Julio Frenk He does not seem to be the content of the university director to watch his sports school program from side lines.
At its last stop before it becomes UclaThe Frenk Adviser has led a comprehensive reform of the Miami Sports University Department, where he achieved a new sports director and football coach after criticizing hurricanes for not making football a priority under the leadership of Frenk.
This disposal led to the coach Mario Christopal He leads his team to the 10-3 season in 2024, which is the best finish of hurricanes for nearly a decade.
Can ucla fans expect a similar level of participation in athletics from their new advisor?
In one word, yes.
during A recent interview with the TimesFrenk indicated that it will be practical with athletics at the University of California in Los Angeles because of its importance to the university as a whole.
“I am [going to be involved] “I think athletics play a very central role. It is, first, a way to employ very talented students. Second, it benefits other students. It enriches the student’s experience for everyone. But let me tell you, when we talk about contributing to society, part of the reason that many universities suffer from a deficit, this is not because of football. Football actually has a positive cash flow for the university.
“What we do in the United States is in which there is no other country that I know, is that universities are the place where we train Olympic, Olympic competitors and competitors who go to Olympic Games. This job has been delegated – just like the research function – to universities and we invest in Olympic athletes. In most other countries, they are government -managed high -performance centers.
“But here the federal government should not worry about this because universities do this and they finance it. And when we have the Olympic Games every four years, everyone is very proud to see the United States top the medal plan. This work begins in universities, and for this reason it also generates. It is an internal part of education.
It seems that Frenk’s comments indicate that he is not thinking about any discounts on the Olympic Sports at the University of California, Los Angel 219.5 million dollars deficit During the past six financial years. This deficit would be higher if the university does not agree to save $ 30 million to its sports section as part of its latest financial budget.
Frenk also said that federal legislation was necessary to “create a more predictable model” for football and basketball for men, and to control expenses with the support of the rest of a sports section.
UCla Julio Frenk’s adviser speaks during his inauguration ceremony at Ruwais Hall on June 5.
(Luke Johnson / Los Angeles Times)
“I acknowledge these costs, but the money can get all other specializations that are not generated. The most direct way to do this is to find other sources of financing. For the time time, we use revenues from football that require investments to finance the entire sports process.
“It is time to have a conversation and create a legal framework that does not leave for every institution or every state to find its own way of this. Olympic sport, what is the source of pride?”
Frenk showed that he will not tolerate failure in prominent-or perception that he does not do everything in his power to help his team.
As head of Miami, he led a revolution in the school’s sports department yet Espn Kirk Herbstreit analyst Hurricanes criticized during the broadcast of September 2021, with Miami Herald’s article stating that football was It is not a priority for your extension. Herbsstreit went on to say that the sports director in Miami, football coach and the president were not compatible with the team’s needs such as other strength programs.
After five days, Frink issued a statement He said that he wanted to “clarify that the Board of Trustees and I, as a president, realize the main part of our brand and our reputation derived from athletics and we are fully committed to building a championship team in the United States.” He added that he will have his chief of staff and a senior consultant in the sports section to enhance his commitment to the winning teams.
As the football team went to get 7-5, which was much less than the pre-season expectations, sports director James Blake has been separated Before the end of the season and football coach Mani Diaz was rejected Shortly more than a week after the final match. Then hurricanes gave Cristobal a 10 -year contract worth $ 80 million, as Frenk attended the preliminary press conference, describing the choice of his new coach as a “bold vision for the future.”
Football at the University of California in Los Angeles went 5-7 last season under the leadership of the coach in the first year Deshaun Foster.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Last month, while carrying out the first public notes on athletics at the University of California at the University of California at the University of California, Frenk pointed to the role played by athletics in the institutional identity of the school, with the legendary basketball coach mentioned John Wooden Broenz dominates the Olympic Sports with the school that was appointed to host the sports village for 2028 Olympics.
Frenk also mentioned how the last move from the University of California in Los Angeles to the Big Ten conference with “the goal of stabilizing the program and its position in its long term.” The counselor referred to The National School Championship in Polo Men’s Water, The fourth final appearance in women’s basketball The national runner -up ends in women’s gymnastics as part of the extent that also included six teams and four individual conference titles, that is, the Big Ten team.
Ultimately, the sports section is healthy like a prominent sport. The soccer team at the University of California, Los Angeles, needs to take advantage of the last tonn. The arrival of the transfer of Gortrobbeck Niko Emalifa After completing 5-7 in the coach Deshaun FosterSeason for the first time. Men’s basketball team must increase the capacity of the transportation goalkeeper Dunovan Dent To make everyone around him better if he hopes to reach the second weekend of the NCAA championship for the first time since 2023.
To move forward, it appears that every team at the University of California, Los Angeles is certain for one thing: will monitor their new advisor.
