re: Possible Wade meeting Monday; Lipsey and Williams may be working together to oust Alleva

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I’d be happy with Verge.

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It's hard not to like Verge. He is a great guy. But regardless of the of the candidate the next AD needs to be autonomous. The next AD needs to get as much "the buck stops with me" language in his contact as possible. And whatever cannot be written in the AD/LSU contract needs to be made up with his personality. That is, a guy makes critical decisions concerning the Athletic Department and will take responsibility for his decisions. The job of the AD is not the be the President's or the Board Char's puppet and it's not to skirt responsibility when the going gets tough. The next AD needs to demand a much higher level of autonomy. If that is Verge? Great. But that needed to be one of the main characteristics of the next AD. Hopefully big donors like Lipsey are communicating this message. If we don't hire an AD with a strong personality that invites autonomy we are not advancing the ball.