she didn't give thanks for PAsqualoni? hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
She might have mentioned JC and Pasqualoni. She talked so fast it was hard to write everything down. I was doing a little jig when she mentioned CR so I might have missed a Calhoun and Pasqualoni reference. It was the last few minutes of her speech.
I will say this, there is no doubt in my mind that she gets the importance of realignment. I really feel UConn hit a grand slam with her hire, that she #bleedsblue, and she is infinitely more qualified and knowledgeable about how to navigate UConn to greater things than us yokels on a message board.
I'm more content to let things play out and to exercise that patience she's asked of us now than at any time since cuse and pitt bolted.
Call it simple feel-good publicity, but never forget that an army marches on its stomach, and right now for UConn fans, the only food available to us is hope.
to save everyone from reading 24 pages.........
"We also face challenges when it comes to Athletics, as conference re-alignment continues. It won’t be settled for a very long time, so have patience. But at the end of the day, our conference matters less than our student-athletes and our fans. Our students need to do well in the classroom, and win games. But, and maybe I’m one of the last university presidents to believe this deeply, I just really want them to have fun and be good people. I count my blessings daily for our amazing coaches – Geno, Kevin Ollie, Ray Reid, Jim Penders, Paul Pasquoloni – they are such great ambassadors for UConn."
Yeah i get this. I just don't know what people expect her to say. Does she come out and say our current conference is unacceptable? That would alienate the current schools in our conference. She is literally in a no win situation here.
There are two things I wish she did different. Hire a mover and shaker as an AD, and not give the impression of passivity when the ACC picked Louisville.
Scooter, your right as president of the school its her job to elevate academics. Not disagreeing there.