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Danny O

UCDaveD said:
Dan O has become a complete and total squid. The guy actually thought that he should have some say in the coaching hire. Stick to running out of the back of the end zone, goof.
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Agree. I posted before that Michigan doesn’t ask Brady who to hire. So why should uconn ask Dan o
 
noeynox said:
I wouldn't go this far. But he does need to learn to keep his pie hole shut if wants to be involved with the FB program in the future. Unfortunately he burned his bridge with DB, but there will be other ADs.
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Burning a bridge with DB the db is the last thing DO should worry about
I think DO will speak with Mora and let's see what comes out of that
DO was one of the best things ever to come out of UConn football in the years right before BE football (I think his senior year was in the BE) - he deserves a platform
Mora isn't stupid (we hope) and he needs as many supporters as he can muster
The best news are the really good Edsell recruits are recommitting

DB was having second thoughts and mandating Lashlee etc.
You guys and this Lashlee crap - there was no way, especially with DB getting on his knees and begging, that he was going to cross the Mississippi or the Mason/Dixon line, especially in New England again to coach- NO WAY
 
gtcam said:
DB was having second thoughts and mandating Lashlee etc.
You guys and this Lashlee crap - there was no way, especially with DB getting on his knees and begging, that he was going to cross the Mississippi or the Mason/Dixon line, especially in New England again to coach- NO WAY
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Not talking about now. Simply that back when DB pulled Lashlee here with his Auburn connections, Edsall wasn’t in favor of the move and it was one of the reasons RE was badmouthing DB to DanO.
 
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I will say one thing, I love Dan O as color commentator for football games. His knowledge of the game makes him very entertaining.
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
Dan Orlovsky is a lunatic if he expected David Benedict to ask him who to hire.
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Yes. Why would DB ask DO, UConn’s most visible and famous football alum, who is a widely respected football analyst and CT resident, who helped put UConn football on the map, for his two cents on the coaching hire or the direction of the program?
 
smart little post by Nick Charlton. No sweat. I think I am gonna like our OC/QB whisperer
 
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Hskies4Ever said:
Yes. Why would DB ask DO, UConn’s most visible and famous football alum, who is a widely respected football analyst and CT resident, who helped put UConn football on the map, for his two cents on the coaching hire or the direction of the program?
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You still haven't made a decent argument for why DO deserves any input.

Benedict has a job to do, and if he gets this hire wrong, it's not Orlovsky who is going to be fired because of it.
 
And for other former UConn coaches that coached when he played there. They might have been decent choices but needed less limited recommendations.
 
Hskies4Ever said:
Yes. Why would DB ask DO, UConn’s most visible and famous football alum, who is a widely respected football analyst and CT resident, who helped put UConn football on the map, for his two cents on the coaching hire or the direction of the program?
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So we should consult Ray Allen, Rip Hamilton, etc when we want to hire the next hoops coach? It's DB's job on the line if the hire goes poorly, so he has a right to conduct it any way he seems fit. If he wants to shoulder all the responsibility, it's his call. Looking at previous hires, including outside opinions doesn't always result in the best hire (see PP & RE2.0 hires).
Seeing how well this has gone, why would we second guess or question the path DB has taken to get us here?
 
WingU-Conn said:
You still haven't made a decent argument for why DO deserves any input.

Benedict has a job to do, and if he gets this hire wrong, it's not Orlovsky who is going to be fired because of it.
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He doesn't have to include DO, but it would have been nice if he had. Which is pretty much what DO said...it would have been nice to be involved in some small way.

The reason why is that DO is UConn football's most visible ambassador and having him feeling positively connected to the program is a good thing. A happy DO will potentially speak more positively or more often about UConn football on ESPN. UConn needs good publicity..DO can help there.

But...DO should have realized that calling DB a schmuck wasn't going to get him a seat at the table...so he shouldn't have whined when he wasn't included.

The good news is...Mora appears to have a good relationship with DO and this little blip won't have a long term impact on DO's relationship with UConn.
 
Win Win

Charlton, and then Mora, get a little into Danny O's stream. We are gonna be fine. As long as we don't see a whiff of cubbybear
 
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To be fair to DO, at most major college programs, its customary for Athletic Department to reach out to the high profile alums to get there input on next coaching hires and the direction of programs. for instance Matt Leinart was being interviewed about Lincoln Riley being named the USC head coach and the hole search process, and said that the search committee and athletic department reached out to him and a bunch of other USC football alums sought their input on the direction of the program, and I am sure they got to see the short list of who the coaching candidates were, and who they thought would be the best fit to restore USC legacy. this is one of the things that UCONN has fails to do; is engage their high profile alumni, make them feel like they are still apart of the program.. and we wonder why none of they highly paid alumni come back and make donations to the program.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
He doesn't have to include DO, but it would have been nice if he had. Which is pretty much what DO said...it would have been nice to be involved in some small way.

The reason why is that DO is UConn football's most visible ambassador and having him feeling positively connected to the program is a good thing. A happy DO will potentially speak more positively or more often about UConn football on ESPN. UConn needs good publicity..DO can help there.

But...DO should have realized that calling DB a schmuck wasn't going to get him a seat at the table...so he shouldn't have whined when he wasn't included.

The good news is...Mora appears to have a good relationship with DO and this little blip won't have a long term impact on DO's relationship with UConn.
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He put himself on the outside looking in. He calls the AD a schmuck and implies he's going to be replaced. With friends like that....

Put me in the camp that thanks Dan Orlovksy's hot takes on ESPN/Twitter is about 5,395 on the list of things that will improve UConn Football.
 
Hskies4Ever said:
Yes. Why would DB ask DO, UConn’s most visible and famous football alum, who is a widely respected football analyst and CT resident, who helped put UConn football on the map, for his two cents on the coaching hire or the direction of the program?
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, he was a career backup QB, not Joe Montana. Should we erect a statue of him in front of Rentschler too?
 
Hskies4Ever said:
Yes. Why would DB ask DO, UConn’s most visible and famous football alum, who is a widely respected football analyst and CT resident, who helped put UConn football on the map, for his two cents on the coaching hire or the direction of the program?
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Last I checked, Tennessee isn't calling up Manning, and Michigan isn't calling up Brady about coaching hires. Why would UConn feel the need to call a career backup QB? DO would have recommended we go for RE 3.0.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
He doesn't have to include DO, but it would have been nice if he had. Which is pretty much what DO said...it would have been nice to be involved in some small way.

The reason why is that DO is UConn football's most visible ambassador and having him feeling positively connected to the program is a good thing. A happy DO will potentially speak more positively or more often about UConn football on ESPN. UConn needs good publicity..DO can help there.

But...DO should have realized that calling DB a schmuck wasn't going to get him a seat at the table...so he shouldn't have whined when he wasn't included.

The good news is...Mora appears to have a good relationship with DO and this little blip won't have a long term impact on DO's relationship with UConn.
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This is very fair.
 
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Why is anyone obsession about this? Mora is the coach and Dan O is on ESPN talking pro football and calling a college game now and then.
The university hired a coach that's that.
 
This is genuinely funny on multiple levels.
 
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