User profile: BringtheRain

Sixty-four ain't exactly that old. Even if the guy only hangs around for six more years, that could be long enough to settle things down, stabilize the budget, build some new relationships in the community and get things set up for a solid replacement.

Akbball fan and others:

These aren't decisions that can be made quickly. Quick gets you any number of those crummy ADs UNLV had in the 1990s. Quick raises scrutiny that you didn't do enough to try and recruit a minority or a woman to the position. Considering their time frame they did this as quickly as they could.

We don't know who applied, but we get a feeling for who was interested (and there was *no* indication beyond an initial report that Moos was interested).

Sounds like Koloskie might have gotten the job if Livengood hadn't expressed interest. But when you have an experienced athletic director who guided a top-tier program -- and it's hard to dispute that U of A is a top-tier program -- calling and expressing interest, you have to listen.

And when that candidate happens to be on good terms with your best coach and your top booster, you probably have to give him the job, assuming he hasn't left a trail of wreckage at his past stops (which this guy has quite obviously not done).

I still fail to see the problem here.

Also, does anyone think Smatresk makes this hire without Lon Kruger's explicit blessing?

Um.... I fail to see the problem here:

- 15 years of Pac-10 experience (and contacts)
- National championships in multiple sports
- Title IX credentials
- Picked up from a messy situation with Lute to get a good coach
- Likes Lon Kruger

Yeah, so the Stoops thing wasn't a golden hire, but it wasn't a bad hire, either... the team was a few points from going to the Rose Bowl this year. Not saying I'd like to see the Curly Stoops get hired (especially with Mo underachieving for years and Larry botching overtime games with the Rose Bowl on the line), but I'm fine with this guy as AD as long as he can raise money and get the school in a position to hire a decent football coach.

Levi, with all due respect, fans don't deserve craziness. Journalism is about perspective and insight, things you lost a lot of with the departure of Rob and Ron.

But if craziness is what you're after, then maybe you laid off the right people. They're so 20th Century, with their grown-up journalism and stuff.

Don't take this as being disrespectful to Ryan's talents... everyone has their niche. Rob's was keeping things on an even keel and offering the perspective of the sport. Ron looked at sports objectively and offered the perspective of local history.

Both will be sorely, sorely missed.