How about letting Coach Diaco's team play a game or two before we predict his jettison day. No one really knows for sure what the college landscape will look like in 18 months.
Where exactly is Brian Kelly going that Bob Diaco is going back to ND as their head Coach? Kelly is 52 and 2 years removed from the National Championship game. There are probably only three at risk games on next years schedule (Michigan, Stanford, and FSU) and Notre Dame probably go 2-1 in those games, so unless he completely Chiziks 2014, Kelly isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Rutgers' fire starting ways certainly won't happen in 2014 (and may not ever). They have in-division games vs. Michigan, Penn State, Ohio State, Mich St. and Nebraska every year. Next year they play 4 of those teams in a 6 game span with Wisconsin as one of the other teams during that stretch. The way Tulane has improved, and considering Flood's Rutgers trajectory, they may not be bowl eligible next year. Have fun with that.
I know that Rutgers has a better conference position than UConn. I also don't care. I choose not to wate time on things I can't control. In terms of being a UConn fan: In Herbst, Manuel, Diaco, and Ollie I trust. I have no choice. The underlying point is that I watch college football to be entertained. I don't think any of the games above will be even remotely entertaining as UConn will be next year (vested interest notwithstanding)...though I will probably watch the game vs. UM if it is on ABC and UConn does not conflict.
