OT - September 10, 2016 Diaco Calls Timeout

[Milo65]

This unfortunately hit my Facebook memories and it reminded me that this program is in so much better shape. Jim Mora can coach football.

 

[CL82]

This unfortunately hit my Facebook memories and it reminded me that this program is in so much better shape. Jim Mora can coach football.
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I don't know how to respond to this. Obviously I agree with the sentiment, but any time I see Diaco I want to hit the dislike button.

 

[BlueandOG]

This unfortunately hit my Facebook memories and it reminded me that this program is in so much better shape. Jim Mora can coach football.
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There is an inversely proportional relationship between how good he looks and how dumb he sounds.

 

[Jimdish255]

Did they ever sell those belts?

 

[PlayItLeo]

Please do not make me relive this. In hindsight this was probably death knell that plagued the next few years.

 

[uconndogs]

Throughout my career I began to realize that hiring right was just about the whole ball of wax. Do that well and the rest just about takes care of itself.

The other thing I've learned is that recruitment specialists have a role, but they don't make the final decision. That rests with whomever is responsible for the hire and who will be held accountable for the hire.

Basic stuff, I know, but man did we screw the pooch on that one!

 

[Scrutineer]

He was the golden boy who won the award for National DC of the year so he was probably viewed by our AD as a "safe hire".
My first thought when he was hired was the blowout loss Notre Dame suffered in their bowl game at the end of the season for which he won that award.
Then, watching the end of that Navy game, I realized his ineptitude was not a one off.
He was living proof that some people can have a great year but not sustain it. He was unable to step back and see the big picture during game conditions.
Too involved in minutiae? Maybe.
Inexperienced and not ready to manage the game? Definitely.
Proved in the intervening years that his successes were likely due to working for one of the best head coaches in the game at the time? Sure seems that way.

 

[ArtTheFan]

Why bring up the past? With Jim Mora, the future of UConn's football is bright. To me, the Fruit loss is a bump, nothing to panic about. Did we think before the season we would have predicted to be leading at anytime? Yes, we lost the game, but all in all, I thought it was a good - not great - game.

 

[MrHockey9]

 

[UConnJim]

When I view these videos after many years, I wonder, how did he ever get hired? He just doesn't come off as a competent leader of a football program and it must have been obvious in his job interviews.

 

[LBird33]

This unfortunately hit my Facebook memories and it reminded me that this program is in so much better shape. Jim Mora can coach football.
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Guy was a blowhard. Blah blah blah

 

[Jetskies]

can someone who is bored enough, give me the 150-word (or more if u want) summary of Bob Diaco's tenure with UConn? this was before me.

 

[UCan3]

Feel bad about Mora so we bring back Diaco for a roasting here? Hmm..
The AAC was terrible conference and Bob was inexperienced and awkward. Yes.

But in fairness some of the best games I’ve seen our team play to this day was against a handful of games we played against ranked opponents when he was coach. Houston was best college game I’ve even attended.

If you wanted to take spotlight off of Mora, Edsall 2.0 was a more deserving of a thread.

He did something Bob never did which was stop caring his job while collecting a paycheck.