Jim Mora agrees to new contract

[UCFan1513]

I’m a basketball fan first, but root for football because of what it can do for the basketball program and the school. Really hoping that football can have another solid year next year and open the door to a non-ACC P4. If revenue share starts and sticks around, think it’ll be imperative

 

[Waquoit]

I knew Mora was a home run the instant he was hired. If UConn gave him the tools he would gladly retire here. They did and he will.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

So this makes Mora Jr. The highest paid G5 coach (tied with Alex Golesh at USF lol)

Not to be that guy…but he isn’t a junior. I am amazed how long he has been coaching football and announcers still get this wrong.

 

[Nick2005]

I enjoy being independent in football. Big 12 and ACC are a year or two from being disbanded. They are both conference USA to me. Once you take in schools like SMU or Cincinnati it’s over. Big 10 and SEC are only long term options. I think being a successful independent football program gives us great flexibility.

 

[Waquoit]

This is an athletic department hitting on all cylinders.

 

[bendm]

If UConn wins a bowl game and the big12 isn’t watching, does it make a sound? I hope they were watching

 

[Waquoit]

Not to be that guy…but he isn’t a junior. I am amazed how long he has been coaching football and announcers still get this wrong.

They know Shaky but it's become shorthand to distinguish the two in an instant.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

They know Shaky but it's become shorthand to distinguish the two in an instant.

Well that’s just lazy. there is only one Jim Mora has been active for years.

 

[Waquoit]

Well that’s just lazy. there is only one Jim Mora has been active for years.

He was JMJ in the media for at least 20 years before his Dad faded from view. It's established.

 

[WrenchFan69]

This is an athletic department hitting on all cylinders.

Now we just need to get men’s hockey and soccer up a level

 

[Kolumbo]

Not to be that guy…but he isn’t a junior. I am amazed how long he has been coaching football and announcers still get this wrong.

I don't want to be that guy either and I assumed Coach Mora was not a Junior. I don't believe he uses Junior in his name. However, I think it is actually up to the individual as to whether he wants to be named "Junior" regardless of his exact name. Announcers may get it wrong or they may just use Junior to distinguish between the two. I've seen it written that Junior is appropriate if the first and last names are the same. In the end I think it's a matter of choice. So it may be fine for announcers to use Junior if only to distinguish between the two.

 

[UCTitleTown]

I think coaches are realizing compared to a lot of places, living in CT isn't too bad.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I don't want to be that guy either and I assumed Coach Mora was not a Junior. I don't believe he uses Junior in his name. However, I think it is actually up to the individual as to whether he wants to be named "Junior" regardless of his exact name. Announcers may get it wrong or they may just use Junior to distinguish between the two. I've seen it written that Junior is appropriate if the first and last names are the same. In the end I think it's a matter of choice. So it may be fine for announcers to use Junior if only to distinguish between the two.

I have never heard ot that. I know on his wikipedia it says he isn’t a junior. I tried to search and everything I find says all 3 names have to be the same.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272261719_Jr_Naming_Etiquette

“Current etiquette authorities insist that the Jr. suffix1 should only be bestowed if a
male child is given the same exact forename, middle name, and surname as his father
if he is still alive (Miller, 1962: 393; Post, 2004: 321; Tuckerman and Dunnan, 1995:
636).”

 

[Enrique]

Between Dave Benedict, Mora, Geno and Hurley, and their assistant coaches, we have the best athletic director and coaching staffs in the country bar none.

 

[CJasmer]

Between Dave Benedict, Mora, Geno and Hurley, and their assistant coaches, we have the best athletic director and coaching staffs in the country bar none.

You forgot Penders.

 

[RSTuthill]

I knew Mora was a home run the instant he was hired. If UConn gave him the tools he would gladly retire here. They did and he will.

I did not know that. Same age as HCPP and HCRE2 0 when they took over. But it quickly became apparent that he had a much different skill set.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I did not know that. Same age as HCPP and HCRE2 0 when they took over. But it quickly became apparent that he had a much different skill set.

I was concerned about his time away from college football. Especially with all the recent changes. Would he be able to adapt to the new environment?

A resounding yes! He is the anti-Edsall!

 

[lateralous]

Now we just need to get men’s hockey and soccer up a level

During the USA vs Germany World Juniors game the other day on NHL Network, they had a full screen graphic on a couple of UConn kids during one of the intermission reports.

Great win by the FB team today!

 

[CL82]

I wonder if Bill Belichick is thinking to himself what the hell did I get myself into?

Haha... no. If anything, he's probably thinking, "Cool, now I have carte blanche to get rid of everyone and go on a portal shopping spree."

 

[Waquoit]

I did not know that.

Here's what I knew from reading the tea leaves, I knew we were getting a coach who knows what he's doing. A coach who was looking at this project as more than just a gig, a check. Like JC, he saw it as "doable."

 

[Rocktheworld]

Now imagine what he could be doing if we were in an actual conference

 

[aburks41]

28,000 in attendance yesterday. 95% of that was UConn fans.

Last 2 years the Fenway Bowl had attendance of 15k and 16k WITH Boston College playing in it last year. UConn owns the Northeast

 

[Edward Sargent]

We should have played BC at Fenway this year.

 

[Deepster]

What a great environment yesterday. Starting with the tailgates in the lot of the Riverside T. Great cap to a really fun season. Can’t wait for next year.

 

[Steve UConn72]

My son and I stuck around after the game for the awards given out for MVP's etc. When the MC announced the contract extension, many of the players were downright jubilant - jumping up and down and cheering. Since the announcement came yesterday morning, it's possible (likely?) that the team didn't know and they were hearing the news for the first time.

 

[Connhomer99]

Lol to think we finished with the same record in football that we would have had in basketball currently had we lost one of those nailbiters lately!!! Definitely glad we won those games... basketball still definitely our supreme sport .

Not a bad season for Mora and the bros though. Finally beat ACC, finally one of my teams beat Bill Belicheck (Jets fan here). And wondering if any chance that the UCONN FOOTBALL huskies will receive maybe a single vote in the polls at the end of the season???? Would be nice to see our name in the final rankings. I won't get my hopes up but would be pretty tight IMO.

 

[TheHorde]

28,000 in attendance yesterday. 95% of that was UConn fans.

Last 2 years the Fenway Bowl had attendance of 15k and 16k WITH Boston College playing in it last year. UConn owns the Northeast

With somewhat mild but very rainy weather. If the weather was better I think it would have been sold out or close to it.

 

[HuskyHawk]

We should have played BC at Fenway this year.

 

[CJasmer]

Well done Mora. Incredible turn around making UConn a good FBS team. Dominating UNC was a move in the right direction. Next step is QB Welliver being the passing QB he was in high school.

 

[shizzle787]

Better be part of a home and home though.