For all y'all who hate how Randy left

[Skiblets]

and I completely agree that he left poorly. I give you this. Try not to cry. This guy loves UConn and hated Hathaway. Think we can all relate.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

That has to be the best Edsall moment. The happy dance after, I think, Todman converted a 4th down vs Pitt deep in our own territory has to be number 2.

I can almost picture the Edall sideline squat from here come September. ..

 

[Skiblets]

More and louder fans at that game than at the Tulane home game a month ago

 

[UConnFranklin]

For me it's not about how he left UConn. The reason I don't want him back at UConn is because I didn't like his offensive or defensive schemes. Also, I didn't think he was a good recruiter. During the last two years of his time here I remember the frustration felt by his "bend but don't break defense" and the lack of creativity on his offense. But to his credit even with his less known recruits he certainly did develop the players very well. Still I would rather move past him and go with a more nationally known commodity.

 

[metsfan2323]

and I completely agree that he left poorly. I give you this. Try not to cry. This guy loves UConn and hated Hathaway. Think we can all relate.

Too boring, Why would we want to go back to that? (sarcasm off)

 

[Skiblets]

For me it's not about how he left UConn. The reason I don't want him back at UConn is because I didn't like his offensive or defensive schemes. Also, I didn't think he was a good recruiter. During the last two years of his time here I remember the frustration felt by his "bend but don't break defense" and the lack of creativity on his offense. But to his credit even with his less known recruits he certainly did develop the players very well. Still I would rather move past him and go with a more nationally known commodity.

I hear ya. But the last six years have been infintely more frustrating. I don't know. Maybe I'm looking through the rear view mirror instead of the wind shield. But all things considered RE did the job here

 

[huskymedic]

and I completely agree that he left poorly. I give you this. Try not to cry. This guy loves UConn and hated Hathaway. Think we can all relate.

If you listen really hard you can hear me in the UConn chant @ the end

One of the best in-person sports events of my life.

 

[UCweCONN]

This video reminds me of why I don't want him back. I think if he felt this strong a bond, he wouldn't have left the way he did. I rooted hard for him to fail at Maryland.
scha·den·freu·de
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noun
noun: Schadenfreude; noun: schadenfreude

1. pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.

 

[sportsart]

This video reminds me of why I don't want him back. I think if he felt this strong a bond, he wouldn't have left the way he did. I rooted hard for him to fail at Maryland.
scha·den·freu·de
ˈSHädənˌfroidə/
noun
noun: Schadenfreude; noun: schadenfreude

1. pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.

You have either had way too much to drink or....yeah, that's it, way too much to drink. (SMH)

 

[Skiblets]

This video reminds me of why I don't want him back. I think if he felt this strong a bond, he wouldn't have left the way he did. I rooted hard for him to fail at Maryland.
scha·den·freu·de
ˈSHädənˌfroidə/
noun
noun: Schadenfreude; noun: schadenfreude

1. pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.

The back story with Hathaway. Your ire should be directed down to Hofstra where Jeffie now is the AD and not at Randy. He's a good man

 

[PRHusky]

And yet, in 12 years he beat as many Top 25 teams (1) as Pasqualoni and Diaco did. That is much more important to me than how he left or how emotional he was after the ND game.

 

[Skiblets]

And yet, in 12 years he beat as many Top 25 teams (1) as Pasqualoni and Diaco did. That is much more important to me than how he left or how emotional he was after the ND game.

Disingenuous argument since the first 8 years he was either 1Aa or transitional

 

[06029]

Randy is the single most intense coach I have ever met. He was perfect at the time he was hired. Strict, focused and excited by the challenge of building an upstart to a contender. He pissed off the media, local high school coaches but he got the job done.

He is not the man for this program today and I seriously doubt he is the de facto final guy. He pissed off a lot of powerful people in this state. I'm not sure Benedict has the political capital to bring him back. I'm not sure he is the right man to coach at this time.

I can almost guarantee that none of these rumors is coming from the Uconn side.

 

[weyuo]

I hear ya. But the last six years have been infintely more frustrating. I don't know. Maybe I'm looking through the rear view mirror instead of the wind shield. But all things considered RE did the job here

Randy did a mediocre job in a conference that was falling apart. How many 4 star athletes did he bring in? How many top 10 finishes did he have here? In his one BCS bowl game appearance what happened besides UConn getting humiliated by a Big12 team and him checking his watch in the fourth quarter? no thanks, UConn deserves a lot better than that and should not accept anything less than a proven P-5 head coach that can set this program up for the next realignment invite.

 

[Skiblets]

Randy did a mediocre job in a conference that was falling apart. How many 4 star athletes did he bring in? How many top 10 finishes did he have here? In his one BCS bowl game appearance what happened besides UConn getting humiliated by a Big12 team and him checking his watch in the fourth quarter? no thanks, UConn deserves a lot better than that and should not accept anything less than a proven P-5 head coach that can set this program up for the next realignment invite.

How many top 10 finishes in the freaking AAC have we had since he left?

 

[PRHusky]

Disingenuous argument since the first 8 years he was either 1Aa or transitional

Not true. By 2004 we were already in the BE.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Randy did a mediocre job in a conference that was falling apart. How many 4 star athletes did he bring in? How many top 10 finishes did he have here? In his one BCS bowl game appearance what happened besides UConn getting humiliated by a Big12 team and him checking his watch in the fourth quarter? no thanks, UConn deserves a lot better than that and should not accept anything less than a proven P-5 head coach that can set this program up for the next realignment invite.

LOL coming from P's last defender.

 

[Skiblets]

Not true. By 2004 we were already in the BE.

In the Big East with no history. Jesus. You think that was a level playing field? Against VA Tech. West Virginia. Pitt. BC. Terrible argument. We were in trailers for Chris sakes

 

[CTMike]

We had relative success with Randy 6+ years ago.

We've been terrible since.

Ergo... in 2016 Randy is our best choice?

Sure he'd be better than Diaco but so would most any warm body.

People 'member our era of relative success - I get it - but what real reasons are there that make him the BEST choice TODAY? Look at all the great coaches hired around the AAC and RE is the best we can do?

It's very, very disappointing and I think people are warm with nostalgia to think we'll just revert back to our prior succsss.

I'll wish for it, I'll hope for it, I'll attend games but it's so... small minded. And I say that as a former Apologista as well.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

In the Big East with no history. Jesus. You think that was a level playing field? Against VA Tech. West Virginia. Pitt. BC. Terrible argument. We were in trailers for Chris sakes

I'm not on board with hiring him back but people's view of Edsall is borderline insanity.

 

[Skiblets]

We had relative success with Randy 6+ years ago.

We've been terrible since.

Ergo... in 2016 Randy is our best choice?

Sure he'd be better than Diaco but so would most any warm body.

People 'member our era of relative success - I get it - but what real reasons are there that make him the BEST choice TODAY? Look at all the great coaches hired around the AAC and RE is the best we can do?

It's very, very disappointing and I think people are warm with nostalgia to think we'll just revert back to our prior succsss.

I'll wish for it, I'll hope for it, I'll attend games but it's so... small minded. And I say that as a former Apologista as well.

Completely understand. So who would you target?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I'll wager that I was as big an apologista as anyone on this board when RE was here. I appreciate greatly what he did for the program and as I have been told by a number of kids who were on the airplane home from Arizona (without him) that he was forgiven, I don't see how I can hold a grudge on his departure.

That said, I would view his return, at this point as a bitter disappointment. It would signal that DB has very limited vision, it would tell the world that it is quite likely we aren't a place where quality coaches can succeed but rather a place where one unique skill set can do pretty well but once he's gone, forget the possibility of repeating that success and it will reinforce the idea that we aren't really a football school, just a basketball school that is trying to pass itself off as something it really is not.

 

[noeynox]

Completely understand. So who would you target?

That really is up to Benedict. I like Bobby Wilder. I like Don Brown or Todd Orlando.

I could get behind Randy 2.0, but he struggled to land a QB at Maryland also. It worries me.

 

[#1 PA Husky Fan]

and I completely agree that he left poorly. I give you this. Try not to cry. This guy loves UConn and hated Hathaway. Think we can all relate.

Thanks for posting that. Awesome interview. I was fortunate to be at that game. Life highlight.

 

[Woof 101]

If you listen really hard you can hear me in the UConn chant @ the end

One of the best in-person sports events of my life.

Loved hearing you in the background and the great shot of The Block C.