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Benedict and Mora

uconndogs said:
There is plenty of stupid money in college football and if someone comes calling with some of it Mora should listen.

That said, Mora is 63, likes to ski in Idaho, and looks like he takes good care of himself. UCONN is a demanding job, but expectations are nothing like they are in the various crazyvilles of college football like LSU, etc. Pure speculation on my part, but I’m wondering if Mora sees more to life than a larger paycheck and bigger program.
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I think he might want another crack at the big stage.

I look at this way, if someone told me a guy would come in an rejuvenate the program and then leave after four years I would probably say this seems about right.
 
There are plenty of programs who can out bid UConn for Mora's services.

UConn just has to pay enough for him, his staff, and NIL to keep Him content.

If Mora's main motivation is maximum money, UConn isn't keeping him (Personally, I don't believe he is looking for max money).
 
jostar1 said:
Here is the thread from when he was hired if you want to go down memory lane and see what everyone thought at the time:

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Thread 'Jim Mora Expected to be Named HC'

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Here's what one wag said, "This is an absolute home run of a hire. It gives UConn instant national credibility. Shows that the AD and coaching staff will have a plan. I'm stunned. I can't imagine doing better."
 
Scoe said:
The last time we had this talk we lost to Rice, this is bad mojo.
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Nah, it's only hurts the mojo if you think it hurts the mojo. If you can't celebrate big victories, why bother? And hey, do you think Skyler Bell is any good yet?
 
Waquoit said:
Nah, it's only hurts the mojo if you think it hurts the mojo. If you can't celebrate big victories, why bother? And hey, do you think Skyler Bell is any good yet?
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First of all I never said Bell wasn't any good so you're telling a lie right there. I also said if he put up a big performance against Duke I'll call him the greatest UConn player ever and guess what he is I'm a man of my word. I celebrated this UConn win more than you did. I put the anti jinx to your jinx.
 
If Jedd Fisch leaves Washington for say Florida, I would be worried UW would come for Mora. Thats the only one I really worry about.

Mora said from the beginning its not about money for him. He is financially secure. His assistants are not. I would expect him to try and get more money for his staff here and take a modest bump in pay for himself. In particular I'm looking for them to bump up his coordinators to about 500k each.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
I think that’s a fair comment about anyone. I know career-wise, I hit a point where I didn’t want the job the next level up because of the politics that would come with it.

Mora seems like he is becoming an aging crankier guy…he is probably better suited for a small market where he has more control.

Which is good news for UConn!
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An aging, crankier guy? All of us are getting older and crankier with refs these days. He’s all of us.
 
Waquoit said:
Here's what one wag said, "This is an absolute home run of a hire. It gives UConn instant national credibility. Shows that the AD and coaching staff will have a plan. I'm stunned. I can't imagine doing better."
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Kudos to you.
 
noeynox said:
If Jedd Fisch leaves Washington for say Florida, I would be worried UW would come for Mora. Thats the only one I really worry about.

Mora said from the beginning its not about money for him. He is financially secure. His assistants are not. I would expect him to try and get more money for his staff here and take a modest bump in pay for himself. In particular I'm looking for them to bump up his coordinators to about 500k each.
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I just think Mora fits here. Could he do better? Maybe, probably? But this appears to be a great fit for him now.

He can do his football coach thing and then do his annual disappearing act for a few months and go play with his wife. That won't fly anywhere else in the P4.
 
cellocgg said:
While true, UConn can and will pay out far more than JMU
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Mora is making $2 million. Puts him in the top 10 of G5 coaches. I said he will only leave for a P4 team he believes has a shot at CFP, my guess the position will pay around $5 million. The big if does he wish to chase CFP.
 
JwittersPAC said:
Mora is making $2 million. Puts him in the top 10 of G5 coaches. I said he will only leave for a P4 team he believes has a shot at CFP, my guess the position will pay around $5 million. The big if does he wish to chase CFP.
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P4 teams with real national championship aspirations pay way more than $5M.
 
Hopefully Jim Mora decides to make UConn his final stop...

...but just in case, let me be the first to say Pete Lembo has a great track record of doing a lot with very little. Heck, we only beat Buffalo by 3 points this year and we have much more talent than Buffalo.
 
metsfan2323 said:
Hopefully Jim Mora decides to make UConn his final stop...

...but just in case, let me be the first to say Pete Lembo has a great track record of doing a lot with very little. Heck, we only beat Buffalo by 3 points this year and we have much more talent than Buffalo.
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He interviewed during the Disco hire.
 
Chin Diesel said:
There are plenty of programs who can out bid UConn for Mora's services.

UConn just has to pay enough for him, his staff, and NIL to keep Him content.

If Mora's main motivation is maximum money, UConn isn't keeping him (Personally, I don't believe he is looking for max money).
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I doubt money is much of a factor for him. He's an older guy, he's made a ton of money and he just doesn't seem like a guy who is moved/motivated by money. Hell, if money was what's important to him he never would've taken the UConn job in the first place.

He strikes me as an incredibly principled guy who wanted to take on the ultimate challenge in his profession. I think he will see that through until he no longer wants to coach.
 
I don't believe in a budget btw it's 2025 where everything that's illegal is legal. There are always ways with boosters slipping money under the table the school and state have the money. That's not to say we should unnecessarily go above a budget, I believe if we raise NIL and keep our assistants then Mora will stay, that would be attractive to the P4 conferences.
 
superjohn said:
I doubt money is much of a factor for him. He's an older guy, he's made a ton of money and he just doesn't seem like a guy who is moved/motivated by money. Hell, if money was what's important to him he never would've taken the UConn job in the first place.

He strikes me as an incredibly principled guy who wanted to take on the ultimate challenge in his profession. I think he will see that through until he no longer wants to coach.
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Since we're all guessing on his motivations.....

He said he was pissed he got canned at UCLA and didn't feel he deserved to get fired.

I think he values the opportunity to coach at a place as long as he wants and to leave when he is ready. And I think UConn provides him that opportunity. He doesn't need the money, but showing him appreciation with some more pay for him amd his staff, is the smart move by Benedict.
 
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