Jen Cohen Interview w Softy
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Went & bumped my shit with this thread, Teq. But no Free Pub for the reminder?
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Yes and yesTurdBuffer said:Went & bumped my shit with this thread, Teq. But no Free Pub for the reminder?
Too busy editing that threesome hate-fuck pod w/Coker and DDY, by chance?
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Bump?HeretoBeatmyChest said:Wasn't impressed with the interview. Mostly hot air and not concrete information on actions or solutions to current issues. She didn't strike me as someone who should be #2 in a major AD, much less the actual AD. There are plenty of good candidates who have experience and accomplishments that dwarf her resume. Pick someone who is qualified. Experience and competence is whats required, not having "big balls" or being a big husky fan. And if UW boosters and such really care about her so much, more reason to bring in someone from the outside who can groom her to take over in 10 years or whatever. I doubt she learned shit from Woodward since it sounded like he was "checked out" for the last 18 to 24 months.
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Smart post. Everyone knows that the watching from home experience is currently vastly superior to the in-stadium experience.allpurpleallgold said:
I stopped reading when OP wrote that she should be disqualified for acknowledging the fact that a lot people would rather stay home and watch the game.
And spare me the reply where you explain yourself. She stated a fact that all sports have to deal with and you said that automatically disqualified her. Dumb. -
I really enjoyed watching the National Championship game tonight from my own home in HD with the coldest cheapest beer in town versus being at the game ... far more lasting memories that waydoogsinparadise said:Smart post. Everyone knows that the watching from home experience is currently vastly superior to the in-stadium experience.
allpurpleallgold said:I stopped reading when OP wrote that she should be disqualified for acknowledging the fact that a lot people would rather stay home and watch the game.
And spare me the reply where you explain yourself. She stated a fact that all sports have to deal with and you said that automatically disqualified her. Dumb. -
Fuck. I read that and need a beer now. Subliminal bastard.Tequilla said:
I really enjoyed watching the National Championship game tonight from my own home in HD with the coldest cheapest beer in town versus being at the game ... far more lasting memories that waydoogsinparadise said:Smart post. Everyone knows that the watching from home experience is currently vastly superior to the in-stadium experience.
allpurpleallgold said:I stopped reading when OP wrote that she should be disqualified for acknowledging the fact that a lot people would rather stay home and watch the game.
And spare me the reply where you explain yourself. She stated a fact that all sports have to deal with and you said that automatically disqualified her. Dumb. -
The National Championship game is an excellent product. Husky football is not.Tequilla said:
I really enjoyed watching the National Championship game tonight from my own home in HD with the coldest cheapest beer in town versus being at the game ... far more lasting memories that waydoogsinparadise said:Smart post. Everyone knows that the watching from home experience is currently vastly superior to the in-stadium experience.
allpurpleallgold said:I stopped reading when OP wrote that she should be disqualified for acknowledging the fact that a lot people would rather stay home and watch the game.
And spare me the reply where you explain yourself. She stated a fact that all sports have to deal with and you said that automatically disqualified her. Dumb. -
75k winkTurdBuffer said:
Fuck. I read that and need a beer now. Subliminal bastard.Tequilla said:
I really enjoyed watching the National Championship game tonight from my own home in HD with the coldest cheapest beer in town versus being at the game ... far more lasting memories that waydoogsinparadise said:Smart post. Everyone knows that the watching from home experience is currently vastly superior to the in-stadium experience.
allpurpleallgold said:I stopped reading when OP wrote that she should be disqualified for acknowledging the fact that a lot people would rather stay home and watch the game.
And spare me the reply where you explain yourself. She stated a fact that all sports have to deal with and you said that automatically disqualified her. Dumb. -
Obviously that is an extreme ...dnc said:
The National Championship game is an excellent product. Husky football is not.Tequilla said:
I really enjoyed watching the National Championship game tonight from my own home in HD with the coldest cheapest beer in town versus being at the game ... far more lasting memories that waydoogsinparadise said:Smart post. Everyone knows that the watching from home experience is currently vastly superior to the in-stadium experience.
allpurpleallgold said:I stopped reading when OP wrote that she should be disqualified for acknowledging the fact that a lot people would rather stay home and watch the game.
And spare me the reply where you explain yourself. She stated a fact that all sports have to deal with and you said that automatically disqualified her. Dumb.
But the point is simple ... you'll never know what you'll see by attending a sporting event. Even UW football.
I still have a hard time believing that the Mason Foster INT happened and the play happened right in front of me.
I rarely go to Mariner games but somehow ended up choosing the day that Felix pitched a perfect game. I also saw McGwire hit one off of the back of the Kingdome the same game Randy struck out 19.
And don't think that I don't kick myself as a teenager for having enough responsibility to not ask to leave work earlier on a Saturday to attend Game 4 of the ALDS against the Yankees or for not going to the Alamo Bowl this year.
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Free Pub!!!11!Tequilla said:
I really enjoyed watching the National Championship game tonight from my own home in HD with the coldest cheapest beer in town versus being at the game ... far more lasting memories that waydoogsinparadise said:Smart post. Everyone knows that the watching from home experience is currently vastly superior to the in-stadium experience.
allpurpleallgold said:I stopped reading when OP wrote that she should be disqualified for acknowledging the fact that a lot people would rather stay home and watch the game.
And spare me the reply where you explain yourself. She stated a fact that all sports have to deal with and you said that automatically disqualified her. Dumb. -
I agree with you FWIW but we're on the extreme end of fandom. My dads have been huge Seahawk fans since the day the team started in 1976 and they despise going to games. "Much rather eat from my own fridge and piss in my own toilet that I can get to and back during a timeout". Home is legitimate competition for a segment of the fanbase even when the team's good (#HiBoobs). When it's mediocre the competition is that much stronger.Tequilla said:
Obviously that is an extreme ...dnc said:
The National Championship game is an excellent product. Husky football is not.Tequilla said:
I really enjoyed watching the National Championship game tonight from my own home in HD with the coldest cheapest beer in town versus being at the game ... far more lasting memories that waydoogsinparadise said:Smart post. Everyone knows that the watching from home experience is currently vastly superior to the in-stadium experience.
allpurpleallgold said:I stopped reading when OP wrote that she should be disqualified for acknowledging the fact that a lot people would rather stay home and watch the game.
And spare me the reply where you explain yourself. She stated a fact that all sports have to deal with and you said that automatically disqualified her. Dumb.
But the point is simple ... you'll never know what you'll see by attending a sporting event. Even UW football.
I still have a hard time believing that the Mason Foster INT happened and the play happened right in front of me.
I rarely go to Mariner games but somehow ended up choosing the day that Felix pitched a perfect game. I also saw McGwire hit one off of the back of the Kingdome the same game Randy struck out 19.
And don't think that I don't kick myself as a teenager for having enough responsibility to not ask to leave work earlier on a Saturday to attend Game 4 of the ALDS against the Yankees or for not going to the Alamo Bowl this year. -
With today's news of the Cohen hire, bumping this back up re: commentary from her initial interview with Softy back in January.
Long story short ... there's some positives to the hire in that she by all accounts has a really solid relationship with Pete. Her tenure will be successful or not depending on how she handles the elephant in the room when it comes to Romar's pathetic performance and whether she's able to lead the AD to revolutionize their thinking versus confirming that a lot of what is happening has been coming from things she has had her hand in and is clueless at turning around.
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When even the alleged positive is a negative, the hire sucks big fat floppy donkey dick.Tequilla said:With today's news of the Cohen hire, bumping this back up re: commentary from her initial interview with Softy back in January.
Long story short ... there's some positives to the hire in that she by all accounts has a really solid relationship with Pete. Her tenure will be successful or not depending on how she handles the elephant in the room when it comes to Romar's pathetic performance and whether she's able to lead the AD to revolutionize their thinking versus confirming that a lot of what is happening has been coming from things she has had her hand in and is clueless at turning around. -
If the football team is winning, Romar can coach until he dies.Tequilla said:With today's news of the Cohen hire, bumping this back up re: commentary from her initial interview with Softy back in January.
Long story short ... there's some positives to the hire in that she by all accounts has a really solid relationship with Pete. Her tenure will be successful or not depending on how she handles the elephant in the room when it comes to Romar's pathetic performance and whether she's able to lead the AD to revolutionize their thinking versus confirming that a lot of what is happening has been coming from things she has had her hand in and is clueless at turning around.
Suggesting that dealing with the men's bball coach is her #1 priority and will ultimately determine her value as AD is FS. -
Football is king ... but at the same time, with Pete at the controls things are moving just fine. Her job is to not fuck that relationship up.
Over the next 18-24 months, she will be judged on how she's able to (in no particular order):
1) Handle the Romar underperformance
2) Influence marketing --> tied directly into football
3) Turn around the budget issues in the AD --> tied into better marketing and football performance -
I wonder if this opinion is still true ... can't wait to sit with my popcorn and see the results play themselves outHeretoBeatmyChest said:Wasn't impressed with the interview. Mostly hot air and not concrete information on actions or solutions to current issues. She didn't strike me as someone who should be #2 in a major AD, much less the actual AD. There are plenty of good candidates who have experience and accomplishments that dwarf her resume. Pick someone who is qualified. Experience and competence is whats required, not having "big balls" or being a big husky fan. And if UW boosters and such really care about her so much, more reason to bring in someone from the outside who can groom her to take over in 10 years or whatever. I doubt she learned shit from Woodward since it sounded like he was "checked out" for the last 18 to 24 months.
The UW AD is lucky Petersen fell into their lap or they'd be having major problems. -
She has said both publicly and privately that her strategy for balancing the budget is hoping for increased football attendance this year.
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They are?Tequilla said:Football is king ... but at the same time, with Pete at the controls things are moving just fine. Her job is to not fuck that relationship up.
Over the next 18-24 months, she will be judged on how she's able to (in no particular order):
1) Handle the Romar underperformance
2) Influence marketing --> tied directly into football
3) Turn around the budget issues in the AD --> tied into better marketing and football performance -
Like I said elsewhere ... that's the definition of status quo, everything is fine, nothing to see here, move on behavior.DerekJohnson said:She has said both publicly and privately that her strategy for balancing the budget is hoping for increased football attendance this year.
The reality is that she can do nothing as an AD other than allow Pete to have the resources needed to field Top 10 teams, fill Husky Stadium, and that will cover most of the budget issues and the marketing problems that the AD has.
She could really excel if she is proactive in those areas (which she won't be) or having the balls (hi Softy) to fire Romar at some point ...
Should Pete leave or fail to match in performance what he's building up with expectations, she'll be in over her head quickly if her solution to everything is to sit back and do nothing differently. -
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The other problem with this hire (as I see it) is that with the status quo being painfully obvious here, she's not in a position where she's a) close to retiring and b) because this is her dream job, she's not leaving here to go elsewhere. So should things go literally tits up in the AD for whatever reason, are the people above Cohen prepared to fire her if required?
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Ask me in NovemberThomasFremont said:
They are?Tequilla said:Football is king ... but at the same time, with Pete at the controls things are moving just fine. Her job is to not fuck that relationship up.
Over the next 18-24 months, she will be judged on how she's able to (in no particular order):
1) Handle the Romar underperformance
2) Influence marketing --> tied directly into football
3) Turn around the budget issues in the AD --> tied into better marketing and football performance -
Is that after the Oregon game?Tequilla said:
Ask me in NovemberThomasFremont said:
They are?Tequilla said:Football is king ... but at the same time, with Pete at the controls things are moving just fine. Her job is to not fuck that relationship up.
Over the next 18-24 months, she will be judged on how she's able to (in no particular order):
1) Handle the Romar underperformance
2) Influence marketing --> tied directly into football
3) Turn around the budget issues in the AD --> tied into better marketing and football performance -
If you told me UW finished 8-1 in conference this year, won the North, but lost to Oregon, I'd have no problem with that.ThomasFremont said:
Is that after the Oregon game?Tequilla said:
Ask me in NovemberThomasFremont said:
They are?Tequilla said:Football is king ... but at the same time, with Pete at the controls things are moving just fine. Her job is to not fuck that relationship up.
Over the next 18-24 months, she will be judged on how she's able to (in no particular order):
1) Handle the Romar underperformance
2) Influence marketing --> tied directly into football
3) Turn around the budget issues in the AD --> tied into better marketing and football performance -
Welcome to 2000Tequilla said:
If you told me UW finished 8-1 in conference this year, won the North, but lost to Oregon, I'd have no problem with that.ThomasFremont said:
Is that after the Oregon game?Tequilla said:
Ask me in NovemberThomasFremont said:
They are?Tequilla said:Football is king ... but at the same time, with Pete at the controls things are moving just fine. Her job is to not fuck that relationship up.
Over the next 18-24 months, she will be judged on how she's able to (in no particular order):
1) Handle the Romar underperformance
2) Influence marketing --> tied directly into football
3) Turn around the budget issues in the AD --> tied into better marketing and football performance -
We'll know by October 9.Tequilla said:
Ask me in NovemberThomasFremont said:
They are?Tequilla said:Football is king ... but at the same time, with Pete at the controls things are moving just fine. Her job is to not fuck that relationship up.
Over the next 18-24 months, she will be judged on how she's able to (in no particular order):
1) Handle the Romar underperformance
2) Influence marketing --> tied directly into football
3) Turn around the budget issues in the AD --> tied into better marketing and football performance -
I think she listens to the boosters, at least the ones who don't have their heads up their backsides.
The biggest positive, as a few others have mentioned, is that the Husky Football is in good shape and a good season (9 regular season wins) or more will help with the attendance. Winning cures a lot of things.
Romar obviously gets another year but from what I've gathered, the b-ball boosters are somewhat complacent and may be ok with Romar coaching out his contract. I don't know how much say Cohen would have if a decision had to be made before his contract is up anyway. I hope I'm wrong about the b-ball boosters because having a white guy named Leon for a coach would be amusing
Tequilla said:The other problem with this hire (as I see it) is that with the status quo being painfully obvious here, she's not in a position where she's a) close to retiring and b) because this is her dream job, she's not leaving here to go elsewhere. So should things go literally tits up in the AD for whatever reason, are the people above Cohen prepared to fire her if required?
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Did y'all hear that Softy and those who used the c word in the comments section are being sued for defamation against women?
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OK!sarktastic said:Did y'all hear that Softy and those who used the c word in the comments section are being sued for defamation against women?
*not a joke
