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Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs abruptly resigns
Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs resigned effective immediately on Friday.
That is what i thoughtI'm sorry to hear the news. It must be pretty severe to take this action.
Uhhhh ya think….just take a step back and think about this objectively. There are several aspects of this situation that are very strange. I’m not suggesting that the story released cannot be true but I think it would be extremely naive to think there couldn’t be more to the story here.
You sign a multi year extension just a few months ago and your doctors tell you this week it’s imperative you resign immediately? No leave of absence. No transition plan. New gets released 1PM on a summer Friday. No well wishes from RU. Etc.
Maybe this is all a coincidence, but I just wouldn’t be shocked to learn there’s more to this (i.e. Trilly post).
Regardless, I wish Pat all the best and hope for a long and healthy retirement. He’s 64 years old - that job would put a tremendous amount of stress on the heart.
Right, that’s an excellent point. Again, there are just so many angles of this that just seem extremely odd.Yeah, and as Steve Politi pointed out in his column this morning, you have a health problem and you don't take a leave of absence so you could a. keep drawing a paycheck and b. treat your health issues with State-provided health insurance. Unless he got some sort of severance, that doesn't make a ton of sense..
So there was a relationship with the gymnastics coach?
Agreed, HALL85. Although I'll assume Hobbs' statement is true, until it's not. But it would be a very bad look to cite health reasons for an immediate departure, get sympathy and well-wishes, and then learn it was a fabrication. Those tying his departure to the "gymnastics team" doesn't really say anything so it's best not to speculate.Someone told me once, “the best thing about telling the truth is that you only have to remember one story.”
This seems rather odd and if it turns out to be something different…really a bad look that will tarnish what appears to be a good reputation.
At the very least it’s poor PR. The statement raises more questions than it answers. Best to wait and see.Agreed, HALL85. Although I'll assume Hobbs' statement is true, until it's not. But it would be a very bad look to cite health reasons for an immediate departure, get sympathy and well-wishes, and then learn it was a fabrication. Those tying his departure to the "gymnastics team" doesn't really say anything so it's best not to speculate.
Shouldn’t the AD take an interest in a program beset with issues?
The ny post online post rehashes what the nj.com report and story is
All over media now, and Murphy and others with public statements.