Do you guys really care that Trev left? I don’t.
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Or, he's sees something troubling with the Administration and decided to take a better offer.
No President and now no AD? No AD will take this job without knowing who the president is going to be.
The eye test says something is wrong with the administration.
I'll feel much more indifferent if and when Colorado beats us at home this year.
Pettit:
"The reports on Twitter today indicate Nebraska AD Trev Alberts is leaving Lincoln for Texas A&M. I have not seen a response from Trev, but I suspect it is likely true. Some people think it is because of money. I do not. He had the opportunity to leave UNO several times for more prestigious institutions that would have tripled his salary. His bump in salary this past year is still less than what the Husker QB will make for the season. But money is not the reason in my mind. My Twitter response is below.
Nebraska still hasn't replaced Ted Carter. Pete Ricketts ran off Ronnie Green, the chancellor who knew more about agriculture in the state than any previous university chancellor or president, and I suspect Governor
Pillen's focus on cutting the funding to the university has directly impacted Trev Albert's decision. The University doesn't fund athletics, but when the funding to the University is cut, the University has to seek out major donors to continue its mission and that impacts the giving to Nebraska athletics.
Coach Ruhle came to Nebraska because of Trev. Trev came to Nebraska because of Ted Carter. The politics of the last two governors have driven them out. IMO, there is more to come. Title IX never would have passed in today's political climate. In 1972, both Democrats and Republicans believed in the opportunities Title IX would create for women and minorities. That isn't the case today. Trev Alberts leaving is not just an issue of who the athletic director is at the University of Nebraska. It is an issue about whether or not the State of Nebraska wants a healthy public university."
Define healthy. The fact is, enrollment at our public universities is down, and the cost of education keeps going up, at an unsustainable rate, no less . That’s mostly the result of an unchecked, growing administrative state. Of course administrators want more and more money to throw around. They are mostly clueless to economic realities. I think it is smart that we are forcing some austerity measures to make the university, more lean and agile. We should reduce redundancies and cut out the fat. If we are honest, about 40% of the jobs in the world are entirely unnecessary. Institutions want to constantly increase their budgets, not reduce them. There has to be some cost benefit analysis done other than “ we sure do look good to the rest of the world by having a world program studying the origins of the Germanic language and it’s influence on the modern world.” Support that which there is demand for and economically viable for the most part. we can still have some frilly things.
I care.
I think it's indicitive of a larger issue (and I don't know what that is) and It has me concerned about Rhule leaving next.
I think it's indicitive of a larger issue (and I don't know what that is) and It has me concerned about Rhule leaving next.
I think we will right the ship. There needs to be a clear vision for the university going forward. The truth is, higher education has an even tougher road ahead. Now is the time for some innovative solutions and compromise.
That sounds like a campaign speech to me...no offense to you I swear, But if we can't recognize there's a bigger issue in lincoln at this point I don't know what else it would take to make us realize that.
You make some really good points. Your counters to my stances were logical and well thought out. This had been a refreshing exchange - unlike most on internet message boards. Well done!
No we don’t, but it has to make some of us wonder what is going on with administration. How long does it take to find a President and a chancellor?
More important to get a President but it’s been 7 months now, have to fill Trev was getting tired of having to much on his plate without any help..
Not made he took the A&M job, but really thought this was his dream job and he was accomplishing some important decisions.
A lot answer needs to be made by some important people that are leading this university..
Pettit used the word politics but I’m not sure that’s entirely correct. Trev obviously knows the state. Leaving a top job in your profession at your Alma Mater is not a decision made on a lark. Especially after such a short tenure on the job.
None of this is a good look for a school that wants to be a player in power conference athletics.
I’ve heard that he never spoke to Matt Rhule over taking the AtM job..
TIFWIW.
A&M just hired their football coach a few months ago. And they are still paying Jimbo.
It wasn't so much that Frank Solich was fired, it had more to do with the fact that none of Steve Pederson's guys that he wanted to bring in were any better? Dave Wannestadt??? Houston Nutt????? Much like firing Bo Pelini only to hire Mike Riley.
Alberts: Right call for NU
Nebraska made the right decision in letting Frank Solich go, while other traditional power re-asserted themselves over the weekend.www.espn.com
Lets just get someone better and move on. Never would have thought he would leave though. Maybe if the university president situation wasn't ****ed.
who hires an athletic director is it the board of regents + interim president/president? I'm not gonna pretend I know much about the university structure beyond coaches and athletic director.
who hires an athletic director is it the board of regents + interim president/president? I'm not gonna pretend I know much about the university structure beyond coaches and athletic director.
No he's not. He spent 3 years there. Spent literally the entirety of the rest of his life nowhere near there.
I would like to know WHY he left.
If there was some behind the scenes dysfunction, then we need to know just what it was and get it fixed.
If he left to further his own career or for money reasons, then fine. Good riddance if that was the case.
He is literally a New York guy. Born and raised there.
That isn't the only reason. Another reason is deceiving immature students by seducing them to take government backed student loans. If the universities see there is more money out there, they will charge more. Another reason is students demand more. When I was there our dining hall was your standard Animal House food fight cafeteria. Now the dining halls are OMG, like a casino buffet. Pastry chefs cost money. UNL students voted to increase their student fees something like $400 to build and support a gym/rec center with a climbing wall over by where the power plant used to be and inside the Coliseum. When I went to school there I was in a 20 X 20' cinder block room in Harper Hall with a roommate I didn't like. Now housing is private bedrooms with a communal area and kitchenette.
Yes, I absolutely care that Trev left. I’m not going to for one second downplay the magnitude of this. We’ve got some serious issues with leadership in Lincoln and it ain’t good. I know politics are supposed to stay out of this but Mitch Sherman mentioned one possibility was a “divisive political landscape”. I’ve no idea what that means but whatever it does I hope to hell it gets dealt with and very soon .
Or you could argue that he's an upper east coast guy, New York and Pennsylvania.
Name a state of major University that doesn’t have fiscal issues? Public schools are in trouble everywhere, rising salaries and a reluctance to increase taxes in an inflationary time. We have just about reached the average workers ability to pay for everything. Enrollment is down at many 4 year and K12 institutions but the tax levels stay the same or increase.
Those labeling Trev with all the name calling don’t seem to recall who he replaced and those before him. The fact that A&M wanted him enough to pay his 4 mill buyout should tell us something.
There is a very limited pool of candidates, regardless of what is stated here and the false thinking that anyone could do this job. It simply is not reality.
Those labeling Trev with all the name calling don’t seem to recall who he replaced and those before him. The fact that A&M wanted him enough to pay his 4 mill buyout should tell us something.
There is a very limited pool of candidates, regardless of what is stated here and the false thinking that anyone could do this job. It simply is not reality.
He’s a Texas guy at heart. Relationships he built there are super strong. Arguably stronger than anywhere he’s been.
Look at the staff he built and recruiting influence. Much of it built to recruit in Texas. He’s very comfortable there.
That is why Mack Rhodes has be one candidate to seriously be considered ...
Being smart enough to place emphasis on the closest most talent rich state in the country doesn't make him a Texas guy. Or we have different definitions of "Texas guy"
Either way, moot point. aTm just hired their coach. I doubt they'll be replacing him anytime soon. Unless he's really successful really fast and a real program plucks him, which I guess could happen.
I agree that we'll be fine at AD BUT this is a bump in the road we didn't need for our sports programs. Who knows what this means for our basketball program's when Fred and Amy finally have them rolling. IF the BOR regents screw up the President hire this could go south in a hurry.
If the BOR are indeed a bunch of meddling dopes and the vibe is that the political environment to higher ed is hostile in NE, the "home run" Prez and AD hires are nothing but a pipedream. People at that level of university admin have a lot of numbers in their cell phones.
My opinion is that Trev wasn't getting the pledges to fund the $450 million for the stadium renovations. Even with the unanimous approval back in October, there was at least a couple of regents that weren't all that confident that Alberts was going to get the private funding.
the political climate at NU is NOT hostile to higher education. It is hostile to the DEI movement and wasteful spending on ridiculous areas of study. Pillen is a product of the University system. He loves NU but he also comes from the heart of the state where there's a low tolerance for silliness.
When you use terms like the "DEI movement", it's hard to take anything you say seriously. I know of universities with very robust DEI programs that are attracting young faculty with CVs that most departments at UNL can only dream of getting. Expect that gap to widen. Also, as academic departments become mediocre, they tend to stay mediocre. In addition, every college and university in the country has a process by which academic programs are evaluated and programs at UNL have been ended by this process. I think what you mean is ridiculous areas of study in the opinion of you and people you talk to.
Pillen has stated publicly his opposition to DEI hiring practices. That might have some effect on who might apply for or accept our president position. That said, DEI programs aren't driving hiring young faculty that NU should "dream of getting". Let's hire the best and the brightest not just the best of one color or persuasion. How did that work out for Harvard? I have some family experience with DEI hiring practices that would turn your stomach.
You may be under the impression that DEI programs are a plague on US higher education. They are not. Also, finalist pools for jobs at places like NU usually contain multiple individuals who are fully qualified for the job. Who is "the best and brightest" is largely an opinion at that point.
Interesting that you mention Harvard. It isn't like that lady was the first relatively unremarkable person to hold that job. She's just that not another mediocre white guy. There have been plenty of them over the history of American higher education.
DEI is a plague on society, not just higher education. It shouldn't exist.
