In summary, regarding WM, any success UConn has had during his tenure he had nothing to do with, and all the shortcomings UConn has suffered he's had everything to do with. Got it.
It is pretty clear that for the Warde haters, the only accomplishment that might change their perception is UConn getting into a P5, but I'm pretty certain most of those posters will credit someone else when (not if) that day comes, and/or b1tch it took too long - while throwing in a monitoring donut joke in the commentary. I mean Jack Nicklaus won every tournament he ever entered and never shanked a drive or missed a makable putt. Sinatra hit every note perfectly at every performance.... and their success was immediate.
Forget that fundraising got back on track after years of neglect, he has built solid relationships with the biggest donors (he understands the concept of "investor relations") and courted and brought in new substantial donors, raised funds for a BB facility that had been stalled for a decade, handled the Ollie situation well (I realize opinions will always vary on this, it's subjective), built a strong relationship with Geno, got UConn into HE while hiring a top coach and getting a new barn to be built on campus, getting some SEC, B1G, and ACC home and homes on the future schedules for FB (and people should appreciate how difficult that is as UConn is not a "recruiting destination" where teams get an added benefit by coming here). Diaco hire is too early to judge, but I've been critical of BD to date, hope I'm proven wrong on this one
He does need to get us in a P5. It's not 100% in his control, but he needs to position UConn as the most viable option out there. He can't control geography and DMA, but he can control coaches, facilities, and appearances of a complete athletic department.
He also needs to fix "helmet-gate".