Your Pick: President & Athletic Director (Why & Why Not)

Your pick:
LSU President & AD (from the known small list we are now at)

Rules:
—Leave politics/governor/BOS out of this thread. I think most of us understand how the swamp operates.

—Focus your sentiment on delivering facts, experiences & things you know of first hand.

—Be critical, but save the rumors, drama & negativity for the hair salon.


My Picks & Why:
—Dr. Wade Rousse for President:
—Heath Schroyer for Athletic Director

Dr. Wade Rousse:
—Well articulated
—focused on Quantitative measure
—Strong background in applied finance & management
—Worked for the federal reserve as an economist
—has not been a career government employee milking the clock/system
—Is not afraid to work. I don’t see the other 2 outworking him
—Visibly down to earth and will be accessible by both faculty & students
—His wife will come with the deal which basically is two hires for the price of 1 (not sure if the other two offer the same)
—Grew up impoverished in South Louisiana & self made.
—No kids, so no distractions.
—Has a lot more in common with the average person than I see in the competition

Heath Schroyer:
—Has a strong proven synergy with Wade Rousse during time at McNeese

—Loyal & like Rousse, also very hard working

—though the packaged acquisition is unreasonable, the significance as to why it would be attractive for the school is for the sake of efficiency, rapid turnaround & goal empowered mindsets

—Has made his fair share of mistakes in life & with some hires, but atleast decent enough to own up to it and make changes instead of forcing everyone to stick it through for the sake of personal ‘image’

—If you actually know and/or have had a real conversation Coach Will Wade, you will know that Schroyer was who actually pioneered that relationship. Schroyer went against the conservative leaders, including even Rousse, then ultimately sold WW to the leadership by delivering a solid plan which appears to have materialized with two NCAA appearances & 7 figure buyout received in the end.

For those of us (for transparency—yes, I do) who wish to see Will Wade aka The General back, I will take bets that he will not return back to this state without Schroyer. Sure it won’t be anytime soon, but in the next two years is reasonable. Will Wade expresses his loyalty to Schroyer to a degree you’d never believe—his reasoning is simple, Schroyer stuck his neck out for him when no one else would.