The Hobbs appointment makes sense to me. Having a lawyer on stand by in the athletic department at Rutgers has to be a real time saver.
Everything that I have read about Hobbs to date from the local press is that he is a problem solver ranging from Seton Hall to the Port Authority (Bridgegate) and he has political connections to Governor Christie. But, his resume has one glaring omission - no D1 college football experience. To me, this reads as a damage control hire and if Dobbs hires a football coach like an Edsall, who has a reputation for running relatively 'clean' programs while being so-so with respect to wins and losses, that's exactly what this is. Dobbs is bring brought in to fix the mess that Rutgers is in and to keep things from getting worse under Barchi and Christie over the next 2 years, which is when NJ will get a new Governor and the merger between Rutgers and UMDNJ will be complete. Once done, Barchi, who was brought into to specifically manage the merger, will be ride off into the sunset and a new President will come on board who will likely bring a new AD.
