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<blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 132265302" data-attributes="member: 1112294"><p>There are three main factors at play that led to the end of Lyons as AD at WVU. </p><p></p><p>1. Lyons made a devastating mistake in awarding Brown an extension and hefty buyout after only two mediocre seasons on the job. A Liberty Bowl win at a school like WVU, a school that may never be a national power year in and year.</p><p></p><p>2. In addition to the Brown contract extension, Lyons mentality schedule wise at WVU. How many major programs will be able to say they started a season on the road against a major conference opponent three years in a row.</p><p></p><p>3. Shane Lyons did not want to support or help raise funds for Country Roads Trust. Similar trusts connected to other Power 5 institutions, including Big 12 foe Texas, Washington of the Pac-12 and at least three SEC schools, have popped up over the last several months. Lyons’ background is in rules, compliance and conference administration. Like many athletic directors, he has struggled to define a pathway that keeps his sports teams competitive utilizing NIL, while not losing complete control to those outside the University.</p><p></p><p>His desire for that oversight may have conflicted with the Country Roads Trust, the NIL collective headed by former WVU Athletic Director Oliver Luck and University donor Ken Kendrick. They wanted Lyons full-throated endorsement of their fund-raising and player payments.</p><p></p><p>Moral of the story is the decisions you make as athletic director could come back to haunt you and will impact a program for decades if they go the wrong way. The Shane Lyons era at WVU is officially over, and it’s hard to view it as anything but a failure.</p><p></p><p>- Hoppy says so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WVUALLEN, post: 132265302, member: 1112294"] There are three main factors at play that led to the end of Lyons as AD at WVU. 1. Lyons made a devastating mistake in awarding Brown an extension and hefty buyout after only two mediocre seasons on the job. A Liberty Bowl win at a school like WVU, a school that may never be a national power year in and year. 2. In addition to the Brown contract extension, Lyons mentality schedule wise at WVU. How many major programs will be able to say they started a season on the road against a major conference opponent three years in a row. 3. Shane Lyons did not want to support or help raise funds for Country Roads Trust. Similar trusts connected to other Power 5 institutions, including Big 12 foe Texas, Washington of the Pac-12 and at least three SEC schools, have popped up over the last several months. Lyons’ background is in rules, compliance and conference administration. Like many athletic directors, he has struggled to define a pathway that keeps his sports teams competitive utilizing NIL, while not losing complete control to those outside the University. His desire for that oversight may have conflicted with the Country Roads Trust, the NIL collective headed by former WVU Athletic Director Oliver Luck and University donor Ken Kendrick. They wanted Lyons full-throated endorsement of their fund-raising and player payments. Moral of the story is the decisions you make as athletic director could come back to haunt you and will impact a program for decades if they go the wrong way. The Shane Lyons era at WVU is officially over, and it’s hard to view it as anything but a failure. - Hoppy says so. [/QUOTE]
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