The OC hire will be an interesting look into the long-term future of UConn football.
Both Pitt & Rutgers are in the market for an OC as well. We had a head start on both of them in the search but that doesn't matter. They are both P5 schools who we used to play every year.
Pitt has been in the ACC for a few years and has been receiving a full share of conference revenues from Day 1. They are about to see an increase in that number with the start of the ACC Network.
Rutgers is still in the buy-in phase in regards to conference revenues but they are about to see a massive spike as they get a full share of the B1G bounty.
As I can best see, Pitt was paying their OC $560K and Rutgers was paying their guy $450,000. Canada had been an OC before and the Rutgers guy was a 1st year OC after having been WR coach at Houston.
I don't expect UConn to compete with Bama & LSU who are giving their coordinators millions of dollars for multiple years but, if we intend on being serious about football & want to best position ourselves when/if there is one more CR shakeup we better be competitive with both Pitt & RU.
That means we need to be looking at the same caliber candidates & need to be offering a similar compensation packages for this job. We all know the cash crisis we are about to face but if this hire is made on the cheap in both quality of the hire and salary paid then IMO, it is a sign that the administration is telling us that this is now the reality we find ourselves in. The day was going to come at some point where we just can't compete financially, it just may be here now.
This OC hire needs to be a homerun on all levels. The media needs to talk about it, the current players & recruits need to get excited by it & maybe most important it needs to energize the fanbase. I hope our administration understands the critical time this is for UConn football
Both Pitt & Rutgers are in the market for an OC as well. We had a head start on both of them in the search but that doesn't matter. They are both P5 schools who we used to play every year.
Pitt has been in the ACC for a few years and has been receiving a full share of conference revenues from Day 1. They are about to see an increase in that number with the start of the ACC Network.
Rutgers is still in the buy-in phase in regards to conference revenues but they are about to see a massive spike as they get a full share of the B1G bounty.
As I can best see, Pitt was paying their OC $560K and Rutgers was paying their guy $450,000. Canada had been an OC before and the Rutgers guy was a 1st year OC after having been WR coach at Houston.
I don't expect UConn to compete with Bama & LSU who are giving their coordinators millions of dollars for multiple years but, if we intend on being serious about football & want to best position ourselves when/if there is one more CR shakeup we better be competitive with both Pitt & RU.
That means we need to be looking at the same caliber candidates & need to be offering a similar compensation packages for this job. We all know the cash crisis we are about to face but if this hire is made on the cheap in both quality of the hire and salary paid then IMO, it is a sign that the administration is telling us that this is now the reality we find ourselves in. The day was going to come at some point where we just can't compete financially, it just may be here now.
This OC hire needs to be a homerun on all levels. The media needs to talk about it, the current players & recruits need to get excited by it & maybe most important it needs to energize the fanbase. I hope our administration understands the critical time this is for UConn football
BD is a control freak and micro manager he said so after his first season and did not change a bit! As Shaky said BD needs a Hail Mary, I can only add at this point prayer may be the only answer....
