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Subject: Re: Yale Athletic Administrators Scandal Author: CT Toad [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 10:45:07 04/22/26 Wed In reply to: Penn Nation 's message, "Yale Athletic Administrators Scandal" on 18:20:56 04/09/26 Thu I’ve got a lot of respect for Tom Beckett, and for most of his tenure he did a good job. But toward the last five years or so, it felt like things had gotten stale. I think Vicky has done a strong job of re-energizing a lot of the alumni base. Have all of her early moves been popular? No. But that usually comes with any leadership transition, whether in sports or business. New leaders usually bring in people who understand their style and can help execute the vision. And if you look at the results, there’s real progress. The facility upgrades alone are obvious. Player facilities are much closer to legitimate D1 standards now than they were before. Across the major sports, Yale is in a much better place than people are giving her credit for. Football has been strong. Men’s and women’s lacrosse have been strong. Women’s hockey has had a real turnaround. You’ve heard similar things from coaches in programs like baseball and volleyball too. For a long time, one of the Ivies’ biggest issues has been this mindset of “we’ve always done it this way.” That holds programs back. From what I’ve seen and heard, Vicky has been much more action-oriented and willing to push things forward. That matters, and it’s a big reason a lot of programs are in a better spot now. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Stale? Author: Son of Eli [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:32:48 04/22/26 Wed Last five years of Beckett: 2013 Men Hockey National Championships 2014 Yale Football hosts and beats FBS Army 2016 Men’s Basketball Ivy Championship 2017 Men’s Basketball I’ve Championship and NCAA Tournament win over Baylor 2017 Unshared Ivy League Football Championship 2017 Ivy League Baseball Championship and trip to NCAA Regionals 2018 Men’s Lacrosse National Championship I agree that Vicki Chun has excelled with facilities. But in terms of performance she is largely living off the momentum she inherited. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Stale? Author: CT Toad [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:43:08 04/22/26 Wed Some of this success was despite Beckett. Again, he was a great man and leader, but towards the end of his tenure there was a lot of friction in place that made it difficult for the coaches and their staffs to maneuver. The locker room upgrades, turf in the Yale Bowl, the new uniforms, all of these modern adjustments to Yale football: none of them could have happened under Beckett. All were attempted, but none were approved. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Stale? Author: Son of Eli [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:16:10 04/22/26 Wed Not to quibble, but the Under Armour deal started under Beckett. Regardless, the issue is the alleged toxic atmosphere from her management style, not championships, facilities or uniforms. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Stale? Author: Ivy ivy [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:18:26 04/22/26 Wed It seems odd that there is so much success despite this “toxic atmosphere”. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Let’s give the credit to the Coaches, staff and players Author: Ivy wanna be [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:03:03 04/23/26 Thu Instead of a toxic AD, [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Toad what you smokin Author: Ivy wanna be [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:41:20 04/22/26 Wed Like there’s no friction now.?!!Tom retired in June of 2019, The turf was installed for that season. Upgrades to majority of facilities were already earmarked. As far as scheduling Ivy Ivy, Tom Beckett had some marquee games . Cal Poly in 2013 Army in 2014 which was painstakingly done by Mr. Beckett. Richmond in 2018 Mercer had a 4 game series , but recanted to just 1 so Yale could play UConn at the rent. I wanted to go to Macon to go to the Allman Brothers Museum. Vicky , is skating on mediocrity and instead of Sacred Heart, CCSU, Stonehill. Start to do what needs to be done. Get some quality opponents. Also a family of 4 $20 to park tickets $50 $ food and drink $40 they aren’t coming. They can’t afford it. Bring back 10 year old free admission. This is where you build future Yale Fan base. How about $5.00 for parking. That God forsaken no return policy. Maybe you’ll get more than 1,500 people to come to a Yale Football game. I know every other year 50,000. You’re not marketing properly. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Latest Story Author: Son of Eli [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:19:00 04/22/26 Wed “Eight of 12 former anonymous coaches and staffers interviewed agreed with Allain that Vicky Chun has created a ‘culture of fear’”. https://www.foxnews.com/sports/former-yale-coaches-speak-athletic-director-student-newspaper.amp [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Latest Story Author: An Observer [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:00:17 04/22/26 Wed Again, I have no personal experience with AD Chun, but this deluge of leaks/plants to media outlets both local and national is pretty remarkable. Somebody somewhere has it out for her and is firing a round from every chamber in their gun: Yale Daily News, New York Post, Fox News. That's a pretty unusual portfolio of people to ganging up on a medium level university administrator. This reminds me of the first few months of the first administration of the current president. The access to top members of the executive branch made it clear that reporters from NBC and the New York Times were speaking directly to Cabinet-level officials. These were the only people who could have been the source of the leaks, given the information disclosed. I wrote an editorial to that effect which was picked up by a national newswire. My advice to AD Chun would come right out of a 1970's horror film: "The calls are coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE." [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Latest Story Author: Son of Eli [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:59:58 04/22/26 Wed Where there’s smoke there’s fire. Yale’s house is in fire. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Latest Story Author: L et V [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:11:23 04/23/26 Thu When someone of Keith Allain's stature and probity writes as he has written, it's a given that the situation is as he portrayed it and must be changed before it deteriorates further, as it surely will. Yale needs and deserves an AD who "gets it" about Yale. The five year extension received by the incumbent was doled out by someone who never met a problem he couldn't dodge by fobbing it off on a committee hand-picked to deliver the decision he couldn't bring himself to make. By all means, poll the relevant constituencies and listen, listen, listen. It will immediately become clear that change is long overdue. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Latest Story Author: Ivy ivy [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:23:40 04/23/26 Thu So why didn't Coach Allain say anything leading up to his retirement about how unhappy he was with the administration? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]