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Highlight of the Diaco Era

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Dooley said:
1. Redefining the red zone as being the 22 yard line - goal line. I was relieved to hear it wasn't the 21 yard line.

2. Adamantly stating Donavan Williams would retain his redshirt through the year. 5 days later, he is starting (and overwhelmed) against a good Temple team.

3. Consistently calling 30 point blowout losses "competitive" or "exciting".

4. No punt returns. When you have the worst offense in FBS, the last thing you want to do is gain free yards and field position by doing something silly like catching a punt and falling forward for 5 gimme yards.

5. Clock management. I always enjoy a good wasted timeout but Diaco upped the ante by often burning them in the team's very first series (when most teams script plays) or even after long TV/replay timeouts. Well done.

6. Classic press conferences. Why use 10 words to say something when 1,000,000,000 will do? And not a single one of those 1,000,000,000 words offered a single point of substance to the topic discussed or could be trusted as fact. But boy they were cute!

7. Attention to medical details. I've long said that attached ribs are overrated in a QB. It's about time we had a coach here who understood that dislodged bones are no deterrent to 3 runs up the middle and a punt.
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Winning post.
 
OMG. Second Matt's Winning Post quote of Dooley.
3 years in a quick 2 minute read and the rib quote? Spit my drink. LMFAO.
 
CL82 said:
You realize that I just made up that quote right? The funny part he actually said crazier [excrement]. #fishcakes
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Yeah, you spelled metal as medal. yours was the best laugh I had in three years here. That, was gold!
 
Duncan Idaho said:
Yeah, you spelled metal as medal. yours was the best laugh I had in three years here. That, was gold!
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Believe me that's not my first nor my last typo on the board. :confused:
 
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Here's my highlight:
Joining Husky HQ tailgate.
Without a doubt the best decision my wife and I have made in the past few years. The friendships we have made and continue to make in this group will go on well after RE 2.0 has retired.
 
While I agree AD David Benedict HAD to let Diaco go because it because crystal clear he does not have the skill set to run a program at this time, he did some good things here:

1) The culture has been changed for the good.
2) I do think the roster is dominated by high character guys (I won't use RKG because its a "Diacoism")
3) Getting your body in the best shape to perform is now a priority (Yes, we are too slow now in the box on both sides of the ball, but that was a recruiting thing, I think. I'm hoping the new staff can train some nimbleness into them.)

Unfortunately the inability to attract a good OC combined with a hands-off approach to offense, the wackiness, and the mindnumbingly stubborn resistance to change did him in. But when we look back later, after all of the anger has passed, I think we will acknowledge it was not 100% bad. There will be positive aspects to the Diaco legacy. I can't say that about Pasqualoni.
 
History Geek said:
While I agree AD David Benedict HAD to let Diaco go because it because crystal clear he does not have the skill set to run a program at this time, he did some good things here:

1) The culture has been changed for the good.
2) I do think the roster is dominated by high character guys (I won't use RKG because its a "Diacoism")
3) Getting your body in the best shape to perform is now a priority (Yes, we are too slow now in the box on both sides of the ball, but that was a recruiting thing, I think. I'm hoping the new staff can train some nimbleness into them.)

Unfortunately the inability to attract a good OC combined with a hands-off approach to offense, the wackiness, and the mindnumbingly stubborn resistance to change did him in. But when we look back later, after all of the anger has passed, I think we will acknowledge it was not 100% bad. There will be positive aspects to the Diaco legacy. I can't say that about Pasqualoni.
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True story
 
History Geek said:
While I agree AD David Benedict HAD to let Diaco go because it because crystal clear he does not have the skill set to run a program at this time, he did some good things here:

1) The culture has been changed for the good.
2) I do think the roster is dominated by high character guys (I won't use RKG because its a "Diacoism")
3) Getting your body in the best shape to perform is now a priority (Yes, we are too slow now in the box on both sides of the ball, but that was a recruiting thing, I think. I'm hoping the new staff can train some nimbleness into them.)

Unfortunately the inability to attract a good OC combined with a hands-off approach to offense, the wackiness, and the mindnumbingly stubborn resistance to change did him in. But when we look back later, after all of the anger has passed, I think we will acknowledge it was not 100% bad. There will be positive aspects to the Diaco legacy. I can't say that about Pasqualoni.
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Either a very mature outlook or somebody has been down to the Newport dispensary. What I see is - mountains of young men molded into the strongest physical shape with docile temperaments of Girl Scouts consistently dominated by smaller, weaker players. Men like Knappe were literally put on their time and time again. They couldn't even move a pile a half yard. So, for me we are down to a change in culture, and I'm afraid upon further reflection we will discover that Diaco's hyper positivity was a false culture creating conditions for losing.
 
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The 1st and goal at the 2 yard line, the time out, the plunge into the line wasting the final 17 seconds. I guess it is ironic that Diaco's ship started to sink while playing Navy.
 
History Geek said:
While I agree AD David Benedict HAD to let Diaco go because it because crystal clear he does not have the skill set to run a program at this time, he did some good things here:

1) The culture has been changed for the good.
2) I do think the roster is dominated by high character guys (I won't use RKG because its a "Diacoism")
3) Getting your body in the best shape to perform is now a priority (Yes, we are too slow now in the box on both sides of the ball, but that was a recruiting thing, I think. I'm hoping the new staff can train some nimbleness into them.)

Unfortunately the inability to attract a good OC combined with a hands-off approach to offense, the wackiness, and the mindnumbingly stubborn resistance to change did him in. But when we look back later, after all of the anger has passed, I think we will acknowledge it was not 100% bad. There will be positive aspects to the Diaco legacy. I can't say that about Pasqualoni.
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Here is the sad thing- most of the really good players we had were recruited by Pasqualoni.
 
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