Much of the above is right-on...but there’s plenty of blame to go around starting with CT politics straight thru to faulty UC administrative decisions —witnessed over and over again. Hathaway proved no be a terrible, out-of-touch AD ( and should never have held that position). His choice of PP and ( like many of us) his being totally oblivious to Randy’s sudden bolting for his “dream job”, was an early-on impetus toward sending us on a downward spiral. Blumenthal’s early-on misguided lawsuit against BC contributed toward keeping us out of the ACC. The “rock star” AD seemed to have been sleeping at the wheel ( true or untrue) when Louisville was able to best us in gaining an invitation to the ACC. The hiring of Diaco during the AD-to-AD transition period proved a unmitigated disaster. Benedict not living -up to perceived, or real, expectations ( at least thus far) has been a lingering disappointment. Through it all, as already has been said, it’s difficult to leave the University’s President out of the mix ....She was in on many of these missteps and poor decisions. Should she have had the expertise to have made a more positive difference during her tenure years, who can rightfully and fairly say? There’s no dispute, however, that she was at the helm and no matter how well intended, failed to point us in the right direction. What hurts the most is our past athletic successes and the great national reputation we’ve gained thru past athletic exploits. To see all that crumble due to a lack of administrative leadership and decision- making truly stings! Will I continue to support football, as well as all other UConn sports, you can bet on it!! How long we’ll be in this football/ men’s basketball downward spiral is anyone’s guess, but , for sure, we will turn this around...hopefully, for me, during my lifetime!!
