I wonder how much travel Dr. DiStephano has taken for CU business. Nice gig, if you can get it.
It's interesting that he holds degrees from Ohio State University and the University of West Virginia, both schools in which CU has played away games. I recall that he made it back to Ohio for the Toledo game, too.
He was part of the university's entourage that visited California alumni groups following the announcement to the Pac 12 which included speaking in LA and at Berkeley. Per Ringo, he went to the Washington for the Pac12 spring meetings and inspected the the UDub stadium renovation, and has also travelled to Phoenix for previous Pac12 conference meetings. He's made trips to the White House, New York City and London in recent years to conduct school business. There are also the nice tours around the state to places like Aspen and Colorado Springs. There is no doubt this travel plays an important role in securing grants, connecting with important alumni, donors, and potential faculty members who might want to teach at CU.
He presided as Chancellor during the Big 12 era, and certainly must have visited a campus or two during that time. There have been abundant opportunities for him to study conference peers, look at feasibility reports, and charter his vision for the university, including the role of the football program and the comparative status of CU's facilities when compared to peers.
With 38 years of service to the University and all that experience, I would expect him to say something much less insulting than his quote in the Boulder Daily Camera article that says, "We're in the very preliminary stages of taking a look at Folsom and trying to make some sort of decision in the fall about whether or not we should try to move forward on some type of a renovation, but I'm not sure what that would be."
It is so frustrating as a fan to endure the last 6 years of mediocre and bad football. The goal DiStefano has stated is that Colorado is to compete for conference championships and to go to Bowl games. But his goal rings as hollow now as they did two and three years ago. For the chancellor to drag his feet and state that he is not sure about what is needed, this can not be just political. This is symbolic of a longstanding indifference to the athletes that have come to Boulder and dream of performing and realizing their potential on the biggest stages of College football. Phil DiStephano owes it to the Regents, the athletes, the coaches, the boosters, the friends of the school, and to the people of Colorado to show that he knows what he is doing. In this regard, Phil DiStefano has failed miserably.