Worse Scumbag: Chuck Neinas or Gene DiFilippo?

[ruskin]

A year and a half ago, Neinas had no problem getting a fat "headhunting" fee from Hathaway in the 'search' that gave us Paul Pasqualoni. Now he's got the balls to come out and actually use the words "The Big 5" when it comes to college football conferences, clearing killing the Big East while trying to keep the ACC viable.
Reminds me of the old Nikita Khruschev quote - You will sell us the rope we will hang you with. At least we didn't write a big check to DiFillippo.
Unless there's some backchannel stuff where Neinas is trying to steer us into a safe harbor, he should be Public Enemy No. 1 if we don't have a seat at the table when this all shakes out.

 

[uconndogs]

In all sersiousness, I doubt GDF is a scumbag. I think he is just so far in over his head he drowned years ago. When he starting blabbing to the press about blocking UCONN last year it became crystal clear to me he's a small time administer with little grasp of the issues and even less command of his own emotions. That he is just about finished obliterating that athletic department further supports that arguement.

To be a true scumbag you have to have capacity. I don't think he has any.

 

[ruskin]

dogs, I'll respectfully disagree on Flipper. I think everything he's done to sabotage UConn has been done with extreme malice. If he was as good at running an athletic department as he's been at trying to destroy us, BC would have multiple Capitol One Cups.

 

[uconndogs]

I guess it depends on your definition of "scumbag". In terms of honesty, he's been completely transparent in his desire to hurt UCONN. So much so that he's pretty much proved he's a idiot.

But, I can certainly live with calling him a scumbag too.....

 

[Marty Jackson]

In all sersiousness, I doubt GDF is a scumbag. I think he is just so far in over his head he drowned years ago. When he starting blabbing to the press about blocking UCONN last year it became crystal clear to me he's a small time administer with little grasp of the issues and even less command of his own emotions. That he is just about finished obliterating that athletic department further supports that arguement.

To be a true scumbag you have to have capacity. I don't think he has any.

From what I've heard, Gene is a warm, caring, and gentle soul. Some might say salt of the earth...

 

[uconndogs]

Did you hear that from O'Brien, Jags, Skinner or Cathy Inglese?

 

[uconnric]

In terms of scumbags, DiFlip is in a class all his own.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

A year and a half ago, Neinas had no problem getting a fat "headhunting" fee from Hathaway in the 'search' that gave us Paul Pasqualoni. Now he's got the balls to come out and actually use the words "The Big 5" when it comes to college football conferences, clearing killing the Big East while trying to keep the ACC viable.
Reminds me of the old Nikita Khruschev quote - You will sell us the rope we will hang you with. At least we didn't write a big check to DiFillippo.
Unless there's some backchannel stuff where Neinas is trying to steer us into a safe harbor, he should be Public Enemy No. 1 if we don't have a seat at the table when this all shakes out.

You cannot blame that on Neinas. His list did not include Pasqualoni (or Whipple even) and the name at the top of the list (someone Hathaway wouldn't seriously consider), McGhee, was quite an interesting candidate (as well as someone a person as narrow minded as JH never would have discovered in his own).

 

[Waquoit]

You cannot blame that on Neinas. His list did not include Pasqualoni (or Whipple even) and the name at the top of the list (someone Hathaway wouldn't seriously consider), McGhee, was quite an interesting candidate (as well as someone a person as narrow minded as JH never would have discovered in his own).

Who else besides McGhee was on the list?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Who else besides McGhee was on the list?

I don't know as McGhee was the only one from the list that JH interviewed, and unfortunately that interview, which was held in Dallas (when JH had no intention of hiring McGhee) was how JH was able to fly out to interview PP with nobody knowing until after the decision was made.

 

[Hoophound]

I don't know as McGhee was the only one from the list that JH interviewed, and unfortunately that interview, which was held in Dallas (when JH had no intention of hiring McGhee) was how JH was able to fly out to interview PP with nobody knowing until after the decision was made.

I wouldn't say unfortunately just yet. PP hasn't had a chance to build his own team. Recruiting is better, communication with the media, high school coaches and fans is better and the staff is better. I think PP may turn out very well while McGhee would be long gone after a good season. He has no ties to the area at all.

 

[pinotbear]

 

[FfldCntyFan]

The unfortunate part wasn't that PP was hired but rather that the (high priced) professional search was used merely as a subterfuge to help land the guy JH was after from the start (but couldn't pursue in the open).

 

[Hoophound]

The unfortunate part wasn't that PP was hired but rather that the (high priced) professional search was used merely as a subterfuge to help land the guy JH was after from the start (but couldn't pursue in the open).

Ah. I thought it seemed like an out of character post for you.

Not sure why we had to talk to PP secretly. I presume because he knew it wouldn't be a wildly popular choice?

 

[JaYnYcE]

If that's true then I would throw Hathaway in the mix as the ultimate scumbag.


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[huskypantz]

Ah. I thought it seemed like an out of character post for you.

Not sure why we had to talk to PP secretly. I presume because he knew it wouldn't be a wildly popular choice?

He knew it would be a wildly unpopular choice with the biggest UConn football booster.

 

[CTMike]

The unfortunate part wasn't that PP was hired but rather that the (high priced) professional search was used merely as a subterfuge to help land the guy JH was after from the start (but couldn't pursue in the open).

Really?

 

[UConnDan97]

He knew it would be a wildly unpopular choice with the biggest UConn football booster.

I had almost forgotten about our buddy, Burton. Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for the money that he has given UConn. But in my opinion, that dude could use a good dose of "shut $%k up". Extra strength.

(some people wish I would take my own advice, I'm sure)

 

[TuxedoYoda]

A year and a half ago, Neinas had no problem getting a fat "headhunting" fee from Hathaway in the 'search' that gave us Paul Pasqualoni. Now he's got the balls to come out and actually use the words "The Big 5" when it comes to college football conferences, clearing killing the Big East while trying to keep the ACC viable.

Neinas could have brought Lombardi back from the dead to coach UConn football and it wouldn't have saved the Big East.