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Maybe this is a case of water finding its level. He certainly had 1 decent season at ND. The competition is absolutely fierce at the upper P5 levels.
 
huskyblooz said:
Marin

Marinelli was on the staff for one year. But in terms of lower FairfieldCounty families applying to UConn? You are correct.
They rather pay Gettysburg $90K/PER YEAR to get a psychology degree. It is beneath them to go to a state school.
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Not every lower Fairfield County family, my 3 children are all UConn grads and are doing quite well in their choice of careers.
 
Stinger92860 said:
Not every lower Fairfield County family, my 3 children are all UConn grads and are doing quite well in their choice of careers.
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I was wondering if that had changed over the years…when I attended UConn (1986 grad), UConn was definitely a safety school for lower Fairfield County folks. Of course..the school’s reputation has significantly improved since then, so it’s not surprising that it’s now considered a viable option for the entire state.
 
In my Freshman year in 1985 on Fairfield 1st floor, we had 3 guys all from Stamford. They were not friends going into UConn. The next year we added a 4th. I don't recall much, if any, representation from Greenwich, Wilton, New Canaan, etc.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
I was wondering if that had changed over the years…when I attended UConn (1986 grad), UConn was definitely a safety school for lower Fairfield County folks. Of course..the school’s reputation has significantly improved since then, so it’s not surprising that it’s now considered a viable option for the entire state.
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I’m younger (2014 grad) and I knew a decent amount of kids from Norwalk, but I feel like that’s one of the more “normal” towns in that neck of the woods.
 
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huskymedic said:
Someone else in the portal:

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Rashada initially committed to play college football at Miami over offers from LSU, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas A&M.[7] It was reported that Rashada received a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) offer of up to $9.5 million after his commitment to Miami.[8] He later denied that any deal had been offered to him.[9]

He later flipped his commitment to Florida.[10] Shortly before he was set to enroll for Florida's 2023 spring semester, Rashada requested a release from his National Letter of Intent.[11] It was later reported that a $13.85 million NIL deal with the Gator Collective, an athletic booster group that is unaffiliated with Florida's athletic program, had fallen through.[12] Rashada ultimately enrolled at Arizona State, where his father had played.[13] On May 21, 2024, it was announced that Rashada was suing Florida coach Billy Napier and Gators booster Hugh Hathcock over the failed deal.[14]
 
Palatine said:
Rashada initially committed to play college football at Miami over offers from LSU, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas A&M.[7] It was reported that Rashada received a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) offer of up to $9.5 million after his commitment to Miami.[8] He later denied that any deal had been offered to him.[9]

He later flipped his commitment to Florida.[10] Shortly before he was set to enroll for Florida's 2023 spring semester, Rashada requested a release from his National Letter of Intent.[11] It was later reported that a $13.85 million NIL deal with the Gator Collective, an athletic booster group that is unaffiliated with Florida's athletic program, had fallen through.[12] Rashada ultimately enrolled at Arizona State, where his father had played.[13] On May 21, 2024, it was announced that Rashada was suing Florida coach Billy Napier and Gators booster Hugh Hathcock over the failed deal.[14]
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I'ld be willing to bet that there is an agent/attorney waiting to cash in on settlements from all those "agreements". This stuff is a holy mess and it is so sad that there is not the leadership within college athletics to take this on and try to fix it.

If I were Mora and Benedict I wouldn't go anywhere near this kid.
 
uconndogs said:
I'ld be willing to bet that there is an agent/attorney waiting to cash in on settlements from all those "agreements". This stuff is a holy mess and it is so sad that there is not the leadership within college athletics to take this on and try to fix it.

If I were Mora and Benedict I wouldn't go anywhere near this kid.
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I wonder who reached out to who? QB/Pass Game Coord Pryce Tracy just came from Georgia. I’m sure there is some familiarity if someone was looking for a new home. Win and they will try & come.
 
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CCSUblue said:
I would trust Mora to decide if the kid is worthy of a second chance. UConn could be a good place to rehab his image. We certainly wouldn't be paying him like P4 schools would.
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Should be a hard pass.

Hopefully it’s just noise that his “agent” leaked.
 
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uconndogs said:
If I were Mora and Benedict I wouldn't go anywhere near this kid.
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This kid would spend more time litigating against than playing for us. Besides which, for the money he negotiated with other schools, we could use that money shoring up other aspects of the team. He's just a million dollar transferring bench warmer.
 
Exit 4 said:
Its almost that time again...the time of the spring when we discuss if Tyler Van Dyke could play his [7]th year here.
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Too late for that. He's gone to our old friend Rhett.
 
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CCSUblue said:
It's only funny if he's in the portal though.
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actually, wrong.

Anywho, Jaden Rashada looks like massively bad news... pass.

 
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ZooCougar said:
Avoid 100%

I am actually disappointed that we are talking to him.
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KryHavok said:
This kid would spend more time litigating against than playing for us. Besides which, for the money he negotiated with other schools, we could use that money shoring up other aspects of the team. He's just a million dollar transferring bench warmer.
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If we somehow do end up with this kid on our roster I can only hope:

a) He has grown in character to the point where he realizes that chasing quick dollars is not the best path.

b) Whatever litigation that hasn't yet been fully resolved is resolved (ideally dropped) before he ends up on campus as a student athlete.

c) He is immensely talented at level that is seldom seen.

I put the talent point last as the baggage involved in the first two point are of far greater importance, but unless we are seeing a QB version of say what Randy Moss was coming out of high school, I don't understand entertaining the idea of bringing him in.
 
Today it was revealed that the UConn staff is recruiting Jaden Rashada. If you’re not aware, Jaden pledged to attend University of Florida, and then sued for millions when he decided to leave. He then failed at Arizona State and couldn’t crack the depth chart at Georgia. Now our staff is recruiting him in the transfer portal. Have we yet to learn our lesson? This kid is the same as Evers, except worse because he is clearly a money chaser. Is this really what we want? Joe will beat him for the starting role and the kid will steal money from the school like he’s doing for Florida. This seems so silly.
 
KembaKek said:
Sorry if this is out of line… but our QB situation is okay. Why add a problem?
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Did he have off field issues? Not sure why he is being deemed a problem. My main concern in this situation is can he be a starter at this level and so far he hasn’t shown anything.
 
KembaKek said:
Today it was revealed that the UConn staff is recruiting Jaden Rashada. If you’re not aware, Jaden pledged to attend University of Florida, and then sued for millions when he decided to leave. He then failed at Arizona State and couldn’t crack the depth chart at Georgia. Now our staff is recruiting him in the transfer portal. Have we yet to learn our lesson? This kid is the same as Evers, except worse because he is clearly a money chaser. Is this really what we want? Joe will beat him for the starting role and the kid will steal money from the school like he’s doing for Florida. This seems so silly.
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What does this even mean? Did you read about the situation in Florida? He clearly has a cause of action.

You know UCONN players get paid for NIL right? Which ones should we kick out for being money chasers? Let’s assume several chose UCONN because they offered the most money.
 
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