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metsfan2323 said:
Rob Ambrose is now my number one candidate.
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Ur kidding, right? He's under some scrutiny right now about illegal practice time... Don't think we'd sign him...

My dream ( yep dream ) would be to bring a guy like Jimmy Johnson in here. He'd be a hit right off the bat. Recruits would come play for him. He'd bring along with him coaches that know what the highest level of college football is all about... A guy can dream can't he?
 
ktuck911 said:
Ur kidding, right? He's under some scrutiny right now about illegal practice time... Don't think we'd sign him...

My dream ( yep dream ) would be to bring a guy like Jimmy Johnson in here. He'd be a hit right off the bat. Recruits would come play for him. He'd bring along with him coaches that know what the highest level of college football is all about... A guy can dream can't he?
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No. He's that stupid.
 
HuskyfanDan said:
if warde got rid of gdl this week, i would buy every ticket left for the last home game so its a sell out to support wardes decision.
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what hedge fund do you manage? my son is looking for a job :)
 
In theory the concept of attracting recognized successful coaches to UCFB is not, in my opinion, as easy as "Metsfan2323" suggests.......although I seriously hope it could be.

Here is a good hint as to how successful UCFB was in attracting "up and coming, and/or successful BCS" coaches in 2011.

It was rumored that KC Keeler was a potential candidate after RE left, coming off a BCS bowl...etc., etc.

What did coach Keeler publically say......He was perfectly satisfied with staying at Deleware, hasn't been contacted by UConn, and if he was, wasn't interested.
More money, more exposure.....but I guess he didn't feel UConn was a career advancemen

And we don't know how many others that may have been targeted said in private "not interested".

And now with the ill perception as the BE being a viable BCS conference, and the team being among the worst in the bottom half of the 1-A schools, tell me again.......WHO ARE WE GOING TO ATTRACT?

I wish it could be as easy as metsfan 2323 postulates........but I don't think so
 
tduconn said:
...WHO ARE WE GOING TO ATTRACT?
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You are grossly underestimating the value of this job.

The UCONN coaching position is every bit as good as Cincinnati's. We attracted Skip Holtz and Randy Edsall when we were still D2, and we now offer a 7 figure salary to start. Plenty of coaches will be interested, Warde could interview 100 guys if he wanted to.

If P gets fired this year he will walk away with $4 million earned over his two years here.

BTW its possible Keeler didn't make the final cut and we didn't make that public so he could save face.
 
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Warde's office should be wallpapered with this article? Anyone know a paperhanger?
 
metsfan2323 said:
Do you really think we would have a hard time finding qualified candidates who want the job? I don't think so.

The Boneyard could probably come up with a potential interview list of 20 guys in two minutes.

Off the top of my head:

Don Brown
Tony Sparano
The Stony Brook coach
The Texas Tech offensive coordinator
Joe Moorhead
Rob Ambrose
KC Keeler
Any MAC head coach with a winning record because that route seems to work very well for Cincinnati (Kent State, Toldeo, Ball State, Western Michigan)
and if Skip Holtz is available and wants to interview he should be interviewed.
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Jeff Hathaway would have paid you $150k for that list a year ago.
 
CTMike said:
I honestly think he's more likeable after that read. He's someone who cares about his job and spends every waking moment dedicated to it. He's as frustrated as we are. He cares about UConn.

... he still should be fired, but hey, that's life.
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Here's the deal. As a manager, you deal with employees like this. They work hard, spend more than enough time at the office to deliver on the company's expectations, and is a likeable person...but still can't get the job done.
If I had an employee who for 2 years was one the worst employee's performance wise, in a large function, he wouldn't (and shouldn't) be working for me anymore.
 
KC Keeler wouldn't come here?

For even two thirds of what we are paying P and D?


Do we really let people post such stupid fecundity without consequences?
 
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Hoophound said:
The real shame in it is that he has produced effective offense for us multiple times, he just inexplicably abandons what's working every time.
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that's when he calls the wildcat formation and puts a sudden stop to any offensive rhythm....
 
metsfan2323 said:
You are grossly underestimating the value of this job.

The UCONN coaching position is every bit as good as Cincinnati's. We attracted Skip Holtz and Randy Edsall when we were still D2, and we now offer a 7 figure salary to start. Plenty of coaches will be interested, Warde could interview 100 guys if he wanted to.

If P gets fired this year he will walk away with $4 million earned over his two years here.

BTW its possible Keeler didn't make the final cut and we didn't make that public so he could save face.
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I wish you were right but I am very skeptical. I don't think the doors were getting knocked down by well known parties in early 2011.

I wouldnt hang my hat on the fact that UConn attracted Skip Holtz in 1993 either. He was an assistant coach who needed something to advance his ability to have a career as a head coach. It's not like he was some kind of wunderkid.
 
Edsall left us so late in the hiring cycle that most of the candidates that would have been competitive had already been hired. By the time we started looking, we had to sift through unknowns and retreads. Plus Hathaway was in charge.
 
RMS25CT said:
I wouldnt hang my hat on the fact that UConn attracted Skip Holtz in 1993 either. He was an assistant coach who needed something to advance his ability to have a career as a head coach.
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And your point is what? are you saying there are no longer any assistant coaches out there looking to make it as a head coach?

I think the Boneyard is doped up on downers named P and D.
 
ZooCougar said:
KC Keeler wouldn't come here?

For even two thirds of what we are paying P and D?


Do we really let people post such stupid fecundity without consequences?
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Keeler pulled his name when he knew he wasn't getting the job.
 
metsfan2323 said:
And your point is what? are you saying there are no longer any assistant coaches out there looking to make it as a head coach?

I think the Boneyard is doped up on downers named P and D.
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My point is so what? UConn hired skip Holtz in 1993. It's not like he turned into Nick Saban. I thought you were making a point that the next great head coach who is currently an assistant should be chomping at the bit for an opportunity to coach UConn. My response was that I hoped so but was skeptical. While the facilities here are great, the conference is not. If an up and coming assistant wants to make a splash he may well be better off at a lowere tier school in a better conference.
 
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RMS25CT said:
I wish you were right but I am very skeptical. I don't think the doors were getting knocked down by well known parties in early 2011.

I wouldnt hang my hat on the fact that UConn attracted Skip Holtz in 1993 either. He was an assistant coach who needed something to advance his ability to have a career as a head coach. It's not like he was some kind of wunderkid.
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I wonder if after having come back for the first time last year, if he'd be interested in returning though, the guy knows offense, and I don't think his excitement about UConn upgrading was an act.

What I'm really interested in, is seeing what kind of AD Warde Manuel is going to be. There are lots of moving parts to a football program, and Hathaway was clueless. Is Warde the kind of AD that will go out and evaluate the entire football coaching staff, when it comes to hiring and firing, or is he going to evaluate the head coach only and leave that to the HC?

We'll see, I suppose.
 
RMS25CT said:
My point is so what? UConn hired skip Holtz in 1993. It's not like he turned into Nick Saban. I thought you were making a point that the next great head coach who is currently an assistant should be chomping at the bit for an opportunity to coach UConn. My response was that I hoped so but was skeptical. While the facilities here are great, the conference is not. If an up and coming assistant wants to make a splash he may well be better off at a lowere tier school in a better conference.
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How the conference stuff shakes out in the coming weeks, is going to go a long way, as to how attractive an opportunity is for a football coach.
 
Carl Spackler said:
What I'm really interested in, is seeing what kind of AD Warde Manuel is going to be. There are lots of moving parts to a football program, and Hathaway was clueless. Is Warde the kind of AD that will go out and evaluate the entire football coaching staff, when it comes to hiring and firing, or is he going to evaluate the head coach only and leave that to the HC?

We'll see, I suppose.
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I agree on the Warde Manuel comment. I think potential coach candidates in 2011 had to be asking themselves why Edsall would leave UConn for Maryland.....great facilities, he built the program from nothing ("trailers"), BCS bowl, etc. they had to wonder "what am I missing?". I'm sure opinions regarding Hathaway and how he handled certain things caused concerns and questions. Hopefully with Manuel now in charge those questions and concerns from candidates now or 2 years down the road will not be an issue.
 
This guy is seriously the most clueless football coach I've ever seen. If he's coming back I will not be watching UConn football next year, HCPP needs to be fired as welll, it is so sad to me that we are letting these 2 idiots destroy everything the Program has worked so hard to build and achieve.
 
UConn76 said:
Here's the deal. As a manager, you deal with employees like this. They work hard, spend more than enough time at the office to deliver on the company's expectations, and is a likeable person...but still can't get the job done.
If I had an employee who for 2 years was one the worst employee's performance wise, in a large function, he wouldn't (and shouldn't) be working for me anymore.
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Yup. Almost every organization has them. Honest people who work dilligently, put in long hours and try their best for the organization. But the results are mediocre. As a leader you have to find the time to thank them for their efforts and then find them something to do that better fits their skill set. I don't have a clue what it is for GDL. Maybe OC for BCU?
 
tduconn said:
In theory the concept of attracting recognized successful coaches to UCFB is not, in my opinion, as easy as "Metsfan2323" suggests.......although I seriously hope it could be.

Here is a good hint as to how successful UCFB was in attracting "up and coming, and/or successful BCS" coaches in 2011.

It was rumored that KC Keeler was a potential candidate after RE left, coming off a BCS bowl...etc., etc.

What did coach Keeler publically say......He was perfectly satisfied with staying at Deleware, hasn't been contacted by UConn, and if he was, wasn't interested.
More money, more exposure.....but I guess he didn't feel UConn was a career advancemen

And we don't know how many others that may have been targeted said in private "not interested".

And now with the ill perception as the BE being a viable BCS conference, and the team being among the worst in the bottom half of the 1-A schools, tell me again.......WHO ARE WE GOING TO ATTRACT?

I wish it could be as easy as metsfan 2323 postulates........but I don't think so
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LMFAO. Keeler would be the UConn HC right now if he were offered the job 2 years ago.
 
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RMS25CT said:
I agree on the Warde Manuel comment. I think potential coach candidates in 2011 had to be asking themselves why Edsall would leave UConn for Maryland.....great facilities, he built the program from nothing ("trailers"), BCS bowl, etc. they had to wonder "what am I missing?". I'm sure opinions regarding Hathaway and how he handled certain things caused concerns and questions. Hopefully with Manuel now in charge those questions and concerns from candidates now or 2 years down the road will not be an issue.
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Bingo. How many times has a head coach left a program, and a new head coach come in, and every single assistant retained, unless they voluntarily bounced out?

It was a spun out as a positive thing, but it has occurred to me, that many of the problems we're having right now as a program, stem from the fact that a coaching staff was put together by an AD, that had his head up his ass about anything except his own payroll check.
 
ruskin said:
His stock also went down after Delaware blew a 19-0 lead in the I-AA title game.
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Please, right now we wish to God that UCONN gave Keeler the job. Your stock does not plummet when you lose a title game.

This year Keeler's Delaware team put up 51 vs William & Mary, the same William & Mary that held Edsall's Maryland team to 7 points.

BTW We need to take a look at who ever is coaching New Hampshire, that team is averaging about 46 points per game.
 
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