Edsall on National Disrespect of AAC

[UConn07]

 

[shizzle787]

Best line: “Get rid of the bowls,” he said. “They don’t serve the purpose anymore when you can go to a bowl at 6-6 or 5-7. We’re rewarding what America is doing, we’re enabling and entitling people on stuff that’s not worthy to be enabled or entitled to.”

I totally agree with this. You should have to win 8 games to go to a bowl. Mediocrity shouldn't be rewarded.

 

[sportsart]

You go Randy, you be your bad self.

He's not wrong, but he may not be 100% right.

 

[UConnDan97]

He's absolutely right...

 

[uconndogs]

I hope Randy has a chip on his shoulder and puts one on his players as well. Getting some attitude would be a good thing.

 

[Jimdish255]

Sanctions on Monday.

 

[noeynox]

He's absolutely right...

Except for the create another division part. You don't want that Randy.

 

[shizzle787]

Except for the create another division part. You don't want that Randy.

After the next CR you do. If we make it into a 1-A conference, great. If not, we drop football and go BE. Our destiny would finally be revealed. Part of why I was bummed the Big 12 didn't expand was that we are left in purgatory.

 

[UConnDan97]

Except for the create another division part. You don't want that Randy.

I don't think he's saying that he wants that. I think he's showing the hypocrisy of an institution that claims to care about what D1 means and more importantly about what student-athlete means.

If they just want the same 20 institutions to succeed because that's what's most profitable for them, then stop the farce that is "D1" athletics in football...

 

[gtcam]

Best line: “Get rid of the bowls,” he said. “They don’t serve the purpose anymore when you can go to a bowl at 6-6 or 5-7. We’re rewarding what America is doing, we’re enabling and entitling people on stuff that’s not worthy to be enabled or entitled to.”

I totally agree with this. You should have to win 8 games to go to a bowl. Mediocrity shouldn't be rewarded.

EVERYONE gets a participation award
No more winners No more losers
This new PC stuff just plain sucks

 

[gtcam]

Sanctions on Monday.

What kind - no bowl in 2017??????

 

[zls44]

Classic two-face Randy move, say this in the media while his contract has him getting rewarded for ANY bowl.

 

[zls44]

This new PC stuff just plain sucks

Yeah, I hate treating people with respect, its BULLCRAP.

 

[Rewster]

Many Power Five coaches want exclusive sked

Here is a quote from Randy when at Maryland.
It's all about your current perspective I guess. I remember how much this pissed me off when I read it. Thought I would dig it up.


The Power Five conferences is a different world," said Maryland's Randy Edsall, who was in favor of it. "The scheduling would be more well-rounded and would show who deserves to be in the [four-team] playoff."

 

[TRest]

The blinders this place has for Randy. If he even got a whiff of a better job he would be on the next plane out.

 

[UConnDan97]

The blinders this place has for Randy. If he even got a whiff of a better job he would be on the next plane out.

Do you really believe that? Because I don't. I think his intentions are that this is his last gig. His last chance at a legacy. He's got his money already. What he doesn't have is a lasting legacy, and he knows that he's pretty much responsible for not having one by leaving the one he had. And I strongly suspect that he aims to correct that.

I guess never say never, but I'd just about bet the mortgage that he's not going to another job after this one...

 

[CL82]

Do you really believe that? Because I don't. I think his intentions are that this is his last gig. His last chance at a legacy. ...
I guess never say never, but I'd just about bet the mortgage that he's not going to another job after this one...

At least not another college football head coaching gig.

 

[sportsart]

The blinders this place has for Randy. If he even got a whiff of a better job he would be on the next plane out.

You couldn't be more clueless. Nothing more to say.

 

[noeynox]

Do you really believe that? Because I don't. I think his intentions are that this is his last gig. His last chance at a legacy. He's got his money already. What he doesn't have is a lasting legacy, and he knows that he's pretty much responsible for not having one by leaving the one he had. And I strongly suspect that he aims to correct that.

I guess never say never, but I'd just about bet the mortgage that he's not going to another job after this one...

Look at Rewster post. When he was in the P5, he was all about it, student athletes outside the P5 be damned.

Doesn't make him a bad guy it's just a coach being a coach, and I absolutely believe he would leave for a better job, because he's done it once already. Plus situation with his son and the State has to be gnawing at him.

 

[noeynox]

Many Power Five coaches want exclusive sked

Here is a quote from Randy when at Maryland.
It's all about your current perspective I guess. I remember how much this pissed me off when I read it. Thought I would dig it up.


The Power Five conferences is a different world," said Maryland's Randy Edsall, who was in favor of it. "The scheduling would be more well-rounded and would show who deserves to be in the [four-team] playoff."

Only RichROD kept it real.

 

[Wordbomar]

We're pretty much the only school in AAC that doesn't have to worry about our head coach being poached

 

[Confident Carl]

Many Power Five coaches want exclusive sked

Here is a quote from Randy when at Maryland.
It's all about your current perspective I guess. I remember how much this pissed me off when I read it. Thought I would dig it up.


The Power Five conferences is a different world," said Maryland's Randy Edsall, who was in favor of it. "The scheduling would be more well-rounded and would show who deserves to be in the [four-team] playoff."

I give him the benefit of the doubt on this one. Don't forget he said that after experiencing almost one season in what turns out to be a very tough league, deserving of it's Power 6 identity. I would think preparing for and playing USF and UCF (20th & 12th ranked in Amway coaches poll) in successive weeks (and earlier, 17th ranked Memphis) had something to do with his recent comments. Those three teams that are ranked higher than Florida, FSU and LSU! The AAC is for sure the most underrated football conference in college football.

 

[noeynox]

After the next CR you do. If we make it into a 1-A conference, great. If not, we drop football and go BE. Our destiny would finally be revealed. Part of why I was bummed the Big 12 didn't expand was that we are left in purgatory.

Good post. Would be good to know one way or another.

 

[TRest]

Look at Rewster post. When he was in the P5, he was all about it, student athletes outside the P5 be damned.

Doesn't make him a bad guy it's just a coach being a coach, and I absolutely believe he would leave for a better job, because he's done it once already. Plus situation with his son and the State has to be gnawing at him.

I don't think he will get a better opportunity because this can't be turned around quick enough. But he left here for what at the time was almost a lateral move. He's as self-serving as any other head coach, simple as that.

 

[TRest]

You couldn't be more clueless. Nothing more to say.

Badge of honor.