Mr. Hill has done a great job promoting and developing our sports programs. His retirement is well deserved but I worry about where and who the replacement will be. The announcement said a national search is underway. Robert Hill had a lot invested in SFA. A graduate, owned a local radio station, then became SID while also doing a fantastic job on play by play for games, then assistant AD to the final position of AD. My hope is that we can find someone with equal passion for sports and SFA. Comments?

Agreed. Big shoes to fill for anyone. Overall, John Branch the assistant AD will probably get looked at a lot, but I'm not sure if administration is going to think he's the next guy to take the reigns. If I had to guess, Robert Hill might have as much say about the next hire as anyone. They will probably look for a stud up and comer in the sports director world. Probably from a top D2 school, my guess.

Good luck to all.

Isaac re-posted an article about Robert Hill that he had originally posted last year. It's over in the 'Southland & NCAA' forum. A good read.

I fear picking the wrong guy will cause a mass exit of the talent Robert has put together. I'm sure most of our Southland Conference brothers would enjoy picking off some of our talent.

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Agreed. Big shoes to fill for anyone. Overall, John Branch the assistant AD will probably get looked at a lot, but I'm not sure if administration is going to think he's the next guy to take the reigns. If I had to guess, Robert Hill might have as much say about the next hire as anyone. They will probably look for a stud up and comer in the sports director world. Probably from a top D2 school, my guess.

Good luck to all.

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I'd trust whoever Hill says to hire.

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nacluth said:

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Agreed. Big shoes to fill for anyone. Overall, John Branch the assistant AD will probably get looked at a lot, but I'm not sure if administration is going to think he's the next guy to take the reigns. If I had to guess, Robert Hill might have as much say about the next hire as anyone. They will probably look for a stud up and comer in the sports director world. Probably from a top D2 school, my guess.

Good luck to all.

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I'd trust whoever Hill says to hire.

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Amen...

Hire Conque.

He put his name into the ring today.

SFA AD field now includes Head Football Coach Conque

Conque or Branch? Pass...

almost 400,000,000 views and counting

cboothe09 said:

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Conque or Branch? Pass...

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Agree.

I was kidding, sort of.

Robert Hill will be missed by all. He will always bleed purple and will continue to be a life long friend of SFA.
I totally agree Robert should have input to his replacement. I don't really know the Asst AD, but doesn't hurt to look outside as well to fill Roberts job.

Please don't tell me there is consideration being made to think the football coach would move into this job. He has done a horrible job with the FB program , why would anyone think he would be a great AD. Let him finish next season and let new AD bring in FB coach that can get us back into the top tier of the conference and get out of cellar where we continue to be as long as he is at the helm.

He will never bleed purple and just would be waiting to retire on SFA money.

Believe me SFA deserves better

I think people responding that they think FB coach should be new AD or folks from other teams in our conference hoping he would drag all our other sports down like he has done to FB team !

Lets get serious , the is a very important position to fill for the entire Athletic future of SFA !!!!!!

Don't worry. Conque is never going to let us down or desert us because he has 0% shot of being our AD. He does have a halfway good chance at having a winning team next year due to a favorable schedule though.

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At least one person (a former regent) has mentioned Conque this week. Objectively not the worst idea in the world. His son is a respected AD and fans would get their new football coach.

Doubt it, though.

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Where is his son the AD at?

nacluth said:

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He put his name into the ring today.

SFA AD field now includes Head Football Coach Conque

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We can no longer be friends somewhat anonymous acquaintances on the internet. You're dead to me.

Speaking of being somewhat anonymous acquaintances...on the crossword app I play now and then, there's always one name at the top of the list: TallTexan. I just need to know, are you continually beating me in two games on the internet?

Considering Clint Conque basically built the UCA program from the ground up to be what it is today, he knows how to build a program.

Then again his chances of being named AD are probably about as high as SFA leaving the SLC anytime soon...

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INiedrauer said:

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At least one person (a former regent) has mentioned Conque this week. Objectively not the worst idea in the world. His son is a respected AD and fans would get their new football coach.

Doubt it, though.

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Where is his son the AD at?

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University of Arkansas-Little Rock.

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Speaking of being somewhat anonymous acquaintances...on the crossword app I play now and then, there's always one name at the top of the list: TallTexan. I just need to know, are you continually beating me in two games on the internet?

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WordAddict?

Nope. Just called Crosswords.



Sorry everyone for the thread hijack. Carry on.

Nope not me, but it will be soon. #ChallengeAccepted.

I must have missed that memo of Clint building UCA football from ground up!

Glad to see new blood coming to SFA football program. Thank each and everyone of them for making the right decision to become a Lumberjack. Now its the Athletic dept leaderships job to bring in the right coaching staff to make you successful. Easier said than done. Politics and money or the lack there of will be a major factor.
Cant afford to buy out old contracts so will have to hope we can keep from sinking any further to the bottom of conference before new coaching leadership comes in and plug the holes that have caused us to slip down this far.

Good luck to you guys and welcome to our family. Make us proud.

Hill has done a solid job and clearly cares deeply about SFA. I recently retired and can reflect on hits and misses in my career. Hill has both as well. He inherited two long term, successful coaches in Humphreys and Olson. Underwood was a great hire. Harper and Conque, not so much. I think Keller and Kellogg are wins. McNutt was a swing and a miss for softball. Perhaps that has been corrected. Cardenas has had little success, but the baseball program, and softball, are facility poor. Soccer and bowling are in good hands. Golf, not too good. College tennis is different with all the foreign players. We had one good year.

Academics seem to be okay. The ESPN3 deal is great. Upgrades to WRJ are nice. The new Jumbotron at Homer Bryce is nice. Too bad no one is there much past halftime to see it.

I am in the camp that our University needs some new blood with different experiences and ideas. I will never forgive the university leadership for not supporting and seeing through what would have been a great on campus baseball/softball complex. That includes the AD. Angelina College has better facilities than what we have at the little league park. About three years ago, a major capital plan was announced for the soccer field. Money was raised for the locker room, and then nothing. Perhaps it is still alive, but there surely is no active campaign.

This is an important hire that will clearly indicate the direction for SFA athletics. I look forward to more discussion on this one and any insight as to direction from those more connected.

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Hill has done a solid job and clearly cares deeply about SFA. I recently retired and can reflect on hits and misses in my career. Hill has both as well. He inherited two long term, successful coaches in Humphreys and Olson. Underwood was a great hire. Harper and Conque, not so much. I think Keller and Kellogg are wins. McNutt was a swing and a miss for softball. Perhaps that has been corrected. Cardenas has had little success, but the baseball program, and softball, are facility poor. Soccer and bowling are in good hands. Golf, not too good. College tennis is different with all the foreign players. We had one good year.

Academics seem to be okay. The ESPN3 deal is great. Upgrades to WRJ are nice. The new Jumbotron at Homer Bryce is nice. Too bad no one is there much past halftime to see it.

I am in the camp that our University needs some new blood with different experiences and ideas. I will never forgive the university leadership for not supporting and seeing through what would have been a great on campus baseball/softball complex. That includes the AD. Angelina College has better facilities than what we have at the little league park. About three years ago, a major capital plan was announced for the soccer field. Money was raised for the locker room, and then nothing. Perhaps it is still alive, but there surely is no active campaign.

This is an important hire that will clearly indicate the direction for SFA athletics. I look forward to more discussion on this one and any insight as to direction from those more connected.




76' I largely agree with you. We do need some new blood and not just in athletics. We are in dire need of a new, more aggressive approach regarding academic programs and funding. I hope the new AD takes a strong look at funding sources and aligns properly. There's certainly room for some progressive viewpoints regarding academics.

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Seeking any updates on the process for this critical hire.

SFA Jack_76 there is a special BOR meeting in Katy this Saturday and on the executive session part it says to discuss the AD position.. I was told there would be a national search firm hired to help the BOR hire the next AD..




http://www.sfasu.edu/sites/default/files/2018-03/board-agenda-03.09.2018.pdf