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…..until we hear anything? Until an actual hire? 24 hours has seemed like a month! What’s the betting population say with all their overs and unders and parlays??
 
AllHusky said:
…..until we hear anything? Until an actual hire? 24 hours has seemed like a month! What’s the betting population say with all their overs and unders and parlays??
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December 3rd. Next BOT meeting is on that date. I believe Benedict has his next coach lined up and will make the formal announcement at the meeting.
 
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I’m betting on 12/15 as our approximate latest date unless our target has extenuating circumstances. There shouldn’t be anyone on our list that can’t take the job right now with the exception of Chesney, whom we have virtually no chance of getting. 12/3 would line up with the narrative that we’ve already got our guy pretty much (Reno).

I’m hoping he takes some time to make sure we can’t get another big fish before he hires someone.
 
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We've had 2 decommits so far, can imagine that the rest are reaching out just in case new coaches don't want them or they don't want new coach. This is the first test for Sammis.

Sammis doesn't impress me as a "sell an Eskimo a sno-cone" type of recruiter.
 
It would be ideal if we can land a coach who can talk to current commits before 12/3/25.

AD DB must have some idea that Mora wasn't happy about some things. I hope he has a list ready to go for situations like this.

Due to recruiting timelines, we need a coach ASAP to keep all the commitments we already got unless he has a better plan.
 
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AllHusky said:
We've had 2 decommits so far, can't imagine that the rest are reaching out just in case new coaches don't want them or they don't want new coach. This is the first test for Sammis.
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We’ve had 4 decommits so far this cycle…

WR Hendryx > Minnesota
RB Foxx > UNLV
DL Ferguson
WR/DB Martinez (post- Mora announcement)

Likely additional OL possible that’s being pursued by UVA.
 
WestCoastHusky said:
AD DB must have some idea that Mora wasn't happy about some things. I hope he has a list ready to go for situations like this.
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Interesting comment from Dave Benedict to Mike Anthony yesterday:

“He obviously knew if there was anything that was important to him at UConn, we could have had that conversation. But that, at least from what I talked to him about, wasn’t really the calculus or what drove this decision.”

Now before the “whattya expect Benedict to say” crowd weighs in… I’m not naive but he also didn’t have to say anything in that regard yesterday - he could have let it play out.
 
huskymedic said:
Interesting comment from Dave Benedict to Mike Anthony yesterday:

“He obviously knew if there was anything that was important to him at UConn, we could have had that conversation. But that, at least from what I talked to him about, wasn’t really the calculus or what drove this decision.”

Now before the “whattya expect Benedict to say” crowd weighs in… I’m not naive but he also didn’t have to say anything in that regard yesterday - he could have let it play out.
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This. I don't think him leaving was an indictment on UConn. Mora is an old man and probably wants to get back to the rocky mountains, where his family and home are. He turned down Stanford and OSU as well, two jobs certainly better than CSU. He was interested in the Colorado job before Deion
 
UConn was paying Mora over &2M a year. You have to think agents were blowing his phone up yesterday.

This hiring process will look much different than the last one, where he may not have even gotten the likes of Al Golden to talk to him.
 
UCONNRPh said:
Plus portal transfers

1. Rosa
2. Chadwick
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www.si.com

UConn RB Continues Shake Up with Transfer Announcement

The most stable stretch of UConn Huskies football in over a decade has suddenly flipped over. Head coach Jim Mora, coming off back-to-back nine-win seasons and
www.si.com www.si.com

Losing Rosa for his final year hurts. I could see him getting more opportunities for swing passes out of the backfield next season.
Chadwick was our Elvis Patterson.
 
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huskymedic said:
Interesting comment from Dave Benedict to Mike Anthony yesterday:

“He obviously knew if there was anything that was important to him at UConn, we could have had that conversation. But that, at least from what I talked to him about, wasn’t really the calculus or what drove this decision.”

Now before the “whattya expect Benedict to say” crowd weighs in… I’m not naive but he also didn’t have to say anything in that regard yesterday - he could have let it play out.
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Full quote:

“Jim accomplished everything we could have expected him to competitively while he was here,” Benedict said. “While I’m very happy for him personally, and certainly very disappointed for UConn, ultimately it’s important that people are happy in their lives. If this is something that is going to benefit him and his family and if this is something he feels is the right move at this point in his career, there’s nothing for me to say other than, ‘I’m happy for you. Congratulations and thank you for your service.’ That’s the way we communicated.

“He obviously knew if there was anything that was important to him at UConn, we could have had that conversation. But that, at least from what I talked to him about, wasn’t really the calculus or what drove this decision.

Mora has always been good about message discipline and saying the right thing. I would have expected Jim Mora to make a public statement of how much he appreciated the experience in Connecticut, how he felt the program was heading in the right direction and would continue to head in the right direction, he was leaving with regret, but felt this was the right move for him and his family at this time, etc. Instead, we're getting radio silence. (Unless I missed it.) That leads me to believe that there's more to the story than just relocating for family reasons. Full disclosure: I have no inside Info, just a feeling.
 
Serious Question:
How much does a BIG name in a coaching hire affect UCONN attractiveness to a conference?
Justification for the question:
Right now we have very successful athletic programs and our football pedigree is on the rise. So, if we want other conferences taking us seriously and this is my hypothesis then we need to show them we will invest in a big name coach. Look who has coached at Cincinnati, Louisville, Houston, UCF, and WV* (not mentioning Syracuse, VT, Pitt, BC, or Miami FL obvious historical football success reasons). Didn't include USF or Memphis as they are also on the outside. These two schools are similar in that they are not in a good conference and from what I know I don't believe have had that BIG name in a coach either. USF was close until their HC gave them issues but he never won anything. Louisville head coach went to SEC and they were considered having invested in additional head coaches. And SMU - well they bought their way into the ACC. So is this part of the formula for getting into a good conference? My theory is it used to be and until proven otherwise I believe it still is.
Keep in mind the college football landscape has their historic prom queens so the question remains can a new head coach with a big name be the dress that we need to get a look?
*WV was not wanted by the ACC and at the time the BIG XII took them and many of us here at the time thought the BIG XII was the lesser of the conferences although they also did have a good history in college football during the BCS era.
 
Stray_Dog said:
Serious Question:
How much does a BIG name in a coaching hire affect UCONN attractiveness to a conference?
Justification for the question:
Right now we have very successful athletic programs and our football pedigree is on the rise. So, if we want other conferences taking us seriously and this is my hypothesis then we need to show them we will invest in a big name coach. Look who has coached at Cincinnati, Louisville, Houston, UCF, and WV* (not mentioning Syracuse, VT, Pitt, BC, or Miami FL obvious historical football success reasons). Didn't include USF or Memphis as they are also on the outside. These two schools are similar in that they are not in a good conference and from what I know I don't believe have had that BIG name in a coach either. USF was close until their HC gave them issues but he never won anything. Louisville head coach went to SEC and they were considered having invested in additional head coaches. And SMU - well they bought their way into the ACC. So is this part of the formula for getting into a good conference? My theory is it used to be and until proven otherwise I believe it still is.
Keep in mind the college football landscape has their historic prom queens so the question remains can a new head coach with a big name be the dress that we need to get a look?
*WV was not wanted by the ACC and at the time the BIG XII took them and many of us here at the time thought the BIG XII was the lesser of the conferences although they also did have a good history in college football during the BCS era.
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we're conference locked even if Saban signed on for the near future. the important thing is getting plus 500 records
 
Hoophound said:
I’m betting on 12/15 as our approximate latest date unless our target has extenuating circumstances. There shouldn’t be anyone on our list that can’t take the job right now with the exception of Chesney, whom we have virtually no chance of getting. 12/3 would line up with the narrative that we’ve already got our guy pretty much (Reno).

I’m hoping he takes some time to make sure we can’t get another big fish before he hires someone.
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Reno would be a massive mistake. We need to pay up and move up with a coach that has a clear record of success at the FBS level and can attract P4 level talent. Mora got guys on name recognition and selling his NFL knowledge. Don’t need the little engine that might.
 
Penn State fired their coach 6 weeks ago and still hasn't hired a replacement. Every day it seems like there's a new favorite and candidates popping in and dropping out. Hopefully, our process doesn't take that long.
 
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