Quote Originally Posted by KB21 View Post
So, why exactly is Selmon getting crapped on? He's been here for two years. He isn't the one that decided to hire Zach Arnett. He did decide to hire Jeff Lebby, and I see that as a plus. It's very similar to when Greg Byrne hired Dan Mullen. Greg knew he needed a guy who could raise the ceiling on the program, and he knew he likely couldn't convince a sitting head coach who could actually raise the ceiling of the program. I mean, think about this. What if Greg had hired Derek Dooley instead of Dan Mullen because Dooley was an "experienced" head coach at Louisiana Tech at the time? I mention him, because he was a name that got mentioned for our job back then.
Not my intention to "crap" on Selmon. He is a fine young man, dedicated family man and apparently a solid fund raiser. He was very inexperienced though. Like Cohen, learning very important things on the fly, is not what State needed. He is very much in the background type of guy, staying out of focus and doesn't seem to be an approachable guy to the average donor. As much as Tenpleton was out front, he could walk right by you and never acknowledge you, so I will give Selmon that if he is in the vicinity, he will speak. How big of a search did he conduct before hiring Lebby? It is the most important hire an AD can make and it just looks like a hire or convenience.