FGCU AD SEARCH: Parry Becomes First to Interview with Search Committee

[CSN Log]

04-16-2009 03:40 PM

FGCU AD SEARCH: Parry Becomes First to Interview with Search Committee

ESTERO — Former Butler University athletic director John Parry, who led the Indianapolis program to Horizon League heights and national prominence, was the first to interview with Florida Gulf Coast University’s 10-person athletic director search committee.

Dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and red-striped tie, the 65-year-old Parry, the deputy commissioner for branch operations with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles since 2006, spoke to the committee for 90 minutes on Tuesday afternoon.

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[TexasTerror]

This guy does not seem too convinced about football, but you have to believe that they are not going to really jump off a cliff and say too much until they are in the AD's spot...


Football. Parry laughed and called it, “The 800-pound elephant in the room.” Parry played and coached collegiately and said he understands the “passion for football” in Florida. “I understand football and I think it’s worthwhile to study,” Parry said. “But there are a lot of red flags, not the least of which is where to put the stadium.” He talked about smaller schools having to take “risks” on recruits and other underlying factors. “We sure better have everything looked at before that decision (to add football) is made,” he said.