A Donation with Strings Attached

UConn fans are passionate about more than just basketball.  Judging by this scalding letter by a booster to the AD, UConn also supports its rising football program. The booster, Robert Burton, must have thought that he would receive an outpouring of fan support by taking his displeasure public. But, he just highlighted the problems with college athletics in the process. By donating a large sum of money to a college athletic department, Burton thought he had the right to be intricately involved in the school's coaching search. Does he also expect to tell the school what recruits to accept?  Or tell the coach which quarterback to play? This guy is out of control.  Three million dollars did not make him the president of The University of Connecticut, it just provided him with better access to the administration. The Huskies are building something special in Storrs, and may eclipse Boston College as the dominant FBS program in New England in the near future with or without Burton's sizeable checks.