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Rule # 1. We are not getting the candidate most want.

You don't fire Diaco...pay 3.6 mill to him in order to hire Randy Edsall. I have a feeling it will be someone not named in this thread. It's usually how it ends up here.
I also think they already have a verbal in place.
 
Marty Jackson said:
Anyone without HC experience I just don't see. I hope DB agrees.

Nobody has the appetite to see another Diaco come in and learn on the job.
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As soon as the games started it was clear Diaco was in over his head. The 1st sign was the press conference before the BYU game. The second was how God awful he was at clock management in every phase.

My guess is an offensive coordinator would be better at this instinctively, but I don't know if that's true. What I do know is in 3 years Diaco showed zero signs of improving in that area.
 
31GuardTrap said:
Rule # 1. We are not getting the candidate most want.

You don't fire Diaco...pay 3.6 mill to him in order to hire Randy Edsall. I have a feeling it will be someone not named in this thread. It's usually how it ends up here.
I also think they already have a verbal in place.
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If you polled the board, I don't think he would be the guy most want. He'd basically be a retread who is getting long in the tooth at this point.
 
noeynox said:
If you polled the board, I don't think he would be the guy most want. He'd basically be a retread who is getting long in the tooth at this point.
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I didn't nec mean RE as the one. I used him as the second point. Sorry, I should have clarified.
 
Joe Moorhead was not linked to Temple ever but he is being linked to our opening. Still. Not much denial going on. Very good signs so far. Gotta hope.
 
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noeynox said:
If you polled the board, I don't think he would be the guy most want. He'd basically be a retread who is getting long in the tooth at this point.
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Agreed. Sixth or seventh desperation choice.
 
31GuardTrap said:
Rule # 1. We are not getting the candidate most want.

You don't fire Diaco...pay 3.6 mill to him in order to hire Randy Edsall. I have a feeling it will be someone not named in this thread. It's usually how it ends up here.
I also think they already have a verbal in place.
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I doubt it's anyone not named in this thread. Clearly, the AD follows public opinion and hiring a little known commodity would be very risky with the fan base. Uncertainty, doesn't sell season tickets. I'm waiting to see who the coach will be before buying season tickets. Had Diaco stayed, I wasn't going to any games next season.
 
UCweCONN said:
I doubt it's anyone not named in this thread. Clearly, the AD follows public opinion and hiring a little known commodity would be very risky with the fan base. Uncertainty, doesn't sell season tickets. I'm waiting to see who the coach will be before buying season tickets. Had Diaco stayed, I wasn't going to any games next season.
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It doesn't mean it won't be a big/ good hire. It just means..someone we are not thinking of or saying.
 
sub legacy said:
"Yeah, the minute the game's over, I'm headed for UConn. That oughta get them motivated before I exit..."
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And maybe he could fly straight to Bradley and skip flying back with the team. That was always a classy move.
 
UCweCONN said:
I doubt it's anyone not named in this thread. Clearly, the AD follows public opinion and hiring a little known commodity would be very risky with the fan base. Uncertainty, doesn't sell season tickets. I'm waiting to see who the coach will be before buying season tickets. Had Diaco stayed, I wasn't going to any games next season.
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Have faith UC.... the hire will be good and the product on the field will be better. Six tough years. but now is the chance to upgrade to better seats. I've had BAR bills bigger than the total cost of season tickets!!

Worse yet, if you were a player and, at recruitment, bought into HCBD to later experience and see the on field decisions made. Worse yet, you feel you aren't getting coached up... The players are not stupid. Most came from winning programs. Supporting the athletes who have had to endure the travesty is important at least to me.
 
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As was mentioned by someone way upthread, the one NE job that has been conjectured as a landing spot for Moorhead is BC. Addiazo makes $2.6 mill. An article on PennLive earlier this year suggested that the BC HC gig would be a tripling of Moorehead's salary, so he's up around $800-$900K/year if that's correct.

Moorhead apparently also received a two-year deal from PSU that was heavy on a signing bonus he'd have to pay back if he were to depart early.

If the above are true, hiring JM will likely take more than what FHCBD was making - and what does that leave for assistants?
 
Penn State is clearly scared of the possibility he may leave after this season. This is all I can find from the last 12 hours saying he is not coming.

Moorhead not heading to UConn | News, Sports, Jobs - Altoona Mirror

"Penn State has almost everyone back on offense next season, and if Moorhead stays one more year and has further success, he could become a candidate for more lucrative head coaching jobs."
 
storrsroars said:
As was mentioned by someone way upthread, the one NE job that has been conjectured as a landing spot for Moorhead is BC. Addiazo makes $2.6 mill. An article on PennLive earlier this year suggested that the BC HC gig would be a tripling of Moorehead's salary, so he's up around $800-$900K/year if that's correct.

Moorhead apparently also received a two-year deal from PSU that was heavy on a signing bonus he'd have to pay back if he were to depart early.

If the above are true, hiring JM will likely take more than what FHCBD was making - and what does that leave for assistants?
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One thing I learned yesterday is that we have no clue what type of situation we are in w/ our boosters. The Fuller mention about alums yesterday was interesting as well. I have to hope if we miss on Moorhead, its because he wasn't interested, not that we couldn't afford him. This firing shows that the administration clearly understands how dire our situation is.
 
storrsroars said:
As was mentioned by someone way upthread, the one NE job that has been conjectured as a landing spot for Moorhead is BC. Addiazo makes $2.6 mill. An article on PennLive earlier this year suggested that the BC HC gig would be a tripling of Moorehead's salary, so he's up around $800-$900K/year if that's correct.

Moorhead apparently also received a two-year deal from PSU that was heavy on a signing bonus he'd have to pay back if he were to depart early.

If the above are true, hiring JM will likely take more than what FHCBD was making - and what does that leave for assistants?
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After being at PSU I don't think Moorehead would touch BC with a 10' pole. They have ZERO facilities....guys that played there in the 90's had the same facilities they use today. I can see him at a job like NC State or the like.
 
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I agree with this premise. Moorhead can get a better gig in 1-2 years staying @ PSU than a speculative rebuilding job @ UConn for 3-4 years.

The UConn is talent is so poor right now it will be hard to attract a hot coordinator, especially one with some HC experience and no baggage. Thye know it will take 2-3 years to get back to a competitive product to get to 7-5, 8-4, etc.

Maybe Schiano is a better candidate here since he knows, like Kiffin, he has to take a step back HC wise to be attractive for another big job.



Butch said:
Penn State is clearly scared of the possibility he may leave after this season. This is all I can find from the last 12 hours saying he is not coming.

Moorhead not heading to UConn | News, Sports, Jobs - Altoona Mirror

"Penn State has almost everyone back on offense next season, and if Moorhead stays one more year and has further success, he could become a candidate for more lucrative head coaching jobs."
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huskymedic said:
Not necessarily true Butch. There are others more mainstream but they were squashed just as quickly as the UConn "connection"... Report: Offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead will return to Penn State next season, not a candidate for Temple job
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I heard of him being considered, but any consideration was squashed very quick. This was published one hour ago.

Nothing to see here (again) on Joe Moorhead, Penn State and USC both overcame sanctions to reach Rose Bowl and more

More open to the possibility of UConn being Moorhead's destination:

"That is a very smart take. Moorhead can do better, and at some point likely will."
 
huskymedic said:
What about him...?
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As a possibility for HC. If we really did want him as OC and his health issues are under control, shouldn't he be a top choice considering his ties to both benedict and goetz?
 
uconnphil2016 said:
As a possibility for HC. If we really did want him as OC and his health issues are under control, shouldn't he be a top choice considering his ties to both benedict and goetz?
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From what I have read, he doesn't want a HC gig. But you never really know with these guys. It might be him. I think Benedict has already made his selection.
 
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uconnphil2016 said:
As a possibility for HC. If we really did want him as OC and his health issues are under control, shouldn't he be a top choice considering his ties to both benedict and goetz?
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Except he has said that he's not looking for the responsibility/demands of being HC due to the impacts on his health. People do change their minds but he has been pretty clear in comments post Rotgers hire that he is in the best health he's been in for a long time w/ less stress/more sleep.
 
Milo65 said:
Seeing reports that Moorehead is staying at Penn State.
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This doesn't necessarily mean he is not coming to UConn. It could mean he won't jump or announce before PSU gets through its bowl game which is a 2017 commitment (Jan 2).
 
huskymedic said:
Except he has said that he's not looking for the responsibility/demands of being HC due to the impacts on his health. People do change their minds but he has been pretty clear in comments post Rotgers hire that he is in the best health he's been in for a long time w/ less stress/more sleep.
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I'd imagine that he's concerned that he would leave another school in a bad spot if he took another turn for the worse.
 
Anybody looking for a place with low expectations, a flagship program with great facilities, a great environment to raise a family and a chance to be a living legend with any success would be nuts not take this job. People talk like Moorhead can find something better. I don't think there is any better job available with unlimited possibilities and a chance to achieve greatness.... ok, maybe a bit biased.
 
junglehusky said:
I feel that way, but I was surprised at this poll -
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One way to look at that is to think of how sad that is; what on earth are people thinking about if they want to re-hire the guy that walked out.

The other way to look at it is that our fan base is so afraid of a third failure in a row that they are willing to forgive "the ex girlfriend" so that we can get back to 7-5.

We need the next hire to at least be the "7-5" type, where we go to a bowl game every year and fans can expect a few more wins than losses when they buy their tickets...
 
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