At least he acknowledges it. Could be a good thing to spark the team to do better than expected this year.

6/25/2010 1:29:12 PM

^^^Sounds like TOB is worried about job security.

6/25/2010 1:29:23 PM

Everybody's been saying they want an AD who will set quantifiable goals:

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/genrel/auto_pdf/ICAVisionStatement.pdf

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/genrel/auto_pdf/annual-goals-07-08.pdf

6/25/2010 1:29:55 PM

they should mention that we've spanked the dogshit out of their favorite college team in the world the past 3 years. fucking garbage unc journalists.

6/25/2010 1:29:57 PM

You people seem to be forgetting the disastrous contract she signed Ralph Friedgen to (with a $4 million buyout), not to mention the James Franklin head coach in waiting debacle.

6/25/2010 1:40:31 PM

That's a good thing TOB may be feeling the heat some. We need to win this year, personally even with Fowler I think he would've been gone after 4 straight losing seasons.

6/25/2010 1:41:56 PM

Would have helped his stock had he got a new defensive coordinator during the off season. I hate to think TOB played it political and kept Archer on just to potentially extend his own career by one year.

6/25/2010 1:47:22 PM

live presser vid http://www.wralsportsfan.com/rs/video/7855232/

[Edited on June 25, 2010 at 2:05 PM. Reason : d]

6/25/2010 2:05:04 PM

thats not really TOBs style...I think he will gradually phase out Archer and let tenuta take over.

its been know for awhile that TOB likes to keep continuity over the years. I think thats what he is doing now...a gradual change.

6/25/2010 2:05:26 PM

what channel is this supposed to be on?

as normal, we would be LATE with the presser.

first day and already on a bad note.

6/25/2010 2:09:03 PM

Started late because Swofford was late

6/25/2010 2:13:52 PM

Quote :

"Deborah A. Yow has been named director of athletics at North Carolina State University. Chancellor Randy Woodson made the announcement at a Friday afternoon press conference at Vaughn Towers. Yow, 58, younger sister of the late Kay Yow who coached NC State women’s basketball for 34 years, comes to NC State after 16 years as director of athletics at the University of Maryland. Under Yow’s leadership, Maryland teams have won 20 national championships and consistently graduated student-athletes — with the upcoming Federal graduation rate report reflecting an all-time high of 80 percent. “We could not have hired a better person and better administrator than Debbie Yow,” Woodson said. “At an academically challenging institution, she has led a program that has won on the field of competition and met strong academic standards. “At NC State, we have the foundation of great facilities and a passionate fan base,” he said. “Debbie Yow will build on that foundation and take our athletics program to a higher level. “We welcome her to the Wolfpack family.” At NC State, Yow will lead a program that includes 23 teams, revenue of about $40 million and 172 full-time employees. She will officially begin the job on July 15 at an annual base salary of $350,000. “I am greatly honored to be the athletic director at North Carolina State and look forward to working with Chancellor Woodson,” Yow said. “We will build on the strengths of this athletics program and this university and move forward. “My family has been part of the Wolfpack family for many years. I am glad to be home.” Yow has served as president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the national Division I-A Athletic Directors Association. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Football Foundation, as well as the Board of Directors. of USA Football and has served on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Academic Enhancement Committee, as well as having represented the ACC on the NCAA Management Council. Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal and the Chronicle of Higher Education have cited Yow as being among the 20 most influential people in college athletics. She was selected to serve on the President’s U.S. Department of Education’s Commission on Opportunities in Athletics to review the status of Federal Title IX regulations. She earlier served as the chair of the Atlantic Coast Conference Committee on Television, which is charged with overseeing the league’s TV contracts and other related broadcast issues. Yow is the first woman to lead NC State’s athletic program. She was also the ACC’s and Maryland’s first female athletic director, as well as the only woman to serve as President of the Division IA Athletics Directors Association. She succeeds Lee Fowler, who is stepping down on June 30 after 10 years as the NC State athletics director. After taking over as athletics director at Maryland in 1994, she and her senior staff led efforts to enhance the academic support services for student-athletes, leading to an improved graduation rate (Exhausted Eligibility Graduation Rate (EEGR) is 85 percent); expanded marketing and fund-raising efforts, yielding a more than 300 percent increase in private gifts and corporate sponsorships; and led a $180 million upgrade of athletic facilities, including the building of the 440,000 square foot Comcast Center as the new home for intercollegiate athletics and the expansion of Byrd Stadium, the home to Maryland football. When she took over the program, it carried an unfunded debt of $51 million, which has since been paid down to $5.5 million, while consistently balancing the annual operating budgets, funding the facility improvements and winning national championships. In 2009, the NCAA News named Maryland as one of the Top 10 athletics programs in the nation. Yow is known as an excellent administrator and leader with a goal-oriented and proactive management style. Originally from Gibsonville, N.C., Yow began her career as a high school basketball coach (at Walter Williams High School in Burlington and Eastern Guilford High School in Gibsonville) and also coached at the University of Florida, Oral Roberts University and the University of Kentucky before moving into athletics administration at Florida and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She served as athletics director at St. Louis University for four years before accepting the Maryland position. She has written numerous articles and books on athletics management and human behavior. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Elon University and a master’s degree from Liberty University."

http://www.ncsu.edu/features/2010/06/coming-home/

6/25/2010 2:15:05 PM

Sounds like he is harping alot about Academics.

and experience...BCS and Div I experience...which is exactly where Purcell lost this race.

6/25/2010 2:16:40 PM

Yes, please bring Captain Doofus up the podium!

6/25/2010 2:17:38 PM

David Glenn has turned my frown upside down

6/25/2010 2:17:48 PM

Quote :

"O'Brien has finished with seven losses during each of his three seasons in Raleigh and, obviously, has never led the Wolfpack to a bowl game."

not defending the guy, just pointing out sloppy journalism

6/25/2010 2:20:42 PM

sounds like she was on the boards recommendation list.

they keep thanking them.

6/25/2010 2:21:29 PM

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/rs/video/7855232/?version=fpconfig','key':'#@4de70366a900d617553'}" /></object>

[Edited on June 25, 2010 at 2:22 PM. Reason : ]

6/25/2010 2:22:02 PM

^^Yeah I want to know for sure because the early reports claimed she wasn't on the list and this ended up being a back room deal.

[Edited on June 25, 2010 at 2:22 PM. Reason : ]

6/25/2010 2:22:17 PM

actually she has the Wolfpack legacy down pretty well...its hard to see where she doesnt have some type of love for NC State. its all coming together.

6/25/2010 2:24:03 PM

"I want to be sensitive about Fowler, but let's be honest here, he blows"

6/25/2010 2:24:58 PM

"I'm not Mary Poppins."

is my new facebook status

6/25/2010 2:27:25 PM

She sounds like she knows her shit and has good ideas about how to improve everything. As of now I am 100% behind this hire and her.

6/25/2010 2:30:35 PM

That email address is gonna get so much crap sent to it

6/25/2010 2:30:36 PM

Choked up talking about Purcell

6/25/2010 2:31:16 PM

so far not really that impressed. She hasnt really been very sequential in her points.

I dunno what to gain out of it other than:

happy to be here
we wanna win championships
good people here
academics and faculties
im not mary poppins

6/25/2010 2:32:42 PM

WOLFPACK UNLIMITED

WOLPFACK UNLIMITED

6/25/2010 2:34:40 PM

^ well she just got her... lets give her a little time to have a plan

6/25/2010 2:34:51 PM

She's kinda scatterbrained, but her speech wasn't bad

6/25/2010 2:40:07 PM

Sweet

it was through the search firm.


sounds like it went perfectly then and all the rumors were just people pissed Bobby didnt get the job.

i support her now.

6/25/2010 2:44:07 PM

double

[Edited on June 25, 2010 at 2:46 PM. Reason : GO PACK!]

6/25/2010 2:44:07 PM

She says she was contacted by the search firm

6/25/2010 2:44:34 PM

"I'd rather win than be popular"

best thing I've heard yet. Hopefully she follows up on it

6/25/2010 2:45:58 PM

I like Woodson...back on his bandwagon.

6/25/2010 2:47:17 PM

I'm feeling slightly better about this.

6/25/2010 2:47:46 PM

what just happened for him to say something something.. athletic director?

6/25/2010 2:47:57 PM

What was your main reason for hiring Debbie?
and he said...we needed an athletic director.

and Im tired of all these punks asking about Bobby...he obviously didnt compare at all.

6/25/2010 2:50:05 PM

I'm sensing a Purcell pay raise in the very near future.

6/25/2010 2:50:08 PM

haha, I just heard about this like 20 minutes ago, and was like "good hire."

then i come here and realize i was supposed to be pissed about this.

6/25/2010 2:50:37 PM

yeah the press seems to be digging for some drama and hurt feelings

[Edited on June 25, 2010 at 2:52 PM. Reason : but i suppose that's the plan]

6/25/2010 2:51:52 PM

god damn it

6/25/2010 2:52:03 PM

she seems sharp as hell to me

[Edited on June 25, 2010 at 2:53 PM. Reason : 0]

6/25/2010 2:53:08 PM

good press conference so far. Enjoyed her speech.

She seems legit and passionate.

6/25/2010 2:53:39 PM

I wonder how good our women's volleyball team is going to now become.

6/25/2010 2:54:31 PM

Woodson basically said she was on "his list" which seems to be different from the committee's list.

6/25/2010 2:54:43 PM

lol YOW BEEF

6/25/2010 2:55:39 PM

she has said she was nominated by the search firm and was on the first list.

Woodson is talking about it now.

6/25/2010 2:56:19 PM

Woodson seems like a baller.

6/25/2010 2:57:59 PM

lol wtf

the cheerleaders are there...THANK GOODNESS!

6/25/2010 2:58:20 PM

to me it doesn't seem unreasonable if in fact woodson wanted the committee to contact her (if that is what happened). if a president of a company tells his HR staff to search for a new director of a division of his company would he not do some research himself? It seems logical that he would want to participate in an important hire along w/ his staff. or would he not ask his staff to "see what you can find on this person...i want to look into him/her?"

to me this happened very thoroughly and w/out politics...very impressed by woodson and yow



[Edited on June 25, 2010 at 3:03 PM. Reason : k]

6/25/2010 3:01:28 PM