Oh, How Miami Has Fallen

[uconndogs]

I have little doubt that Diaco was and probably still is a good DC. He was with Kelly in Cincy and Kelly brought him to ND. Kelly does not suffer fools.........for a minute.

I has at the Husky Walk at the Virginia game which was the game after Navy when Diaco botched the end of the game. He looked like a deer in the headlights. I was also at the BC game with the fake field goal. I don't know if the poor guy lost his glue or not, but, at the very least he was not ready for the seat he was given.

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that he did not have a clue how to recruit at UCONN. The disaster that we've had over the last three seasons is largely due to an almost complete lack of talent. I'm not apologizing for Edsal, because I don't think it had to get quite this bad, but he had very little with which to work. Slow doesn't even begin to describe the basketball teams Diaco recruited.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Winning doesn't matter once your ticket is punched into the P5, only the money that rolls in.

If I want to root for making money, I will buy stocks. I don't see how a school making money does me any good as a fan.

 

[John]

I don't know about that. As much as I dislike the Big East, it seems that conference is set for a nasty run in men's basketball as long as UConn is a member.

basketball success does not equal athletic department success. Basketball is not at the center of the universe.

 

[buddy]

If I want to root for making money, I will buy stocks. I don't see how a school making money does me any good as a fan.

Without money, maybe a school will not be able to continue to sponsor the sport that one likes to follow.

 

[billybud]

The Hurricanes had a tough end of season....

...Hill....opted out of bowl...NFL
...Thomas...opted out of bowl...NFL
...Garner....opted out of bowl...NFL
...Pinckney...opted out of bowl...peparing for NFL draft

...Jennings... out for season...injury
...Dallas...out...injury
...Steed....out...injury
...Bolden....out...injury
...Linguard...knee injury

 

[traitor71]

The Hurricanes had a tough end of season....

...Hill....opted out of bowl...NFL
...Thomas...opted out of bowl...NFL
...Garner....opted out of bowl...NFL
...Pinckney...opted out of bowl...peparing for NFL draft

...Jennings... out for season...injury
...Dallas...out...injury
...Steed....out...injury
...Bolden....out...injury
...Linguard...knee injury

Still had more talent than all the teams they lost to at the end of the season. Talent is never the problem there. The admin doesn't bother to even pretend to try, especially when it comes to hiring coaches. They got lucky when the Dolphins remodeled the stadium. They got lucky when Richt dropped into their lap and built up a great infrastructure. Then they got lucky again when he retired buyout free. They simply don't care. If they did, they wouldn't have passed on Dan Mullen twice.

 

[billybud]

Talent ? not really at QB....their major problem last two seasons.

Mullen for coach? Maybe...but Florida offered him after two other targets declined (Kelley took UCLA and Frost went on to Nebraska).

Miami still had Richt when Mullen came on the market...Mullen had already turned Florida down after they let Muschamp go and most thought him entrenched at Mississippi State.

 

[traitor71]

Talent ? not really at QB....their major problem last two seasons.

Mullen for coach? Maybe...but Florida offered him after two other targets declined (Kelley took UCLA and Frost went on to Nebraska).

Miami still had Richt when Mullen came on the market...Mullen had already turned Florida down after they let Muschamp go and most thought him entrenched at Mississippi State.

The QB's may or may not be busts, but they don't have a prayer in the systems they have been under. Now that Enos is gone, Miami has yet another chance to bring in a coach who will play modern, up tempo, wide open football. We will see if Diaz does so or not, although they have other problems (and he may very well be one of them).

 

[Steelerone]

Every school above did what they could to improve themselves financially but Miami will always have a special place for bullying, cheating and ignorance. During their peak years the players did everything they could to humiliate the opposing players on and off the field. Like someone much smarter than myself once said, "Make your words soft and sweet because someday you may have to eat them".

 

[BugsyCT]

Bigger mistake hiring recently fired HCREDreamJob1.0 and making him HCRE2.0.

Never implied it wasn't. But firing Disco was the right move.

 

[Adios]

basketball success does not equal athletic department success. Basketball is not at the center of the universe.

Mens and womens basketball are the second and third most popular college sports. Not bad ground to stand on.

 

[billybud]

One may down play the effect...but I do believe that losing 4 starters and experienced players to NFL draft preparation has to have an negative impact...

Miami no longer recruits a top 3 class....they were #36 in 2019....the road back starts with recruiting, as does UConn's.

 

[buddy]

Mens and womens basketball are the second and third most popular college sports. Not bad ground to stand on.

Unfortunately, being great at the second and third most popular college sports and relegating the most popular sport to an afterthought, left UConn behind when it mattered most.

 

[uconndogs]

The Hurricanes had a tough end of season....

...Hill....opted out of bowl...NFL
...Thomas...opted out of bowl...NFL
...Garner....opted out of bowl...NFL
...Pinckney...opted out of bowl...peparing for NFL draft

...Jennings... out for season...injury
...Dallas...out...injury
...Steed....out...injury
...Bolden....out...injury
...Linguard...knee injury

Please stop. They were embarrassed.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

They have all declined, but the school that has declined the most is UConn.

Uconn has won National Titles recently. What have those schools won in any sport that matters?

 

[Irishfan]

Uconn has won National Titles recently. What have those schools won in any sport that matters?

would you give up all the Women’s basketball championships for a spot in the Big Ten?

 

[ASweet3781]

Unfortunately, being great at the second and third most popular college sports and relegating the most popular sport to an afterthought, left UConn behind when it mattered most.

By your standard everyone not Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, LSU, are after thoughts. Basically 7-8 schools are in play for the 4 team playoff every year. If that.

 

[Adios]

Unfortunately, being great at the second and third most popular college sports and relegating the most popular sport to an afterthought, left UConn behind when it mattered most.

Ironically, they are why we've been considered by other conferences.

 

[Adios]

would you give up all the Women’s basketball championships for a spot in the Big Ten?

Heck yeah! What kind of a question is that?

 

[huskysupporter]

would you give up all the Women’s basketball championships for a spot in the Big Ten?

Who wouldn’t?

 

[buddy]

Uconn has won National Titles recently. What have those schools won in any sport that matters?

Women's basketball and field hockey are not bringing in millions of dollars. Those former Big East schools are getting many more millions than UConn.

 

[buddy]

Ironically, they are why we've been considered by other conferences.

I don't think that is the case. If supremacy in women's basketball mattered in conference realignment, UConn would have been a shoo in.

 

[buddy]

By your standard everyone not Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, LSU, are after thoughts. Basically 7-8 schools are in play for the 4 team playoff every year. If that.

That is true, but the other schools in the P5 are able to fund their football programs.

 

[HuskyNan]

Women's basketball and field hockey are not bringing in millions of dollars. Those former Big East schools are getting many more millions than UConn.

Women’s basketball used to have a $1million+ profit every year before they were forced to play ECU, Memphis, Tulane, et al and fans had to pay $22 a ticket to watch UConn run layup lines.

Licensing fees are down as are ticket sales. Better competition will help enormously with that. I’ll bet the men’s team boosters would much rather schmooze other boosters from Villanova at Madison Square Garden than the UCF crowd at the Civic Center, too. That might help them find their checkbooks. No, it’s not football money, but the football team in it’s current state isn’t going to support the Athletic Department so the AD chose to make a few bucks rather than bleed cash

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[MilliniumPrince]

Women's basketball and field hockey are not bringing in millions of dollars. Those former Big East schools are getting many more millions than UConn.

Over the past half dozen years, we have also won in Men's Basketball, but I guess you missed that. What have BC and Miami won in that window?

You aren't even a good troll. How do you fail at trolling? Lol

 

[buddy]

Women’s basketball used to have a $1million+ profit every year before they were forced to play ECU, Memphis, Tulane, et al and fans had to pay $22 a ticket to watch UConn run it’s layup lines.

Licensing fees are down as are ticket sales. Better competition will help enormously with that. I’ll bet the men’s team boosters would much rather schmooze other boosters from Villanova at Madison Square Garden than the UCF crowd at the Civic Center, too. That might help them find their checkbooks. No, it’s not football money, but the football team in it’s current state isn’t going to support the Athletic Department so the AD chose to make a few bucks rather than bleed cash

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I appreciate your reply Husky Nan (you still have locked me out of the women's board). I want to see UConn athletics succeed in all sports, but it is very difficult to watch all these bowl games when I know that UConn should be one of the participants. It is just disgusting that some schools are raking in some big bucks and UConn is not one of them. That is all I'm saying.

 

[buddy]

Over the past half dozen years, we have also won in Men's Basketball, but I guess you missed that. What have BC and Miami won in that window?

You aren't even a good troll. How do you fail at trolling? Lol

Again, it doesn't matter if BC and Miami ever win a game again in any sport. They are getting a 30 million dollar a year payday no matter what until at least 2036. UConn is struggling to survive in athletics. How can any school not in the P5 compete with them?

 

[noeynox]

I appreciate your reply Husky Nan (you still have locked me out of the women's board). I want to see UConn athletics succeed in all sports, but it is very difficult to watch all these bowl games when I know that UConn should be one of the participants. It is just disgusting that some schools are raking in some big bucks and UConn is not one of them. That is all I'm saying.

No one is raking in big bucks from the non major bowls.

Yes i want UConn to get back to minor bowls but the "windfall" isn't one of the reasons.

 

[HuskyNan]

I appreciate your reply Husky Nan (you still have locked me out of the women's board). I want to see UConn athletics succeed in all sports, but it is very difficult to watch all these bowl games when I know that UConn should be one of the participants. It is just disgusting that some schools are raking in some big bucks and UConn is not one of them. That is all I'm saying.

Bowl games aren’t necessarily money makers for the schools

Report: UConn lost $1.8 million at Fiesta Bowl

How much would be lost became clear on Wednesday, when bowl documents obtained by The...

www.ctpost.com

 

[beerfan]

Women’s basketball used to have a $1million+ profit every year before they were forced to play ECU, Memphis, Tulane, et al and fans had to pay $22 a ticket to watch UConn run layup lines.

Licensing fees are down as are ticket sales. Better competition will help enormously with that. I’ll bet the men’s team boosters would much rather schmooze other boosters from Villanova at Madison Square Garden than the UCF crowd at the Civic Center, too. That might help them find their checkbooks. No, it’s not football money, but the football team in it’s current state isn’t going to support the Athletic Department so the AD chose to make a few bucks rather than bleed cash

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I still think no one is considering the pre-mature "ticket fee" in this whole equation. Before Hurley righted the ship we were asked to pay an $800 seat fee. That was an insane request considering the current situation, we were a middling school in a middling conference. No wonder most ticket holders just decided it wasn't worth it.

When this new fee went over like a lead balloon they panicked and made the Big East move, basically abandoning the football program. People are now wondering about the mass transfers from the football program and blaming coaches but in reality the school made a decision that the football program was not the priority.

I hope I am wrong but these moves will turn us back to be a UNH or URI status, and unfortunately bring the University down to that status as well. When I was applying to college Uconn was a safety school, now it is an elite school my daughter wants to go to. I hate to say sports Calhoun and Geno helped to get it to the level. Unfortunately in ten years it won't be.