Uconn had a massively successful 2010-11 campaign on the playing field. There was the men’s basketball national championship, the Fiesta Bowl berth, the women’s basketball Final Four and even the baseball Super Regional. However, as reported last week, the univeristy had an outside firm look into athletic director Jeff Hathaway. According to The Day the findings suggest that, “Hathaway’s shortcomings as athletic director are numerous, including micromanagement and an inability to make timely decisions, such as with hirings and contract issues.”
Shortcomings isn’t the correct work — it sounds ridiculous. The proof is in the pudding — Uconn has found success on the field under Hathaway. “Shortcomings” is a ludicrous thing to describe Hathaway’s efforts as Uconn’s AD.
That said, there are “issues” that have done Hathaway in. There is nothing official, but reports say that there will be a buyout. Uconn released a rather cryptic statement;
