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It would be nice for a couple assistants to have uconn ties, like Jon Wholly. However what we need are coaches with good recruiting ties to nj, pa, fl, and oh.
Now this is thinking.I'm gonna put this here since the other thread is for UConn players/former coaches. If I were RE I would place a call to Jeff Hafley right now. With Chip Kelly getting fired in San Fran he will be out of a job. He coached Dbacks at Pitt with Wanny and then came to RU with Cignetti Jr after Wanny was replaced by Todd Graham. The dude can recruit..especially in NJ..as a matter of fact he was responsible for the Jersey kids RU had in the class that Pernetti hired Flood to keep together after Shady left for Tampa.
He's from Montvale in Bergen County...basically rebuilt Shady's relationships with schools like Bosco and Bergen Catholic. That part of NJ (ESPECIALLY the catholic schools) puts out a TON of good football players. Now can a 4-5 star kid come to UConn...like finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...but could a guy like Hafley with his relationships get 3 star kids or 2 star kids who need a little tlc to come to Storrs...hell yeah.Now this is thinking.
I want some of those kids, including QB'S that end up as playmakers at Mac Schools to come here. I want kids with a long list of offers from our peer schools, G5 and conference memebers, including Temple. Something like that should be put barometer as we move forward.He's from Montvale in Bergen County...basically rebuilt Shady's relationships with schools like Bosco and Bergen Catholic. That part of NJ (ESPECIALLY the catholic schools) puts out a TON of good football players. Now can a 4-5 star kid come to UConn...like finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...but could a guy like Hafley with his relationships get 3 star kids or 2 star kids who need a little tlc to come to Storrs...hell yeah.
I'm gonna put this here since the other thread is for UConn players/former coaches. If I were RE I would place a call to Jeff Hafley right now. With Chip Kelly getting fired in San Fran he will be out of a job. He coached Dbacks at Pitt with Wanny and then came to RU with Cignetti Jr after Wanny was replaced by Todd Graham. The dude can recruit..especially in NJ..as a matter of fact he was responsible for the Jersey kids RU had in the class that Pernetti hired Flood to keep together after Shady left for Tampa.
I want some of those kids, including QB'S that end up as playmakers at Mac Schools to come here. I want kids with a long list of offers from our peer schools, G5 and conference memebers, including Temple. Something like that should be put barometer as we move forward.

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Back to football....
Here's another guy with UConno Football ties... Vinny Marino... UConn alumn and former assistant in Edsall's first run, currently OC at Davidson. Was on BCU staff last year.
Sounds like a guy that would at least be added to the staff one would think. Not really sure if he's a fit at OC. Biggest thing about him is his ties to UConn, which is what we need on our staff.
Yeah...he was on RE's first staff..WR coach. The when Norries Wilson was hired at Columbia he took Vinny as his OC.Didn't he coach the WRs in the early years at the Rent? I loved watching him on the sidelines. very demonstrative
I'm gonna put this here since the other thread is for UConn players/former coaches. If I were RE I would place a call to Jeff Hafley right now. With Chip Kelly getting fired in San Fran he will be out of a job. He coached Dbacks at Pitt with Wanny and then came to RU with Cignetti Jr after Wanny was replaced by Todd Graham. The dude can recruit..especially in NJ..as a matter of fact he was responsible for the Jersey kids RU had in the class that Pernetti hired Flood to keep together after Shady left for Tampa.
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OC and DC postings expire 11:59 tonight.
DFO and general Asst Football coach expire tomorrow 11:59 PM.
(Sorry if this is old news. I knew about the first two. Didn't notice the other two postings until now)