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http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-huskies/hc-jacobs-column-dave-benedict-0302-20160301-column.html
>>When UConn hired Warde Manuel in 2011, Herbst called him a "rock star." A political scientist by education, Herbst went from popular music to presidential primaries this time: "This is Super Tuesday at UConn. We have a winner."
It's fitting Herbst went political because there is an awful lot of politics, much beyond UConn's control, when it comes to getting into one of the five conferences that control nearly all the media and football money in college sports.
You can scream a lot about it publicly. Or you can say nothing about it. In the end, neither avenue will probably move the needle in the most decisive manner.
What Benedict must do is best position the athletic department financially. What Benedict must do is keep the athletic department on the solid course it is on academically. What Benedict must do is best position the school for new or restructured venues.
What Benedict must do is help make football into FOOTBALL. That means more fans at games. That means assuring a continued rise in fortunes that started last season. What Benedict must do is continue the school's current campaign of selling its presence in the New York area in case the Big 12 decides that the biggest market is a determining factor in its expansion.<<
http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-huskies/hc-jacobs-column-dave-benedict-0302-20160301-column.html
>>When UConn hired Warde Manuel in 2011, Herbst called him a "rock star." A political scientist by education, Herbst went from popular music to presidential primaries this time: "This is Super Tuesday at UConn. We have a winner."
It's fitting Herbst went political because there is an awful lot of politics, much beyond UConn's control, when it comes to getting into one of the five conferences that control nearly all the media and football money in college sports.
You can scream a lot about it publicly. Or you can say nothing about it. In the end, neither avenue will probably move the needle in the most decisive manner.
What Benedict must do is best position the athletic department financially. What Benedict must do is keep the athletic department on the solid course it is on academically. What Benedict must do is best position the school for new or restructured venues.
What Benedict must do is help make football into FOOTBALL. That means more fans at games. That means assuring a continued rise in fortunes that started last season. What Benedict must do is continue the school's current campaign of selling its presence in the New York area in case the Big 12 decides that the biggest market is a determining factor in its expansion.<<