He also talked about the culture he has tried to instill that the players don’t really care who starts because they all know they’ll see time. He says this has created a family environment where competition is high and they have each other’s backs. No diva mentality. I like it.

I don’t think offering him a contract as an HC now would be wise. I’d like to see how they do in conference as games get more important. BUT, I do think he should get a pay bump to HC type pay for the season.

It’s a total waste of time/money and is probably going to cost UH in the long run because they refused to just fire him and send him packing. All UH needs to do in the interim is appoint an “interim AD” to handle decisions. The AD is still suppose to be setting future athletic schedules along with all his other duties, but BJ has no incentive and now less authority to do anything.

In the near future… UH’s handling of the AD situation could be another bullet to the foot with the MBB program and “acting” HC Benjy Taylor. Benjy, in spite of his personal financial issues, has earned the public’s trust to remove the “active” label and become THE head coach of MBB. At this time, UH has not done anything to secure or promote Benjy’s contract status. With the MBB team playing well above expectations after all the turmoil, and Benjy winning a major mid-season Coaching Award, you can be certain other schools will be taking a run at Benjy to take him away. Promoting Benjy’s status and salary will solve his financial issues and more importantly maintain stability with the program. Benjy was instrumental in keeping several players from transferring when Arnold was suddenly let go. If Benjy leaves or is stolen away by another program, I think the MBB team will fall apart and UH will see many more players seek to transfer out.

If these people were in charge to get a committee together for their particular business…would they go out n get 80% sport coaches on their committee ?
With all do respect to there experience an their expertise in their field now.

Seems to me….their egos must be really inflated…

Not saying has to be really 100% sport minded…but should have some sports experience…as the daily stuff can be done by the assistants….etc….but by gosh…why not have sumone…at least one with a marketing degree…to ask the tough questions…on how they intent to turn our losing ‘culture’ around up there…at least for football…?

At least they have ‘shut-up’ the negative blabber motor-mouth up there…that should translate into a few more wins this year on the football field…thank god 4 that….

And his/her first duty should be….to get our past football coaches that are available…to be Honorary Captains for our first home game…n give then honor n recognition they deserve…Price…Tomey…Wags…JJ….ALL WITH A SPECIAL JERSEY…be a nice gesture n honorable to honor them for all they did…under at best….difficult conditions…plus I am sure bring out a few more fans….

I’m not sure why Dave Shoji, probably the most respected coach that UH has, doesn’t have a role in the selection process.

Norm Chow not being on the selection committee pretty much shows the writing on the wall on his future unless he pulls off what McMackin did in 2010 and earn an extra year.

It makes sense that the FB coach be on an AD search committee because FB is almost always the financially important sport in any athletic department that has football. Although I’m not sure how often the FB coach is included in a search committee for an AD because often times, the AD and FB coach are linked together in their hiring and subsequent firing (or in UH’s case, “retirements” and “resign for family reasons”). If an AD makes bad FB coach hire, he’s often fired because of that hire if it doesn’t work out.

John Dean is not a graduate of UH and his only connection appears to be his expertise in financial management. Allen Uyeda I don’t think is a UH graduate, he is from the mainland. His expertise is in insurance management. The rest appear to have some direct connection to UH either as a graduate or employee.