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Pop Warner Bowl

 

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Blaming high school coaches for a lack luster Div-1 COLLEGE football program is silly at best. Last time I knew they don't have a vote in who UConn hires. They endorsed Coach P like a lot of people did. He didn't work out so now it's time to move on. It's not their fault that this conference re-alignment monster comes at the worst possible time for a newbie on the D-1 scene. It happened, so be it. But be warned, UConn isn't nestled in the middle of a recruiting hotbed and legitimate D-1 prospects coming out of New England are far and few between. UConn needs as many allies as it can muster, especially the people who, besides their parents, have the most influence in where a kid plays his college ball. Don't bite the hand that feeds you, don't bite any of them. The next Donald Brown might be right under your nose, just a season or two away. Keep in mind this is still a new D-1 program with almost a century of tradition to catch up on so there are going to be bumps in the road. It happens to everyone, even the Alabama's and USC's of the world. You move forward a lot faster when your not looking backwards so give this blame game a rest. Your a few decades too late.

 

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Blaming high school coaches for a lack luster Div-1 COLLEGE football program is silly at best. Last time I knew they don't have a vote in who UConn hires. They endorsed Coach P like a lot of people did. He didn't work out so now it's time to move on. It's not their fault that this conference re-alignment monster comes at the worst possible time for a newbie on the D-1 scene. It happened, so be it. But be warned, UConn isn't nestled in the middle of a recruiting hotbed and legitimate D-1 prospects coming out of New England are far and few between. UConn needs as many allies as it can muster, especially the people who, besides their parents, have the most influence in where a kid plays his college ball. Don't bite the hand that feeds you, don't bite any of them. The next Donald Brown might be right under your nose, just a season or two away. Keep in mind this is still a new D-1 program with almost a century of tradition to catch up on so there are going to be bumps in the road. It happens to everyone, even the Alabama's and USC's of the world. You move forward a lot faster when your not looking backwards so give this blame game a rest. Your a few decades too late.

Just to put in perspective how clueless or short-sighted your post is, when was Division I formed and what division were we part of before we joined the FBS level? And ever hear of Larry McHugh?

A century of tradition to catch up on? Are you serious? Did you read how long we've been playing college football? And we were barely beaten out by Louisville for the ACC spot vacated by UMD.

 

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The article is idiotic. The CT high school coaches endorsed the hire of PP but did not bring it about. PP's hire also got resounding endorsements from coaches in NY and NJ as well. And this board - or its former location but many of the same players constantly complained about not having enough CT kids on the roster and Edsall letting all the in-state talent getting away and I used to try and make the point that just because you get more CT kids on the roster, while it may drum up more interest in the program it doesn't necessarily make it a better program. Win games and the fan base will not care where the talent comes from - same thing when you lose games. If you want to be upset with the PP hire, that's fine and it's fully justified but taking shots at the in-state coaches as part of the tirade shows very little vision.

 

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The article is idiotic. The CT high school coaches endorsed the hire of PP but did not bring it about. PP's hire also got resounding endorsements from coaches in NY and NJ as well. And this board - or its former location but many of the same players constantly complained about not having enough CT kids on the roster and Edsall letting all the in-state talent getting away and I used to try and make the point that just because you get more CT kids on the roster, while it may drum up more interest in the program it doesn't necessarily make it a better program. Win games and the fan base will not care where the talent comes from - same thing when you lose games. If you want to be upset with the PP hire, that's fine and it's fully justified but taking shots at the in-state coaches as part of the tirade shows very little vision.

Jeff Hathaway hired him because they wanted him as the coach. Yes, very little vision on Jeff Hathaway's part. As well as those who endorsed him.

"Hathaway noted that high school football coaching associations from Connecticut, New Jersey and New York each had sent along 'very strong messages to me and to the University about the respect they have for Paul Pasqualoni,' adding that the new Husky coach’s extensive contacts at the high school level are in key areas for recruiting talented student-athletes that are 'vital to UConn’s success.'

In a statement, the executive director of the Connecticut High School Coaches Association, John Fontana, said: 'He is excellent at getting the high school coaches in various states to believe in his program. Paul will have a good rapport with the coaches in Connecticut. When you build a program like UConn has, you go step-by-step and Paul will get them to the next level. He will win the state over and get everyone committed to the program.'

Pasqualoni said that only six years removed from his Syracuse coaching days, he continues to have contact with coaches in areas with football talent such as Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Washington, D.C., and in Canada.

As he listened to Pasqualoni responding to questions from reporters, a smile crossed the face of Larry McHugh, chairman of UConn’s Board of Trustees and a former Connecticut high school football coach."