[Rocketfan]

Now i am not trying to personally rip anyone, but how does this description help you get the Assitant director of Public Relations at the BIG South???? I guess he left the SoCon after one year so we figured we'd have an in, better jump on this resume.....wow

Nic Bowman

Nic Bowman begins his first year at the Big South Conference, joining the staff on August 10, 2005. He will be responsible for assisting with the day-to-day operations of the Big South’s Public Relations department. He will serve as the League’s primary contact for volleyball, men’s soccer, women’s basketball, and softball, as well as other selected sports. Bowman will also assist with updating the Conference’s Web site, BigSouthSports.com and the Big South record book.

Bowman joins the Big South following a one-year stint as Public Affairs Assistant with the Southern Conference. While at the SoCon, he was the primary contact for men’s soccer, wrestling, men’s and women’s tennis and softball, while assisting with various conference championships. A native of Polk County, N.C. and a 2004 graduate of Western Carolina University, Bowman spent two years as a student sports information assistant at WCU where he served as the primary contact for women’s soccer and assisted with baseball, football, men’s basketball and volleyball, among others.

[Rocketfan]

Lets play where Waldo, you find in this description any marketing experience and you win! (designed on-field game promotions doesn't count)

From Fitness Manager to Marketign Assistant.......i don't have the words.


Justin Simpson is entering his second season as the Marketing Assistant for the Big South Conference, having been hired in August 2004.

Simpson is responsible for assisting with the implementation of the Big South’s marketing program, which has experienced considerable growth each year. He handles various aspects of the program, ranging from sweepstakes and championships marketing, to on-campus promotions.

A 2003 graduate of Western Carolina, Simpson received his degree in Athletic Administration and Professional Sport. During his years as a Catamount, Simpson was an assistant in the athletic department where he designed and implemented on-field game promotions assisted in the management of basketball and baseball games and also performed duties within the ticket office. Simpson was also a nightly radio DJ for Western Carolina’s campus radio station, WWCU-FM 90.5. Most recently, Simpson was a fitness manager at the University of South Carolina-Lancaster. In that capacity, he supervised the fitness center as well as formulated exercise programs for members and staff.

[Rocketfan]

It is possible these descriptions don't encompass all the talents of the individual, but that means the person who wrote them still dropped the ball. So either way the BS doesn't look like we are finding the cream of the crop.

[TallyW]

Aren't they both assistants? Are we (the BSC) paying them a whole heck of a lot? I'd doubt it. And if they are 'assistants'... that means they are learning under someone else. I'd cut them a little slack.

JUST MHO

[WinthropEagleFan]

Wow, if there is absolutely anything that can be criticized about this league, somebody on this board finds it...What's next, the college transcripts of an intern that works at the league office?

[TallyW]

Thanks WU... that's what I'm trying to curb. We can't go around calling everyone out for no reason. It's one thing if someone blows it and people want to discuss... its a whole new level to start looking up bios and starting a thread. I'm hoping this will die a quick death and we'll be a little more responsible about when to get on someone's case.

Not to mention a stat I read recently that said something close to 80% of people get degrees that have NOTHING to do with their ultimate profession. I think several on this board would fall into that category.

[Rocketfan]

If you want to be a better conference all you have to do is either recruit better people to promote it or at least write something that makes there experience look like it relates to there current job. Are you going to tell me that the Bigsouth website is anything but embarrasing??? That site went from bad to worse, how do you promote a conference with a high school website and writers?

[fsn32]

Rocketfan... check your PM