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

Rich said:
No way an undefeated UCONN with our SoS makes the playoff. Ain’t happening. We would be in back of 3 & 4 loss P4 teams.
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This ^^ I am surprised people do not realize that we have no chance in our current situation - even going 12-0. With no conference we can only get in if we are ranked in the top 7 of the remaining non conference champion teams. As @Rich notes, there will be several P4 teams that would be ranked higher when you compare their schedule vs ours.

Meanwhile, while there are 60+ G6 schools, pretty much all the MAC and Conf USA teams are in the same boat as us with a slightly better chance because they at least do have a conference championship and could theoretically get in as the G6 rep. I would say they probably have that 0.0001% chance. The MW and Sunbelt teams have an even better chance but teams in the American and new PAC will have the best chance to get in as most likely a team from one of these conferences is getting that one G6 spot.

So while CSU making the playoffs and having a chance at a national championship is still remote, assuming Mora is coming in with the mindset of turning the program around and there is $upport from the school and boosters, the odds are much higher at CSU.
 
cellocgg said:
You know who also isn't making the playoff anytime soon? CSU
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Still have a realistic shot. If Mora really cared for having a chance at the CFP then Colorado State has a better chance than independent UConn.
 
Had we lost to FAU we would have had a ton of pissed off fans saying good riddance, if they had thrown into the endzome with 4 seconds left we probably lose. I wonder how much an effect this had on our performance against FAU, not saying Mora wasn't focused on this game but I'm sure he was distracted.

It showed how great our offense is and Sammis is, we know our defense sucks but that was record setting bad against FAU and FAU scored 3 pts yesterday btw. Our defense actually wasn't that bad against Duke and Airforce meaning we weren't missing our assignments and we got pressure on the qb at least. I wonder how much Mora worked with the defense as opposed to the offense.

It's time to move on and get a better coach. Mora probably felt he maxed himself out here, he has a history of tenures ending badly. We only got his side of the story about his UCLA tenure ending we didn't hear the other side of the story.

I thank Mora for his 4 years but he'not Jim Calhoun. It is not a miracle to win here , I know we made it look that way for years. Moving forward being a token 6-7 win bowl team isn't good enough anymore. 8 wins needs to be the bear minimum.
 
maple said:
“I’m doing this,” Mora texted. “There’s a path to the College Football Playoff here.”

LMAO. This article genuinely pissed me off so much.
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ok sure Jim.

Jim Mora Playoffs GIF
 
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Forte said:
But its not the college atmosphere that matters in CT its the convenience of being able to get on and off 84 quickly
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That matters everywhere. The Rose Bowl has 4 freeway entrances with 1 mile of the stadium. Penn State's Beaver Stadium is a half mile from I-99, and the parking lots are closer. CSU's Canvas Stadium is 2 miles from 3 entrances to I-25. Michigan Stadium is a mile from I-94 and 2 miles from freeway 23. Ohio State's Ohio Stadium is half a mile from multiple entrances to freeway 315, and just over 1 mile to four entrances to I-71. Gillette Stadium in Foxborough is less than 2 miles from I-95.

Basically, every well-attended football stadium has easy freeway access through multiple entrance and exit routes.

UConn's campus is 8 miles from I-84 and 12 miles from the terminus of I-384. Don't expect to get 40,000 people into an on-campus stadium if those are the closest freeways.
 
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PackTheRent said:
6 times a year. Big deal. And many Boneyarders may not care, but the coaches, students and players hate the off campus stadium. Mora mentioned it to his friend Millen. It adds to the perception of the program as a not-serious one
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Mora coached at UCLA, where the commute to home football games is worse than Storrs to East Hartford.
 
ZooCougar said:
I'm pretty sure we will get the last laugh given Mora's history. UConn is the only place he was ever a success.
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I have a gut feeling on this too. I really don’t care that he left. I just want to choose the right coach now. Mora is a good face of a program but he is not a great football coach. We can be better off if the right hire is made. I can’t help but feel a pull to Cahill. The more I look into him, the more I like the idea.
 
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A name i haven't seen mentioned is Paul Chryst. He is 60, younger than Mora. Won at Wisconsin at a high level. Was an analyst at Texas last year. Supposedly wants to be a HC again, and no one is beating his door down apparently. In other words, he is what Mora was before coming here.
 
Searched Paul Chryst and saw a couple of articles mentioning him as a possibility for the Oregon State job, but they've already hired someone else. Not sure if he's linked to any other openings, but that seems like a solid idea to me.
 
NowInStorrs said:
Searched Paul Chryst and saw a couple of articles mentioning him as a possibility for the Oregon State job, but they've already hired someone else. Not sure if he's linked to any other openings, but that seems like a solid idea to me.
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My concern with Chryst is that he ran Wisconsin as a development program and didn't heavily pursue transfers. Mora, with his NFL background, embraced the portal.
 
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UConnJim said:
My concern with Chryst is that he ran Wisconsin as a development program and didn't heavily pursue transfers. Mora, with his NFL background, embraced the portal.
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It's a new age. Every school has some kind of GM/Portal guru. Obviously this needs to be vetted by Benedict. Im sure Fickell was/is better in the portal. How is that working out? Guy sent Skyler our way.
 
jostar1 said:
Flipside posted on the basketball board a picture with these guys who were at the Florida meetup. Not sure how much money they have.
  • David Hartmann (Disney, Travel Partner)
  • Domingos Carlos (3x UConn Soccer, 2x Football, New England Patriots, SoFlo Real Estate)
  • Ed Goldman (Retired, UTC)
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Actually, this is what Flipside posted ...

Flipside said:
no idea ... but here are our volunteer SoFlo tailgate organizers/alums, L-R
  • David Hartmann (Disney, Travel Partner)
  • Domingos Carlos (3x UConn Soccer, 2x Football, New England Patriots, SoFlo Real Estate)
  • President Marić
  • Dave Russell (Flipside)
  • Ed Goldman (Retired, UTC)

View attachment 113550
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We know he was very very good here and to what extent is debatable. All factors considered, 64 yo, no P4 offers. I can't help but think they believe they are getting much more than they are. From their posts, they believe that CSU was his dream job since 2019. crazy. He will most likely get them to bowl eligibility but not sure how quickly. With his $2.4 mill contract in 2026 plus incentives plus the $1.5 mill buyout, CSU is paying $4 mill the first year. I think they probably overpaid by just a tad.
 
UCan3 said:
Listening to Saban, that was reassuring to me because I was like “say what!” And so was he!

With a day to reflect, I truly think this was truly a bad move for Mora. Seriously the whole country had just started taking about UConn football.
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He got out of a 9 win program near its peak and took over a 2 win program.

If he didn't leave now and we went 5-7 next year he'd be stuck in Storrs -- where he apparently didn't want to be -- for who knows how long.

Some folks were ready to build statues of him here and they'll be wiling to do the same at Colorado State if he can right the ship.
 
Gotta get while the gettins good. RE left for a better situation and knew the next years team would lose a lot of key players.
 
Purple Stein said:
He got out of a 9 win program near its peak and took over a 2 win program.

If he didn't leave now and we went 5-7 next year he'd be stuck in Storrs -- where he apparently didn't want to be -- for who knows how long.

Some folks were ready to build statues of him here and they'll be wiling to do the same at Colorado State if he can right the ship.
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Yes. He can probably get as many wins at CSU next year as he would have at UConn, and 5-6 wins looks better coming off a 2-win season than a 9-win season.

He got a personal raise in salary and an opportunity to live near the Rockies which he prefers. The big question is how much NIL money can CSU give his players? UConn is committed to fully funding NIL but gives the lion's share to basketball. CSU has the opportunity to beat UConn in football NIL if they can come up with revenue sources or donors.

If they are promising lots of money for football, you can understand his decision. We'll see how he does. But there's no reason UConn can't be near the top of the G5 in football, if we can build on our momentum.
 
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