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Message: [QUOTE="Pudge, post: 1382446, member: 364"] We knew. That 2013 season FELT like we were limping through it. And Warde Manuel knew. He insisted on coaching changes that a solid PP would not have agreed to. Let's not look too deep. It matters that Pasqualoni had a Connecticut home ribbon wrapped around him. That mattered to some that were either donors or stakeholders or on the BOT or somewhere. Warde was new enough that he would be hesitant to pull that trigger; he needed all the juice he could get to make hires like Cavanaugh and raises for Auriemma & Ollie. After two 5-7 seasons, it would have taken big balls to out PP. Look across the landscape and we see that the Buffalo AD (one of the White progeny) did take out Quinn. That SEEMED premature from my vantage point. Buffalo has had a far more spotty track record in football than OUR University. But ... I think that made that easier. No Sports history in a Pro town: off him. As UConn - with a modest 15 year history in the highest level - I am with BL. We need to be more careful about perception than others. I agree with you if you said some solid Assistant would take our job. I guess I don't think you are playing for Diaco. You are trying to appeal to the agents and greater world of coaches that UConn is going to give solid chances. PP fired himself in September of 2014 with just putrid production performance. [/QUOTE]