Pete Boone
Pete Boone
Pete Boone is the former athletics directorfor the University of Mississippi...
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He had three or four years of experience in his one year. If you go and look at the things he had to do ... he had to dismiss players, had to dismiss a coach. So many of the things he had to do, a lot of coaches go two or three years without having to do. I think he has done an admirable job in growing at such a fast rate.
knows success
He wanted to be here. He knows that he can be a success here. He's been a success before. He knows what it takes.
athletic contact process starting
We're in the process of starting that. I would think that this week, we will have made contact with athletic directors.
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If there is a significant pattern that develops, the NCAA has the right to look at it as a major issue. But that's not what they've done here. It's just one of those things you just always have to have your antennas up.
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Once Ed decides who he wants, then he and I will sit down and I'll ask him why. He and I have already talked about (several issues). Getting the right person that fits what he needs. Chemistry and personality matches up and stuff like that.
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Not only did these remarkable student-athletes excel on the playing field, all of the former athletes also graduated from Ole Miss. That's a true testament to their character.
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If you're going to be successful in any venture, no matter what it is, you better hire the best people possible. Whatever it takes to hire them, you're either going to be a player or not. And we intend to be players in it.
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I didn't know Andy Kennedy. There are a lot of folks who just like their names in the newspaper and want to be perceived as being part of the search for their own reasons. We wanted to see how wide a net we could cast, then start filtering out the ones who didn't fit.
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If I'm any good at Ole Miss, I might not be worth a flip at Michigan because I might not fit the environment.
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I do think that he's got several folks he's talking to. I talked to Ed (Saturday) morning. I think he's still looking for the best fit for Ole Miss.
I'm really not going to give it a whole lot more thought than what I've already said.
fluid list pick
The list is still fluid in the sense that we may pick up another candidate, and we may not. It's much more narrow.
interested
That's 10-12 that we were really interested in. Of course, then we had to find who was interested in us.