Like it or not, Ray Tanner’s recipe for USC athletics success is ‘long-term’
June 04, 2019
As Ray Tanner sat in a meeting room with the other 13 athletics directors in the SEC at the Hilton Sandestin last week, he realized he was an outlier from most of his colleagues in one critical area.
“There are a lot of ADs that have expectations that are short term. I probably look at it more long term than short term,” Tanner told The State.
Tanner’s patience is going to be a big topic for South Carolina’s fan base in the coming year. In his second year, baseball coach Mark Kingston is sitting at home while the NCAA postseason marches toward Omaha. In his fourth year, football coach Will Muschamp has a .500 record in the SEC and maybe the nation’s toughest schedule staring him in the face. After that comes basketball season, where Frank Martin is entering his eighth season with one NCAA Tournament appearance, a 2017 trip to the Final Four. (CLICK TO VIEW FULL ARTICLE)
June 04, 2019
As Ray Tanner sat in a meeting room with the other 13 athletics directors in the SEC at the Hilton Sandestin last week, he realized he was an outlier from most of his colleagues in one critical area.
“There are a lot of ADs that have expectations that are short term. I probably look at it more long term than short term,” Tanner told The State.
Tanner’s patience is going to be a big topic for South Carolina’s fan base in the coming year. In his second year, baseball coach Mark Kingston is sitting at home while the NCAA postseason marches toward Omaha. In his fourth year, football coach Will Muschamp has a .500 record in the SEC and maybe the nation’s toughest schedule staring him in the face. After that comes basketball season, where Frank Martin is entering his eighth season with one NCAA Tournament appearance, a 2017 trip to the Final Four. (CLICK TO VIEW FULL ARTICLE)