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We obviously don't know the list of potentials that DB can select from, but a RE hire seems to me like trying to hit a double. He's a safe pick and would improve the team, but can he make UConn good enough to merit inclusion in a real conference? Perhaps. That's got to be the main criterion for DB.
 
From a players standpoint I've heard Edsall is a mixed bag. Some guys really liked him and respected him as a coach and others absolutely hated his guts. I'm indifferent to this hire, but I hope he's more like Plan C instead of plan A or B.

It would be nice, though, if he came in as HC and could swing Andrew Breiner here as his OC.
 
RSTuthill said:
The guys with the deep pockets like him apparently. Sux tho.

And I will wait a couple years to buy tix again if Edsall is the guy.
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You mean the guys with deep pockets who know jack sh&t about college football in 2017!?!? This would just basically be the official beginning of the end of big-time college football here in Connecticut folks. You can quote me on that!

Worst thing that could happen to us is bringing that jackass back here. He left the team on the tarmac in Arizona, and he'll do it again. Screw Edsall, and I'm happy his "dream job" worked out so well. Enjoy the Lion and retirement Randy.
 
SonsOfNutmeg said:
You mean the guys with deep pockets who know jack sh&t about college football in 2017!?!? This would just basically be the official beginning of the end of big-time college football here in Connecticut folks. You can quote me on that!

Worst thing that could happen to us is bringing that jackass back here. He left the team on the tarmac in Arizona, and he'll do it again. Screw Edsall, and I'm happy his "dream job" worked out so well. Enjoy the Lion and retirement Randy.
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Diaco was the beginning of the end of big time football. Randy can't make it worse.
 
Remember when Edsall coached UConn? That was cool.

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Exit 4 said:
Diaco was the beginning of the end of big time football. Randy can't make it worse.
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I'd rather still have Diaco to be completely honest. If all we were going to do was basically admit we're small-time and quit then I'd rather just keep him here for his 4th year.
 
Checkmate said:
I have never seen a coach throw more players under the bus. The notion Edsall will bring UConn back to respectability is ridiculous. A lot has changed since he was the coach here.
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Name one player he threw under the bus. Just one. He talked a lot about needing to execute better and in particular the first play against Navy at the Rent when the secondary bit on the fake after being coached up all week to watch the fake on the first play. But he never threw a player under the bus.
 
Colt house75 said:
Foley would be my first hire... after I settled on getting the very best experienced OC I could possibly bring in...
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If it is Edsall (which I am hoping it is not), look for him to bring back Lyndon Johnson immediately as Associate HC, ST Coordinator, and Recruiting Coordinator. Lyndon is a UConn lifer before being the only coach to follow RE to Maryland. He is currrntly at Towson with Ambrose. He was our recruiting Coordinator at UConn during the peak of our recruiting success (early 2000s on).

Although while I am vehemently against bringing FHCSTBHCRE back, part of me would enjoy watching the fireworks it would cause with the CT HS coaches--he is the anti-PP in that regard!
 
FfldCntyFan said:
If RE accomplished close to what Snyder had during his first run, I would think differently about this possibility. If RE had done close to what Petrino did in his first Louisville run during his first run here I would also view the idea in a more positive manner.

RE is not some game changing hire (unless perpetually finishing between second and fourth in the AAC east is what we want the game changed to).
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He won the big east twice with a team that had just recently transitioned to 1A for Chris sakes
 
SonsOfNutmeg said:
I'd rather still have Diaco to be completely honest. If all we were going to do was basically admit we're small-time and quit then I'd rather just keep him here for his 4th year.
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I'm not sure Edsall's worst game ever compared to Diaco's best, sans his victory over a ranked Houston last year. The only game where Diaco's squad looked Randy-esque.

I'm still hoping for Moorhead or Miles.
 
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BOHICA said:
For the life of me, in all seriousness, I fail to see the attraction of this guy. Win some football games? Diaco did that. I'd like to win a lot of football games. Don't believe Edsall is the coach to do that. If these donors as some have postulated put money up to get rid of Diaco and in return get their wish to have Edsall come back, then we as the fans are in a lot of trouble.
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His last four years at UConn, Edsall averaged 8.25 wins a year. The six years without him, our 2 permanent and 1 interim head coach have combined averaged 4.0 wins a year. Edsall's record is approximately 106% better. If you think there is no big deal about doing 106% better in something, I sure hope you don't ever run a business or a division.
 
Skiblets said:
Name one player he threw under the bus. Just one. He talked a lot about needing to execute better and in particular the first play against Navy at the Rent when the secondary bit on the fake after being coached up all week to watch the fake on the first play. But he never threw a player under the bus.
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At Maryland he blamed the players all the time. I did not keep a list.

Also he was hysterical on the sideline and got in players face after a bad play.... not saying he should coddle them, but Randy always went overboard
 
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businesslawyer said:
Edsall won ore than 8 here.

Edsall failed big time at Maryland. I'm not asking for him to be rehired -- I would have to understand much better than I do why he failed at Maryland so badly to consider it. But I firmly believe -- always have -- that people have thought what he achieved here was easy when it was exremely difficult, and that it's just as likely that future coaches achieve at the P/Diacco levels than the Edsall levels. But feel free to just go on blaming bad hiring (not you SDH). People want us to hire a Calhoun -- it's incredibly unlikely.
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No one could argue Diaco was anything BUT a bad hire. Didn't know when to call a timeout, couldn't get plays in on time, no punt returns. The guy struggled with the basics of fielding a team. Look at how he recruited the QB position, and treated the redshirt of Williams. We see coaches win big at Northern Illinois and Western Michigan.

Edsall is lights out better than Diaco in every category but what happened at Maryland wasn't a fluke. He is a solid, competent Coach. Similar to Schiano, Graham, Mason, Chan Gailey etc. At most schools those types eventually wear out their welcome. Here they could stay forever. Nothing wrong with that.
 
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I don't post here often but I would like to weigh in on the possibility of Randy coming back. First of all, I would be thrilled. I understand the anger many still hold about the way he left and I felt the same way for a time. The back story though is that in his contract, when we made it to a BCS bowl he contract was to automatically be renegotiated. After we got in the Fiesta bowl his agent reached out to our AD WEEKS before the game and was rebuffed numerous times. Finally, one week before the game they wanted to talk and Randy said no because he had a game to prepare for! That was the final straw and he told his people to talk seriously with MD. I also know that the way his team found out is the biggest regret of his career. He acquiesced to MD's wishes on the announcement and it was a mistake.

Secondly, I think the belief that his hire automatically means a boring offense is not necessarily true. At MD they ran a spread offense that fit their personnel. I think back to the Orlovsky days and we were anything but conservative. I know one thing for sure, we will be prepared and fiasco's like the Tulane game won't happen.

Finally, and this is personal, Randy will restore and protect the legacy and importance of Jazz and his teammates. He is why we were able to get that statue done in 6 months! I have resisted posting any of the problems I had with Diaco regarding this and the way BD paid lip service at best to our history. He said a number of things publicly but he wanted to pretend like this was his program to build, as if any success from the past didn't exist. He refused to embrace those teams that built us into the fastest rising FBS team in history. A quick example is this years awards ceremony. The Jasper Howard award did not go to Jhavon Williams. This is no slight to Noel Thomas who is a great young man and deserves every other accolade he receives, but Jhavon came here because of Jazz. He asked Jazz's family for permission to wear the number. He started 41 straight games and did so with Jazz's legacy in mind. That award belonged to him, and BD was either incredibly tone deaf or actively ignored what the award was meant to be about.

Randy will embrace all that was and should be remembered about our history. I believe that this may be exactly the perfect hire to reconnect to what Connecticut football should be about. Maybe there will be a second act in UConn history.
 
I don't have a problem with him getting hired again. At least he has a proven track record of getting it done here. Everybody else is a question mark. I say forgive previous mistakes and have him back.
 
You guys want to hire another Broyles award winner with no HC experience? That worked out great last time.

The only time UConn football was relevant, Randy was coach. The only time. The competition is significantly worse in our joke of a conference, so it should help him build a program and stay here.
 
Edsall would be the 5th option for me if Miles and Moorehead and Houston turn it down. Not exciting but he would bring us to respectability and you can guarantee he wouldn't leave after a few years like some hot shots candidates probably would. With that said, Benedict needs to pursue those other guys and if he can't get them or even Golden, then go with Edsall. However, I will say this. If Edsall is hired, I won't be getting season tickets but if Miles or Moorehead is, I'm signing up for three that day.
 
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Checkmate said:
At Maryland he blamed the players all the time. I did not keep a list.

Also he was hysterical on the sideline and got in players face after a bad play.... not saying he should coddle them, but Randy always went overboard
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Jim Calhoun was known to be over the top, won 3 national championships. These kids need that once in a while.
 
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businesslawyer said:
His last four years at UConn, Edsall averaged 8.25 wins a year. The six years without him, our 2 permanent and 1 interim head coach have combined averaged 4.0 wins a year. Edsall's record is approximately 106% better. If you think there is no big deal about doing 106% better in something, I sure hope you don't ever run a business or a division.
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businesslawyer said:
His last four years at UConn, Edsall averaged 8.25 wins a year. The six years without him, our 2 permanent and 1 interim head coach have combined averaged 4.0 wins a year. Edsall's record is approximately 106% better. If you think there is no big deal about doing 106% better in something, I sure hope you don't ever run a business or a division.
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He is known. He had success here. Not as much as people think, but twould conference titles and a BCS bid in 6 years is more than anyone else on the list.

Pure prodigal son stuff and no guarantee of anything other than we know he'd be committed here.

Where's that stiff drink, it's getting a little dusty in here.
 
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