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Jim Mora’s new staff coming together…

Not sure if has been mentioned, but the post above regarding the Madi Harris announcement included a quote on Destiny Wilson joining the recruiting staff.

It was very short lived stay for Destiny as she has already accepted a position at LSU on Brian Kelly’s new staff as the On-Campus Recruiting coordinator.

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Duncan Idaho said:
You slobbered over the staff last summer.
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To be fair the last class was rated pretty high (relatively speaking of course) until Edsall "retired" and recruits decommitted. I think Edsall is going to fall in the Pasqualoni mold soon. Edsall still knows football and can most likely still be a position coach on defense. I hoped he could catch the magic he had the first time around, but it just didn't work this for many reason. It sucks that it happened, but I think he left the program in a better place than when it was handed to him. So at least he laid a foundation for Mora to build on.
 
Duncan Idaho said:
You slobbered over the staff last summer.
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I did see some improvement from their norms and gave encouragement. I recognized what the assistant coaches and recruiting staff had to overcome given Randy’s rigidity. My criticism you responded to was directed towards Randy by name. Hence, making that distinction.
 
As mentioned in another thread Errin Joe is no longer listed, but I noticed Uconn has a new add to Jim Mora's staff-
Mickey Grace- Analyst - Offense

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Meet Mickey Grace | Rams Scouting Apprentice

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Blades said:
As mentioned in another thread Errin Joe is no longer listed, but I noticed Uconn has a new add to Jim Mora's staff-
Mickey Grace- Analyst - Offense

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www.therams.com

Meet Mickey Grace | Rams Scouting Apprentice

The first-ever Rams Scouting Apprenticeship began in March of 2020. The Rams hand-selected ten people of color, including two women. This series will cover each of the ten apprentices. This week, meet Mickey Grace, Defensive Line Coach at Mastery Charter
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“Everyone loves the girl on the grass, but no one wants to be the guy who hires the girl to be on the grass.“

Good stuff.
 
Blades said:
As mentioned in another thread Errin Joe is no longer listed, but I noticed Uconn has a new add to Jim Mora's staff-
Mickey Grace- Analyst - Offense

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www.therams.com

Meet Mickey Grace | Rams Scouting Apprentice

The first-ever Rams Scouting Apprenticeship began in March of 2020. The Rams hand-selected ten people of color, including two women. This series will cover each of the ten apprentices. This week, meet Mickey Grace, Defensive Line Coach at Mastery Charter
www.therams.com www.therams.com
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Thanks for sharing, great story. Wishing her great success ahead.
 
This seems like a good hire. Especially since the first thing I thought of when I saw "Rams" was Rhody.
 
Maybe this has been said already, but Erin Joe our director of recruiting from Georgia Tech has bounced to Alabama.


 
DoctorWho85 said:
To be fair the last class was rated pretty high (relatively speaking of course) until Edsall "retired" and recruits decommitted. I think Edsall is going to fall in the Pasqualoni mold soon. Edsall still knows football and can most likely still be a position coach on defense. I hoped he could catch the magic he had the first time around, but it just didn't work this for many reason. It sucks that it happened, but I think he left the program in a better place than when it was handed to him. So at least he laid a foundation for Mora to build on.
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I disagree. I think he left the program in shambles! ... I think Edsall 1.0 was worthy of a statue, if he stayed and went bowling every other year. But, I knew we were doomed when he said that 'the players had 2 years to learn the schemes". The schemes sucked beforehand! But his arrogance led to our demise! ... I hope Corey finds a good job and Randy just retires in Jax. ... But if I see him at St.D's , I will shake his hand.
 
Watchdog said:
As I reflect on Jim Mora all I can think is how can he possibley manage all the staff he's brought in AND the staff he's brought in will not only produce a better onfield product but also, as with the hiring of Kevin Poles, lead to better lives long term for all players who come to UConn.
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Is it not far too soon to be reflective about the Mora era?

How many of these staffers do you think report directly to him? I'd be surprised if he has more than 5-6 people directly reporting to him.

As I tried to explaining to others here, we're seeing a quite a few admin and logistical hires.

For one you are managing the whole roster. All of these kids have to monitored for academics and other issues, someone has to work with the professors. Do you really want the Offensive Coordinator spending time on something like this? No, you don't.

How many kids do you think we are recruiting at any given point? How many classes? Who keeps tabs on the social media, messaging and engagement, coordinating visits etc. Do you really want the Wide Receiver Coach booking flights? Nope.

Maybe, just maybe if Randy had evolved and been a bit more progressive in his staffing, his people would have produced more. They were getting paid less to work harder than most other coaches I bet.
 
Exit 4 said:
Maybe this has been said already, but Erin Joe our director of recruiting from Georgia Tech has bounced to Alabama.


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Just the nature of the business. Sucks to have to fill that hole but at least we know that we are attracting quality people who are in demand.
 
ZooCougar said:
How many of these staffers do you think report directly to him? I'd be surprised if he has more than 5-6 people directly reporting to him...Maybe, just maybe if Randy had evolved and been a bit more progressive in his staffing, his people would have produced more.
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I mean how did Bear Bryant do it? Spending most of his time up in that tower. I guess we can give Randy some credit for the current emphasis on the need to beef up the staff.
 
I am not defending Randy, but this looks a lot like the age-old story. Budget restrictions deny the previous guy the tools to succeed. He gets fired. The new guy comes in and gets all those tools to do the job.

I've been away skiing for awhile and have not kept up. Has UConn attracted anyone from the portal yet that might make an impact on the OL or DL?
 
RSTuthill said:
I am not defending Randy, but this looks a lot like the age-old story. Budget restrictions deny the previous guy the tools to succeed. He gets fired. The new guy comes in and gets all those tools to do the job.

I've been away skiing for awhile and have not kept up. Has UConn attracted anyone from the portal yet that might make an impact on the OL or DL?
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Yes. OL Jake Guidone looks like a surefire starter at center, and Sequoia McDuffie looks like he could slide in to Travis Jones' spot at DT.
 
RSTuthill said:
I am not defending Randy, but this looks a lot like the age-old story. Budget restrictions deny the previous guy the tools to succeed. He gets fired. The new guy comes in and gets all those tools to do the job.
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Pffft. No way Randy would have the vision to hire these people. He’s too old and set in his ways. Sound familiar?

And even if he did nobody high caliber would want to work for him anyway.
 
ZooCougar said:
Pffft. No way Randy would have the vision to hire these people. He’s too old and set in his ways. Sound familiar?

And even if he did nobody high caliber would want to work for him anyway.
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I'm with you on this one. Randy was too stuck in his ways because of the success he had here the first time. The game changed greatly even while he was at Maryland where he did have the money to succeed. Take all biases out for a second and compare Edsall to say someone like Nick Saban. Saban is older and has coached about just as long as Edsall. You would think Saban would have fallen into the same trap coaches like Edsall and Pasqualoni, hell even Paterno did. And there was a few years where Saban's teams were just that a little bit slower than some of the other top teams in the SEC and they tried to game managed by grind the ball. Instead of beating his head against the wall like Edsall, Saban adjusted by hiring staff that adapted to today's game. Good coaches coach, great coaches adapt.
 
DoctorWho85 said:
I'm with you on this one. Randy was too stuck in his ways because of the success he had here the first time. The game changed greatly even while he was at Maryland where he did have the money to succeed. Take all biases out for a second and compare Edsall to say someone like Nick Saban. Saban is older and has coached about just as long as Edsall. You would think Saban would have fallen into the same trap coaches like Edsall and Pasqualoni, hell even Paterno did. And there was a few years where Saban's teams were just that a little bit slower than some of the other top teams in the SEC and they tried to game managed by grind the ball. Instead of beating his head against the wall like Edsall, Saban adjusted by hiring staff that adapted to today's game. Good coaches coach, great coaches adapt.
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Not a chance with Saban falling into the same trap... You see how he recruits former D1 Head coaches year in and year out that get canned? He's keeping ideas fresh... We didn't do that here....
 
noeynox said:
Yes. OL Jake Guidone looks like a surefire starter at center, and Sequoia McDuffie looks like he could slide in to Travis Jones' spot at DT.
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Excellent.

Still some holes but there is still time.
 
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