ORU's Devin Crosby Named AD at DII New Haven

[Old Titan]

I hate to see Devin go; he was always a super nice guy. 

Congrats to him on the new gig.

 

[ORob2]

Devin was exceptionally nice (as so many of y’all were!) to me and my wife during our trip this last February, even got us some court-sides to the Saturday night game.  Best of luck Devin!

[ORUTerry]

Hate to see this. Devin was always so gracious to me and seemed to care. I am sure he will do well at New Haven. 

[MrsSmith]

We will miss their family (his wife worked at ORU as student success counselor).  I think they wanted to be closer to extended family.  

 

[dbl78]

He was a very pleasant individual.  Surpirsed he left after a relatively short tenure, assume that he wanted to be the AD again.

Tim appears to be good at providing package deals for families.  Paul Kabbas' wife also worked for the school during his stint at ORU.

I wonder if Mike Minyard would be interested in the position. 

[Old Titan]

On 8/1/2024 at 4:32 PM, dbl78 said:

He was a very pleasant individual.  Surpirsed he left after a relatively short tenure, assume that he wanted to be the AD again.

Tim appears to be good at providing package deals for families.  Paul Kabbas' wife also worked for the school during his stint at ORU.

I wonder if Mike Minyard would be interested in the position. 

Mike is currently an Associate Athletic Director at the University of South Florida, a public D1 football school competing in the American Athletic Conference.

I'm afraid Devin's role at ORU would represent a significant drop in compensation, perks, and responsibilities for Mr. Minyard. 

He has, at this point in his career, outgrown ORU professionally.

[dbl78]

OT - based on a quick review of the USF website, there are at least twelve Associate Athletic Directors, a couple of Deputy Athletic Directors, and a VP of athletics.  Mike appears to be responsible for a portion of the marketing piece, so I am not sure that it would be a significant drop in responsibilities or compensation.  Upon review, it may be that Mike does not have the experience to assume Devin's position.  The one thing which I am sure we both agree upon,  is that Mike loves the school, and would give his all if he were hired.

[Old Titan]

10 hours ago, dbl78 said:

OT - based on a quick review of the USF website, there are at least twelve Associate Athletic Directors, a couple of Deputy Athletic Directors, and a VP of athletics.  Mike appears to be responsible for a portion of the marketing piece, so I am not sure that it would be a significant drop in responsibilities or compensation.  Upon review, it may be that Mike does not have the experience to assume Devin's position.  The one thing which I am sure we both agree upon,  is that Mike loves the school, and would give his all if he were hired.

Such a move would be perceived as a step down the professional ladder for a guy his age. 

I can't imagine he would want that, not to mention the pay cut.

[TrueBlue82]

On 8/4/2024 at 7:19 PM, Old Titan said:

Mike is currently an Associate Athletic Director at the University of South Florida, a public D1 football school competing in the American Athletic Conference.

I'm afraid Devin's role at ORU would represent a significant drop in compensation, perks, and responsibilities for Mr. Minyard. 

He has, at this point in his career, outgrown ORU professionally.

I have no idea if this is relevant to the open ORU position, but I know that many of us are interested in watching Mike’s career growth. It probably should have its own thread, but I’ll post it here due to the connection with the previous conversation.

From Mike Minyard’s X account yesterday:

Thank you, Bulls Nation!

Our chapter with @USFAthletics will come to an end later this month. We'll take many great memories with us. The USF fan base was incredible to serve and made my job fun!

We're very excited about what's ahead but grateful for our experience in Tampa.

[Bogus Smith]

1 hour ago, TrueBlue82 said:

I have no idea if this is relevant to the open ORU position, but I know that many of us are interested in watching Mike’s career growth. It probably should have its own thread, but I’ll post it here due to the connection with the previous conversation.

From Mike Minyard’s X account yesterday:

Thank you, Bulls Nation!

Our chapter with @USFAthletics will come to an end later this month. We'll take many great memories with us. The USF fan base was incredible to serve and made my job fun!

We're very excited about what's ahead but grateful for our experience in Tampa.

Don't read anymore into his words than he is leaving USF at the end of the month.  He could be getting out of the business (highly unlikely) or he could be taking a job in the professional sports ranks (possible, but doubtful, as college athletics has become a pro sport), or he could be moving to one of thousands of other athletic department jobs across the country.  The timing of his departure is ironic, but probably only coincidental.  Just my take on it for what it's worth.

[Old Titan]

LOL - more proof of "Why I Don't Bet Anymore". 

It would be awesome if MM returned to ORU - he had great ideas for the future of Golden Eagle Athletics even before his sojourns in Virginia, Tennessee, California, and Florida.

He once showed me a white paper re: ORU starting D-3 non-scholarship football that had me convinced ORU could become the Wittenburg of the South.   

[Bogus Smith]

7 hours ago, Old Titan said:

.....even before his sojourn in North Carolina, Tennessee, California, and Florida.

Where is Liberty University??  

Agreed, Mike would be great for ORU, but he isn't coming back except for the AD job and that one isn't open (and hopefully won't be for a long time).

[Old Titan]

14 hours ago, Bogus Smith said:

Where is Liberty University??  

Liberty has always felt more North Carolina than Virginia to me...correction noted. 

[Bogus Smith]

3 hours ago, Old Titan said:

Liberty has always felt more North Carolina than Virginia to me...correction noted. 

Virginians always felt more "Almost Heaven" than West Virginia, but John Denver still wrote about the Virginian Blue Ridge mountains being in WV. Go figure...  

[ORUalum11]

Mike, I know you’re reading this. Chime in :)

[ORU82]

Bogus, once a "Mountie", always a "Mountie".

[orumom]

Since you asked, our son, Mike Minyard, recently accepted the position of Senior Associate Athletics Director for Marketing, Sales & Fan Experience at UMass, in Amherst, Massachusetts.  UMass is a D1, FBS school, rich in tradition with 28,635 students .  Big things happening there and he’s excited to be part of it. We are happy to see that each move has helped him move nearer his goals.

We are looking forward to a Fall Leaves tour and seeing the Cardinals play the Red Sox at Fenway.

 His previous jobs, after ORU, have taken him to Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA, D1, FBS, with 15,500 students on campus and total enrollment, including online is 135,000 students; Austin Peay University in Clarksville, D1, going FBS in 2025, (a suburb of Nashville); California Baptist University in Riverside, Ca (near Laguna Beach & LA) D1 with 11,580 students;  and the University of South Florida in Tampa,FL, D1, FBS, with 49,591 students.  At each of these universities, he was an Associate Athletics Director, and we got to see a lot of country, visiting him and his family.

 

[Bogus Smith]

I have to admit, green and red are not in Mike's color wheel.  He looks much better in Navy Blue and Vegas Gold.  

That being said, I couldn't be happier for the lad.  Plus, he's married to a gal that knew what she was getting herself in to and is enjoying the ride along with him.  Hoping that this step will allow him to move to the next level in his dreams.  Good luck, Mike!!!