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I walked around the stadium 15 minutes before kick and walked past all 4 gates. Two of them were jammed and two of them were empty.
 
People want transparency and not the BD level of bs, AD gives that...people complain. Impossible to please group huh.
 
whaler11 said:
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.
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You pretty much nailed it.
 
whaler11 said:
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.
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This is an outstanding post but seeds to our demise were planted before Warde. Pendergast was the acting AD when our world collapsed. Everything that's happened since, the subsidy and everything else is a direct consequence of that, but really started with Hathaway hiring P.
 
politics said:
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.
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How about getting in your seats about 40 minutes before game time ? I walk right in without a problem.
 
cheech63 said:
How about getting in your seats about 40 minutes before game time ? I walk right in without a problem.
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Dude they are not in their seats 40 mins ahead of time at freaking Alabama, Notre Dame, you name it. This sanctimonious "be there early" stuff from ppl who probably haven't been to a SEC/Big Ten game is getting real tiresome.
 
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Benedict needs to give Diaco an ultimatum. We know he brought in Cummings then Verducci both 1st time OC so he can maintain 110% control over the team. Well it's obviously backfired. You tell ole' Bobby bring in a real OC who can also help manage the clock and hand the reigns over on offense. He's not a true HC, let him be the face and the voice and the defense and let someone run the offense. If Verducci-Diaco are our OC next year we will see the same results.
 
whaler11 said:
I walked around the stadium 15 minutes before kick and walked past all 4 gates. Two of them were jammed and two of them were empty.
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assuming the empty ones were A and B. Will try that next time.
 
noeynox said:
This is an outstanding post but seeds to our demise were planted before Warde. Pendergast was the acting AD when our world collapsed. Everything that's happened since, the subsidy and everything else is a direct consequence of that, but really started with Hathaway hiring P.
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Well sure there are plenty of others reasons - let's just not act like there is no blame about where things are today for the current leadership.
 
politics said:
assuming the empty ones were A and B. Will try that next time.
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The two on the scoreboard end were busy. The two on the student end of the field weren't.
 
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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Only the Rutgers AD is allowed to be drunk at a tailgate
 
politics said:
Dude they are not in their seats 40 mins ahead of time at freaking Alabama, Notre Dame, you name it. This sanctimonious "be there early" stuff from ppl who probably haven't been to a SEC/Big Ten game is getting real tiresome.
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All I'm saying is just go in early,watch some warm-ups,relax, and not complain about how difficult it was to get in to see the start of the game.
 
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whaler11 said:
Well sure there are plenty of others reasons - let's just not act like there is no blame about where things are today for the current leadership.
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No doubt. Getting passed over for Louisville was the death knell. I feel Warde and Susan blew that, but nearly everyone tells me they were destined to lose that one to appease Clemson and FSU. If we're going to grant them immunity for that one, I can't blame them for the mess they walked into previously.

It was the perfect storm.
 
cheech63 said:
All I'm saying is just go in early,watch some warm-ups,relax, and not complain about how difficult it was to get in to see the start of the game.
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You can diminish the legitimacy of my point all you want. It's Rentschler Field, not the Big House or the LA Coliseum or getting on a G-D airplane. If I get line 20-25 mins before the game I have a completely reasonable expectation to being able to see the kickoff. And, as a paying customer (four season tickets), whoever is running the Rent should be accommodate that. All that said, appreciate the advice that some gates are much less busy than others. I'll gate-hop if the same issue arises at Cincinnati. Just hope we have a decent crowd for that one.
 
Alum86 said:
Did you take the bus, too? My grill is still on 40 mins prior
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So are a lot of other "fans" and that is the problem. We make a big show out of picking up and packing, people watch us but do not take the hint. So I'm not going to gat an ulcer trying to tell other people what to do. None of my business.

When we are running late as we did on Saturday, we bring a camp stove and a simple meal. Thinking there would be long lines we went in 45 minutes before game time.
 
politics said:
Dude they are not in their seats 40 mins ahead of time at freaking Alabama, Notre Dame, you name it. This sanctimonious "be there early" stuff from ppl who probably haven't been to a SEC/Big Ten game is getting real tiresome.
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This sanctimonious person has been to a Big ten game and yes they were in their seats.
 
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For what its worth:
1. I give Benedict credit for engaging fans and talking openly as possible without violating confidentiality.
2. The guy is a human being and his job #1 is get us out of this mess. Anyone would be down if they saw the writing on the wall.
3. I sense that perhaps there is not the commitment and level of support to extract ourselves as he thought. He comes from a football first and only environment. The Big12 membership undoubtedly will distill down into a financial discussion and what a school is willing to contribute and forego in revenue share.
4. The fans in the seats I think is culture shock. Had he been around in 2010, the world would look entirely different. The Rent was a loud, rocking place. We lost that and PP and Diaco are not helping.
5. He needs to not wallow in misery and start drinking the Kool Aide and be an agent of change, and not another monitoring the situation guy. You have to break some eggs to make an omelet. Its time to start breaking eggs. The status quo guarantees ultimate death.
 
Dooley said:
With all due respect to this thread, if DB is yapping his gums to tailgaters/fans at games about CR, then our goose is cooked. NDAs mean no talking to anyone under any circumstance.
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Sorry - No they don't... IMO, He violated nothing with his brief comments (taking @Jarhead_1775 post @ face value for what was said. .
 
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huskymedic said:
Sorry - No they don't... IMO, He violated nothing with his brief comments (taking @Jarhead_1775 post @ face value for what was said. .
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I just don't understand why Benedict would engage in CR talk during a tailgate with fans when everyone in Storrs has been on ultra silent mode for several months now.

I take this as a very bad sign. I hope I'm wrong.
 
Dooley said:
I just don't understand why Benedict would engage in CR talk during a tailgate with fans when everyone in Storrs has been on ultra silent mode for several months now.

I take this as a very bad sign. I hope I'm wrong.
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I'm not putting any weight on whether it's a good sign or bad sign just that what he said in context is not a violation of the NDA (semi-educated opinion not having read the NDA).
 
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Redding Husky said:
Expecting a sell out is asking a bit much. 35K is a good number if we can get that.

We're surrounded by the Athens and Sparta (NY, Boston) of professional sports. Fans in the Northeast get excited about World Championsips and little else. We're playing a game (college football) that is not #1 in our region. And we went into this year basically expecting a 7-5 record and a 4th place finish in our division.

Having said that ... with the right coach, with a good schedule, and with high expectations, we can easily Be as relevant as FB programs like WVU and Maryland in terms of success on and off the field.
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Wait...Maryland is relevant???
 
At this point, just protect the Hoop asset

The Dude said the UConn presentation was awful and they seemed ill-prepared to respond to difficult questions. Not that that is any source, but the DB talk makes me think we're totally out. Who knows honestly, but him being silent would have been more encouraging.

BlueDogs said:
For what its worth:
1. I give Benedict credit for engaging fans and talking openly as possible without violating confidentiality.
2. The guy is a human being and his job #1 is get us out of this mess. Anyone would be down if they saw the writing on the wall.
3. I sense that perhaps there is not the commitment and level of support to extract ourselves as he thought. He comes from a football first and only environment. The Big12 membership undoubtedly will distill down into a financial discussion and what a school is willing to contribute and forego in revenue share.
4. The fans in the seats I think is culture shock. Had he been around in 2010, the world would look entirely different. The Rent was a loud, rocking place. We lost that and PP and Diaco are not helping.
5. He needs to not wallow in misery and start drinking the Kool Aide and be an agent of change, and not another monitoring the situation guy. You have to break some eggs to make an omelet. Its time to start breaking eggs. The status quo guarantees ultimate death.
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JSM1970 said:
At this point, just protect the Hoop asset

The Dude said the UConn presentation was awful and they seemed ill-prepared to respond to difficult questions. Not that that is any source, but the DB talk makes me think we're totally out. Who knows honestly, but him being silent would have been more encouraging.
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I doubt our presentation was bad. What I don't doubt was bad is/was our football program perception. I'm sure one of the questions asked was "how will UConn compete in the Big 12 when it struggles to compete in the AAC?". If the answer from UConn was "because winners win", then that wouldn't have helped.
 
WestCoastHusky said:
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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From my reading of his contract the buyout drops from something like 5.5 million down to 3.4 million after Jan 1, 2017. The trigger should be pulled right after the recruiting period ends in early Feb. If he's got recruits who want to follow him into oblivion, so be it. Pull the plug on this clown before the whole ship goes down with no life rafts.
 
My personal belief is that if we could demonstrate that we could be merely competent in football at a P-5 level we would already have been given an invitation but as there is concern on many levels (quality of product, fan support, overall commitment) those in power at the B-12 aren't willing to pull the trigger.

I'm convinced Benedict is frustrated with what he sees as one question those in charge would ask is "if this is what your fans do when there is a potential reward (B-12 membership), why should we expect better once you are no longer motivated?

Before someone brings up the Fiesta Bowl season keep in mind that to date all evidence indicates that this was the exception, not the rule. Additionally, three and a half decades ago when FSU made their first ever Orange Bowl when many of the old guard believed due to a less than stellar schedule, they were beaten badly by Oklahoma (similar point differential to our Fiesta Bowl loss but a much lower scoring game). FSU came back a year later with a far more competitive team. Our response was falling off the map.

We've got a lot to prove and have done almost nothing to try to prove it.
 
UConnNick said:
From my reading of his contract the buyout drops from something like 5.5 million down to 3.4 million after Jan 1, 2017. The trigger should be pulled right after the recruiting period ends in early Feb. If he's got recruits who want to follow him into oblivion, so be it. Pull the plug on this clown before the whole ship goes down with no life rafts.
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I appreciate where you're coming from, but it's clear with the extension he has at a minimum through two MORE seasons. If they had any thought that he might not be their guy, never would have signed an extension.
 
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