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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 4046466, member: 5798"] Morale may be in the toilet by then, and the players are merely playing out the season. I read some of the comments from long time "hardcore" UConn boosters and fans in the chatroom during the game. Doom and gloom filled the room. There has got to be a "workable" solution to this dilemma. What is it? Obviously the process the administration has been using IS NOT working. Time to use a different approach. I wonder if the administration would consider the idea of temporarily hiring 3 former championship winning football coaches (retired) on retainer, bring them in to form a "think tank", and offer some ideas [B]and a consensus suggestion/plan [/B]to revive its football program. Former coaches that have experienced the pinnacle of success, and [U]know exactly[/U] what it takes to form and build a winning program. The money spent now on this endeavor would be recouped down the road in increased ticket and merchandise sales during home games and TV revenue. Build it, and they will come. Basically go outside of the program for help. There's no shame in asking for help. The first step for a recovering alcoholic or drug addict in any rehabilitation program is to "publicly" admit they are an alcoholic/addict. The first thing the administration will have to do is admit they need help, then ask for it. Because what they've been doing IS NOT working. The football program is no better off now than it was 5 years ago. It's stuck in a spin cycle of hapless mediocrity. :( UConn wants to attract the best players available, but those players are going to other programs. Nobody wants to play for a loser. How do you sell a 1-9 or 0-10 program to a potential recruit? There is still a myriad of fans, boosters and supporters (current students) that would get firmly behind a plan to return UConn football back to prominence. It's still not too late to remove this program from the "intensive care unit." The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. The administration needs to take that first step in the right direction. What do they have to lose? :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]

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