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Benedict and Mora

Jetskies said:
on that note, who is the UConn mt rushmore?
the obvious answer is

Calhoun
Hurley
Geno
Mora


But don't shoot me - does RE1.0 Deserve some love on this?
I know things ended worse than the fall of Saigon with him, but recency bias is real. Does the job he did in the 2000s not mean anything anymore?

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If he never came back, you could make a case to put him on there. However, he torpedoed any goodwill during his second stint. That's part of his legacy here now. While his success in the Big East with a new D1 program is something to appreciate, the whole package is tainted now.
 
UCFBfan said:
It’s funny because I actually was thinking about this today. I think RE hurt his legacy by coming back for a round 2. That being said, he absolutely needs to be recognized for being the coach laid the groundwork of success for this program. You can’t ignore a BCS game and 3 bowl game victories, on top of a conference title. Plus the number of players he put into the NFL. It’s hard to really appreciate this because of the poor taste RE v2 left.

As for the MT Rushmore, you’d need to add Jim Penders for sure.
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I agree with that. When we first moved up people were saying it would take a decade before UConn had a winning season.

On Mount Rushmore in Storrs, I might be tempted to make an Argument for John Toner. Accepted the offer to join the Big East pretty much on his own. Hired Geno Aurriema and Jim Calhoun. He kind of set the table for much of our success.
 
Jetskies said:
on that note, who is the UConn mt rushmore?
the obvious answer is

Calhoun
Hurley
Geno
Mora


But don't shoot me - does RE1.0 Deserve some love on this?
I know things ended worse than the fall of Saigon with him, but recency bias is real. Does the job he did in the 2000s not mean anything anymore?

ducks for cover
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Are you trying to turn a Mora thread into an Edsall thread? You really should duck for cover..lol.

No football coach should be included with 3 coaches who have won multiple national championships.
 
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Seems like this is less an argument about a fantastic four for UConn Mt. Rushmore and more of who are our...
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-> Akron’s season ended on Tuesday with a win over Bowling Green to finish with a 5-7 record, and head coach Joe Moorhead could be a name to watch at a few places. That includes the offensive coordinator job at Virginia Tech under Franklin or the UConn head job if Jim Mora leaves. Moorhead was Franklin’s OC at Penn State from 2016 to ‘17, and he was the OC on the 2010 UConn team that reached the Fiesta Bowl. Mora himself has received interest from jobs out west, like Oregon State and Stanford. <-
 
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Looking back, I think HCRE underachieved first go around. He had every possible advantage to start. He did fine. But the program stalled out and he was too busy looking to escape to take us to the next level. If only he got the GTech job. I agree with those he said he never really believed in UConn FB.
 
The program stalled out? Nope, RE jumped ship when we were at the top of hill at a BCS Bowl, Who knows how he could have leveraged the Fiesta Bowl trip in recruiting the following year if he stayed?

We will never know, he accepted the Maryland, jumping ship instead of flying home from Phoenix with the team. He also began his (and our) descent into hell. Edsall never recovered. We did thanks to Mora but it took longer than its should have.
 
huskymedic said:


-> Akron’s season ended on Tuesday with a win over Bowling Green to finish with a 5-7 record, and head coach Joe Moorhead could be a name to watch at a few places. That includes the offensive coordinator job at Virginia Tech under Franklin or the UConn head job if Jim Mora leaves. Moorhead was Franklin’s OC at Penn State from 2016 to ‘17, and he was the OC on the 2010 UConn team that reached the Fiesta Bowl. Mora himself has received interest from jobs out west, like Oregon State and Stanford. <-
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Maybe I'm in the minority but if Mora were to go West, not sure I'd want Moorhead. Feel like his time has come and gone
 
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Moorhead is yesterdays news, and Randy was perpetually pissed off at Hathaway his last 2 years, Had he gotten the help in Admission and Retention he wanted, things might have been different.

Is Chesney the guy maybe?
 
AllHusky said:
Moorhead is yesterdays news, and Randy was perpetually pissed off at Hathaway his last 2 years, Had he gotten the help in Admission and Retention he wanted, things might have been different.

Is Chesney the guy maybe?
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Chesney is a great coach but he is currently at James Madison. He is on the list for Penn State and UCLA head coaching jobs and will get a P4 head coaching job in the near future. He has James Madison at the cusp to make the CFP this year. Realistically why would he leave James Madison for UConn?
 
AllHusky said:
Moorhead is yesterdays news, and Randy was perpetually pissed off at Hathaway his last 2 years, Had he gotten the help in Admission and Retention he wanted, things might have been different.

Is Chesney the guy maybe?
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Probably not at UConn... if he's inclined to leave JMU he'll likely have multiple P4 opportunities.
 
Hoophound said:
Has Chesney built up JMU or did he inherit a program that was already killing it? I thought they were doing great before he got there.
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Previous coach took a lot of the talent to Indiana with him. I think it would be highly unlikely he would take UConn head coaching job.
 
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Hoophound said:
Has Chesney built up JMU or did he inherit a program that was already killing it? I thought they were doing great before he got there.
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James Madison had been to the playoffs every year from 2014 to their upgrade after the 2021 season. They've been to bowls 3 of the last 4 (counting this year; 2022 they were ineligible due to the transition). If you want to give someone credit for the initial build it's probably Everett Withers and Mike Houston (who won their only FCS championship). Cignetti kept it going and managed the upgrade & now is killing it at Indiana; Chesney has kept things going and has every chance of sneaking into the playoffs if the AAC manage to keep beating each other (Temple has the chance to kill off both Tulane and North Texas).
 
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