I had the opportunity to meet and talk to Mark Jackson last night at a Villanova function in Santa Monica. I came away impressed with Mark. He is quite personable and seems very competent. Before he was with USC, he spent some time with the Raiders and Syracuse. Although he obviously has a lot of football background, he did not give me the impression that he a "football" guy. He seemed very well versed in other areas and from what I could tell, understands the business side of athletics. I got the impression that he sees challenges and changes coming in the world of college sports and all but the very top echelon of sports schools ( the USCs, Ohio States, Bamas etc) will be effected. There is a lot to think about from "cost of attendance" to Title IX to TV contracts and agents.
All in all, I enjoyed meeting him and came away with the feeling that Villanova has a real winner in Mark Jackson!
All in all, I enjoyed meeting him and came away with the feeling that Villanova has a real winner in Mark Jackson!
