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You make it sound like PP was sitting on his porch for 11 years after being fired at SU (because McNabb graduated). He was in the NFL. At the time I thought he’d be good for us, with really strong support from CT high schools. I thought kids would buy into working with NFL types. I didn’t plan on the old guys forgetting they were dealing with kids.Disagree. UConn did not put in maximum effort to go big time in football over those years. And, the coaching hires were atrocious, PP, Diaco, Edsall 2.0. Think about this. PP was hired 11 years after being fired at Syracuse for being stale! Until Mora was hired, I don't feel that any UConn leader stood up and explained to the fan base/boosters why football was important and what it would take to be successful. That is the complete opposite from what Cincinnati and UCF did and they are now in the Big 12.
I like much of what I’ve seen from Mora, but I really hope he gets a DC, and gets someone to help the OC (who doesn’t appear to be going anywhere). Oh, and better ST too.