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Speculation on Pitt AD Heather Lyke as next AD

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NUCat320 said:
Pretty cynical move for NU to leak the black guy and the woman before hiring the white man. The same thing was done before Polisky was elevated.

Jackson seems like a very good hire. NU’s got all the facilities taken care of, though that may be less relevant given the way NIL and direct compensation are changing the game, again.

Good thing Gragg is still here to evaluate the changing landscape of college athletics in a biweekly 25 minute one-on-one with Schill (usually cancelled the night before).
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That’s your take on this?

Heard Lyke was supposedly the favorite but seems to have used NU for leverage in getting an extension from Pitt. Committee preferred a more experienced AD given circumstances and Wright’s situation in DC is apparently kinda messy.
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Speculation on Pitt AD Heather Lyke as next AD

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NUCat320 said:
Three names were leaked. None needed to be leaked. It’s an excellent hire.

Nobody really cares about the NU AD role. There didn’t have to be any leaks. Nobody was covering the ‘story’ until someone on the search committee gave reporters the ‘finalists’. They could’ve just dropped the press release today, and the general reaction would’ve been, ‘Oh, I forgot that was open. Seems like a good hire.’

I don’t think anybody got screwed. I just think it was silly for NU to leak those names. Anticipating the question — oh, a white guy, eh? — then being able to say, “See, Pete Thamel talked about the other finalists. We had very diverse finalists.”

They open themselves to more questions by releasing the names than by not. But they’re not real good at PR these days.

Again, no reason to leak any names.
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Wtf are u talking about? It got NU in the news as a destination for highly qualified and sought after candidates. A reversal of the image we had after hiring Gragg. Overall, it was good press for NU.

There is no such thing as bad PR.

Unless it involves car washes and other creepy behaviors or dwelling on 1 win seasons and craptastic offenses and D’s.
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Speculation on Pitt AD Heather Lyke as next AD

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NUCat320 said:
Pretty cynical move for NU to leak the black guy and the woman before hiring the white man. The same thing was done before Polisky was elevated.

Jackson seems like a very good hire. NU’s got all the facilities taken care of, though that may be less relevant given the way NIL and direct compensation are changing the game, again.

Good thing Gragg is still here to evaluate the changing landscape of college athletics in a biweekly 25 minute one-on-one with Schill (usually cancelled the night before).
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Maybe the candidates leak it... Heather Lyke just parlayed her popularity as a candidate into a multimillion dollar extension at Pitt:

pittsburghsportsnow.com

BREAKING: Pitt Extends Director of Athletics Heather Lyke

Heather Lyke is staying at Pitt after all. Lyke, who has served as the Director of Athletics at Pitt since 2017, is signing a multi-year deal to remain with the Panthers, a source close to the situation told Pittsburgh Sports Now. The extension comes following heavy links to Northwestern over...
pittsburghsportsnow.com pittsburghsportsnow.com

It doesn't say the new amount she will make but she previously Pitt's 3rd highest paid employee at $777K a year.
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Speculation on Pitt AD Heather Lyke as next AD

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NUCat320 said:
Pretty cynical move for NU to leak the black guy and the woman before hiring the white man. The same thing was done before Polisky was elevated.

Jackson seems like a very good hire. NU’s got all the facilities taken care of, though that may be less relevant given the way NIL and direct compensation are changing the game, again.

Good thing Gragg is still here to evaluate the changing landscape of college athletics in a biweekly 25 minute one-on-one with Schill (usually cancelled the night before).
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Good grief. Could it be that she used NU for leverage? She just signed a multi year deal with Pitt. Or that she might have reservations working for Schill?
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