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Jim Mora Expected to be Named HC

ZooCougar said:
He’s well qualified. And nobody else wanted him. If someone else did the chances were good that we wouldn’t get him.
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Slick said:
There is only one thing important here for any coach we hired. We have to be able to bring in players from the transfer portal and Judo players in large numbers. If we can do that the new coach can be successful . If we can not bring in Transfer portal players we will continue to lose no matter if Nick Saban is our coach.
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Mora will have direct connections to all the west coast JUCO programs to quickly patch some glaring holes in talent
 
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BlueandOG said:
Diaco was splashy and creative. Give me a proven leader with success as a head football coach at the highest level. Mora is exactly that. Excellent hire.
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I will say excellent hiring process which identified a candidate who meets the criteria you laid out. Whether or not it's an excellent hire has to be seen on the field.
 
Durks07 said:
I hope this works out, but no one knows how this will work out, and we will not know for at least 2-3 years.
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We won't know the full story for a few years, but we'll have a clue if it's headed in the right direction when we see their activity in the portal, new recruits, recruits retained, and finally when play starts next year. We've seen bad, so hopefully we'll see positive signs.
 
sports.yahoo.com

'Why would you go to UConn?' Jim Mora eager to bring success to Huskies

“It’s a chance to do what I love to do with a school that’s a national brand," Mora said.
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Mora and Benedict are headed to Clemson for UConn’s game there this weekend, which will begin Mora’s process of familiarizing himself with the team. (He said he’s already studied them extensively on film.)

“It gives me an opportunity to recruit like crazy,” Mora said. “A chance to go make some connections with coaches with Connecticut and the surrounding area and to evaluate the players we are recruiting. I don’t have to be preparing for a game. All my focus can be on recruiting. It gives us a chance to be very deliberate on how we go about hiring a staff.”
 
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Waquoit said:
This is an absolute home run of a hire. It gives UConn instant national credibility. Shows that the AD and coaching staff will have a plan. I'm stunned. I can't imagine doing better.
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and HE did it the week we walk into Clemson with National attention. I like Benedict a lot ... and loving watching the Hurley thing; and love having Auriemma happy; and new baseball, soccer, hockey and conference placement. so ... Yeah
 
So if Jim Maura is an assistant coach, who do we let go or demote? Weren’t we at capacity?
 
huskymedic said:
Incoming… ;)

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this guy Sean and that guy Mike DiMaura should be on notice with their rooting openly against UCONN and for SU and BC. This is a solid State U with BRAND: I don't know how a CT sportswriter can be tormenting their readers as regularly as these 2 have with that dynamic. Do you think this happens in Central Pennsylvania or in West Virginia or NC?
 
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I think this is a very solid hire. We get a known commodity and an adult in the room who knows how to run a program. He will have credibility with the high school programs when recruiting. He doesn't need to recruit for a top 10 football team like he was trying to do at UCLA. The key will be who he brings in for offensive and defensive coordinators, and their ability to recruit players.

He will have a nice five year window to build the program and then pass it off to the next head coach.

It is good that the hiring took place when it did as he will be able to witness the players for three games to determine who can and cannot play at this level, then when the season is over he can have a talk with the players he feels may not be able to compete at this level so they can move on. He will then be able to review the existing commitments and make a decision if they’re a fit in his system.

I hope he takes advantage of the transfer portal as he is a known commodity and should be able to extract some quality players.

The good news is we have our head coach in place and he can now reach out to potential candidates to fill out his staff. I suspect he already has his candidates and mind. He can also hit the recruiting trail ahead of the other teams who will be replacing coaches.

Looks like a great hire.
 
J187Money said:
I know this doesn't mean much - but listening to him - he doesn't have the smugness of RE nor the oddness of BD. Seems like a pretty straight shooter.
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There is something to be said for that.
 
CL82 said:
So if Jim Maura is an assistant coach, who do we let go or demote? Weren’t we at capacity?
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-> Mora’s first official day as head coach will be Nov. 28 but he will get to work almost immediately, serving as a hands-off assistant coach for the rest of the season. Interim coach Lou Spanos, who worked as Mora’s defensive coordinator at UCLA in 2012-13, and the rest of staff will remain in charge of game-planning and coaching. <-
 
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I have found that after the last few football hires I talk myself into why it was the right move. When they hired PP...it was similar to Mora in that I hadn't even considered him...but I figured his link to CT and previous success would be beneficial. When they hired Diaco, he wasn't my first choice but I saw his personality and I thought after PP, maybe that's what they needed...a young energetic coach. With RE, it felt like our only way out of Diaco hell...and he would bring back competence and integrity.

I was wrong each time...and here we are again. I hadn't thought of him as the next coach...but I really wanted a coach who was a successful head coach. No coordinators. He fits that bill. I was hoping for an offensive coach. He doesn't fit that bill.

So...I am optimistic. Hopefully his staff selections will give me hope that the team will run a modern offense. And hopefully they spend some money on coordinators.

I do wonder if I am once again just talking myself into why this is the right move...but...it does feel the right move. Sigh...I hope this time I am not disappointed...lol.
 
Fairfield_1st said:
We won't know the full story for a few years, but we'll have a clue if it's headed in the right direction when we see their activity in the portal, new recruits, recruits retained, and finally when play starts next year. We've seen bad, so hopefully we'll see positive signs.
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That's going to be the big question. Now because of the transfer portal, UConn can "recruit" 3-4 stars that they might not have been able to in years past. If he can start improving the talent level here quickly, things can get better fast. Let's certainly hope they do.
 
Pudge said:
this guy Sean and that guy Mike DiMaura should be on notice with their rooting openly against UCONN and for SU and BC. This is a solid State U with BRAND: I don't know how a CT sportswriter can be tormenting their readers as regularly as these 2 have with that dynamic. Do you think this happens in Central Pennsylvania or in West Virginia or NC?
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Sean is not really anti-uconn considering he's a cuse grad. He covers high school sports.
 
huskymedic said:
-> Mora’s first official day as head coach will be Nov. 28 but he will get to work almost immediately, serving as a hands-off assistant coach for the rest of the season. Interim coach Lou Spanos, who worked as Mora’s defensive coordinator at UCLA in 2012-13, and the rest of staff will remain in charge of game-planning and coaching. <-
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So as long as he directly does not coach the players he can still be an “assistant coach”? I’m not sure of the rules here.
 
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