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Dunn leaving to become Jets TE coach

Not a fan of just promoting from within here. But clearly this isn’t a desirable location for anyone regardless.
 
Jaybird65 said:
"I was not looking to leave for any other college," Dunn said. "I have goals and aspirations that relate to the NFL and these jobs don't come up much. This one did. I had to take it."

Sometimes individual aspirations have to be followed.
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Not sometimes, all the time. Especially if it’s a step up in levels. Happy for that man and his family. He was a good coach therefore an opportunity opened up for him. Same as Richardson.
Next man up. Giufre knows what the offense is supposed to look like. He has a few new toys to play around with.
Let’s get it!
 
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uconndogs said:
I'm and Edsall supporter, but he owns this. The Crocker thing was a complete mess and now a key cog that was apparently working is heading out. I don't think either the 2017 or the 2018 season needed to be the complete and total disasters they turned out to be.

I think Edsall and a lot of coaches feel the need to "make it their own" and have a tendency to break it all down and rebuild it. The problem with that approach is you can make the hole much deeper.

I hope I'm wrong, but I see absolutely no reason why the upcoming season will be any better than the last. Marshe and Beavers were big loses on D and there is no reason to believe we have anything like Pindell at QB. Mr. Dunn may have run away from something rather than to something.

I'm usually a half-full type of guy, but jeesh!
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No. Marshe was not a big loss on D. I’ll give you Beavers.
 
Scary stuff. Richardson and Dunn gone. Also didn't see mentioned on here that defensive grad assistant Matt Robinson took a job at Maryland as a position coach.

Doesn't look like Giufre has called plays before. First time QB and RB coaches, who may not have coached these positions before either...plus coaches kid coaching TE's which is currently one scholarship player. Spring practice starts Monday!

Might be time to offer Orlovsky the keys to the state if he comes back and coaches QB's or as OC.
 
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This is disappointing news. I thought Lashlee would be a one year OC as he was desperate for a job when he was hired, but I had hoped Dunn would stay for 3 years, especially after his salary was increased.
 
Nothing says "I understand college football in 2019" like hiring an offensive coordinator from within your own inept staff that has never been an offensive coordinator before without interviewing any additional candidates.

The guy doesn't even have a twitter account to reach recruits and he's supposed to lift our offense from the dead. At least Edsall's buyout drops to $0 after this year.
 
Drew said:
Nothing says "I understand college football in 2019" like hiring an offensive coordinator from within your own inept staff that has never been an offensive coordinator before without interviewing any additional candidates.

The guy doesn't even have a twitter account to reach recruits and he's supposed to lift our offense from the dead. At least Edsall's buyout drops to $0 after this year.
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What good coach is coming here to replace Edsall though? We keep cycling through coaches like water and the end result is always the same.
 
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Drew said:
Nothing says "I understand college football in 2019" like hiring an offensive coordinator from within your own inept staff that has never been an offensive coordinator before without interviewing any additional candidates.

The guy doesn't even have a twitter account to reach recruits and he's supposed to lift our offense from the dead. At least Edsall's buyout drops to $0 after this year.
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Here was the problem. Spring practice goes from 2/12 to 3/15. There is no way that UConn could have posted the job and hired someone without that person missing Spring practice. So, you go with the best options that are on your staff.

Dunn left Edsall in a terrible position to replace him, but Dunn did what he thought was best for him.
 
Drew said:
Nothing says "I understand college football in 2019" like hiring an offensive coordinator from within your own inept staff that has never been an offensive coordinator before without interviewing any additional candidates.

The guy doesn't even have a twitter account to reach recruits and he's supposed to lift our offense from the dead. At least Edsall's buyout drops to $0 after this year.
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FYI - Guifre has a Twitter account and unlike Dunn, his looks like he wants to be here. Dunn like Lashlee had a certain minimal effort quality to it.

UConn OL Coach Giufre (@UConn_OLCoach) on Twitter
 
I give up

I’ve got plenty of my own creations to structure. Let’s see where they are in April
 
UConnStats said:
What good coach is coming here to replace Edsall though? We keep cycling through coaches like water and the end result is always the same.
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Depends. Are we going to actually invest money into a coaching staff or are we going to continue to try to scrape by on the bottom barrel?

At this point we don't just need to invest in coaching. The facilities need a face-lift and the weight room needs redone. Look at the rest of the conference and the investment they're making in facilities. We've had 2 teams build new STADIUMS since joining the league. Not to mention the additions of new practice facilities at Houston, SMU, Memphis, Temple, and UCF have all added practice facilities since the first season in the AAC. The school needs to get its head out of its a** and realize they're playing FBS football. Act like it.
 
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If AD Dave had any balls he would 100% bring Briles here. He’s gonna be a coach again why not get him to Storrs
 
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Wow. This is not good and there is absolutely no way to spin this as anything but more gas being poured on a dumpster fire.

Until the AD decides to pay coaches competitive salaries and invest more into the program it is going to be like this for the foreseeable future.

And our new President looks like he is cool with the status quo. Fun times.

We need an AD and Coach with a strategic vision with action steps on how to get there.

AAC is reality. We are never going to a P5 conference. So let’s accept that as an AD and determine how to be successful in a horrid conference. Because right now we are a laughing stock in the sports that matter.
 
Chief00 said:
Atmospherics and environment starts at the top. If Dunn was leaving for a NFL OC ok but leaving to Coach TEs at apparently the same pay? Lashlee, Grimes, Richardson and now Dunn leave. Our top assistants leave.
So much for transparency last night too.
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Maybe you are right but maybe you are wrong
The Lashlee experiment was a joke brought on by DB - the guy never wanted to be here - he wanted HC or SEC/P5 environment - it was a idiotic move by DB but par for the course with him
Sometimes guys leave because the fit is better at that time in their careers or if they feel more comfortable in a certain environment (Dunn - the pro game is more attractive to him)
These last 6 years have not been good and sometimes guys don't want to hang with a losing program
It's not always the HC's personality
This is unfortunate for UConn but good for Dunn - at the end of the day that's all that counts
Good Luck Coach but I won't be wishing the same to the Jets - that's for sure!
 
blue93 said:
This is the most inept athletic department of all time. What a clown show.
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Couldn't agree with you more
Herbst leaving is a good step one - Poly Sci professor - yeah
Showing DB the door is next - maybe Auburn is looking for a head uniform/towel boy
Time to hit the restart button
It's all on the new President and should be job 1 or at least 1a
 
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