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  1. coachRD

    Burton: “We want to be a leader in NIL in Group of Five”

    It’s nice to see the recent increase in UConn messaging about the importance of adapting to the new NIL world and the apparent effort to create and coordinate an NIL program that is sustainable and coherent. Is there any chance Joly changes his mind and stays, or is his stock too high for UConn...
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    Got 5 so we might as well talk about them

    I agree 100% with every word you wrote. Excellent synopsis of each title run!
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    Tickets and attendance……

    Does anyone know what tickets UConn makes available for the different types of purchase they offer? If you click on single game options, there are tons of available seats in pretty much every section. But if you search tickets from the 3-game mini-plan or season tickets, there are far fewer...
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    Kinda boring here; Anyone care to brag about past personal sporting achievements?

    Nice! Flip side to your coin: my Freshman team LOST every game & was shutout every game. EXCEPT for our final game-we lost something like 48-6. Other team was wondering why we celebrated like crazy when we got a meaningless TD at the end of the game
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    2024 Recruiting: Ahmad Nowell committed to UConn!

    I’m not comparing the duos based on body types, but the last time we had a backcourt that got after the opponent mercilessly, we won it all. I remember the UK guards were visibly uncomfortable 25’ from the rim in the tournament. They weren’t thinking about running an offense-their sole focus...
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    2022 UConn Football Commit - Reggie Jean (Winter Garden, Florida) Decommitted 10/7/21

    For sure! I’m a HS teacher and right in the middle of a class last year, one of my student-athletes flew out of his seat and sprinted to the window to see the snow. My other students weren’t impressed, but this Hawaii transplant was!
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    OT: Tyler Coyle

    I believe he was part of Windsor’s National Champion 4 x 200m relay team?? My memory is a bit fuzzy but I think so....
  8. coachRD

    Head Coaching carrousel mania for 2020 begins

    Nebraska is getting their karma over the long haul: they canned longtime Assistant-turned HC Solich because he “only” won 75% of his games. Nebraska has gotten exactly what they deserve since that decision.
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    2021 Recruiting: Busy recruitment is heating up for Samson Johnson

    100%! As a longtime high school coach who has been lucky to work with a lot of scholarship kids over the years-fans should not be reaching out to high school kids AT ALL. These are 17 year old kids with enough to process already....leave them alone to go through the decision-making process...
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    O.T. Uconn drops SAT for 3 years

    100% agree here. My alma mater (WPI) made SAT’s optional on applications over a decade ago and they don’t seem to have suffered one bit in terms of their student talent pool. I’m a high school teacher and have seen anecdotally from speaking with alums that SAT performance is not an indicator...
  11. coachRD

    The Positive Assessment of UConn vs Wagner

    Love how vocal Coach was on behalf of Caleb Thomas.
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    2020 UConn Commit #3 - Jonathan Sénécal (Montreal Canada)

    Love my Habs anthem singer!
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    High school football participation continues downward trend in Connecticut amid concern over head injuries, other factors (Putterman)

    Haha the only Bruins player I love! Learned a lot about Bobby Orr from reading his autobiography-probably mentions how much he appreciates his family 30 times in the book before he ever acknowledges he was a pretty good hockey player.
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    High school football participation continues downward trend in Connecticut amid concern over head injuries, other factors (Putterman)

    Seriously-no helmets was crazy....and it is even more mind-blowing in this day and age that they still accept fighting in hockey. It has been greatly reduced from even just a few years ago, but they still let it go on. Crazy.
  15. coachRD

    OT: Book suggestions

    “Collapse” by Jared Diamond....an examination of how various societies have risen to prominence and then fallen. The author makes the case that there are recurring factors that led to each collapse. This book ties together ecology, politics, geology, religion, culture, etc....
  16. coachRD

    Game threads

    Please add me
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    Potentional National Champion from New England

    BOOM! You know what's up!
  18. coachRD

    Elephant in the room

    I like that thought....he can play in places like a Larry Taylor role in addition to playing in the backfield.
  19. coachRD

    What!?! No Canadians.

    Love it! There are certain messages you can put out here that signal your status as a long-time member.....I figured it would take somebody about 20 minutes to come up with a DB reference!
  20. coachRD

    What!?! No Canadians.

    Good call! And worse, no CanadiEns! Since Quebec is our province of choice.....;)
  21. coachRD

    New Director of Football Strength and Conditioning - Eric Klein

    Good on you, Coach! Giving your kids the tools to take care of their bodies for their WHOLE life!
  22. coachRD

    New Director of Football Strength and Conditioning - Eric Klein

    Why do you hate yoga so much?!
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    New Director of Football Strength and Conditioning - Eric Klein

    A coach with success at a school that wasn't known for typically bringing in players, relative to their league opponents, who were "field ready" from Day 1.....that bodes well for UConn. The staff put together, between the known quantities and initial perception of the new faces, has exceeded...
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    Now who is going to be the DC?

    I like this old school joke.
  25. coachRD

    Just going for cheap likes

    Mission accomplished. "Like".
  26. coachRD

    HCRE 2.0 Presser Thread (with Link to Watch)

    I think Coach Edsall's point about not being a HC for the first time in 17 years giving him more time to REFLECT was genuine and an indication of his appreciation for what he had and created here at UConn. I am beyond pumped....
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    HCRE 2.0 Presser Thread (with Link to Watch)

    BINGO. You got that right.
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    HCRE 2.0 Presser Thread (with Link to Watch)

    Holy F&$K I am IN. VERY F&$KING IN. Redemption tour. AAC opponents are screwed.
  29. coachRD

    HCRE 2.0 Presser Thread (with Link to Watch)

    Ha! I forgot about that!
  30. coachRD

    McMurphy - Edsall "very strong candidate" to return

    Ha! Great reference. Thank you, kind Sir. Likewise!
  31. coachRD

    McMurphy - Edsall "very strong candidate" to return

    Coach Edsall was fantastic with me when I was a young HS Assistant Coach trying to learn anything I could from his staff at UConn. No cameras around, no angling for an "in" for one of our players, he just made sure he and his entire staff was always available to help a young coach in CT without...
  32. coachRD

    McMurphy - Edsall "very strong candidate" to return

    Great call on consistent domination from his Special Teams!
  33. coachRD

    Guess I'll start the game thread.

    I hear you on that-I only went to one game a long time ago but it was fun. Ivy League football, and REALLY small-time NESCAC football is a lot of fun in a more Norman Rockwell way. I love the unique flavor that exists throughout college football!
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    Guess I'll start the game thread.

    Fair enough! There are LOTS of great rivalries out there (that's one thing I love about college football), so multiple rivalries cause fans todub their's "The Game"!
  35. coachRD

    Guess I'll start the game thread.

    The differences that make this situation different in my opinion: PP took over a team that had talent and knew how to win, and he had a much more positive conference affiliation scenario. Those are two huge hurdles that Diaco has to deal with that PP didn't. Again, I wouldn't be upset if Diaco...
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