Originally Posted by
budwom
I think he will have very very substantial input...and I do think that the new AD may well accede to K's wishes since, as I say, it somewhat inoculates that person from possible subsequent heat. That's a bit of political thinking, but I think it's warranted.
I bet K and the AD can reach an accommodation.
Regarding what K may or may not do, I will point out that the choice of Alleva as AD was clearly his choice, much has been written about that, so I think K has historically gotten a lot of justified input, and I see that continuing.
Joe Alleva was Nan Keohane's decision. The search committee recommended Tom MIckle T'72, who had been at Duke and was associate commissioner of the ACC. She consulted Coach K, who recommended his friend Alleva but reportedly said it was OK if she hired Mickle. Feinstein, a member of the search committee was livid at the selection of Alleva -- and carped about it for a good while. He had even brought Mickle up to DC to introduce him to the Duke Sports Club there.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013