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Nick Charlton headed to Cleveland Browns > Offensive Assistant/Run-Game Specialist

CL82 said:
I wonder if Mora has been quietly looking and has settled on the replacement. It will be interesting to see how fast the listing comes out and what the criteria is.

If I am Fagnano, I probably am concerned right now.
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Fagnano is transferring to Cleveland with Charlton.
 
For real though, Scott Frost makes a TON of sense

  • History of offensive success as an OC and HC
  • History of identifying under the radar recruits and developing them as NFL players
  • Option based scheme with downfield passing attack that minimizes the need for elite high end talent and takes shots
  • Nebraska buyout means we can actually probably afford him ($15M buyout)
  • Not currently coaching so is available to step in immediately
  • Can also coach QBs and fill the Associate Head Coach title (both currently open/needs)
 
Drew said:
For real though, Scott Frost makes a TON of sense

  • History of offensive success as an OC and HC
  • History of identifying under the radar recruits and developing them as NFL players
  • Option based scheme with downfield passing attack that minimizes the need for elite high end talent and takes shots
  • Nebraska buyout means we can actually probably afford him ($15M buyout)
  • Not currently coaching so is available to step in immediately
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I feel you brother... Would be a fabulous hire... But, quite honestly, would he consider us as a real option??? We've been in "prove you belong in FBS" mode for years now... to the point that coaches (and the most talented players/recruits) look at us as 2nd (but mostly 3rd/4th) tier options...

The one thing we have going for us now is we have a celebrity in JM... Maybe (just maybe) he can pull this thing off and bring somebody in of that ilk... If he can pull it off, we take off... finally (which has been a long time coming)...
 
ktuck911 said:
I feel you brother... Would be a fabulous hire... But, quite honestly, would he consider us as a real option??? We've been in "prove you belong in FBS" mode for years now... to the point that coaches (and the most talented players/recruits) look at us as 2nd (but mostly 3rd/4th) tier options...

The one thing we have going for us now is we have a celebrity in JM... Maybe (just maybe) he can pull this thing off and bring somebody in of that ilk... If he can pull it off, we take off... finally (which has been a long time coming)...
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I have no idea if he would but HCJM is obviously a well respected name in this industry and we’ve hired a big name OC before in Rhett Lashlee

Scott tried to get the OC job at Iowa and has been mentioned at a few other places too.. if he gets back into coaching he wants to be at a place where he can go about his business and not be in the spotlight. UConn is perfect in that regard, especially as OC and he’d be next in line if HCJM were ever to leave

Also not advisable to sit out 2 straight cycles if he wants to seriously get back into coaching in the future, again its a two way street and he has to want us also but if we can offer him $500k+? Who knows.
 
Drew said:
Scott tried to get the OC job at Iowa and has been mentioned at a few other places too.. if he gets back into coaching he wants to be at a place where he can go about his business and not be in the spotlight. UConn is perfect in that regard, especially as OC and he’d be next in line if HCJM were ever to leave

Also not advisable to sit out 2 straight cycles if he wants to seriously get back into coaching in the future, again its a two way street and he has to want us also but if we can offer him $500k+? Who knows.
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Isn't he not getting jobs because of "other" issues?
 
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Exit 4 said:
So we can’t get one mainstream reporter to get a comment of any kind from the staff? Tell us something.
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CT insider and the Courant both have articles that are just staff reporters. Where are their beat writers? Even Brown's blogs are picking this up. There's definitely enough smoke.
 
I‘m thrilled at this turn of events. Charlton was taking us nowhere. The new OC gets to work with —and develop—our highly touted Frosh QB. I feel the OC job will have several quality candidates looking to fill it.—or they’ve already been selected.
The ominous nature of the changing landscape of football poses an existential threat to us as the only current Independent. Any chance for ACC or BIG XII inclusion when the dust settles depends on putting a winning product on the field. As we take our last gasp at relevance, at least this OC move feels like we’re breathing some fresh oxygen.
 
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Coach J said:
Being that Charlton almost certainly took a pay cut, my guess is Mora told him to look around for something and if that's the case presumably he has his preferred replacement already in mind.
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If he took a pay cut, then it is likely that UConn is picking up the difference as part of the deal.
 
Windham4th said:
Let's just hope Charlton wasnt the reason Welliver came to UCONN...
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Gotta think that HCJM has anticipated this situation and has already managed that risk. I think it is pretty obvious that HCJM and AD David Benedict have pulled off a very deft solution to a difficult problem. Why do we think that they would not have the expertise to handle the recruits and other players?
 
Exit 4 said:
Twitter follows remains a solid way to generate leads/ideas for candidates. Right now looking around Mora and some of the top guys on the staff for clues and there looks to be nothing notable.

Maybe UConn nation will finally get that Twitter powered fan based play calling tool we always wanted. Nothing but go deep and never run.
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That's just gotta be due to the fact that everyone on the staff is already following Tom Brady though, right?
 
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Devland said:
We need a new coach and some talent on offense. I am not sure there was anyone who could be successful with this talent. There are people who think a coach can be successful with play calling. A really talented team can be successful with any play calling. It's about winning individual battles.
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I’m in the group that thinks with you can be successful with play-calling within limits. You aren’t beating Michigan with schemes but no talent. But better play calling will win you some games.
 
Late + bad timing to replace OC. Need to be consistent to be successful. Did we just go through this a couple of years ago with DC out at the start of the season ? Maybe JM is the problem + and is not the guy behind closed doors we think he is. Can it be he is has a problem dealing with people ? Just a thought.
 
RSTuthill said:
Are you insinuating the old addition by subtraction law applies here?
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Losing may not be the term I would use for Mora finding him a place as a run guru utilizing seven offensive linemen.
Must have taken some convincing.
 
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Fishy said:
Let’s ask Aaron Rodgers.

What the heck…he seems up for taking some odd jobs these days.
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Well you know Lincoln’s first Vice President served in the Maine National Guard as a cook while he was Vice President. He was assigned to Fort McClary at Kittery Point. So VPs have held outside jobs. UConn OC and Vice President. As long as no minor foreign heads of state die during the season we’d be fine.
 
tiger paw said:
Late + bad timing to replace OC. Need to be consistent to be successful. Did we just go through this a couple of years ago with DC out at the start of the season ? Maybe JM is the problem + and is not the guy behind closed doors we think he is. Can it be he is has a problem dealing with people ? Just a thought.
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COY talk for Mora that year. Many on this board.
 
JMick said:
More than that, it also seems like a relationship issue. These guys don't have sources that let them say things.
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Also a real world industry issue > due to consolidations/job eliminations the overwhelming majority of these guys are spread thin covering multiple sports/beat. They are all in NYC - maybe they get 5 w/ Benedict.
 
Drew said:
Yes but honestly UConn isn’t going to get this caliber of talented people in football without hiring guys that have warts… its how Iona or St Johns winds up with Rick Pitino, Liberty with Hugh Freeze, etc. Time to embrace it.
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I mean if the boozing stories are true and he's still doing it then idk how useful he'd be. It's one thing to hire someone sleazy. It's another thing if it's an active problem
 
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