Random stuff 2025

[iaafan]

The two finalist for president of MSU have been announced and will be making an on-campus visit.

Northern Michi%an is D2 but has great facilities, good programs and strong academics.

It looks like Merced has athletics but NAIA moving to D2. No football.

I’ve worked with Brock. He’s a DBag. I vote for the other guy.

Have you ever worked with any other candidates for a position like this?

[nanacat]

The two finalist for president of MSU have been announced and will be making an on-campus visit.

Northern Michi%an is D2 but has great facilities, good programs and strong academics.

It looks like Merced has athletics but NAIA moving to D2. No football.

I’ve worked with Brock. He’s a DBag. I vote for the other guy.

Boy I’m underwhelmed with these 2 guys.

My thoughts exactly! I realize filling Cruzado's shoes will be nearly impossible but with these two finalists it's like they didn't even try.
A former UM guy? Really? No, hard no.
And there's just nothing that jumps with the other guy at all.
Disappointed to say the least.

[rfischer94]

Yes, I'm bored and this has nothing to do with Bobcat sports. Anyway, for folks that have driven the road from Livingston to Bozeman will immediately recognize this old photo.





Or this one driving down the hill into downtown. The second building on the left is still there and is currently being restored.

I allegedly rode my bike at 55 mph down the frontage road from the top of Bozeman Pass. Pretty fun, allegedly.

[RICO CAT]

The two finalist for president of MSU have been announced and will be making an on-campus visit.

Northern Michi%an is D2 but has great facilities, good programs and strong academics.

It looks like Merced has athletics but NAIA moving to D2. No football.

I’ve worked with Brock. He’s a DBag. I vote for the other guy.

Boy I’m underwhelmed with these 2 guys.

My thoughts exactly! I realize filling Cruzado's shoes will be nearly impossible but with these two finalists it's like they didn't even try.
A former UM guy? Really? No, hard no.
And there's just nothing that jumps with the other guy at all.
Disappointed to say the least.

Which one is the former um guy? Should not even be considered.

[TomCat88]

The two finalist for president of MSU have been announced and will be making an on-campus visit.

Northern Michi%an is D2 but has great facilities, good programs and strong academics.

It looks like Merced has athletics but NAIA moving to D2. No football.

I’ve worked with Brock. He’s a DBag. I vote for the other guy.

Boy I’m underwhelmed with these 2 guys.

My thoughts exactly! I realize filling Cruzado's shoes will be nearly impossible but with these two finalists it's like they didn't even try.
A former UM guy? Really? No, hard no.
And there's just nothing that jumps with the other guy at all.
Disappointed to say the least.

What was the thread like when they were in the process of hiring Cruzado?

[cat-o-nine]

The two finalist for president of MSU have been announced and will be making an on-campus visit.

Northern Michi%an is D2 but has great facilities, good programs and strong academics.

It looks like Merced has athletics but NAIA moving to D2. No football.

I’ve worked with Brock. He’s a DBag. I vote for the other guy.

Boy I’m underwhelmed with these 2 guys.

My thoughts exactly! I realize filling Cruzado's shoes will be nearly impossible but with these two finalists it's like they didn't even try.
A former UM guy? Really? No, hard no.
And there's just nothing that jumps with the other guy at all.
Disappointed to say the least.

What was the thread like when they were in the process of hiring Cruzado?

No way I could remember back that far!

I do have a family member who got a chance to meet WC right after she was hired and he told me last fall that, at the time, he didn't think she would last very long here. He said it wasn't very long before he realized his first impression was all wrong. So, I guess we can keep that in mind when looking at these finalists.

[Cataholic]

The two finalist for president of MSU have been announced and will be making an on-campus visit.

Northern Michi%an is D2 but has great facilities, good programs and strong academics.

It looks like Merced has athletics but NAIA moving to D2. No football.

I’ve worked with Brock. He’s a DBag. I vote for the other guy.

Boy I’m underwhelmed with these 2 guys.

My thoughts exactly! I realize filling Cruzado's shoes will be nearly impossible but with these two finalists it's like they didn't even try.
A former UM guy? Really? No, hard no.
And there's just nothing that jumps with the other guy at all.
Disappointed to say the least.

Which one is the former um guy? Should not even be considered.

Someone from the California university system and another who spent time learning in the UM community? Neither system is what I would call a healthy business model. Crizado was so successful at spurring new on campus development and recruitment of students. She understood how athletics helped in those goals. I would love to see more on their philosophies.

@wbtfg We don’t expect you to provide details, but any further insight into what turned you away from Tessman?

[nanacat]

The two finalist for president of MSU have been announced and will be making an on-campus visit.

Northern Michi%an is D2 but has great facilities, good programs and strong academics.

It looks like Merced has athletics but NAIA moving to D2. No football.

I’ve worked with Brock. He’s a DBag. I vote for the other guy.

Boy I’m underwhelmed with these 2 guys.

My thoughts exactly! I realize filling Cruzado's shoes will be nearly impossible but with these two finalists it's like they didn't even try.
A former UM guy? Really? No, hard no.
And there's just nothing that jumps with the other guy at all.
Disappointed to say the least.

What was the thread like when they were in the process of hiring Cruzado?

No idea

[nanacat]

The two finalist for president of MSU have been announced and will be making an on-campus visit.

Northern Michi%an is D2 but has great facilities, good programs and strong academics.

It looks like Merced has athletics but NAIA moving to D2. No football.

I’ve worked with Brock. He’s a DBag. I vote for the other guy.

Boy I’m underwhelmed with these 2 guys.

My thoughts exactly! I realize filling Cruzado's shoes will be nearly impossible but with these two finalists it's like they didn't even try.
A former UM guy? Really? No, hard no.
And there's just nothing that jumps with the other guy at all.
Disappointed to say the least.

Which one is the former um guy? Should not even be considered.

Tessman

[MSU01]

A lot of people were also underwhelmed with Cruzado when she was hired. Hard to judge based purely on resumes when none of us (I assume) have been part of the search process.

[TomCat88]

A lot of people were also underwhelmed with Cruzado when she was hired. Hard to judge based purely on resumes when none of us (I assume) have been part of the search process.

viewtopic.php?t=19634

You said a mouthful there. Some of these posts are hilarious in hindsight.

[TomCat88]

A lot of people were also underwhelmed with Cruzado when she was hired. Hard to judge based purely on resumes when none of us (I assume) have been part of the search process.

viewtopic.php?t=19634

You said a mouthful there. Some of these posts are hilarious in hindsight.

A few people who went off the deep end came back years later and owned their mistake.

[MSU01]

A lot of people were also underwhelmed with Cruzado when she was hired. Hard to judge based purely on resumes when none of us (I assume) have been part of the search process.

viewtopic.php?t=19634

You said a mouthful there. Some of these posts are hilarious in hindsight.

A few people who went off the deep end came back years later and owned their mistake.

I had to do a quick scroll through that thread to make sure I didn't say anything dumb in there. Phew!

[Montanabob]

A lot of people were also underwhelmed with Cruzado when she was hired. Hard to judge based purely on resumes when none of us (I assume) have been part of the search process.

viewtopic.php?t=19634

You said a mouthful there. Some of these posts are hilarious in hindsight.

A few people who went off the deep end came back years later and owned their mistake.

I had to do a quick scroll through that thread to make sure I didn't say anything dumb in there. Phew!

edit and delete are wonderful options....

[PHAT CAT]

Its like a choice between Peter Fields and Peter Fields. No Bueno.

[wbtfg]

The two finalist for president of MSU have been announced and will be making an on-campus visit.

Northern Michi%an is D2 but has great facilities, good programs and strong academics.

It looks like Merced has athletics but NAIA moving to D2. No football.

I’ve worked with Brock. He’s a DBag. I vote for the other guy.

Boy I’m underwhelmed with these 2 guys.

My thoughts exactly! I realize filling Cruzado's shoes will be nearly impossible but with these two finalists it's like they didn't even try.
A former UM guy? Really? No, hard no.
And there's just nothing that jumps with the other guy at all.
Disappointed to say the least.

Which one is the former um guy? Should not even be considered.

Someone from the California university system and another who spent time learning in the UM community? Neither system is what I would call a healthy business model. Crizado was so successful at spurring new on campus development and recruitment of students. She understood how athletics helped in those goals. I would love to see more on their philosophies.

@wbtfg We don’t expect you to provide details, but any further insight into what turned you away from Tessman?

Interacted with him roughly 10 or so years ago when he first moved from UM to OCHE. Came across as smug and pretentious with a huge ego. But that was quite a few years ago. I’m hopeful he’s grown, matured and has an enhanced sense of self awareness.

My biggest worry is that he is tight with clay christian. Waded would regularly put clay in his place and forge her own route in spite of the commissioners office. We all know Clay tries hard to tilt the funding scale in favor of UM.

[wbtfg]

The two finalist for president of MSU have been announced and will be making an on-campus visit.

Northern Michi%an is D2 but has great facilities, good programs and strong academics.

It looks like Merced has athletics but NAIA moving to D2. No football.

I’ve worked with Brock. He’s a DBag. I vote for the other guy.

Have you ever worked with any other candidates for a position like this?

Yeah.

[Camo_Cat]

The two finalist for president of MSU have been announced and will be making an on-campus visit.

Northern Michi%an is D2 but has great facilities, good programs and strong academics.

It looks like Merced has athletics but NAIA moving to D2. No football.

I’ve worked with Brock. He’s a DBag. I vote for the other guy.

I haven't posted in a while, but felt the need to offer my opinion. I wholeheartedly echo @wbtfg's sentiments here. Tessman by no means should be a valid candidate. He's a product of an inept and ineffective Montana Office of Higher Education department and was handpicked by Clay Christian. Wanna know the difference between an effective leader and an ineffective leader?? Waded Cruzado was hired by Sheila Sterns, who was OCHE Commissioner at the time, and probably the department's best leader ever. Christian hired Seth Bodner to lead UM. You tell me who the better hire was?

If Tessman is named the next president of MSU, I will be seriously considering pulling any and all of my financial support for the university, based on my personal experience.

[PHAT CAT]

The two finalist for president of MSU have been announced and will be making an on-campus visit.

Northern Michi%an is D2 but has great facilities, good programs and strong academics.

It looks like Merced has athletics but NAIA moving to D2. No football.

I’ve worked with Brock. He’s a DBag. I vote for the other guy.

I haven't posted in a while, but felt the need to offer my opinion. I wholeheartedly echo @wbtfg's sentiments here. Tessman by no means should be a valid candidate. He's a product of an inept and ineffective Montana Office of Higher Education department and was handpicked by Clay Christian. Wanna know the difference between an effective leader and an ineffective leader?? Waded Cruzado was hired by Sheila Sterns, who was OCHE Commissioner at the time, and probably the department's best leader ever. Christian hired Seth Bodner to lead UM. You tell me who the better hire was?

If Tessman is named the next president of MSU, I will be seriously considering pulling any and all of my financial support for the university, based on my personal experience.

That's all I need to hear. Hell No to Tessman, the grizzly lover.

[TomCat88]

Who’s on the committee?