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Benedict and Mora

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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ShakyTheMohel said:
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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The only three in my opinion are
Geno
Calhoun
Hurley
 


-> 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. <-
 
I hope I'm wrong but I could totally see Mora having an itch that he can take a P4 program into the playoffs and compete for a natty.
 
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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
 
gwhuskyfan said:
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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I agree. I could think of several guys I’d be interested in. Moorehead isn’t among them.
 
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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.
 
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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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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.
 
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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CCSUblue said:
I hope coaches like Kevin Cahill and Andrew Aurich.
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Cahill is probably the better candidate for us. I’d like someone with recruiting experience in the NIL era, but that’s probably not critical.
 
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Dave ran a very tight interview process last time. I mean, I don't think anyone saw Mora as a candidate. So wouldn't put too much weight into Moorehead talk, if Jim does leave.
 
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