Jax State AD Announces Retirement

[Lehigh Football Nation]

http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/?title=jacksonville-state-ad-jim-fuller-announc&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

[Lehigh Football Nation]

JACKSONVILLE — Jim Fuller announced Sunday that he will retire at the end of August as the athletic director at Jacksonville State, ending his 17-year relationship with the University.

President William A. Meehan said Fuller met with him earlier in the week to give notice of his intention to retire at the end of the summer.

“I appreciate the leadership that Coach Fuller has given our university over the last five years,” Dr. Meehan said. “Under his leadership, we have achieved unmatched success in the Ohio Valley Conference, both on the field and in the classroom.”

IMO, this is curious timing with the Perrilloux affair... xeyebrowx

[Cocky]

The BOT has been trying to fire him for 3 or 4 years.

[Jiggs]

The BOT has been trying to fire him for 3 or 4 years.

It's hard to get rid of one of the good 'ol boys with Bammer connections.

[Cocky]

It's hard to get rid of one of the good 'ol boys with Bammer connections.

or Auburn connections. Give me anyone that has never been to either campus. There are very few who come from UAT or Auburn that can win anywhere else.

[gatadotcom]

A coincidence . . . or a plan?


Former AU AD Jaynes hired at JSU
By Al Muskewitz
Sports Writer
04-19-2008
JACKSONVILLE — Veteran college administrator Oval Jaynes is set to join Jacksonville State's athletic department in a capacity being described as a subcontractor, The Star has learned.

It's a move thought to be a first step toward transitioning from the leadership of current athletic director Jim Fuller by the end of the school year.

Jaynes, a former senior associate athletic director at Auburn and AD at four other Division I schools, was brought aboard through the Johnny Williams consulting group, which has been helping JSU consider a move to the Football Bowl Subdivision, a high-placed university source told The Star.

Jaynes also was athletic director at Chattanooga, Colorado State, Idaho and Pittsburgh. He was at Idaho at a time the Vandals were working toward becoming a full FBS (then Division I-A) program.

He met with several board of trustee members earlier this week, the source said.

"We told Johnny we wanted him on as soon as possible," the source said.

Jaynes reportedly won't be involved in the day-to-day operations of the athletic department, but rather handling various tasks as they arise.

Neither Fuller, Williams nor Jaynes could be reached for comment Friday night.

Fuller, a former JSU football coach brought back five years ago as AD to unify the faithful, has appeared to be losing his leadership grip in recent months, getting bypassed on many key department decisions.

He has taken the heat for the scheduling snafu that cost the Gamecocks a guarantee game with Mississippi State (and a substantial penalty) and wasn't involved in football coach Jack Crowe's new contract, the discussion of the FBS move or the continuing process of hiring a new men's basketball coach.

Fuller recently told The Star he is adamant about maintaining his position, but his enrollment in the state retirement system could hasten his departure.

Jaynes fills a gap in JSU's athletic department leadership structure created when associate AD for external affairs Roger Shultz left for the reality TV show "The Biggest Loser" and subsequently was fired for prolonged absence. Shultz was one of three finalists on the show, but did not win the grand prize.

Crowe is familiar with Jaynes' management style, having been an assistant coach at Auburn during Jaynes' tenure there.

"He's very credible with me," Crowe said.

[Cocky]

Fuller had no say in the resigning of Jack Crowe. Fuller had no say in the hiring of the Men's basketball coach. Fuller has had no say in any big decision is sometime. He did even get to pick the Cheerleading coach.