Tim Pernetti to speak at RU
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Ash brought with him Meyer's lecture series for players called something like "Real Life Wednesdays" or something. Speakers come in and discuss how to prepare for the real world when football is over. Shrewd move by Hobbs to bring TP in for this.
He is doing a Life beyond the game talk with the players.
This is something that would have never been allowed to happen under the old regime.
It's nice to see Tim asked back to Rutgers in public way to do something like this.
This is something that would have never been allowed to happen under the old regime.
It's nice to see Tim asked back to Rutgers in public way to do something like this.
A lot of alums were upset when TP got fired. Having Tim be involved with RU and the football program is a positive.
I'm still confused. I don't know if Flood had programs to discuss life beyond the game, but I'm pretty sure Schiano did.
Or are you talking about Hermann never bringing back former ADs in some capacity? But that is untrue. It was pretty public that she engaged Mulcahy for advice.
Very glad to see TP coming back (at least publicly) to be involved with the program in some capacity. I am very happy with Hobbs right now (was not a Julie fan), but always felt that Tim really got a raw deal with the whole Rice fiasco. Nice to see that the olive branch is being extended by Ash.
Not intentional, but I now see how it can be misconstrued , so I edited the title.
I heard from a good source Mike Rice will also be there. In fact, he will be tied to a pole and Pernetti will have the opportunity to throw unlimited basketballs at his face as payback. Looking forward to watching that.
Its shrewd because bringing back well connected former athletes, who are currently estranged from the program, is a net positive. You want the possible donor pool, and pool of influential alums to be as large as possible. Bringing someone as well connected as Tim back into the fold is huge, even if it is even in a small way at first.
I don't think it is a criticism of Julie, as you seem to be interpreting it, but it is a positive for the school. It was good they made the move really as soon as possible. For obvious reasons he never would have been brought in in any capacity while Julie was here.
Forget the fact that he was the AD here for a minute. Here is a Rutgers football player who went on to a very successful career -- exactly the kind of person who should be involved in this type of a series. Ending his "exile" is a good PR move as well.
Last week they had O'Hara in to speak. If you recall, he was very vocal on Twitter with his critism of the Rutgers administration for not publicly and strongly supporting Flood.
I'm glad we're mending fences with TP. He is after all, a former Rutgers player and now a successful and very versatile alum. He has already made several transformations in his career and always lands on his feet. I don't give him credit for getting us into the B1G but I do think that if Julie H. had been AD at the time, we would not have been invited.
I'm sure Tim helped, but let's be honest... we were invited because of the New York media market.
I wasn't interpreting the comments as a criticism of Julie. I couldn't figure out if this was a criticism of Julie, Flood, or something else altogether.
I also wasn't aware that Tim was in "exile" (unless it was a self-imposed exile).
I don't think it was a criticism of anyone (or at least it shouldn't be). It was the right move at the right time. I think Tim's exile was of the self-imposed variety, and there was no way this was going to happen with Julie, at least not any sooner than this. You almost need to do this kind of thing after the replacement is gone.
Ash started this program 7 weeks ago, mimicking what Meyer does at tOSU. Every week he has been bringing in someone to talk to the players about "Life Beyond The Game". They have all either been RU grads &/or have played football in college and have gone onto successful careers in and out of the sports world. Schiano may have done it when he was here but not to the extent and intensity that Ash has done.
Pernetti is the last in the series that included:
John Paci
Shaun O'Hara
Vaughn McKoy
Peter Gibson
Andy Koerner
Bob Skea
Pernetti is the last in the series that included:
John Paci
Shaun O'Hara
Vaughn McKoy
Peter Gibson
Andy Koerner
Bob Skea
+1 and to give less fertile recruiting grounds like Michigan, access to NJ's finest athletes.
A school like Michigan does not need RU to be in the B1G to have access to NJ.
This is a bridge we needn't burn. Whether or not we felt Pernetti was a good AD, he is a loyal son, and I don't want to see him badmouthing RU. This olive branch should turn him into a useful ally once again. The desire to increase fundraising at the University should not be trivialized, and anyone that can bring some faces (and wallets) to the table is worth nurturing.
Will the topic of Tim's talk be: "How to survive after getting thrown under the bus by your boss." ?
Career tip: Bring a portable DVD player into your bosses office, and watch videos of subordinates doing bad things together.
Glad Tim is coming back to talk.
Career tip: Bring a portable DVD player into your bosses office, and watch videos of subordinates doing bad things together.
Glad Tim is coming back to talk.
How about "How To Utterly Destroy an Athletic Department With Two Simple Hires."
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Actually this is not true. Before joining the B10, a NJ Athlete at Michigan's closest home game is two games at Happy Valley.
Now, Michigan can tell a NJ kid that you'll have games in Pennsy, Maryland and NJ. So yes, it makes a huge difference.
What does having games in Pa and MD have to do with RU. Michigan has gotten a lot of top talent from NJ before we joined the B1G. I
Sorry, are you calling the Pernetti relationship with Rutgers a bridge burned by Julie Hermann's athletic department? Otherwise, I'm not sure to whom you're referring as "last administration."
I hope he doesn't talk about how to recruit and hire the best job candidates .
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