Pete Roussel : Bob Diaco has retained only one uconn assistant

[The Funster]

Nelson makes some good points. However, TJ inherited the staff from PP so we don't even know who TJ would have kept if he had gotten the job permanently. Cleaning house just to clean house is bad. Cleaning house house for reason of philosophy and vision is different.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Should we be speculating about a landing spot for Boyle?

No, not even as much as that for thatguyed. ^ Unwritten decorum ...

 

[FDNY99]

Probably all good coaches in there somewhere. Culture change needed top to bottom. Happens. I am sure that their contracts were not year to year, maybe withsome buyout stuff in there.

Unless things changed under WM their contracts were 12 month auto renewing at the end of December. I know thins because some of my friends played with former UCONN player and Asst Lyndon Johnson.

 

[MattMang23]

Lyndon Johnson, the president?

I know things because Ray Allen came to my work as a customer once.

Sorry, I'm not doubting your sources, just wanna be a smart ass.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Waylon, when in negotiations there are few easier marks than a party who while at a point of weakness pretends to be operating from a point of strength. Somehow you believe that this is exactly what we should do, whether is be going independent in football or propping up our staff of assistant coaches after making a new hire. You can spend all the time and effort you care to trying to claim that we were really a good 3-9. One reality is the only thing that 98% of the outside world will hear (and believe) are that we were 3-9.

I imagine that Diaco had people in mind for both coordinator jobs from when he was interviewing at BC a year ago. The positions that would be available would be quite limited and he would need to be convinced that who he brings on (or retains) is willing and able to teach what he wants to run. He made it clear in his introductory presser that he wanted an offense that pushed the opposing defense around. He was able to see first hand what Foley's line did against UVA and I would wager heavily that he saw countless hours of film of what Foley's line did to the ND defense he was inheriting. I doubt that there were any defensive coaches that made any sense keeping and it is very likely that there was no match (in part as the OC position would not be available to one of the former coaches) for any offensive coach outside of Foley.

As far as Diaco being a first time coach, Foley has a wealth of experience and the possibility exists that one of the coaches he brings in will also have a wealth of experience.

I don't feel like repeating the same point. I have hired a lot of people over the years, and whenever they say they need "their guys", they are really saying they want to manage people who are dependent on them. Everything about it says weakness. The best leaders can take over an organization, weed out the bottom 20-25%, and make it hum. Diaco fired the bottom 95%.

He might bring in Chip Kelly as OC and Mark D'antonio as DC. We shall see.

 

[FDNY99]

I don't feel like repeating the same point. I have hired a lot of people over the years, and whenever they say they need "their guys", they are really saying they want to manage people who are dependent on them. Everything about it says weakness. The best leaders can take over an organization, weed out the bottom 20-25%, and make it hum. Diaco fired the bottom 95%.

He might bring in Chip Kelly as OC and Mark D'antonio as DC. We shall see.

So you are telling me that the performance of this team the last 3 seasons is acceptable to you? You have got to be kidding me!!! Take some time and google some coaching changes in any p-5 Conference the past few seasons then get back to us. uou need to put down the crack pipe and walk away Nelson!!!!!!

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I don't feel like repeating the same point. I have hired a lot of people over the years, and whenever they say they need "their guys", they are really saying they want to manage people who are dependent on them. Everything about it says weakness. The best leaders can take over an organization, weed out the bottom 20-25%, and make it hum. Diaco fired the bottom 95%.

He might bring in Chip Kelly as OC and Mark D'antonio as DC. We shall see.

Funster put it very well with the following:

Cleaning house just to clean house is bad. Cleaning house house for reason of philosophy and vision is different.

The issue is that you are presuming that Diaco is cleaning house merely to clean house. I personally believe that he warrants the benefit of the doubt here, that he actually does have a mind and is capable of accomplishing something if he actually uses it.

What irks me the most iis this is one of many thousands of posts of yours where you attempt to stand on a soap box and tell the board "I am important!". The truth is that you have contradicted yourself so often that anyone who has spent any time in the real world sees through your act.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

If I was important, I wouldn't be on a message board, arguing with you.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Acceptance is always the first step.

Great job!

 

[ZooCougar]

I don't feel like repeating the same point. I have hired a lot of people over the years, and whenever they say they need "their guys", they are really saying they want to manage people who are dependent on them. Everything about it says weakness. The best leaders can take over an organization, weed out the bottom 20-25%, and make it hum. Diaco fired the bottom 95%.

He might bring in Chip Kelly as OC and Mark D'antonio as DC. We shall see.

Point noted, but It's quite possible that the people he wanted to stay didn't want to, and the people he has released wanted to stay.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Point noted, but It's quite possible that the people he wanted to stay didn't want to, and the people he has released wanted to stay.

There is a little smoke to indicate that is the case with Weist. We will never know.

Hopefully he pulls in a great staff and we have no problems.

 

[ZooCougar]

There is a little smoke to indicate that is the case with Weist. We will never know.

Hopefully he pulls in a great staff and we have no problems.

Yup. But I also think Diaco wants this thing humming ASAP. He wants to skip the part where after the first season he purges what was left of the old regime.

Most of us saw this train wreck last December. I never thought PGDL would get a fourth year and I felt dread for Weist and Buggs.

 

[mattp]

I liked Weist, but when I read the title my first thought was, "I hope it's Foley." Realistically it might have been a bad idea to have another guy who was a candidate for HC step down the chain of command. At the end of the day, if Weist stayed on as OC it would be a demotion since he was acting as head coach. When Bill Stewart made way for Dana Holgerson it didn't end well. It might have made for a toxic situation