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HCBD was born a winner. He was coached by a winner, a motivator, and a great football coach. I love the things he has to say and the direction and goals he has for this program. If there are any naysayers, there is something wrong with you.
 
There is a lot to like about HCBD, but he has not won a game at UConn yet. Either he will be GA or JC has yet to be determined. PP had a very good resume and was a nightmare.
 
THANK YOU, MATT. Honestly, anyone who thinks Diaco is not trying to win games, including the BYU game, is being unreasonable. Let's all take this absurd notion behind the barn right now. We are all allowed to question some moves/plays as armchair QBs and fans, but to question whether or not we are trying to win games, like Jeff Jacobs has done, is an insult to the program and our fanbase.

"When guys make mistakes?

“We aren’t having a kumbaya session, we aren’t having a sleep over party, so there’s coaching that’s happening, but there is no reason why the coaching shouldn’t be positive,” Diaco said yesterday. “Everyone’s trying, I think if there was somebody that wasn’t trying, you might see a little different piece. But the players don’t want there to be negative plays, they’re trying hard, they want to do well. To come to the sideline and get berated by me, what good is that going to do? Let’s just spend time talking about how we can get it corrected and do it in a positive way and then really reaffirm when something good happens. Those are the moments that probably look the most positive. That all seems to make sense to me. That was how I appreciated being communicated with and it feels right when I’m communicating with the players that way.”

Diaco also had this message for all reporters before taking his first question at his introductory press conference.

“Ask me whatever, if I can answer it, I will, if I don’t have the answer I’ll try to find it for you. Let’s begin this and have an open and engaging and free flowing conversation, so we can go ahead and move this thing in the direction that it needs to be. There’s not a person in this room that is not interested in UCONN being successful, or you wouldn’t be here. So let’s be sure we get that done.”

Taking a statement out of context is not going to equal success. If there is a question about a commitment to winning, it should be asked. Twisting words and spinning meaning, is not giving someone a fair shake."
 
Dooley said:
THANK YOU, MATT. Honestly, anyone who thinks Diaco is not trying to win games, including the BYU game, is being unreasonable. Let's all take this absurd notion behind the barn right now. We are all allowed to question some moves/plays as armchair QBs and fans, but to question whether or not we are trying to win games, like Jeff Jacobs has done, is an insult to the program and our fanbase.

"When guys make mistakes?

“We aren’t having a kumbaya session, we aren’t having a sleep over party, so there’s coaching that’s happening, but there is no reason why the coaching shouldn’t be positive,” Diaco said yesterday. “Everyone’s trying, I think if there was somebody that wasn’t trying, you might see a little different piece. But the players don’t want there to be negative plays, they’re trying hard, they want to do well. To come to the sideline and get berated by me, what good is that going to do? Let’s just spend time talking about how we can get it corrected and do it in a positive way and then really reaffirm when something good happens. Those are the moments that probably look the most positive. That all seems to make sense to me. That was how I appreciated being communicated with and it feels right when I’m communicating with the players that way.”

Diaco also had this message for all reporters before taking his first question at his introductory press conference.

“Ask me whatever, if I can answer it, I will, if I don’t have the answer I’ll try to find it for you. Let’s begin this and have an open and engaging and free flowing conversation, so we can go ahead and move this thing in the direction that it needs to be. There’s not a person in this room that is not interested in UCONN being successful, or you wouldn’t be here. So let’s be sure we get that done.”

Taking a statement out of context is not going to equal success. If there is a question about a commitment to winning, it should be asked. Twisting words and spinning meaning, is not giving someone a fair shake."
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Dooley I disagree with this 100%. What Diaco says and what he does are 2 different things. Playing 50 guys is not necessarily trying to win the game. When Diaco mentions how he won't take shortcuts to the process, it's fair game to criticize the process as one that does not necessarily involve winning games.

Someone should absolutely ask Diaco point blank if he's treating these as exhibition games. I don't expect an honest answer from him, but I'd like to see someone ask the flipping question.
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
Dooley I disagree with this 100%. What Diaco says and what he does are 2 different things. Playing 50 guys is not necessarily trying to win the game. When Diaco mentions how he won't take shortcuts to the process, it's fair game to criticize the process as one that does not necessarily involve winning games.

Someone should absolutely ask Diaco point blank if he's treating these as exhibition games. I don't expect an honest answer from him, but I'd like to see someone ask the flipping question.
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I think Diaco is taking a page from Brian Kelly's play book. ND played 57 players in the Rice game. He likes to see how they play in game situations, and will change his two deep for the Michigan game based on how they perform in the Rice game. Losing to BYU and not learning anything about your team is no way to build a program.
 
Does anyone really think that the best way to go is NOT to have a long term objective?

Is a win vs BYU worth more than long term success, bowl games, winning seasons, a legit shot at a P5 bid ?

Who here really penciled in a win vs byu when predicting 6-8 wins (almost everyone's prediction) this season?

You cant possibly learn everything about a team in practice. The coaches need games to evaluate these guys fully.

I cant even imagine how a geoup of fans like us, who have experienced so much disappointment recently, cant be patient with someone who is finally looking out for the long term health of our program, and not just for his next job, or his retirement check.

The fact that we're even having this discussion is just so damn stupid
 
Irishfan said:
I think Diaco is taking a page from Brian Kelly's play book. ND played 57 players in the Rice game. He likes to see how they play in game situations, and will change his two deep for the Michigan game based on how they perform in the Rice game. Losing to BYU and not learning anything about your team is no way to build a program.
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Thank you. I think that UCONN took the field to win the game. I think the game was coached that way as well. We can all disagree with what is the best way to win games all we want. I wasn't a fan of subbing CW in for Cochran mid-drive at the BYU 17. I also wasn't a fan of the fake FG. I can see the logic behind kicking the 4th Q FG but understand the angst from others who disagree with that decision. Disagreeing with coaching decisions/plays is one thing. Saying that UCONN is taking the field with some sort of laissez-faire attitude about winning is completely different. And wrong. We were just outplayed by a better team on Friday night. Nothing more than that.
 
We don't need to ask. We have our answer. Right now process is number one and frankly I agree with it. I understand the criticism, but at this point I'm giving HCBD my total support. His definition of winning doesn't just include the scoreboard. He is breaking this whole thing down to the smallest of details. Each one done correctly is a win. Which builds on another etc. etc.

We all endured the last three years with what seemed like no plan whatsoever. I think we have to come to grips with how bad things really were when he got here.

He wouldn't call what he is doing treating this like preseason even though it may appear that way to fans. From comments I've read from players they felt they won in at least some aspects. They seem focused, excited, still ready to run through walls for their coach and his staff. In the past they would have been looking around with that WTF look on their faces.

I think we are on the right track and I like what I'm seeing over all. Time will tell if coach is right or wrong and my money is on him being right.
 

Change my "saying" to "suggesting" from the quoted reply. Semantics. I think some are suggesting that we are taking a laissez-faire approach to winning and treating games like exhibitions instead of trying to win them.
 
Other than the 8-5 thing, which to my eyes is incredibly ambitious, I think you hit it about right.
 
ibleedblue,
Are you really going to try and argue that coaches can't evaluate players based on practice? Despite the fact they've been doing it since there have been organized sports? Some folks surely go to extremes to defend their positions.
 
And for the guy who thinks the Stony Brook game is going to give this team "false confidence", this quote is for you. This is year two following a 1-10 season going 0-7 in the Big 8 conference under Bill Snyder year 1.

"KSU lost all seven of its conference games in 1989 (average score: Opponent 36, KSU 12) and finished 1-10. But Snyder's scheduling began to pay off in 1990. For a program in need of confidence, so desperate for reasons to feel good about itself, Snyder scheduled the weakest possible opponents in non-conference slots. The tests would come in the Big 8, but the confidence would come in September."
 
Dooley said:
Thank you. I think that UCONN took the field to win the game. I think the game was coached that way as well. We can all disagree with what is the best way to win games all we want. I wasn't a fan of subbing CW in for Cochran mid-drive at the BYU 17. I also wasn't a fan of the fake FG. I can see the logic behind kicking the 4th Q FG but understand the angst from others who disagree with that decision. Disagreeing with coaching decisions/plays is one thing. Saying that UCONN is taking the field with some sort of laissez-faire attitude about winning is completely different. And wrong. We were just outplayed by a better team on Friday night. Nothing more than that.
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I haven't read one post that claimed we lost the game because of the coaching decisions. Not one. When you play 50 guys in one half of football your first priority is not to win that game. If Diaco thinks that was our best chance to win, we have bigger problems right now.
 
And this quote seems to embody HCBD's philosophy to a "T".

"My thoughts are, don't forget how you got there. When we started out, I talked to my coaches, and I said we could go out and go after those four- or five-star guys, and I don't know what that means, honestly. We can chase those guys, and we may get some of them to visit. We may get into the kid's top five or four or three. But our reality is that we have more losses than anybody in college football history. We have 13,000 average attendance. We'd be wasting a lot of time and effort, which would be better served by going after those guys just underneath. Those are the fallback players the well-established schools fall back on, but those schools don't spend a lot of time getting to know them."
 


Based on this, it sounds like his words DO match his actions. Just because the first three games are considered preparation games doesn't mean he plans on losing them. Some players tend to step it up during games versus practice, you won't know which ones until you see them in the actual games. I don't see his words indicating that he plans to go 0-3 to start the season.
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
I haven't read one post that claimed we lost the game because of the coaching decisions. Not one. When you play 50 guys in one half of football your first priority is not to win that game. If Diaco thinks that was our best chance to win, we have bigger problems right now.
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How many players can be played before you determine that winning is not a priority. Obviously 50 is too many. Is 40 too many? Or do we have to go down into the mid 30's.
 
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