I think that’s a fair assessment although people generally like him.
True. One is likeable and the other not so much, though I don't hate Gragg. Bighead also doesn't pose - never tries to claim he's contributing. Our AD PRs himself pretty hard - a true careerist.
Um. I haven’t met anyone who likes him. Issue is he sucks but is relatively invisible compared to Schill, so people don’t have as a visceral reaction to him. But make no mistake—he is profoundly disliked by fans, athletes, and coaches.
Im talking about Big Head. We are hard core agreeing here.
To me, it’s not a question of liking him or not liking him. He was just a bad hire. One of his primary jobs is fundraising and from my experience, he does a poor job of engaging with donors. This opinion is shared by many. As to how he runs the department, I am not qualified to judge him but my guess is that the coaches are not impressed. His handling of the baseball and Fitz issues last year was poor. At the very least, I would not renew his contact when it expires. Better yet, buy out his contract and replace him with a dynamic leader who can inspire confidence and take NU athletics to the next level.
How long is his contract. NU can’t afford to wait for it to run out. Terminate him and give Dan Webb another case to prosecute. It will be money well spent. By the way what is the status of Fitz’s lawsuit. No news or rumors on it.
Agree 100% in what I have seen and heard from others on the inside. I think the only issue we have is when Gragg is gone (please be soon), who wants to work for Schill.
I don’t think he is every visible after the first half presentation. Walks down the corridor and maybe right to the Beamer.
I know, it is crazy. These are prestigious positions and we have these two in charge. Unless Gragg has been told just don't do anything stupid and others are running the show. Which is so dumb and ineffective way of running and organization. I hope some of the big egos on the board recognize that, but methinks no.
He had to get over to Cross Rhodes before closing time.
Goodness - Cross Rhodes still exists? I haven't been to Evanston for years - nice to hear it is still there.
My donation to NU certainly plummeted in 2023 compared to past years.
I'm curious - were others booing with you? Not being snarky - I haven't been to a game in years because I live overseas and I'm just wondering the degree to which the collective displeasure with him is heard whenever he makes an appearance.
He doesn’t put himself in positions to get roundly booed. Like Schill, he has human shields. Teams getting awarded for their accomplishments right next to him. Hard to blast him good when the Women's golf team is being recognized for a strong performance. You like to cheer the athletes and booing can take away from them. Gragg hides the rest of the time so much so that I’ve never seen him after the first half ceremony. There will be better times for the Bronx Cheers.
It's Groupthink 101.
There were some other boos, but you have to be quick because they jump right into honoring the student athletes he's standing with and you can't boo them...
We miss nearly every opportunity for positive news. Everyone keeps asking me where NU plays next year. Hard to say right now.
