Any word on a new HC @ UConn yet?

[weyuo]

But didn't we understand at the beginning of this season the defense was going to struggle due to the turnover after last season? Still, they played well enough to win 9 and take the 3 losses to overtime. Granted the offense made the season for us but still being understaffed I thought they did more than what everyone expected at the beginning.

I'm just looking at it from a recruiting standpoint. Potential recruits and portal transfers will see some continuity where if you bring in a new HC and he's not a brand name they are going to keep looking. A new HC has to start from scratch once again and how many times do we have to go through that? Every 3-4 years we have to deal with a new HC making grandiose statements to appease the base just so we can watch him sink or swim and 3 years later he's either canned or off to his "dream job". That's getting real old and you wonder why the fan base isn't growing.

 

[Windham4th]

I heard Dan Mullen hated recruiting when he was at Florida. Maybe he has changed since being at UNLV.

Recruiting is way different now. It's more like hiring temp workers.

 

[Woof 101]

Lane Kiffin is no longer on DB's list of candidates ; )

 

[JwittersPAC]

Recruiting is way different now. It's more like hiring temp workers.

Still have to be able to smooze players. Dan hated that part of the job and did not recruit well while at Florida. Just cannot cut the biggest checks.

 

[Stinger92860]

Is that just off the D'Amelio post?

Yes, and I should have lit up the sarcasm bat light

 

[Stinger92860]

Lyndon B. Johnson?

Yes, the Baines version, lol

It was a joke, it’s clearly not the time to joke around, my bad

 

[WrenchFan69]

Also, here's another one - Dan Mullen from UNLV.

He's an east coast guy and UNLV has money issues, they've been open that they can't afford his full 5 year $17.5M deal beyond next year. Who knows?

I can't imagine this is possible but if it is sign me up immediately

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Still have to be able to smooze players. Dan hated that part of the job and did not recruit well while at Florida. Just cannot cut the biggest checks.

Yeah I agree. Recruiting was not his passion at Florida. But. Those teams were actually decent. I am not sure if he has figured out the whole NIL thing yet at UNLV. They are great on offense….and awful on defense. Sound familiar?

I don’t think he would be the worst choice if DB was confident he figured the NIL stuff out

 

[blackuc]

In think Jon Gruden would be an interesting hire and would do well here

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

He's dead to me.

Beat me to it. Dead to rights.