Tyra is focused on moving the school forward after recent scandals involving the men's basketball teamGETTY IMAGES
Louisville AD Vince Tyra has "quietly but effectively completed nine months of one of the most unforgiving assignments in athletics or leadership" in being the "man who follows" Tom Jurich, according to Rick Bozich of Louisville-based WDRB-Fox. Tyra said he "never really thought about comparisons" to Jurich because he felt like he had his "own track record that I’m pretty proud of." Tyra: "I didn’t take any of these opportunities or invest in any of these companies to do the same or worse, I think, in the same role to say, ‘Jeez, I hope I can do as well or worse than Tom.' I came in here to say, ‘What can we build on to make this place better?’" Tyra: "Before I got visible with large donors, with some corporate sponsors and with our fans, it was really making sure I had a grasp of what we needed to work on, get it refined and make improvements. We’re at that point. We’ve crossed that point now where we’re really executing and humming well in the department." Bozich noted UL has a "fractured fan base" that is in the process of healing. Tyra said, "I'm just more focused on going forward. But I'm pretty comfortable with where we are right now based on the feedback from internal and then I'd say external. Pretty comfortable that we're headed in a good direction" (WDRB.com, 6/30).
