Interesting, there are 2 things in this podcast, that if true, are very troubling and IMO the UW did us a huge favor taking him from us.
1. He hadn’t spoken to the very successful volleyball coach in 2 years. Jen thanked a lot of people on her way out the door, from Bill Moos, to Anne McCoy, but no mention of Chun, so it leads me to think there is some truth to this one.
2. His very successful basketball coach and other coaches found out about the WCC agreement on the internet just like you and me. You know the OSU AD communicated with his people, as their baseball team opted out.
A Boss can be a prick and still be successful if he communicates effectively and supports his people, sounds like Chun had trouble with both. Everyone always said he was going to Ohio St the minute he got the chance, well Ohio St just replaced their AD after the first of the year, Chun didn't even get an interview. He did interview with Kansas and Northwestern back in 2021, both of them passed, maybe they all knew something the UW didn't, but the UW was desperate, as their job is not as appealing as many others.
In the long run the WSU athletic department is far better off without Chun, provided they find a good replacement, and they are out there. To use this analogy: the UW just took our good looking shiny used car, off our hands, what they didn't know it is about to have some serious mechanical problems.