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Message: [QUOTE="jrg23, post: 4430559, member: 12194"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32589454/uconn-football-collapse[/URL] What a difference great leadership, belief, and incredibly hard work (and 12 months) make...some meaningful quotes from this 11/12/21 article (e.g., the UConn football obituary): --------------------------------------------------- [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Now the next head coach is in place. UConn announced Thursday that [/COLOR]it had hired Jim Mora, who last coached at UCLA in 2017 and has previous stops in the NFL as the head coach in Atlanta and Seattle. Though Mora has no ties to the Northeast, Benedict said in a statement announcing the hire that Mora was a proven winner "and he possesses the experience and the energy to lead our football program back to success. Jim is excited and undaunted by this challenge, and we both know that this program has great potential." Everyone inside the program believes the right coach, with the right fit and temperament, can get the job done -- especially the players, who say they have bonded together through the adversity they have faced over the last two years. Players say interim coach Lou Spanos has helped change the mentality and is someone they have rallied around. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Though Benedict does not paint the new coaching hire as make or break, others do.[/COLOR] For his part, Benedict is focused on doing everything he can to help the new head coach win, sooner rather than later. [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]"We're going to have success," Benedict said.[/COLOR] "So when we win, people will be happy again, and those types of comments or conversations will stop." ----------------------------------- My story...I'm new to this Board, but let me tell you I've been a die-hard fan since 2003 listening on the radio whenever possible to Danny O pioneering the program. I've lived in CT a couple of times over the years and when I did I attended every single game. When I wasn't living in CT I watched every single game on TV, good season or bad. As unexpected as the 2011 Fiesta Bowl was (which I attended), the 2022 UCFB team has significantly more enjoyable to root for (thank you JM). I'll be at West Point on Saturday, look forward to seeing all of you that will be attending. Go Huskies! [/QUOTE]

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