The money must have been to good at Oregon....Stansbury gone
- Thread starter Knight_Classes_begin_7pm
- Start date
I'm not sure he trades enough to be consider a full-blown trader.
Trader?? Really?? It is a job, he did it well for 3.5 years. Good luck in Oregon Todd. He got a dream job at a dream school in the P12. Why would he not take that.
Because he's at the second largest university in the nation that is "sprinting" to the P5......or that was all nonsense.
I'm sure, at least a decent sized factor in his decision, had something to do with a conversation they had 3.5 years ago, that went something like this:
-Todd: I just got offered a position as the HEAD AD for UCF! We're moving to Orlando!
-Family: I don't wanna go to Orlando. Why can't you just be the AD here in Oregon.
-Todd: Because they have an AD. I can't pass up this opportunity.
-Family: Shucks. Well if the AD ever leaves, and you get offered, do you promise we can come back?
-Todd: Of course.
Really no reason to overthink this. His kids grew up in Beaverton. Orlando can be pretty bland, especially if you don't have a car. Good luck Stansbury!
-Todd: I just got offered a position as the HEAD AD for UCF! We're moving to Orlando!
-Family: I don't wanna go to Orlando. Why can't you just be the AD here in Oregon.
-Todd: Because they have an AD. I can't pass up this opportunity.
-Family: Shucks. Well if the AD ever leaves, and you get offered, do you promise we can come back?
-Todd: Of course.
Really no reason to overthink this. His kids grew up in Beaverton. Orlando can be pretty bland, especially if you don't have a car. Good luck Stansbury!
Orlando can be bland? Are you freaking kidding me? He was there nine years and got a head AD opportunity with a P5 school he was just at!
Did you read any of the context in my post? When I say "family," I mostly mean his kids. For them, it was certainly bland. Beaverton is as close to the coast as Orlando, with mountains and rivers everywhere. Orlando is a city that you make fun, which is why it's fun. It's hard to make fun, when you don't have a huge pool of people or a way to access all of the surroundings.
UCF makes Orlando fun, but if you're not old enough to get in on the action, I could see it getting a little bit bland. I also don't think many coaches, at the end of the day, want to win more than making their family happy.
I would take part in this discussion, but my wife is making me run out to "Traitor Joes" for groceries.
Coffey my dude! If Trader Joe's gives you the cup of Joe, does Traitor Joe's give you a cup of no?
Sorry but Orlando is simply a cess pool, comparable to a bag of garbage.
Oregon is light years ahead of Orlando in terms of natural beauty, quality of life and anything else you can think of. Any fool would pick Oregon over crummy Orlando.
Oregon is light years ahead of Orlando in terms of natural beauty, quality of life and anything else you can think of. Any fool would pick Oregon over crummy Orlando.
Last edited:
I was with you for most of this post. The guy spent 17 years there and probably became his dream job at some point.
But Orlando bland? This was about a job, not about the city. And if it was, it's because they lived in Oregon a long time.
I understand making the fam happy - makes sense. But mountains and rivers everywhere make Oregon better for kids? That naturally makes it fun? So kids in Oregon just walk around the woods at all ages? You have to be older to get in on the action in Orlando? Hmm.. I wonder why every single flight I've taken into Orlando has soo many kids on it. I also wonder if that many kids are on flights into Oregon.
It's so subjective. Some people like Oregon and the west coast and some people like Orlando and Florida. They both have pros and cons.
I really like this post; however, TS and wife do not have children.
Lassiter is originally from out west, attended college in Oregon, AND has kids. Maybe that's who BlackOutKnight meant.
Lassiter is originally from out west, attended college in Oregon, AND has kids. Maybe that's who BlackOutKnight meant.
He has roots in Oregon and maybe he was tired of the weather in Orlando. I live on the west coast and even after living in Orlando for six years I couldn't get used to the heat and humidity. Can't blame the guy for taking the job, you can't take the professional move of an individual personal. Stansbury did a good job here, best of luck to him in the future.
Why don't we just do some research and do a salary comparison. The guy has a family, is from there and you only live one life. Just for example. If he's making say $300,000 at UCF and $500,000 at Oregon State, that would be a whole different lifestyle and world for him and his family. That would be pretty much a slam dunk without an argument.
Does anyone know the salary difference?
Just did a little research. He made $375,000 in 2013 and that year the ex-Oregon State AD made $562,000. There you go.
Does anyone know the salary difference?
Just did a little research. He made $375,000 in 2013 and that year the ex-Oregon State AD made $562,000. There you go.
Last edited:
I was thinking the same thing! Kids can give a crap about mountains and woods. Now the beach, and attractions, and girls and warm weather....different story. IMHO
When you're a mid-major...many people use UCF as a stepping stone to get to the big time.
I was thinking the same thing! Kids can give a crap about mountains and woods. Now the beach, and attractions, and girls and warm weather....different story. IMHO
Stansbury fell for the green of Oregon
Rivers, mountains and $$$$$$ grass!
Most everything available in Orlando is
I didn't know the only beach in the world was in Orlando. You people must be idiotic trolls "Kids can give a crap about mountains and woods." (obviously can't be serious), or are complete morons. The beach is 1 hour away from Oregon State. Please tell me what "mountains and woods" are 1 hour away from UCF. Of course, if I were him I'd stay at UCF till they dragged me away, but the Pacific Northwest is absolutely beautiful (lived in Seattle) and I'd choose going back there second to UCF. "Ski in the mountains in the morning, go to the beach in the afternoon." Try doing that in Orlando. I guess you never heard of snow bunnies.
I was thinking the same thing! Kids can give a crap about mountains and woods. Now the beach, and attractions, and girls and warm weather....different story. IMHO
I didn't know the only beach in the world was in Orlando. You people must be idiotic trolls "Kids can give a crap about mountains and woods." (obviously can't be serious), or are complete morons. The beach is 1 hour away from Oregon State. Please tell me what "mountains and woods" are 1 hour away from UCF. Of course, if I were him I'd stay at UCF till they dragged me away, but the Pacific Northwest is absolutely beautiful (lived in Seattle) and I'd choose going back there second to UCF. "Ski in the mountains in the morning, go to the beach in the afternoon." Try doing that in Orlando. I guess you never heard of snow bunnies.
Add beautiful farming communities, wineries, and natural desert. State law prevents you from pumping your own gas. Winter snowmobiling is the best in the world. Yes, Oregon has it all.
And recreational marijuana is completely legal, it has four complete seasons, great hunting/fishing and etc.
Why would kids care about outdoors? The live for Texting and computer games.
Totally serious......goodknightfl received 35 likes on his post "Why would kids care about outdoors? The live for Texting and computer games." so it must be true!
How's the snorkeling and water skiing in Oregon? And of course the beach is beautiful in Oregon year round...not
It's a P5 job of the same position, which will of course pay far more so if he's offered, he takes it. Bringing up the geography and natural climate of the relative areas is silly, unless of course you think ND/Ohio State/Alabama/etc are getting top AD talent just because they have the best natural climate/geography. If you think that, you're an idiot.
It's like thinking the grown-ass men deciding on conference expansion really care about us having 'Central' in our name in any appreciable amount. It's a numbers ($) and prestige game, period.
It's like thinking the grown-ass men deciding on conference expansion really care about us having 'Central' in our name in any appreciable amount. It's a numbers ($) and prestige game, period.
Pretty sure they are building an indoor snow Ski Resort in Florida. Trying skiing in the morning and beaching it in the afternoon in July in Oregon. Boom. Florida.
It'd be silly to bring up the climate unless of course the man is originally from there and acclimated as such.
You're acting like he's a delicate fern, and not a human being perfectly capable of living in a wide variety of climates. It's possible that the climate/location played a factor, sure, but he doesn't take the job unless it's a raise and I can guarantee that if UF came calling, the climate wouldn't be an issue.
It's also possible he just liked their team colors more, if we're just going to say the first things that pop into our heads and not think like rational adults.
I left Florida for that exact reason, and literally thousands of people move to Florida from the northeast annually, for the weather. You're right though, totally far fetched.
I'm surprised at all the negative comments on my post. I was never trying to knock UCF or Orlando. I love Orlando and wouldn't have been actively reviewing this board for the last 8-9 years, if I had an agenda against our Knights.
I was just pondering about Todd's departure and thinking of other possible reasons for him to leave. I didn't think my suspicions were out of the realm of possibility. Orlando, on a climate and topographic comparison, is a polar opposite to East Oregon.
If he left Orlando for an AD position in Houston, I wouldn't mind the negative chatter (I really don't mind it on message boards, either way). Orlando and Oregon have different weather, different terrain, different culture, etc.... If someone were to put down all our differences on paper, that compilation might make "War and Piece" seem like a short story.
I was just pondering about Todd's departure and thinking of other possible reasons for him to leave. I didn't think my suspicions were out of the realm of possibility. Orlando, on a climate and topographic comparison, is a polar opposite to East Oregon.
If he left Orlando for an AD position in Houston, I wouldn't mind the negative chatter (I really don't mind it on message boards, either way). Orlando and Oregon have different weather, different terrain, different culture, etc.... If someone were to put down all our differences on paper, that compilation might make "War and Piece" seem like a short story.
Except he moved back for a job, hence not moving back until after he got offered a better job. Come on, you're just looking silly.
Similar threads
