By: SoonerMagic

SoonerMagic
Sun, 26 Apr 2015 17:49:01 +0000

This is a carbon copy of the "search" conducted at the University of Oklahoma, when a "friend" of a member of the Board of Regents was inserted into the job, in spite of being wholly and completely unqualified (an applied percussion major ??). It took over a year, and finally, full-page ads being taken out in major regional newspapers about the "Oath of Silence" he forced on the band members, before President David Boren acted quickly (to save his own bacon) and tossed the director, bringing back the former director (in, by the way, an administrative position in addition to directing the Pride of Oklahoma, and reportedly, a promise to be the next Dean of the OU School of Music). Many sleepless nights were had by Pride alums, watching their once-proud institution crumble before their eyes. I personally witnessed the debacle in South Bend in 2013, shortly after his hire, and was so enraged my wife had to drag me out of the HS stadium before I went down and punched someone. This is what happens when Presidents get involved in decisions such as this. It was clear when Waters got fired, and it's even more clear now. Until the Prez gets pushed out of the way in this mess, it will only get worse.