schools their size that are competitive. Plus most of the other schools have more things for students to do around town then Lamar has to offer. What does Beaumont and the surrounding area have for the students to do for fun? Go swimming in the Neches River?

They can come see the world famous windmill and the Welkom to Nederland sign on Boston Ave. 😂😂😂 IYKYK 

[Bulldogs92]

12 hours ago, navydawg31 said:

They can come see the world famous windmill and the Welkom to Nederland sign on Boston Ave. 😂😂😂 IYKYK 

What are you talking about? Those are amazing recruiting tools. 🙄😂