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Columnist Jim Polzin stuck on reaction to university reportedly choosing Shawn Eichorst to be the school’s next athletic director.
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Polzin: Why Wisconsin's safe choice for athletic director provides little relief
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Yeah, everyone thinks because he was at Texas, he's some kind of miracle worker.... granted, he's an improvement, but WI challenges didn't change because they hired a new AD.
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Unless somehow they believe he has more experience in dealing with NIL, and can improve that process to help them sign better players.
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Was any new AD going to miraculously change Wisconsin? I don't think so.
Wisconsin cannot compete the way other teams do in college sports. If we try, we will fail.
Wisconsin needs recruiting All Stars on their way to the recruiting Hall Of Fame.
The only way Wisconsin becomes a competitive first tier factor again is if they become the 'Brewers' of college sports.
We need to find the inexpensive guys overlooked by other teams but with potential. We need to coach those guys up so they exceed their projected potential. Yes, we'll lose them, but maybe we can get 1-2 or sometimes 3 productive years before they leave.
Build that pipeline. When they leave, someone will step up for their shot.
I don't think we can compete in the current NIL approach. I don't think we should.
But, develop a program where they give 2-3 hard good years that provides the opportunity to transfer for big bucks they all think they deserve and we'll become hot on the second tier market. Recruit the overlooked 2d tier with potential and coach them up.
If this guy tries to do what others do, he'll fail.
Kind of Moneyball'ish and what Wisconsin used to do recruit over looked with potential. We just won't have them all their years. It's the Wisconsin way. It can be done
Wisconsin cannot compete the way other teams do in college sports. If we try, we will fail.
Wisconsin needs recruiting All Stars on their way to the recruiting Hall Of Fame.
The only way Wisconsin becomes a competitive first tier factor again is if they become the 'Brewers' of college sports.
We need to find the inexpensive guys overlooked by other teams but with potential. We need to coach those guys up so they exceed their projected potential. Yes, we'll lose them, but maybe we can get 1-2 or sometimes 3 productive years before they leave.
Build that pipeline. When they leave, someone will step up for their shot.
I don't think we can compete in the current NIL approach. I don't think we should.
But, develop a program where they give 2-3 hard good years that provides the opportunity to transfer for big bucks they all think they deserve and we'll become hot on the second tier market. Recruit the overlooked 2d tier with potential and coach them up.
If this guy tries to do what others do, he'll fail.
Kind of Moneyball'ish and what Wisconsin used to do recruit over looked with potential. We just won't have them all their years. It's the Wisconsin way. It can be done
I don't expect miracles, because ultimately this is Wisconsin and there are limits to funds and other resources. I think the Texas experience is helpful in terms of seeing what can be done at the highest levels but of course you can't replicate that exactly at UW.
His job is to help define and support strategies for the the main revenue producing sports in terms of recruiting competitive rosters with the the hope that once every handful of years of years you can make the playoffs (expanded) or a second weekend run in March.
I have no illusions that they can win a title in either football or basketball. That's even less likely in the NIL era than it was before, but they can have winning seasons regularly. Also he can focus on ways to make/keep secondarys sports competitive like volleyball, hockey (M & W), cross country, track, etc. Find ways to be great (or stay great) at certain sports that don't require millions and millions of NIL dollars.
His job is to help define and support strategies for the the main revenue producing sports in terms of recruiting competitive rosters with the the hope that once every handful of years of years you can make the playoffs (expanded) or a second weekend run in March.
I have no illusions that they can win a title in either football or basketball. That's even less likely in the NIL era than it was before, but they can have winning seasons regularly. Also he can focus on ways to make/keep secondarys sports competitive like volleyball, hockey (M & W), cross country, track, etc. Find ways to be great (or stay great) at certain sports that don't require millions and millions of NIL dollars.