75% In ... and There IS a Need For a Poll

[RSTuthill]

Just not the same poll that we have posted. We have seen a lot of speculation about a coaching change. This question is will he or won't he be at UConn next year. NOT whether you think he should be or shouldn't be. Rather, what do you think will happen?

Full disclosure, I voted Yes.

 

[Exit 4]

Yes - but if he asks for an extension or has mass roster or coaching defections I could see a quick reversal.

 

[gampelcrazies]

If he loses out I can’t see him coming back. Wouldn’t send the right message to donors and fans.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

No but RE3.0 will have an inaugural season

 

[DoctorWho85]

He's coming back regardless of outcome. Its strictly a financial move to keep him here. If he is fired after the season, they better get Butch Jones on the phone

 

[Ldandy]

He'll be back... Hopefully if nothing changes after 2020 someone will have the good sense to take the wheel and steer this Titanic away from the following season's iceberg.

 

[Nextmanup]

Anyone hearing otherwise? Any rumblings behind the scenes of Edsall being fired in December??

 

[BlueDogs]

I would hope AD Dave is doing a limited, conditional performance based extension if he is allowed to continue. Minimum 5 wins 2020 or no more dream job.

 

[RSTuthill]

Safe to say at this point that if he does get fired it'll be one helluva shock here. It is a definite possibility but looking distinctly unlikely.

 

[CL82]

I would hope AD Dave is doing a limited, conditional performance based extension if he is allowed to continue. Minimum 5 wins 2020 or no more dream job.

I'm not a Randy basher, but Randy hasn't earned an extension of any type. He gets another year to prove his worth and maybe another after that if there is material progress, but his agreement should not be extended until we are a winning team, minimally.

 

[huskymedic]

I would hope AD Dave is doing a limited, conditional performance based extension if he is allowed to continue.

? His contract has already been executed back in July and terminates on Dec. 1, 2021 (original term. There was no extension needed.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I'm not a Randy basher, but Randy hasn't earned an extension of an type. He gets another year to prove his worth and maybe another after that it there is material progress but his agreement should not be extended until we are a winning team, minimally.

Agreed. He isn't getting fired until our situation stabilizes as an independent. He's too cheap. But he shouldn't be extended beyond his original term unless we see real improvement.

 

[Rewster]

I think he’s back.

 

[BlueDogs]

I'm not a Randy basher, but Randy hasn't earned an extension of an type. He gets another year to prove his worth and maybe another after that it there is material progress but his agreement should not be extended until we are a winning team, minimally.

I’d prefer to dump him. But, in lieu of that I agree

 

[UCFBfan]

Money talks and we don't have any. So Randy stays unless someone finds a way to talk with money of their own.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

Who exactly is Dave Benedict going to get to replace Randy -- if Randy is let go. We are not Alabama or Clemson with coaches knocking at the door for any staff position. UConn head coach job is a tough role for anyone to fill now.

 

[Exit 4]

Who exactly is Dave Benedict going to get to replace Randy -- if Randy is let go. We are not Alabama or Clemson with coaches knocking at the door for any staff position. UConn head coach job is a tough role for anyone to fill now.

A shiny toy somewhere in DII or FCS is my guess. Someone that currently is a head coach. I think second possibility, albeit less likely is to go for a middle age retread - someone that has prior head coaching experience who has temporarily taken a coordinator job. We are still too close to the Diaco fiasco to stomach a coordinator with no prior head coaching experiment.

 

[CL82]

Money talks and we don't have any. So Randy stays unless someone finds a way to talk with money of their own.

You realize that UConn is a $4 billion entity with an annual income of $1 billion. Suggesting that we "don't have any money" is woefully uniformed.

 

[Alum86]

We continue to get destroyed by 40 each conference game. For 2 years now, but we have no money so keep doubling down on stupid.
AD Dave worked in the SEC. He did a good job indy scheduling. He will dump this fossil 12/2 or whatever date the 1 M buyout ends.

 

[Nostical]

Let's say we finished 5-7, this year. Still sending RE packing? We beat Wagner and UMass. And if JZ was a bit more on target anybody dispute we would have beaten Illinois and Houston? That makes us now 4-5 heading to Cincy (L) with ECU (W) and Temple (L) left. Edsall isn't going anywhere .

 

[Alum86]

Let's say we finished 5-7, this year. Still sending RE packing? We beat Wagner and UMass. And if JZ was a bit more on target anybody dispute we would have beaten Illinois and Houston? That makes us now 4-5 heading to Cincy (L) with ECU (W) and Temple (L) left. Edsall isn't going anywhere .

huh? NostiPollyanna? We are getting drilled every week. By 30-40. Who keeps a coach like that? Hmmmm
Nostical homer types do. Non big time football thinking doofuses

 

[AndOne]

Randy hasn't won an AAC game in over two years and yet some still want him back? Nothing from this year indicates that year 4 will be a anywhere close to a turnaround. Many here have #LoweredTheBar for Randy.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Randy hasn't won an AAC game in over two years and yet some still want him back? Nothing from this year indicates that year 4 will be a anywhere close to a turnaround. Many here have #LoweredTheBar for Randy.

No one wants him back. People understand there are no other options

 

[Nostical]

No one wants him back. People understand there are no other options

We are getting drilled every week. Who keeps a coach like that?

I'm not arguing we should keep him, or that another HC wouldn't be a better answer. I'm telling you he's not going anywhere. The comment by DB about "player talent" is a pretty good hint. And as I mentioned above, we could have rather easily been 5-7 this year, despite getting drilled by 40 in other games. Given that overall scenario Edsall won't be going anywhere. At least for 2020.

 

[gtcam]

You realize that UConn is a $4 billion entity with an annual income of $1 billion. Suggesting that we "don't have any money" is woefully uniformed.

Lets compare this reported income to the P5s pools of monies earmarked for the Athletic Departments
Saying that UConn has annual income of $1 billion is one thing but what about losses/expenses
Does UConn net $1 billion?

 

[Husky68]

Let's say we finished 5-7, this year. Still sending RE packing? We beat Wagner and UMass. And if JZ was a bit more on target anybody dispute we would have beaten Illinois and Houston? That makes us now 4-5 heading to Cincy (L) with ECU (W) and Temple (L) left. Edsall isn't going anywhere .

If SK was put in against Wagner (obviously injuries aside) you dispute that would be more likely to be 4-5 heading into Cincy than having "the IT" kid who can't hit the broad side of a barn with a pass come in against Illinois or the transfer starting against Wagner. HCRE2.0 is the architect of this 6 win tenure and there is more reason to that than lack of talent.
There are legitimate football accomplishment reasons that HCREDreamJob1.0 was fired and HCRE2.0 should likewise be fired. I'd prefer that the latter be before he starts his 5th season unlike with the Terps. but to be realistic will accept any time up to and including just let his contract run out (hard to recruit past end of 2019 without renewal and impossible if not renewed by end of 2020 unless have assistant coach as head coach in waiting).
In 15 years of coaching in the BE, ACC and AAC HCRE has 2 (that's 1+1 = 2) winning league seasons (and only 2 break even seasons). That's the guy who is going to turn this around?

 

[kcc1442]

He'll be fired when the Clemson check processes.

 

[CL82]

Lets compare this reported income to the P5s pools of monies earmarked for the Athletic Departments
Saying that UConn has annual income of $1 billion is one thing but what about losses/expenses
Does UConn net $1 billion?

Lol, it's kind of tough to net your income, right? The increase in net position for 2018 was @$72M, IIRC. Keep in mind that increase happened in a year that state funding had been decreased @$30M and in the middle of major capital outlays in the athletic village (baseball/soccer/softball project.)

Feel free to do the work for the the comparisons with other ADs. There is a good resource for it, probably put out by the NCAA. I haven't looked at it for a while, but the thing I found most notable was that UConn's AD administrative expense is above the average amount for P5 programs. That's a red flag for inefficiency.

Back to the core point, anyone who says UConn is "broke" is woefully uniformed.