New Head Coach Criteria/Wishes

[JohnFSilver]

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.

That's why I like nfl guys. They out together a roster year to year.

 

[UConnDan97]

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.

And this speaks volumes...

 

[CCSUblue]

Eric Mangini redemption tour

What's he been up to the past 10 years?

 

[Kolumbo]

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

 

[Northbound]

Hugh Freeze or Sean Spencer.

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Hard pass on Freeze - Jesus have people not paid attention to where he is in his career and where his priorities are - he is not the guy.

 

[UCTitleTown]

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.

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.

 

[maple]

Spencer in a hot minute, yes please

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 ….

 

[TouchdownHusky]

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.

Need the portal. You need to know how a player will perform against college age players.

 

[ktuck911]

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.

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

 

[Buffett10]

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.

he's only a soph in the Ivy. everywhere else he's a redshirt freshman.

 

[Kolumbo]

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.