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Chief00 said:
I said at the time, quite frankly, we were not a bowl team last year and should have stayed home rather than go and lose to Marshall. For going to a bowl, all kinds of people in the Athletics Dept got bonuses and additionally Diaco got a raise, more years and a better buyout - pretty good for a 6-7 record.

My question to Susan Herbst is what is the baseline expectation for a coach before you give him additional goodies - just don't see a losing record deserving all that.

Next time listen to Chief and save time, dollars and aggravation. Most importantly get on winning roll.
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Turning down the bowl invite is as dumb now as it was when you first suggested it.
 
I'm going to join Amway and beg Bob Diaco to join me so we can make "One Billion" dollars.

Who knew his peak was 6-6.

I got my boy Randy on speed dial. Hang tight.
 
Chief00 said:
I said at the time, quite frankly, we were not a bowl team last year and should have stayed home rather than go and lose to Marshall. For going to a bowl, all kinds of people in the Athletics Dept got bonuses and additionally Diaco got a raise, more years and a better buyout - pretty good for a 6-7 record.

My question to Susan Herbst is what is the baseline expectation for a coach before you give him additional goodies - just don't see a losing record deserving all that.

Next time listen to Chief and save time, dollars and aggravation. Most importantly get on winning roll.
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Listen to Chief and hang out with Drummond. You're a clown
 
Husky pride said:
Not that it did any good...but I wrote Benedict some time ago asking if he wanted to be associated with the demise ( for all practical purposes) of the UConn Football program. Obviously, he saw, and now sees, no problem!
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What makes you think DB sees no problem? Is it because he hasn't publicly blasted the coach?

I'm pretty confident that there have been discussions between the two and I would wager that while DB may not have been overly specific about the how BD needs to go about it, DB made clear that tangible evidence of progress will be necessary before too much time passes.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
What makes you think DB sees no problem? Is it because he hasn't publicly blasted the coach?

I'm pretty confident that there have been discussions between the two and I would wager that while DB may not have been overly specific about the how BD needs to go about it, DB made clear that tangible evidence of progress will be necessary before too much time passes.
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I think anyone who would say otherwise is just being emotional, whether people think it's warranted or not.

The Diaco extension looks like crap now but it was a gamble. You never really know what you actually have in year 2 with a football coach or any coach. What I hope they do is realize that Diaco is probably a sunk cost at this point and it's best to move on *if* we think we can afford it. If we can't afford it, ride it out a year and then rethink discussions.

Benedict saying anything publicly would be the stupidest thing that could happen. Keep that ish in house and make your decision. don't let a cloud hang over the program.
 
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SubbaBub said:
They are making adjustments. That is easy to see. Just not fast enough and missing some very important and basic strategic concepts.

Getting from 2 wins to 6 is easy. Getting from 6 to 9 is hard.
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Lets see how easy just getting another win this year will be
 
JMick said:
I think anyone who would say otherwise is just being emotional, whether people think it's warranted or not.

The Diaco extension looks like crap now but it was a gamble. You never really know what you actually have in year 2 with a football coach or any coach. What I hope they do is realize that Diaco is probably a sunk cost at this point and it's best to move on *if* we think we can afford it. If we can't afford it, ride it out a year and then rethink discussions.

Benedict saying anything publicly would be the stupidest thing that could happen. Keep that ish in house and make your decision. don't let a cloud hang over the program.
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seriously do you follow modern football? The Texas AD pretty much has to give a press conference every hour on Charlie Strong. And don't give me the "we're not Texas" b.s. Google
 
I hope for the sake of sanity that Benedict initially resisted the extension momentum created by our outgoing AD and President. Yes everyone was happy for the Bowl Bid but 6-6 is not spectacular and the offense which was putrid all season was just as bad in the bowl game. Thomas was ready to ring their necks afterwards. Just like everyone else I expected more progress this season and growth from the coaching staff to correct their shortcomings. But a contract extension should have been contingent on that success being realized, not because of some rosy picture he painted or the threat of "other interested teams". We've got a coach who coaches scared and executives who negotiate scared?

Funny thing is I don't even remember the extension issue at all as if it wasn't really made a big deal of. Did we have a thread on it here?

Never mind found one:
UConn football coach Bob Diaco has agreed to a two-year contact extension through 2020.

...and I understand the hopeful attitude expressed by many on that thread but feel like the last post was a bit more sober.
UConn football coach Bob Diaco has agreed to a two-year contact extension through 2020.
 
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politics said:
seriously do you follow modern football? The Texas AD pretty much has to give a press conference every hour on Charlie Strong. And don't give me the "we're not Texas" b.s. Google
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And what good has that done for Texas? The only thing a press conference or soundbite does is put doubt into your roster and your recruits. You're a genius if you think it's a good idea that Benedict comes out and makes a statement. Keep that crap in house.
 
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JMick said:
And what good has that done for Texas? The only thing a press conference or soundbite does is put doubt into your roster and your recruits. You're a genius if you think it's a good idea that Benedict comes out and makes a statement. Keep that crap in house.
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OK Mr. Old School
 
politics said:
OK Mr. Old School
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Skiblets said:
Agreed. Nobody saw this regression coming. And post game listening to him talking about scrapping everything and scraping was so unsettling
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Nobody? The gambling markets set the season win total at 5 with juice on the under.
 
CTMike said:
Turning down the bowl invite is as dumb now as it was when you first suggested it.
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You need to see the play ahead - it sent all the wrong messages - cost us a ton of dollars - made mediocracy acceptable - delayed coming to terms with our QB problem. Quite frankly, sadly all this stuff played out this year as predicted.
As other posters have indicated - listen to Chief next time. I will keep it real.
 
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Chief00 said:
You need to see the play ahead - it sent all the wrong messages - cost us a ton of dollars - made mediocracy acceptable - delayed coming to terms with our QB problem. Quite frankly, sadly all this stuff played out this year as predicted.
As other posters have indicated - listen to Chief next time. I will keep it real.
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You are completely full of . Name me one successful team that declines bowl invitations. Can't wait to see your list.
 
Chief00 said:
You need to see the play ahead - it sent all the wrong messages - cost us a ton of dollars - made mediocracy acceptable - delayed coming to terms with our QB problem. Quite frankly, sadly all this stuff played out this year as predicted.
As other posters have indicated - listen to Chief next time. I will keep it real.
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How does Bunky feel about bowl games though?
 
CTMike said:
You are completely full of . Name me one successful team that declines bowl invitations. Can't wait to see your list.
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I don't care what other teams do or don't do - the evidence is overwhelming that it was a huge error for us. I don't need to chronical subsequent events again but we all know how this is ending - keeping Diaco for another year - when we know it's not working any better now than 2 years ago.
 
Chief00 said:
I don't care what other teams do or don't do - the evidence is overwhelming that it was a huge error for us. I don't need to chronical subsequent events again but we all know how this is ending - keeping Diaco for another year - when we know it's not working any better now than 2 years ago.
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There is zero evidence that it was a huge error and like I thought you couldn't name any teams. Your knowitall bullspit is tired and old.
 
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Chief00 said:
I don't care what other teams do or don't do - the evidence is overwhelming that it was a huge error for us. I don't need to chronical subsequent events again but we all know how this is ending - keeping Diaco for another year - when we know it's not working any better now than 2 years ago.
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Did you make your post about turning down a bowl game before or after you and Andre hit the clubs together?
 
CTMike said:
There is zero evidence that it was a huge error and like I thought you couldn't name any teams. Your knowitall bullspit is tired and old.
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You miss the point - it was a wrong move for us - I did not spend a second on your fool's errand. You have doubled down on your boys Diaco/BS and it's been nothing but a disaster - after this year he will have 3 losing seasons and close to 30 loses to show for all the confidence you place in him.
 
Chief00 said:
You miss the point - it was a wrong move for us - I did not spend a second on your fool's errand. You have doubled down on your boys Diaco/BS and it's been nothing but a disaster - after this year he will have 3 losing seasons and close to 30 loses to show for all the confidence you place in him.
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You have no understanding of cause and effect.
 
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