Mike Anthony: Winning and losing aside, Randy Edsall needs to change current tone and feel of UConn football program.

[Palatine]

Somethings got to change? OK, what? What can Edsall possibly do different now?

He can grow a pair. He has to stop playing not-to-lose. He needs to become aggressive and if he's going to lose, die with your boots on.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

He needs to be less Randy. He needs to be more engaging to the press and public. If you win like Belichek you can be an #&%@. Randy hasn't earned that. He also needs to modernize his offense and put out a fan friendly product. Run middle 20+ times a game is not enjoyable. If he was winning a lot I'd live with it, but he's not.

 

[DoctorWho85]

Edsall's tone, Guifre's "offense" and assistant salary pool all needs to change if the football program is going to be successful. The latter two would make tolerating the first easier.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

He needs to be less Randy.

OK, but some may reasonably argue for the O to be more randy

 

[Husky68]

Somethings got to change? OK, what? What can Edsall possibly do different now?

So we are discussing what a 60 year old head coach with 236 games under his belt needs to change to be successful? Why do I not see this leading to a good outcome?

 

[uconnbill]

I would like the AD to open up the checkbook for the staff so some will stay around instead of leaving for more money.

 

[Husky68]

I would like the AD to open up the checkbook for the staff so some will stay around instead of leaving for more money.

Or are they leaving just to get out of Dodge?

 

[huskysupporter]

I would like the AD to open up the checkbook for the staff so some will stay around instead of leaving for more money.

I am not sure how many of the staff we want to stick around but the assistant coaching salary pool absolutely has to be increased dramatically. When the head coach offers to take money from his paycheck to keep the offensive coordinator (who left anyway) you have serious issues.

 

[BlueDogs]

Fair article. Wrong conclusion. But, it will be what it is until either: 1. Edsall wakes up from 2005 and starts shopping the portal for some impact players or 2. He’s replaced by a dynamic coach with the fire and drive and talent to be successful.

 

[Husky68]

Fair article. Wrong conclusion. But, it will be what it is until either: 1. Edsall wakes up from 2005 and starts shopping the portal for some impact players or 2. He’s replaced by a dynamic coach with the fire and drive and talent to be successful.

Why would UConn keep a coach who needs to "wake up"?

 

[Slick]

I would like the AD to open up the checkbook for the staff so some will stay around instead of leaving for more money.

Billy he will open checkbook when you donate more then 10.00 dollars

 

[Fairfield_1st]

So we are discussing what a 60 year old head coach with 236 games under his belt needs to change to be successful? Why do I not see this leading to a good outcome?

After those 236 games it's already not a good outcome (102-134). Kind of looks like he needs a little help becoming successful.

 

[Uconnalliance]

Had to be kinda skeptical that RE could rekindle the magic of yesteryear , my hope was that he could groom his successor but obviously everyone is leaving town

 

[BlueDogs]

Why would UConn keep a coach who needs to "wake up"?

Husky68 - good question, but apparently 3 years with no progress by a career losing coach is not persuasive. Something miraculous must out of our view.

 

[uconnbill]

Billy he will open checkbook when you donate more then 10.00 dollars

I do donate more than that, but do you?

Plenty of people donate and your response is the same one I got from Hathaway when I stated we need more for the assistant coaches and he said "how much more can you give". That is when I knew he was small time and needed to go

 

[Hogoff]

Billy he will open checkbook when you donate more then 10.00 dollars

If every living UConn alumn donated $10/ year you could collect 2.5 million per year. That’s enough to pay for a solid young coach. Clemson does it. And they all get stickers to put on their cars the let everyone know they paid their $10. (IPTAY).

 

[LoyalFanCT]

If every living UConn alumn donated $10/ year you could collect 2.5 million per year. That’s enough to pay for a solid young coach. Clemson does it. And they all get stickers to put on their cars the let everyone know they paid their $10. (IPTAY).

How about we make it $20 a year and we pay for a sought after coach at $5 million year.

 

[Hogoff]

How about we make it $20 a year and we pay for a sought after coach at $5 million year.

I’d do $100 and we get get a great staff.