Jim Mora’s new staff coming together…

[Buffett10]

You need all the friends you can get in this world. Especially if you are the AD or the new HC of arguably the worst FBS program in the country. Friends are good. Enemies are bad, especially if you made that enemy via an unforced error on your part. Try to avoid that at all cost.

But as long as we are on the Group W bench with time on our hands, it should be noted that Warde tried to hire the current Broyles award winner in Todd Orlando, who probably would have been great. Suzie Lax thought that the compensation required to do that would be too much. So he hired the previous year's winner. (Did I get previous and current backwards?) Who turned out to be very articulate. To the point of craziness. Who knew? I am sure there are other offenses that enflamed the BY, but I have a difficult time dinging Warde for that.

Maybe, just maybe, a case could be made for the ACC failure, but even there I am pretty sure by the time he went to the islands he know the die had been cast. If he didn't, that would very much surprise me.

No one cares about friendship with Warde this has more to do with the analyst asking his new boss to stay on as long as his team is still in the playoff and Mora agreeing to it. Warde Manuel has zero influence on this situation. And Warde was completely blindsided by not getting in to the ACC. He thought it was a done deal and he headed off for a vacation.

 

[Pudge]

Let's pray that's the case because the other possibilities aren't exactly promising for us.

do you remember that cartoon where the one character walked around in every frame with a cloud over his head ...

 

[RSTuthill]

You sure you’re not talking about Narduzzi instead of Orlando (Orlando has been nominated but never won the Broyles Award). The story w/ Narduzzi was that the Assistant Coaches salary pool wasn’t as robust as he needed it to be and negotiations fell apart.

Yeah, Narduzzi. Sorry. Yes the compensation pool did not match his expectation. I should have been more precise on that point.

 

[RSTuthill]

No one cares about friendship with Warde this has more to do with the analyst asking his new boss to stay on as long as his team is still in the playoff and Mora agreeing to it. Warde Manuel has zero influence on this situation. And Warde was completely blindsided by not getting in to the ACC. He thought it was a done deal and he headed off for a vacation.

And you know all this stuff exactly how? Speculation?

And I thought he and a whole bunch of folks went to a MBB tourney in the islands with a bunch of whale contributors to celebrate the previous year championship. No?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Some of the doomsayers may need to calm down a little.

1 - hypothetically, if a college team loses its DC to another job do they immediately dismiss the defensive position coaches? Of course not. While we may not end up with who Mora initially felt would be DC, we still can end up with an excellent hire (perhaps even a better hire than the initial target).

2 - This really isn't dissimilar to recruiting players. It well could have been a "who says yes first gets the job" and the target decided to wait to see what other jobs opened up. It could have been that once other coaches started changing jobs, the target decided to see how things fell out. Regardless, there is no reason to believe we cannot land a young, intelligent, ambitious DC.

3 - I believe that it is very likely that the defensive philosophy the Mora wants to run is what we will run regardless of who our DC is.

 

[Buffett10]

And you know all this stuff exactly how? Speculation?

And I thought he and a whole bunch of folks went to a MBB tourney in the islands with a bunch of whale contributors to celebrate the previous year championship. No?

Because it’s pretty common for coaches(analysts too) to stay with their team throughout a playoff run except Lane Kiffin but he’s a different story. And trust me Warde is more concerned about donuts than he is about losing an analyst.

Yeah he was laying on the beach during the day, watching basketball and living it up at night time with the whales. Sounds pretty vacation-y no?

 

[gioff2323]

If only we had a basketball board.

 

[UConnfan4ever]

In true Boneyard fashion another thread gets hijacked

 

[coachcap]

do you remember that cartoon where the one character walked around in every frame with a cloud over his head ...

Joe blfzlik#$%^& in the L'il Abner Cartoons (Lord I'm old to remember those)

 

[businesslawyer]

Because it’s pretty common for coaches(analysts too) to stay with their team throughout a playoff run except Lane Kiffin but he’s a different story. And trust me Warde is more concerned about donuts than he is about losing an analyst.

Yeah he was laying on the beach during the day, watching basketball and living it up at night time with the whales. Sounds pretty vacation-y no?

Have you ever known an executive sales person in a high prestige industry? Do you think they raise funds by taking prospects to Chilis?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

In true Boneyard fashion another thread gets hijacked

I'm surprised we haven't seen any comments on pizza, beer, scotch or bourbon.

 

[History Geek]

I'm surprised we haven't seen any comments on pizza, beer, scotch or bourbon.

 

[CL82]

I'm surprised we haven't seen any comments on pizza, beer, scotch or bourbon.

… and pizza.

You’re welcome.

 

[Stinger92860]

Have you ever known an executive sales person in a high prestige industry? Do you think they raise funds by taking prospects to Chilis?

Yes and Waffle House has been known to work.

 

[SinBin]

JMU - DC Corey Heatherman
Montana - DC Kent Baer
Villanova - DC Ola Adams
South Dakota state - Co-DC Jimmy Rogers/Brian Bergstrom
Sam Houston - DC Clayton Carlin
Montana State - DC Freddie Banks
North Dakota state - HC Matt Entz, DC David Braun
East Tennessee state - DC Billy Taylor

Entz appears to be the only HC in the FCS playoffs coming from the defensive side of the ball.

Watching NDSU playoff game as I type this, Defense giving up only 11.7 pts a game.

 

[Hogoff]

Yes and Waffle House has been known to work.

Get a couple presidente margaritas in someone and they will pretty much do anything you ask.

 

[UConnKev]

 

[AD DB Burner]

Hmmmm. Who was the last person?

 

[jostar1]

A position that was posted two days ago is Football Creative Director (Specialist 1A). Is this a new position?

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee, in collaboration with coaching staff, the overall ideation, creative direction and production of digital content and media across multiple mediums, with a focus on @UConnFootball social media platforms; educate and coach football student-athletes on the effective use of social media and how to grow their social media platforms and brand; participate in team meetings to assist in the holistic development of the student-athletes and to enhance their overall academic and athletic experiences; oversight of the recruiting strategies on the football social media accounts; serve as a content creator, with the ability to successfully manage a unit as well as lead the collaborative efforts of promoting the football team, in conjunction with multiple departments including Video Services, Marketing and Communications; mentor student-athletes on the changing landscape of societal communications and the impact of social media on perceptions and reputations; forward-thinking, with the ability to lead and assist in developing and executing strategic content strategies and creative campaigns; other duties as assigned by the Head Coach and the Assistant Athletic Director for Football Administration.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in appropriate area of specialization such as graphic design, marketing, journalism, communications or other applicable area of study; two years of related experience including at least one year of producing and managing multimedia content for digital platforms, with a focus on student-athlete recruiting, and two years of experience in social media strategy and execution; previous experience in a creative design, and/or digital media capacity for a college or professional sports team; proficient experience in video content capture and editing; proficient experience in photography and photo editing; and proficient experience with Adobe Creative Suite.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Two to four years of experience at an NCAA Division I institution; prior leadership experience of direct oversight or management of a creative team and student interns; working knowledge of videography production; proficiency in animation/motion graphics such as Adobe After Effects; experience with web design including HTML and CSS; two years of experience in the area of on-campus recruiting at an NCAA Division I institution.

 

[History Geek]

A position that was posted two days ago is Football Creative Director (Specialist 1A). Is this a new position?

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee, in collaboration with coaching staff, the overall ideation, creative direction and production of digital content and media across multiple mediums, with a focus on @UConnFootball social media platforms; educate and coach football student-athletes on the effective use of social media and how to grow their social media platforms and brand; participate in team meetings to assist in the holistic development of the student-athletes and to enhance their overall academic and athletic experiences; oversight of the recruiting strategies on the football social media accounts; serve as a content creator, with the ability to successfully manage a unit as well as lead the collaborative efforts of promoting the football team, in conjunction with multiple departments including Video Services, Marketing and Communications; mentor student-athletes on the changing landscape of societal communications and the impact of social media on perceptions and reputations; forward-thinking, with the ability to lead and assist in developing and executing strategic content strategies and creative campaigns; other duties as assigned by the Head Coach and the Assistant Athletic Director for Football Administration.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in appropriate area of specialization such as graphic design, marketing, journalism, communications or other applicable area of study; two years of related experience including at least one year of producing and managing multimedia content for digital platforms, with a focus on student-athlete recruiting, and two years of experience in social media strategy and execution; previous experience in a creative design, and/or digital media capacity for a college or professional sports team; proficient experience in video content capture and editing; proficient experience in photography and photo editing; and proficient experience with Adobe Creative Suite.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Two to four years of experience at an NCAA Division I institution; prior leadership experience of direct oversight or management of a creative team and student interns; working knowledge of videography production; proficiency in animation/motion graphics such as Adobe After Effects; experience with web design including HTML and CSS; two years of experience in the area of on-campus recruiting at an NCAA Division I institution.

I think so. Full-time social media person. Includes teaching the kids how to use it correctly, including NIL positioning. Welcome to the 2020s.

 

[Hhoops19]

Hmmmm. Who was the last person?

Need a patented boneyard deep dive investigation

 

[AD DB Burner]

Need a patented boneyard deep dive investigation

Trust me, I already tried to reverse image search a screenshot of him and didn’t have any luck.

 

[Skiblets]

Hmmmm. Who was the last person?

Mystery man

 

[CCSUblue]

A position that was posted two days ago is Football Creative Director (Specialist 1A). Is this a new position?

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee, in collaboration with coaching staff, the overall ideation, creative direction and production of digital content and media across multiple mediums, with a focus on @UConnFootball social media platforms; educate and coach football student-athletes on the effective use of social media and how to grow their social media platforms and brand; participate in team meetings to assist in the holistic development of the student-athletes and to enhance their overall academic and athletic experiences; oversight of the recruiting strategies on the football social media accounts; serve as a content creator, with the ability to successfully manage a unit as well as lead the collaborative efforts of promoting the football team, in conjunction with multiple departments including Video Services, Marketing and Communications; mentor student-athletes on the changing landscape of societal communications and the impact of social media on perceptions and reputations; forward-thinking, with the ability to lead and assist in developing and executing strategic content strategies and creative campaigns; other duties as assigned by the Head Coach and the Assistant Athletic Director for Football Administration.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in appropriate area of specialization such as graphic design, marketing, journalism, communications or other applicable area of study; two years of related experience including at least one year of producing and managing multimedia content for digital platforms, with a focus on student-athlete recruiting, and two years of experience in social media strategy and execution; previous experience in a creative design, and/or digital media capacity for a college or professional sports team; proficient experience in video content capture and editing; proficient experience in photography and photo editing; and proficient experience with Adobe Creative Suite.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Two to four years of experience at an NCAA Division I institution; prior leadership experience of direct oversight or management of a creative team and student interns; working knowledge of videography production; proficiency in animation/motion graphics such as Adobe After Effects; experience with web design including HTML and CSS; two years of experience in the area of on-campus recruiting at an NCAA Division I institution.

https://twitter.com/Barkle_ODU?t=zR1shyjmMpgYpmmT8A0tow&s=09

Mora followed this guy a couple days ago.

 

[huskymedic]

PPI Recruits Founder (teammates @ UMass):

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Mystery man

It’s liked by a Pat Collins, whose twitter has no picture and no tweets, but says he’s UConn Football Executive Director. I cannot find anything about him online but he’s my only potential based on twitter activity. Anyone know anything about him?

 

[Skiblets]

It’s liked by a Pat Collins, whose twitter has no picture and no tweets, but says he’s UConn Football Executive Director. I cannot find anything about him online but he’s my only potential based on twitter activity. Anyone know anything about him?

 

[Skiblets]

The link doesn’t work. Looks like an administrative role

 

[Alum1620]

The link doesn’t work. Looks like an administrative role

It’s liked by a Pat Collins, whose twitter has no picture and no tweets, but says he’s UConn Football Executive Director. I cannot find anything about him online but he’s my only potential based on twitter activity. Anyone know anything about him?

the account follows like all the coaching staff and has follows from many of them as well. Benedict and assistant AD//Athletics Administration both follow the account as does recruit Venson Sneed and what I would assume to be his parents.

 

[CL82]

Hmmmm. Who was the last person?

And more importantly, what was the logo on the helmet he was carrying?