Laird Veatch was at ISU a couple years ...

[surly]

in the athletics department. K-State guy. Should have followed John Currie but was passed over due to internal politics. Anyway, he's off to Florida. Real brain drain going on in Manhattan presently as a result of Currie taking Tennessee job.

http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article150768297.html

 

[CycloneWarning]

in the athletics department. K-State guy. Should have followed John Currie but was passed over due to internal politics. Anyway, he's off to Florida. Real brain drain going on in Manhattan presently as a result of Currie taking Tennessee job.

http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article150768297.html

Thought the rumor was that Veatch got passed over because he would not agree to letting Snyder have his son take over the FB program.

 

[surly]

He got passed over because Snyder didn't want him in the seat. Classic case of the football coach being the most powerful man on campus.

 

[Tornado man]

in the athletics department. K-State guy. Should have followed John Currie but was passed over due to internal politics. Anyway, he's off to Florida. Real brain drain going on in Manhattan presently as a result of Currie taking Tennessee job.

http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article150768297.html

I think Laird was at ISU one year - worked under Bruce Van de Velde. I had occasion to run across him several times. He is one sharp, impressive individual. He also said playing for Bill Snyder shaped his life.
From what I know about Gene Taylor (not much) - don't understand bringing him in. I agree with you - losing someone like Veatch is big for K-State.
I frankly would have no problem for Veatch to be ISU's next AD.