Diaco talk at Syracuse

[Marty Jackson]

Bizlaw's point is dead on. Folks are taking it as absolutes. It's not.

Diaco is adequately compensated given his experience and accomplishments to date. He's not going anywhere after this season. If he continues a solid trend he will probably be around here for a while and UCONN will compensate him to market. If he is wildly successful one of the monsters will waive money beyond anything UCONN could consider and then Diaco will set himself and his family up for life. That scenario is far from a bad one for UCONN at this stage in our development.

One thing that I find very hypocritical is that fans, in general, call for a coach's head after almost every loss and then many of those same fans complain about the lack of loyalty from said coach. These guys play in a high stakes game and they would be crazy not to grab dollars when they can. Most of them are a season away from the unemployment line.

like it our not, there is a clear trend building in that the successful G5 coaches are targeted for P5 vacancies. If Diaco has a successful 3rd season he could very well be in Fuentes and Ruhle's position a year from now. That's reality in the G5 world. I give Houston a ton of credit for upping the ante to keep their guy. That's not going to prevent Herman from leaving for the likes of a Top 25-30 program, but it sends a message to a bulk of the P5 schools that the cost of poaching just went way up... Uconn could very well be in that position in the next year or two.
Assuming Diaco wins 9/10 games each of the next two years and challenges for the AAC championship, does he get a $3M contract?

 

[CL82]

Apples v. Oranges. I think he might consider leaving if RU came calling. New Jersey kid, state school in NJ, and in B1G. All trump anything a private ACC school in central NY state snowbelt can offer.

Maybe, or he might avoid that sheet-show. The question, in my view, isn't whether BD couldn't ever be convinced to leave, anyone could given the right circumstances (for example Geno would take another WCBB or a WNBA job, but would take the right NBA assistant coach job, and might go the right MCBB head coaching job), the question is whether HCBD would leave for any job he's likely to be offered, like Syracuse. There I think the answer is no. His best play is to continue at Connecticut, and keep building the program. He'll be more vulnerable after year 3, assuming he does as well as we think that he might, and especially years 4-5-6. After that his Connecticut roots will run pretty deep.

 

[whaler11]

Diaco also wouldn't take the Idaho or Northwest Catholic jobs.

I imagine Iowa or Notre Dame is a different story.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Can we put a knife in this thread already?

Cuse/RU is not stupid enough to hire Diaco on his resume.

Diaco is not stupid enough to commit career suicide by going to either school.

I could accept that one side may be dumb enough but it would take a serious amount of stupid for BOTH sides to be completely numb.

If Diaco wins 8 games or more next year and a bigger program comes calling, he's gone. But until that time comes, good grief can it.

 

[Dogged]

We should stick a knife in this thread. The RKG is not leaving at this time.

 

[uconnell]

Did not see any thread on the Cuse board about BD but Bly went back a few pages. Did read they the Cuse is the most economically fiscal among the power five schools.


Read: Cheap

 

[pepband99]

Rutgers is a much more appealing job for Diacco than Syracuse would be. Yes, it would take time and no, he will never compete for national championships there (just like he won't there), but you can win at Rutgers and be there for a while.

I think this is actually 1000% wrong.

Going to Rutgers likely locks him out of going to Iowa at some point, at least easily.

 

[Husky1964]

Dr Gross who came from Cal. and brought G Rob. with him. How'd that work out for the Cuse??????????????????

 

[hardcorehusky]

So, the coach who has to burn 3 timeouts a half because plays can't get in on time deserves a raise? From Syracuse or Rutgers?

On a more serious note, Diaco has an affinity for Iowa. That would be his dream job. As for him leaving now, I am not sure the timing is right. If we win the AAC in the next 2 years, his stock will be much higher. Then he can say he did what he came here to do.

PS anyone who think Edsall could not recruit is nuts. The guys in the NFL right now are his recruits. And there are a bunch of them.

 

[Confident Carl]

I think this is actually 1000% wrong.

Going to Rutgers likely locks him out of going to Iowa at some point, at least easily.

Since the subject of Diaco and Rutgers came up, I have to think if given the choice, Diaco would choose
Rutgers because it's his natural home state and for recruiting purposes he would own NJ. As it is now,
he and staff, Vertucci's a Jersey boy and his Dad coached Diaco in NJ. The Garden state is prime Husky
recruiting territory. Secondly I know Bob Diaco played at Iowa and is in the Hayden Fry coaching tree
but I don't know that Iowa is necessarily his dream job. If he has one, my guess is that it would be Notre Dame.

 

[Rocktheworld]

The sooner we get over this the better. There is no coach in America (there is no employee in America) who won't leave their current job for the right opportunity and the right money. None. The sooner that people realize this the sooner we avoid these silly discussions about loyalty and commitments. No employee owes his employer any more than his best effort while he is there and adequate notice.

Do I see any chance Diaco leaves us for Syracue? No. But be clear that if the right job with the right money comes along, he's gone. Just like you, me and everyone else.

KO not coaching the Lakers?

 

[weyuo]

So, the coach who has to burn 3 timeouts a half because plays can't get in on time deserves a raise? From Syracuse or Rutgers?

On a more serious note, Diaco has an affinity for Iowa. That would be his dream job. As for him leaving now, I am not sure the timing is right. If we win the AAC in the next 2 years, his stock will be much higher. Then he can say he did what he came here to do.

PS anyone who think Edsall could not recruit is nuts. The guys in the NFL right now are his recruits. And there are a bunch of them.

How many of them are on offense compared to defense? UConn has always struggled putting a balanced pass/run offense on the field.

 

[Bonehead]

How many of them are on offense compared to defense? UConn has always struggled putting a balanced pass/run offense on the field.

Head Coach is responsible.

He is also responsible for INT and fumbles too, just so you know, so I have been told.