Official "REINSTATE MIKE FOLEY AS OL COACH IMMEDIATELY" Thread

[zls44]

Just do it.

 

[coachRD]

Just do it.

If I could "Like" your post eleventy bujillion times like a 12-year old girl voting for a chance to win Justin Bieber tickets online, I would do just that. That is the intensity with which I agree with your statement.

 

[huskysupporter]

There were about 3 of us ticked off at his demotion in the offseason. Wonder how people feel now. I was told it wasn't a demotion, DeLeone would be a better teacher. . . etc. Hogwash.

 

[Skiblets]

I would like it a hundred bajillion

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

There were about 3 of us ticked off at his demotion in the offseason. Wonder how people feel now. I was told it wasn't a demotion, DeLeone would be a better teacher. . . etc. Hogwash.

If you're not counting me in your original 3.....make it 4.

 

[coachRD]

If you're not counting me in your original 3.....make it 4.

CRAZY....I was 30 seconds away from typing that exact same response!

 

[huskysupporter]

If you're not counting me in your original 3.....make it 4.

People were getting on my case when I said it was a slap in his face. And that he would leave after the year. Deleone has a certain type of lineman he likes and he is the best one to coach them. Seems to be working out well so far.

 

[whaler11]

I thought it was insane as well - but they claim it's a scheme that has a long term payoff. This team won more games than people expected for a decade because the offensive line was underrated. The juice better be worth the squeeze.

 

[UConnDan97]

I was one of those that was "on the fence"......I have jumped the fence.....

 

[ConnHuskBask]

I don't understand it. UConn consistently has one of the best offensive lines in the Big East for years and they decide to change the coach that was behind taking a lot of low rated or unrated recruits from his position?

What the hell?

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

People were getting on my case when I said it was a slap in his face. And that he would leave after the year. Deleone has a certain type of lineman he likes and he is the best one to coach them. Seems to be working out well so far.

That would be Carl what's his name. I actually thought about that very discussion during the game.

 

[UConnDan97]

I want to see guard-pull after beautiful guard-pull!!! I want to see our 300 pound dudes smack the other team's 280 pound dudes in the mouth!! I want to watch the Red Sea part again for our running backs the way they always used to!!! I want "4 yards and a cloud of dust" fooball!!!

Bring back Moses....I mean, Foley....

 

[coachRD]

I don't understand it. UConn consistently has one of the best offensive lines in the Big East for years and they decide to change the coach that was behind taking a lot of low rated or unrated recruits from his position?

What the hell?

What's not to understand?! Foley only could lay claim to having coached at Colgate. DeLeone "could wallpaper his house with the offensive plays he knows." Case closed.

 

[huskysupporter]

That would be Carl what's his name. I actually thought about that very discussion during the game.

Frustrating. Foley is one of the greatest O Line coaches in the nation. Watching O Lineman come into the program and progress under his tutelage was fun to watch. To see him demoted (and can we finally admit it was a demotion?), was so disappointing to me. I can't see any way he remains with the program after this year. Some team is going to be very lucky to get him.

 

[coachRD]

Frustrating. Foley is one of the greatest O Line coaches in the nation. Watching O Lineman come into the program and progress under his tutelage was fun to watch. To see him demoted (and can we finally admit it was a demotion?), was so disappointing to me. I can't see any way he remains with the program after this year. Some team is going to be very lucky to get him.

Exactly. I think the PP hire was fine given the "big picture" that didn't necessarily include a lot of clear-cut positives for recruiting a high level coach, but his loyalty to DeLeone is clearly hurting the team.

 

[Brochacho]

Agree with this thread, I do.

 

[coachRD]

Agree with this thread, I do.

Please change your syntax. Yoda is kind of a hero of mine, and your Yoda-like statement is making a negative association for me between one of my heroes and DeLeone.

 

[whaler11]

If I wasn't so lazy, I'd dig up the threads where I was an for pointing out how bad the offensive line was in the spring.

 

[SubbaBub]

"could wallpaper his house with the offensive plays he knows."

This phrase has entered the Boneyard pantheon right next to, "We used to be in trailers." and "Dream job."

 

[ZooCougar]

Just do it.

MAKE THIS THREAD STICKY.

 

[ZooCougar]

Is George Deleone even allowed to go to the bathroom unsupervised? Good grief.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Give them one more week(3 defines a trend) but it may be that the collective strength, speed and talent is just simply not there.

 

[johnhuskies95]

To be fair, it's not like the offensive line was some sort of juggernaut last year under Foley.

 

[zls44]

Give them one more week(3 defines a trend) but it may be that the collective strength, speed and talent is just simply not there.

You want to see that kind of play against Randy?

I don't.

It's a simple move. Nobody gets fired. You go back to everyone focusing on their strengths. Foley is an exceptional OL coach. He should be the OL coach. He's arguably the best position coach UConn has ever had (maybe Terry Richardson).

Let the man coach the damn line. Nobody does it better.

 

[RedSoloCup]

the move was to 'assist' the OL learn the intricate zone blocking needed to run the ball.

is a stellar success, really.

damn, where is that sarcasm font.