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Benedict and Mora

ShakyTheMohel said:
I am sure our UConn media will ask JM or DB about this…/s
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They asked Benedict about it on Dibble the other day. His response was basically Coach is totally focused on FAU. In other words, no comment.

I get the impression that Mora really likes coaching college guys, though. Over the summer I heard him on some show or other and he was talking about writing a letter of recommendation for a kid who played for him at UCLA applying to med school. And how he tells his player to list him as a reference for jobs. I thought that fits with the way he posts good stuff about guys leaving through the portal.
 
JwittersPAC said:
No need for him to leave James Madison this year. He can wait until right opportunity arises.
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If it is offered he takes it. The bottom could fall out at JMU at any time, maybe injuries, maybe another team gets hot. Suddenly he’s just another G5 coach.

I sort of know what you mean. But I can’t imagine him turning down Stanford or UCLA.
 
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ZooCougar said:
Looking at his timeline that doesn’t appear to be the case.
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He's been wrong on basically everything for the basketball team. His connection are in the Ivy League. I'd take his info with a handful of salt when it comes to UConn.
 
freescooter said:
If it is offered he takes it. The bottom could fall out at JMU at any time, maybe injuries, maybe another team gets hot. Suddenly he’s just another G5 coach.

I sort of know what you mean. But I can’t imagine him turning down Stanford or UCLA.
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You think he would go back to UCLA? I don’t see it.
 
cellocgg said:
If Mora was going to any other school, we would've heard inklings from the media that he was interested. It has been radio silent, the JM name has been missing from the carousel completely
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I don't have the time to grade each tweet or article for quality of info......but there literally a dozen links in these threads with people mentioning Mora's name.
 
Chin Diesel said:
I don't have the time to grade each tweet or article for quality of info......but there literally a dozen links in these threads with people mentioning Mora's name.
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Mora's name being mentioned in an article for an interview != Mora's name getting linked to a coaching opening

Basically, we have heard 0 smoke of the "James Franklin to VA Tech" type
 
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superjohn said:
It is the case. He's a Rutgers fan who lives in Connecticut and he's been wrong about every single thing he tweets about UConn.
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Like I said. Look at his timeline he’s been right about plenty particularly when it comes to football.
 
cellocgg said:
Mora's name being mentioned in an article for an interview != Mora's name getting linked to a coaching opening

Basically, we have heard 0 smoke of the "James Franklin to VA Tech" type
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I agree. But then we heard nothing of the Jim Mora to UConn talk until Jim Mora was announced to UConn.
 
freescooter said:
If it is offered he takes it. The bottom could fall out at JMU at any time, maybe injuries, maybe another team gets hot. Suddenly he’s just another G5 coach.

I sort of know what you mean. But I can’t imagine him turning down Stanford or UCLA.
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UCLA job has become coach suicide. Stanford is probably the better of the two jobs since it appears they are now willing to allocate more resources to the football team.
 
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cellocgg said:
Mora's name being mentioned in an article for an interview != Mora's name getting linked to a coaching opening

Basically, we have heard 0 smoke of the "James Franklin to VA Tech" type
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This from the guy who thinks Boston is the best desitination city in the nation for P4 athletes.

Get a grip.
 
I forgot where I was reading it last night but they talked about 5 best candidates for the Stanford job and Reich was number one. Mentioned how he has done a good job with resources at his disposal and how expectations are low. Also the connection between him and Luck are there as he coached Luck at Indy. Mora was listed at 3 but reasoning was basically he knows the west coast well and has done an amazing job at UConn.

TBH, I feel like the only reason Mora is being linked with these jobs out west is because he is considered a “west coast guy”. He’s done pretty darn well on the east coast at a school with low resources and no conference. His rebuild at UConn gets him in the conversation for these jobs but the main reason you hear for him being a fit for these west coast jobs is that he’s a west coast guy.
 
UCFBfan said:
I forgot where I was reading it last night but they talked about 5 best candidates for the Stanford job and Reich was number one. Mentioned how he has done a good job with resources at his disposal and how expectations are low. Also the connection between him and Luck are there as he coached Luck at Indy. Mora was listed at 3 but reasoning was basically he knows the west coast well and has done an amazing job at UConn.

TBH, I feel like the only reason Mora is being linked with these jobs out west is because he is considered a “west coast guy”. He’s done pretty darn well on the east coast at a school with low resources and no conference. His rebuild at UConn gets him in the conversation for these jobs but the main reason you hear for him being a fit for these west coast jobs is that he’s a west coast guy.
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The question is has he interviewed for any of these jobs? That is the question the reporters should have asked.
 
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I heard that Oregon St. just lost to UMass in basketball. I'm not sure our west coast friends realize how bad that is.
 
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