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Kind of, but really not OT: Bob Diaco

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RayIsTheGOAT said:
There's truly a lot to hate about college football if you are a college basketball fan (and the current state of UConn football doesn't help the cause). However, we can all agree that Bob Diaco is as important to UConn football as he is to most other sports at UConn. It's unfair to judge Diaco after only 1 year, and 1 year of cleaning up the poop that Pasqualoni left on the field.
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Ok I'm with you here... seems like a rallying cry for basketball only fans to get behind the football program for the good of the AD.

RayIsTheGOAT said:
However, between the hiring of his ND buddy Ernest Jones who stated " should be in the center of our huddle", and the spontaneous (and cringeworthy) creation of a rivalry with UCF, and the declaration that UConn will win every game this year including winning the national championship, Diaco seems out of touch.
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Yikes. I don't give a crap about having in the huddle or not. What's funny about using that as an issue on this board is that Ollie has been torched for wearing his faith on his sleeve and I think he's done an OK job connecting with recruits. And you must have missed Diaco's follow up to the "The expectation is to win every game" quote when he basically asked the media "WTF do you want me to say when you ask how many games we want to win?" because they keep asking him how many games he thinks they'll win. Well... what do you want him to say? I want him to say we expect to win every game.

RayIsTheGOAT said:
It's fine to have enthusiasm and inspire optimism, but it's as important to be realistic at the same time, and as a wise Kevin Ollie would say, "Take the stairs and not the escalator, 'cause the escalators are for cowards".
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This is all well and good but it's also important for fans to not take something like "We expect to win every game" at face value and say LOL BOBBY THINKS WE'RE GOING UNDEFEATED!!!11!1!!!! No one in the country is going to give a flying **** that in August, Bob Diaco said we expect to win every game.

RayIsTheGOAT said:
Bottom line, UConn football is going NOWHERE anytime soon, which means UConn basketball is stuck in the American Anemic Conference, where I worry we will gradually fade into obscurity as college basketball is seemingly on the downslope while college football is on the upswing. Kevin Ollie and past national championships are the only things keeping UConn basketball afloat nationally.
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Here's the bottom line. If UConn football starts going 6-6 to 8-4 again and goes bowling, attendance will pick up. Until that happens, you (and others with this view) would be well served to support the football program a little bit rather than talk about how much of a joke the program is on our own damn board.
 
pretty sure there's threads just like this in the football section
 
My God this is annoying. It's all I can do to even come to the Yard anymore and endure this stuff. I can't wait for the football team to win a few games and for this crap to stop and be replaced by a legion of former haters shouting about what a genius Diaco is. But you'd think that we could avoid stinking up the basketball forum with this stuff. We will surely have people claiming Ollie is a deity and or completely over his head and unable to win without Calhoun's players soon anyway. Some of them may even be the same people.
 
mets1090 said:
Ok I'm with you here... seems like a rallying cry for basketball only fans to get behind the football program for the good of the AD.

Yikes. I don't give a crap about having in the huddle or not. What's funny about using that as an issue on this board is that Ollie has been torched for wearing his faith on his sleeve and I think he's done an OK job connecting with recruits. And you must have missed Diaco's follow up to the "The expectation is to win every game" quote when he basically asked the media "WTF do you want me to say when you ask how many games we want to win?" because they keep asking him how many games he thinks they'll win. Well... what do you want him to say? I want him to say we expect to win every game.

This is all well and good but it's also important for fans to not take something like "We expect to win every game" at face value and say LOL BOBBY THINKS WE'RE GOING UNDEFEATED!!!11!1!!!! No one in the country is going to give a flying **** that in August, Bob Diaco said we expect to win every game.

Here's the bottom line. If UConn football starts going 6-6 to 8-4 again and goes bowling, attendance will pick up. Until that happens, you (and others with this view) would be well served to support the football program a little bit rather than talk about how much of a joke the program is on our own damn board.
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I don't care about the Christ in the huddle thing either, it's just that the local media kind of blew it out of proportion, and people didn't like it.

Also, the entire purpose of this post was because I care about UConn football BECAUSE of UConn basketball, because football is really the driving force for an athletic program both financially, and in terms of what conference they are in. The point isn't to bash the football teams and Diaco, the point is that, even though he's fiery and unique, I'm not sure he's the guy to right the ship.
 
HuskyHawk said:
My God this is annoying. It's all I can do to even come to the Yard anymore and endure this stuff. I can't wait for the football team to win a few games and for this crap to stop and be replaced by a legion of former haters shouting about what a genius Diaco is. But you'd think that we could avoid stinking up the basketball forum with this stuff. We will surely have people claiming Ollie is a deity and or completely over his head and unable to win without Calhoun's players soon anyway. Some of them may even be the same people.
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Well, I thought I did an accurate job with the title. So if it's annoying you, don't click on it. Because some of us (during the doldrums of the basketball offseason) find that this is relevant to UConn basketball.

I'm not hating on Diaco, I'm just pointing out concerns.
 
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RayIsTheGOAT said:
Also, a more realistic thing for Diaco to say is "I believe in these players, and they believe in me. My goal is to improve everyday. If we can do that, we will be successful and eventually become one of the best teams in the country."?
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He has said that over and over ad infinitum. So when a dooshbag reporter asks him how many games the Huskies will win he responded (sarcasm meter redlining) "we're going to go undefeated and win the national championship." I thought it was a brilliantly cutting response that you're taking on face value out of context.
 
HuskyHawk said:
We will surely have people claiming Ollie is a deity and or completely over his head and unable to win without Calhoun's players soon anyway. Some of them may even be the same people.
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This happens damn near every game.
 
AZHuskiePop said:
Why don't you move this post to the football board?
Kind of back handed dumping on a football coach on a basketball board.

If we employed Oregon methods we would get the death sentence.
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2 things are obvious from the OP:

A) He knows nothing about football and shouldn't post about it

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B) He posted this on the hoops board looking for people to take shots at the football program
 
So you are either 4 or 7 years old. Zach Frazer was a 4* recruit when he originally signed with Notre Dame and transferred in? He not meet your criteria? How about Jarrell Miller? How about Dwayne Difton? Don't remember them? Maybe because they didn't do much (Difton), if anything at all (Miller) at UConn. Why? Stars are only half the battle in football, a concept that you, along with former "Coach" Pasqualoni, don't seem to grasp.
 
In 3 years, Diaco will either be beloved or fired. Everyone loves a crazy coach, as long as he wins - Les Miles eats grass during the game.
 
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The SI rankings this week had UCONN picked to finish last this season.
 
Byron jones
BWW
Gratz
Beatty
Butler
Davis

What do all these guys have in common? None were over 3*. Rankings in football(and in some cases basketball) are meaningless. Go out and get good character kids, whose talent are under the radar, and we'll win. Harder said then done I know, but you'd have to think that what diaco is trying to do.
 
Many story lines this year. Everything is on the table ; coach; team; us the fans and more. Hoping for the best but one thing for sure it will be one hell a ride win , lose or draw. These boards might be going crazy if they keep losing or maybe they can exceed expectations and make us happy campers.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Byron jones
BWW
Gratz
Beatty
Butler
Davis

What do all these guys have in common? None were over 3*. Rankings in football(and in some cases basketball) are meaningless. Go out and get good character kids, whose talent are under the radar, and we'll win. Harder said then done I know, but you'd have to think that what diaco is trying to do.
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Ugh. This is often repeated, never accurate. Look at the HS rankings of the players on the elite teams. Diaco is doing what he has to do but I hate seeing the statement that rankings are meaningless.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Byron jones
BWW
Gratz
Beatty
Butler
Davis

What do all these guys have in common? None were over 3*. Rankings in football(and in some cases basketball) are meaningless. Go out and get good character kids, whose talent are under the radar, and we'll win. Harder said then done I know, but you'd have to think that what diaco is trying to do.
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They're not meaningless. They just don't meassure the entire package very accurately and can't predict the future. A 4 or 5 star recruit very likely has matured early on a physical level. The kid is still 17 years old, mentally. Being a 4/5* recruit doesn't mean he will continue to work once he's out of the house. It doesn't mean he won't turtle at the first sign of adversity because the high school game came so easy.
 
Jim Calhoun's first season at UConn 9-19. I was at an Xmas eve party that year listening to my wifes cousin (a Syracuse grad) tell me that Calhoun could learn a lot about coaching from watching Boeheim. Now I bring that quote up every time I see him. I think I annoy the hell out of him. Don't give up on Diaco yet.
 
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Husky25 said:
They're not meaningless. They just don't meassure the entire package very accurately and can't predict the future. A 4 or 5 star recruit very likely has matured early on a physical level. The kid is still 17 years old, mentally. Being a 4/5* recruit doesn't mean he will continue to work once he's out of the house. It doesn't mean he won't turtle at the first sign of adversity because the high school game came so easy.
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They don't evaluate, in depth, players who come from NE and go to UConn. They evals are meaningless.

Byron Jones was evaluated as lacking in athletic ability by one scout after watching his game film at UConn.
 
When you have 40 four and five stars, you can miss on mammy and still be good. When you get one or two, you can't miss. Stars are not everything, but there is a reason why bama and ohio state both want some of the same kids, many of whom are highly rated. They are highly rated and sought after becaus they are really good.
 
You found the following statement by Diaco "out of touch":

the declaration that UConn will win every game this year including winning the national championship.

According to the Hartford Courant the actual statement (in context) was:

Expectations for the 2015 season: "We're going to focus on today and the work that needs to get done, but our expectations are that we're going to win the football games," Diaco said. "That the score at the end of the games, we're going to have at least one more point than the opponent."

Seems like a rather normal attempt at stating in it to win it for each game and "focus on today and the work that needs to get done". You are making up an issue here.
 
No disrespect to the OP, but I don't see any constructive point to this thread. There are posted on the BB board who a) frequent the FB board as well, b) watch every game (with a good deal in person) and c) have supported the FB program financially for a number of years. When those guys take issue with something that's done by Diaco/the team/the program/the A.D. in general as it pertains to football, then I am inclined to listen to them. They know UConn football inside and out, and if something smells funky according to them, I am more likely to trust them. This isn't to say that OP isn't a knowledgeable fan of our football team or that the FB regulars who complain about Diaco are all-knowing. But these types of posts typically don't have the best intentions/background behind them.
 
amory said:
either Diaco is a genius or he's a lunatic. I don't think we know which it is yet.
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Since when have the 2 characteristics become absolutely, mutually exclusive? Win 4, or even 5, games this season, and most UCONN students, alumni, and other fans will happily accept a lunatic genius! Of course, there's always the negative nannies ...
 
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Just my opinion, but anyone who thinks UConn football will ever be any good under Bob Diaco is setting themselves up for disappointment.
 
Huskybass said:
Just my opinion, but anyone who thinks UConn football will ever be any good under Bob Diaco is setting themselves up for disappointment.
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When Miami had a team as young as last year, they were under .500 - 3 years later, the won a NC and put more players into the NFL than any other Miami team. If that talent couldn't win young, I'm not surprised this team didn't.

Next year, I expect to compete for the conference championship.
 
Huskybass said:
Just my opinion, but anyone who thinks UConn football will ever be any good under Bob Diaco is setting themselves up for disappointment.
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In my opinion, it is still much too early for anyone to make a definitive statement like that.
 
No matter what, Bob's team has to beat Villanova & Army. If not, the season gets very ugly. No way does this team beat MO, or at BYU.
An 0-4 start probably leads to an 0-12 season.
Two quick wins can lead to 2-4 more wins this season. Six total gives us bowl consideration. (probably consideration, like Temple last year, only)
 
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