HCRE 2.0 Presser Thread (with Link to Watch)

[Stray_Dog]

.wow. Every single team stays after the game with Army & Navy - win or lose.

No...not that day...he was yelling at the team, HCRE was pissed. He didn't do it that day to show respect to Navy but to show how we lost respect. The team didn't perform and not putting up your best fight against your opponent is a lack of respect for your opponent and your fans. I was in section 130 with 11 others and he was in the opposite corner of the field and those of us still in the stadium could hear him as if he was 4 rows in front.

 

[UConnFBall365]

Here is the link to my press conference photos. What a day!
Coach Randy Edsall's Press Conference 12-30-16 | Facebook

 

[jpm25]

What's abundantly clear from this presser is Randy is a competent individual, he's not throwing out ridiculous lines, his words are genuine, his connection to the school and its players is genuine. He clearly wants to win here because it means something to him. That's something you can't undervalue. Whether or not he actually can go out and put the product on the field remains to be seen. But I'm confident he'll at the very least bring the program back to respectability. No more energy vampires, no more fantasy rivalry trophies, no more offensive schemes from the 1970s, no more absurd press conferences after a game that make you wonder if his eyes are working - no more embarrassment.

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[RedStickHusky]

Are you kidding? I bet I'm closer to self-actualization than you and most people.

Ah, the beauty of low expectations.

 

[AreBee1969]

He came off as very sincere regarding his apology. Think he realizes leaving at all was a mistake.

I noticed he didn't say leaving was a mistake, he said that the WAY he left was a mistake. I can respect that.

I really don't know what I was expecting, but I was deflated when he was hired again. I spent the last 6 years hating him and enjoying his every failure at UM. It was petty, but I was pissed and hurt. Seeing the emotion in his face and hearing it in his voice brought back a flood of emotions for me, especially when he brought up Jazz. After seeing the presser, I believe him and I'm buying in. We have to trust that when he told his wife that UCONN would be the only place he would ever want to be a head coach again, it meant he won't bail for another "dream job". I don't know what this year will bring, but I know it will be honest.

 

[UCYamsMD]

Didn't know where to put this but doesn't warrant a new thread...wholleys Twitter likes...basically all UConn and RE stuff in the last few days. He's coming here

 

[Redding Husky]

Diaco talked about love for this program. If you were in the room today you wouldve felt it from Randy. Big. Freakin. Difference

His frame of mind might be:

"UConn gave me my first head coaching gig. They were good for me and I was good for them. In this business, good chemistry like that is rare. I had something special here and I pissed it away. This is where I belong. This is my football family".

Combine that emotion with needing a coaching job, and here he is. I'm happy he is here; we needed a real coach.

 

[Redding Husky]

Finally just watched it...I had flash backs to how he coached through that JH year. His comments after the ND game. While I still wonder about the MD dream job comments, I really do think RE has a personal connection to UConn. There aren't a lot of coaches that have that with a school...lets hope he is our Bill Snyder.

I have no problem with his dream job comments. He said he grew up going to Maryland football games. I can see why that would be a special program to him.

My son grew up going to SMU games with me. His first game was when he was a year old at the Ford Stadium opening against Kansas. He's talked about going into coaching. If he was a coach someday at New Mexico or Louisiana Tech, I could see how the head coaching job at SMU would mean something extra to him.

But I think Randy is over that. He realizes that he and UConn are a good fit.