I didn't describe anything. I block quoted an article from NJ.com. I am well familiar with John J. Farmer and his career, and apparently you are too. You have your opinion on John J. Farmer based on your dealings with him, and you are entitled to your opinion. Surely others have differing opinions.
But to characterize the hire as "political," as others have alleged is a stretch. A political hire would be hiring based on the recommendation of the Governor or another politician. As far as I know, that did not happen here. Farmer and Hobbs knew each other, and Farmer knew that Hobbs was acting AD at Seton Hall.
Farmer also knew that Hobbs had a strong reputation in ethics, as he was Ombudsman under Gov. Christie. At the time of his hiring Barchi estimated that Rutgers needed someone who could clean up the various ethical messes left behind by Julie and Flood.
While this was an important consideration, it should not have been the sole focus. In fact, it should have been the secondary consideration. The first consideration should have been if the hire could handle management of a P5 athletics program where football drives the revenue and perception bus. But as is typical with Barchi and the BOG, the made a dumb decision and hired an AD without considering all of the important criteria.
But also remember that Barchi was purportedly looking for an INTERIM AD, and somehow they fell in love with Hobbs, and decided to make his role permanent. Maybe you did not read this part of the block quote:
"After introducing Hobbs to Barchi on Monday, Farmer stepped out of the picture as additional meetings that week were set up with Greg Brown, chairman of the Rutgers board of governors, and with Kenneth Schmidt, who heads the board's athletics committee."
This was all on Barchi, Greg Brown and Kenneth Schmidt. They had no obligation to hire Hobbs. In fact, why would they feel compelled to accept the recommendation of someone who worked for Rutgers?
The "political hire" thing is a false narrative.