Lots of possible reasons for that unrelated to the job he did. Just saying that things may improve incrementally next year but that would be a normal expectation given the circumstances. If the D next year is lights out better, I will be more than happy to say you folks were right and I was wrong. Could happen. Hope it does. Not expecting it.
That may be true but was Edsall just lucky when he brought in Todd Orlando, Rob Ambrose, Joe Moorhead, and a couple other excellent assistants?
Tough to defend Crocker. Let’s just say for a minute that all the on-field issues were Edsall’s fault. With all the time that he had available to him, because Edsall handled all of his coaching responsibilities, where are the recruiting returns? There are none. It is Edsall’s fault, he made a really bad hire. Nice guy, bad hire. Time to move on. The next coach needs to be really good at both, coaching and recruiting.
I retain the view that losing Lashlee was a very destructive moment in UConn football. The AD was effectively undermined. Lashlee was brought here by the AD using his personal capital and relationships. Rather than get rid of a terrible DC that he hand picked, Randy made Lashlee’s life miserable and the AD had no leverage to deal with that problem. Randy also knew Lashlee could be his replacement if the offense continued to perform at high levels and the D sucked. With that single event, the AD lost all ability to build upon and bring in more SEC level coaching talent. That was squandered. Randy’s stubbornness and hubris remain his greatest downfalls. Having him return, in retrospect, turned out to be a very poor decision. Dunn is fine, but he is no Lashlee. Losing a guy like Grimes was a huge loss.
The absurdity of his twitter handle is epic. He shelled out $150K to go to BC for a job that 1) doesn't pay that well and 2) does not require a degree from BC (whatever edge it may provide in the Boston area) to get. A true genius would have recognized the ROI for a BC degree in his career and decided to go to a great state school - like UCONN.
Should have given the head job to Rhett.
The genius is a reporter for a SMALL town newspaper in Connecticut. The genius rails UConn at every opportunity with a readership that is pro-UConn in Southeastern CT. I know, because I grew up there. The genius should be fired!
Hmmmm. Maybe someone can contact the editor and share that analogy.
...Or Lashlee just wanted to be at a place with better climate, access to top tier recruits and where his wife wanted to be
Interesting hypotheses, are there data to support them?
Might be the best post in a long while. Terrible hires: a re-tread, a boy blunder-defensive guru,and now, another re-tread.
The facts are he was pulled out of Auburn by Benedict. The facts are the offensive line, the weakest part of the team, was transformed into a functional unit. The facts are the offense was more productive than it has been in years. The fact is the D failed miserably, and Randy put a choke hold on the O. Now, it takes little imagination to understand you don’t get rid your best assets absent unusual circumstances. Wives don’t dictate where coaches go. Every coach’s wife knows the drill. The wife didn’t like it line is known as a graceful explanation for exit, just like politicians who quit for family reasons. Reasonable minds know what likely happened.
