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And here comes the anti-Warde brigade.
Nelson, has he even been here long enough to screw up? And on your countdown he was second to a child-molester-enabler? Seriously?
Look, what has Warde screwed up? He hired Ollie full-time. Happiness ensued. He fired Pasqualoni. Happiness ensued. He hired Diaco. Everyone creamed their pants. But he's no good.
Don't give me "he went to the USVI to watch a women's bball game and Louisville beat us for a spot in the ACC." Realignment has been on the presidential level, not the AD level.
Sure, Jurich had a lot of pull on the Louisville end of the Louisville-ACC talks, but that doesn't mean that every university allows their AD that amount of autonomy in dealing with conference realignment. Maybe different organizations are run differently?
People need to stop blaming Warde for us not getting into the ACC over Louisville. Blame FSU, Clemson, BCU, etc, and if you need someone internally to blame, it's probably more Herbst than Warde.
We have a good AD in place. It would not be a good thing to lose him.
You just figured this out?Warde has sucked? You are mind bogglingly insane.
UConn was the front runner for the ACC bid, and didn't get it.
Warde almost screwed up the Ollie hiring, so I wouldn't give him kudos for that.
Warde kept Pasqualoni on beyond the end of last season when it was clear that Pasqualoni was sleepwalking through the job, costing us basically 2 years.
Warde has sucked. He can't get out of town quickly enough.
And here comes the anti-Warde brigade.
Nelson, has he even been here long enough to screw up? And on your countdown he was second to a child-molester-enabler? Seriously?
Look, what has Warde screwed up? He hired Ollie full-time. Happiness ensued. He fired Pasqualoni. Happiness ensued. He hired Diaco. Everyone creamed their pants. But he's no good.
Don't give me "he went to the USVI to watch a women's bball game and Louisville beat us for a spot in the ACC." Realignment has been on the presidential level, not the AD level.
Sure, Jurich had a lot of pull on the Louisville end of the Louisville-ACC talks, but that doesn't mean that every university allows their AD that amount of autonomy in dealing with conference realignment. Maybe different organizations are run differently?
People need to stop blaming Warde for us not getting into the ACC over Louisville. Blame FSU, Clemson, BCU, etc, and if you need someone internally to blame, it's probably more Herbst than Warde.
We have a good AD in place. It would not be a good thing to lose him.
Ha, no. Just further proof. I've gotta step away from the crazy for a while.You just figured this out?
UConn didn't get the ACC bid because FSU, Clemson, et al threw a hissy fit and won in committee. It was not because Warde failed. Warde couldn't do anything about his predecessor clowning around for ten years while collecting a sizable paycheck.
Warde "almost" screwed up the Ollie hiring. But didn't.
I agree with keeping Pasqualoni four games too long. But that hardly cost us two years. Hiring him to begin with cost us those years.
He should have fired P after his second season. He rendered a death sentence in 2013.
He seems very slow to act, it may be deliberate, but I want a guy who appears to have some more energy.
And here comes the anti-Warde brigade.
Don't give me "he went to the USVI to watch a women's bball game and Louisville beat us for a spot in the ACC." Realignment has been on the presidential level, not the AD level.
Sure, Jurich had a lot of pull on the Louisville end of the Louisville-ACC talks, but that doesn't mean that every university allows their AD that amount of autonomy in dealing with conference realignment. Maybe different organizations are run differently?
He should have fired P after his second season. He rendered a death sentence in 2013.
He seems very slow to act, it may be deliberate, but I want a guy who appears to have some more energy.
I don't know how you can watch the Weist and Diaco press conferences and not be impressed with WM.
I think his timing was right with the PP firing. UConn wasn't 0-12 in 2012. They were a couple plays from bowling...and beat UL. I think his quick hook in 2013 was spot on. It was a bold move and he followed that up with what we all perceive to be a great hire.
It feels like UConn athletics is headed in the right direction and it also feels like it is not good timing to get new leadership at the school. UConn needs to build on momentum...not have uncertainty of a new AD working with coaches that he didn't hire.
I hope this is just a bad rumor...and I hope WM stays on...but....I also think SH understands the importance of this position in the university's future and will do what she can to keep the momentum going no matter what happens.
You have no idea how hard he was working behind the scenes. Neither do I, neither does anyone. Assuming he was sunning himself on the beach instead of working on our behalf is so full of stupid. Typical BY know-it-all "facts", when really, they are your opinions, and based on wholly incomplete information at that.You hit the nail on the head here. He screwed up the most important thing that will impact this school over the next decade by going to watch the women's basketball team. Think about that. Football coaches can be replaced. So can basketball coaches. Conferences cannot. Louisville and Jurich worked 10x harder than Warde at that and look at the results. That's not spinning anything. That's fact.
You admit that Louisville's AD had A LOT of pull in the ACC talks, then say most schools that is at a Presidential level. The future of the entire athletic department over the next several years resided solely on the ACC decision and Warde decided to go watch women's basketball instead of fight for a spot. Fact.
You hit the nail on the head here. He screwed up the most important thing that will impact this school over the next decade by going to watch the women's basketball team. Think about that. Football coaches can be replaced. So can basketball coaches. Conferences cannot. Louisville and Jurich worked 10x harder than Warde at that and look at the results. That's not spinning anything. That's fact.
You admit that Louisville's AD had A LOT of pull in the ACC talks, then say most schools that is at a Presidential level. The future of the entire athletic department over the next several years resided solely on the ACC decision and Warde decided to go watch women's basketball instead of fight for a spot. Fact.
You have no idea how hard he was working behind the scenes. Neither do I, neither does anyone. Assuming he was sunning himself on the beach instead of working on our behalf is so full of stupid. Typical BY know-it-all "facts", when really, they are your opinions, and based on wholly incomplete information at that.