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Originally posted by Hungry5:
Murphy, to this point, is only the search committee's pick. The Board could say NO!

I recall reading that the BOD wanted someone with NFL experience and ties to the Packers/Wisconsin. From that criteria Jason Wied was a strong candidate. I think the strike against him was/is his age. Murphy, if approved by the BOD, could be just keeping the seat warm for 5-10 years until Wied is percieved more ready.

Personally, from what I've read, I think Wied is ready now.

Murphy is not a bad choice, I just wonder if he is truly the best choice?

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Originally posted by FreeSafety:
I never realized that.

No eyebrows.

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Originally posted by Orlando Wolf:
His resume is top notch but that doesn't automatically equal success. Here is his profile for NU...

http://nusports.cstv.com/school-bio/nw-athdir.html


This is impressive...

"Following the 2006-07 season, Murphy was named the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) AstroTurf Football Bowl Subdivision Central Region AD of the Year."

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Originally posted by Anthony Dilweed:
hopefully he can bring the tradition of excellence of northwestern athletics to green bay.

i guess joel maturi must have turned them down, and obviously mike sherman has made his move. without their top two candidates i guess they just took what was left.

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Originally posted by Anthony Dilweed:
hopefully he can bring the tradition of excellence of northwestern athletics to green bay.

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Mark H. Murphy was named the 20th director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation at Northwestern University in June 2003, and has been at the helm for four of the finest athletic years in school history.

In the past four years, Murphy has overseen a 19-sport program that has won nine conference team championships and 34 individual Big Ten titles, including 13 in 2006-07 alone. Northwestern has garnered 13 conference Coach of the Year accolades, 19 Player of the Year and 11 Freshman of the Year honors. A total of 49 student-athletes have earned first-team All-America distinction, with 32 of those honors coming in the last two years (16 in both 2005-06 and 06-07). There have been eight individual national championships (four coming in 2006-07) and three NCAA team titles, 216 all-conference honorees and 505 Academic All-Big Ten certificates in Murphy's tenure, along with 10 CoSIDA Academic All-America awards and 28 CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees.

NU had its best sports season in program history in 2005-06...In 2006-07, the Wildcats continued to improve as a department, sending 10 sports to the NCAA postseason and earning an astounding four individual national titles (three for men's swimming) and one NCAA team title courtesy of women's lacrosse.

As a department in 2006-07, Northwestern finished 30th in the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup standings with a school-best 626.5 points. NU has been in the top-30 in the standings for the past three seasons. Northwestern finished sixth among Big Ten schools for the third-straight year after not placing higher than ninth in any previous season.

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A former professional football player who holds both a law degree and an MBA, Murphy brought a record of similar success both on and off the field from his 11 years as athletic director at Colgate, a member of the NCAA Division I Patriot League. During his tenure, Colgate's football program went from 0-11 in 1995 to three consecutive appearances in the NCAA I-AA playoffs, and the men's basketball team twice advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Colgate women's soccer team captured eight Patriot League championships and made three NCAA tournament appearances, while the women's volleyball team went to the NCAA tournament twice. In addition, the softball and men's ice hockey teams also made appearances in the NCAA tournament.

During that same time, Colgate, like Northwestern, had some of the highest graduation rates for student-athletes in Division I athletics. Northwestern's graduation rates for student-athletes are perennially among the best in Division I-A while Colgate also has been in the top 10.

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A 1977 graduate of Colgate, where he was captain of both the football and baseball teams, Murphy brings a varied background to his position. He holds a master's in business administration from American University and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He worked on his MBA in the off-seasons while a player for the Washington Redskins pro football team.

Murphy was a safety for Washington from 1977-85, co-captain from 1980-85, co-captain of two Super Bowl teams and a first-team Pro Bowl player in 1983. When he completed his playing career, he served as assistant executive director of the National Football League Players Association.

After receiving his law degree, Murphy was a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as a radio commentator for NPR for 10 years, analyzing football games and commenting on other sports issues.

Murphy became Colgate's athletic director in 1992. During that time, he significantly improved the school's athletic facilities, including a new fitness center, an Astroturf stadium for field hockey and lacrosse, a cross-country trail, and improvements to numerous other athletic facilities.

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Originally posted by scoop:

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Originally posted by Anthony Dilweed:
hopefully he can bring the tradition of excellence of northwestern athletics to green bay.

I'm curious as to the level of excellence you have brought to your chosen field. All I can judge by is what I see here.

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Originally posted by Point Brewmaster:
Packers set a press conference for between 3:30 and 4:00 LFT today. It is expected that it will be to announce the new CEO, likely Mark Murphy.
LINK

I don't know if Murphy is the right guy for the job, but it concerns me that some of the Directors were wanting only a Green Bay guy. With that sort of close-minded attitude, the Packers would not have hired Lombardi.

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Originally posted by Hungry5:

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Originally posted by Point Brewmaster:
Packers set a press conference for between 3:30 and 4:00 LFT today. It is expected that it will be to announce the new CEO, likely Mark Murphy.
LINK

I don't know if Murphy is the right guy for the job, but it concerns me that some of the Directors were wanting only a Green Bay guy. With that sort of close-minded attitude, the Packers would not have hired Lombardi.

Packers.com calls it a CEO Search Update ?? To the right of Favre.

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Originally posted by grbaypack:
Murphy is the new CEO of the Packers ... in a unanimous vote no less.

http://packers.com/news/releases/2007/12/03/1/