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Let's get smart and hire Joe Moorhead right now as "offensive coordinater". pay him what we pay Idiaco and wait for the buyout to drop in 2018. We should also strip him of any decision making and just make him a lame duck.
 
wolfman61 said:
Let's get smart and hire Joe Moorhead right now as "offensive coordinater". pay him what we pay Idiaco and wait for the buyout to drop in 2018. We should also strip him of any decision making and just make him a lame duck.
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It's already been done! Hes turned himself into a lame duck, and taken away our dignity in the process!
 
uconNYC said:
Amazing how well our former assistants are doing across the country - Moorhead, Brown, Orlando, Weist...
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That's a trend with a long history at UCONN. As long ago as the 1960's when we were in the small college division of the NCAA, we turned out coaches like Rick Forzano, Sam Rutigliano and Lou Holtz. They all went on to varying degrees of success in the NFL or at other schools. Kirk Ferentz, a player for us, is still going strong at Iowa, and Skip Holtz has had success at East Carolina and Louisiana Tech since his departure from Storrs.
 
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Because of the depths that HCBD has plunged the program and the ridiculous buyout - there is very very little chance anything good will happen in next 2 years
SAD
 
Let's get smart and buyout Diaco, then hire Moorhead as our Head Coach. I have MUCH more confidence in Moorhead filling out a proper FBS level staff than Bob Diaco. No question about that. Not to mention - we might actually score a friggin' touchdown or two in 2017.
 
gtcam said:
Because of the depths that HCBD has plunged the program and the ridiculous buyout - there is very very little chance anything good will happen in next 2 years
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Agree. If we can't find $5M, I don't see us finding $3.4M either. That ties us to Diaco until, at the earliest, 1/1/18. The tail end of next year's couching carousel, in other words. That is 3 lost years in recruiting and more time for fans to drop season tickets.
 
Why would Moorhead leave Penn State for UConn in the same role?????
 
I love threads that start of by saying we should do something smart and then offer up an undeniably dumb idea.

Moorhead is not coming here to be OC. We'd be lucky if he would actually agree to come here as a head coach, much less an OC...
 
UConnDan97 said:
I love threads that start of by saying we should do something smart and then offer up an undeniably dumb idea.

Moorhead is not coming here to be OC. We'd be lucky if he would actually agree to come here as a head coach, much less an OC...
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Absolutely right DAN....
All one has to do is tune in the BIG 10 channel and the platitudes and waves of gushes on Coach Moorehead makes one realize, just like your post, we would be likely to get him over a P5 offer. very sizzling hot commodity right now.... watch tonite the number of times the cameras turn to him.
ONLY WISH WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN...
 
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UConnDan97 said:
I love threads that start of by saying we should do something smart and then offer up an undeniably dumb idea.
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He's right ya know.jpg
 
wolfman61 said:
Head coach in waiting.
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You do know they designate coaches as "head coach in waiting" when you have a coach about to retire. They don't designate a head coach in waiting for a coach about to be fired.

This whole concept of getting Moorhead at UConn as an OC is just silly and won't happen. Saying he would be head coach in waiting doesn't help your case...and is even sillier. I would suggest spending time thinking about options that are logical and possible.
 
UConnDan97 said:
I love threads that start of by saying we should do something smart and then offer up an undeniably dumb idea.

Moorhead is not coming here to be OC. We'd be lucky if he would actually agree to come here as a head coach, much less an OC...
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If you thought it was an undeniably dumb idea , why did you respond? It was simply a thought , other schools have done it (see West Virginia) why not us.
 
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UConnDan97 said:
I love threads that start of by saying we should do something smart and then offer up an undeniably dumb idea.

Moorhead is not coming here to be OC. We'd be lucky if he would actually agree to come here as a head coach, much less an OC...
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My thought was actually to have Moorhead be head coach in everything but title until Diaco's buyout came down to 1.7 mil? Then boot him.
 
wolfman61 said:
If you thought it was an undeniably dumb idea , why did you respond? It was simply a thought , other schools have done it (see West Virginia) why not us.
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First, I didn't respond to anything. I made a statement about things I love.

Second, you are asking the guy to leave a position at a top 10 team with high pay to take the equivalent position at a current train wreck. Why would a sane person do that? The only way he would come here is as the head coach immediately, and we had better be prepared to pay him if he did...
 
wolfman61 said:
My thought was actually to have Moorhead be head coach in everything but title until Diaco's buyout came down to 1.7 mil? Then boot him.
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Because then what happens if we somehow go 7-5 or 6-6 and make a bowl? We now are in the position of setting a precedent of firing coaches after four years who make bowls in two of those first four years. Absurd idea. I'm totally on board with booting Diaco on 1/1/17 and making a play for Moorhead as head coach now, but this head coach in waiting thing is ridiculous.


WVU could do that with Stewart because he was an interim coach who backdoored his way into the HC position because the players wanted him, despite the administration wanting someone else. While DB didn't hire BD, the rest of the administrators here did. There was also the consideration of Stewart being a bit older and his health may have been a factor. Neither of those two things are in the realm of consideration with Diaco. Once Stewart faltered a little bit in their bowl games they were able to provide a cover for this ridiculous coach in waiting title. Don't forget it never actually materialized as Stewart resigned before the '11 season. The whole setup was heavily criticized to begin with and is not at all a model for anyone to use.

Bottom line, if you want to make a run at Moorhead, you fire Diaco and offer Joe the unequivocal HC spot right now, not some meaningless title.
 
It all comes down to the same ole thing that has plagued UConn forever. Can any football staff recruit enough good players to turn the corner and make this program respectable? Once respectable the recruiting gets easier. Can Morehead and whatever staff he can talk into coming recruit better? Without the players your going to be calling for his head in 3 or 4 years.
 
When we had open practices in the Edsall era I remember Joe running the show on offense. You all must remember our returning O-line complaining about how fast he was asking them to go. Putting pressure on the players to make the team better, we need more of that. Whoever approved Diaco's buyout has made it more profitable for him to get fired than to succeed. This really bothers me and I believe he is tanking our program intentionally or not. I don't buy the who would come here if we let him go after 3 years and PP after 2 1/2.
 
weyuo said:
It all comes down to the same ole thing that has plagued UConn forever. Can any football staff recruit enough good players to turn the corner and make this program respectable? Once respectable the recruiting gets easier. Can Morehead and whatever staff he can talk into coming recruit better? Without the players your going to be calling for his head in 3 or 4 years.
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FWIW Edsall brought some pretty decent talent and was able to coach them up, I would like to think that a decent coach could find a way to use the current roster's strengths and maybe a few JUCOs and graduate tranfers and have a few decent seasons while building some depth. Not as easy as BBall. But I still think it can be done.
 
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If we need to go the juco route to get a FBS level O-line then do it. Last in the nation in offense, being patient is not going to get us out of the laughingstock cage we are stuck in.
 
wolfman61 said:
If you thought it was an undeniably dumb idea , why did you respond? It was simply a thought , other schools have done it (see West Virginia) why not us.
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Aside from the fact that he wouldn't do it, let's look at the math.

Diaco buyout in Jan 2017 is 3.4. Salary is 1.8.
Next year, Diaco buyout is 1.7, a savings of 1.7.

Now Moorhead would probably command at least $2m to come here. A normal OC is more like $300k. So that's a cost of $1.7m. The math doesn't work.
 
UConnDan97 said:
I love threads that start of by saying we should do something smart and then offer up an undeniably dumb idea.

Moorhead is not coming here to be OC. We'd be lucky if he would actually agree to come here as a head coach, much less an OC...
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Yes because being an OC is better than a head coach at a 1-A program. You can try to kill UConn all you like but it is still a better job than an assistant
 
In defense of the OP, yes having probably one of the hottest HC candidates this offseason come here to lead the worst offense in the nation would be "smart"
 
Even if Diaco was fired Moorehead isn't coming here. He will get head coaching offers at much better schools, P5 and non P5. Just a reality as to where we are right now.
 
As a PSU Guy I realize why Moorhead is a popular candidate. He can coach offense at a high level and the players love him. That said he will likely remain for another year or two in State College and then weigh his options for HC Positions should he desire to leave at that time. I'm not saying he wouldn't pick Uconn, just that there may be other jobs available he would weigh against it.

As for the Huskies I think the fans need to expand their coaching search parameters beyond persons with former ties to the program. I have read multiple threads on this board regarding possible replacements for Diaco and the following names inevitably come up. Moorhead, Weist, Edsall, Orlando, Brown, and even Skip Holtz. There are tons of great assistants and head coaches at The FCS, G5 and P5 Level that could be a fit here. Having already been there shouldn't be a prerequisite to future employment.
 
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