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Storrsbred said:
You in government, academia, the clergy? Something without consequences and a never ending supply of money?
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actually, all three of those have a finite supply of money and need to do strict budgeting.
 
gtcam said:
Hey
Went to college and roomed with a Steve Caliendo from Windsor
Any relation?
Just wondering

Agree with your comments
This guy may be recruiting better talent but his play calling and game management is awful at this point
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I don't think so. There are Caliendos in that area I know, but not within two relations to me. Nor is Frank Caliendo. :-)
 
John said:
actually, all three of those have a finite supply of money and need to do strict budgeting.
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Perhaps in theory for two of those, not so sure about the government (at least the Feds).
 
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Storrsbred said:
What does having his own players have to do with the idiotic game decisions being made by the staff? If anyone hired a CEO at several million and that person performed like Diaco has for two years, he would be long gone.
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I have no problem with Diaco and staff making a few questionable coaching decisions. Think of them as growing pains. He's a 1st time head coach and there will be some bumps in the road. Bottom line this team is better than it was last year and will be better next year. Diaco and staff has this program headed in the right direction.
 
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CTBballfan243 said:
I have no problem with Diaco and staff making a few questionable coaching decisions. Think of them as growing pains. He's a 1st time head coach and there will be some bumps in the road. Bottom line this team is better than it was last year and will be better next year. Diaco and staff has this program headed in the right direction.
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At this point, The players are leaving the coaches in the dust in terms of development and improvement.
 
I love Diaco's culture approach. Not sure he is a very sound coach when it comes to basic execution and game management
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
Is this a bad time to remind everyone that I wanted Tom Herman in the worst way?
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Given his background says Texas. Texas. Texas. Why do you think he'd have either connections or desire to show up in New England ? And presumably we aren't paying 200% of his Texas school.

As for the burning at the stake of our FB coaches ... I'd say that was a very frustrating game. Sad & upset. But I think the offense is getting better ... but I see better playmakers on that green team today.
 
Storrsbred said:
So you disagree with that statement?
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Are you too young to remember the financial crisis a few years back? How are those CEO's doing now? Fired, nope. Thank you have a nice day.
 
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Diaco is our coach for better or worse. Might be worse, but my hope is it gets better. Let's see how we finish out.
 
Colt house75 said:
Absolutely. This program had only one way to go ... up. You did not have to be a rocket scientist to figure out where the changes needed to be made off the field....
He spends 1 or 2 more years here and then leaves.... I would rather start now with a proven coach and not move $$$ toward a coach that cannot effectively manage on game day. At a seven figure salary, we hired a coach that has proven over 18 games, that he can't manage critical points, make key decisions. It is one thing to wait but at the price we are paying, he should already have it down..... and not use us as a learning and improvement vehicle.
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So because he will make us better in the future and get better at game day management that he could be poached by a P5 team, we should skip the whole "get us better" part and dump him before he dumps us?

So in short, you think we should be firing Diaco right now? And replace him with which proven coach?

As much as I disagree with most of his other opinions, the OP has this right. HCBD is getting an education coaching the Huskies right now. But he's a pretty smart guy and I expect him to get better (and so do you it seems). As long as we get better, preemptively dumping him seems like an incredibly foolish thing to do - but then again, I'm sober.
 
Diaco isn't going anywhere. We are riding that horse to the B1G. Get on the horse. If he needs to adjust his staff, he will.
 
Stairmaster said:
Okay sure, let's can Diaco. Put Don Patterson in for the rest of the season and hire someone else in the offseason. Then, when you're inevitably dissatisfied with the new coach, can him as well as Warde for good measure (since he keeps screwing up so many coaching hires). 5th coach and 3rd AD since 2011. Do you see what kind of path your impatience leads us down? I'm very glad you aren't our AD.
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Did you not post a thread on who should be fired? Counseling is available, free if you can not afford it.
 
Woof 101 said:
Did you not post a thread on who should be fired? Counseling is available, free if you can not afford it.
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I was asking the community at large what their thoughts were. Not once did I say I wanted anyone fired. I created that thread to a) blow off steam due to anger and b) spark discussion. Which it did on both accounts.
 
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Palatine said:
He'll move on. Hate to say it. But that's how it looks from here.

He should be paying UConn for this education.
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This loss had a lot to do with coaching. Time expiring with a tackle on the 2 yard line and a timeout in your pocket is unacceptable. 3 points left on the table.

Not kicking a fld goal early in the first half left another 3 points on the table.

Kicking a 45+ yard field goal into the wind on 4th and inches?

Still firmly behind Diaco and staff... But this is a game the staff needs to learn from.
 
I'm opting for a third alternative. Diaco does learn here, the team does improve(including in game decisions) and he stays because UConn is committed to putting a winner on the football field and can come up with the finances to upgrade the Rent as customer demand dictates it. Any raises or extensions to his contract are dependent on results and I'm sure he is fair minded enough to accept that. I think pride with him is pretty important and he wouldn't want to leave a mess behind that has his name on it. Most in here figured it would take til year three for a legit shot at a bowl so I say let this year play out and see who the staff can recruit this cycle. Besides, the league is getting stronger every year and I say that as long as there's a G-5 bid out there for a New Years bowl the AAC can seize on that and prove itself worthy of being considered part of the P-6. Diaco will see that. he also sees how UConn rewards their coaches like Geno and Jim Calhoun and if he gets similar results they'd reward him accordingly. As long as attendance improves with winning percentage why start all over again when the foundation is being poured?
 
I am incensed at the program right now.

To me, this team physically and talent-wise passes the eye test. By right they should at least be 5-2. They've clearly gotten good reps in practice. Matt Balis has done wonders making their bodies stronger. But they seemingly have not addressed the mental aspect of winning on the field yet, and it is m-a-d-d-e-n-i-n-g.

And the main reason why this hasn't been overcome yet is that the coaches haven't addressed THEIR decision-making, either. It's as if they think they're still coaching last year's team at times, when clearly these kids are at a different level than the '14 crew. Diaco & Co. need to call plays that put the onus on the playmakers so that they can learn how to make winning plays when it's time to win. If they fail, so be it: they either learn or it's next man up.

That's why I nearly walked out after the Sad Field Goal attempt. That was at minimum a teachable moment for a young, developing offense that was going up and down the field all day, and at the most a time to go take the game from an outclassed opponent.

Instead? Doink. W. T. F.

Look, all I'm trying to say is that yes, lack of talent or poor Strength/conditioning loses games. But constant mental errors and weak play calling? That loses fanbases.

I am royally pissed this morning - and I just hope to Delany that there are a bunch of coaches and players right now in the Burton Building just as pissed as I am.

Fix this Coach Diaco, while the fans still care...
 
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epark88 said:
I am incensed at the program right now.

To me, this team physically and talent-wise passes the eye test. By right they should at least be 5-2. They've clearly gotten good reps in practice. Matt Balis has done wonders making their bodies stronger. But they seemingly have not addressed the mental aspect of winning on the field yet, and it is m-a-d-d-e-n-i-n-g.

And the main reason why this hasn't been overcome yet is that the coaches haven't addressed THEIR decision-making, either. It's as if they think they're still coaching last year's team at times, when clearly these kids are at a different level than the '14 crew. Diaco & Co. need to call plays that put the onus on the playmakers so that they can learn how to make winning plays when it's time to win. If they fail, so be it: they either learn or it's next man up.

That's why I nearly walked out after the Sad Field Goal attempt. That was at minimum a teachable moment for a young, developing offense that was going up and down the field all day, and at the most a time to go take the game from an outclassed opponent.

Instead? Doink. W. T. F.

Look, all I'm trying to say is that yes, lack of talent or poor Strength/conditioning loses games. But constant mental errors and weak play calling? That loses fanbases.

I am royally pissed this morning - and I just hope to Delany that there are a bunch of coaches and players right now in the Burton Building just as pissed as I am.

Fix this Coach Diaco, while the fans still care...
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From JJ's column it sounds to me like Diaco is on the right page, going to have the staff look critically at their process. I think he gets it though I'm sure other Yarders will disagree.

"We have to do a better job as a staff having a higher level of play awareness and play selection," Diaco said. "I don't have a 40,000-feet-looking-down comment for you right now. I'm not trying to give you coachspeak. I know we're going to have to look down at the third-and-1, the fourth-and-1 and say, 'Why was this play not successful? Should it even have been called? What's a better play selection here?'

"Really be honest. Start with myself and move on down through the staff to give us a better opportunity to keep the drive alive and produce points. We need to do a better job as a staff to find ways to be successful in critical situations."
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Stairmaster said:
I was asking the community at large what their thoughts were. Not once did I say I wanted anyone fired. I created that thread to a) blow off steam due to anger and b) spark discussion. Which it did on both accounts.
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Hey Stair..
maybe some of us should just stay on the MBB site - there's some dolts there but some people here are just, well I'm heading back over
People can get frustrated but be big enough to carry on a discussion
I love UConn and would love to see the football program do well but you need to hire a game coach in your head coach package, not only a recruiter and a cheerleader. Has Diaco ever been college HC?
As much as I condone the man for how he left but RE did know how to call a game and he was a rah rah guy and the players appeared to like him = NOT SAYING I WANT HIM BACK
 
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gtcam said:
Hey Stair..
maybe some of us should just stay on the MBB site - there's some dolts there but some people here are just, well I'm heading back over
People can get frustrated but be big enough to carry on a discussion
I love UConn and would love to see the football program do well but you need to hire a game coach in your head coach package, not only a recruiter and a cheerleader. Has Diaco ever been college HC?
As much as I condone the man for how he left but RE did know how to call a game and he was a rah rah guy and the players appeared to like him = NOT SAYING I WANT HIM BACK
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Thanks for the advice, but I think I'll continue posting on the FB board as well.
 
weyuo said:
I'm opting for a third alternative. Diaco does learn here, the team does improve(including in game decisions) and he stays because UConn is committed to putting a winner on the football field and can come up with the finances to upgrade the Rent as customer demand dictates it. Any raises or extensions to his contract are dependent on results and I'm sure he is fair minded enough to accept that. I think pride with him is pretty important and he wouldn't want to leave a mess behind that has his name on it. Most in here figured it would take til year three for a legit shot at a bowl so I say let this year play out and see who the staff can recruit this cycle. Besides, the league is getting stronger every year and I say that as long as there's a G-5 bid out there for a New Years bowl the AAC can seize on that and prove itself worthy of being considered part of the P-6. Diaco will see that. he also sees how UConn rewards their coaches like Geno and Jim Calhoun and if he gets similar results they'd reward him accordingly. As long as attendance improves with winning percentage why start all over again when the foundation is being poured?
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Look, I'm as frustrated with the results as PAL & the rest of you. BUT, don't forget the dumpster fire of the FHCPP years. Diaco inherited a wildfire from Hades & it's taking time to tame the flames. We're all looking for improvement, so here's a checklist:
Strength & conditioning: definitely
Competitiveness on the field-no question
Players buying into the system-yup
Creativeness in play calling: UConn, this season, has successfully completed a fake punt, flea flicker, assorted other "trick plays", so yes
Coaches owning their mistakes-I'll give HCBD an A- grade on this. How many times did PP REALLY come clean? Can you recite from rote Randy's classic line "Players need to execute" (Jeez-sometimes I felt that Randy should be facing the firing squad)
As to Diaco learning on the job in prep for a better position: So be it-that's the coaching mantra. Look at his mentor, Brian Kelley. He's been a gypsy in his career as he's gone up the coaching ladder. The KEY is that, in order to receive that next better opportunity, BD must perform admirably at THIS one. I'm riding the wave with HCBD until it reaches shore.
Finally, addressing that next opportunity: Diaco is a Jersey guy & part of the reason for accepting the UConn coaching position was to bring his family back East to be closer to his roots. Speculating on institutions that could lure him away: PSU-I think that the Nits are very happy with their current coach. Rutgers-if BD's crazy enough to deal with THAT bureaucracy-God Bless him. The Thunderchickens-I don't think so. Temple-lateral move. The Leprechauns-Kelley is there until he retires &, unless he has physical ailments, I don't think it's soon.
His alma mater Iowa- intriguing-UConn alum Ferentz has them on a roll, so talk of his firing has been extinguished. How much longer does Kirk K. coach before he decides to retire? Do the Hawkeyes want to replace him with an "Iowa Man (aka alumnus)"? Does BD go against his eastern family roots & carpet bag to Iowa City? ALL of this speculation is just that. It's the Monday morning NATIONAL FLAG BLUES after a loss of a very winnable game. We want to see winning football on the field of play. I think that we're getting there. I still have patience. HCBD is organized. Here's hoping that he figures the rest out in short order & good results are just over the horizon.
 
From where I sit this season, I have no choice to pay attention very closely to what I can read and hear and see. Coach D is a very passionate, energetic and successful football man. From what I can tell, he's never been really charged with doing what he's doing at UCONN, and that is transition from what we were, into a winner. He's not just doing it as a position coach, or a coordinator either - he's doing it as a head coach, that's had to address every single aspect of the program.

Let's just keep that in mind. I think he's doing a fantastic job, and the quality I like best about him, is his ability to speak his mind clearly as to what he thinks, and feels, and believes. Love it.

ANd that leads me to this - I've been paying very close attention to what Coach Booby says and does over the season. If you pay attention like I do, a pattern has developed here - that Coach needs to break. When he's talking during game week, and he's a strutting peacock, we've performed really well, and really - we coulda shoulda be at least 5-2 right now 7 games in, rather than 3-4, if not for a few head scratchers from the coaching staff and brain farts from the players.

But we're not - were 3-4. Prior to Missouri, Prior to byu, coach was a confident dude, not so prior to Navy and USF, he was all praise for our opponents. Those are the losses, and every single one, was a winnable game. The navy offense, the USF running game - he had lots positive to say prior.

It's subtle, what I'm noticing, I think, and maybe it's just me - and I'm full of beans - but I think it's there. I'm curious to see how he presents this week's opponent. Cincinnati is 3-3, and 1-2 in conference.

The poker face he's got to develop as a head coach, either will come with time, or it won't. As well as the situational awareness for decision making in games. Unrealistic to expect it from a guy as jacked and passionate as this one, who's really just into his 8th game now, of trying to actually win.
 
Palatine said:
He'll move on. Hate to say it. But that's how it looks from here.

He should be paying UConn for this education.
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Tell you what, you find me the coach who already knows everything there is about coaching and wants to coach here, and I'll pay his salary, deal?
 
Irish Loop said:
Tell you what, you find me the coach who already knows everything there is about coaching and wants to coach here, and I'll pay his salary, deal?
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RE??

Its always the execution...so he knows it all.
 
Bob's a better coach than the program deserved at the time of his hire. Ward made a good pick in spite of everything. He just needs to adjust on gameday. Everything else is looking pretty good. Recruiting appears to be getting better, the guys are playing hard and getting better. I enjoy watching the games again.

I simply want us to get over the hump of being a losing program as fast as humanity possible because that stink takes a lot longer to get off than it does to put on.

There are 3 long time terrible football programs from this conference ranked this week and deservedly so. However one loss and they are right back to irrelevant town. While teams like Missouri, Northwestern and Ole Miss are a win away from the media driven good to see you again pats on the back.

A bowl game this year would be huge and set up a run to compete for a conference title next season. Credibility takes at least an extra year to find you. For all the suck we've endured, cutting a year off the rebound schedule would do wonders for the program even if Bob left.

A bowl is a decidely uphill climb after Saturday, but it continued improvements should result in an opportunity for a wtf win to offset this wtf loss.

ECU and Tulane become the must wins #4 and #5. Will need an upset of Cincy, Houston, or Temple. I don't think this is our week but, who knows, we've played better on the road this year. An upset at the Nipper would be a huge boost, bigger than UCF last season.
 
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