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Article about teams poaching Mora

If you watched the Sports Center interview with Mora from yesterday, he flat out states that he has had his career and is not doing this for a career move. He is doing it because he thinks this is a great place to help kids. UConn has the setup to help kids achieve what they need to.
 
Slasher said:
What do we think the magic number is though? Will enough donors step up to pay Mora $3-5M which is the going rate for a non-elite coach? Certainly can't fund it with football or media revenue.
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I think he should be boosted to $2.5 million for next year which is in line with what Diaco would have been making. Another good year and continued excitement, I boost him again next year.
 
Nostical said:
...but if his new wife (who he referenced by saying he’s finally “happy in life”) whispers ‘I don’t like it here, I’m not happy living here long term‘, I have little doubt that he’d parlay the current glow surrounding him into a new job.
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I suppose. But they are a team and they're not kids. He's not coming here if she didn't sign off in the first place.
 
First, how much positive pub has UCONN received this fall already and it's barely basketball season. Next, it's Basketball season! Hockey is off to a great start. UCONN is going to parlay this positive streak into continued success. We don't know how much this fall has benefitted the university from a financial standpoint, but it has. Heck people in LA probably think UCLA and USC are going to be playing UCONN every year!
 
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HuskyDogArt said:
As much as I'd love to disagree, I can't. USF just got approved for an on campus stadium. USF is in one of the fastest growing state and if USF hired Jim Mora for the same amount, he'll be making more since there isn't an income tax in Florida. As much as we look down on USF, they are serious about athletics. They might be starting an ice hockey team since Jeff Vinick (NHL's Lightning owner), is offering them money for an arena on campus.
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I think you could maybe make this argument for a young coach looking to climb the ladder. For mora though, if he’s willing to leave it would only be for something he’d consider a destination job. A good power 5 school in a desirable location for him
 
Yes, money will decide whether we can keep him here or not. It won't be solely what we pay him however (and likely won't need to be what other schools would be willing to offer).

He said he didn't come here to win six games. If the school can demonstrate the commitment to rise as high as he wants to take us, he'll be here until he no longer wants to coach.
 
HuskyDogArt said:
As much as I'd love to disagree, I can't. USF just got approved for an on campus stadium. USF is in one of the fastest growing state and if USF hired Jim Mora for the same amount, he'll be making more since there isn't an income tax in Florida. As much as we look down on USF, they are serious about athletics. They might be starting an ice hockey team since Jeff Vinick (NHL's Lightning owner), is offering them money for an arena on campus.

That said, isn't it wonderful that a football coach is being talked about NOT BECAUSE OF THEM BEING ON THE HOT SEAT, but because he might be poached?

I hope AD David Benedict can fine some $$$ in the cushions to pay HCJM more. We need him.
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USF fans on themselves are questioning the budget for the stadium due to firing Scott and the fact that their basketball team is not doing well either and they do not believe they are adding another male team due to the cost of having to add both a men’s and women’s team. They also question how hockey works when being geographically separated from the rest of college hockey. I also don’t think they will spend the amount of the buyout either.
 
Alum1620 said:
USF fans on themselves are questioning the budget for the stadium due to firing Scott and the fact that their basketball team is not doing well either and they do not believe they are adding another male team due to the cost of having to add both a men’s and women’s team. They also question how hockey works when being geographically separated from the rest of college hockey. I also don’t think they will spend the amount of the buyout either.
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Since Tampa Bay Lightning is doing great, UF is looking to upgrade their CLUB HOCKEY team. That said, UGA is also thinking of upgrade their club team. Also one of the HBCUs is thinking of starting an ice hockey team, so you might see the SEC in hockey.

I'll say in 5 to 10 years, you'll be seeing hockey teams in universities you won't expect.

USF athletics should leave the AAC. It is hurting them, too. The only team they care about is UCF (their rival), but soon they'll be in the B12.
 
I give him 1 more year before a deep pockets program hires him away… there is much more $ out there than UCONN is paying.
 
The two hottest coaches, besides Geno, that UConn has are JM and J Penders. I feel AD David Benedict is in a good position right now because IMO neither man is going anywhere. Penders will never leave the UConn job and JM still needs at least 2 more years to create some degree of a legacy . But it will cost UConn some money and that's where some alumni angels need to step forward.
 
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BaderBob said:
I give him 1 more year before a deep pockets program hires him away… there is much more $ out there than UCONN is paying.
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I think you are missing the point.....Mora isn't a 40yo coach trying to develop a career path and provide for his family. He has already done that. And...he has shown he is very loyal...if he has left a team it's because he has been fired. Not for more cash. He even stayed loyal when U Dub...his alma mater....tried to hire him away.

He may leave...but it won't be for more cash...it will be because he doesn't think he has the resources here.

I may be wrong...but I don't think a 61 yo guy with his personality is going to Petrino us. And I don't think as long as DB is here, he won't get what he wants. New AD?...all bets are off.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
I think you are missing the point.....Mora isn't a 40yo coach trying to develop a career path and provide for his family. He has already done that. And...he has shown he is very loyal...if he has left a team it's because he has been fired. Not for more cash. He even stayed loyal when U Dub...his alma mater....tried to hire him away.

He may leave...but it won't be for more cash...it will be because he doesn't think he has the resources here.

I may be wrong...but I don't think a 61 yo guy with his personality is going to Petrino us. And I don't think as long as DB is here, he won't get what he wants. New AD?...all bets are off.
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He has spoken in interview about not wanting to recruit guys and then up and leave them
 
Kolumbo said:
I like to check the pulse once in a while I googled Jim Mora news and this was the first result. Never been to this site but I think it shows the legs this story has.

herosports.com

Jim Mora Has Been a First-Year Miracle Worker at UConn

What first-year coach Jim Mora has done has been one of the top jobs not only this year but in recent college football history.
herosports.com herosports.com
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Someone needs to tell the author we beat Yale last year.
 
Madmannsucks said:
He's coaching like he wants to stay. Which is how he will get a Big 5 offer. Turning CU Buffs around is going to be much harder than the Huskies. They will hire him for long term big money and it might be too much to turn down. We need to up the ante from his current deal.
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Unless he has some deep motivation to prove he can win in the pac , I just don’t see him going to CU. He already had one of the top 2 jobs in the PAC, and it didn’t work out. It’s much harder to win at CU then it is at UCLA.
 
My biggest concern besides dollars is that Mora seemed disappointed about the lack of butts in the seats for the Liberty game - he kind of held back his comments a bit too.

I think we need to see a noticeable increase in attendance next year. I wish I could get more people to go to the games.
 
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UConn Dan said:
My biggest concern besides dollars is that Mora seemed disappointed about the lack of butts in the seats for the Liberty game - he kind of held back his comments a bit too.

I think we need to see a noticeable increase in attendance next year. I wish I could get more people to go to the games.
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If Mora likes a challange, butts in seats is a big one.
 
UConn Dan said:
My biggest concern besides dollars is that Mora seemed disappointed about the lack of butts in the seats for the Liberty game - he kind of held back his comments a bit too.

I think we need to see a noticeable increase in attendance next year. I wish I could get more people to go to the games.
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I didn’t get that impression. He just said the fans will be back with time and he was very appreciative of the ones that did.
 
Cav is roughly $240,000 more per year, from $360,000 to $597,000. Penders is now $380,000 annually. Mora requires another decimal.
 
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FfldCntyFan said:
Someone needs to tell the author we beat Yale last year.
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It's odd because he provides a link to his own article from August. maybe suckin back on grandpa's old cough medicine?

"So Mora took over a team that went 1-11 last year, with only a 21-15 win over Yale."

herosports.com

An Impressive Performance But Similar Result For UConn

It was as good of a first step. And don’t say moral victories don’t mean much, especially when the real ones have been so hard to come by.
herosports.com herosports.com
 
UConn Dan said:
My biggest concern besides dollars is that Mora seemed disappointed about the lack of butts in the seats for the Liberty game - he kind of held back his comments a bit too.

I think we need to see a noticeable increase in attendance next year. I wish I could get more people to go to the games.
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While I agree he did seem slightly agitated, I think he is someone who understands you cant flip a switch from one of the worst FBS teams in the history of the sport overnight to selling out games.
 
Stinger92860 said:
Cav is roughly $240,000 more per year, from $360,000 to $597,000. Penders is now $380,000 annually. Mora requires another decimal.
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Not bad for "non-revenue sports... winning brings excitement and donors.
 
Palatine said:
If Mora likes a challange, butts in seats is a big one.
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UConnRock said:
Increased attendance, increased merchandise sales, a bowl as an independent will being in $1.5-$2 million.
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Mora has already reportedly picked up a $25k bonus for increased attendance. Not positive what the next benchmark is. Here are some YOY numbers from D1Ticker (through last weekend):

2022 FBS Attendance Trends College Athletics News D1 ticker.jpg
 
ZooCougar said:
I didn’t get that impression. He just said the fans will be back with time and he was very appreciative of the ones that did.
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He should be disappointed for sure in the poor attendance last game given how big that game was for the program… he has do be thinking “what do I need to do to get the fans back?”

It on the fans to get their butts in the seats….they will show Mora that Connecticut appreciates what he has done and increasing attendance significantly I’m sure is what Mora wants to see as does Benedict as we need the additional revenue to pay Mora more going forward that will keep him here.

Still think this is his destination job based on his age and based on his comments about the challenge of wanting to rebuilding a program that is down and climbing a mountain to get there…he also wants to stay to get us into a better conference increasing our revenue and more money for Mora!
 
Now all we can do is purchase bowl tickets if we make a bowl game and show the world that we are UConn nation.
 
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