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New Head Coach Criteria/Wishes

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businesslawyer said:
To me, the rules have changed so completely that having won in college in the past is less important. Coordinators and assistants will coach. You need someone who can figure out how to allocate the salary pool among potential recruits, potential transfers and returning players. That's job #1, and I'm not even sure how you evaluate that other than from interviews as the rules are changing so materially so consistently.
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That's why I like nfl guys. They out together a roster year to year.
 
ZooCougar said:
I’m ready to see a coach who actually acts like he wants to be here 12 months a year.

His stupid Twitter profile said Sun Valley for the last 4 years.

Today he changed it to Fort Collins.
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And this speaks volumes...
 
I like this guy Dan posted by @SwingDog in the Moving UConn thread. His main point is hiring a big-time coach. He was saying just yesterday I believe we have to ante up and pay Mora but I don't think it's all about the Benjamins with Jim

 
Bandito2025 said:
Yes I agree we need a coach that can recruit on the East Coast. We also need a coach that can attract QBs to UConn and be able to recruit top HS qbs that can compete from day 1. To be a competitive school we can’t just get portal guys from Maine. Yes I love Fagnano but we need to be able to get this caliber year in and year out.
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That sounds like Penn State's Terry Smith to me. A Northeast guy who can recruit. He can bring some players with him too. Even lesser Penn State players are likely better than most of our players and recruits.
 
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Bandito2025 said:
What if UConn can find that coach that can compete every year and not have to depend on the transfer portal so much. Yes I know today’s college landscape is depending on the transfer portal but would be nice to get high caliber guys from high schools to develop and succeed.
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Need the portal. You need to know how a player will perform against college age players.
 
UCTitleTown said:
That sounds like Penn State's Terry Smith to me. A Northeast guy who can recruit. He can bring some players with him too. Even lesser Penn State players are likely better than most of our players and recruits.
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This feels so Tom Bradley-ish... Only difference is we are in a little better position as a football program than back in 2011 when Edsall 1.0 ended
 
CCSUblue said:
My only problem is that Dante is a sophomore. If he was a senior I would think heck yes. But seeing as Tony has been there for a while now, I'd expect that they want Dante to get that yale degree.

But maybe his former AHC/OC/QB coach is an option...Kevin Cahill.
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he's only a soph in the Ivy. everywhere else he's a redshirt freshman.
 
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ZooCougar said:
I’m ready to see a coach who actually acts like he wants to be here 12 months a year.

His stupid Twitter profile said Sun Valley for the last 4 years.

Today he changed it to Fort Collins.
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Ooooh my blood is boiling. Knew about the twitter pic and banner changing didn't know about this massive slap in the face. Absolute jackass, this feels almost worse than Edsall.
 
KryHavok said:
I'm glad you pointed this out, cuz that puzzled me over the years with his Sun Valley tag. It's like he didn't want his identity to reflect being based on the East Coast, he was merely just employed by an entity on the East Coast. It's another underhanded slap in the face that on Day 1 he's a Colorado guy.
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Jim Mora's tenure at UConn always felt transient, a perception underscored by his decision never to purchase a home in Connecticut. As a West Coast personality, he seemed to view the role as a proving ground to reestablish his coaching credentials. His subsequent move to Colorado State aligns with his personal interests, such as skiing, and offers a lower-pressure environment where he can likely conclude his career.

This situation simply underscores the need for UConn to find a coach fully invested in the program's long-term future. The ideal candidate would have established ties to the East Coast, a demonstrated record of success, and a hunger to build a winner. I would even support targeting a highly successful FCS head coach who embodies these qualities.
 
UCTitleTown said:
That sounds like Penn State's Terry Smith to me. A Northeast guy who can recruit. He can bring some players with him too. Even lesser Penn State players are likely better than most of our players and recruits.
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Terry Smith is not leaving Penn State. He either gets the full time job or stays on with the new staff
 
maple said:
A mostly lower level coordinator who only has 3 years experience as a HC — and only in the FCS. I’ll pass.
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that doesn't bother me per se.... but its clear that the new game of football is high roster churn and recruiting along with a lot of technological and information support. The coach that can wrangle both wins.

My worry is a lower division coach won't be able to handle the churn and recruiting and then do the dance of information support.
 
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According to a news report it appears that Brian Kelly must find a job in order to receive his 54 million buyout. Just sayin…

No idea if he is the right guy, or what he would cost, but a Kelly hire would get us to the top of a news cycle for sure. It would demonstrate that we are serious about football and maybe, just maybe he can bring some of the LSU 2nd or 3rd stringers with him for a year.

College football is not for the faint of heart and we need to act accordingly and capitalize on the limited success we have recently achieved.
 
Stinger92860 said:
According to a news report it appears that Brian Kelly must find a job in order to receive his 54 million buyout. Just sayin…

No idea if he is the right guy, or what he would cost, but a Kelly hire would get us to the top of a news cycle for sure. It would demonstrate that we are serious about football and maybe, just maybe he can bring some of the LSU 2nd or 3rd stringers with him for a year.

College football is not for the faint of heart and we need to act accordingly and capitalize on the limited success we have recently achieved.
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I’m not in favor of this, but I’d quickly change course and be pumped if we did hire him. We’d win games and we’d be a better team than we were under Mora. Kelly just isn’t likable. I’m not sure that’s the image you want when you are trying to play the underdog, America’s Team type of program, like a Boise State.
 
Hoophound said:
I’m not in favor of this, but I’d quickly change course and be pumped if we did hire him. We’d win games and we’d be a better team than we were under Mora. Kelly just isn’t likable. I’m not sure that’s the image you want when you are trying to play the underdog, America’s Team type of program, like a Boise State.
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I agree that Kelly is not likable. The game has changed and we can be nice guys again AFTER we land a conference spot.
 
If we were to go after Brian Kelly I would hold my nose and hope for the best.

If the language is standard on the buyout of his LSU contract, whatever his next salary is for the mist part won't be too important to him as it will only offset what he is due in the buyout. The only issue would be that it would need to be viewed as reasonable (if he took a job for $75k a year LSU would immediately challenge it).
 
greenday61892 said:
Ooooh my blood is boiling. Knew about the twitter pic and banner changing didn't know about this massive slap in the face. Absolute jackass, this feels almost worse than Edsall.
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Get a damn grip. Good lord.

UConn football is a stepping stone for head coaches at this point in time and will continue to be for a very long time. Jim Mora resurrected us from the dead and deserves a statue. Literally saved our program as the movement to drop to FCS or get rid of it altogether started to gain some traction.

Our next coach has one goal: keep us nationally relevant/competitive so we can get into a P4 conference. That’s it. We aren’t going get a coach who stays here for forever like our basketball coaches. Nor should we want that until we are in a P4. We want a coach who wants to work their ass off for 3-4 years keeping UConn Football on this trajectory to get a better job.
 
maple said:
Is he an “offense-minded” type coach? I don’t know enough about him. I see someone who’s been focused on specifically defensive coaching positions and I start thinking about boring offenses ….
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Are you forgetting that Mora, two years ago, acted as his own defensive coordinator & his specialty is as a defensive mind? How did UConn's offense turn out the last 2 years?
 
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