J. Jacobs: The worst thing that happened to UConn was hiring Paul Pasqualoni to replace Randy Edsall

[huskymedic]

For those who prefer not to wander into the quagmire that is the Conference Realignment Board:

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Jeff Jacobs: The worst thing that happened to UConn was hiring Paul Pasqualoni to replace Randy Edsall
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[Chin Diesel]

As much of a "duh, really?" observation Jacobs makes, it's more astute than what the previous beat writer ever wrote.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Again Jeffy misses the point. The worst thing that happened to Uconn was Jeff Hathaway. All else that followed, good or bad, was destined to be once he became AD.

 

[huskymedic]

As much of a "duh, really?" observation Jacobs makes, it's more astute than what the previous beat writer ever wrote.

As you know... His audience isn't the disturbed Boneyard denizens.

 

[huskymedic]

Again Jeffy misses the point. The worst thing that happened to Uconn was Jeff Hathaway. All else that followed, good or bad, was destined to be once he became AD.

He got it: "In retrospect the worst thing that happened to UConn was Jeff Hathaway overseeing the hiring of Paul Pasqualoni to replace Randy Edsall. What appeared to be the safest hire turned out to be the most damaging move. It set the program back badly."

 

[Chin Diesel]

He got it: "In retrospect the worst thing that happened to UConn was Jeff Hathaway overseeing the hiring of Paul Pasqualoni to replace Randy Edsall. What appeared to be the safest hire turned out to be the most damaging move. It set the program back badly."

And how many times has this been the closing paragraph about corporate leadership, sports leadership, political leadership, etc? The 'safe' choice often results in disaster. The same characteristics that make a person 'safe' makes them ineffective at the top.

 

[BlueDogs]

I painfully remember the raging arguments by many defending PP in the face of evidence that things were a flaming wreck. The media in particular were total Kool Aide drinkers right to the end. Funny how time clarifies and crystallizes.

 

[Palatine]

But the high school coaches.......

 

[Chin Diesel]

But the high school coaches..

That's another leg in the polygon of failure.

Listening to stakeholders who have nothing to lose if the outcome sucks.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Pretty sure the fact that we had one starting offensive senior last year and will have only two this year (Knappe and Thomas) and three if Levy starts, is a pretty solid indicator of just how bad PP was

 

[VAHuskyFan]

 

[Husky25]

As much of a "duh, really?" observation Jacobs makes, it's more astute than what the previous beat writer ever wrote.

AFAIK, Jeff Jacobs is not, and was never, the UConn Football beat writer.

 

[BlueDogs]

Should be part of the damaged merchandise clearance section.

 

[UConnNick]

Not that it matters, but UCONN has four field hockey national titles, not two, Jeff. He mentions that, although he gets the number wrong, but he omits any mention of the three national titles in men's soccer? Good grief.

Nobody gives a rat's ass about field hockey, soccer or any other sport in conference expansion. They care about money, money and more money, nothing else. Can you deliver the big bucks? Everything else is colored bubbles.

Rutgers is Exhibit "A". If quality of athletic programs or winning national titles was of any concern, they'd still be in the watered down version of the Big East.

 

[SubbaBub]

Quite the deathbed reconciliation from JJ. He's only what, 5 years behind the leaders?

 

[kris1]

But the high school coaches..

Or at least those in Fairfield County.....

 

[FDNY99]

Or at least those in Fairfield County.....

And then we can narrow that field down to Staples Westport, New Canaan, and now Greenwich.

 

[Woof 101]

As much of a "duh, really?" observation Jacobs makes, it's more astute than what the previous beat writer ever wrote.

No attack here Chin I just LOL at this as your "it's more astute than what the previous beat writer ever wrote," is kind of duh, really?" I just had to. The former beat writer wore orange colored glasses so dark he never saw the print that Paul was fired from Cuse.

AFAIK, Jeff Jacobs is not, and was never, the UConn Football beat writer.

There is no implication that Jeff was ever a UConn beat writer just better at it than someone who was.

 

[Chin Diesel]

As much of a "duh, really?" observation Jacobs makes, it's more astute than what the previous beat writer ever wrote.

AFAIK, Jeff Jacobs is not, and was never, the UConn Football beat writer.

I didn't say Jacobs was the current beat writer. I said he was more astute than the previous beat writer was. But I do see the ambiguity in my OP.

 

[BoatShow]

 

[MilliniumPrince]

"I am Tyler's raging relic of a coach"

 

[uconnbill]

The question that I would like answered is why did Hathaway get to make the pick on his way out the door? Coming off a BCS bowl game the chooses should have been better than two washed up coaches like it was this past time with Diaco who was a big time coordinator.

 

[Woof 101]

The question that I would like answered is why did Hathaway get to make the pick on his way out the door? Coming off a BCS bowl game the chooses should have been better than two washed up coaches like it was this past time with Diaco who was a big time coordinator.

Bill no bashing here . I will simply give you three reasons.
Larry McHugh Named Chairman of UConn Board of Trustees - Capitol Watch
Let's Make A Deal Tourism Event to Be Held on March 28, 2016 - Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce
See Larry here at least three times....http://www.allincomp.com/chsca/images/executive_committees.pdf

Hathaway wanted out of Dodge asap and LM had the juice to facilitate it. That and in his mind satisfy those that felt the CT High School Coaches Assoc should get more respect. He was loyal to a fault and blind just like our former beat writer. Yes they tout he had the most wins in the Big East but they never mentioned the dome recruits more than most coaches can. It was never mentioned that he was fired as that program went down hill.
OK Bill, rant over.........

 

[FDNY99]

Bill no bashing here . I will simply give you three reasons.
Larry McHugh Named Chairman of UConn Board of Trustees - Capitol Watch
Let's Make A Deal Tourism Event to Be Held on March 28, 2016 - Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce
See Larry here at least three times....http://www.allincomp.com/chsca/images/executive_committees.pdf

Hathaway wanted out of Dodge asap and LM had the juice to facilitate it. That and in his mind satisfy those that felt the CT High School Coaches Assoc should get more respect. He was loyal to a fault and blind just like our former beat writer. Yes they tout he had the most wins in the Big East but they never mentioned the dome recruits more than most coaches can. It was never mentioned that he was fired as that program went down hill.
OK Bill, rant over....

The question that I would like answered is why did Hathaway get to make the pick on his way out the door? Coming off a BCS bowl game the chooses should have been better than two washed up coaches like it was this past time with Diaco who was a big time coordinator.

You guys are a little bit off base regarding Hathaway/McHugh. McHugh had tired of Hathaway's act long before Edsall left, with the Morande Ford ticket scandal a VERY big issue for him. He actually made it clear when the NCAA penalties were coming down the pick for men's basketball that if there was a Lack of Institutional Control penalty handed down to the Athletic Department he was gone. He survived that, but when he went before the BOT for his bonus around 12 months before Edsall left he was slamming his hand down in a tantrum when McHugh was extremely vocal about him not getting it. So he knew he was on thin ice with McHugh and decided to hire Pasqualoni when he got the letter from the CT HS Coaches and mcHugh vouched for him. He figured it would buy him back into McHugh's good graces. When Herbst came in he was front and center schmoozing her...except he made one HUGE error. He failed to realize Rachel Rubin was already her trusted confidant. It was Rubin..who worked in the AD with Hathaway under Perkins and had seen his act as Athletic Director in her present position that helped the school more than anyone. She convinced Herbst to accelerate the thorough examination of the entire AD and do a performance study on Hathaway. When the report was turned in, every coach that had been there for any amount of time told it like it was...the stories read like a plagiarized term paper. Biggest issues were lack of communication with donors, lack of work for CR (doing next to nothing and then lying about it), and flat out lying to coaches. When he was called on it he brazenly touted his roll over contract and said UConn owed him HUGE $$, then she showed him the report and told him he could retire or would be fired for cause and get nothing as stated in the terms of his contract. That's when he took the job with the Big East for $1 so that UConn had to pay him. His lying ways continue...he was basically hired by Hofstra to get them into the A-10...as you can see that hasn't exactly worked out so well.

 

[CTMike]

Hathaway was awful, we all know that. But the P hire wasn't his alone, made in a vacuum.