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Finebaum rips Edsall for pulling scholarship

... and now here comes the Verducci family faction?

Peter Gammons (@pgammo)
1/18/17, 10:07 PM
UConn reneges on scholarship offer, ditches N.J. football recruit in 11th hour http:// Message:don't entrust you son to Randy Edsall
 
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... and now here comes the Verducci family faction?

Peter Gammons (@pgammo)
1/18/17, 10:07 PM
UConn reneges on scholarship offer, ditches N.J. football recruit in 11th hour http:// Message:don't entrust you son to Randy Edsall


I"m going out on a limb and suggesting Peter Gammons doesn't have much pull with football recruits, their parents or their coaches.
 
... and now here comes the Verducci family faction?

Peter Gammons (@pgammo)
1/18/17, 10:07 PM
UConn reneges on scholarship offer, ditches N.J. football recruit in 11th hour http:// Message:don't entrust you son to Randy Edsall
That tweet should read UConn offensive coordinator ditches proper play calling again..Message: Don't entrust your offense to Frank Verducci
 
So when this all blows over and someone lists all the schools that have ever pulled a scholly, UCONN will be one of them. Big deal. No awards either way.
 
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I"m going out on a limb and suggesting Peter Gammons doesn't have much pull with football recruits, their parents or their coaches.

Just spins it into another sphere of influence. This too shall pass.
 
Because of NCAA rules nobody here knows UConn's side of the story. For all we know he and Edsall could have had a major falling out when they met over something that was promised him during his recruiting ( I.E. playing time, red shirting). What is not fair here is that the Dicken's family is free to say what ever they want and UConn, by rule, has no chance to rebut anything.
 
I just hope the difference in ability between this kid and the kid we end up getting with our last scholly ends up being worth all the trouble.


This ain't were you give trophy's for participating it is big time football. You don't give scholarships to players who don't fit your needs. If FHCBD thought he was so good he would have offered him at Nebraska

Again I wish the the player well, but I care about UConn much more
 
... and now here comes the Verducci family faction?

Peter Gammons (@pgammo)
1/18/17, 10:07 PM
UConn reneges on scholarship offer, ditches N.J. football recruit in 11th hour http:// Message:don't entrust you son to Randy Edsall


He should stick to blowing Red Sox front office and team as he has done for years.
 
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These people are just mind blowing in their ignorance. Stunning.

It's just more moral grandstanding, selective faux outrage and piggy-backing on a topical bandwagon — a convenient excuse to dog pile on an already fledgling football program that they normally wouldn't give the time of day otherwise.

This too shall pass.
 
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So when this all blows over and someone lists all the schools that have ever pulled a scholly, UCONN will be one of them. Big deal. No awards either way.
I hope someone publishes every school that pulled a ship, and every recruit that decommitted. I want every single one of the put on display for their heinous actions.
 
Yeah Edsall's not a high character guy because he has to tell players who can't play at the AAC level they can't play at the AAC level.

That was one of the things that drove me crazy when they brought him back, all of the folks here calling him "high character" when he clearly wasn't. I'm glad the that isn't the consensus anymore. Just win, baby.
 
That was one of the things that drove me crazy when they brought him back, all of the folks here calling him "high character" when he clearly wasn't. I'm glad the that isn't the consensus anymore. Just win, baby.
I do not think you get the point that the quote you are using is basically inferring that you are stupid for thinking that telling this kid he can't play here makes Edsall not a high quality guy, right? The quote that you put there is the exact opposite of going along with your point. Whaler is using sarcasm there.
 
That was one of the things that drove me crazy when they brought him back, all of the folks here calling him "high character" when he clearly wasn't. I'm glad the that isn't the consensus anymore. Just win, baby.
Sally Jenkins went scorched earth on Edsall yesterday. I think the previous version of Edsall rubbed people the wrong way cause he acted like Bellichik while winning like Edsall.

I'm sensing a more flexible and humbled Randy this time around. This issue over the rescinded offer says nothing about character. Kid just isn't a fit for the new regime.
 
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That was one of the things that drove me crazy when they brought him back, all of the folks here calling him "high character" when he clearly wasn't. I'm glad the that isn't the consensus anymore. Just win, baby.
Assuming the events played out as Dickens says, which isn't a certainty at all, then I would say that this was indeed a "high character" move by HCRE! The media is so caught up in their faux outrage hype, that they can't see how favorable this is for the kid. To give him as much time as they could to find a program that fits his style, is much better than either telling him last minute (a la Michigan, etc) or worse, bringing him on board anyway and having him never play in this uptempo, high speed defense.
 
Talk about love. Edsall showed tough love and people get indignant over it. It sucks for the kid on the surface only. Every point thats been made how this would have been a waste of the kids time is dead in.
 
That was one of the things that drove me crazy when they brought him back, all of the folks here calling him "high character" when he clearly wasn't. I'm glad the that isn't the consensus anymore. Just win, baby.

I only know of the guy what I see in the media. He's tough and direct. His handling of the Howard incident screamed character. Yeah, he duckked up and took the plane to Maryland.
 
There is one other factor that goes into this. I think it is likely that Edsall was hired by Benedict with the understanding that Edsall has to win games as quickly as possible, and that the Administration may be giving him more flexibility to do so than they did the first go round.

Yes, that is speculation, but if that is the case, how is the high character move to tell your AD you will do whatever it takes to win within the rules, and then take kids whom Diaco offered that he believes will interfere with winning because they aren't good enough? How is taking a job with an agreement on direction and then not going in that direction "high character."

Most likely, he was simply left in a damned if you do and damned if you don't scenario, and made a reasonable decision.

I know it's not as fun, but if the media wants to blame someone for this blame Benedict. He absolutely could have done with Hathaway did to P and tell him "the good name of the University comes first." I would bet my life that, within the rules, Benedict chose winning first.

Within the rules, good for him.

I've said enough on this. I am going to try to resist continuing to keep this story alive.
 
Our program is sorely lacking in team speed. Diaco recruited elephants. Edsall recruited team speed in the past, in lieu and above almost aeverything else. If you were fast and could move your feet, you could play, and we competed. We need it again. Did I mention speed?

You can coach or weight train and develop anything except natural speed and height. Given the choice of height or speed. Speed wins.

If whoever this kid is, and I haven't read the thread and won't, just getting close to signing day so I took a peak at the football board - first time in months, becuase I was disgusted with the program last fall, but whatever - glad people are still talking.

If whoever this kid is, is really fast, then it's loss, if he isn't, then it's not.

Next batter up.
 
Our program is sorely lacking in team speed. Diaco recruited elephants. Edsall recruited team speed in the past, in lieu and above almost aeverything else. If you were fast and could move your feet, you could play, and we competed. We need it again. Did I mention speed?

You can coach or weight train and develop anything except natural speed and height. Given the choice of height or speed. Speed wins.

If whoever this kid is, and I haven't read the thread and won't, just getting close to signing day so I took a peak at the football board - first time in months, becuase I was disgusted with the program last fall, but whatever - glad people are still talking.

If whoever this kid is, is really fast, then it's loss, if he isn't, then it's not.

Next batter up.

Carl, Carl - you're alive!!!
 
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