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Message: [QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 4922977, member: 1559"] Burton contributed $2.5 million to the practice facility that cost $50 million so the vast majority of the investment came from the state. The state payed for Rentschler Field at a cost of ~$90 million. And, the state has been subsidizing the athletic program to the tune of $20 million +/- per year. So, the state has made the investment into UConn football, but the athletic department has not invested wisely. The toughest question is should the AD shift some spending from non-revenue sports to football? Or, should we raise a much larger amount for the AD? I have never felt that the Athletic Department has done a good job of explaining the needs of the football program. Until Mora went on his rant last season about NIL, I never felt that anybody stood up and spoke for the football program. I do think the Athletic Department has done a terrible job of selecting head football coaches: PP, Diaco, and Edsall 2.0 as they were all mistakes. Instead UConn could have hired up and coming coaches like Lance Leipold HC Wisconsin-Whitewater, Al Golden DC Virginia, Matt Rhule Assistant OL coach NY Giants, Joe Moorhead HC Fordham, Rhett Lashlee OC SMU, Bob Chesney HC Holy Cross, Curt Cignetti HC Elon, Ryan Day OC BC, KC Keeler HC Delaware, ... UConn football just needs to become competent and I don't think it's that hard to do with a decent football coach. I hope Mora is the guy. [/QUOTE]