Sometimes, when you hire a guy to be your Athletic Director Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics, it raises a scant few eyebrows or (distressingly) more than a few alarms. In the case of former Crimson Tide Deputy AD Jeff Purinton, the digital praise has been overwhelmingly positive.

THE BEST! Congrats Jeff! https://t.co/YJsPx6G0XC

— Greg McElroy (@GregMcElroy) May 4, 2022

Alabama executive AD Jeff Purinton named Arkansas State’s athletic director. Great hire by the Red Wolves

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 4, 2022

Great hire by Arkansas State! https://t.co/Psscwv5Eaw

— Gene Wojciechowski (@GenoEspn) May 4, 2022

Congrats my friend!!!!

— Ian Fitzsimmons (@Ianfitzespn) May 4, 2022

Awesome news @JeffPurinton! What a dynamic duo with @CoachButchJones

— Jason Yellin (@JasonYellin) May 4, 2022

One of the best out there. Congrats @JeffPurinton! https://t.co/U6tBif92gR

— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) May 4, 2022

Having enjoyed a 15 year career at Alabama has certainly enabled Purinton to make warm connections with the Blue Checkmark crowd, but more importantly, he has garnered solid reviews from the surliest critics in the known universe – cantankerous Arkansas State fans:

Great hire!

Probably Ok to change the masked avatar now.

— Justin Smith (@red_wolf1997) May 5, 2022

Yyyyeeeaaahhhhh pic.twitter.com/RTDCrpjjPE

— David Miller (@GerryDonMiller) May 4, 2022

Great job @chuckwelch

— David C Hundley (@dchundley) May 4, 2022

Also, Jeff Purinton is endorsed by Kirk Herbstreit, most famously known for blocking me on Twitter: “I don’t have any doubt Jeff will make an outstanding AD for Arkansas State.”

Photo Credit: A-State Athletics