Bob Diaco

[FfldCntyFan]

Ollie, Cavanaugh and Diaco. I know Ollie needs an asterick next to it, but not a bad year of hires all things considered. Actually a pretty damn good year.

The funniest part is the sum of the ages of all three is less than P & GDL.

 

[minidarren]

Let us know if you think TJ would still be a better HC than Diaco.

(Sorry, had to bust your bawls a little bit)

Yes, he would.

I'll let ya know when Diaco loses to BYU.

 

[ruskin]

Can't wait to see the bonuses in contract . . . . 'only' $1.5 million a year (for 1st year of 5 anyway) is very surprising.

 

[amory]

Diaco: Well, I'm off to Storrs.
Warde: Bob, we've prepared a plane for you.
Diaco: Plane? That won't be necessary.

 

[johnhuskies95]

I like the hire. He doesn't have an attacking defense, but they've been pretty good every year he's been there, so he must do something right.

 

[jostar1]

Brett McMurphy‏@McMurphyESPN4m
Notre Dame DC Bob Diaco to UConn

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Can't wait to see the bonuses in contract . . . . 'only' $1.5 million a year (for 1st year of 5 anyway) is very surprising.

I imagine that $1.5 is the pay for year one in the $9 million over five years that was reported Monday. I also believe that if things work out well, in a couple of years that contract will be ripped up and replaced with a better one.

 

[Uconnalliance]

How soon before Justin Noyes RE commits?

 

[Scoe]

awesome, I hope he keeps Weist and Foley, he hardly has to touch the offense.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Kevin Nathan‏@KevinNathanNBC23h
Source told me today that UConn pres. Susan Herbst would like a coach from top 25 program.


25Notre Dame8-476

http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings

OverThePylon ‏@OverThePylon
GUYZ BSU IS THE #1 TEAM IN THE NATION YO!

 

[Skiblets]

ducking love this hire if true

 

[Stikey]

As an RU fan, I wanted to chime in that this seems like a really terrific hire! Diaco was a guy that many of us had hoped would have been brought in after Schiano left (but we probably couldn't have paid him the $1.5 million you guys are rightfully shelling out). I'm sure he'll help to turn things around from the Pasqualoni era pretty quickly!

(A special thank-you also for leaving ND without a DC for our bowl game.)

 

[nd73]

This one hurts. Congrats Huskies. He is a really good coach and he will give a great opening presser.

 

[Irishfan]

Diaco did a good job with ND's defense last year. Not so much this year, but we got hammered with injuries to the D-line and linebackers. No idea what his O would look like, but it will probably mirror Kelly's. A lot of ND fans thought Diaco was next in line for the ND job, so maybe a little HC experience will help that. Good luck with him, he seems like a good guy.

 

[RMoore1999]

The crow appetizer I'm nibbling on tastes pretty good.

Nice work Mr. Manuel...

 

[upstater]

No idea who this tweeter is but sums up the day pretty well

Elizabeth Ann Dillon@eadillon1
Less than an hour ago, Dad & I laughed about Narduzzi turning down UConn. Diaco to UConn is karmic retribution. Sorry, friends.

Notre Dame fan?

 

[2Infinity]

All of a sudden...the Pinstripe Bowl just became a LOT more interesting to watch!!

 

[Afroabe224]

I haven't been this excited about UConn Football since high noon on January 1st, 2011

 

[ASweet3781]

Mike Golic Jr ‏@MGolicJR57 4m
Congrats and best of luck to Coach Diaco! UCONN getting a great man for the job. My CT folks should be excited!

 

[UCDaveD]

MGolicJR57 10:03pm via Twitter for iPhone
And anyone who was at ND knows UCONN is about to have the best pregame speeches in the country. #BIA

 

[Rumrunner]

All of a sudden...the Pinstripe Bowl just became a LOT more interesting to watch!!

No way he coaches in it.

 

[Dooley]

I couldn't be any more fired up than I am right now!!!! Hiring Diaco at the end of the day feels something like this…

 

[RMoore1999]

Great hire. Everything we could have wanted in the next coach.

Hope TJW stays as OC.

Not happening according to UConn Insider....

 

[jfuchs91]

 

[UCDaveD]

My Diaco is hard right now.