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Colorado State is expected to make UConn coach Jim Mora the school’s next head coach.

Sadly espn says he is "expected". AD has to pull something out of his....as a last minute counter offer to maybe get him to change his mind. I figure regardless of what happens it's 100% decided and done in under a week.
 
My guess (if the story is accurate) is that he believes it will be easier to get the necessary financial support at CSU (the statement did mention a favorable financial situation) than here.

This is where we need to get a bit more competitive. Once we do this, things will get a whole lot easier.
 
Kolumbo said:
No way Jim Mora goes to Colorado State. It's a crappy, really crappy G6 job and he'd be sucking ass in the MWC/PAC. He already left UCLA. why waste away losing to Boise State and SDSU? No way. NO WAY. If he were to leave Jim Mora would be dead to me. Dead. Along with UConn Football. But he ain't leaving.

Jim would have to be just another money grubbing blowhard looking for a safe bankroll to take the Colorado State job. Let's see what he says. Bullshit takes the bus.
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Sorry but that's way too harsh. Sad but not surprised he's leaving, but somewhat surprised it's CSU. He probably didn't get an offer from Cal or Stanford. The new Pac 12 will be the best G6 conference. Mora's a west coast guy and this gets him closer to home. It may be his last move, and with the players we lose and our schedule next year he may not have had the same options next year.
I'll thank him for bringing the program out of the abyss and wish him well. I don't think that AD Dave is shocked that he's leaving and has his list of candidates although Bob Chesney may have P4 offers and probably isn't on it. Hope Dave sticks around. We'll be fine. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
 
I want to wish Coach Mora all the best. He has made me believe again. Turned this program around and built a culture here where athletes will turn down money to stay. He’s a West Coast guy far from home, so I get it.

Dave needs to get this next hire right. Open up the purses and go out and get a winner.
 
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superjohn said:
Wow, didn't see that coming. People talked about him leaving for a legit program in a power conference and I thought he would have loyalty and finish what he started here. Leaving for Colorado State of all places and doing it before the bowl game makes me think a bit differently about the man.
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Well when your own state media members start bailing on your press conferences and refuse to vote you in the Top 25 after going 9-3 (18-7 over the last 2 seasons) you could argue he felt as if he had no respect.

It still stings but he wanted to go back out West and compete. And CO State has funding plus family ties. Thats the reality.
 
He showed what is possible - the timing on these things couldn’t be worse. Why are folks allowed to leave before a season just makes college sports unregulated and Wild West due to a complete lack of leadership. Can’t criticize kids when they opt out of games / bowl games when their role model adults do the same.
 
Well this wasn’t what I wanted to wake u too. Like everyone else, expected him to leave and go wedt at some point - but CSU is a bad look.

The positive is he’s shown it CAN happen here with the right coach/investment. A P5 invite wouldn’t be based off any coach, esp a mid-60s one. DB needs to get a decent name in here with experience.

Worried about our recruits bailing.
 
Skiblets said:
Total kick in the nads. Colorado state ? Has to be because he loves his home in Idaho.
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I guess he wanted to get back West. Even though not much success in football, Their football facilities look pretty nice. With a new football stadium in 2017.

Colorado State University Canvas Stadium

The stadium is designed as a multi-purpose venue capable of hosting NCAA football games and a broad range of other civic, community, and athletic activities.
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Skiblets said:
Total kick in the nads. Colorado state ? Has to be because he loves his home in Idaho.
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If the dude loves rural Idaho (and I don’t mean like Idaho is a rural state; I mean look at the town in Idaho he has his house), then he was always on borrowed time here from lifestyle and, likely, cultural standpoints. I never bothered to research the guy, and just hoped he could be a good football coach; but if that’s where he lives, he clearly likes the big wide open rugged country. That ain’t CT. Frankly, kind of a shock, knowing he’s from LA

Funny, actually; in looking that up, I learned the house by UConn he lived in is well documented as being haunted, and he and his wife experienced paranormal things frequently. What an odd fact/situation lol

I wish I could say I hate how phony college sports and coaches have become, but we’ve experienced this going back to Edsall 1.0

We need someone from the Northeast. And, of course, we need a conference. How many more years of solid football do we need to play to get an invite?
 
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Rocktheworld said:
If the dude loves Idaho then he was always on borrowed time here

Just hate how phony college sports and coaches have become
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Jim Mora actually called Dave for the position. Prior to joining UConn, Jim’s coaching career was in the toilet. Jim revived UConn football but also revived his own career. I guess the rumors were true that he interviewed for the Washington state job last year and the Oregon State job this year. He always wanted to get a job out West again.
 
Rocktheworld said:
If the dude loves Idaho then he was always on borrowed time here

I wish I could say I hate how phony college sports and coaches have become, but we’ve experienced this going back to Edsall 1.0

We need someone from the Northeast.
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“And here comes Chip Kelly, new HC riding out to a sold out Rentschler Field on a motorcycle to take on the Leopards.”
 
Mora was never getting a P5 job, so we can stop with the Cal/Stanford nonsense. He’s in his mid-60s and hasn’t coached a power conference team in forever. Yes, he worked miracles for us, but to the rest of the country we are still UConn football. Anyone who isn’t an UConn fan will tell you we are only 9-3 because we play an easy schedule.

I don’t think CSU is an upgrade but as others have mentioned it’s closer to home and he’s now in a conference which may help with stability. I always thought he was going to go back west, given the fact he was in Idaho and not coaching at all when Benedict made the call. Going from Washington/California/Idaho to Storrs is definitely a cultural shock.

Coach Mora is a not only a football coach, but a leader. He completely turned this program around and we now have momentum for the first time since what, 2009/2010? He was brought in to stabilize the program, and I think we can all agree he did a fantastic job and probably exceeded all of our expectations. It was great having him here and I wish him nothing but success at CSU.

As for our next hire - just like with Coach Mora - we need a leader and not just an X’s and O’s guy. Don’t make the mistake of hiring some big shot Coordinator over a guy with head coaching experience who has proven results. If that means we need to look at a coach from FCS , then we should consider that. We need someone who knows how to win or who will embrace what Mora has done in terms of building a program.
 
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I expected Mora to leave but Colorado State is shocking to me.
 
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CTBasketball said:
His son also went there and loves Fort Collins, which is an odd place to love.
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Mora has no connection to Ft.Collins and Colorado St. His son Trey went to Colorado Boulder and was in SAE fraternity with my grandson. I was told by a "reliable source" (guess not--lol) that if (when) Jedd Fisch took the UCLA job, JM was penciled in at U Washington. I would totally understand that move--but Colo St is a head scratcher.
In the meantime, other than the obvious departures, we'll be losing several other key players to the portal. Look for our O line and other units to take a hit. Some significant coin is being offered by programs who have lots of it to spare.
 
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We were so focused on Stanford or Cal, but Colorado State came from practically nowhere to really much things up. I'm shocked beyond belief at this development (the leaving was a possibility, but for CSU?!?!?!). Well, as I mentioned in other posts, our sky is about to become filled with fire and ash. This news is absolutely brutal, and that bowl we were hoping would get us to 10 wins is looking like lost cause...who among the key players are going to play when we've just lost the best coach we've had since RE1?
 
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