McMurphy - Edsall "very strong candidate" to return

[SubbaBub]

OK. I'm going to let DB make this call and if it's Randy, it's Randy. I don't think any of us can have a clear head about him. Dave wasn't here doesn't really know him and I trust he wouldn't give him any special treatment. If he determines that Randy is the coach we need, if not the coach we want I won't complian until the wins and losses pile up.

I would just add that if at his opening press conference he happend to announce the return of the Block C, it wouldn't hurt.

 

[Huskygamble19]

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Bye UCONN...HELLOOOOOO DREAM JOB!!!!!

 

[#1 PA Husky Fan]

It's also a different time in that Edsall isn't the guy who got a fledgling UConn FBS program to several bowls including a lucky Fiesta. Now he's the guy who flopped at Maryland. Kids he could have recruited as a successful UConn coach aren't going to come play for a guy who failed at a mid level P5. I do not believe he could do now what he could have done had he stayed here. Times have changed.

Say what you want about FHCRE but saying "lucky Fiesta" is a disservice to all those players that took us to the biggest bowl in our history, 10 shorts years after being 1-AA.

 

[Skiblets]

I'm right there with you was at all the same games...but I also hear the same week after week at Rentschler about games, defense, and style of offense played...and I can tell you that what Edsall does is NOT what people want to see...

We got spoiled with wins and then got greedy for style points I was as guilty as the next guy. But I can only count on less than one hand the WTF losses under him. And I would take that right now.

 

[Husky25]

Joe Gibbs was like 90

Set Joe Gibbs' birth year for 1940 and recompute, considering he was rehired for the 2004 season. You'll find he was only 6 years older than Edsall is right now.

More similarities:
1. Both ran/run run-heavy offenses, contrary to the trend of their respective games.
2. Both came back (may come back) to their original team under very different personnel rules (Gibbs-salary cap. Edsall will have to recruit sans AQ status.)
3. Both lost lost a defensive back to a senseless murder.

What are the differences? Gibbs had more than merely moderate success in his 1st go-round.

 

[huskymedic]

I honestly just don't see Benedict going with Randy Edsall... Doesn't seem to mesh well. And the dude hasn't coached college ball since 2015.

Yeah, a whole 14 months ago...???

 

[HuskyHawk]

Say what you want about FHCRE but saying "lucky Fiesta" is a disservice to all those players that took us to the biggest bowl in our history, 10 shorts years after being 1-AA.

When you go 8-5 and are in a three way tie in your league, and come out ahead on the tiebreaker, that's pretty lucky. The 2009 team was better. We benefited from excessive parity in the Big East. Won some key games, so I don't dismiss what they accomplished, and think they played pretty well against OU until late.

 

[RedStickHusky]

The school's ceiling is the G5 ceiling and the G5 ceiling is where we need to be when the next round of cr kicks off. If we can get to cycling between 8-10 win seasons in the AAC we won't be as vulnerable to ridicule as a team that peaked at 6 wins over a 6 year period. Otoh, it'll be a slow build in ticket sales if hcre comes back. We won't get a spike off the hire but fans will come back when (if) he starts winning games. I'm still hoping we've already got a deal with Morehead but the rumours of a quick announcement don't bode well for that. I could live with RE as a #2 option but I wouldn't be blown away by it. I'm really opposed to Miles for a couple of reasons: 1) I think it's been a long time (if ever) since he's dealt with the kinds of challenges he'd have to face here (with the school, with the recruiting pool; with paying for a staff, etc...) and, 2) I've had enough wackiness over the last three years - if we replace wacky diacky with the mad hatter we are truly through the looking glass.

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

I hate Brett McMurphy even more now that he tweeted about Edsall's triumphant return to East Hartford/Storrs...

 

[RedStickHusky]

If he gets the job?



I just wanted to be the first one to be that guy...

was waiting for someone to dig that up. thanks

 

[RedStickHusky]

When you go 8-5 and are in a three way tie in your league, and come out ahead on the tiebreaker, that's pretty lucky. The 2009 team was better. We benefited from excessive parity in the Big East. Won some key games, so I don't dismiss what they accomplished, and think they played pretty well against OU until late.

people remember that game as ugly but it was a close enough game going into the fourth, we just didn't have enough offense to come back against that level of opposition

 

[RedStickHusky]

OK. I'm going to let DB make this call and if it's Randy, it's Randy. I don't think any of us can have a clear head about him. Dave wasn't here doesn't really know him and I trust he wouldn't give him any special treatment. If he determines that Randy is the coach we need, if not the coach we want I won't complian until the wins and losses pile up.

I would just add that if at his opening press conference he happend to announce the return of the Block C, it wouldn't hurt.

I'm more interested in the return of blocking.

 

[JMick]

I'm more interested in the return of blocking.

This would be the best thing about Edsall coming back. Even if he has the same plan as Diaco, we know he'll execute it better.

 

[#1 PA Husky Fan]

Guess I am sensitive to terms like "lucky" related to our Fiesta Bowl appearance, given all of the national backlash.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Hated the way he left, and rooted for him to fail in his dream job. Just want to be smash-mouth again and WIN!

Why he left for Maryland the way he did was explained many times over . . . he had no choice if he wanted to coach UConn in the Fiesta Bowl.

As for " just want to be smash-mouth again" . . . . the 60's called, they want that philosophy back. PLEASE NO. College football is about high scoring explosive offenses.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

If any serious thought is being given to bringing Randy back, just tell Diaco that we've changed our mind and want him to continue. Randy is not the answer. It would be an awful move for UConn football.

 

[metsfan2323]

I wouldn't mind seeing Randy return. At least we would be competent again. Also Edsall knows how to put together a quality staff unlike our recent blunder.

I'm all in with Edsall. Bring back Foley, find a decent offensive coordinator and lets get back to winning most of our home games.

BTW Edsall biggest mistake at Maryland was replacing a popular coach coming off a very successful season...Edsall was doomed from the start there

 

[CTMike]

The fact that we did worse after he left in no way makes Edsall the best candidate for us in 2016. I would be extremely disappointed.

 

[The Funster]

He's definitely not my first choice but if that is the way it broke I'd be OK with it. I think he learned some lessons in MD and would come eager to win back the fan base. All 3 phases would play better fundamental football from the start. Not sexy, certainly controversial but he would be a solid hire.

 

[UCweCONN]

Why he left for Maryland the way he did was explained many times over . . . he had no choice if he wanted to coach UConn in the Fiesta Bowl.

As for " just want to be smash-mouth again" . . . . the 60's called, they want that philosophy back. PLEASE NO. College football is about high scoring explosive offenses.

I hear Mike Ditka is looking to get back into coaching. Being assistant soccer coach for the Tigers isn't doing it for him.

 

[RedStickHusky]

If we had Ditka, nobody would leave any danged trophy lying on our field.

 

[metsfan2323]

BTW this would likely be Randy's last stop which could help recruiting, other teams wouldn't be able to tell recruits that Randy has one foot out the door like they did last decade.

 

[polycom]

If Edsall is the guy that means Burton wrote the check and signed the memo line "Fire Diaco hire Edsall"

 

[junglehusky]

Why he left for Maryland the way he did was explained many times over . . . he had no choice if he wanted to coach UConn in the Fiesta Bowl.

As for " just want to be smash-mouth again" . . . . the 60's called, they want that philosophy back. PLEASE NO. College football is about high scoring explosive offenses.

All you have to do is cut down turnovers & finish drives with scores. And an active defense that actually forces turnovers. Call it smash mouth, call it whatever you want, if you can do that you win a lot of games, period. Diaco never achieved this but you'd rather go back to him? Good grief.

 

[sportsart]

people remember that game as ugly but it was a close enough game going into the fourth, we just didn't have enough offense to come back against that level of opposition

It all has to do with a QB. You can't tell me we don't win the Fiesta Bowl with Dan O.

 

[metsfan2323]

If Edsall is the guy that means Burton wrote the check and signed the memo line "Fire Diaco hire Edsall"

if true we should all be thankful.

 

[TheDoggPound]

It's not gonna be Edsall everyone relax.

 

[CTMike]

Member when... we used to go .500 in conference?
Member when... we used to win 7-8 games every year?
Member when... we had a competent O-line?

I would love to set the bar higher than Edsall, but after this 6-year nightmare I would kill for 8 wins and a mediocre/decent bowl game.

You are falling right in to the member berry trap!!

 

[junglehusky]

It's not gonna be Edsall everyone relax.

Then who?

 

[Padutch5]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs

Connecticut Huskies (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1999)
1999 Connecticut 4–7 3–5 T–6th
Connecticut Huskies (NCAA Division I-A Independent) (2000–2003)
2000 Connecticut 3–8
2001 Connecticut 2–9
2002 Connecticut 6–6
2003 Connecticut 9–3
Connecticut Huskies (Big East Conference) (2004–2011)
2004 Connecticut 8–4 3–3 T–5th W Motor City
2005 Connecticut 5–6 2–5 T–6th
2006 Connecticut 4–8 1–6 T–7th
2007 Connecticut 9–4 5–2 T–1st L Meineke Car Care
2008 Connecticut 8–5 3–4 5th W International
2009 Connecticut 8–5 3–4 T–4th W PapaJohns.com
2010 Connecticut 8–5 5–2 T–1st L Fiesta†
Connecticut: 74–70 22–26

Maryland Terrapins (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2011–2013)
2011 Maryland 2–10 1–7 6th (Atlantic)
2012 Maryland 4–8 2–6 5th (Atlantic)
2013 Maryland 7–6 3–5 5th (Atlantic) L Military
Maryland Terrapins (Big Ten Conference) (2014–2015)
2014 Maryland 7–6 4–4 3rd (East) L Foster Farms
2015 Maryland 2–4 0–2 7th (East)
Maryland: 22–34 10–24​

Not my first choice but we could do worse, and, in fact, we have done worse for the last six years.

Yes, but I happen to believe we can do much better. Randy blows a hole in previous threads re the need to bring excitement back to UCONN football.I agree with the earlier post. If Randy, the retread, is the coach please cancel my four season tickets.