Santa Ono leaving Cincinnati for.....Canada.

[brasssbonanzaa]

President of the University of British Columbia. UBC, if you will. This is a fairly big blow to UC's profile and perception. He isn't leaving for a B1G school that's an obvious step up, this is easily perceived as a lateral or backwards move.

In fairness to him, it appears he's originally from Vancouver, so that probably played a role in the decision.

 

[amory]

Wow, not a great indication that Cincy is going to be a P5 school anytime soon.

 

[CTMike]

Oh, no...

 

[pj]

Wow, not a great indication that Cincy is going to be a P5 school anytime soon.

Does athletic conference really figure into a university president's employment preferences? Yes, athletics may be 10% of the university budget ... but the other 90% may matter more for his job satisfaction.

 

[kobe]

He was born in Vancouver and his father was a professor there...

 

[Fishy]

Does athletic conference really figure into a university president's employment preferences? Yes, athletics may be 10% of the university budget ... but the other 90% may matter more for his job satisfaction.

Exactly.

You work for who you work for, which explains his efforts on behalf of Cincy, but I don't think this means a hell of a lot in terms of Cincy's chances.

BUT...given the timing, it does look interesting.

 

[whaler11]

It would seem if he thought Cinci was close he'd stay for the touchdown dance. Spoiler alert - the Big 12 is going to use the pro rata to leverage more money without expanding. Those crazy think they can poach P5 schools in the future.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

He was born in Vancouver and his father was a professor there...

... and, independent of those facts, it's also absolutely a major jump up.

 

[junglehusky]

... and, independent of those facts, it's also absolutely a major jump up.

UBC is a major research institution in Canada. Not that there are that many of them.

 

[don356]

His resume as a professor, etc.. is in research also i believe. I don't think he was from an administrative pedigree.

 

[UConn Dan]

RIP tweets about Santa's favorite restaurants in Austin.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

UBC is a major research institution in Canada. Not that there are that many of them.

No doubt, yet the latter is fairly consistent with most western nations with populations of roughly 35 million and not force feeding too many young people into university studies as in the US. Regardless, UBC's a high quality university and Vamcouver's certainly more likeable than Cincinnati.

 

[whaler11]

Watch out WAC - you've got a new stalker.

Dear Grand Canyon University... you seem like the kind of school that would love a road game where the drinking age is 18.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I thought this article was gonna be about Syracuse.

 

[Dooley]

I thought this article was gonna be about Syracuse.

I have to admit that my initial reaction was "wow, he's going to Syracuse??".

 

[Adios]

Canada > Syracuse. C'mon.

 

[upstater]

President of the University of British Columbia. UBC, if you will. This is a fairly big blow to UC's profile and perception. He isn't leaving for a B1G school that's an obvious step up, this is easily perceived as a lateral or backwards move.

In fairness to him, it appears he's originally from Vancouver, so that probably played a role in the decision.

UBC is a great school, not a lateral move.

 

[huskymedic]

It's official: Santa Ono is leaving UC

 

[NYUConn]

Clearly this news reinforces whatever pre-existing narrative you already had about Cincy and their P5 aspirations.

 

[upstater]

No doubt, yet the latter is fairly consistent with most western nations with populations of roughly 35 million and not force feeding too many young people into university studies as in the US. Regardless, UBC's a high quality university and Vamcouver's certainly more likeable than Cincinnati.

Looking at Canada's numbers they are near the very top of the OECD with university degrees for 28% of the population. USA is at 30% while Norway is at 34%. Where Canada does better is having students complete degrees, whereas in the USA, 60% of our students go on to some school (could be Barbizon) but only 30% finish.

 

[huskymedic]

It's official: Santa Ono is leaving UC

Tuberville: Ono departure is major loss for UC

 

[WestCoastHusky]

First of all, I don't fault him for going home. Vancouver is a first class city. UBC is a great major university. He was a great president for Cincy. It is big loss for Cincy.

 

[Pudge]

President of the University of British Columbia. UBC, if you will. This is a fairly big blow to UC's profile and perception. He isn't leaving for a B1G school that's an obvious step up, this is easily perceived as a lateral or backwards move.

In fairness to him, it appears he's originally from Vancouver, so that probably played a role in the decision.

Are you thinking with your Football brain? University of British Columbia is a major GLOBAL University. Beyond Cincinnati. And beyond what I would perceive for SOME of the B1G. Step up for sure.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Are you thinking with your Football brain? University of British Columbia is a major GLOBAL University. Beyond Cincinnati. And beyond what I would perceive for SOME of the B1G. Step up for sure.

Well yes, for the purposes of conference realignment I am thinking about this from an athletic/football perspective.

 

[The Funster]

UBC is a member of Universitas 21 along with UConn.