The Athletic Director

30 years in athletics | Administrator |
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[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

After 30+ years as a coach, Athletic Director & educator — I’ve seen it all.

Now I’m bringing that experience straight to you.
✅ Coaches
✅ Parents
✅ Student-Athletes
✅ Officials
✅ Administrators

Rules interpretations. Coaching decisions. NIL. Academic requirements. Recruiting. I’ll give you the straight talk nobody else will. No agenda. No sugarcoating. Just honest answers from someone who’s lived it at every level

Have a question? Ask. 👇

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[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@hbu_sybau @KickNDaPants The NCAA has a long history of picking and choosing which rules to follow in which schools have to follow them.

I suspect, religious trips and pregnancies will be will be treated with consistency in the NCAA.

At least I hope so.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

The redshirt is dead — and most programs aren’t ready for what that means.

Every scholarship now starts a 5-year clock the moment a kid enrolls or turns 19. No extensions. No medical freezes.

That changes recruiting, roster building, and player development in one stroke.
Birthday math is now part of every offer conversation. A kid who turns 19 before he steps on campus has already burned time. Coaches who ignore that will regret it.

The portal gets leaner but more expensive. Fewer players with extra eligibility means a smaller pool — and the ones in it will cost more.

The programs that win this era won’t be the ones with the most NIL money. They’ll be the ones who evaluate 17-year-olds better than everyone else and stop hiding developmental needs behind a redshirt year.

The margin for error just got really small. @jrichardgoodman @VinnysCorner1 @SergeantMartee @BeholdPaleH0rse #portal #NCAA @latsondheimer @KasselMedia #recruits #eligibility #hssports #coaches #coach

[CFB Kings @CFBKings]

BREAKING: The NCAA is officially adopting the age-based eligibility structure, giving players 5 years to play 5 seasons from either when they enroll or from the season they turn 19 (whichever comes first).

The Division I cabinet was unanimous in their vote for the new model.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

Hi Nelly the NCAA passed this ruling with the intention of stopping the chaos in the transfer portal.

Initially, we will see a spike in the portal numbers but ultimately with less people being available because of “medical red shirts” and red shirts in general, you’re gonna see a decrease in the number of athletes in the transfer portal in the long run.

I should also say it this way, you will see a decrease in the amount of elite athletes in the portal and as I keep saying portal athletes are gonna get more expensive.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@Utah_Nole I’m with you on that Nole - if nothing else it’s a step in the right direction

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@Emoryguy @BBallSchoILL @VaclavzAmeriky @itsAntWright Hank, would you agree or disagree? 24, 25 and 26-year-olds should not be playing college athletics?

I’m curious of your thoughts. With respect.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

I love the part about the coach leaving . If a coach leaves the players get to transfer without being penalized.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@dec47244 @UtahBball_net @Harpersferry59 The NCAA and clarity ???? Come on you know that will never happen lol

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@DougRLawrence The NCAA has had a long history even before NIL of being clueless and losing lawsuits.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@Gundy_Ryan Which would mean going back to the older model which seem to be based in more common sense.

Trust me, I’m hoping you’re right

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@ShowMeZou @SoonerVirginia Having a smaller number of truly talented Players in the portal is a change and the portal prices just went up.

Hopefully it will return some attention back to the high school senior athletes.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@ncsuian Ian I couldn’t agree more. The players that are legitimately hurt deserve an extra year, but that system was abused.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@page_e “Totally redeemed” yourself. An all-time classic movie.

The pending lawsuits will be interesting

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@Crobo1982 @AdairCoach It does affect early enrollees. However, I don’t think on the back end it will hurt early enrollees . They typically are elite in most cases.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@CMartsCUBuffs @CoachXGrant I’m with you on that.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@DougRLawrence Doug the lawsuits have already started and many more will soon follow.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@Devil4LifeO2V @USAGirlsGolf Pretending to be an AD lol hardly . Be nice or get to steppin’.

I’m here to talk athletics. Obviously have other agenda tactics. I’m not interested in.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@pjfoster1313 @MKGraham66 No mistake I loved what Indiana did this year and last year.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@whoisbrandon Wait …. I agree with you.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@Devil4LifeO2V @USAGirlsGolf Man you just made me laugh - AI posts ? Check my grammar and spelling. AI pics ? That’s hilarious. Talk to me when you’re in your 60s. That’s me in the pic . Just trying to look younger and less fat.

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@SpenceEmerson6 @oufi19 It’s always about the amount of money in the collective. Look at Indiana and I was born instead of Indiana so I love my Hoosiers.

The coach is great but their collective and leadership and athletic department is why football has turned around.

You are correct, sir

[The Athletic Director @ADirector33]

@CoachDub_Pick6 My wife often says that . Appreciate that .

Can you be more specific?