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Just as Dan Mullen has a list of names to call if any of his Asst Coaches leave, Scott Stricklin has a list if any of his head coaches - Mens or Womens - leave.
Stricklin brings more than 28 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics to Florida, including 23 years at Southeastern Conference schools, and the past six as athletic director at his alma mater, Mississippi State University.
Jeremy Foley talked about "his list" several times. I have no idea who would replace Dan Mullen, but I'm sure we would not have to piss away $100,000 PLUS hiring a search firm the way FSU did.
But, as Foley found out, having a list & checking it twice and Athletic Department experience is no guarantee when it comes to hiring Head Football Coaches - Muschamp & McElwain come to mind rather quickly !
FSU paid DHR $100,000 in addition to search-related indirect expenses. Direct expenses such as travel were billed monthly.
Problem for FSU was they did not have Athletic Dept people in charge. They did not have that wealth of experience & people connections an experienced AD like Strickin brings to the table.
What FSU had was David Coburn & John Thrasher.
Thrasher a politician who lost an election & needed a job as president of FSU & Coburn a political flunky.
While Coburn brought a wealth of legislative and state budget experience to FSU’s administration when President Barron hired him in 2012, Coburn was not a full-time, career athletic employee.
Coburn brought in because of budgetary / financial problems in FSU Athletic Department - they were broke !
In his nine months as interim head of Athletics, Coburn applied his almost 40 years of legislative and university experience to address challenging budget issues and streamline, reorganize and implement new policies to help the department operate more efficiently and effectively.
Budgeting important ! Athletic Department must live within their means, but lack of Athletic Department "know how" & people connections results in hiring an idiot like Willie Taggart for $6,000,000 a year !
Coburn has no coaching / athletic skills or connections. resulting in the hiring of a search firm.
David Coburn will never replace Scott Strickin on the CFP "search committee" !
