Pasqualoni

[superjohn]

Pasqualoni needs to be fired, the guy is connected to DeLeone at the hip. He instills no confidence in his teams, this is especially shown when he gets interviewed at halftime and the only thing he can say is "we want to keep it close and give ourselves a chance late in the fourth quarter." Can anyone give one good reason why Pasqualoni should come back as head coach next year? It's a given he will be fired within the next two years, his buyout is pretty cheap. Keeping Dumb and Dumber around just sets our program back at least 3-5 years.

 

[Go Dogs!!]

PP and GDL are connected at the hip. Always have and always will be. This ship is sailing the same seas as the past cuse days. I hope we aren't going to see the same ending.

 

[Srqhusky]

Let it go they are here for another year.

Go spend your time wondering if coors lite really needs two stage cold activation

 

[pj]

Pasqualoni needs to be fired, the guy is connected to DeLeone at the hip. He instills no confidence in his teams, this is especially shown when he gets interviewed at halftime and the only thing he can say is "we want to keep it close and give ourselves a chance late in the fourth quarter."

That reminds me of a pet peeve from last year. They coached every game like the goal was to win by 3 points exactly. It was as if winning by 20 points was some sort of crime.

 

[HuskyBandDad]

What coach ever gave useful info during a half time interview ?

 

[UConnDan97]

Coach P's going 13-0 next season (I used to say 14-0, but I'm not sure if we will have a championship game if SDSU goes to the MW). So......13-0....

 

[jdb50]

Coach P took over a program on the rise and I don't think he will want to go down in Connecticut history as the coach who killed the program. Even moreso because of this odd attachment to GDL. I'm waiting for the announcement on the changes and hires for the 2013 staff to form an opinion as to whether he has really looked in the mirror and done a true assessment of the past 2 years. The news on the Cinci assistant being in the running for OC is welcome. If the changes to the staff are cosmetic and just a change in titles only then I can't say there is a reason to keep him.

 

[BlueDogs]

I hope P makes us all look like total fools. In the interim I hope he is fired before he destroys the program completely.

 

[superjohn]

We all know he's coming back, my only question was why? If we know PP and GDL are done after next season then what is the point of bringing them back for one season. It makes no sense.

 

[weyuo]

Where did you read ..or hear that Coach P is definitely leaving after the 2013 season Super John? If they have a third losing season then of course he'll be gone but you make it sound like it's a foregone conclusion. Defeatist fans like you make life miserable for the rest of us REAL life long Husky fans. Like grandma used to preach" If you don't have anything nice to say......"

 

[CTMike]

Like grandma used to preach" If you don't have anything nice to say......"

... the Boneyard would be a ghost town.

 

[UConnDan97]

Okay, I'll bite on this thread because I feel like I need to get my thoughts on record. I think Pasqualoni is a good coach. I might be one of the very few people on this board (or in the entirety of Husky Nation) that would like him to stay. In my opinion, he has mainly suffered from two things; the inability to understand when to call a timeout, and the inability to see that one of his best friends was letting a philosophy dictate a roster rather than letting a roster dictate a philosophy. But here is what he does very well:

1) Pasqualoni understands defenses extremely well.
2) He recruits very well.
3) He has a very good demeanor, and I think he treats the players like they are grown-ups (which maybe explains why he is a good recruiter).

It finally seems, at least to some degree, that he is correcting one of his two major flaws. We all will get to see to what degree it gets corrected. But I am more than comfortable with him at the helm...

(now let the UConnDan97 bashing begin!)

 

[businesslawyer]

. Keeping Dumb and Dumber around just sets our program back at least 3-5 years.

I wish they were gone. But since you're concerned about our program maybe you can explain to me how you are furthering by trashing our head coach three weeks from signing day when the decision to bring him back for next year has already been made.

 

[businesslawyer]

Okay, I'll bite on this thread because I feel like I need to get my thoughts on record. I think Pasqualoni is a good coach. I might be one of the very few people on this board (or in the entirety of Husky Nation) that would like him to stay. In my opinion, he has mainly suffered from two things; the inability to understand when to call a timeout, and the inability to see that one of his best friends was letting a philosophy dictate a roster rather than letting a roster dictate a philosophy. But here is what he does very well:

1) Pasqualoni understands defenses extremely well.
2) He recruits very well.
3) He has a very good demeanor, and I think he treats the players like they are grown-ups (which maybe explains why he is a good recruiter).

It finally seems, at least to some degree, that he is correcting one of his two major flaws. We all will get to see to what degree it gets corrected. But I am more than comfortable with him at the helm...

(now let the UConnDan97 bashing begin!)

The operation was brilliant. Yes, the patient died, but the doctor did so many things well.

 

[UConnDan97]

The operation was brilliant. Yes, the patient died, but the doctor did so many things well.

Biz, I think the ultimate problem on the board is that some people think the patient is dead. With the latest recruiting class and a new OC, the patient is just beginning his outpatient care and physical therapy...

 

[Srqhusky]

No the operation was a boob job

 

[pj]

The operation was brilliant. Yes, the patient died, but the doctor did so many things well.

The patient didn't die, he only had his offense amputated. The surgeon had a good demeanor. Look on the bright side, BL.

 

[UConnDan97]

The patient didn't die, he only had his offense amputated. The surgeon had a good demeanor. Look on the bright side, BL.

Well, it's time to see if that bionic "Weist" works better than the old one...

 

[junglehusky]

Well if it isn't my old friend Greg McCraig! With a leg for an arm and an arm for a leg!

 

[whaler11]

Okay, I'll bite on this thread because I feel like I need to get my thoughts on record. I think Pasqualoni is a good coach. I might be one of the very few people on this board (or in the entirety of Husky Nation) that would like him to stay. In my opinion, he has mainly suffered from two things; the inability to understand when to call a timeout, and the inability to see that one of his best friends was letting a philosophy dictate a roster rather than letting a roster dictate a philosophy. But here is what he does very well:

1) Pasqualoni understands defenses extremely well.
2) He recruits very well.
3) He has a very good demeanor, and I think he treats the players like they are grown-ups (which maybe explains why he is a good recruiter).

It finally seems, at least to some degree, that he is correcting one of his two major flaws. We all will get to see to what degree it gets corrected. But I am more than comfortable with him at the helm...

(now let the UConnDan97 bashing begin!)

He was a good coach. His record pretty much proves that.

The last two years make it pretty clear he isn't qualified to be the head coach of a BCS program in the 2010s.

It's going to be painfully obvious this season as the schedule is brutal. It's an attractive home slate for ticket purchases in July. It's a horrific schedule for winning games.

When you need a big season having the good teams at home and the mediocre teams on the road... 5-7 will seem like the good old days come December.

 

[Srqhusky]

Okay, I'll bite on this thread because I feel like I need to get my thoughts on record. I think Pasqualoni is a good coach. I might be one of the very few people on this board (or in the entirety of Husky Nation) that would like him to stay. In my opinion, he has mainly suffered from two things; the inability to understand when to call a timeout, and the inability to see that one of his best friends was letting a philosophy dictate a roster rather than letting a roster dictate a philosophy. But here is what he does very well:

1) Pasqualoni understands defenses extremely well.
2) He recruits very well.
3) He has a very good demeanor, and I think he treats the players like they are grown-ups (which maybe explains why he is a good recruiter).

It finally seems, at least to some degree, that he is correcting one of his two major flaws. We all will get to see to what degree it gets corrected. But I am more than comfortable with him at the helm...

(now let the UConnDan97 bashing begin!)

I agree with this and if we win 8 games this season and offense Is improved I have no problems with him staying on. If we don't win eight games and is fired I wouldn't mind him staying on as a recruiting head or advisor

 

[Dann]

coach P is the perfect Ast HC. i would actually welcome that. keep him up in the booth so he is just watching on game day. let him run around ct and further relationships. he can go to bumfuk ct high bball games and cheer recruits on and he can even get a hankie with a block c stitches into it for his dam nose leak. uconn can buy him a iphone so he can chat with gdl who is down in hell. he can be at preactices and just monitor the situation as usual and talk nonsense that somehows are dumb leaders buy. perfect AST HC.

things he can't touch:
our timeouts
playcalls
a whistle

its perfect

 

[The Viking]

I can't even imagine the venom that would be directed at Coach P if he wasn't bringing in one of the most highly-regarded recruiting classes in UConn's history in Div 1.

**Save the bullcrap about how we won't know for sure if its the best for another 5 years - no sherlock. I'm just saying that in terms of the perceptions of recruiting classes that have been brought in, this is one of the best. Maybe the best once all is said and done on signing day.

Everyone needs to chill the duck out. Coach P got a talking to. He's been put on notice. If he wants to bring his friend back fine, but if his friend ducks anything up, I'm pretty sure Warde has made it clear that many heads will roll including Coach P's. And Coach P knows that as he looks to finalize his coaching staff.

Let's let the dust settle a bit and let all the coaching positions fill out and the class fill in on Signing Day before thinking the world will end.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Pasqualoni needs to be fired, the guy is connected to DeLeone at the hip. He instills no confidence in his teams, this is especially shown when he gets interviewed at halftime and the only thing he can say is "we want to keep it close and give ourselves a chance late in the fourth quarter." Can anyone give one good reason why Pasqualoni should come back as head coach next year? It's a given he will be fired within the next two years, his buyout is pretty cheap. Keeping Dumb and Dumber around just sets our program back at least 3-5 years.

I cant't give you one good reason why he isn't fired this afternoon. Every day with PP is another day in this program's destruction.

 

[nycscooby]

He was a good coach. His record pretty much proves that.

The last two years make it pretty clear he isn't qualified to be the head coach of a BCS program in the 2010s.

It's going to be painfully obvious this season as the schedule is brutal. It's an attractive home slate for ticket purchases in July. It's a horrific schedule for winning games.

When you need a big season having the good teams at home and the mediocre teams on the road... 5-7 will seem like the good old days come December.

100% agree, The perception of UConn football from media/fan/conference perspective has obviously taken a significant dip from the BCS bid and the perception then that made HCRE one of the hottest coaches in the country. I've come to terms with PP staying another season but I really really wish the school had had the balls to go all out for a name coach or someone who can bring excitement and raise perception of the program for the future. When this team goes 2-10 next season against that schedule with some of those losses probably being real ugly then the perception of our program will sink to MAC level (if it's not there already).