Feb 20, 2020
Jacksonville Athletics Director Alex Ricker-Gilbert and Cal State Bakersfield Athletics Director Ziggy Siegfried sit down with Purdue Associate Athletics Director for Strategic Initiatives Tom Moreland to discuss getting comfortable in the AD chair. With similar experiences being promoted to the chair from within, Ricker-Gilbert and Siegfried discuss major decisions, decisions they would handle differently, areas of improvement, advice to first-time athletics directors and more.
1:19 - Walk us through the first major decision you made after
stepping into the chair.
6:02 - What was a decision that you would have handled differently
early in your tenure?
10:43 - How will you build a search committee the next time you
hire a coach? (Siegfried)
11:41 - What is an area you seek to improve at as you continue to
sit in the athletics director chair?
15:22 - Are there any disadvantages in being hired internally?
19:44 - What advice would you give to new athletics directors to
prepare them for their first time in the chair?