Virginia provost Katsouleas appointed UConn president
>>Katsouleas said he also understands the importance of UConn as an athletic institution and said he’s committed to keeping the Huskies as a major player in college sports.
“Yes, I’m committed to football,” he said. “I think it’s part of the identity of who we are as a major, broad-context university and I don’t think savings from cutting it are as great as people think.”
He said he’s also committed to building the American Athletic Conference and has no plans to try and move the school into a different one.<<
Well the second part of that isn't great for optics but I guess he can't exactly say anything else
I'm on board if he can figure out how to fund it betterThe last president claimed to care about sports too - I’ll probably wait and see what this one does.
He knows 1% of what we know on the topic. He doesn’t have a magical way to fund it short of eliminating other sports.I'm on board if he can figure out how to fund it better
I believe in :He knows 1% of what we know on the topic. He doesn’t have a magical way to fund it short of eliminating other sports.
Whale, nice to see you are staying positive.The last president claimed to care about sports too - I’ll probably wait and see what this one does.
i’ll give the guy a chance. what he says doesnt much matter. at least he likes swimming and not lacrosseWhale, nice to see you are staying positive.
I thought you would've pegged water polo a step or two below lacrosse.i’ll give the guy a chance. what he says doesnt much matter. at least he likes swimming and not lacrosse
at least uconn has... a swim teamI thought you would've pegged water polo a step or two below lacrosse.
Looking in the way back machine wasn't it Lou Perkins who first was given the task of finding a way to fund the Athletic Dept. with no state funds? With the largess of the AD right now this has been lost along the way.One thing about UVA, it is largely funded by private and non-state sources. If the new president can lessen UConn's reliance on state government funds, athletics and other areas would benefit.
But didn’t he wink twice when he said that?Shame that he’s committed to the AAC tho.
Shame that he’s committed to the AAC tho.
What else is he going to say publically though? "We're stuck in an underpaid halfway decent conference that'll never get paid as much as others, but we are actively trying to leave"?Shame that he’s committed to the AAC tho.
Shame that he’s committed to the AAC tho.
I’d have a lot more respect for anyone in Storrs who has the guts to say our University and our fans deserve better than the AAC and I’m going work my rear off until that happens.What is suppose to say, seriously? You dance with who you bring to the dance, but if a better offer comes, then you leave with them.
I’d have a lot more respect for anyone in Storrs who has the guts to say our University and our fans deserve better than the AAC and I’m going work my rear off until that happens.
But everyone in storrs is an overpaid loser who only cares about their next job and not where UConn lands yet everyone pats them on the back for ‘saying the right thing’.
then tomorrow the football class is filled with d-ii transfers and the enablers will be like this is awesome