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I got a letter from Pat Hobbs

Knight Shift

Knight Shift

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May 19, 2011
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Dear Supporters of Rutgers Athletics,

I am honored to have the opportunity to help build a Big Ten championship culture at Rutgers University. As a New Jersey native, I take immense pride in this University and all that it provides for our student-athletes, faculty, coaches, staff and alumni. Rutgers Athletics has been referred to as a “sleeping giant.” Now is the time to develop that enormous potential to ensure success on the biggest stage college athletics has to offer.

This is a monumental time. We move forward to create something very special for New Jersey’s State University. As an athletic department, we will accomplish our goals with pride and enthusiasm.

My first priority is to hire a football coach. It is essential that this person not only lead our young men, but serve as an ambassador for Rutgers University. We are working diligently to welcome a coach who will inspire and rejuvenate the excitement for Rutgers Football. I look forward to completing this process and sharing the news with all of you.

In my short time on campus, the Rutgers community has reinforced my confidence in its passion and dedication for the Scarlet Knights. I am excited to build relationships with the many people, both on and off campus, who share our vision for the future of Rutgers Athletics.

Please also join me in wishing the best of luck to Coach O'Neill and our women's soccer team as they take on Penn State tonight in the College Cup. The game begins at 5 p.m. and will be televised nationally on ESPNU.

Thank you for your continued support as we go forward together.

GO RU!

Pat Hobbs
Director of Athletics
 
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Plum Street

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Dear pat ,

I hope you hire a football coach that will win at almost any cost . Winning isn't everything , it's the only thing .

Best regards ,

Plum street
 
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iReC89

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Like the enthusiasm

"My first priority is to hire a football coach. It is essential that this person not only lead our young men, but serve as an ambassador for Rutgers University. We are working diligently to welcome a coach who will inspire and rejuvenate the excitement for Rutgers Football. I look forward to completing this process and sharing the news with all of you."

hmmmmmm - progress being made?
 
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RU848789

Heisman
Jul 27, 2001
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So he calls us a bunch of jockstraps in his first letter? :>)

I got the same letter. It's a fine letter. It means nothing if we don't get the right coach, though.
 
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Rutgers83

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In the video of the women heading to NC, he was there. Very pleased he personally sent them off. I have been a Barchi critic but I think he did well with this hire.
 
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Ole Cabbagehead

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I am trying to remember, but he is saying all the right things about being "committed to winning," "building a championship culture," and "being competitive in the Big Ten." Maybe I am wrong, but I don't remember quite the same tenor when Julie was hired.
 
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RUsSKii

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SouthJerseyRU said:
Better than getting a call from Flood.
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Lol.. I don't think I received any more calls from former coach Flood after this past summer. If he had auto-called again recently, I would have been tempted to boo loudly into the phone before hanging up..
 
Knight Shift

Knight Shift

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Ole Cabbagehead said:
I am trying to remember, but he is saying all the right things about being "committed to winning," "building a championship culture," and "being competitive in the Big Ten." Maybe I am wrong, but I don't remember quite the same tenor when Julie was hired.
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Don't you remember, there was "We did it." Same message. . .
 
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sodakboy93

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My letter said we were finalizing a contract with Chip Kelly and not to share the detail--

Oops.
 
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bac2therac

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Ole Cabbagehead said:
I am trying to remember, but he is saying all the right things about being "committed to winning," "building a championship culture," and "being competitive in the Big Ten." Maybe I am wrong, but I don't remember quite the same tenor when Julie was hired.
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She said the same things if people bothered to listen to her
 
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AreYouNUTS

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Aug 1, 2001
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Rutgers83 said:
In the video of the women heading to NC, he was there. Very pleased he personally sent them off. I have been a Barchi critic but I think he did well with this hire.
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There are posters here (some friends of mine) who incessantly bashed Barchi, and claimed he couldn't care less about having a winning athletic department, who are very happy that - as of right now - he's proving them wrong! Good stuff!
 
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Ru-baby

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Aug 11, 2001
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Very much what I would have written as AD, especially as to the need for an ambassador and the re energizing with excitement.

Seems like we finally have competence at this position. Hope his actions are consistent with this stated approach.
 
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KNIGHT4RU

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Jul 25, 2001
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The apparent purpose of this letter is to buy time.
Hobbs realizes that fans are becoming more anxious with a hiring process that has yet to produce visible results.
He wants us to know he is energetically working on this and positive results will be forthcoming.
Yes, his purpose is to buy time.
 
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derleider

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No offense, but people actually think this is anything other than boilerplate stuff that basically every AD says? Im sure even Hermann said basically the same thing. We want to win championships. Rutgers can be great. Etc.

I mean its a fine email, but Im not seeing anything special (nor would I expect it - its a rah rah email, not the Gettysburg Address).
 
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mildone_rivals

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Dec 19, 2011
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iReC89 said:
Like the enthusiasm

"My first priority is to hire a football coach. It is essential that this person not only lead our young men, but serve as an ambassador for Rutgers University. We are working diligently to welcome a coach who will inspire and rejuvenate the excitement for Rutgers Football. I look forward to completing this process and sharing the news with all of you."

hmmmmmm - progress being made?
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Until I see who we hire (not just for HC, but for the entire coaching staff), I'm thinking it's more talk being cheap than progress being made. But I am hopeful that my skepticism will be proven unwarranted.
 
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AreYouNUTS

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KNIGHT4RU said:
The apparent purpose of this letter is to buy time.
Hobbs realizes that fans are becoming more anxious with a hiring process that has yet to produce visible results.
He wants us to know he is energetically working on this and positive results will be forthcoming.
Yes, his purpose is to buy time.
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WTF are you talking about? It's been 5 freakin' days LOL!
 
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RUsojo

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Nice letter. Every and any new AD does doe thing like this. NOTHING has reall changed in terms of Rutgers standing as an athletics program and there is no more TANGIBLE evidence it will improve now than there was when Julie was hired. But we now have HOPE. Hope is what we needed. Lack of hope was the reason KF and JH were fired. Let's HOPE Hobbs and his hire bring us good fortune. Go RU.
 
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Scarlet_Scourge

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May 25, 2012
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derleider said:
No offense, but people actually think this is anything other than boilerplate stuff that basically every AD says? Im sure even Hermann said basically the same thing. We want to win championships. Rutgers can be great. Etc.

I mean its a fine email, but Im not seeing anything special (nor would I expect it - its a rah rah email, not the Gettysburg Address).
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That where you are wrong, if you take every 3rd letter and then put it all together, you get gibberish. So you know what means! I don't need to say it.
 
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Pritz99

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Boilerplate is right on the money. Not that I don't think he means it, but when they're hired, everyone says the same thing and I bet they mean it.

Let's see whether actions follow words. I'm hopin' and I'll support him. But I want to see action and results.
 
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lighty

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Aug 13, 2003
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Ole Cabbagehead said:
I am trying to remember, but he is saying all the right things about being "committed to winning," "building a championship culture," and "being competitive in the Big Ten." Maybe I am wrong, but I don't remember quite the same tenor when Julie was hired.
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Would you have believed it with Flood in charge?
 
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ruready4somefootball_rivals

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Nov 10, 2003
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I got the email also. Impressed he wasn't asking for money in his first contact with fans. He was upbeat and confident he can get this done. So much depends on the right coach to lead football to the next level and the Men's BB getting back to the Dance.
 
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JQRU91

All-Conference
Apr 6, 2013
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The letter is pretty standard stuff. So far Barchi and Hobbs have made all the right moves, but if they botch the hiring of the football coach it's all for naught.
 
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StyleKnight

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Jan 13, 2012
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AreYouNUTS said:
There are posters here (some friends of mine) who incessantly bashed Barchi, and claimed he couldn't care less about having a winning athletic department, who are very happy that - as of right now - he's proving them wrong! Good stuff!
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How has barchi proven anything? Because Hobbs' secretary wrote a cookie cutter email.
 
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