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Wow, this guy seems lost and incompetent. I need a $500k job where I can just flail around and delegate and have zero accountability and 9000 excuses.

This is all on Suzi, she hired this guy for big things.

Jarhead_1775 said:
Also: said he believes we would be in a VERY different situation if Edsall had stayed. End quote.
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What drew him in to our tailgate was my Big 12 flag Flying under the Huskies flag. He asked whose flag it was. I told him it was mine. He smiled and said "thanks for.the support. " then I called Jarhead over so we could pick his brain. I wanted to lower my flag after he left. Not heartening.
 
HuskiesFan1014 said:
What drew him in to our tailgate was my Big 12 flag Flying under the Huskies flag. He asked whose flag it was. I told him it was mine. He smiled and said "thanks for.the support. " then I called Jarhead over so we could pick his brain. I wanted to lower my flag after he left. Not heartening.
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Saw you guys walking into the stadium. Flag is GREAT!!!
 
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HuskiesFan1014 said:
What drew him in to our tailgate was my Big 12 flag Flying under the Huskies flag. He asked whose flag it was. I told him it was mine. He smiled and said "thanks for.the support. " then I called Jarhead over so we could pick his brain. I wanted to lower my flag after he left. Not heartening.
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Thumbs up on the flag.Great stuff.It sure sounds like the AD is telegraphing the kick.
 
JSM1970 said:
Wow, this guy seems lost and incompetent. I need a $500k job where I can just flail around and delegate and have zero accountability and 9000 excuses.

This is all on Suzi, she hired this guy for big things.
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You haven't a clue.
 
Jarhead_1775 said:
Met with Dave Benedict at our tailgate just now. We asked him how the Big12 meeting went and he didn't glow. He said that if they are hanging their hat on geography, we are going to lose. Also said that while we are on a good trajectory, not being able to be full for Syracuse does not help. 1 bowl game in 6 years does not help. He said football in general is really hurting us.
This is obviously all stuff we know, but to hear kind of a Debbie downer attitude from him was not inspiring. Says he is aware of the boneyard but never logs in. I explained that this community is really the heart of people who give money and stick with it no matter what. He said he would like to *try* to engage us at some point, but the time and effort he puts into other issues precludes it.
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Sounds like the guy was being straight up with you which I like versus the bullshyt Bobby Debacle is telling us regarding this football team.

This was the first game I have been to this year as I recently moved to GA. Prior to that I held season tickets for 7 years. The delay at the gate with about 20 minutes to kickoff was the longest I has ever seen. The atmosphere is uninspiring. The place is a concrete morgue.
 
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minidarren said:
The delay at the gate with about 20 minutes to kickoff was the longest I has ever seen. The atmosphere is uninspiring. The place is a concrete morgue.
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The line was ridiculous for the second game in a row. And for the "get there early" crowd you missed kickoff if you got in line 25 mins before kickoff. The atmosphere definitely could use a jolt, although winning and proper coaching would help. And when UConn mounted its comebacks in 2nd and 4th quarter there was lots of life in building, although the goal line "stand" certainly sucked a lot of air out of Rent.
 
formerlurker said:
Why is our AD spilling secrets to a tailgate crew?
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gioff23 said:
So the AD is walking around the lot and targets a group with a B12 flag, specifically asks about it and then says we are doomed. I'm missing something. Couldn't he have avoided the whole thing?
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He was spilling no secrets. He stated our obvious downsides which have been discussed ad nauseam. My takeaway was that he was not excited at our prospects. In no way did he say we weren't getting in. This was my own interpretation of what he said and his overall demeanor about the situation. @HuskiesFan1014 can chime in and give his opinion, too.
 
Jarhead_1775 said:
Met with Dave Benedict at our tailgate just now. We asked him how the Big12 meeting went and he didn't glow. He said that if they are hanging their hat on geography, we are going to lose. Also said that while we are on a good trajectory, not being able to be full for Syracuse does not help. 1 bowl game in 6 years does not help. He said football in general is really hurting us.
This is obviously all stuff we know, but to hear kind of a Debbie downer attitude from him was not inspiring. Says he is aware of the boneyard but never logs in. I explained that this community is really the heart of people who give money and stick with it no matter what. He said he would like to *try* to engage us at some point, but the time and effort he puts into other issues precludes it.
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Therefore ... the BEST thing for our University of Connecticut is that B12 does nothing. No expansion. Lots of recrimination. Oklahoma & Texas against each other. That leaves the American (as we see developing) a really good conference & getting better. Maybe we see this as a National Alliance with Boise, Colorado State, BYU and SD State. And the puny revenue coming from TV gets into the Teens.

We started - really - in 2003. That actually is our biggest problem. Need proof? Watch Charlotte yesterday against Temple. Our football program (with Diaco or not) needs seasoning. In time, our excellence and our fanbase would far overwhelm Syracuse, BC and Rutgers. We need some breaks here.
 
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Pudge said:
We are fortunate we only lost Edsall ... as Hathaway potentially could have pushed Calhoun (and the entire Men's alumni) and Auriemma to another University as well.
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If that had happened JH would have suffered a slow and very painful demise. I would have made sure of that.
 
huskymedic said:
What gate? Gate D had no line/empty lanes @ 12:30.
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was at Gate D 12:35 and got in stadium just in time to see 1st burning of Summers. It did seem as if the growth of the line exploded in a very short period of time.

I tried D this week because C was so horrendous last week.
 
whaler11 said:
Having an expectation that the AAC will get into the teens in their next deal is crazier than expecting the football team to win 8 games this year.
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I know you think you know strategic management theory; but, I beg to differ. Further, I see little reason to believe that this Conference structure - locked recently by the ACC with their GoR - will go to 2035. ESPN will be fighting off techonology like IBM and succumb to its forces from new entrants.
 
I have been a fan of David Benedict since his arrival. I find it hard to believe that he would make such statements at a tailgate, unless he was drunk himself. Really sad news, but not unexpected. If it is true, it seems like he has already given up.
 
buddy said:
I have been a fan of David Benedict since his arrival. I find it hard to believe that he would make such statements at a tailgate, unless he was drunk himself. Really sad news, but not unexpected. If it is true, it seems like he has already given up.
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Benedict has a chance to put his own imprint onto the program. He can start by raising enough money to buy out Diaco and bring in his own coach. He can listen to the fanbase and bring in someone who can install a high power offense.
 
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Pudge said:
I know you think you know strategic management theory; but, I beg to differ. Further, I see little reason to believe that this Conference structure - locked recently by the ACC with their GoR - will go to 2035. ESPN will be fighting off techonology like IBM and succumb to its forces from new entrants.
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Your posts on the topic are incoherent drivel and you are calling for a 700% increase in AAC rights fees.

I quite prefer when you disagree with me or question what I may or may not understand.
 
gioff23 said:
So the AD is walking around the lot and targets a group with a B12 flag, specifically asks about it and then says we are doomed. I'm missing something. Couldn't he have avoided the whole thing?
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Sure he could have avoided it but his part in this process has largely been played. Avoiding the situation gets us nowhere. He/We have to deal with it and his authenticity will serve him well with the fans and in future decisions. I'm tired of BS as a SOP and find it refreshing with very little downside. To the extent that you can be upfront about things your chances for "buy-in" among fans, athletes and colleagues improves. It's about mutual respect and you have to be willing to risk a little sometimes to get it back.
 
whaler11 said:
Your posts on the topic are incoherent drivel and you are calling for a 700% increase in AAC rights fees.

I quite prefer when you disagree with me or question what I may or may not understand.
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AND ... you can find someone new to grind. I simply read your exalted opinion on business and football; pray you win your massive bet of Utah over USC; and smile. We are in an era of tremendous change to the distribution of content. Neither you or I know what is truly coming. Except increasingly smaller chips and capacity. At the moment, my view is these long term commitments to the B1G and, particularly, the ACC by ESPN are very risky.

And then laugh as if you even know what kind of world Susan Herbst is in.
 
Pudge said:
AND ... you can find someone new to grind. I simply read your exalted opinion on business and football; pray you win your massive bet of Utah over USC; and smile. We are in an era of tremendous change to the distribution of content. Neither you or I know what is truly coming. Except increasingly smaller chips and capacity. At the moment, my view is these long term commitments to the B1G and, particularly, the ACC by ESPN are very risky.

And then laugh as if you even know what kind of world Susan Herbst is in.
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Actually your posts on pretty much every topic are completely incoherent. For the life of me I can't figure out what Utah and USC have to do with anything. I appreciate your prayers maybe that is what fueled the Utah comeback.

I don't pretend to know exactly what is going to happen. I do know that the AAC isn't going to get a 7x increase in their rights fees. I've posted that the deal that the ACC made with ESPN is very risky for the ACC. I've posted multiple times that there are professional sports franchises who are sitting on local deals that are going to go bust because there is no way those networks will be able to afford them in time.

Aw are your feelings still hurt that there are better negotiators on the planet than Susan Herbst? We get it your daddy was a school president - I'm sorry but that doesn't mean that school presidents are always the smartest people in the world. You and Art crack me up on this stuff - SUSAN HERBST is the GREATEST - no BETTER business PERSON has ever EXISTED. NO one anywhere COULD possibly OBTAIN even a single skill THAT would compare to HER. Others can't EVEN comprehend the WORLD in which she OPERATES.

You might want to consider sometime if you are biased on the topic...... you might also want to consider if academia is becoming more and more detached from reality.
 
Susan gave us the ROCKSTAR who oversaw crashing attendance across the board, a budget that requires a $30 million dollar subsidy and hired the football coach that about 60% of the fanbase wants burned at the stake. HER UNATTAINABLE NEGOTIATING SKILLS THEN HANDED THIS COACH A CONTRACT EXTENSION OFF OF ALMOST NO RESULTS! DO NOT QUESTION HER GREATNESS. SHE MUST BE TREATED AS THOUGH SHE IS THE LEADER OF NORTH KOREA.

The extension is good for a laugh this morning. THANK GOD HE'S LOCKED UP!!!! He only had 3 years left on his deal. TFG we got years 4 and 5 locked down when we did.

UConn football coach Bob Diaco has agreed to a two-year contract extension designed to keep him in Storrs through the 2020 football season, the school said Monday.

Spokesman Mike Enright said the new contract will pay the 43-year-old Diaco $2 million in 2019 and $2.1 million in 2020.

The deal also calls for raises of $100,000, $150,000 and $200,000 in the three remaining seasons of his old contract. That will bring his total compensation to $1.7 million this year, $1.8 million in 2017 and $1.9 million in 2018.
 
politics said:
was at Gate D 12:35 and got in stadium just in time to see 1st burning of Summers. It did seem as if the growth of the line exploded in a very short period of time.

I tried D this week because C was so horrendous last week.
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It must be you. We got to Gate C at about 20 of and pretty much went right in.
 
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