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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 5334508, member: 9844"] I have had mixed reactions over this event over the last few years. Of course I always look forward to getting an early look at the team, the newcomers etc., but the screw-ups that frankly have been the norm, not the exception, over the last few years have been more of a black eye than an effective recruiting tool IMO. I want Uconn to have a First Night that everyone affiliated with the program can be proud of, that indeed is an effective recruiting tool, not an embarrassment. The people that planned and ran the last few shouldn't have anything to do with this event in the future. Many have said this is mostly for the students and I get that part of it, but because it is used as a recruiting tool, it needs to be well run, and it hasn't been. Let the athletic department take it over, and do it with the same professionalism and class they do everything else. They can still do it largely for the benefit of the students, but do it right. I say do it right, or don't do it at all. That means taking control of the event away from everyone currently involved, and let the program run it in a way the school, the students, the fans, and potential recruits can all be impressed and proud of. [/QUOTE]