But I'm hugely proud of going from 1999 to that Fiesta Bowl. And a bunch of other bowls. If you're standing next to me saying we suck - we only had two Winning Conference records, I'm going to roll my eyes.
We had the right formula to get far better - than Edsall's best. We've lost our way. I don't think we sucked for the last 12 years. I don't accept that view.
I never said or even implied we sucked, that I wasn't proud of our two conference titles while earning a BCS bid.
From 2007 to 2010 we had good to very good football teams in a competitive Big East. We still went 3-4 in two of those seasons.
I'm also saying we finished last or near last in recruiting in our league nearly every year and I think there is a high correlation between that and our league records. I find 2007 and 2010 to be exceptions rather than the rules.
Edsall had a great eye for talent and had discipline teams that won the games we should and very rarely had the firepower to upset the good WVU and Cincinnati teams.
I find it hard to reconcile saying
A) Randy had the formula for UConn football
B) Saying we can get much better than what he took us, using his formula.
I think the argument could be made that Edsall had a winning formula to be competitive (a huge accomplishment here) and that if you wanted to get better, you needed a big time recruiter to get more highly rated prospects.
I don't think following the Edsall method is a blueprint, but it's an exception to the rule around CFB.