What does TOC Nation think about MSU’s new athletic director?
Okay, we have had a few days for the dust to settle. News broke on Sunday that MSU had found its new athletic director, and the reports were made official Monday morning. J Batt is leaving his post at Georgia Tech to come take over the athletic department at Michigan State. The search lasted exactly one month, from May 1 when Alan Haller was let go, to June 1 when the Batt reports came out.
Now it is time to jump to conclusions and judge this hiring, even before he has had a chance to do anything in his new role. Was this a good move by Michigan State? Will Batt help our struggling football program get back to relevancy? What effect will it have on our basketball and hockey teams which are already doing well?
We ask you these questions, as well as a few other unrelated items from the world of sports.
We have heard plenty of J Batt’s prowess in fundraising. Will he have that same success in East Lansing?
Okay, there was one other bit of news from the Michigan State Athletic Department on Monday. Antwon Murray was announced as the new Executive Director of Player Personnel. Murray was a scout for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the last nine seasons. Before that, he was the Director of Recruiting at Boise State, his alma mater. He played defensive back for the Broncos from 2007-2011. They compiled a 50-3 record during his career, which at the time was the winningest class in college football history.
And let’s wrap this poll up with a few non-MSU questions. We got some other big events getting under way across the sports landscape in the immediate future.