Conversation with Benedict

[Chief00]

Your disrespect for UConn athletics is noted.

Without Jim Calhoun there would be no UConn Athletics on a hill to disrespect. It's easy to defend him against your baseless charges.

 

[Stainmaster]

Without Jim Calhoun there would be no UConn Athletics on a hill to disrespect. It's easy to defend him against your baseless charges.

Again, no reading comprehension. You seem to be elevating yourself above him, as if stalking your old buddy's players for years makes it so you've done more than a UConn legend.

 

[JMick]

Neither played for BD. DID you not get th

Lol dude both of them played for Diaco

 

[UConnNick]

Truth hurts , huh?
And it's a fan he never met? Not really. Go back to the OP, page 1. The guy speaks truth. You'd rather some fancy fish cake scented smoke blown up your bung hole? Haven't we had enough of that? You ask him a question, he gives you a straight answer. I don't like the answer, but I admire him for being a straight shooter.

If you're comfortable with having an AD who thinks our greatest accomplishment as a football program was a fluke, I really don't know what to say.

Personally, even if that's what he thinks, I'd prefer it if he'd just shut up and not share that negativity with UCONN fans while he's serving as the face of our athletics program. Call me crazy.

Straight answers are OK with me. Pure stupidity and a total lack of judgment are not OK.

 

[ZOOCONN]

Whitmer and Cochran never played for BD. And It's never been reported that BS played with a concussion. Messed up ribs yes, but he sat out after concussions.

uhhhhhh what? please refer to my avatar for my feelings on this post.

 

[huskyinfl]

Neither played for BD. DID you not get th

?

 

[Chin Diesel]

I think you meant Benedict, but I cannot like your post enough. A prospective coach that's worried about what's going to happen to him if he miserably fails into his third season isn't worth worrying about. Winners don't contemplate what's going to happen if they fail because in their minds they're not going to fail, so that eventuality isn't any bit of concern for them. If a prospective coach expresses any concern about the commitment of the administration to them, based on prior experiences with PP and BD, I'd send them packing if I were the UCONN AD.

Yep, meant Benedict.

 

[The Viking]

I would think the normal reaction of an athletic director who likes his football coach is to pick up the phone when the local newspapers come calling and outline the reasons he believes in Diaco.

The fact that he is hiding from the JI is more telling what he said to Jarhead.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

I would think the normal reaction of an athletic director who likes his football coach is to pick up the phone when the local newspapers come calling and outline the reasons he believes in Diaco.

The fact that he is hiding from the JI is more telling what he said to Jarhead.

That's where my skepticism of Jarhead's story comes from. Not that I think Jarhead is lying about it, but that something doesn't add up. He's turning down media requests from the JI, from blogs, etc. seeking comment on Diaco but a random fan who walks up to him at a basketball game he's spilling the beans completely and telling him that our Fiesta Bowl was a fluke? Something about that doesn't pass the smell test - again, not that Jarhead is lying as he has no reason to and no track record of doing so - but that either the media rejections are fake, DB is blowing smoke at Jarhead, or DB is an abject fool and disclosing all of this info to a random fan while keeping it from media outlets. Very, very puzzling.

 

[whaler11]

It's such a strange comment to say that UConn backed in to the Fiesta Bowl.​

Normally that term is used for teams that lose when they control their own destiny but still win something or make playoffs.

UConn won their last five. They didn't back into anything.

 

[Jarhead_1775]

Hmm. Maybe my son can walk on next year if we don't recruit anyone this year.

Hell, I'll walk on. I'm a student again and I have all my eligibility left!

 

[whaler11]

Hell, I'll walk on. I'm a student again and I have all my eligibility left!

As badly as we need you - you only get 5 years to play 4 from the first time you matriculate...

 

[gioff23]

Maybe I missed something. Did we announce the OC was fired or that we were in search of an OC? Verducci was demoted weeks ago and Corley became interim. Didn't we need a new OC regardless?

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

It's such a strange comment to say that UConn backed in to the Fiesta Bowl.​

Normally that term is used for teams that lose when they control their own destiny but still win something or make playoffs.

UConn won their last five. They didn't back into anything.

Its just a stupid comment. AD should be a salesman for the university. I am not looking for him to BS me, but I don't think its too much to ask that he doesn't downplay the team's success. He wasn't here...I doubt he understands the circumstances...and yet his comment is to degrade the event? Makes no sense....bad judgement on his part.

And..he had to know there was a risk that his comments would be posted on a message board.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Maybe I missed something. Did we announce the OC was fired or that we were in search of an OC? Verducci was demoted weeks ago and Corley became interim. Didn't we need a new OC regardless?

I made that comment also...what exactly is this announcement? We already knew the OC was removed..and that Corley was temporary. So...far as I can tell they just announced that FV had a new role and they are looking for an OC. Not exactly earth shattering news...or anything to make you feel that positive change is coming.

 

[Chief00]

Again, no reading comprehension. You seem to be elevating yourself above him, as if stalking your old buddy's players for years makes it so you've done more than a UConn legend.

You need to live in reality - how have I stalked anybody? Because I happen to be friends with some former players? My friendships with former players are no different than my friendships with other friends. You're insane.

 

[gioff23]

I made that comment also...what exactly is this announcement? We already knew the OC was removed..and that Corley was temporary. So...far as I can tell they just announced that FV had a new role and they are looking for an OC. Not exactly earth shattering news...or anything to make you feel that positive change is coming.

on the flip side, for those praying for change but thought the OC announcement sealed the deal on big boy bob, well maybe a slimmer of hope

 

[The Viking]

Its just a stupid comment. AD should be a salesman for the university. I am not looking for him to BS me, but I don't think its too much to ask that he doesn't downplay the team's success. He wasn't here...I doubt he understands the circumstances...and yet his comment is to degrade the event? Makes no sense....bad judgement on his part.

And..he had to know there was a risk that his comments would be posted on a message board.

Maybe Benedict and Diaco are in a race to see who can get bought out first.

 

[RedStickHusky]

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UConn won their last five. They didn't back into anything.

Whaler gives.

As badly as we need you - you only get 5 years to play 4 from the first time you matriculate...

And Whaler takes away.

 

[NutmegState]

Did the JI pull the aforementioned article?

 

[whaler11]

Whaler gives.

And Whaler takes away.

Can't afford any violations. The next coach already has enough excuses.

 

[pepband99]

You need to live in reality - how have I stalked anybody? Because I happen to be friends with some former players? My friendships with former players are no different than my friendships with other friends. You're insane.

...except your friends get you real b1tches.

 

[Chief00]

...except your friends get you real b1tches.

LOL that's a good one - I do ok though - no complaints

 

[BlueandOG]

DB is OK
Yes, BD is more complex
Fish cakes always suck

 

[Jarhead_1775]

So I'm trying to make sense of what Benedict said to me with today's events. I suppose he had to maintain the public charade until it was official. Blowing smoke at me was the politically correct move to make. Honestly I think about if he had done anything different, say give an indication that we were evaluating everything thing would have been a dead giveaway. So Mea Culpa that I had "bad", albeit still truthful information as it was relayed from Benedict.