Jim Mora Expected to be Named HC

[TRest]

I saw him turn around Ucla which was a SOFT program and Usc fans I can tell you were glad he got replaced with soft Chip Kelly. I remember one game he did vs Navy in 2019 and Uconn had 4 tries at the goal line and he almost cursed on ntl tv lmao. Funny how 2 years later he now is the hc of that same program.

We need Pudge to weigh in on all UCLA matters. Pudge went to UCLA, I bet you didn't know that.

 

[Bongo Fury]

Maybe Orlovsky should have contacted Dave instead of waiting to be contacted. If interested in being a part of the process then make a move.. never sit around.

Remember when you called me a putz?

 

[giddyup]

46-30 is .500?

And 31-33 in the NFL for a total record of 76-63 = 54.6%. So, yeah, close enough.

 

[BugsyCT]

"Mora and the University have agreed to a five-year deal through the 2026 season, and he will earn $1.5MM during his first year. The agreement also includes the opportunity for Mora to earn an additional $200,000 annually in performance incentives."

UConn Names Jim Mora as Next Head Football Coach - University of Connecticut Athletics

STORRS, Conn. - Jim L. Mora, has been named as the next head football coach of the University of Connecticut, as announced by director of athletics David Ben...

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[WhereistheDove?]

"Mora and the University have agreed to a five-year deal through the 2026 season, and he will earn $1.5MM during his first year. The agreement also includes the opportunity for Mora to earn an additional $200,000 annually in performance incentives."

UConn Names Jim Mora as Next Head Football Coach - University of Connecticut Athletics

STORRS, Conn. - Jim L. Mora, has been named as the next head football coach of the University of Connecticut, as announced by director of athletics David Ben...

uconnhuskies.com

Reasonably priced deal. I’ll get excited when we hear about a competitive assistant pool.

 

[JMick]

Worth noting, Mazzone and Marinelli are close. If Mazzone is OC, wouldn't be surprised if Marinelli comes in as QB coach to be our tie to CT and New England

 

[UConnKev]

 

[BigFanCT]

I can't believe people are thinking this is a bad hire. Are you aware of what this program has become? . The guy won at a major football school in a major conference. Give me a break.

 

[UConnKev]

I’m not going to worry about what was,” Mora said. “I’m going to worry about what can be. I love football and I love coaching football and I love coaching men and I love connecting with the community. I thrive on it. It motivates me. They’re going to see that. They’re going to feel it. And it’s genuine. We’ll win. We’ll win. It will come. But they’re going to see steady progress.”

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

59 though. Old.

We don’t need him for more than a handful of years to stabilize and then be able to attract the next hot 40 yr old coaching savant.

 

[metsfan2323]

Like the hire. Definitely a higher profile than we have had in the past.

Should do well in the portal. It's great that recruiting can start now!

 

[CTBballfan243]

It could be worse. We could have hired

 

[Wildgopher]

I am very excited with this hire. Now for the rest of the staff. I hope the recruits are as excited as I am!

 

[nickp91]

Good for Mora He did well at UCLA in flipping that culture

 

[huskymedic]

-> “High school coaches in the state of Connecticut are so important to our success,” Mora said. “That can’t be ignored. It’s going to be really important to me to really start to develop those relationships in a sincere way. Any high school player in the state of Connecticut that is good enough to play at the University of Connecticut should be playing at the University of Connecticut. They should not be leaving the state to go play elsewhere. We need to dominate the state of Connecticut and attack that region, the Northeast.”

Mora also plans to make use of the transfer portal. “It’s changed the landscape of college football and it has allowed teams to get better quickly,” he said. “You can have great recruiting classes but they’re still young players. I think the portal gives you a chance to get some players that have some experience, obviously are a little bit more mature. … I just think you have to make sure that you attack it with a real strategy and you don’t become a team of mercenaries, that you use it to your advantage where you can.” <-

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

And 31-33 in the NFL for a total record of 76-63 = 54.6%. So, yeah, close enough.

I would keep the NFL record out of your thinking and math - different cat altogether and the NFL is all geared towards having as many teams close to .500 as possible.

 

[superjohn]

And 31-33 in the NFL for a total record of 76-63 = 54.6%. So, yeah, close enough.

He's going to be coaching college football. Nick Saban, Steve Spurrier, Lou Holtz, Chip Kelly, and Urban Meyer all have losing records as NFL head coaches.

 

[Yup!]

I can't believe people are thinking this is a bad hire. Are you aware of what this program has become? . The guy won at a major football school in a major conference. Give me a break.

He’s also won at the highest level of football, the NFL

 

[SinBin]

 

[blue93]

Mentions of the transfer portal by Mora and Benedict. This has to be a critical piece of a turnaround.

We can’t continue to expect freshmen and sophomores to not play like freshmen and sophomores.

 

[tayjlaw]

-> “High school coaches in the state of Connecticut are so important to our success,” Mora said. “That can’t be ignored. It’s going to be really important to me to really start to develop those relationships in a sincere way. Any high school player in the state of Connecticut that is good enough to play at the University of Connecticut should be playing at the University of Connecticut. They should not be leaving the state to go play elsewhere. We need to dominate the state of Connecticut and attack that region, the Northeast.”

Mora also plans to make use of the transfer portal. “It’s changed the landscape of college football and it has allowed teams to get better quickly,” he said. “You can have great recruiting classes but they’re still young players. I think the portal gives you a chance to get some players that have some experience, obviously are a little bit more mature. … I just think you have to make sure that you attack it with a real strategy and you don’t become a team of mercenaries, that you use it to your advantage where you can.” <-

Music to my ears

 

[UCDaveD]

Cool. Best of luck Coach Mora. Let’s freaking go!

 

[UCTitleTown]

The guy will be 65 when his contract ends. Uggh. Can we stop with the 60 year old + coaches? I want someone no older than 50 to actually be invested in rebuilding the program. Maybe he'll hire Pasqualoni as his Defensive Coordinator....

 

[blue93]

I think this hire is fine. Not splashy and not as creative as I had hoped, but I don’t totally hate it. All we can do I hope that it works at this point.

 

[Yup!]

Mentions of the transfer portal by Mora and Benedict. This has to be a critical piece of a turnaround.

We can’t continue to expect freshmen and sophomores to not play like freshmen and sophomores.

He wants CT kids playing for UConn which is another critical piece. We have so many three and four star recruits that take off and laugh at UConn. Hopefully Mora can change that perception in these kids.