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EJHarrington said:
Herbst needs to be fired; she has overseen all the bad decisions and been paid huge sums for it.
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Either that or she has to recognize that she doesn't have the experience and expertise to participate in UCONN sports- related decisions. She called Warde a "rock star" and obviously is oblivious to the terrible job Diaco has done over the last three years.
 
zls44 said:
He went from Buffalo AD to Michigan AD in four years, pretty sure she was dead-on whether you like it or not.
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just not for us.

Plus I'm sure Harbaugh is going to listen to him or he'll have any impact or say on him. LOL
 
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zls44 said:
He went from Buffalo AD to Michigan AD in four years, pretty sure she was dead-on whether you like it or not.
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Please tell me you don't think Warde Manuel was a rock star here?
 
superjohn said:
Please tell me you don't think Warde Manuel was a rock star here?
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He got a deal done with a MBB coach that was forced on him by the previous coach retiring at the worst possible time. That coach has shown the ability to become a good HC, in addition to winning a NC.

WBB remains dominant. Got an extension with Geno done easily.

FH took the step back up to being dominant. WSoc took the step back up to being a major national player.

Hockey went from nothing to a revenue-producing draw despite playing much tougher competition and having sub-par facility issues beyond his control.

Academics for MBB are much-improved and remain strong across the entire athletic department.


I wouldn't say "rock star", but if you think he did a bad job, you're bitter and nuts. He did a very good job here. That is beyond question based on the judgement of dozens of folks who are qualified to know.

But, you know, some folks on a message board.
 
zls44 said:
He got a deal done with a MBB coach that was forced on him by the previous coach retiring at the worst possible time. That coach has shown the ability to become a good HC, in addition to winning a NC.

WBB remains dominant. Got an extension with Geno done easily.

FH took the step back up to being dominant. WSoc took the step back up to being a major national player.

Hockey went from nothing to a revenue-producing draw despite playing much tougher competition and having sub-par facility issues beyond his control.

Academics for MBB are much-improved and remain strong across the entire athletic department.


I wouldn't say "rock star", but if you think he did a bad job, you're bitter and nuts. He did a very good job here. That is beyond question based on the judgement of dozens of folks who are qualified to know.

But, you know, some folks on a message board.
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You're giving him credit for Ollie and Geno. . . . . . this is pure gold. You must have thought Hathaway was responsible for Calhoun and Geno's success as well. I'll give him credit for hockey and helping to clean up the APR mess. You fail to mention him keeping Pasqualoni too long, hiring Diaco and us being by far the best athletic school left out of the P5 under his watch. I don't blame you for omitting all of that, his UConn bio does as well. For a "rock star" who was brought in here for his football background, he was a pretty miserable football "rock star."
 
politics said:
Typical Northeastern elitist. Ever heard of the University of Texas, for starters? I can keep going.
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Texas is the absolute worst athletic university (see their revenue vs results)
 
superjohn said:
Please tell me you don't think Warde Manuel was a rock star here?
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Compared to the he replaced ..sure was! The man in 18 months raised enough money to start and complete the precious hoops practice facility that A a s hat Supreme Jeff Hathaway couldn't do in 10 years! Add to that cleaning up a AD that had no compliance staff that A s shat Supreme also decimated to save $$ and get himself a precarious bonus. He had his warts BUT he was by far and away MUCH better than was employed here! Oh yeah by the way Hathaway promised Hofstra his connections would get them into the A-10...guess what they are still chasing that invite!
 
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FDNY99 said:
Compared to the he replaced ..sure was! The man in 18 months raised enough money to start and complete the precious hoops practice facility that A a s hat Supreme Jeff Hathaway couldn't do in 10 years! Add to that cleaning up a AD that had no compliance staff that A s shat Supreme also decimated to save $$ and get himself a precarious bonus. He had his warts BUT he was by far and away MUCH better than was employed here! Oh yeah by the way Hathaway promised Hofstra his connections would get them into the A-10...guess what they are still chasing that invite!
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If we are comparing him to human waste of course he looks good.
 
Stairmaster said:
It's really funny seeing people with no background in university administration thinking that football coaching hires are the sole factor.

According to the people I talk to who worked for the university under both Austin and Hogan, Herbst is miles ahead of both.
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You talk to the wrong people.
 
Chief00 said:
You talk to the wrong people.
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I'm sorry the PC Police had to ruin your 1960s world where women stayed in the kitchen and weren't allowed to be university administrators, coaches who got busted soliciting prostitutes faced no penalty, and athletes caring about their academics was seen as a huge negative.

I talk to the people you lie through your teeth about still having access to.
 
zls44 said:
He went from Buffalo AD to Michigan AD in four years, pretty sure she was dead-on whether you like it or not.
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LOL - no she wasn't.

She hired him for the wrong reason and Michigan hired him for the wrong reason.

Literally the entire UConn athletic program is burning to the ground - that Michigan only hires their own graduates is not a feather in Herbst's cap.

She is actually going to go down with the ship... and it's GOING TO BE GLORIOUS.

She can talk about lacrosse on her way out the door.
 
superjohn said:
You're giving him credit for Ollie and Geno. . . . . . this is pure gold.
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It is his responsibility to maintain a good working relationship with both. He did so.

If you think that's easy, ask them about Jeff Hathaway.
 
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whaler11 said:
She is actually going to go down with the ship... and it's GOING TO BE GLORIOUS.
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The endowment has doubled under Herbst. Doubled.

Shut up.
 
zls44 said:
The endowment has doubled under Herbst. Doubled.

Shut up.
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Yeah my 401k has quadrupled since 2007. Was pretty tough.... what with index funds and all.
 
S&P 500 when Herbst came on board in December 2010: 1224
S&P 500 close November 25th: 2213

2213/1224 = 1.81.

Wow the endowment doubled under her watch.

We should have elected her President of the whole country!!!!!!

DOUBLED IS A TERRIBLE RESULT WHEN THE MARKET IS UP 80%.
 
huskymedic said:
The Oregon AD statement regarding "we will meet and evaluate in the next few days" hasn't exactly resonated across the fan base or CFB. I'm pretty sure Oregon takes Football seriously.

I'm fine waiting more than 24 hours for a definative statement...
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And consider that there's reason to give Helfrich another year, he averaged 11 wins his first three years and had his first bad year this year. Oregon can make that statement because 1) it's not blatantly obvious that Helfrich needs to be fired immediately, and 2) they have the money to pay his buyout if they do decide to do that. Neither of those two conditions are true for UConn. There's no consideration necessary whether Diaco deserves another year based on merit, he does not. We apparently do not have the money to pay his buyout if the decision to fire him is made.

That means a "we'll meet and evaluate" statement from Benedict is meaningless and would only infuriate the fanbase even more. What's there to meet with Diaco evaluate from a merit perspective? Diaco imploded this season in a way few coaches have ever done so and done irreparable harm to his reputation as a head coach. By all metrics, he should be fired. There's nothing to "evaluate" from a merit standpoint, therefore such a statement from DB wouldn't accomplish anything positive.
 
whaler11 said:
S&P 500 when Herbst came on board in December 2010: 1224
S&P 500 close November 25th: 2213

2213/1224 = 1.81.

Wow the endowment doubled under her watch.

We should have elected her President of the whole country!!!!!!

DOUBLED IS A TERRIBLE RESULT WHEN THE MARKET IS UP 80%.
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why did she kill your dog, anyway?
 
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whaler11 said:
S&P 500 when Herbst came on board in December 2010: 1224
S&P 500 close November 25th: 2213

2213/1224 = 1.81.

Wow the endowment doubled under her watch.

We should have elected her President of the whole country!!!!!!

DOUBLED IS A TERRIBLE RESULT WHEN THE MARKET IS UP 80%.
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So I guess my alma mater BU should fire its president since our endowment has only risen 50-60% since the stock market crash. It's probably not relevant that he also navigated the endowment during that time period to minimize loss better than just about any president in the country. Dam, and here I thought he knew what he was doing.
 
zls44 said:
why did she kill your dog, anyway?
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She killed an entire athletic department - my dog was collateral damage. Are you upset that DOUBLING the endowment isn't all that hard when the market went up 80%?
 
brasssbonanzaa said:
So I guess my alma mater BU should fire its president since our endowment has only risen 50-60% since the stock market crash. It's probably not relevant that he also navigated the endowment during that time period to minimize loss better than just about any president in the country. Dam, and here I thought he knew what he was doing.
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If the endowment at BU is only up 60% since 2007... yes, everyone involved should be fired that is almost impossible to pull off.
 
brasssbonanzaa said:
And consider that there's reason to give Helfrich another year, he averaged 11 wins his first three years and had his first bad year this year. Oregon can make that statement because 1) it's not blatantly obvious that Helfrich needs to be fired immediately, and 2) they have the money to pay his buyout if they do decide to do that. Neither of those two conditions are true for UConn. There's no consideration necessary whether Diaco deserves another year based on merit, he does not. We apparently do not have the money to pay his buyout if the decision to fire him is made.

That means a "we'll meet and evaluate" statement from Benedict is meaningless and would only infuriate the fanbase even more. What's there to meet with Diaco evaluate from a merit perspective? Diaco imploded this season in a way few coaches have ever done so and done irreparable harm to his reputation as a head coach. By all metrics, he should be fired. There's nothing to "evaluate" from a merit standpoint, therefore such a statement from DB wouldn't accomplish anything positive.
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Benedict was on WTIC Pre-Game Saturday w/ Bob Joyce and already said to that audience that he will sit w/ BD after the season as he has done with all coaches and evaluate how to improve the program because no one is happy with this season (paraphrase). Silence since then...

No statement is better than a half statement at this point which was the point of the comment.
 
politics said:
Typical Northeastern elitist. Ever heard of the University of Texas, for starters? I can keep going.
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Comparing Texas and Connecticut is utterly ridiculous
1. Size of the respective schools
2. The amount of money generated by the athletic departments - UT has its own tv network
3. The economy of the state- Malloy has killed this state, Texas is doing real nice

Do you think URI, UMass, UNH, UVM or UMaine could swallow $3.7 mill never mind $5mill?
 
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