I don't get the panic about Edsall

[whaler11]

Benedict just pulled off the Diaco move without so much as a single word leaking.

It was an extremely bold move and he seems to understand the mentality of the fanbase.

The Edsall stuff in the media has to be coming from Randy's side.

I would be shocked if Edsall was anything more than emergency fallback and is nowhere near the top of DB's list.

 

[pepband99]

Benedict just pulled off the Diaco move without so much as a single word leaking.

It was an extremely bold move and he seems to understand the mentality of the fanbase.

The Edsall stuff in the media has to be coming from Randy's side.

I would be shocked if Edsall was anything more than emergency fallback and is nowhere near the top of DB's list.

Apollo Creed - "Ding, ding"

 

[jrazz12]

Yep, simple as that. And I don't blame him. All the speculation and buzz is centered on the theme of "randy was the last/only guy to win there". Bumps his street cred at probably the only chance he has to do so.

There's something to be said for the timing of this being a benefit to us, as the focal point of discussion in the CFB world until this weekend. I don't think that was DB's intention, but it certainly doesn't hurt. Maybe it's the American flag blue colored glasses, but this has to be looked at as a great opportunity at this point in time. A well-funded and aggressive athletic department looking to make the last head coach hire for 10 months. If you're a big name and want a job next season, this is it

 

[Palatine]

Randy sucked in Maryland. But he was not as bad at UConn. That must be fueling the speculation.

 

[Jarhead_1775]

Honestly mcmurphy. He started it.

 

[FartMan69]

Smokescreen to ease the worry in the locker room at our next HC's current gig? Here's to hoping.

 

[amory]

I wouldn't get the panic if he was the choice.

We've gotten to 6 bowls in our history. He got us to 5 of them, including the Fiesta Bowl. We've won 3 bowls. He won all of them.

I'm not making Edsall out to be Nick Saban, and maybe we could do better with someone else. But face facts: we're now a small time program. Much smaller than when he left. We just did the "hire a big coordinator name from a big time program" thing and it didn't work. Edsall's ceiling may not be as high as some other names, but I'd argue his floor is higher.

 

[Adios]

If Kill was Edsall's OC, I could live with that.

 

[whaler11]

Honestly mcmurphy. He started it.

And he does it because it creates pure chaos in places like this. Generates some retweets. Gets his name on the scroll.

 

[IMind]

At least we haven't had to hear about Mark Whipple.

 

[chiller99.5]

Edsall coached against a way higher competition level at Maryland probably 2-3 times more ranked opponents with little success.

 

[noeynox]

If the buyout money came from guys who loved Edsall, it's not that far fetched he could wind up here. He will bring competency back to the job, something Diaco NEVER showed.

 

[JSM1970]

Yes, that or even possibly Moorhead since they would have had a rapport with him and maybe believed they need to act know to grab him.

But probably more likely Edsall. Issue is UConn and state have limited funds so they wouldn't have been able to act outside of donors so donors will drive the bus on the hire.

If the buyout money came from guys who loved Edsall, it's not that far fetched he could wind up here. He will bring competency back to the job, something Diaco NEVER showed.