Hope Warde at least gets the teams some new uni's...

[HuskyBandDad]

... I do not understand why a Big East AD would go to China period, let alone during a school year.. I do not understand. Have I missed something somewhere.

I agree. How does this benefit us at all ?

 

[HuskyHawk]

... I do not understand why a Big East AD would go to China period, let alone during a school year.. I do not understand. Have I missed something somewhere.

What you don't understand, is what his job is. He's doing it. I think his boss knows about it. What makes any of you think you have even the slightest clue what he should be doing?

The lawyers will handle Geno's contract. There are also people who work in the AD's office and I'm sure they handle a few things...as in most things. That's how it works. Does the mayor of your town collect the garbage and fill the potholes? Get real people.

 

[Penfield]

"NIKE is planning to open several athletic outlet stores in China, featuring seven United States universities. UConn is one of the seven"

I remember seeing this in an article this fall. It's buried in here http://blog.ctnews.com/elsberry/?s=Uconn+nike+china&x=0&y=0

This probably has something to do with it and I don't see how this is a bad thing. Promoting the UConn brand worldwide???? Warde could definitely be doing more important things than that.

 

[huskymedic]

I agree. How does this benefit us at all ?

Snuggling up to Uncle Phil Knight... $$$$

"UConn is a Nike school, signing a 10-year, $45.5 million contract to have the Oregon-based manufacturer supply gear for all of its sports teams". Expires 2018.

http://www.dailycampus.com/sports/column-logo-logic-1.2845859 --good read on branding/logo thoughts.


darren rovell (@darrenrovell)
1/7/13, 7:11 PM
Nike pays Alabama $3.75M a year for shoe & apparel rights. School gets $100K bonus if they win tonight's game

 

[BlueDogs]

Coffee is for closers.

 

[ZooCougar]

Lets hope he gets to meet General Tso.

 

[uconnflyer88]

Ed Daigneault ‏@EdDaigneault
UConn AD Warde Manuel was in Miami to receive the donation check. Nice gesture by BCS title game host.

Don't believe every tweet your read #whatdidyoulearn

 

[huskymedic]

Ed Daigneault ‏@EdDaigneault
UConn AD Warde Manuel was in Miami to receive the donation check. Nice gesture by BCS title game host.

Don't believe every tweet your read #whatdidyoulearn

That he left early....? JA's tweet was a few days old and it didn't say when he left.

 

[BlueDogs]

Warde Manual hasn't figured out the his job requires actual hard work directed at accomplishing something other than his own personal entertainment.

 

[jdb50]

He's representing the University and the State not on a vacation of his own choosing. Give him some time folks, this is a tough situation and we aren't buried yet.

 

[BlueDogs]

What you don't understand, is what his job is. He's doing it. I think his boss knows about it. What makes any of you think you have even the slightest clue what he should be doing?

The lawyers will handle Geno's contract. There are also people who work in the AD's office and I'm sure they handle a few things...as in most things. That's how it works. Does the mayor of your town collect the garbage and fill the potholes? Get real people.

He is on a corporate paid junket. There is zero reason to be there other than inspect the sweat shops that make NIKE . Sorry, but improving relations between UConn sports and communist China seems less relevant than perhaps traveling to the Midwest and South establishing relations with people who matter.

This guy is livin large traveling and stuffing his big bloated fat face on OPM

 

[LIUCHusky]

BlueDogs, You don't have a clue.

 

[BlueDogs]

BlueDogs, You don't have a clue.

That's a mighty powerful argument. You really got me. There is zero reason for Warde Manuel to be in China. None. He is not on a trade mission, nor is that even in the realm of his capabilities or responsibilities. This a classic state employee corporate paid junket. This is classic government waste and abuse. I'm sure he's collecting a pay check for doing nothing other than some sham meetings and being feted.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

BlueDogs, You don't have a clue.

I think he is a rather clever troll. Probably the best BC or Rutty have.

 

[FluxTZ]

I agree with the article in that our current "UConn" font is the best in the country. There's even a local athletic uniform manufacturer here in the LA area who uses the font. Unilete.com

We used them and the font for our basketball league jerseys. They came out fantastic.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

 

[HuskyHawk]

That's a mighty powerful argument. You really got me. There is zero reason for Warde Manuel to be in China. None. He is not on a trade mission, nor is that even in the realm of his capabilities or responsibilities. This a classic state employee corporate paid junket. This is classic government waste and abuse. I'm sure he's collecting a pay check for doing nothing other than some sham meetings and being feted.

Being one of 7 schools that Nike promotes globally isn't his job? As I said, then you don't understand his job. It is to raise money and promote UConn athletics. Contracts, searching for hockey coaches, that falls to staffers.

 

[spsct]

Lets hope he gets to meet General Tso.

Mmmm... General Tso Chicken...

 

[UconnMICK]

I hear they have some of the best Chinese food in the world over there...

 

[junglehusky]

That's a mighty powerful argument. You really got me. There is zero reason for Warde Manuel to be in China. None. He is not on a trade mission, nor is that even in the realm of his capabilities or responsibilities. This a classic state employee corporate paid junket. This is classic government waste and abuse. I'm sure he's collecting a pay check for doing nothing other than some sham meetings and being feted.

That's a Ken Krayeske-esque (say that three times fast) assertion. Care to provide evidence for your claim of "sham meetings"? Or do you expect everyone else to accept as reality what you imagined in your head?

I'll add, I am skeptical on the value of this trip, but that's because we don't have enough information to make a judgment one way or another. Rather than jumping to conclusions based on previously held assertions (WARDE BAD!) I'll wait till more information comes out. (Though on the matter of conference realignment I reserve the right to make wild-ass speculations based on scant evidence).

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Honestly, some of you just should not read the internet ever.

It's too much information and you have too much trouble trying to get your heads around it. Ditto for the dopey chick hoops writer.

Our AD is going on a trip with one of our largest corporate benefactors.

Why? I dunno, but you generally accommodate such people and the last I heard, China has telephones and computers and internets and all sorts of stuff that makes it easy to contact the rest of the world - even Connecticut!

I just hope that Geno doesn't get mad and start looking around at better jobs like....ah, you know, whatever jobs are better than UConn in women's hoops. Those jobs!

Good for him. Tell what. . . have Warde convince Nike to "influence $$$" one of the major conferences to offer a slot to UConn and we'll call off the dogs.

 

[dante]

Upgrade UConn to Hockey East.

Boom.

There's one.

Actually it was more Governor Malloy's doing.

Booyah.


Next.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

He is on a corporate paid junket. There is zero reason to be there other than inspect the sweat shops that make NIKE . Sorry, but improving relations between UConn sports and communist China seems less relevant than perhaps traveling to the Midwest and South establishing relations with people who matter.

This guy is livin large traveling and stuffing his big bloated fat face on OPM

Good points - all!!!!

 

[BlueDogs]

Being one of 7 schools that Nike promotes globally isn't his job? As I said, then you don't understand his job. It is to raise money and promote UConn athletics. Contracts, searching for hockey coaches, that falls to staffers.

Good for him. Tell what. . . have Warde convince Nike to "influence $" one of the major conferences to offer a slot to UConn and we'll call off the dogs.

Now there's a thought.

 

[BlueDogs]

That's a Ken Krayeske-esque (say that three times fast) assertion. Care to provide evidence for your claim of "sham meetings"? Or do you expect everyone else to accept as reality what you imagined in your head?

I'll add, I am skeptical on the value of this trip, but that's because we don't have enough information to make a judgment one way or another. Rather than jumping to conclusions based on previously held assertions (WARDE BAD!) I'll wait till more information comes out. (Though on the matter of conference realignment I reserve the right to make wild-ass speculations based on scant evidence).

Dude. Come on. Use your practial experience. How many corporate meetings have you been part of the accomplish anything. How many corporate junkets, industry shows, "seminars", and conferences have you attended? The vats majoirty are do a little work and do a lot of play. Did the GSA and US Federal Judge coneference scandals tell you anything? What can possibly be done over there. Lets get real. Is he negotiating a technology trade deal with the PLA? What are we negotiaying volume discounts on Footballs and Basketballs? Im sure the libe will be to evaluate the developing sports program status in China, and learning whther there are any novel systems or things that they are doing that we can emulate, and also sharing our expriences with them. Bull$hit. He is there to kiss some and make nice, nice with a bunch of communist officials so Nike can show how capable they are of bringing "important people" to visit. Happens all day long. Good God, its fascinating how many people willingly suspend rational belief in favor of hoping something magical is going on.

 

[CL82]

Easy fellas, he´s really a secret agent monitoring the Chi-Coms for Obama.

'Ward´s a man who leads a life of danger...'
To every conference change he is a stranger...
With every move they make, he monitors a steak
Odds are we won´t live see tommorow.

Se-cret AD Man, Secret AD Man
Well UConn's days are numbered
And we don't know his plan...

(twangy guitar solo)

Post of the day. Not only did I laugh out loud, I also broke into spontaneous applause. "With every move they make, he monitors a steak" -sheer literary genius.