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huskysupporter said:
So we know Mora has ties to Mazzone and Spanos, I think it’s a given both are on the staff next year.

Now Mazzone has ties with John Marinelli, former Greenwich High head coach. Marinelli was assistant qb coach at Arizona under Kevin Sumlin and now is an analyst with Illinois. He needs to be brought back to CT - he can be the qb coach. He knows Fairfield County and can be the lead CT recruiter.
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Where I think Marinelli might be able to make a big difference is to land that next in state QB. We have had a rather open opportunity to play QB here for a decade, yet we have netted far too few of the top northeastern arms. And while I remain super excited about TP and his potential, obviously we are going to need far more than just one + level capable QB on this roster to turn the corner.
 
Exit 4 said:
Where I think Marinelli might be able to make a big difference is to land that next in state QB. We have had a rather open opportunity to play QB here for a decade, yet we have netted far too few of the top northeastern arms. And while I remain super excited about Tyler Phommachanh and his potential, obviously we are going to need far more than just one + level capable QB on this roster to turn the corner.
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We need to bring in multiple QBs in this year. Transfer, JUCO, whatever. I'm really excited for Tyler but we have to bring in as many capable arms as possible
 
Exit 4 said:
Where I think Marinelli might be able to make a big difference is to land that next in state QB. We have had a rather open opportunity to play QB here for a decade, yet we have netted far too few of the top northeastern arms. And while I remain super excited about Tyler Phommachanh and his potential, obviously we are going to need far more than just one + level capable QB on this roster to turn the corner.
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John and Lou!!!!!
 
huskysupporter said:
Exactly. Normally I would say Spanos should be jettisoned simply because the defense has been horrific. But he has had success with Mora at UCLA so Would understand why he might be retained, but it absolutely 100% should not be as defensive coordinator.

UCONN is a tough place to attract talent - you need all hands on deck, the best recruiters available should be hired.

“It’s not about the X’s and O’s, it’s about the Jimmys and Joes” - Bear Bryant
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Myself, I would love to keep Spanos on staff. However, If Jim Mora can get a great DC, then I'll say Spanos tried, but now it's Jim Mora's time.
 
JMick said:
We need to bring in multiple QBs in this year. Transfer, JUCO, whatever. I'm really excited for Tyler but we have to bring in as many capable arms as possible
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Yeah, I am hoping we get a serious grad/portal guy for spring ball + Calhoun + a second transfer (maybe after spring) to bolster depth. Also need to reinvigorate the WO QB program.

The goal has to be to have a transfer vs TP battle in August. If TP is healing slow (no prob), then it has to be a battle between the transfer QBs. Calhoun enters the fray in 2023 after a year of conditioning and film.

We need to have two serious QB dudes vying for snaps week 1 in 2022. We need QBs that have the moxie for a competitive in house battle.
 
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Stinger92860 said:
Moe Petrus, Alex Mateas, and Denham Brown think you and @JMick are full of it. ;)
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Sure, you can search an entire country that plays a different sport to have 2 football players to throw in my face. Or you can just take a 2 hour ride to established NJ schools where there are an abundance of kids that actually our sport.
 
HuskyDogArt said:
Myself, I would love to keep Spanos on staff. However, If Jim Mora can get a great DC, then I'll say Spanos tried, but now it's Jim Mora's time.
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The way he's talking in interviews so far, I think his primary focus is bring in a OC.... didn't seem to hear much about bringing in a DC... or did I miss something? my bad if I did...
 
I honestly don’t care a ton about DC - that is Mora’s speciality so you are essentially getting a DC in the HC. With that in mind keeping Spanos so we can essentially keep who we want to on the roster is a savvy move.

Mazzone and Marinelli would be an absolute home run on the offensive side. I think it’s hard to understand how respected Mazzone is around the country. Young phenom OCs around the country look at him as a mentor figure. Combined that with the home state mentee and not much more you can ask for.
 
Buffett10 said:
The people that want to keep spanos and his crap defense for continuity or because the kids like him are idiots. His defense is giving up 38 ppg but hey the kids like him so we gotta keep him. Give me a break
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Agree get rid of all of them !!!
 
DoctorWho85 said:
Outside of what you mention here, my issue with Corey is that we really know how good our TE's actually are. They're so under utilized that I don't think we can make a judgement one way or the other.
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True. But they are not that good and they don’t block.
 
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Disagree on Canada - there are literally twice as many kids from Canada playing in the NFL as there are from CT. If you concentrate on the Grater Toronto and Montreal areas and make/keep relationships with a dozen or so high school programs you can fairly easily elbow your way to some good talent on a regular basis. It might not be 5-star talent, but it can be 3/4-star talent that will work hard (i.e. less ego and more appreciation to play the game in the States). It makes no sense to turn your back on Canada as a recruiting area.
 
businesslawyer said:
One would have to believe in conspiracy theories to think Mora’s interest in UConn, or vice versa, wasn’t helped along by Spanos being in the middle. And unless Spanos is going from coaching to the priesthood, he didn’t get that ball rolling without thinking it was going to lead to him keeping his job. Res ipso loquitor is applicable here.

Don’t know what Mazzone is ready for at this point and what Mora thinks he needs, but certainly the fan base won’t have a problem with him being brought here in some capacity. Is it an OC or a non-coaching analyst, like he did this year? No idea.

Given the number of new hires Mora has to make, and the fact that he’s been out of coaching for four years, I don’t see why he wouldn’t keep Corey for one year and see if he’s a good fit for him or not. It would be a huge help in keeping this year’s recruits here, he demonstrated good recruiting skills and to me the benefits of his ties to this year’s class are worth the risk that Mora will determine he’s not a good fit to be the junior guy on the staff. And if he’s not a good fit, you replace him after next year.
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This team was horrible! Players and coaching. So get rid of the whole staff and start fresh !!
 
noeynox said:
If we assume Spanos is staying, the only other guy worth keeping i think is Dottin-Carter.
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None should stay. Not a single molecule of failure should remain. That includes Spanos. Losing is a virus that infects minds and carries on.
 
giddyup said:
None should stay. Not a single molecule of failure should remain. That includes Spanos. Losing is a virus that infects minds and carries on.
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In defense of Spanos I will say:

- it is impossible for a defense to keep its emotional edge when the offense is a horror show.

- Mora has a defensive background so even if Spanos stayed at DC it would be expected that Mora put his stamp on the defense.

- Mora, Spanos, Mazzone were very successful working together at UCLA.

- Some continuity during times of organizational transition is generally a good thing.

- Maybe we should all just relax and let Mora decide. Have some faith in our new head coach. Thankfully this season is almost over.
 
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Steve Sarkasian & Dan Mullen will both be available...
 
metsfan2323 said:
In defense of Spanos I will say:

- it is impossible for a defense to keep its emotional edge when the offense is a horror show.

- Mora has a defensive background so even if Spanos stayed at DC it would be expected that Mora put his stamp on the defense.

- Mora, Spanos, Mazzone were very successful working together at UCLA.

- Some continuity during times of organizational transition is generally a good thing.

- Maybe we should all just relax and let Mora decide. Have some faith in our new head coach. Thankfully this season is almost over.
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Who cares about continuity when the on field product for that side of the ball is trash?
 
UCHFB2003 said:
Why do people want to keep Corey and Dottin? Recruiting here has been lackluster since CE got here. Dottin has had talent at DL but has nothing to show for it. The DL is better than they’ve played all season. We get destroyed by the run every Saturday and have virtually no pass rush. The staff needs to be gutted. This cycle is much more reliant on the portal than it is recruiting.
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Sometimes I think it’s because CE knows how to tweet.

CE is not going to pull the talent needed. He’s not going to he able to get kids the teams needs to be successful.

Plus why the hell would you keep Edsall’s kid around.

He needs to go. The less Edsall stink on the program the better.
 
I like Mazzone and wouldn't be upset if Spanos stayed.

UConn needs recruiters for the MD, PA, NJ, FL, TX, GA and then the local areas like New England, Long Island and parts of NY.
 
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Buffett10 said:
The people that want to keep spanos and his crap defense for continuity or because the kids like him are idiots. His defense is giving up 38 ppg but hey the kids like him so we gotta keep him. Give me a break
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Couldn’t agree more. Other than maybe Allen, let’s
move on from all of them.
 
Anyone have any sort of speculation outside of Spanos and Mazzone, who by the way I would prefer as LB and QB coach respectively instead of coordinator spots. Maybe give Spanos associate HC or something out of respect. But need new eyes on things at the coordinator spots.
 
Call me crazy but I don’t believe Mora will simply reward old friendships with his key coaching coordinator spots. I’ll be surprised if either Spanos or Mazzone are hired as DC or OC. They may have ancillary roles on the staff but not the key positions.
 
We shall see. Seems like keeping Spanos around for continuity seems reasonable but he knows these people better than we do.
 
I just don’t see how he doesn’t hire Mazzone. We’ve seen his work and loved it, Mora’s best days at UCLA were the ones with Mazzone and Mazzone and Spanos are obviously close. It just makes sense.
 
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