It's All Up To Benedict

[Nostical]

With the State of Conn and its political class in no position to be fiscally generous to athletics at UConn our only hope (sorry to use hyperbole) is that David Benedict has both the vision and the administrative smarts to make the right assessments and recommendations to correct what ails us. I believe he has the full support of SH and the necessary courage to present bold recommendations.What he must have is the ability to credibly sell his vision to the folks with large checkbooks. Credibility counts. Hathaway had none. Warde was plucked from U Buffalo mainly for the APR issue. Benedict has an aura of gravitas and an SEC pedigree. He will be listened to. It's really in his hands. If he wants to remove Diaco he'll find a way out. We're at a critical point. There are no easy solutions to what ails us and the stark reality is we have little choice now but to put our trust in Benedict. Keep him in your prayers--!

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[psilotic]

With the State of Conn and its political class in no position to be fiscally generous to athletics at UConn our only hope (sorry to use hyperbole) is that David Benedict has both the vision and the administrative smarts to make the right assessments and recommendations to correct what ails us. I believe he has the full support of SH and the necessary courage to present bold recommendations.What he must have is the ability to credibly sell his vision to the folks with large checkbooks. Credibility counts. Hathaway had none. Warde was plucked from U Buffalo mainly for the APR issue. Benedict has an aura of gravitas and an SEC pedigree. He will be listened to. It's really in his hands. If he wants to remove Diaco he'll find a way out. We're at a critical point. There are no easy solutions to what ails us and the stark reality is we have little choice now but to put our trust in Benedict. Keep him in your prayers--!

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I'd be more confident in Benedict if he hadn't agreed to that ridiculous contract extension. I know the counter-argument is that Warde/Herbst set the table for the deal, but if I'm a new AD I'm not betting my future on that contract.

 

[Waquoit]

I'm not sure I trust Benedict anymore than I trust Diaco.

 

[gtcam]

I'm not sure I trust Benedict anymore than I trust Diaco.

Feel the same way until Benedict comes out and explains the whys to the extension

 

[UConnNick]

Based on the breathtaking plunge off a cliff this program has suffered since the Bearcat game, I tend to agree. We don't know what goes on behind closed doors, but any sane person listening to the sunshine Fiasco keeps pumping up everybody's ass each week, without taking any concrete steps to reign this guy in way before the ECU debacle, would be criminal negligence on Benedict's part.

 

[Srqhusky]

The state of Ct is broke and no way can they afford a buyout unless it comes from the snow budget. How many of you will shovel your street to save money for a buyout??

 

[shizzle787]

Cut men's and women's tennis, men's and women's cross country, and men's golf to get down to NCAA minimum and save some dough. We shouldn't cut off our face (football) to save our nose.

 

[huskymedic]

The state of Ct is broke and no way can they afford a buyout unless it comes from the snow budget. How many of you will shovel your street to save money for a buyout??

You think coaches' buy-outs come from the State budget?

 

[Srqhusky]

You think coaches' buy-outs come from the State budget?

Yes. Show me the boosters willing to pay up 5 mil. This isnt alabama or fl state

 

[huskymedic]

The state of Ct is broke and no way can they afford a buyout unless it comes from the snow budget. How many of you will shovel your street to save money for a buyout??

You think coaches' buy-outs come from the State budget?

Yes. Show me the boosters willing to pay up 5 mil. This isnt alabama or fl state

No. It doesn't come out of the State budget. It comes completely out of the UConn Athletic Department budget absent a booster(s) willing to cover/reimburse the cost through donation. All Coaches' contracts are with the University not the State.

 

[huskyrob1]

No. It doesn't come out of the State budget. It comes completely out of the UConn Athletic Department budget absent a booster(s) willing to cover/reimburse the cost through donation. All Coaches' contracts are with the University not the State.

Then why was Jim Calhoun called the highest paid state employee for years? Lol

 

[huskymedic]

Then why was Jim Calhoun called the highest paid state employee for years? Lol

Okay, you got me. I made it up.

 

[Srqhusky]

Source is all tax dollars. How they allocate can determine coaching priority. Everyone shovel we move more money to the university.

 

[huskymedic]

No. It doesn't come out of the State budget. It comes completely out of the UConn Athletic Department budget absent a booster(s) willing to cover/reimburse the cost through donation. All Coaches' contracts are with the University not the State.

Source is all tax dollars. How they allocate can determine coaching priority. Everyone shovel we move more money to the university.

You're wrong... UConn coaches' salaries and contract costs are covered almost entirely by other revenue sources. For example within:Geno Auriemma Signs Five-Year Contract Extension

>>NOTE: No General Fund (state tax dollars) or tuition monies are used to provide any of the resources for this contract. The Division of Athletics at the University of Connecticut is an Auxiliary Service Fund entity and the sources of revenue include: gate receipts, private fundraising, corporate partnerships, television/radio rights, BIG EAST Conference revenues and NCAA revenues.<<

 

[FDNY99]

Source is all tax dollars. How they allocate can determine coaching priority. Everyone shovel we move more money to the university.

You are COMPLETELY wrong on this...time for you to polish up on where the money comes from to pay the coaches at UConn. @huskymedic is hand feeding you the info.

 

[huskyrob1]

Okay, you got me. I made it up.

Wouldn't be the first time. Lol. Actually I think you are right, the Hartford statehouse and the present Governors office wouldn't give a plugged nickel for UCONN athletics much less Bob Diaco's wardrobe, they're much too busy taxing any money making venture, be it a private corporation or any athletic conference money UCONN might get under their jurisdiction, but your pompous attitude toward what Srqhusky was trying to say about this "not being Alabama or Florida" is narrow minded. Yeah, UCONN has the Richard Simmons of college coaches, and a crappy team, but that's far from the only reason why a decent coach won't come here or will a P5 invite.

 

[bigAbruns]

All that really matters is the higher ups were dumb enough to extend this moron with a career record of CRAP. Herbst and Benedict should be fired for pure stupidity.

 

[firstnline]

Good post. If you also notice Disco's career record is always missing from the weekly program. Hmmm, I wonder why.

 

[bigAbruns]

Good post. If you also notice Disco's career record is always missing from the weekly program. Hmmm, I wonder why.

Hard to say W-L= CRAP-CRAP

 

[psilotic]

The state of Ct is broke and no way can they afford a buyout unless it comes from the snow budget. How many of you will shovel your street to save money for a buyout??

Good point but Benedict needs to explain why he/Herbst/Manuel bet $5 million on Diaco succeeding this year.

 

[whaler11]

@huskymedic thoughts and prayers

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

@huskymedic thoughts and prayers

Oh God. Now we are Facebook. We are DOOMED.

 

[scotty0330]

I'd be more confident in Benedict if he hadn't agreed to that ridiculous contract extension. I know the counter-argument is that Warde/Herbst set the table for the deal, but if I'm a new AD I'm not betting my future on that contract.

The only thing we can hope for is that the contract was started and all but completed on Warde's watch....maybe by time Benedict showed up a couple i's needed to be dotted but it was almost a done deal that was hard to put a stop too. I am guessing and hoping that the extension did not come from him alone...if so...that was crazy since Diaco was coming off a 6-7 season after his first where Uconn was quite possibly the worst team in Division 1.

He has stayed noticeably quiet on his twitter feed regarding football after being a cheerleader for the first month.

 

[Stainmaster]

All that really matters is the higher ups were dumb enough to extend this moron with a career record of CRAP. Herbst and Benedict should be fired for pure stupidity.

Do you think this is what gets presidents fired?

 

[bigAbruns]

Do you think this is what gets presidents fired?

Of course not, but for someone to approve the contract extension of the most inept coach in college football shows me that the higher ups are not that smart either.