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Freed from the icy bonds of propriety towards the American Conference, Warde speaks the truth.
Trust me, praising his employers at UConn and saying they belonged in a P-5 conference was not a comment that had to be blessed by UM before it was delivered.By the bye, every one of Warde's comments at the presser had to be vetted by Michigan's SID or President's office.
Working at the Car Wash yeah....
Here's the article for that:He just reiterated the P5 statement at the women's BBC game.
With Warde no public comment is innocuous, it's measured & calculated. Part of his makeup & the job description.The reason I find it interesting is he didn't have to mention the P5 thing at all, he could have just said he had a wonderful time here, there are wonderful people, the teams were very successful, we won 6 national championships, and leave it there, but instead he felt the need to add that. It may be an innocuous comment but interesting none the less.
He's been all class about this. It shows his love for UConn that he hasn't made that usual all business type of departure. All you have to do is watch him as Boat charged up the court with the ball in the last 5 seconds of the 2014 title game to see he was emotionally invested. You don't see that from ADs often.
Surprised no one has mentioned that Gene DeFilippo was the chair of Michigan's search committee
Also ironic, but surprised none has mentioned...Gene Defilippo was the chair of the search committee.. slight conflict of interested..?