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Plausible Hires

We seriously have the most emo fanbase in this damn country. I need to check out of here.
 
We aren’t going to get a current FBS head coach regardless of pay increase. This is one of the bottom jobs in the country - independent, no support from administration, poor assistant salary pool.

With that said an awesome coach can still be found, you just have to have smart people doing the searching. FCS coaches or coordinators, FBS position coaches or coordinators have gems throughout.

what is needed, in my opinion:
1. Energetic - need someone with energy that appeals to recruits, players, and fans
2. Wide open offensive philosophy - UCONN is a tough place to recruit for a variety of reasons. Attract athletes by putting up pinball offensive numbers.
3. Recruiting -preference is someone with ties to vital recruiting areas and someone who has a concrete recruiting plan.

the interviewer(s) is just as important as the interviewee.
 
skies88 said:
Ball’s in our court on that front. Buyout is $0 and there is no reason to go another offseason without change. We’ve hit Randy’s ceiling here, which ended up being the floor
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Why would we want to fire him now? Recruiting has improved over the last two seasons. He deserves a chance to show the results on field next year. I think we will surprise.
 
Waquoit said:
Why would we want to fire him now? Recruiting has improved over the last two seasons. He deserves a chance to show the results on field next year. I think we will surprise.
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Ok. I'm trying to be optimistic about 2021 without being foolish (Lucy won't move the football on me again, will she?). What are "the results" required in wins to keep him and what do you think the upside "surprise" results might be (assuming they are 2 different numbers)? This will be year 5 (4 playing years) so these are his guys.

2021 schedule has a couple of "hope they don't score 100 pts games" but many that any FCS team should be competitive with (2 FBS opponents), one opponent even recruits girls (and is 0 for 2020).

As far as recruiting improving over last 2 years, looked at where recruiting groups have us this year and it seems still at lower end of FBS teams, not 128th as our recent play suggests but definitely high double digits. Isn't that where UConn has been for the last 5 years? Not disputing they are better, just would like to understand how you came to that conclusion.
 
MustangMan said:
Is Randy really leaving?
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Randy isn’t going anywhere. His recruiting class 2 seasons ago was outstanding as many true freshman played really well. Last years class we don’t know about because we didn’t play but it looks like they have a bunch of impact players as well.
 
Slick said:
Randy isn’t going anywhere. His recruiting class 2 seasons ago was outstanding as many true freshman played really well. Last years class we don’t know about because we didn’t play but it looks like they have a bunch of impact players as well.
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Outstanding isn’t a word I would use to describe anything Randy has done in his second tenure here. I’m not rooting against him and I would love for these kids to A) stay with the program and B) see success on the field. I’m just being realistic based on what he has given us over these brutal last few years. He’s taken little to no accountability and has approached this job with an arrogance and resistance to change that makes it hard for me to believe that anything will be different in ‘21. Really hope I’m wrong.
 
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Husky68 said:
What are "the results" required in wins to keep him and what do you think the upside "surprise" results might be (assuming they are 2 different numbers)?
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I can't give you a number, I don't l know enough about who we're playing. But we'll know if we're on the right track when we see it, kinda like pornography.
 
Husky25 said:
Kinda seems like you are.
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Don’t be lazy and cherrypick. Read the rest of the post, have a look into the last 4 years while you’re at it, and let me know where I’m wrong. It is beyond comprehension that you people still run to this guy’s defense with nothing to show for it
 
skies88 said:
Don’t be lazy and cherrypick. Read the rest of the post, have a look into the last 4 years while you’re at it, and let me know where I’m wrong. It is beyond comprehension that you people still run to this guy’s defense with nothing to show for it
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I did. The rest of the post + creating a thread titled, "Plausible Hires," sort of speaks for itself.

Also, simply making an observation does not mean that I am running to Edsall's defense. Sometimes, it's simply making an observation.
 
Husky25 said:
I did. The rest of the post + creating a thread titled, "Plausible Hires," sort of speaks for itself.

Also, simply making an observation does not mean that I am running to Edsall's defense. Sometimes, it's simply making an observation.
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Talking about logical, affordable hires isn’t rooting against the incumbent. It’s looking at the abysmal body of work he’s put together in his second tenure and discussing replacements who very likely would do great work in rebuilding this program to some semblance of respectability. Would I love it if Edsall shocked the world and put a competitive, even winning team on the field next year? 100%. Is there any reason to believe that’s going to happen based on what he’s delivered thus far? Almost certainly no.
 
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skies88 said:
Talking about logical, affordable hires isn’t rooting against the incumbent. It’s looking at the abysmal body of work he’s put together in his second tenure and discussing replacements who very likely would do great work in rebuilding this program to some semblance of respectability. Would I love it if Edsall shocked the world and put a competitive, even winning team on the field next year? 100%. Is there any reason to believe that’s going to happen based on what he’s delivered thus far? Almost certainly no.
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Whatever floats your boat, but to me, proposing coaches to replace an incumbent, while the incumbent still occupies the position seems to be awfully similar to rooting for the incumbent to no longer occupy the position in favor of the proposed replacements.
 
Husky25 said:
Whatever floats your boat, but to me, proposing coaches to replace an incumbent, while the incumbent still occupies the position seems to be awfully similar to rooting for the incumbent to no longer occupy the position in favor of the proposed replacements.
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Maybe in year one or two, but he is at the end of year 4 and per the AD hasn't done a good enough job to warrant an extension (or he would have one). How many coaches with initial 5 year contracts go into their final year without either being fired or extended, probably not many.
HCRE2.0 could be extended, but since it hasn't been done to date even a slow moving AD would have to have a list for "what if HCRE2.0 has another bad (assuming you can classify year 1 to 3 as bad) year" results wise.
Not sure how you judge HCRE2.0 if UConn decides to have another practice year in 2021, although I've heard that he's a hell of a practice coach.
 
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Husky68 said:
Maybe in year one or two, but he is at the end of year 4 and per the AD hasn't done a good enough job to warrant an extension (or he would have one). How many coaches with initial 5 year contracts go into their final year without either being fired or extended, probably not many.
HCRE2.0 could be extended, but since it hasn't been done to date even a slow moving AD would have to have a list for "what if HCRE2.0 has another bad (assuming you can classify year 1 to 3 as bad) year" results wise.
Not sure how you judge HCRE2.0 if UConn decides to have another practice year in 2021, although I've heard that he's a hell of a practice coach.
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I must have missed the speculation of another practice year in 2021. Particularly considering the vaccines will mostlikely filter down to use peons by then.
 
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