McRobbie and Georgia Tech

[Naturalhoosier 15,353]

I've seen this mentioned a couple time in various threads but each time it's been buried.  Deserves a thread of it's own imo. 

https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/iu-president-mcrobbie-could-be-candidate-for-georgia-tech-president

[The Ola Depot 1,213]

Please!!!!


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[HoosierRobbie 929]

Hopefully he leaves.


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[BtownStrength 992]

Isn't Mcrobbie nearing retirement age? Would he take a new job this late in his career? I hope I am wrong in thinking he wouldn't. I think I remember someone saying that he was retiring in 2020 but not sure how much truth there was in that. 

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

I’ve learned of at least one high profile event for IU he was supposed to headline that is now off the schedule... don’t think I’d be too upset if he moved on.

Honestly, I really like what Purdue’s president has been doing.


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[Napleshoosier 9,768]

Be gone McWeiner! Please!


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[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,841]

10 minutes ago, Napleshoosier said:

Be gone McWeiner! Please!
 

Just be wary; sometimes it's better to dance with the devil you know.

[Hoosierfan2017 19,845]

Why do people dislike McRobbie? I haven't really heard anything bad about him and the school seems to be doing well under him. 

[mdn82 25,456]

Just be wary; sometimes it's better to dance with the devil you know.

Yeah about the only instance I would feel good about this is if the next guy comes in wanting to “Make IU Great Again”. It seems the further we get away both academically and athletically from our golden period the less the admin cares.


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[VO5 8,272]

Hope this happens. McRobbie doesn’t care about sports 

[Brass Cannon 24,062]

31 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Why do people dislike McRobbie? I haven't really heard anything bad about him and the school seems to be doing well under him. 

Academics and athletics have either taken a step back or at best languished under him. 

[Brass Cannon 24,062]

8 minutes ago, VO5 said:

Hope this happens. McRobbie doesn’t care about sports 

Or academics

[Hoosierfan2017 19,845]

7 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Academics and athletics have either taken a step back or at best languished under him. 

How have academics taken a step back?

[mamasa 14,815]

Mark Cuban for University President, John Mellencamp for VP!

[Brass Cannon 24,062]

6 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

How have academics taken a step back?

While college rankings are flawed they are very important. We’ve lost like 15 spots in his tenure. Used to be 75 now 90

[Hoosierfan2017 19,845]

25 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

While college rankings are flawed they are very important. We’ve lost like 15 spots in his tenure. Used to be 75 now 90

But that's just one measure, though, and like you said, it's flawed. They also tend to fluctuate from year to hear, particularly the lower you get on the list.  

The median GPA for last year's entering freshman class tied the record from the previous year, and the average test score was the second highest in school history, behind only the year before it. IU is bringing in better classes than ever before and they're doing all kinds of renovations/new constructions. 

[Brass Cannon 24,062]

35 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

But that's just one measure, though, and like you said, it's flawed. They also tend to fluctuate from year to hear, particularly the lower you get on the list.  

The median GPA for last year's entering freshman class tied the record from the previous year, and the average test score was the second highest in school history, behind only the year before it. IU is bringing in better classes than ever before and they're doing all kinds of renovations/new constructions. 

Academics aren't judged by the quality of student you take in. It's in the quality of student you put out. 

[TheWatShot 13,332]

IMO, if you're going to have a football program as sh*tty as ours, you'd better make up for it by either having a world-class basketball program or being academically superior to most of your conference brethren. We have neither. I hope he leaves.

[Dalton26 16,891]

I see a lot of people hammer Glass, but I truly think the blame for our athletics falls directly on the shoulders of McRobbie.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Indiana needs to improve dramatically as an academic institution, especially at the price point they charge. Purdue has frozen its tuition rates while providing an overall higher quality academic product.

However, the renovations occurring around the campus are excellent and desperately needed.


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