I thought this was interesting and had some good information on how she approaches the job, not just on her minority status, sex, or W/L records at UNLV.
"I'm pretty surprised it was not brought up, but I did want to let you all know a little bit about what I'm hearing about the new Mizzou AD, Desiree Reed-Francois The more people I talk to the more impressed I become. When she was at UNLV, she called up Nick Saban and asked if she could come observe his program to see what a championship team looks like up close and in person. He said come on down, and she did. One coach who has been interviewed by her said she showed up with a convincing pitch, and a packet of potential homes in the area for the coach's wife. She's been described as incredibly motivated and organized with the right blend of compassion and drive. The former Tennessee AD who hired her for her first Power 5 job in sports administration told me no one will outwork her, and that she has spent her career attacking all of the areas her doubters said she needed to strengthen before becoming a Power 5 AD. And now she's here. I think it's a good hire. Dave will have a lot more in the story I contributed some reporting for in tomorrow's paper. I hope you check it out. Thanks and have a good week."
I found that encouraging. And obviously worthy of a raise before a blue-blood reads that and hires her away from us.
"I'm pretty surprised it was not brought up, but I did want to let you all know a little bit about what I'm hearing about the new Mizzou AD, Desiree Reed-Francois The more people I talk to the more impressed I become. When she was at UNLV, she called up Nick Saban and asked if she could come observe his program to see what a championship team looks like up close and in person. He said come on down, and she did. One coach who has been interviewed by her said she showed up with a convincing pitch, and a packet of potential homes in the area for the coach's wife. She's been described as incredibly motivated and organized with the right blend of compassion and drive. The former Tennessee AD who hired her for her first Power 5 job in sports administration told me no one will outwork her, and that she has spent her career attacking all of the areas her doubters said she needed to strengthen before becoming a Power 5 AD. And now she's here. I think it's a good hire. Dave will have a lot more in the story I contributed some reporting for in tomorrow's paper. I hope you check it out. Thanks and have a good week."
I found that encouraging. And obviously worthy of a raise before a blue-blood reads that and hires her away from us.
