WSJ: Doug Gillin's Strategic Plan

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Appalachian State 's Doug Gillin says stipends, ECU game, nationwide branding part of strategic plan in Sun Belt

Posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:05 am
Brant Wilkerson-New/Winston-Salem Journal

Doug Gillin spent his first 100 days at Appalachian State putting faces with names and learning the lay of the land at his new home. Now, Gillin, Appalachian State’s new athletic director, will spend the next 100 putting together a strategic plan for the program and its facilities as the school moves into its second year in the Sun Belt Conference.

Much like his past few months in Boone, he said the Mountaineers’ first year in the conference was about getting a feel. Gillin, who was an associate athletic director at Missouri during its transition to the SEC, said it will likely take about 30 months for ASU to optimize how it goes about its business at the Football Bowl Subdivision-level.

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