COLUMBIA — Outgoing South Carolina athletic director Eric Hyman said the job he's leaving is vastly different than the one he took over seven years ago.
Hyman said the school needed to update facilities and increase revenue back when came to campus in 2005. He says much of that has been accomplished and he'd suggest his successor should be someone who'll stay the course.
“There's a different skill set that's needed than was needed before,” Hyman told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “I don't think a person needs to come in and build. You've got a system in place.”
Hyman resigned June 29 to become AD for Texas A&M. He'll spend the next couple of weeks tying up loose ends and start in College Station in mid-August.
He said it was difficult at first getting university and government leaders to see South Carolina had to invest more to succeed in the SEC. Now, the school is well into a $200 million reshaping of athletic facilities, including a new administration building and third-story AD's office Hyman won't fully move into.
“I'll be here a couple of weeks,” Hyman joked. “I'll make it toxic for the next” athletic director.
South Carolina's next AD won't have the infrastructure and fund-raising challenges Hyman faced seven years ago.
Once aging courts, fields and buildings are coming down and will replaced modern structures. The upgrades this fall for Williams-Brice Stadium include a $6.5 million video board that will be the third largest in the SEC at 36 feet by 124 feet.
A new, $30 million tailgating area is being built next to the stadium in what had formerly been home to the State Farmer's Market.
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Hyman said the school needed to update facilities and increase revenue back when came to campus in 2005. He says much of that has been accomplished and he'd suggest his successor should be someone who'll stay the course.
“There's a different skill set that's needed than was needed before,” Hyman told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “I don't think a person needs to come in and build. You've got a system in place.”
Hyman resigned June 29 to become AD for Texas A&M. He'll spend the next couple of weeks tying up loose ends and start in College Station in mid-August.
He said it was difficult at first getting university and government leaders to see South Carolina had to invest more to succeed in the SEC. Now, the school is well into a $200 million reshaping of athletic facilities, including a new administration building and third-story AD's office Hyman won't fully move into.
“I'll be here a couple of weeks,” Hyman joked. “I'll make it toxic for the next” athletic director.
South Carolina's next AD won't have the infrastructure and fund-raising challenges Hyman faced seven years ago.
Once aging courts, fields and buildings are coming down and will replaced modern structures. The upgrades this fall for Williams-Brice Stadium include a $6.5 million video board that will be the third largest in the SEC at 36 feet by 124 feet.
A new, $30 million tailgating area is being built next to the stadium in what had formerly been home to the State Farmer's Market.
link: http://bleacherrepor...rolina-football
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