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Is Athletic Director Dave Benedict Out of Touch With UConn Football Fans

Hoophound said:
I think it may be not wanting to work for Randy rather than UConn. A good OC can’t work for him. He stifles them and in turn makes them look bad.
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I don't believe the AD is at fault. I suspect he has been restrained by the outcry over the athletic budget at the time of the rehire of the football coach and remember who the president was at that time. I do blame the previous AD as well as the the person who was president at the time right after the Fiesta Bowl debacle who handled the initial hire after the football coach left us all hanging, as well as the failure to secure a P5 place for UConn at that time. It has been a downward spiral for the program since that fateful night. I neither like nor dislike him as coach, but in my employment, once someone exited, they were not allowed to re-enter, and I think that is a good policy.
As an aside, I was very disheartened seeing the dejected looks and heads hanging low by the lineman as they were walking off the field after the handshakes. Really felt bad. They didn't quit, but were way overmatched.
 
I don’t think we have to imagine “mystery donors“ to understand what is happening. Randy hasn’t been let go yet because it hasn’t made sense to do so. He’s raising the level of talent in the program and he’s relatively inexpensive. Yeah, everybody wants to see wins but Randy is doing what he was brought in to do, at least up to the Covid year. Now, he either hast to produce wins or he’s gone.

I think Kevin Ollie’s last year is instructive. Everybody knew Kevin wasn’t getting the job done and had to go. Benedict quietly reached out to Hurley to gauge interest. Don’t get me wrong there wasn’t a secret offer, but there were a few conversations in the margin. I feel confident that that will happen this season. If Edsal doesn’t produce, Benedict will have a few guys lined up.

For what it’s worth, when the time comes to dump Randy, I hope that it is done well and without mutual recrimination. He isn’t Diaco, he is just a guy that the game has passed by. I truly believe he came back to Connecticut in good faith to attempt to rebuild the program. And he did so on the cheap. Let him leave with dignity. It’s good for him, and it’s good for UConn. Of course, I’d rather that happened after we had a vaguely competent team on the field, but I’m just not sure he’s going to get there anymore.
 
CL82 said:
I don’t think we have to imagine “mystery donors“ to understand what is happening. Randy hasn’t been let go yet because it hasn’t made sense to do so. He’s raising the level of talent in the program and he’s relatively inexpensive. Yeah, everybody wants to see wins but Randy is doing what he was brought in to do, at least up to the Covid year. Now, he either hast to produce wins or he’s gone.

I think Kevin Ollie’s last year is instructive. Everybody knew Kevin wasn’t getting the job done and had to go. Benedict quietly reached out to Hurley to gauge interest. Don’t get me wrong there wasn’t a secret offer, but there were a few conversations in the margin. I feel confident that that will happen this season. If Edsal doesn’t produce, Benedict will have a few guys lined up.

For what it’s worth, when the time comes to dump Randy, I hope that it is done well and without mutual recrimination. He isn’t Diaco, he is just a guy that the game has passed by. I truly believe he came back to Connecticut in good faith to attempt to rebuild the program. And he did so on the cheap. Let him leave with dignity. It’s good for him, and it’s good for UConn. Of course, I’d rather that happened after we had a vaguely competent team on the field, but I’m just not sure he’s going to get there anymore.
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If we can't win at least 3-4 games I hope he just realizes he's done and decides to retire
 
Yesterday was an absolute dumpster fire offensively. The defense played ok, but got gassed due to the heat, the speed at which Fresno played offensively and the offense having like 3 first downs the whole game. Had JZ had any touch or accuracy at all, that game would have looked completely different. Receivers were getting open all day and he just underthrew our flat out missed them. If SK is on a level playing field with JZ then HC and maybe UMass are the only wins well see this year. I'm willing to chock this up to the heat, rust and bad play calling right now. Next week again HC if we see the same the whole staff needs to be let go.
 
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Didn‘t AD Dave make it clear to RE that Lashlee would run the offense without interference? Can we get someone, anybody in now as OC and have Dave tell RE hands off. Someone has to feel bad for us.
 
CL82 said:
I think Kevin Ollie’s last year is instructive. Everybody knew Kevin wasn’t getting the job done and had to go. Benedict quietly reached out to Hurley to gauge interest. Don’t get me wrong there wasn’t a secret offer, but there were a few conversations in the margin. I feel confident that that will happen this season. If Edsal doesn’t produce, Benedict will have a few guys lined up.
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He did the same thing w/ Diaco…
 
Stinger92860 said:
Didn‘t AD Dave make it clear to RE that Lashlee would run the offense without interference? Can we get someone, anybody in now as OC and have Dave tell RE hands off. Someone has to feel bad for us.
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It didn’t work. They clashed, Lashlee left.
 
BlueDogs said:
This is truly the last year for me after being a 22 year season ticket holder. They clearly don’t care but expect me tot. I’ll watch the year and hope for miracles, but I’m not getting abused anymore without a clear commitment to making a change and winning.
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THIS. You are a true warrior of a fan for holding season tickets that long. I don’t even have any financial skin in the game. I WANT to support our football team, but at this point doing so not only wastes my time, but it reinforces terrible decisions. I was all set to go to the Army game, but this staff and AD doesn’t deserve the support. We need to show them that a change is required to get fans back in the seats.

I truly don’t get it. What is the downside at this point? It doesn’t get materially worse than a 40+ point, complete domination of the team by Fresno State, and we can get an alternative that is more exciting from FCS or G5 for cheaper, so I don’t buy the financial angle.
 
Jimdish255 said:
Randy's been a good Ambassador. Like former HC PP he's a good man who puts in the work. Corey brings an incredible amount to the program. But after yesterday, just wow to this. Except in recruiting we haven't moved forward and the offense is a dumpster fire. They have to be looking at a year end evaluation and be ready to make a change unless a miracle occurs.
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He’s not a good man though. He may demand the “right things” from his players, but he doesn’t practice what he demands. We saw who he truly is when he left the first time, and he never holds himself accountable for failures.
 
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JMick said:
If we can't win at least 3-4 games I hope he just realizes he's done and decides to retire
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Maybe they can create a position similar to what they did for KFree, so that Randy stayed invested in the University yet having nothing to do with the day to day football operations.
 
JMick said:
It is a joke and its sad the bar is that low but if he wins 4 he's probably not getting let go
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JMick - that’s probably what makes me even more upset. If we had 3 or 4 legit wins, you could argue there is something going on worth hanging on to. But, this whole program is just horse crap going through the motions. AD Benedict should be embarrassed like we are. They really just don’t care.
 
BlueDogs said:
Winning 3 or 4 games with 2 against FCS is no performance hurdle. That is a joke and continued willingness to just check boxes to get by. Fix the program now.
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Exactly. If it's utterly pathetic how far our expectations have fallen. Going into the Fresno game, most of us just wanted to see some kind of improvement with very few expecting a win. What we saw was almost the same repeat of last few years. The question we all need to ask is what happened during those 2 years off?

It is abundantly clear Edsall's approach is not working. I got nothing against the man, but he isn't the guy who can take Uconn to the next level. It is time to cut the losses and start over yet again.
 
Hoophound said:
I can assure you, even if Randy fails and gets fired/resigns, he will have put together a solid roster that a good coach can win with. This is always Randy’s saving grace. He knows potential when he sees it and he knows athleticism when he sees it. He has an elite talent in that regard.

If he is fired, AD Dave needs to go into stealth damage control to keep the players and get them excited by hiring an exciting coach. I have no doubt a guy like Rhett Lashlee would have put at least 3 touchdowns up yesterday. I also have no doubt SK would be the QB.
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Coaching changes are major disruptions. A new coach will want to play his way and that will require players who can play that way with different skillsets than the ones we have now. Randy's recruits were selected to build a team that plays with his strategic philosophy and approach in mind. A new guy comes in and that all changes. New philosophy and strategic approach, new play book, new staff, and new recruiting networks and contacts, the whole nine yards. It takes three or four years to turn the supertanker around. No coach will come here and agree to construct a team in Randy's image and use Randy's staff. Not gonna happen.
 
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The AD is sitting there satisfied with the mens and womens basketball and doesn't give a rats arse what the other teams do
Still waiting for the P5 AD position that I don't think will come his way
BTW - all you people who keep talking Lashlee - he was NEVER going to stay at UConn no matter the money or promises -NEVER
 
DoctorWho85 said:
If SK is on a level playing field with JZ then HC and maybe UMass are the only wins well see this year. I'm willing to chock this up to the heat, rust and bad play calling right now. Next week again HC if we see the same the whole staff needs to be let go.
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HC and UMass are must win games if the staff has any chance at all. HC is FCS and as much of a dumpster fire as we have been, UMass has been worse. You lose either of those games, you don’t get any excuses about game speed being different than practice. The fact that we are almost thinking we can’t beat Yale at this point is pathetic enough
 
Life Is Good said:
I agree 100%. If Lashlee were here we would have a lot more years and SK would be a multi year starter.
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I'm confused as to why everybody is so confident that SK should be starting. RE says JZ separated himself in camp. Is a few, long, incomplete passes all it takes to get yall excited?
 
gtcam said:
The AD is sitting there satisfied with the mens and womens basketball and doesn't give a rats arse what the other teams do
Still waiting for the P5 AD position that I don't think will come his way
BTW - all you people who keep talking Lashlee - he was NEVER going to stay at UConn no matter the money or promises -NEVER
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Many of the programs are actually doing very, very well.
 
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Hskies4Ever said:
I'm confused as to why everybody is so confident that SK should be starting. RE says JZ separated himself in camp. Is a few, long, incomplete passes all it takes to get yall excited?
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Did you watch the game? It was more than just a “few, long, incomplete passes.” He had numerous receivers 8-12 yards downfield and either threw it at their feet or just out and out missed them. You have to make those passes when you’re not under pressure or no one is within 10 feet of the receiver.
 
Life Is Good said:
Did you watch the game? It was more than just a “few, long, incomplete passes.” He had numerous receivers 8-12 yards downfield and either threw it at their feet or just out and out missed them. You have to make those passes when you’re not under pressure or no one is within 10 feet of the receiver.
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He missed 2 downfield passes, threw a low pass to Ross and missed an out route. 4 passes that were his fault. Big whoop, 1 of those he missed for a TD would've been called back anyways. Nobody mentions improved ball security, his improved movement in the pocket or that he made good decisions with his feet. Not sure why we're scapegoating the kid but it's really weird.
 
I don't think it's DB's fault. The entire school is being ran by a completely out of touch, short sighted and cheap millionaire BoT. Nothing is going to get fixed until we completely overhaul the BoT.
 
DoctorWho85 said:
I don't think it's DB's fault. The entire school is being ran by a completely out of touch, short sighted and cheap millionaire BoT. Nothing is going to get fixed until we completely overhaul the BoT.
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Spot on. Clueless, parochial people trying to relive the past which isn't coming back. This is what the rest of the world thinks of us...Schools That Will NOT Join the Big 12 | Top 5 | Conference Realignment - YouTube

You will note how much basketball moves the needle - zero.
 
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