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Chin Diesel said:
That is the factor. Any of these higher rated recruits could have decommitted as soon as RE was relieved. Decommitting as soon as Edsall was fired would have been in their best interest so they would have as much time as possible to be recruited by others schools.

The decommits after the new coach is named is a clear indication the new staff isn't interested in them.
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It happens but I don’t buy it w/ Sallis - this is all because of staff change/relationship w/ CE, not disinterest by Mora.

Edsall out - 9/5/21
Sallis visits TCU/Attends Game - 9/11/21
Sallis takes official visit to Marshall - 10/29/21
Mora announced as Coach - 11/11/21
Sallis decommits - 11/17/21
 
Chin Diesel said:
So why didn't they commit as soon as RE was fired? Surely you don't thin D1 recruits and their families are unaware that a new coach brings in his own staff and the coaches at UConn who did recruit them had zero chance of being on the next coach's staff?
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Likely wanted to see who was hired and whether the new guy would feel differently about their kid. They wanted info, they now have it.
 
huskymedic said:
It happens but I don’t buy it w/ Sallis - this is all because of staff change/relationship w/ CE, not disinterest by Mora.

Edsall out - 9/5/21
Sallis visits TCU/Attends Game - 9/11/21
Sallis takes official visit to Marshall - 10/29/21
Mora announced as Coach - 11/11/21
Sallis decommits - 11/17/21
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My reply was going to be similar but with less detail @Chin Diesel . Sallis is too talented for Mora to send him on his way.
 
noeynox said:
My reply was going to be similar but with less detail @Chin Diesel . Sallis is too talented for Mora to send him on his way.
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I agree. Sallis is the prototype for an incoming recruit at the TE position &, if he has the speed, could be deadly at the WR position. Even if Coach Mora should use the transfer portal to restock, Sallis is the perfect player to sign & redshirt for a year. My thinking is twofold:
1. as his season progressed, he started getting attention from higher profile schools in Texas (read that aTm , Bevo St., TCU)
2. In his mind, he is an instant starter & has no desire to redshirt for a year
The fact that the FHCRE regime is out only fueled his decision to decommit. I don't think that the Mora administration stood a chance once he started getting feelers from local area schools.
 
Exit 4 said:
I'm beginning to get the feeling our lead recruiter has started to put it out that that he is not part of the Mora future. I could be wrong, time will tell.
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My thoughts as well.
 
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I am sure many of them are great kids, but we do not have anywhere close to the talent level needed to be mediocre at the FBS level, much less any good. There will be more decommits and quite a few transfers in the near future, because Mora needs to quickly upgrade the talent through the transfer portal. I would not be surprised if 25% or more of our starters next year are not currently on UConn's roster.

Mora wouldn't take the job if he didn't think he could get talented kids to come to UConn, so I will not worry to much about a player here or there deciding UConn is no longer for them.
 
25% of next years starters aren’t on current roster? The number should be closer to 50-60%

And I think Coach Mora knows this. There was discussion in another thread about Coach Moras contacts all over the place in response saying we should be focused on geographical area close to us instead of Texas - the transfer portal is where Coach Mora’s contacts will come into play. I fully expect him to get some really talented players through the portal for 2022 (really interested to see what QB he brings in to be the starter) He is not dumb - he wants to start winning immediately and the only way to do that is hit the portal hard. And this is the time to do it as we will have decommits and transfers aplenty.
 
Mora said on the 4th segment of the Coach's Show that his only contact with the current commits is via text and DM. Most, if not all, of the decommits are reading between the lines on their own.

Is that really a bad thing? The roster needs moderate to severe upgrading. I don't care to look, but It might shed a light on who is being considered for Mora's staff by knowing who the lead recruiters are on both groups on player.
 
Question about the transfer portal as UConn has used it so rarely or not at all:
When can players going through the portal sign with their new school: immediately, National Signing Day in December, or the end of the current semester (trimester) at their current school?
 
Mora has to figure this out on his own and get to work. Frankly, we have very few keepers and change is a must. He will prioritize around changes that return the most impact. QB and OL are job 1. LBs are next highest priority. DBs are number 3.
 
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Husky25 said:
Mora said on the 4th segment of the Coach's Show that his only contact with the current commits is via text and DM. Most, if not all, of the decommits are reading between the lines on their own.

Is that really a bad thing? The roster needs moderate to severe upgrading. I don't care to look, but It might shed a light on who is being considered for Mora's staff by knowing who the lead recruiters are on both groups on player.
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Commits reading between the lines: Wondering what all of this portends, Coach Mora knows that a roster can't be built using only the portal. Signing of high school recruits is an integral part of the rebuild for red shirt purposes. Has Coach Mora had time to assess the current recruiting class? Has he been in contact with other recruits that he plans to target & sign? All of this conjecture will make for an interesting National Signing Day.
 
2022 Decommit timing:

* Edsall out - 9/5
FLA DB Jeremiah McGill - 9/20
FLA DL Donovan Branch - 10/2
FLA DL Reggie Jean - 10/7
PA OL Joden Nelson - 10/14
PA DL Nathan Voorhis - 10/17
* Mora hired - 11/11
TX TE Sean Sallis - 11/16
FLA WR KJ Burke - 11/17
 
nelsonmuntz said:
I am sure many of them are great kids, but we do not have anywhere close to the talent level needed to be mediocre at the FBS level, much less any good. There will be more decommits and quite a few transfers in the near future, because Mora needs to quickly upgrade the talent through the transfer portal. I would not be surprised if 25% or more of our starters next year are not currently on UConn's roster.

Mora wouldn't take the job if he didn't think he could get talented kids to come to UConn, so I will not worry to much about a player here or there deciding UConn is no longer for them.
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How many transfers you guys expecting? I'm thinking no more than 5, 7 tops.
 
noeynox said:
How many transfers you guys expecting? I'm thinking no more than 5, 7 tops.
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A ton. At the end of the season I am sure Coach will talk to each player in an honest way. Some who don’t get good news will stay (and their scholarship absolutely should be honored) and some will choose to go to a school where they can get some playing time.
 
There will be decommits and transfers before Mora coaches his first game for UConn. It sucks we lost Sallis and Burke, but I believe we have the right guy in place to really get things righted relatively quickly.
 
huskysupporter said:
A ton. At the end of the season I am sure Coach will talk to each player in an honest way. Some who don’t get good news will stay (and their scholarship absolutely should be honored) and some will choose to go to a school where they can get some playing time.
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Kids have to be recruited out of the transfer portal as well, don't they? A coach cannot simply go, "I'll take you, you, you, and you."
 
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noeynox said:
How many transfers you guys expecting? I'm thinking no more than 5, 7 tops.
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Hmmm, sounds right.

Might be zero or 1 by mid December, then 2-3 before the start of the spring semester...then maybe 2-3 before the start of the July/August program.
 
Milo65 said:
Imagine committing to the run, run, pass, punt - 2 yards and no first down offense and then decommitting when a coach that actually wants to play football in the 21st century gets the job. I don’t understand it.
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That's a great point. Why do we expect these young men to be able to decide what's right for them as opposed to letting you do it for them?
 
Husky25 said:
I disagree. He can have some help.
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I meant he needs to do it his way and not get caught half implementing what he wants do because he feels constrained by prior commits, etc..
 
huskymedic said:
It happens but I don’t buy it w/ Sallis - this is all because of staff change/relationship w/ CE, not disinterest by Mora.

Edsall out - 9/5/21
Sallis visits TCU/Attends Game - 9/11/21
Sallis takes official visit to Marshall - 10/29/21
Mora announced as Coach - 11/11/21
Sallis decommits - 11/17/21
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giddyup said:
I meant he needs to do it his way and not get caught half implementing what he wants do because he feels constrained by prior commits, etc..
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I got. I was just giving you some static...No harm intended.
 
That's didn't take long. Made up his mind, then decommitted from us, then announced the Marshall commitment. I think Marshall is getting a good one.
 
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My dream list assuming no surprises departures for seven JUCO/Grad/Transfer dudes:
1) Center (I like Fortin, but we need more and need depth)
2) QB
3) Corner
4) Safety
5) LB
6) OT
7) G
 
Ajs120102 said:
This wasnt a case of Mora not being good. Marshall built a great relationship over the past few weeks. Not much you can do without a coach to combat it.
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Marshall isn't a terrible landing spot either. They've been pretty consistently good.
 
Husky25 said:
Kids have to be recruited out of the transfer portal as well, don't they? A coach cannot simply go, "I'll take you, you, you, and you."
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Of course they do. I am sure players in the transfer portal, upperclassmen especially, are acutely aware of what programs would offer immediate playing time. And rest assured, UCONN can offer immediate playing time at every single position.
 
Exit 4 said:
My dream list assuming no surprises departures for seven JUCO/Grad/Transfer dudes:
1) Center (I like Fortin, but we need more and need depth)
2) QB
3) Corner
4) Safety
5) LB
6) OT
7) G
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I think, and believe, QB will be a huge focus.

After that the best way to build a team is up front and work back. Shore up the O Line and, coupled with a solid qb and a 21st century scheme, the offense can be solid.

Defense needs a ton of help. I would say biggest issue was lack of speed on the edge. Pass rush was painful. Need to find some players who can fly off the edges even if that is the only thing they do.
 
While it's true that these kids should do what's best for them. Then they never should have given a "commitment" if they didn't mean it. I don't buy this "they commit to the coaching staff" bull. What programs are that stable? What coaches would not jump to greener pastures? Maybe a handful of programs where you could be confident that things won't change. Kids should be advised and be smart enough to commit to the school. To me it shows a lack of character. It would be one thing if Uconn went FCS or was not showing their intentions to excel.
 
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