Edsall: “Today’s Players Aren’t As Mentally Tough”- Gets Mocked By Local & National Media

[The Funster]

RE needs to shut up. He's not wrong for thinking this, he's wrong for expressing it publicly. There has to be trust with the players and hanging them out to dry like this (again) does nothing to foster that trust. He's greasing the skids for his way out the door. The sooner the better at this point. I thought he was a good rehire. I thought he'd have unfinished business but he's pretty much capitulated. He's not a coach any more.

 

[Waquoit]

He's not wrong for thinking this, he's wrong for expressing it publicly.

Of course he's wrong. Kids today have a different set of challenges than the old farts had. Anyone thinking they have it easy and are soft are giving themselves too much credit. Randy needs to concentrate on coaching football and leave the life lessons to others.

 

[Chief00]

RE needs to shut up. He's not wrong for thinking this, he's wrong for expressing it publicly. There has to be trust with the players and hanging them out to dry like this (again) does nothing to foster that trust. He's greasing the skids for his way out the door. The sooner the better at this point. I thought he was a good rehire. I thought he'd have unfinished business but he's pretty much capitulated. He's not a coach any more.

To me one of the first signs it wasn’t going to work was his morning practices and his narrative that it was better for the kids’ class schedules, etc. Everyone knows that’s a good time for a 60 year old (him) not a 20 year old. Again, Randy not being upfront.

 

[LBird33]

I wonder if he wants to work himself out of the kid with this stuff

 

[LBird33]

Job

 

[Waquoit]

Just hit me. What better life lesson is there to learn than "It's not what you know, it's who you know"? The players get that reinforced every day when they see a guy getting paid $100K to tweet.

 

[huskyrob1]

RE needs to shut up. He's not wrong for thinking this, he's wrong for expressing it publicly. There has to be trust with the players and hanging them out to dry like this (again) does nothing to foster that trust. He's greasing the skids for his way out the door. The sooner the better at this point. I thought he was a good rehire. I thought he'd have unfinished business but he's pretty much capitulated. He's not a coach any more.

I've been saying that for a while, I can't wait. I think it's worth a million bucks to fire him this afternoon. It makes a huge statement that UConn is serious about fixing football, and it gives UConn a jump on candidates who are immediately available or to talk to candidates who are not. It also makes any players thinking about transferring to wait and see. Benedict would do it in a heartbeat if he had the backing of the new president and the BOT.

 

[PackTheRent]

Nick Saban started at LSU about the same time as RE 1.0 with UConn. Saban won with the "pre-video gaming" kids back then at LSU and wins now at Bama. I think Edsall does a decent job trying to get these guys to attend class and focus on the long-term, because he knows 99% of them will never get invited to an NFL camp. But to blame the on-field performance on the parents of the players is so weak. These kids have good parents who got them through the tough times and kept them focused.

 

[Hoophound]

I think Benedict believes in Randy. No inside info, I just get the impression from his recent comments that he believes in Randy's process.

 

[ktuck911]

If we were 6-1 or 5-2 right now I wonder how this thread would go???

 

[gioff2323]

Cool how about you recruit better kids or kids who cared about winning more. RE is stupid here. Nick Saban wouldn't even go this far. But sure keep defending a loser.

he did. Monday. Watch the presser.

 

[gioff2323]

Just hit me. What better life lesson is there to learn than "It's not what you know, it's who you know"? The players get that reinforced every day when they see a guy getting paid $100K to tweet.

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Of course he's wrong. Kids today have a different set of challenges than the old farts had. Anyone thinking they have it easy and are soft are giving themselves too much credit. Randy needs to concentrate on coaching football and leave the life lessons to others.

I gotta say I hope you are in the minority - of fans and coaches. My kid plays CFB. The ONE thing important to me was he find a guy who would provide lessons for the next 40 years, not the next 4.

 

[BlueDogs]

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I gotta say I hope you are in the minority - of fans and coaches. My kid plays CFB. The ONE thing important to me was he find a guy who would provide lessons for the next 40 years, not the next 4.

This is true. I’m glad he is working on building character. I think as a function of schooling that is precisely what’s important. Anybody can and should build on that. Where I draw the line is dumping on kids innate talent as a leader. That’s a you problem not a kid problem. Ergo why I find the meathead’s comments much more troubling.

 

[Waquoit]

The ONE thing important to me was he find a guy who would provide lessons for the next 40 years, not the next 4.

And you think HCRE is that guy?

 

[Tenspro2002]

As if we needed any more evidence of what a dinosaur this guy is.

College football today is about flash, explosiveness, and drawing eyeballs. Edsall coaches as if it's about crew cuts and 3 yard handoffs up the middle.

We can be bad, or we can be boring. But please, dear God, can we stop being both?

 

[Bonehead]

As if we needed any more evidence of what a dinosaur this guy is.

College football today is about flash, explosiveness, and drawing eyeballs. Edsall coaches as if it's about crew cuts and 3 yard handoffs up the middle.

We can be bad, or we can be boring. But please, dear God, can we stop being both?

Herm Edwards says Hello!

 

[huskyinfl]

Run the triple option Randy or do the Boise State route. Be weird and take risks

 

[gioff2323]

And you think HCRE is that guy?

didn’t recruit him; I wouldn’t know. But if u think the job of a coach is to focus exclusively on X’s and O’s, I respectfully disagree.

and if my kid skipped class, I’d want him to pay the consequences.

 

[gioff2323]

This is true. I’m glad he is working on building character. I think as a function of schooling that is precisely what’s important. Anybody can and should build on that. Where I draw the line is dumping on kids innate talent as a leader. That’s a you problem not a kid problem. Ergo why I find the meathead’s comments much more troubling.

fair enough. I listened and heard something different.

There’s a balance between leading and getting others to take a leadership role. I’m a big believer that one can promote themselves by working hard and earning things OR putting others down. I didn’t hear the latter in the talk.
butI fully understand the passionate frustration after a decade of unacceptable performance

 

[kris1]

Trolling

.....and a direct flight to BWI Airport

 

[kris1]

The game has evolved. The kids have changed. The best coaches in the country have adapted. Randy has not. You can still teach life lessons. You can still hold kids accountable. The problem with Randy’s fixed mindset is he can’t relate to today’s athlete and seems to refuse to fix himself first. Adapt or die.....#growthmindset

 

[Steelerone]

I remember when "Bear" Bryant, a coach who knew a little bit about football, was once interviewed by a reporter who was critical about a lineman who was called a few times in a game for a false start. Bryant;s response was that it was the fault of the coaching staff for not properly coaching him and that the buck stopped with him as head coach.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

The game has evolved. The kids have changed. The best coaches in the country have adapted. Randy has not. You can still teach life lessons. You can still hold kids accountable. The problem with Randy’s fixed mindset is he can’t relate to today’s athlete and seems to refuse to fix himself first. Adapt or die.....#growthmindset

This is my problem with what Randy said...he proudly declares that he isn't going to change. When you hear a leader say that in the corporate world, they don't last long. He is too stubborn to realize that he has a responsibility to evolve as kids change.

 

[HobokenHusky]

This guy is just a complete clown show. These quotes are so bad, on multiple levels

Level 1) Hypocritical. Guy just has 0 self awareness. Enforces grit, Accountability and doing the right thing yet never takes any accountability for how his team performs when they lose. Randy is never the problem.

Level 2) They show he’s a terrible leader. If you listen to any great leader, the one thing that is always brought up when they talk about why they are successful is adaptability and a willingness to learn. Randy makes very clear here that he is not willing to do either of these things.

and people saying he’s right, give me a break. Every generation has their issues that make them “soft”. When I was a kid it was video games. Now my generation is fine and it’s social media that screwing everything up. Every NCAA team doesn’t suck, so the other teams must be adapting to make this generation work for them.

Adapt or Gee Tee Heffe Ooh Randy

 

[huskyrob1]

I think Benedict believes in Randy. No inside info, I just get the impression from his recent comments that he believes in Randy's process.

You could not be more wrong. They hate each other.

 

[buddy]

You could not be more wrong. They hate each other.

Why did he hire him if that is that case? One can usually determine if an applicant is the right fit for a job during an interview. He certainly knew of Randy's history here and at Maryland. I would expect that Randy will be given his walking papers as soon as the season is over and there is no payout due if that is the case. Let's see what happens!

 

[Chief00]

You could not be more wrong. They hate each other.

Dave took credit for the hire but is now leaking his hand was forced. Randy had no heads up on the Big East thing. Chief got much more of a courtesy heads up than our football coach.

 

[Slick]

I think Benedict believes in Randy. No inside info, I just get the impression from his recent comments that he believes in Randy's process.

I was at an event with Benedict. I asked him if he thought Hurley was a good hire. He said not only was he a tremendous hire but he was going to turn the program around much quicker then anyone thought. He then said Randy had a tremendously difficult job turning the football program around. It looks like he knew what he was talking about!

 

[Banta55]

You could not be more wrong. They hate each other.

That's the truth

 

[huskyrob1]

Dave took credit for the hire but is now leaking his hand was forced. Randy had no heads up on the Big East thing. Chief got much more of a courtesy heads up than our football coach.

I know. As I said in a post a couple days ago, "he grudgingly hired Edsall", but it goes beyond that. Being athletic director, has Benedict ever watched a game from the sidelines since Edsall came back? Lol