Jeff Jacobs: He Needs To Say 'I Am Sorry' So We Can All Move On

kemba · Dec 29, 2016

Waquoit said:
Do you even buy FB tickets?

Strange question but yes I've been to I'd say 90% of the home games since 2006 and a few road games

Waquoit · Dec 29, 2016

EJHarrington said:
He shouldn't apologize for anything. A lot of coaches with new jobs don't even stick around for their team's Bowl game (see USF today for example). He coached it through.

That was part of the problem. He coached like his mind was somewhere else. Because it was.

kemba · Dec 29, 2016

Waquoit said:
That was part of the problem. He coached like his mind was somewhere else. Because it was.

Had nothing to do with Oklahoma being immensely more talented than us

uconnric · Dec 29, 2016

HuskyNan said:
Why do you care if some people are pissed off about the way Edsall left? They're entitled to their feelings.

He said he regretted the way it came out. Get over it.

HuskyNan · Dec 29, 2016

uconnric said:
He said he regretted the way it came out. Get over it.

Reading comprehension? Where do I say I'm angry?

Get over yourself.

uconnric · Dec 29, 2016

Emily Post would demand an apology!

junglehusky · Dec 29, 2016

I say, he doesn't need to make an apology if he goes up to the podium, grabs the mike and says

" YOU JEFF HATHWAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

DefCONNOne · Dec 29, 2016

Chin Diesel said:
He made an apology in the press release yesterday.

Here's the way it rolls.

Music starts with "O Fortuna" while video board shows UConn success under Edsall- ND win, Birmingham Bowl, Taggart FG against USF, etc

1. "I'm back to finish what I started".
2. "I left here a few years ago chasing a 'Dream job' and I got caught up in the moment"
3. "For those players and fans who invested so much to get to Glendale, I could have left better".
(Having one or two of the players from that team nearby with some eye contact, a head nod or dare I say a
hug, nicely closes those wounds)
4. "Moving forward we are going to build a program that can get back to New Year's bowls".
5. "It starts now."
6. "The college football landscape has changed dramatically since that time."
7. "UConn plays for championships and will play exciting football."
8. "I am assembling a staff with proven experience excelling on offense, defense and special teams in today's
college football environment".
9. "The goal for next year is for us to be meeting together on this date in a hotel lobby preparing for a bowl
game instead of here at the Rent."
10. "The staffs first two goals are to finish the recruiting season strong and thoroughly review game film of all
returning players."
(Pause with a mischievous grin on a boss inside joke)
11. "We will continue the strong UConn tradition of developing teenagers in to young men with a strong
emphasis on classroom performance and becoming outstanding citizens in the UConn community."
12. "I have thrown out all my block 'C' sweaters and have four pairs of red skinny jeans on order."

Questions?

Departs to Van Halen's "Finish What You Started"

Number 3 is a non-apology apology. It's the same thing celebrities and politicians do when they want a dust-up to go away and never be mentioned again.

DefCONNOne · Dec 29, 2016

ZooCougar said:
"I'm sorry I left, but if you had to work for Jeff Hathaway you would have done the same thing."

There.

Are you admitting you're Randy Edsall?

DefCONNOne · Dec 29, 2016

EJHarrington said:
He shouldn't apologize for anything. A lot of coaches with new jobs don't even stick around for their team's Bowl game (see USF today for example). He coached it through.

If an apology would make anyone feel better at this point I would suggest that person is over-sensitive.

Sounds like you're over-sensitive in worrying about others over-sensitivity.

DefCONNOne · Dec 29, 2016

uconnric said:
He said he regretted the way it came out. Get over it.

That's a non-apology apology. The same kind that celebrities and politicians do when they've been caught with their "pants down". That's not a leader of young men in my opinion.

TouchdownHusky · Dec 30, 2016

#1 PA Husky Fan said:
I was out in Phoenix when the news broke, the day after the game. I was devastated. Not mad about him leaving, because he had a better opportunity for himself and his family. Most would have made that same decision. However, the way that he handled it, whether of his or Maryland's doing, was insulting. I reveled in every game that he lost and was at Maryland when we beat him in his new gig.

Hearing this again about how he left has made me throw up in my mouth. "The way he handled it", "The way he handled it . . . GIVE IT UP.

sdhusky · Dec 30, 2016

TouchdownHusky said:
Hearing this again about how he left has made me throw up in my mouth. "The way he handled it", "The way he handled it . . . GIVE IT UP.

Win some games Randy. Ancient history

whaler11 · Dec 30, 2016

How is Colin McEnroe still a thing?

Bonehead · Dec 30, 2016

whaler11 said:
How is Colin McEnroe still a thing?

How's his net game these days?

Chin Diesel · Dec 30, 2016

Chin Diesel said:
He made an apology in the press release yesterday.

Here's the way it rolls.

Music starts with "O Fortuna" while video board shows UConn success under Edsall- ND win, Birmingham Bowl, Taggart FG against USF, etc

1. "I'm back to finish what I started".
2. "I left here a few years ago chasing a 'Dream job' and I got caught up in the moment"
3. "For those players and fans who invested so much to get to Glendale, I could have left better".
(Having one or two of the players from that team nearby with some eye contact, a head nod or dare I say a
hug, nicely closes those wounds)
4. "Moving forward we are going to build a program that can get back to New Year's bowls".
5. "It starts now."
6. "The college football landscape has changed dramatically since that time."
7. "UConn plays for championships and will play exciting football."
8. "I am assembling a staff with proven experience excelling on offense, defense and special teams in today's
college football environment".
9. "The goal for next year is for us to be meeting together on this date in a hotel lobby preparing for a bowl
game instead of here at the Rent."
10. "The staffs first two goals are to finish the recruiting season strong and thoroughly review game film of all
returning players."
(Pause with a mischievous grin on a boss inside joke)
11. "We will continue the strong UConn tradition of developing teenagers in to young men with a strong
emphasis on classroom performance and becoming outstanding citizens in the UConn community."
12. "I have thrown out all my block 'C' sweaters and have four pairs of red skinny jeans on order."

Questions?

Departs to Van Halen's "Finish What You Started"

I think I missed #4 and #9. Hits on the rest.

Da_Aisijimo_Gou · Dec 30, 2016

junglehusky said:
I say, he doesn't need to make an apology if he goes up to the podium, grabs the mike and says " YOU JEFF HATHWAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Implicitly, HCRE2 pretty effectively communicated Hathaway can phark himself. Similarly, AD David Benedict directly fired away at the egoist. No linguists nor translators required!

Waquoit · Dec 30, 2016

sportsart said:
I'll take any and all bets that not only will he say he is sorry, somewhere during the speech he will be genuinely overcome with emotion.

Waquoit said:
Like how he was tearing up when he said, "I'll be at UConn for as long as you will have me"?
I'll bet you a beer at The Rent he doesn't say sorry unprompted. He might say something like "well, yeah" in response to a question, that doesn't count.

For the record, HCRE never said he was sorry. I'll meet you at the Two Roads kiosk before kick-off.

CTMike · Dec 30, 2016

Waquoit said:
For the record, HCRE never said he was sorry. I'll meet you at the Two Roads kiosk before kick-off.

I'm pretty sure he apologized?

Bonehead · Dec 30, 2016

CTMike said:
I'm pretty sure he apologized?

His point is he didn't say the actual word sorry.

You loose on a technicality - this is why we don't bet on the BY!

;-)

Dove · Dec 30, 2016

He said "I apologize for how I left..." after stating he made one of the worst decisions of his life. It was good enough for me. Not nit picking it at all.

brasssbonanzaa · Dec 30, 2016

Is it too late now to say sorry?

Waquoit · Dec 30, 2016

Dove said:
He said "I apologize for how I left..." after stating he made one of the worst decisions of his life. It was good enough for me. Not nit picking it at all.

Let's be clear, he was saying that the worst decision of his life was the decision to sneak away like a thief in the night. Not the decision to leave UConn. And if he had it to do over again, he would have handled it the the exact same way. He had to do it that way or risk getting removed before the game. And there was no way he was going to let that happen. You can tell that coaching a New Year's Day game is the highlight of his professional career. The reason he didn't say sorry is because he's not.

brasssbonanzaa · Dec 30, 2016

Sorry Randy, it's too late to apologize. It's too laaaaaaaate.

EJHarrington · Dec 30, 2016

DefCONNOne said:
Sounds like you're over-sensitive in worrying about others over-sensitivity.

No I just don't like whiners.

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