Former Packers linebacker George Koonce (1992-1999) is in the news as one of four candidates to replace UW-Milwaukee's retiring Athletic Director Bud Haidet. Not only is this of interest to me because of Koonce being a former Packer, but my mother was a Panther for her undergraduate degree. And after reading Charles F. Gardner's article over at the Journal Sentinel, Koonce sounds like a great candidate for the job. He is currently senior associate athletic director at Marquette, and served as a special assistant to the athletic director at his alma mater, East Carolina. Between 2003-2006, the time that Koonce was at ECU, he was a part of raising $5 million for a new basketball facility and was also on the four person committee that hired Skip Holtz as the head football coach, a move that has worked out very well for the university. In Holtz's first four seasons, after inheriting a team that was 2-9 the year before he arrived, the Pirates have progressively improved (5-6 in 2005, 7-6 in 2006, 8-5 in 2007, and 9-5 in 2008). They were 2008 Conference USA champions. He seems to understand what it is like to be at a school that works in the shadow of other top programs (at East Carolina - Duke, UNC, Wake Forest, and at UW-Milwaukee - Marquette and Wisconsin), but he enjoys the challenge and has shown in the past he can overcome such obstacles. Good luck to former Super Bowl Champion Packer George Koonce! He should find out sometime in March if he is chosen for the job.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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Former Packers linebacker George Koonce (1992-1999) is in the news as one of four candidates to replace UW-Milwaukee's retiring Athletic Director Bud Haidet. Not only is this of interest to me because of Koonce being a former Packer, but my mother was a Panther for her undergraduate degree. And after reading Charles F. Gardner's article over at the Journal Sentinel, Koonce sounds like a great candidate for the job. He is currently senior associate athletic director at Marquette, and served as a special assistant to the athletic director at his alma mater, East Carolina. Between 2003-2006, the time that Koonce was at ECU, he was a part of raising $5 million for a new basketball facility and was also on the four person committee that hired Skip Holtz as the head football coach, a move that has worked out very well for the university. In Holtz's first four seasons, after inheriting a team that was 2-9 the year before he arrived, the Pirates have progressively improved (5-6 in 2005, 7-6 in 2006, 8-5 in 2007, and 9-5 in 2008). They were 2008 Conference USA champions. He seems to understand what it is like to be at a school that works in the shadow of other top programs (at East Carolina - Duke, UNC, Wake Forest, and at UW-Milwaukee - Marquette and Wisconsin), but he enjoys the challenge and has shown in the past he can overcome such obstacles. Good luck to former Super Bowl Champion Packer George Koonce! He should find out sometime in March if he is chosen for the job.
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- Kyle Charters
- This is my first true sports writing venture, and I hope to one day be one of the most read blogs about the Green Bay Packers. Knowing how die hard Packers fans are, I hope to create a place where they can get the news about their favorite team on a daily basis, while also commenting and starting discussions on their own. While also commenting on news stories about the team, I hope to be able to give some opinion on possible moves the team should make (ie free agents, draft) and anything else that I feel necessary about the green and gold.
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