Posted by bambi2godzilla on 1/12/2008, 8:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Just as I thought - Tomey likes Hawaii AD job"
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Do keep in mind that Tomey won't need to buy a house (check out those prices) in Hawaii since he already has one so salary may not be a dealbreaker.
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: At this point, I fully expect Dick Tomey to be
: our head football coach for the next three
: seasons. He may have interest in the AD job
: at Hawaii, but he made it clear that it
: would take a "very, very compelling
: opportunity" to arise to make him leave
: SJSU. Herman Frazier made $250K a year,
: which is considerably less than Tomey
: currently makes as SJSU's head coach. I just
: don't see Hawaii wanting Tomey's services
: bad enough to double the AD positions salary
: just to make it "very, very
: compelling". It's been reported that
: their first choice is Tom Donovan, the
: director of the Hawaii Bowl. He has strong
: ties to the Hawaii business community, and
: that is where they need to focus their
: efforts (ie fundrasiing for the athletics
: programs). I believe that Hawaii will figure
: they've got the football aspect covered if
: they hire Greg McMackin as their new head
: coach, and cover the fundraising issue with
: Donovan as the AD (at a much smaller salary
: than it would take to convince Tomey to
: leave SJSU).
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