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champs99and04 said:
Yeah because the school is broke. Not really sure how that contradicts my point but you seem to like inventing new ways to disagree with me.
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The school is hardly broke. The athletic dept is running a big ass deficit. Those are different things.
 
CL82 said:
The school is hardly broke. The athletic dept is running a big ass deficit. Those are different things.
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They're different things in the sense that it'll take some time for the school to feel the full effects of that deficit, but the two have always been jointed at the hip. If the AD is running that sort of deficit, the school itself isn't typically on the cusp of a financial windfall. The spike in tuition and/or other expenses that are subsidizing the football program are hardly insignificant.
 
champs99and04 said:
They're different things in the sense that it'll take some time for the school to feel the full effects of that deficit, but the two have always been jointed at the hip. If the AD is running that sort of deficit, the school itself isn't typically on the cusp of a financial windfall. The spike in tuition and/or other expenses that are subsidizing the football program are hardly insignificant.
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You realize the AD isn't taking out loans to finance our sports, right? UConn is funding the current shortfall. It couldn't do that if it was broke. The current deficit just means that the AD isn't making a profit or revenue neutral.
 
champs99and04 said:
They're different things in the sense that it'll take some time for the school to feel the full effects of that deficit, but the two have always been jointed at the hip. If the AD is running that sort of deficit, the school itself isn't typically on the cusp of a financial windfall. The spike in tuition and/or other expenses that are subsidizing the football program are hardly insignificant.
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A spike in tuition??? How much and how fast? What are the numbers?
 
The Hurley hire was a home run. I believe Edsall was the best hire UConn could make based on what UConn can afford to pay our football coach. I am confident that Hurley will turn the basketball program around. In my opinion, the ceiling for the football program should be between 5 and 7 wins each year. I could live with that. Just be competitive in the AAC, get to a bowl game every few years. I am not expecting AAC championships in football.
 
CTBballfan243 said:
The Hurley hire was a home run. I believe Edsall was the best hire UConn could make based on what UConn can afford to pay our football coach. I am confident that Hurley will turn the basketball program around. In my opinion, the ceiling for the football program should be between 5 and 7 wins each year. I could live with that. Just be competitive in the AAC, get to a bowl game every few years. I am not expecting AAC championships in football.
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We were routinely above that "ceiling" a decade ago. I think 5-7 wins is a fair expectation of where the program should be when/if it turns around, but not the absolute ceiling.
 
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CTBballfan243 said:
The Hurley hire was a home run. I believe Edsall was the best hire UConn could make based on what UConn can afford to pay our football coach. I am confident that Hurley will turn the basketball program around. In my opinion, the ceiling for the football program should be between 5 and 7 wins each year. I could live with that. Just be competitive in the AAC, get to a bowl game every few years. I am not expecting AAC championships in football.
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Something we are getting for free (I think) is Hurley's father being a de facto assistant coach. He attends most practices, travels with the team, God knows what having him around does for recruiting. Sits right behind the bench at every game.
 
Spotted at the funeral of the Dad of an AD intern recently in Bolton. So we know he is alive and we know he cares.
 
RSTuthill said:
Spotted at the funeral of the Dad of an AD intern recently in Bolton. So we know he is alive and we know he cares.
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He was at the entire women’s BB game last night. Sat with Geno,s wife as well in the end zone where Calhoun sat before he fell out with Ollie. Yes, he did greet a lot of fans.
Lets move onto the next topic. Nothing to see here.
 
Yes everyone knows that Benedict goes to basketball games. People are referring to making public statements. Not that he doesn’t greet a couple of blue hairs in a 65 pt wbb game.
 
huskyrob1 said:
A spike in tuition??? How much and how fast? What are the numbers?
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Heard on Uconn Insider that each student pays something like a "University Fee" that is like a g that goes directly to the athletic department.
 
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whaler11 said:
Yes everyone knows that Benedict goes to basketball games. People are referring to making public statements. Not that he doesn’t greet a couple of blue hairs in a 65 pt wbb game.
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Anyone can show up at the WBB games where they're beating teams into the pavement.

Been a Season ticket holders for hockey for 6 years and can count how often I've seen him at games on no hands. Dee Rowe, meanwhile, was at a game during a snowstorm a few weeks ago and he just turned 90.
 
glastonbury50 said:
Heard on Uconn Insider that each student pays something like a "University Fee" that is like a g that goes directly to the athletic department.
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I think its actually $450
 
zls44 said:
I think its actually $450
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Tack on another $500 if you want to use the new student rec center beginning next fall
 
zls44 said:
Anyone can show up at the WBB games where they're beating teams into the pavement.

Been a Season ticket holders for hockey for 6 years and can count how often I've seen him at games on no hands. Dee Rowe, meanwhile, was at a game during a snowstorm a few weeks ago and he just turned 90.
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Oh, he has been at hockey games in the past. Not sure about this year as I haven't been able to get to any.
 
zls44 said:
Anyone can show up at the WBB games where they're beating teams into the pavement.

Been a Season ticket holders for hockey for 6 years and can count how often I've seen him at games on no hands. Dee Rowe, meanwhile, was at a game during a snowstorm a few weeks ago and he just turned 90.
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Could someone please explain the fascination with wether Benedict shows up at sports events. Despite what you and Whaler seem to be trying to say about him joining the blue hairs at WCBB, I have also seen him frequently at football and MCBB.
I know in the current on line craze, we all want to know everyone’s business. However, successful leaders do most of their work out of the public eye. When everything is public it just allows observers, including competitors, to throw up roadblocks.
 
Padutch5 said:
Could someone please explain the fascination with wether Benedict shows up at sports events. Despite what you and Whaler seem to be trying to say about him joining the blue hairs at WCBB, I have also seen him frequently at football and MCBB.
I know in the current on line craze, we all want to know everyone’s business. However, successful leaders do most of their work out of the public eye. When everything is public it just allows observers, including competitors, to throw up roadblocks.
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dude ive never said he doesnt go to games. learn to read.

the idea that benedict is a successful leader is a joke.

the idea that he cant make public statements because of ‘competitors’ is stupid
 
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whaler11 said:
dude ive never said he doesnt go to games. learn to read.

the idea that benedict is a successful leader is a joke.

the idea that he cant make public statements because of ‘competitors’ is stupid
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“Dude has been in hiding for years”. I think you wrote this earlier in this thread.cant be in hiding and at MCBB,WCBB and football games also.
Benedict didn’t party in the islands while Louisville was taking our spot in the ACC. He did make major moves in firing Diaco and Ollie when almost no one was nought he had the guts to do it before their contracts expired.
I think it is you who had trouble understanding my comment re being in the public eye. In todays world, wee, the public, seem to think we have a right to know everything that goes on behind the scenes. No goood leader Is going to allow that to happen. We have no idea what Benedict is doing behind the scenes on scheduling, tv contracts, league expansion positioning etc. , Nor should we.
 
Padutch5 said:
“Dude has been in hiding for years”. I think you wrote this earlier in this thread.cant be in hiding and at MCBB,WCBB and football games also.
Benedict didn’t party in the islands while Louisville was taking our spot in the ACC. He did make major moves in firing Diaco and Ollie when almost no one was nought he had the guts to do it before their contracts expired.
I think it is you who had trouble understanding my comment re being in the public eye. In todays world, wee, the public, seem to think we have a right to know everything that goes on behind the scenes. No goood leader Is going to allow that to happen. We have no idea what Benedict is doing behind the scenes on scheduling, tv contracts, league expansion positioning etc. , Nor should we.
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yes hiding from making public statements and engaging the media. he hides because his tenure has been a total and complete failure.

it’s only in bizarro world where someone can watch the benedict tire fire and invent secret worlds where he is an adept leader.
 
whaler11 said:
yes hiding from making public statements and engaging the media. he hides because his tenure has been a total and complete failure.

it’s only in bizarro world where someone can watch the benedict tire fire and invent secret worlds where he is an adept leader.
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Another Whaler Hot Take - well done. It's especially hot given the FOI news today - he has an active lawsuit basically asking for everything - you don't think that might have an impact? LOL.
 
pepband99 said:
Another Whaler Hot Take - well done. It's especially hot given the FOI news today - he has an active lawsuit basically asking for everything - you don't think that might have an impact? LOL.
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lol yeah it’s a real feather in dave’s cap that he played himself into this corner with ollie.

oh look he has to live in a cave because he is inept and therefore cant communicate in public.

great defense for him
 
whaler11 said:
lol yeah it’s a real feather in dave’s cap that he played himself into this corner with ollie.

oh look he has to live in a cave because he is inept and therefore cant communicate in public.

great defense for him
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...you mean all the dealings he had with Calhoun? Oh, wait, that wasn't him.
...other sports NCAA violations? Oops, not him either.

You don't think he has a lawyer about 6 inches from his ear saying "Shut up?"
 
pepband99 said:
...you mean all the dealings he had with Calhoun? Oh, wait, that wasn't him.
...other sports NCAA violations? Oops, not him either.

You don't think he has a lawyer about 6 inches from his ear saying "Shut up?"
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lol the fact he is running the ad so poorly they had to pick a for cause fight with ollie in the first place.

maybe dont give such terrible contact buyouts to such bad coaches and the lawyers dont have to bury you in a vault.

maybe they should just destroy the email servers and printers and no one will ever be able to make a foia request because there are no documents!
 
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Storrs South said:
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“‘David feels that with Twitter he should be either ‘all-in’ or ‘all-out’ and with all of his other responsibilities, he just isn’t able to dedicate enough time to using it as he had before,” the UConn athletic department explained when asked to comment.”

Sounds about right.
 
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