Yesterday was one of the most important days in the history of Rutgers Athletics. The dismissals of athletic director Julie Hermann and head football coach Kyle Flood have given the athletic department a much needed clean slate. With the hiring of new athletic director Patrick Hobbs, Rutgers is off and running with new direction at the top and real hope for the future. President Barchi had laid in the background ever since he announced the three game suspension of Flood back in September. There was concern that Barchi would move on and continue to be minimally involved in the area of athletics within the university, as he has been the majority of his tenure as President.