It happens though, not just here as Upstream pointed out. Chizik at Auburn sticks out in my mind right off the bat but there are others.
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That extension was paid by a donor not Rutgers. So it doesn't cost Rutgers anything.
Maryland did the same thing and then fired their coach.
There will be more openings. It better to start interviewing asap.
Maryland did the same thing and then fired their coach.
There will be more openings. It better to start interviewing asap.
It's not the AD's fault that Tower's reneged on his agreement that if the AD accepted his funded extension of Flood, Tower's would agree to fund the extension portion of Flood's buyout if he were then fired.
You are an idiot. JH has no authority to fire Flood due to financial restrictions posted on her by barichi and the BOG. If she had her way she would have fired Flood at the end of the 2013 season and hired Dan Mullen as Head Coach.
Barchi isn't going anywhere in the near future. But even if he did, what makes you think the next president isn't going to look to reduce the athletic subsidy as well. That directive predates Barchi. It is a directive from the BOG. McCormick and Pernetti operated under the same directive.
This is what I don't get really. Barchi is just executing the directives and vision of the BOG. He's said many times he serves at the pleasure of the BOG. It would be the same for any other president. I don't think reducing the subsidy over time is an outlandish goal. It's not like they said take it down to zero right this minute that would be outlandish. It's bring it down over time. I would like it if they loosened the reins but really can't argue staunchly against the merit of what they're doing.
I guess the BOG just being nameless faces to most and Barchi being the public face accounts for the arrows shot at him but whomever/whenever the next president comes it's likely to be the same goal until we've received our full share o the B10 revenue.
To me our biggest problem is the donor base and expanding it. They released that flyer awhile back comparing our donations (monetary figure) against other B10 programs and the differences were stark. We've increased the number of donors to the department, I think to a record number. I'd like to see a comparison of the number of donors we have compared to other B10 programs and what the median donation is to each AD. We see the total donations but just wondering how those numbers are reached in each department.
That's part of the reason that I think the "we don't have the money" claim is a myth. Previously, Rutgers' plan to reduce the subsidy was to just look for incremental improvements each year, mostly through spending cuts and haphazard revenue increases. That made it difficult for an AD to take a step in the wrong direction and significantly increase the budget for coaching salaries. But now Rutgers has a long-term projection and plan to achieve the goal. And this plan focuses mostly on revenue increases (certainly a lot easier with the promise of B1G revenue). As long as Julie has the revenue generation plan on track, it is a lot easier to accept a blip in the spending plan.
Time to start turning the heat up on the BOG.
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Wow! If that's true, I wonder how he has any clout within the athletic department at all.
How does anyone know for sure unless you've talked to JH/SB about it? I always take these things with grains of salt and heard it from the grapevine stuff and who's to know what's true and what's not. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't who knows.
Maybe. But we really don't know who was behind it and what kind of hard limits our AD has so we can't say for sure.
So the little sneak's biggest backer is a friggin welcher. Fitting.
How do you not get it in writing? Does RU get anything right?! OMFG.
It made sense at the time. It cost RU nothing. If the guy said I will pay for Flood's extension, and if you want to fire him I'll pay the buy out too, why would you say no. If anything its a win win, if KF succeeded than great for RU plus we didn't have to pay him anything, if he fails and we fire him than whatever because RU isn't on the hook for his buyout. KF wasn't going to get fired last year anyway (we all knew he would at least 1-2 seasons to prove himself in the BIG10) so having someone fork up the cash for his extension made sense.
Now if its true that this guy backed out of the agreement, than that is a whole other issue that no one could have seen. Probably because the writing is on the wall with KF's future, maybe he was told they want to can KF and now that the cost of firing Flood is real he is backing out. Maybe he made a gamble that KF was the guy for RU, but obviously that has not worked out for him and he is having second thoughts. It would explain his public support of Flood, convince RU to keep him so he doesn't have to fork up the cash for the buyout.
Sorry for the delay. I try not to read the board everyday for many reasons.
Checking in as a Flood supporter. I support the program and at this time Flood is the Head Coach until the powers say he isn't. Then I'll support the new HC.
As for our game against Wisky, it was atrocious. Every single aspect of the game including the play calling was awful, unlike our games against Sparty and Indiana. As for the last 2 games, I also say why not give Rettig an opportunity to play and was surprised he didn't start the second half of both games. Nothing to lose. Yes, the coaching has been bad and I don't believe it will get better against Michigan.
However, I blame the Administration about the overall state of the program more than I do Flood. IMO, and its an opinion like everybody else, when the Admin. makes football a priority and decides to control the environment it operates in, instead of the other way around, we will have better results. At this point, Rutgers can go hire a different HC, underpay again, and without Administration support and prioritization, the results will be the same. You'll initially have false hope and then you'll be crying and complaining all over again. BTW, I'll support whoever they hire because I'm a fan win or lose.
Checking in as a Flood supporter. I support the program and at this time Flood is the Head Coach until the powers say he isn't. Then I'll support the new HC.
As for our game against Wisky, it was atrocious. Every single aspect of the game including the play calling was awful, unlike our games against Sparty and Indiana. As for the last 2 games, I also say why not give Rettig an opportunity to play and was surprised he didn't start the second half of both games. Nothing to lose. Yes, the coaching has been bad and I don't believe it will get better against Michigan.
However, I blame the Administration about the overall state of the program more than I do Flood. IMO, and its an opinion like everybody else, when the Admin. makes football a priority and decides to control the environment it operates in, instead of the other way around, we will have better results. At this point, Rutgers can go hire a different HC, underpay again, and without Administration support and prioritization, the results will be the same. You'll initially have false hope and then you'll be crying and complaining all over again. BTW, I'll support whoever they hire because I'm a fan win or lose.
The president runs the school, like any other executive position. Barchi has the authority to hire multiple law firms to study the Flood situation. He can also hire multiple firms to study the accounting behind the school budget and athletics to determine best practices with peers. I think when that happens, our subsidy might look a little different. He also has the authority to explore financing options and how to account for them. He has the responsibility to understand funding needs and communicate to the BOG, government agencies, donors. Just like any BOG, they have final say but it's up to the president to set strategy and direction. The president will have final interview/approval over the next Head Coach. I want someone in there than can make a choice to take us into the future. I don't want a lame duck president that is barely interested making this choice. I also think when the new guy is brought in, he has to line up all thats involved to make the right decision. This works nicely with giving Flood another year. I'm not pro Flood or anti Flood. I am for doing it right so we don't take several steps backwards. I would love a name coach, with significant monies for him and his staff, with significant facility improvements, etc etc. None of this can happen now and if the new president comes in the middle of next year, he will need next season to sort this all out.
Yeah, it might look a little different. It won't look significantly different. Modifying accounting practices might make the subsidy look 10% smaller. But since Rutgers' subsidy is well more than twice the next closest school (and 3 times more if you count student fees), using accounting tricks to trim 10% don't really make a meaningful difference.
Actually she does. Fundraising is job 1 of an AD. An AD can say if they had their way they would hire Bill Belichek. That doesn't mean they did their job.
It's mportant, but a lot of administrators would disagree with calling it "job 1."
Kind of, I mean she's been increasing fundraising by high double digits every year. There's not too much more you could ask of her as far as that goes (IMO). You don't go from no money to lots of money overnight.
On the roundtable it was stated that Towers doesn't have any pull anymore. I'm not sure what you are refering to in regards to the QB.
Even if she has it in a written contract, I'm not sure Rutgers is willing to sue to collect.
I can't tell you how sad I was when Syracuse fired GRob.
wow..15,000 posts and only 200+ likes......hmmmmm
Whats the point of the relentless anti Flood posts?
He isnt going anywhere
We dont have the cash for a great coach and most would never come here>>>>>>not a single one has even interviewed for past openings
As someone that like Flood a lot...I have posted my current feelings on him in a number of other threads. Forgive a number of us that are willing to discuss Rutgers football, maybe even change our minds from joining in on a shill thread. As someone stated, there is a reason someone with so many posts only have a handful of likes.
