That was such scumbag move by Edsall especially after he made Todman tell everyone in the locker room he was leaving. That aside though, I just hated the hire. I didn't want a retread. I actually thought that Diaco, as bad as he was in his last year, was not going to be fired. I remember thinking Benedict, who was just hired as AD, was going to give some speech to the fans about being patient and trusting the process, blah, blah, blah because money was tight for UConn.
When Benedict fired Diaco I was pleasantly surprised and thought "wow this new guy from Auburn means business and he ain't messing around and he will build UConn football". I remember eagerly waiting anticipating UConn hiring a young, bright, innovative sharp mind with out of the box ideas to bring football back. When I went to ESPN.com months later looking for baseball content I caught the headline on the homepage that UConn hired Edsall. I can't put into enough words how deflating that was-it was a punch to the gut.
I know Benedict got pressure by donors to hire Edsall, according to many on here on the Boneyard, so I don't blame Benedict-I think he is doing a really job.
