Our Commissioner

[admin]

We'll see if this has legs. Not exactly what I was hoping for:

Former WNBA president Val Ackerman has emerged as the front-runner for the new Big East commissioner's job, multiple league and industry sources told ESPN.com.

Ackerman just finished writing an extensive report for the NCAA on the state of women's basketball and changes that could be made to bolster the sport's popularity as well as scoring and scheduling during the busy calendar.

Sources were unclear, though, if Ackerman would accept the position.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story ... mmissioner

[Jet915]

Don't really watch women's hoops unless it's the Jays but the WNBA is still around miraculously so she must be pretty good...

[DumpsterFireA10]

Don't really watch women's hoops unless it's the Jays but the WNBA is still around miraculously so she must be pretty good...

Must give you credit. Well said.

[admin]

Sounds more and more like this is a done deal. I hope it's the right move.

[yorost]

Sounds more and more like this is a done deal. I hope it's the right move.

She sounds overqualified to me. ...so I'm all for this hire if she wants the job.

Interesting tidbits in that article, though. For all of JerseyGuy's bitch fests, it sounds like Gavitt may not have been interested.

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edit: Reading more about her, I think she sounds like a fantastic hire. I'll be very disappointed if this doesn't happen.

[marquette]

I would be absolutely thrilled with Ackerman, but at this point I think I'd just be happy to have this over no matter who it is.

[Jet915]

Updated story from Katz on Ackerman.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9407768/val-ackerman-emerges-front-runner-big-east-commissioner