It's amazing how many CT players are listed in Rivals without any coordinator associated to them. That either means that PP was the one in charge of that, or that they decided to come to UConn without much help (?). Ironically, GDL got us a few CT pickups, including Cochran...
Your right nepotism by the strict definition is hiring relatives. I consider hiring your buddies a kind of nepotism. Can you really say that Mike Cummings is the best available man for the job? The fact that he is your friend and drinking buddy should mean nothing. In fact it is a negative. In the military, officers don't fraternize with enlisted men because they may slack off if they now their supervisors on a personal level. It is best to have a level a detachment from your subordinates. It keeps them on their toes because they may think you will fire them if they don't produce. Hire the best available man for the job, friend or no friend, that is the American way.
Should make Palatine happy.Who the heck was our previous ST coach?
If you remember John Dorsey, then for the love of UConn you should remember Eric Torkelson and also remember that Mike Cummings has the Bama, FL and Western PA connections.
Torkelson was before my time, but that's a lot of quality insight from UConnDan97 and HuskyMedic. Extensive recruiting links in key areas by experienced, well connected recruiting coordinators is something UCONN's never experienced. Thank you!In my very novice look at the recruiting areas, this is what I came up with (through use of Rivals recruiting targets for each coach):
Patterson - NY, general Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, etc.)
Lineburg - VA mostly, southern NJ (almost exclusively Virginia)
Jones - NY, FL, GA (more southern than northern recruiting)
Cummings - IL, AL, FL, MI, PA, OH (very heavy in Illinois and in Alabama)
Diaco - NJ, NY, VA, MA (heavy New Jersey influence but went into Mass. a lot)
Foley - NY, MA, NH, MD, VA, Canada (he's the one that got Petrus, Delahunt, and Joseph)
Reardon - IN, MI, NE, ND, SD (Thanks, Medic!)
Also, there are two guys (Jones, Cummings) that seem to recruit heavily in Florida/Georgia and Alabama respectively. Patterson probably will help out in NY with Diaco / Jones, and maybe even leverage Midwest ties in Illinois along with Cummings. A nice balance of northeast, southeast, and midwest. Lineburg will likely focus on the mid-Atlantic, while Foley cleans house in New England and further north.
If anyone has any additional info to this, feel free to add on to it. I like what I'm seeing, with all of the recruiting coordinator experience and with the right geographical mix covered by the staff. Go get 'em, boys!!!
In my very novice look at the recruiting areas, this is what I came up with (through use of Rivals recruiting targets for each coach):
Patterson - NY, general Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, etc.)
Lineburg - VA mostly, southern NJ (almost exclusively Virginia)
Jones - NY, FL, GA (more southern than northern recruiting)
Cummings - IL, AL, FL, MI, PA, OH (very heavy in Illinois and in Alabama)
Diaco - NJ, NY, VA, MA (heavy New Jersey influence but went into Mass. a lot)
Foley - NY, MA, NH, MD, VA, Canada (he's the one that got Petrus, Delahunt, and Joseph)
Reardon - IN, MI, NE, ND, SD (Thanks, Medic!)
At a glance, we are obviously going to be heavy in the Northeast (which we should be and which makes the most sense from a staffing standpoint). Seeing how important NY, NJ, MA, and VA are in this graphic leads me to believe that it was a strategic plan with a lot of thought put into it by Diaco (*or just a great coincidence). Also, there are two guys (Jones, Cummings) that seem to recruit heavily in Florida/Georgia and Alabama respectively. Patterson probably will help out in NY with Diaco / Jones, and maybe even leverage Midwest ties in Illinois along with Cummings. A nice balance of northeast, southeast, and midwest. Lineburg will likely focus on the mid-Atlantic, while Foley cleans house in New England and further north.
If anyone has any additional info to this, feel free to add on to it. I like what I'm seeing, with all of the recruiting coordinator experience and with the right geographical mix covered by the staff. Go get 'em, boys!!!
formerlurker said:
I have three or four hand-written pages on my computer desk like I'm some crucial part of a war room! It's hilarious... (and sad, but I'm going with hilarious...)