A couple of years ago I offered an opinion on BA's replacement...whoever that was going to be. I stated tha BA was a legend and carried weight with the administration and regents that the new person was not going to have that advantage. We all know the challenges of the athletic department vs the administration at UW and Becky Blank personified the problem. Whoever took that job wasn't getting the benefit of the doubt from her like BA did. I didn't think CM could overcome some of those challenges. Out goes Blank, in comes a new chancellor who we didn't know whether she liked sports or not. CM fires PC, which was a ballsy move, and hires a home run while enlisting the new chancellor in the process. I, like many on this board are in shock with what has happened in the last 60 days. Not only was CM able to see clearly at 30,000 feet, he was able to land a national coach NONE of us thought would happen. He opened the purse strings, partnered with the new chancellor and administration and said out loud, "The football program is the engine that drives the athletic department and it needs to be successful" (I paraphrased it a bit). While LF hasn't won a single game, I couldn't have been more wrong about the new AD, and specifically CM.
