Any chance Hackett becomes permanently AD?

He's an interim and only an interim.

I never got the impression that he'd be interested in such a position. I think he's the right guy to take over for a month or two before handing over the reins to someone more qualified to run an athletic department.

New AD who played for Bo, has no athletic administration but was the CEO of a large Michigan company. What could go wrong?

I really hope not

This is from the official release from MGoBlue 

 

Hackett, 59, will serve as interim leader of the university's Athletic Department while a search for an AD is launched. His appointment is pending approval in November by the university's Board of Regents. He said he would not be a candidate for the permanent position.

Seems like a reasonably decent guy. 

A question for you all is when was the last time Michigan hired another AD to lead its athletics department?  My memory goes back only to Joe Roberson, and he was an internal hire.  Has it ever happened?  Perhaps not.

He is interim, someone who can be trusted to watch over things while the search process is underway.  Apparently there must not have been anyone already working there who was able to step into this interim role.

Generally when a guy is fired... err, resigns the next guy is not the mirror image in terms of background.  We need people who have been in athletic administration in their background.  What will be interesting is what will be left of Dave's staff however.  He went on a massive hiring spree if I recall and got rid of a lot of the previous few administrations people.  So will Hackett be clearing some of that Brandon wood....

I doubt he wants it or would be offered. Didn't he just retire? I doubt he would want to jump right back in and work again. Probably wants to relax. He has earned it.

Hackett will not the be the permanent AD.  He is the interim for two reasons only; firing Hunter Lochmann and Brady Hoke.

Perhaps this is a sign in favor of Jeff Long, who probably does not want to terminate his best friend Brady Hoke from his dream job.

Bottom line is people who run businesses and ship jobs overseas or to other states aren't helping our economy. Why should I vote for a guy who doesn't give two shits about Detroit's economy and would rather ship jobs to China, Canada, or North Carolina. Maybe they're making more money but it doesn't change the fact that they don't give two shits about Michigan and people here lose their jobs becuase they want to make another million or two.

Nobody hates big businesses. There are many that support local causes and local employees like Costco and Starbucks. I'm sorry if I don't care about propping up China's economy

Let's go out and get a guy with a great track record as an AD. There's some great options out there. 

So depending on who he lands, why not?

I would prefer Jeff Long

One of his duties as interim AD is to help along the search for a permanent AD, so I highly doubt it, unless he went all Dick Cheney on the search.

Ehh I doubt it. For all I know, Hackett is extremely qualified, but my guess is that his purpose is to keep whatever is left of this ship afloat for the next month, terminate Hoke, and get the ball rolling for bringing in whoever is going to reel Jim Harbaugh in.

Yes, I understand Harbaugh is still a long shot, but let me dream.

...he is there to help hire a good AD.  Schlissel, while brilliant, knows nothing of big-time athletics and only a little more about Michigan Athletics.  He's bringing in a guy who can help him get this hire right.

I believe this team will do that.  Here is my favorite quote of the entire presser, from Hackett:

"The University is here for students. They're not just temporary residents of the Big House, but rather it's their house. We are first here for them."

Hunter Lochmann as interim AD.