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Pete Roussel : Bob Diaco has retained only one uconn assistant

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freescooter said:
One other thought. We had one of the worst offenses in college football for the last 3 seasons. How in the heck can anyone call for bringing back most of the guys who ran that side of the football? with the exception of Foley who has a rep beyond Storrs, I think its sort of crazy. FWIW, I would not have been shocked if he replaced Foley as well. I assumed he would only retain 1 guy from the old staff, 2 at the most. thought it might be Hank, who I am told is a respected Dline coach.
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People were talking about Weist. Weist is responsible for helping groom many WRs for the NFL. The guy has had a string of good players at Cincy. And his work with Phillips, Geremy Davis and Foxx, etc. was outstanding. UConn will have a very difficult time filling his shoes at WR coach.
 
Srqhusky said:
He said it wasn't a rebuild job??
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I think he meant that with the talent we have, the great facilities, academics etc... we don't have to rebuild since we have all the necessary resources to recruit and win right away. Now, we all know that we needed to clean house after we hire a new coach. We don't want a Diaco to keep a staff he's not comfortable with just to please anyone, he needs to bring in a staff that sees his vision so he can succeed.
 
Cleaning house is actually a good image for us. It shows in both the hire of Diaco and his cleaning house that the new sheriffs in town, Herbst and Manuel, have a much different plan for the program than others before envisioned--or even now anticipated. This says "we're getting ready for primetime", not "we're retracting" or "we're just happy to plod along in the AAC"
 
This was one guy who definitely needed to go...

junglehusky said:
OK. That explains this... I wasn't going to speculate what this was about but now we know :

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upstater said:
People were talking about Weist. Weist is responsible for helping groom many WRs for the NFL. The guy has had a string of good players at Cincy. And his work with Phillips, Geremy Davis and Foxx, etc. was outstanding. UConn will have a very difficult time filling his shoes at WR coach.
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Assuming Weist could get his head wrapped around a lesser role (than HC). Some of the coaches may have wanted to move on. Best wishes to them all as they seek to continue their careers.
 
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gioff23 said:
Assuming Weist could get his head wrapped around a lesser role (than HC). Some of the coaches may have wanted to move on. Best wishes to them all as they seek to continue their careers.
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I wish nothing but the best for Coach Weist as he turned around a floundering program. Thanks! Unfortunately, you can't keep someone on the staff that was essentially the head coach for 2/3 of the season. The players need to know that Diaco is now in charge. Both Weist and Diaco understand this.
 
UConnDan97 said:
Wow. I expected a little house-cleaning from BD, but I wasn't expecting the entire crew (save 1). I think very highly of Foley, so I'm glad he's on board. I suppose his philosophy of line play must fit with Diaco's, since Diaco has said the first order of business is to win the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. That also means that Hughes' philosophy didn't match (I'm not shocked by that one). I think I'm most shocked on the offensive side of the ball, since I think that Weist and Day did a really nice job closing out the season in terms of WR, QB, and play calling.

Well, I can't wait to see some of the new names that BD brings into the fold. He must already have many of them in mind and perhaps even ready to commit, if he has already let the current staff go. Therefore, time for me to get back on that refresh button again...
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The only way to change a culture of losing is to clean house. Good for the new coach to make the hard decision that Coach PP couldn't.
 
Cleaning house, whether in football staffs or business, should only be done rarely. It actually sends a message of weakness, not strength.

Other than Foley, I didn't feel that strongly about any assistant, but is it really worth losing ALL that institutional knowledge?

Let's hope Disco knows what he is doing.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Cleaning house, whether in football staffs or business, should only be done rarely. It actually sends a message of weakness, not strength.

Other than Foley, I didn't feel that strongly about any assistant, but is it really worth losing ALL that institutional knowledge?

Let's hope Disco knows what he is doing.
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Always the optimist Muntz… don't know how much weaker we can get in regards to football stats, wins, and national perception. I think you are dead wrong on this one.
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
Cleaning house, whether in football staffs or business, should only be done rarely. It actually sends a message of weakness, not strength.

Other than Foley, I didn't feel that strongly about any assistant, but is it really worth losing ALL that institutional knowledge?

Let's hope Disco knows what he is doing.
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Yup, and anything less than 6 wins is a fail. You don't get a free year just because you had to start from scratch, because you didn't have to start from scratch.

Army, Stony Brook, and 4 conference wins (TJ had 3 conference wins) should be more than doable now that we have found a QB. 6 wins is just a "C".
 
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gioff23 said:
Assuming Weist could get his head wrapped around a lesser role (than HC). Some of the coaches may have wanted to move on. Best wishes to them all as they seek to continue their careers.
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I wasn't saying he should have been retained. I was answering freescooter who was questioning the coaching skills of the guys who were let go.
 
This guy might need to cancel his reservation soon. Huge lifestyle change if his job is gone.
 

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nelson, nelson, nelson...this is Standard operating procedure in college football. Even when head coaches get promoted, they often replace large numbers of the existing staff. In basketball with 3-4 coaches, it is less common to make wholesale changes, though usually there are some. It almost always happens in college football at this level, especially when the previous administration has been fired. You know how many of Spazziani's staff Addazio kept? Two. And one was more an administrator. You know how many holdovers from last year's Syracuse staff there were? Two. Three if you count the head coach who was promoted from the staff, yet he still replaced the majority of the staff.
 
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I can't say enough about the complete turnaround that Weist conducted with the QB's and WR's. I really thought there would be some way HCBD could incorporate that momentum into the new staff.

He must already have his OC picked out because he already knows Foley's techniques and teaching methods will mesh with the new OC's style.
 
freescooter said:
nelson, nelson, nelson...this is Standard operating procedure in college football. Even when head coaches get promoted, they often replace large numbers of the existing staff. In basketball with 3-4 coaches, it is less common to make wholesale changes, though usually there are some. It almost always happens in college football at this level, especially when the previous administration has been fired.
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For the most part I agree. The college football world is generally different from the business world in this respect. I'd prefer that everyone be assessed individually before making a decision, but I also don't know for sure that Diaco didn't do this.
 
I was hoping for Foley, TJ, and Day. It is what it is. Gotta have a strong finish to recruiting season.
 
huskymedic said:
Sure sounds like once BD was hired TJW wasn't an option to be retained:

desmondconner1:18pm via Twitter for iPhone
Former #UConn interim head coach T.J.Weist said he and new coach Bob Diaco never got to the point of an offer to stay. T.J wants to b an HC
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The Departing Weist: 'I Want To Be A Head Coach'
http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...rss&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

>>"I made the choice I was going to pursue other opportunities even though me and my wife [Karen] love this university. We bought a house a block off campus. My wife works in the business school. We really fell in love with this place, but I thought it was best to make a decision to pursue other opportunities. I want to be a head coach. Now that I've been a head coach ,I want to do it and know I can do it. I know there are a limited number of jobs out there. If it doesn't happen this year, it doesn't happen, but I want to be a head coach. <<
 
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freescooter said:
nelson, nelson, nelson...this is Standard operating procedure in college football. Even when head coaches get promoted, they often replace large numbers of the existing staff. In basketball with 3-4 coaches, it is less common to make wholesale changes, though usually there are some. It almost always happens in college football at this level, especially when the previous administration has been fired. You know how many of Spazziani's staff Addazio kept? Two. And one was more an administrator. You know how many holdovers from last year's Syracuse staff there were? Two. Three if you count the head coach who was promoted from the staff, yet he still replaced the majority of the staff.
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Addazio also had one of Spaz's Asst's say he was staying...then leave for the Eagles when Chip Kelly offered him the lb job...that would be Bill McGovern
 
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FDNY99 said:
Addazio also had one of Spaz's Asst's say he was staying...then leave for the Eagles when Chip Kelly offered him the lb job...that would be Bill McGovern
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Yes, but that happens at every school...not getting offered the Eagles job but its pretty common for a coach or two to move on to a new job even if the staff stays together...McGovern was probably going to the Eagles if even if Spaz had remained another year. But the point remains. A new head coach almost inevitably means a mostly new staff. Doesn't mean the old guys weren't good coaches. It just means that the new guy wants to put together his team.
 
freescooter said:
Yes, but that happens at every school...not getting offered the Eagles job but its pretty common for a coach or two to move on to a new job even if the staff stays together...McGovern was probably going to the Eagles if even if Spaz had remained another year. But the point remains. A new head coach almost inevitably means a mostly new staff. Doesn't mean the old guys weren't good coaches. It just means that the new guy wants to put together his team.
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I know that...I have several posts on here over the past 2 months about how we would FINALLY experience what a true FBS level coaching change would be like. I thought the new HC would keep 2 guys tops...I also figured we would get a new director of football op's and grad asst's too.
 
Limbo Land said:
Always the optimist Muntz… don't know how much weaker we can get in regards to football stats, wins, and national perception. I think you are dead wrong on this one.
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Nope...He's pretty much right...for once. Where he is wrong is that he fails to mention that this is one of the exceptions to when a new Head of State (as it were) should clean house. The previous regime went 0 for 9 to start the season. It looks like Coach Diaco kept the strength of the staff and cut out the rest. The potential Diaco-Weist power struggle makes more sense as I continue to think about it. If Hughes was promoted to Interim Head Coach over Weist (a mistake, IMO), Weist quite possibly may have been kept as OC. He was really good for the receivers and Cochran. But that is not what happened and the bright side is that UConn salvaged their season.

I don't understand the melancholy of losing this coach or that coach because they were good recruiters. Really? According to the recruiting rankings and the product on the field, no one on the previous staff was irreplacable based on their recruiting ability. Clearing house was a good thing in this instance. It's a breath of fresh air and each player can now be independently evaluated by the coaching staff going forward.
 
UConn Football Coach Bob Diaco To Retain Only One Coach
http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-football/hc-uconn-football-1219-20131218,0,3429670.story

>>Diaco said he wants to get through the holidays before a new staff starts working. That, of course, does not mean he is not having conversations and does not have ideas on who will fill out the staff. Once 2014 rolls around, he wants a staff in place, yet he wants everyone to enjoy the holidays.<<

>>... So to me, independent of when this process gets done or not done, I want whoever is coming here to have a nice Christmas vacation. I'd like them to have a nice New Year's Eve and a nice New Year's Day. So let's say, when that's done, January 3rd, 4th, 5th, I'd like to think all these processes could be done and they could be on their way to campus."<<
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Cleaning house, whether in football staffs or business, should only be done rarely. It actually sends a message of weakness, not strength.

Other than Foley, I didn't feel that strongly about any assistant, but is it really worth losing ALL that institutional knowledge?

Let's hope Disco knows what he is doing.
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Disco, I like that. He does have a Travolta Dance Fever look to him.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Everyone knew the defensive staff was getting gutted. Switching to a 3-4 scheme necesitated that change.

On offense uunless Disco felt comfortable with TJ as his OC, a wholesale cleaning was coming too. The incoming OC has to be able to build his staff.

My biggest takeaway is that Diaco spent the weekend finding an OC/DC and getting input on who they were comfortable with retainng.
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I just tried to spell Diaco on my phone and it changed it to "Disco" so I had to laugh when I read your post. Coach Disco.
 
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