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Message: [QUOTE="Nostical, post: 4347055, member: 749"] These are critical times for a President to be in place at UConn-- but we don’t yet have one. What we need is a President with both academic gravitas as well as an interest and hopefully an influential voice in athletics. Scott Cowan, the now retired President of Tulane is a NJ native. He is 75 years young. In 1964 he was recruited by Lou Holtz to play football for UConn when Holtz was an assistant coach. After earning his degree from UConn in 1968, he went on to leadership positions at several universities. He serves as trustee emeritus of Notre Dame! He is a former chairman of the Association of American Universities and is currently a member of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. His wife of 30 years passed away a few years ago. Whether or not he has any interest, it’s clear he has the experience--yes, the energy--and now potentially the time commitment needed to steer UConn, at least through its next few decisive years. I'm not sure if the BOD has a President ready to go but if they're still floundering, I’d make the call. [/QUOTE]