Why a New President is Important to Football Success

[hardcorehusky]

As we all know, UCONN is working on finding their next President. If that President understands what it takes to be successful in football, they will direct admissions to work with football on admitting some athletes that could help the program. For too long, the football program has been hampered in recruiting by the admissions policies of the school. This has translated to on field performance. Herbst wanted to make us a public Ivy school and that only works when you pay like minded schools. Houston, Memphis, et al are not academically like minded.

I love how the school has grown academically(I could never get into UCONN now), but this policy has impacted football more than any other sport. Time to tweak to help the program.

 

[Afroabe224]

Methinks academic admissions is not the primary issue. If the new president is half as athletics-focused as Susan we'll be lucky.

2019 Recruiting Rankings:
86. Tulane
98. Harvard
106. Rice
117. Yale
130. UConn

2019 Football Team Rankings

 

[Adios]

Yale is that high? Awesome. We have 2 FBS teams in CT!

Susan tried to be too "flashy" in her football hires. That backfired.

 

[huskymedic]

Methinks academic admissions is not the primary issue. If the new president is half as athletics-focused as Susan we'll be lucky.

2019 Recruiting Rankings:
86. Tulane
98. Harvard
106. Rice
117. Yale
130. UConn

2019 Football Team Rankings

The obligatory note that 247 is missing 4 of UConn’s 9 commits.

 

[DoctorWho85]

Susan did a lot of good academically for UCONN, but the next president will definitely need an overall understanding of what goes into being president of a university such as UCONN. I think there needs to be a balance between athletics, academics and fund raising. The next president 100% needs to know and be able.to handle to to continue the improvement we see at UCONN

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

If the new president is half as athletics-focused as Susan we'll be lucky.

Specifically laser-locked on Susan Herbst athletics' contacts, knowledge, and management oversight, which direct facts support your suggestion in general and particularly with regard to football @Afroabe224?

 

[J187Money]

I've said this before - some poor decisions were made, and we suffered. And she was at the helm, so has to take responsibility. But the narrative that she wasn't interested, or didn't care, or doesn't understand is absurd.

 

[JMick]

Now this is a thread we need whaler for

 

[Stainmaster]

Can’t wait to see the reaction when someone with even less background/interest in football than Herbst is hired.

 

[J187Money]

Can’t wait to see the reaction when someone with even less background/interest in football than Herbst is hired.

And then of course we will have 50 people here that don't have access to the new president but will make stuff up about what he or she thinks.

 

[CTMike]

I don’t recall off the top of my head how a a new President is selected... BoT I imagine?

Do they get how critical this hire is?

 

[LoyalFanCT]

First job of new president -- appoint a committee who will come up with a plan to get UConn into ACC or B10, and have the governor and Republicans back it so it comes to pass.

 

[JMick]

And then of course we will have 50 people here that don't have access to the new president but will make stuff up about what he or she thinks.

I don't know everything she did but I do know she killed spring weekend. She is the devil.

 

[J187Money]

I don't know everything she did but I do know she killed spring weekend. She is the devil.

That was bound to happen. Can't blame her for that. It was way out of hand.

 

[JMick]

That was bound to happen. Can't blame her for that. It was way out of hand.

There were better ways to handle it. They laid down the hammer. She never fought for students at UConn, no matter what it was about. I'm glad she's gone.

 

[Nostical]

Here’s the reality. We will rue the day when she’s no longer our President.

 

[J187Money]

Here’s the reality. We will rue the day when she’s no longer our President.

That's also absurd. I am a fan of hers but I'm not silly enough to think that we can't find her equal or better.

 

[BY06518]

Yale is that high? Awesome. We have 2 FBS teams in CT!

Susan tried to be too "flashy" in her football hires. That backfired.

I think you mean one and it's not UConn

 

[CL82]

I don’t recall off the top of my head how a a new President is selected... BoT I imagine?

Boneyard poll. Keep an eye out for it!

 

[Stainmaster]

I think you mean one and it's not UConn

Leave this website, troll.

 

[BY06518]

Leave this website, troll.

Someone is hostile, about a difference of opinion.

 

[Rich]

Top football programs, the President is accountable to the head coach.

 

[Chief00]

I've said this before - some poor decisions were made, and we suffered. And she was at the helm, so has to take responsibility. But the narrative that she wasn't interested, or didn't care, or doesn't understand is absurd.

Disagree on the “doesn’t understand”. I think she had no clue when it came to Big Time football and what it requires.

 

[JMick]

Here’s the reality. We will rue the day when she’s no longer our President.

When's the last time you made a correct prediction on this board? 1998?

 

[J187Money]

Disagree on the “doesn’t understand”. I think she had no clue when it came to Big Time football and what it requires.

I meant the “doesn’t understand the importance” argument we have heard here ad nauseum. I don’t think that’s true.

To your point I think she figured the people she hired would handle it. And they didn’t.