New Toledo athletic director Bryan Blair has met a lot of people in his whirlwind first few weeks on the job, including the local movers, shakers, and especially the movers and shakers.
But he’s not one to discriminate.
The other night, Blair broke bread with the constituency of UT supporters whose greatest asset isn’t their power or purse but their passion.
He met with the posters on — GASP! — the Rockets’ message board.
Enjoyed it, too.
While most administrators and coaches would sooner walk barefoot in a rusty nail store than hear out Arnie Armchair or Frank Fan — Urban Meyer indeed once told me, “I’d rather stick a rusty nail in my heel than have someone ask me about quarterbacks on those call-in shows” — Blair, to his credit, appreciated the value of the conversation.