Jim Mora’s new staff coming together…

[Watchdog]

Loving the trends on the staff we're bringing in if indeed the case. Guys with experience across the board. Noticing " Assistant Head Coach " on a few of the coaching bios I Googled as well. Definitely looks like a much better prepared group that we're putting together. Experienced leadership.. Looks like we're getting serious now. Can't help but get excited about this.

Nice to have a HC who isn't worried about being the smartest guy in the room or hiring his potential replacements.

Personal experience. While interviewing for a COO position I asked the CEO what role I'd have preparing for and participating in Board meetings. When the CEO said "I'm not having anyone who wants my job at Board meetings" I started looking at my watch.

 

[HuskyAlum012]

 

[Watchdog]

Welcome to UConn Coach Sammis. We loved the video showing you teaching concepts to your linemen and look forward to you developing a great line here.

 

[Skiblets]

Boom! Nice

 

[Skiblets]

Strength and conditioning?

 

[Ajs120102]

Strength and conditioning?

Sounds like Matt is remaining with UConn. He has been liking a bunch of mora tweets. He wasnt an issue on the previous staff. Kids looked significantly bigger this season than 19. He also has an awesome resume. No need to change

 

[Skiblets]

Sounds like Matt is remaining with UConn. He has been liking a bunch of mora tweets. He wasnt an issue on the previous staff. Kids looked significantly bigger this season than 19. He also has an awesome resume. No need to change

Thanks

 

[Jimdish255]

Wednesday morning recap:

Head Coach: Jim Mora

Assistant HC/OC/Quarterbacks: Nick Charlton
RB Coach: EJ Barthel
WR Coach/Passing Game Coord: John Allen
TE Coach: John Marinelli
OL Coach: Gordon Sammis

DC:
LB Coach: Siriki Diabate
DB Coach: Dalton Hilliard
DL Coach: Ryan Osborn?

General Manager: Preston Pehrson

“?” = no official announcement from UConn yet

Who's our Strength/Conditioning Coach?

 

[DoctorWho85]

Sounds like Matt is remaining with UConn. He has been liking a bunch of mora tweets. He wasnt an issue on the previous staff. Kids looked significantly bigger this season than 19. He also has an awesome resume. No need to change

Yeah I'm glad he's coming back. Strength and conditioning was not the issue. It was 100% bad coaching.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Exit 4]

I plan to refer to him as coach Gordo Sammie

 

[DoctorWho85]

No, but maybe PP for DC. I am not a PP apologist in any way, but the guy has an analytical mind, lives in the area, and has forgotten more about defense than any of us here has ever known. Not to worry. Not gonna happen.

PP knows defense or else he wouldn't keep getting jobs in the NFL. He'd be a very good DC for Mora. But we burnt that bridge.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I plan to refer to him as coach Gordo Sammie

A creative vendor should sell a Gordo Sammie. Something like a Dogwood Sammie. Just load it up with different cuts of meat, cheese and toppings.

 

[BlueandOG]

PP drove the program to ruin with his coaching, thus opening the door for Diaco to humiliate us, thus opening the door for RE 2.0 to disperse the ashes of the program. NO MORE ghosts from UCONN football past.

 

[RSTuthill]

Wednesday morning recap:

Head Coach: Jim Mora

Assistant HC/OC/Quarterbacks: Nick Charlton
RB Coach: EJ Barthel
WR Coach/Passing Game Coord: John Allen
TE Coach: John Marinelli
OL Coach: Gordon Sammis

DC:
LB Coach: Siriki Diabate
DB Coach: Dalton Hilliard
DL Coach: Ryan Osborn?

General Manager: Preston Pehrson

“?” = no official announcement from UConn yet

You gonna add Special Teams Coordinator to the unfilled positions?

 

[Pudge]

You can guess who is staying by the stickyness of tweets

I see ... feels like Romper Room ... David Harris; Coach Z; Luke Carrezola ... still in the game

 

[Ajs120102]

You gonna add Special Teams Coordinator to the unfilled positions?

if Mora following coaches is any indication look for Patrick Dougherty of Ball State

 

[Timking124]

Gut feeling but I don't think Chris Polizzi is going to be our DC.

Do we know all the coaches who are following him on Twitter?

 

[Ajs120102]

Gut feeling but I don't think Chris Polizzi is going to be our DC.

Do we know all the coaches who are following him on Twitter?

i tend to agree on this. Dont think he will be the hire.

 

[DansArmy]

Sounds like Matt is remaining with UConn. He has been liking a bunch of mora tweets. He wasnt an issue on the previous staff. Kids looked significantly bigger this season than 19. He also has an awesome resume. No need to change

Very happy we’re keeping the same strength staff. If you listen to what the ND players said after Kelly left, Balis & his staff staying was extremely important to the team. Believe the line I heard was “as long as Balis is here we’re good”. Strength coaches spend far more time with the players than any other coach so keeping those relationships is a huge W.

 

[AD DB Burner]

Gut feeling but I don't think Chris Polizzi is going to be our DC.

Do we know all the coaches who are following him on Twitter?

The DB Coach (who coached with him at UT Martin prior to his stop at Arkansas State) and the LB Coach (who was coaching in Tennessee for MTSU).

 

[UConnJim]

i tend to agree on this. Dont think he will be the hire.

His wife is the head athletic trainer at UT Martin. I wonder if that is part of the hangup.

 

[F101Voodoo]

OK,, VMI, Lafayette, William and Mary…..after all our down years we deserve some good coaches … Sounds as if these are selfish words but wIshing him a great run here. A win/win for Sammis and UCONN.

 

[SubbaBub]

PP knows defense or else he wouldn't keep getting jobs in the NFL. He'd be a very good DC for Mora. But we burnt that bridge.

I'd still take whatever is behind door number 2. Finding a good defensive coach is as hard as we've made it seem to go that route.

 

[CTMike]

Looks like an OL coach.