We, the Petitioners hereby demand that Rutgers President Robert Barchi, Athletic Director Patrick Hobbs, and the Rutgers Board of Governors replace Head Football Coach Ash immediately or at the very least by the end of this football season for the following reasons:
1. Coach Ash has now coached Rutgers football through almost three seasons;
2. During this time the program has not improved, to the contrary it is presently in its worst state in history. In support of this statement we offer the following facts;
a. Rutgers football at present has a 1-6 record and is unlikely to win another game this year. This would result in a 1-11 record which would tie for the second worst record in Rutgers history, exceeded in infamy only by an 0-11 record in 1997.
b. Coach Ash's recruiting has failed to attract the type of players required for success in the Big Ten conference, and is substantially poorer than what Rutgers has historically accomplished.
c. Coach Ash's present recruiting class is starting to de-commit.
d. Several athletes recruited by Coach Ash have been suspended from the team due to alleged criminal activities, thus damaging the football program and the reputation of Rutgers University.
e. Numerous persons, including player parents and journalists have indicated publicly that Coach Ash does not have the support of a substantial portion of the team.
e. Fan attendance at Rutgers games has plummeted during Coach Ash's tenure.
f. The base of season ticket holders has dwindled during Coach Ash's tenure.
g. Coach Ash has not been able to select and retain competent staff, resulting in having to change offensive systems three times within the past three years.
3. As a result of the foregoing Rutgers has and will continue to suffer a financial loss due to lost ticket sales, concessions, parking, and scholarship and program donations.
4. Rutgers' reputation as a competitive football program has been substantially damaged, thus making the recruiting of better football players even more difficult in the future.
5. Rutgers' reputation as a Big Ten University has suffered due to the lowered level of its football program and derogatory reports in the national press which are only increasing in their frequency and severity. The football program has become a weekly punchline for national sportswriters.
6. Rutgers University deserves a competitive football team, which if properly coached and managed can be a source of pride and revenue for the University.
Therefore the below listed signees petition President Robert Barchi, Athletic Director Patrick Hobbs and the Rutgers Board of Governors to replace Football Head Coach Chris Ash as soon as possible and at the very latest at the end of this football season.
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I really really wanted Coach Ash to succeed but after 3 seasons it is just not working out...........the team is not competitive nor demonstrating any toughness with a will to win. We need somebody who can inspire and motivate our student athletes to win! I wish Coach Ash the best but he’s just not working out here.
As a 20 year season ticketholder and donor to the RU Football Program, I am done if Chris Ash returns next season.
This has to stop. We are the laughing stock of college football and we as fans deserve better. If I wasn’t pulling my weight at my job, I’d be fired so fast my head would spin. The same should be applied here, for being paid the amount of money he is making the results need to be better. I have been a season ticket holder for 11 years and I won’t be renewing next year if this guy is on the sidelines. This isn’t personal I’m sure he is a nice guy, but something needs to be done here.
Hire a big boy coach and stop being cheap. Invest into a top coach and get results, go cheap like you did with Flood and Ash, and you watch a former top 25 program self destruct and lose everyone.
My beloved alma mater has become an embarrassment because of the abysmal performance of the football team. Chris Ash has been the head coach for 3 years and has turned this program into a laughingstock once again. Rutgers and Ash need to part ways as this is the only way to salvage team morale, fan confidence that we will get the next coaching hire right, and a glimmer of optimism knowing Ash is gone.
I just want to be respectable again
I just like to argue... don't really care which side
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We, the Petitioners hereby demand that Rutgers President Robert Barchi, Athletic Director Patrick Hobbs, and the Rutgers Board of Governors replace Head Football Coach Ash immediately or at the very least by the end of this football season for the following reasons:
1. Coach Ash has now coached Rutgers football through almost three seasons;
2. During this time the program has not improved, to the contrary it is presently in its worst state in history. In support of this statement we offer the following facts;
a. Rutgers football at present has a 1-6 record and is unlikely to win another game this year. This would result in a 1-11 record which would tie for the second worst record in Rutgers history, exceeded in infamy only by an 0-11 record in 1997.
b. Coach Ash's recruiting has failed to attract the type of players required for success in the Big Ten conference, and is substantially poorer than what Rutgers has historically accomplished.
c. Coach Ash's present recruiting class is starting to de-commit.
d. Several athletes recruited by Coach Ash have been suspended from the team due to alleged criminal activities, thus damaging the football program and the reputation of Rutgers University.
e. Numerous persons, including player parents and journalists have indicated publicly that Coach Ash does not have the support of a substantial portion of the team.
e. Fan attendance at Rutgers games has plummeted during Coach Ash's tenure.
f. The base of season ticket holders has dwindled during Coach Ash's tenure.
g. Coach Ash has not been able to select and retain competent staff, resulting in having to change offensive systems three times within the past three years.
3. As a result of the foregoing Rutgers has and will continue to suffer a financial loss due to lost ticket sales, concessions, parking, and scholarship and program donations.
4. Rutgers' reputation as a competitive football program has been substantially damaged, thus making the recruiting of better football players even more difficult in the future.
5. Rutgers' reputation as a Big Ten University has suffered due to the lowered level of its football program and derogatory reports in the national press which are only increasing in their frequency and severity. The football program has become a weekly punchline for national sportswriters.
6. Rutgers University deserves a competitive football team, which if properly coached and managed can be a source of pride and revenue for the University.
Therefore the below listed signees petition President Robert Barchi, Athletic Director Patrick Hobbs and the Rutgers Board of Governors to replace Football Head Coach Chris Ash as soon as possible and at the very latest at the end of this football season.
39 Comments
I have attending RU games for more than 55 years, and will not attend again until he is replace.
I really really wanted Coach Ash to succeed but after 3 seasons it is just not working out...........the team is not competitive nor demonstrating any toughness with a will to win. We need somebody who can inspire and motivate our student athletes to win! I wish Coach Ash the best but he’s just not working out here.
As a 20 year season ticketholder and donor to the RU Football Program, I am done if Chris Ash returns next season.
This has to stop. We are the laughing stock of college football and we as fans deserve better. If I wasn’t pulling my weight at my job, I’d be fired so fast my head would spin. The same should be applied here, for being paid the amount of money he is making the results need to be better. I have been a season ticket holder for 11 years and I won’t be renewing next year if this guy is on the sidelines. This isn’t personal I’m sure he is a nice guy, but something needs to be done here.
Hire a big boy coach and stop being cheap. Invest into a top coach and get results, go cheap like you did with Flood and Ash, and you watch a former top 25 program self destruct and lose everyone.
My beloved alma mater has become an embarrassment because of the abysmal performance of the football team. Chris Ash has been the head coach for 3 years and has turned this program into a laughingstock once again. Rutgers and Ash need to part ways as this is the only way to salvage team morale, fan confidence that we will get the next coaching hire right, and a glimmer of optimism knowing Ash is gone.
I just want to be respectable again
I just like to argue... don't really care which side
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I have attending RU games for more than 55 years, and will not attend again until he is replace.