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SMU President R. Gerald Turner - apparently unhappy or displeased over recent events - one of which was the hiring of the aging Larry Brown as basketball head coach,
and the hiring of Tim Jankovich for the highest paid assistant position in the galazy - have led the President to fired the AD, Steve Orsini.
News reports claim Orsini & Turner "clashed" and had conflicting opinions on the Brown/Jank hire...but it was Turner who apparently wanted LB not Orsini.
Orsini had just been given a contract extension last year all the way through 2015 - so he's got 3 years' pay coming!
"After several discussions over the last few weeks it became apparent to me
that it was necessary to make this change," Turner said in a statement
released by the school. "While we both are committed to the support of our
student-athletes and coaches, a unified effort is required for future progress."
"..Orsini's firing announced by president Gerald Turner on Thursday afternoon borders on shocking.
..This may be over money. Jones is making $2 million per year. There was a big outlay for Brown and Jankovich.
Something about this doesn't smell right. Stay tuned..."
http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.../source-clash-with-smus-president-led-to.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-smu-ousts-ad-orsini-20120517,0,2143239.story
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/ncaa/05/17/smu-ad-fired.ap/index.html
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/dennis-dodd/19075894/orsini-fired-at-smu-but-why
this is ironic since just as soon as Larry Brown got there he cleaned house and sent several players packing - and now the AD is packing.
and the hiring of Tim Jankovich for the highest paid assistant position in the galazy - have led the President to fired the AD, Steve Orsini.
News reports claim Orsini & Turner "clashed" and had conflicting opinions on the Brown/Jank hire...but it was Turner who apparently wanted LB not Orsini.
Orsini had just been given a contract extension last year all the way through 2015 - so he's got 3 years' pay coming!
"After several discussions over the last few weeks it became apparent to me
that it was necessary to make this change," Turner said in a statement
released by the school. "While we both are committed to the support of our
student-athletes and coaches, a unified effort is required for future progress."
"..Orsini's firing announced by president Gerald Turner on Thursday afternoon borders on shocking.
..This may be over money. Jones is making $2 million per year. There was a big outlay for Brown and Jankovich.
Something about this doesn't smell right. Stay tuned..."
http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.../source-clash-with-smus-president-led-to.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-smu-ousts-ad-orsini-20120517,0,2143239.story
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/ncaa/05/17/smu-ad-fired.ap/index.html
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/dennis-dodd/19075894/orsini-fired-at-smu-but-why
this is ironic since just as soon as Larry Brown got there he cleaned house and sent several players packing - and now the AD is packing.