Dead man walking.....

[uconnell]

I sat next to a Maryland grad at the Navy game. We got to talking about Edsall who was brought to MD to cleanup the mess Fridgeon?left. I said well he did his job then. I guess they expected more.

 

[FDNY99]

I could be wrong but from what I've heard Plank really likes Edsall. Outside of coaching, I would suspect many like him. He's done a nice job cleaninig up the academic mess Fridge and the previous Admin left Maryland football with. That said, attendance has fallen off even thougth season ticket sales were solid. No buzz to the program right now. AND Maryland is committed to launching the rebranding/renovation of Cole Field House. The NuCole. 155 million dollar project. Plank put in 25 million. The other 125 million is from private donations, corp funding, etc. Combination of new indoor facilities, new brain trauma research and entrepreanuer school. Ground breaking is December. For these reasons, many believe the deal has already happened, just timing now. Michigan is going to spank us this week, OSU next week and then a buy before PSU in Baltimore. 2.6 million is the buyout. See the link below, Maryland is committed to football, now we need a HC to get us there.

http://colefieldhouse.umd.edu/

I was told once that as long as Plank refuses to write the buyout check Edsall will be at MD...and that he likes Edsall a LOT. If they wait to fire him till his buyout goes down they can easily fund that without his help. If Edsall is fired..I am assuming UMD got Plank's blessing...OR the money train will be shut off.

 

[delterp]

Could be right, but I think many things have changed. 1) he got a 3 year ext. in ext, he gets 1 year pay + 500k for 2.6 million or only 500k if he makes it past next season. 2) i'm hearing the 155 has many more donors than just plank and some are sitting on the sidelines until Edsall is done. Remember, the 155 million is coming from other areas, just not KP. 3) Hoops is hot, thus I believe the cash flow is feeling better than originally expected.

 

[FDNY99]

Could be right, but I think many things have changed. 1) he got a 3 year ext. in ext, he gets 1 year pay + 500k for 2.6 million or only 500k if he makes it past next season. 2) i'm hearing the 155 has many more donors than just plank and some are sitting on the sidelines until Edsall is done. Remember, the 155 million is coming from other areas, just not KP. 3) Hoops is hot, thus I believe the cash flow is feeling better than originally expected.

In response to the thing about the other donors...as an outsider who has a brother who is a MD alum and talks about Terps sports...Kevin Plank has basically financed that athletic dept for the last few years, writing checks to cover losses like water going down the drain(and that doesn't include letting Anderson use his private jet when ever he needs it). It would be almost comical to see him ask these "other donors" where they have been when times were tough...yet now won't open up until a football coach is gone.

 

[formerlurker]

I loved the guy when he was here and will always remember with respect how he steered the ship in the wake of Jazz's death. That post ND game speech gives me chills every time I watch it.

That being said, he left like a coward. I wish him well as a man but I sure as don't wish him success as a football coach.

 

[Jax Husky]

Right where they are right now just a couple more wins per season. No Arkheel, no Cochran, just battling to be above .500. Which is why I think the ceiling is much higher with Diaco than it ever would be with Edsall. Recruiting is up, strength & conditioning...up, coach - media interaction seems better. I believe in a couple more years we'll be thanking our lucky stars that Maryland took Edsall off our hands.

Don't know where to start. The records over the last few years are not close, and Edsall is coaching in a conference that is much much tougher. I'm all in with Diaco, but Edsall had Uconn in a great position and I'd bet we would've made another couple bowl games in the Last few years with him instead of being a 2-3 win team.

 

[BugsyCT]

Can't help but wonder how things would have played out for us in CR if he had stuck around for a couple more years. The roof caved in on us at the worst possible time.

 

[zls44]

Cheer up del, at least the game at MSG will be fun

 

[junglehusky]

Can't help but wonder how things would have played out for us in CR if he had stuck around for a couple more years. The roof caved in on us at the worst possible time.

The roof was starting to cave in before RE left due to Hathaway running a dysfunctional athletic department. RE, of all people, complained about not being able to get recruits cleared academically. He knew the Fiesta Bowl was going to be his high point, so he got out when the getting was good. If Hogan and Hathaway had been replaced before that point, then things might have been different. But if he had stayed, I think he still would have needed to bring in some assistants to make his staff more competitive on the recruiting trail.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

UConn made a bad hire in Pasqualoni which made Edsall look good by comparison. He got blown out in big games a lot and would get overly conservative with his offensive play calling, including weirdness like his love affair with inside handoffs. Edsall had a very talented team from 2007 through 2009, and I think they underachieved at least 1 win each year during that period. I actually thought the Fiesta Bowl team was something of an overachieving team, although a very down Big East that year had a lot to do with that title.

He was a serviceable coach, and I thought a really good recruiter for a school like UConn. I did not like it when he blamed his players for losses or his endless flirtations with other schools. I think this hurt our recruiting for Edsall's last two classes. Fridge was a very good coach, and I did not think Edsall could match him. Edsall didn't.

 

[delterp]

Cheer up del, at least the game at MSG will be fun

Yep. Hoops is right around the corner and by all accounts, we are back. Nice to see GT, UNC and UConn on the schedule so early.