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AD David Benedict candidate at ASU for Athletic Director Job

UConn does NOT want to be running a search for an AD during a $70m shortfall while all units are slashing by 15%.
 
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I like AD David Benedict but I don’t think it would be a catastrophic loss for our athletic department. Ship sailed on P4. Now it’s about fan engagement and keeping the head coaches around.
 
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MexicoHusky said:
Do we hate Benedict? I dont think so but i want to be sure before i either cheer for or lament his potential departure.
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The positive is that he has brought in talented coaches.

The negatives:
  • he cost the university an extra $3 million in the way he handled Ollie's firing.
  • He screwed over a lot of long time season ticket holders by changing the season ticket model and then changing price tiers 2-3 years after implementing the new model.


I think we'll survive if he leaves as long as the new AD gets Hurley's seal of approval.
 
Stew Crew said:
The positive is that he has brought in talented coaches.

The negatives:
  • he cost the university an extra $3 million in the way he handled Ollie's firing.
  • He screwed over a lot of long time season ticket holders by changing the season ticket model and then changing price tiers 2-3 years after implementing the new model.


I think we'll survive if he leaves as long as the new AD gets Hurley's seal of approval.
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The KO situation was woefully mishandled, but to be fair to Benedict he was following the advice of outside counsel.
 
businesslawyer said:
The KO situation was woefully mishandled, but to be fair to Benedict he was following the advice of outside counsel.
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Absolutely. I am sure Dave's office came up with a long list of KO's ineptitude.
 
Stew Crew said:
changing price tiers 2-3 years after implementing the new model.
I think we'll survive if he leaves as long as the new AD gets Hurley's seal of approval.
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Calhoun "fired" 2 AD's, Turner and Hathaway. Hurley and Mora will have alot to say should DB leave, especially Hurley.
 
First in (But not the only one) with the dimwitted take of Geno retires as coach and takes over the AD position.
Also, first in with the they should bring back JC as an interim AD until they can find a longer-term solution.
 
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MexicoHusky said:
Do we hate Benedict? I dont think so but i want to be sure before i either cheer for or lament his potential departure.
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Here's an easy way to determine if you like or hate Benedict:

Are you happy with our current men's head basketball coach? How you answer that question should be applied to how you feel about Benedict.

For the record, DB put his neck on the line and basically defied the board of trustees to hire Dan Hurley when he did because a) he knew if he didn't act, Hurley would land at Pitt and would be forever out of reach as a coach here and b) he believed Hurley was too good to miss out on and if we wanted to restore the program we needed him.

The noise and embarrassment that followed with Ollie was entirely due to the board's refusal to dismiss Ollie under the terms of his contract and to boot, the board decided to punish the entire athletic department for a few years because they weren't happy that DB would not wait the year for KO's buyout to drop.
 
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I truly believe if DB was our AD in 2012 we'd be in the ACC now instead of Pitt or Louisville. People on the football board seem to dislike him because we're not in a power conference for football, but I don't really know what else they expect him to do.

I think he's been good - hired Hurley, recognized the crapfest that was the AAC and brought us to the Big East.
 
This would suck. Benedict hasn't been perfect but he's done a lot of good and the Athletic Department is in a better place than it was when he got here. That's really all you can ask for with the hand he has been dealt. The BoT is a much bigger problem than Dave. Those people have always been absolutely clueless when it comes to sports.
 
As a basketball centric fan I think he's done a hell of a job. With the deficit where it is I think the increased season ticket pricing was essentially a guarantee with the team's performance, that is really the only "misstep" I can even think of from a basketball perspective
 
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