Linda Bruno resigning!!

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Post by SamIam » Sun Dec 09, 2007 4:51 pm

Sam Minuteman wrote: -Sam
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Post by Scott O » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:26 pm

With the good news of TF's re-commitment to UMass, I thought I we could resurrect some more good news. I just tried to google this, but I can't find much info on any kind of search for a nice new A10 commissioner who can expel the bottom feeders of the league and get the tv contract straightened out. She is leaving, isn't she?
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Post by Zenex » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:43 pm

Certainly she is leaving, the A10 named an interim commissioner yesterday!
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Post by MikeUMA » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:10 pm

If memory serves she will pack up her desk at the end of June.
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Post by CrooksisRhyming » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:23 pm

MikeUMA wrote:If memory serves she will pack up her desk at the end of June.
Effective June, 30 2008... correct
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Post by SoCal » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:26 pm

MikeUMA wrote:If memory serves she will pack up her desk at the end of June.
Does she need any help?!!!
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Post by AGldFinch6 » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:33 pm

Do people have some actual, real reasons for not liking her? It appears that people like to blame her for everything, just for convenience sake, and because everyone else does. I've yet to see any real explanations as to why she is so bad.
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Post by CrooksisRhyming » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:44 pm

When you are the face of a conference that slowly but surely lost its national relevance during your tenure, people tend to talk. Not to mention shotty television contracts, the addition of seemingly random (and not geographically accurate) teams, the loss of football, etc.

I'm not sure if you're a fan of hers or not, but the general population disliking Bruno is about as "convenient" as the general dislike toward Lappas. Sure, maybe neither person was responsible for the FULL downfall of the entities they were responsible for, but they were the face - and with that comes responsibility and blame.
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Post by ren » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:57 pm

is she the reason that I couldn't watch many umass games on ESPN full court this last year, including the A-10 tourney?
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Post by econalum » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:21 pm

There is NO question in my mind she was a net negative to the A10. Move to Football, lack of BBall tv, the whole 9 yards.

She SUCKS.
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Post by lane one » Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:02 pm

I hadn't seen this mentioned anywhere else...

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/200 ... cial_hired_
as_Atlantic_10_comissioner__sources_say.html
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Post by DrG » Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:40 pm

Good find. Love her experience with television contracts. It's not like she has a tough act to follow.
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Post by Steve81 » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:00 pm

Nice find lane, I also saw another quote from J92 on the A10 message board. These are my two favorite quotes:
http://www.nacwaa.org/about/about_BOD_McGlade.php
From 1995-2000, McGlade served on The NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Committee and chaired that Committee in 1999 & 2000. During that period, she participated on the eight-person NCAA TV Negotiating Committee. This group secured the largest TV contract for any sporting event totaling $6.2 billion in revenue from both CBS & ESPN for the men’s and women’s basketball championship and numerous additional National Championships.
Throughout the 1990s, McGlade continued to expand her responsibilities and experience by serving as the Tournament Director for the 1993 NCAA Women’s Final Four which secured the first pre-sellout in the history of the event. Additionally, she served for a year and a half as the 1996 Olympic Game liaison for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association, developing and coordinating the Association’s strategic plan.
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New A10 Commish

Post by goumass27 » Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:49 am

A-10 gets a new commish

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/sto ... FHeadlines
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Post by MikeUMA » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:34 am

UMass has a page about this:
http://umassathletics.cstv.com/genrel/060208aaa.html
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