Schiano did what he had to do to build RU's program from the dredges of Terry Shea and company. He did right by his players, is/was an EXTREME micromanager who had difficulty holding onto assistant coaches because he expected them to work as hard as he did. He is also a good man, as evidenced by how he treated LeGrande, the 3 players and their families after a severe life threatening car accident several years back. He did not tolerate rules violations/ law breaking, etc and disciplined those that needed to be disciplined (just as Edsall did at UConn). Despite his ego, he is a good man. Say what you want about the validity of the APR, it was Schiano that insisted on strict academic guidelines that did resonate with some recruits and their families.
Having said all that, he is a stubborn man who needs to reassess his methods if he wants to stay and succeed in this business. He took RU as far as he could and though there is never a "right" time to leave a program (in terms of recruiting,etc), most of us are glad he's gone. Gameday was not a coaching clinic, with too many wtf games. With all the talent that has moved on to the NFL during his time at RU, I can honestly say his teams vastly underachieved relative to the talent that was recruited. The question is what kind of coach does UCONN need? The infrastructure appears to be there. Rutgers is a prime example that coaching is more than just getting good recruits. Schiano was hired by default since at the time, Mulcahy wanted to hire and almost did hire Darnell, whose wife nixed the deal. Darnell really hasn't been heard from since. I guess I'm saying that hiring the right coach also involves a good bit of luck too.
Rutgers PD = UConn PD.