HC Candidates

[junglehusky]

Honestly, what about DJ?

He's a position coach right? For a Div IA football program you gotta bring in somebody with at least coordinator experience. Can't be learning all the program management stuff on the fly here, maybe at a Div II-III school.

 

[whaler11]

Can I pull back PJ Fleck. Don't know what he's got player wise but losing to Nicholls State is like UConn losing in basketball to Eastern.

 

[whaler11]

PJ Fleck is at the top of my current mental list.

September 3rd, 2013. Anyone know how PJ Fleck turned out?

Just ignore when I got a little scared

#scoreboard

 

[CTMike]

Can I pull back PJ Fleck. Don't know what he's got player wise but losing to Nicholls State is like UConn losing in basketball to Eastern.

You pulled it back, doesn't count.

 

[shakes65]

Since we are restarting this thread, how about we look at Randy Edsall. He had great success here, and we are certainly willing to forgive and forget. Gives him a chance to become a head coach again, and I would be tickled to once again talk about HCRE. Those were the days! Little did we know.

 

[BlueDogs]

TJ Weist is our man. Low cost. Wants the job. Knows the school and program and will be ready day 1. Again, proving he can get a high scoring offense on the field. Guy is buttoned up, classy and commands respect. GET IT DONE.

 

[Stainmaster]

Wants the job.

How do we know this?

 

[BlueDogs]

How do we know this?

He begged for the job and I think he is the kind of guy who would be proud to step in.

 

[Stainmaster]

He begged for the job and I think he is the kind of guy who would be proud to step in.

That was 3 years ago, and I don't remember reading about him "begging". If you have inside info then I stand corrected, but I always considered the BY to have more interest in Weist than he had in us.

 

[Matrim55]

That was 3 years ago, and I don't remember reading about him "begging". If you have inside info then I stand corrected, but I always considered the BY to have more interest in Weist than he had in us.

Whether that's the case or not, there are only so many FBS HC jobs out there, and nobody is currently beating down his door. It's a stretch to imagine he WOULDN'T be interested, you know?

 

[Stainmaster]

Whether that's the case or not, there are only so many FBS HC jobs out there, and nobody is currently beating down his door. It's a stretch to imagine he WOULDN'T be interested, you know?

He's overseeing one of the top offenses in the G5. He will have options this offseason - and he very well may spring for a school with less institutional prestige than us if he likes what he sees on their roster more than ours. Being a Michigan native, I can see him potentially taking Fleck's spot at WMU after he gets poached, winning a couple of MAC championships, and snagging a P5 job in 2019 or 2020.

 

[BlueDogs]

That was 3 years ago, and I don't remember reading about him "begging". If you have inside info then I stand corrected, but I always considered the BY to have more interest in Weist than he had in us.

He wants an HC job. You might be right that he has moved past UConn especially with his current success as OC and other schools looking at him. But, he'll jump with the first decent HC offer. He had the taste and wants it. That much is known. I have no specific info beyond that.

 

[Matrim55]

He's overseeing one of the top offenses in the G5. He will have options this offseason - and he very well may spring for a school with less institutional prestige than us if he likes what he sees on their roster more than ours.

I doubt he'll have options with higher upside than us. For as miserable as the last 6 years have been, we still have the biggest G5 budget and great facilities. You can get to a New Year's Day bowl at UConn, and I'm sure he knows it.

 

[Stainmaster]

I doubt he'll have options with higher upside than us. For as miserable as the last 6 years have been, we still have the biggest G5 budget and great facilities. You can get to a New Year's Day bowl at UConn, and I'm sure he knows it.

It's possible to be successful here, but he could be courted by places that are much further along in that process than we are.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I really don't want a coordinator. I want a game manager, preferably with an offensive mindset. Someone who is already used to the recruiting cycle. A coordinator needs to build his first staff basically from scratch, whereas a proven MAC or top D2 coach can just bring his staff, as this is obviously a clean-house job; incompetency across the board.

If that's not possible, I'll take a P5 coordinator, but I don't want anyone with under 10 years experience. Someone who has actually spent a lot of time on the sidelines, preferably with a good coach, and learn how the game is managed. These up-and-coming guys like Diaco who win these stupid coordinator of the year awards (most useless awards in sport) have no idea what is going on in the executive position, at least at this level of football. Diaco flew too close to the sun.

 

[UConnDan97]

I think that Moorhead and Weist are two good choices. The upsetting thing is that I thought Weist was a good choice when he was the interim.

Would either candidate be able to recruit? I don't know. But they can coach. They can run a team. Get it done, Benedict...

 

[Jimdish255]

I think that Moorhead and Weist are two good choices. The upsetting thing is that I thought Weist was a good choice when he was the interim.

Would either candidate be able to recruit? I don't know. But they can coach. They can run a team. Get it done, Benedict...

I think with the right staff and budget Moorhead could make an immediate impact on this train wreck. Deserves serious consideration.

 

[Jax Husky]

Again, my choice is still Todd Orlando (if he wants to be a HC) with TJ weist as his OC

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Again, my choice is still Todd Orlando (if he wants to be a HC) with TJ weist as his OC

If Hermann gets the UT job, Orlando will make a good amount more as his DC than we could pay any HC.

 

[jackl]

TJ Weist is our man. Low cost. Wants the job. Knows the school and program and will be ready day 1. Again, proving he can get a high scoring offense on the field. Guy is buttoned up, classy and commands respect. GET IT DONE.

His wife also loved working in the Business School although now with 3 kids that might not be high on her list.

 

[Rewster]

I think with the right staff and budget Moorhead could make an immediate impact on this train wreck. Deserves serious consideration.

Moorhead is my first choice.
I fear he is not available to us however.

 

[shizzle787]

He's overseeing one of the top offenses in the G5. He will have options this offseason - and he very well may spring for a school with less institutional prestige than us if he likes what he sees on their roster more than ours. Being a Michigan native, I can see him potentially taking Fleck's spot at WMU after he gets poached, winning a couple of MAC championships, and snagging a P5 job in 2019 or 2020.

No. If Weist had the option of UConn or WMU, he's picking UConn 10 out of 10 times. The American is a higher profile than the MAC.

 

[Jax Husky]

The highest paid coordinators in the country are around $1.6million. No way Orlando gets $2million at Texas. That's just not how it works. If UConn isnt goint to pay their next coach $2million plus, with $600k or so for the OC, then just give up football now.

That all said, Orlando may not want to be a HC, as has been said here before. If he does, I'd love to see him at UConn. He is a fantastic young football mind.

 

[shizzle787]

I'm going with Jason Candle (Toledo). Guy took over their bowl game last year, and his transition (10-2) has been seemless.

 

[shizzle787]

In order to afford maintaining a respectable football program, we have to cut some sports to get to the mimimum required. I suggest m/w cross country, m/w tennis and m golf. That allows us to have a slim but efficient AD that focuses on sports that matter (like football, basketball, hockey, soccer, baseball, field hockey, etc.).

 

[BlueDogs]

I think the BY endorses Moorehead, Orlando, Weist.

Maybe this saves a few bucks on hiring consultants to come up with Moorehead,Orlando or Weist

 

[shizzle787]

I think the BY endorses Moorehead, Orlando, Weist.

Maybe this saves a few bucks on hiring consultants to come up with Moorehead,Orlando or Weist

Forget Weist; he went 3-5 as interim. I would focus on someone who has been a successful head coach at a slightly lower level (MAC, C-USA).

 

[CTMike]

Forget Weist; he went 3-5 as interim. I would focus on someone who has been a successful head coach at a slightly lower level (MAC, C-USA).

The fact that he turned things around in only 5 games is amazing... Nick Saban wasn't going to coach much better given what he inherited.

 

[shizzle787]

The fact that he turned things around in only 5 games is amazing... Nick Saban wasn't going to coach much better given what he inherited.

Our schedule helped...a lot. Temple 2-10, Rutgers 6-7, Memphis 3-9.

 

[UConnDan97]

I think the BY endorses Moorehead, Orlando, Weist.

Maybe this saves a few bucks on hiring consultants to come up with Moorehead,Orlando or Weist

When do we announce our endorsement to the Courant?

I know that it sounds funny, but The Boneyard endorsement is EXACTLY what should be sought by the administration, as we are likely the highest spending per fan that UCONN has. We also spend the most time on this type of research, and if we all agree on a list of candidates, there's a good chance that we've got the right idea...