From The Chair with Mike Hamilton

St John's AD Mike Cragg joins this week's "From the Chair." Mike and I discuss his 30 year tenure at Duke, including his insider's perspective on Coach K's career and success. We also spend time on St John's basketball history and the future of the Big East....we wrap up discussing the Hill to Laettner pass to beat Kentucky and his best memories from the events of his career..... See Privacy Polic...

Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt joins this week's version of "From the Chair." Kirby addresses the number of K-State football staff/team members for the '90s in leadership roles in today's environment and then unpacks the power of relationships and those who impacted him. We also discuss the necessity of having relationships that build your leadership capacity, what he has learned about hiring coaches,...

Stephen F Austin AD Ryan Ivey joins this episode of “From the Chair.” Ryan and I discuss diving into change at a new institution, honoring the past but looking to the future, implementing a new and challenging vision, establishing values and setting expectations, moving SFA Athletics from the Southland to the WAC, hiring head coaches, a mentor’s role in creating aspirations and much, much more….&n...

Joining me on today's "From the Chair" is University of South Dakota AD David Herbster. David and I discuss the post-season run of the WBB Program, the Eric Peterson MBB hire, lessons from his three different stops as an AD, how to navigate the position you're in, lessons from the last 24 months, the future of D1...and the correct pronunciation of Coyote.... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

Kent State AD Randale Richmond joins this week's episode of "From the Chair." Randale speaks to being a "statistical anomaly," recounts influencers and influences in his life, opportunities accessed and experiences gained. We also talk about "internal backgrounds" in sport administration, his meticulous interview preparation, the power of transformational leadership and what's next once you g...

Joining this week's episode of "From the Chair" is NIU AD Sean Frazier. Sean and I dive in on his work nationally around DEI over the last two years and his insights on growth in this area - both in the student athlete arena and well as in administrative leadership roles. We also talk about his personal growth as a leader during the pandemic and with a major change in his football program. We disc...

Listen in to today's episode of "From the Chair" with SMU AD Rick Hart. Rick and I discuss being a third generation athletic administrator, the evolution of the student-athlete experience and today's opportunities as a result. We also dive in on the future of D1 Athletics post-Transformation Committee, college athletics' historical communication patterns and then finish with a discussion of SMU At...

Listen in to this week’s guest on “From the Chair,” Oregon AD Rob Mullens. Rob and I discuss AD tenures, his engagement with the Olympic/Paralympic ThinkTank, renovations at historic Hayward Field, maintaining a student-athlete focus, the impact Penny and Phil Knight have had on the University, hiring Dan Lanning and more.... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...

Florida State VP and Director of Athletics Michael Alford joins this episode of " From the Chair." Alford discusses lessons learned from working with some of the sports most iconic leaders at places with big brands. He details his leadership philosophy centered around critical and clear communications, and why he uses proactive data analytics assessments in hiring, but also in evaluating talent. H...

Dr Eric Wood, Director of Athletics at Louisiana Tech joins this episode of “From the Chair.” Eric discusses the idea of maximizing the job you’re in, taking advantage of chances to expand your skill set, lessons learned from serving on his alma mater’s Board of Trustees, serving as a first year AD in midst of all that faces college athletics today and much more…. See Privacy Policy at https:...

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Syracuse Director of Athletics John Wildhack joins this week’s episode of “From the Chair.” John unpacks serving as AD at his alma mater and what drives him. He discusses his 30 years at ESPN, producing college football’s first broadcast while there, the evolution of media, technology and broadcast production and what’s next. Lastly, he also shares lessons learned in the last 24 months of the pand...

Join us for this week's edition of "From the Chair" with Tulane Director of Athletics Troy Dannen. Troy spends time on his role on the NCAA Constitution Committee, the outcomes this far and what to anticipate next over the next twelve months. We also visit about Tulane's historical contingency plans around hurricane activity and a number of stories from this Fall's displacement to Birmingham. All...

Listen in to today’s episode of “From the Chair” with Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Jared Benko. Jared weighs in on his experience at four SEC schools, creating standards of excellence as a new AD, philosophy behind mid-year coaching changes, what he looks for in coach hires, what he saw that stood out with new FB Coach Clay Helton, where the Sun Belt landed in conference realignment, how...

On today’s episode of “From the Chair” we are joined by DePaul University Vice President and Director of Athletics DeWayne Peevy. Dwayne discusses “Dreaming Big,” being given a chance to grow and learn under Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart, his relationship with Coach John Calipari and his thoughts and plans to return Blue Demon Basketball back to national relevance and success.  See Privacy Polic...

Listen in to this episode of “From the Chair” as we are joined by KState Director of Athletics Gene Taylor. Gene provides insight on working with legendary administrator Jack Lengyl, moving North Dakota St from NCAA D2 to D1, setting the foundation for success there, working through a transition plan w Hall of Famer Coach Bill Snyder and then closes with some candid discussion about realignment ne...

Montana State Director of Athletics Leon Costello joins “From the Chair” on this week’s episode. Listen in as Leon discusses strategic plan assessment, hiring to cultural fit, facility sequencing, the Brawl of the Wild, Big Sky football success and much more… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Join us this week on “From the Chair” as Scott Barnes, VP and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Oregon State is our guest. Scott discusses AD and Presidential alignment, reflections from serving as Chair of the NCAA Basketball Committee, “punching above your weight class” in pursuit of Championships, the 2021 post-season basketball run by the Beavers, Reser renovations and more… See Privacy...

Joining us on this week’s “From the Chair” is Southern Miss AD Jeremy McClain. Jeremy discusses his trek from Houlka, MS to a successful baseball career and ultimately back to his alma mater Delta State. He became AD at age 30 with no athletic administration experience and has now moved on to AD stints at Troy and his current role at Southern Miss. We will talk about hiring tendencies, stepping ou...

University of Memphis AD Laird Veatch is up on this week’s “From the Chair”. Listen in as we discuss how Memphis is bouncing back from CoVid, conference realignment and where Memphis sits in the equation, his thoughts on the CFP and possible expansion, his time with LEARFIELD and applied lessons to his job as an AD today, playing for Bill Snyder, adopting a son, a politically correct assessment of...

This week’s “From the Chair” features Washington St AD Pat Chun. Pat discusses the arrival of new PAC12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff, the Alliance, what it means to have great Presidential alignment, development strategy, doing more with less but still expecting championship performance, the flag waver society, the Palouse, and whether Lane Kiffin or Mike Leach is a better Twitter follow. All tha...

This week’s “From the Chair” features Eastern Michigan AD Scott Wetherbee. Join us as Scott discusses mentors and his career path, what it means to “outwork” people in college athletics, how he has honed his fundraising chops at EMU leading to the University’s biggest gift in history, what it looks like to engage a student body when your athletic facilities are off-campus, the ins and outs of the...

Vanderbilt AD Candice Storey Lee joins “From the Chair” and discusses the decentralizing of NCAA activity around allowing conferences to set the standards for educational related benefits being distributed to student-athletes, her career at Vanderbilt and the advantages of her length of time on campus, the importance of having smart people around you who are willing to challenge you in the right w...

Join us as Boise State University AD Jeramiah Dickey talks starting a new job during a pandemic, hiring a coach within his first week on the job, conference realignment for Boise State, and his favorite place to eat Mexican! All that and more on this episode of From the Chair. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...