Proposal Recommendation

[CL82]

Ironically, Chief responds to any slight criticism with ad hominem attacks about people's offline living situations, among other things. Now that's insecurity right there.

Haha well in Chief's defense (not that he needs me to do it) you've fired a broadside or two at him as well.

 

[JMick]

No it's a frigging college football fan forum post. Why is this so emotionally important to you? Methinks Chief has a touched on an insecurity.
This is the shooting war we are faced with. P5 media money makes these kinds of efforts more doable. Now we did Werth mostly from donated funds, but it drained the well a bit. If schools want to keep up, then they have to be P5 and P5 are FBS schools. That's why it is critically important that we get football right. UConn's Athletic Department life as a big time school depends on it.

Oh you can be such a blowhard sometimes. I'm just giving the guy a hard time. If you didn't realize, this is nothing more than a not so subtle ego stroke for him.

 

[CL82]

Oh you can be such a blowhard sometimes. I'm just giving the guy a hard time. If you didn't realize, this is nothing more than a not so subtle ego stroke for him.

Ah I see. Um, it sure seems like this issue has a whole lot of emotional resonance to you.

Well, hopefully, you've expiated enough that you can just let it go.

 

[Redding Husky]

The Vietnam War taught us so much, if we listen: you either go all in on something, or you stay out. Either we go all in on FBS football, or we need to just close up shop and become Rhode Island. Or Boston University (no football).

Fighting with one hand tied behind our back is certain death. UConn football is handicapped enough with several basic factors stacked against us, like an unfertile recruiting area. We’ll never, ever succeed if we exacerbate the situation by shooting ourselves in the foot.

 

[Chief00]

I have never understood what it is we think we are relative to our aspirations as an FBS program. I understand what we want to be as an academic institution, but the fact is we do not have the resources, football history, or recruiting footprint to impose stringent and inflexible standards on prospective recruits. We can pretend we're Stanford University all we want, but it's not a realistic goal in our current situation.

If your goal is to fail then the best way to do that is to set unrealistic goals. Since Robby Frey's departure it's become more and more apparent that's the road we're headed down. It hurts to say this but barring a realignment miracle, someone needs to inject a dose of reality into our current policies or it's time to re-evaluate our participation at this level. Unless you're OK with losing millions every year to watch a losing team in an empty stadium. In that case all is well.

Chief lite the fuse - great posts followed. Time for a reality check in academia.
I remember visiting the University of Houston on business after spending time at UT’s world famous MD Anderson Cancer Center. I went from visiting some of the most famous doctors in the World to a half hour later visiting UH and learning their most famous major at the time was Hospitality Management. Years later I thought gee CT could really use that major with two large casino resorts in the state. However, UConn did not have the flexibility or insight to identify that demand and establish a major to my knowledge. A failure of both leadership and the Faculty Committee.
At any rate, this was a great topic to highlight during the height of basketball recruiting.

 

[crazyUCfan23]

Exactly, good to see some enlighten views here amongst the usual CT negativity that also hold onto the antiquated ways responsible.

As a high school teacher, I try to remain optimistic no matter what. Not everybody is perfect or set up to make perfect decisions in college. Be thankfulll Akok Akok is coming here!

 

[Chief00]

And to be approved, it must be persuasive and well written. A good writer knows his or her audience and writes to be understood. Your "proposal" is neither. It's not my fault you labeled it incorrectly. This is a letter of intent.

It’s an arms race and UConn is handicapped by people like you who really don’t want true diversity at our University. I recognize in reality you are really part of a very small group that has a dispproportiate large voice at UConn. As on this forum - it’s a circle of maybe 5 people who sit around and like various posts from that circle of like minded people, which effectively hold our athletic programs back from being competitive.

 

[Chief00]

Sunday morning inspiration.

 

[JMick]

It’s an arms race and UConn is handicapped by people like you who really don’t want true diversity at our University. I recognize in reality you are really part of a very small group that has a dispproportiate large voice at UConn. As on this forum - it’s a circle of maybe 5 people who sit around and like various posts from that circle of like minded people, which effectively hold our athletic programs back from being competitive.

You missed the point again. I don't disagree with what you wrote. I just dont think you did a very good job with it

 

[Chief00]

You missed the point again. I don't disagree with what you wrote. I just dont think you did a very good job with it

LOL - I think it set the cultural table very well. 56 replies latter, it definitely set the agenda. You may not be used to this high level strategic stuff? The tactical activities, which you may have more familiarity with, come after the buyin on the strategic. Not Chief’s first rodeo.

 

[JMick]

LOL - I think it set the cultural table very well. 56 replies latter, it definitely set the agenda. You may not be used to this high level strategic stuff? The tactical activities, which you may have more familiarity with, come after the buyin on the strategic. Not Chief’s first rodeo.

lol 8D chess. got it. no better way to prove you're full of crap