Heather hired a woman from EMU for a position obviously designed to maximize donations at the highest level.
My complaint for years has been that Pitt never really had an athletic "department".
It didn't.
I'm sure the refrain from some will be that Heather should focus more on hoops or stop hiring people she knows...
Ok.
But for me the creation of an infrastructure means far more than this one hire.
I see Pitt taking athletics seriously. Attention to detail was unheard of in the past, there was no strategic plan and thus nothing good was built to last.
Nothing works without a sufficient foundation and based on what I see Pitt is investing in the business of athletics. In the end, fundamentals matter.
Especially when they don't exist.
Pitt is making good business moves.
My complaint for years has been that Pitt never really had an athletic "department".
It didn't.
I'm sure the refrain from some will be that Heather should focus more on hoops or stop hiring people she knows...
Ok.
But for me the creation of an infrastructure means far more than this one hire.
I see Pitt taking athletics seriously. Attention to detail was unheard of in the past, there was no strategic plan and thus nothing good was built to last.
Nothing works without a sufficient foundation and based on what I see Pitt is investing in the business of athletics. In the end, fundamentals matter.
Especially when they don't exist.
Pitt is making good business moves.