Purdue fires defensive coordinator Bob Diaco after one season

[Milo65]

The guy knows football and is meticulous. His issue is he is unflexible.

He may know football, but he doesn’t know how to head coach- see Navy game last 40 seconds. There’s not enough time to go over his inability to recruit.

This image is burned into my nightmares.

 

[Uconnalliance]

Maybe a spot in the Booth doin college games, then he could spread his BS to the masses every Saturday

 

[Chin Diesel]

Bob Diaco is the Matt Millen of college football right now. Everything he says and does prior to actual games sounds great. Once the action finally starts, he's a disaster and shows his lack of knowledge and preparedness. Every coach has to make some guesses and some assumptions. And they are sometimes right and sometimes wrong. When you are as consistently wrong for as long as Diaco has been wrong, you know there are bad assumptions up front and a lack of ability to move off of initial instincts.

 

[Palatine]

Nah. Bob didn’t listen to anyone. He is also a control freak. Also, his defense isn’t aggressive, and he won’t change.

Where did BD come up with the stupid idea that returning a punt is too dangerous to try? You're saying a guy who comes to that conclusion is a meticulous, intelligent football coach?

 

[JohnFSilver]

Where did BD come up with the stupid idea that returning a punt is too dangerous to try? You're saying a guy who comes to that conclusion is a meticulous, intelligent football coach?

Bob was weird. But you don't get to the level of football he was at and not know football. This is a dumb argument. He worked at Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Nebraska. He gets fired because he doesn't produce.

Bob is a smart guy, but he always thought he was the smartest guy in the room. He had these grand notions about going against the grain (No punt returns, nickelodeon, running oriented offense, defense that didn't give up big plays) and was inflexible.

All these coaches know football very well. It comes down to results, and Bob didn't get them and played a maddeningly boring brand of football.

 

[freescooter]

Interesting you mention Warde Manuel. Michigan is ranked 92 in football. The so-called rock star has not done so well there recently, and we all remember how he was in the Virgin Islands when UConn lost out to Louisville for the spot in the ACC.

I said many times he was hired for one reason and one reason only. He had an award from the NCAA for correcting Buffalo’s APR problems. Susan and Larry were convinced that his hiring would convince the NCAA that UConn was serious about dealing with the issue and it would lift the post season ban. Otherwise he was an incompetent AD. He hired awful coaches for the 2 biggest sports. And now he is wrecking Michigan athletics too.

 

[freescooter]

I’ve met Edsall, P and Diaco in kind of odd circumstances and spoken to them all. Randy when our kids were in high school at a track meet. He was a really decent guy and just like me cheering and encouraging his kid. When we chatted he even said something about missing his kids’ sports. But you could tell he really wanted to build something at UConn.
I met Pasqualoni in a grocery store about 10 o’clock at night. He was a real gentleman. But he seemed like he was out of his element at UConn. He kept talking about Syracuse.

Diaco was in a rest stop on the Jersey Turnpike. I had a UConn cap on and said hello. Asked him if we see going to be improved next season or some other small talk like that but he wasn’t nearly as friendly and was kind of defensive about it. I get it. He probably was on a recruiting mission or something and wasn’t looking to chat with a old alumnus but he was kind of obnoxious. Even said I was looking forward to the season.

 

[superjohn]

Why do people feel sorry for him? He destroys any team he goes to and gets paid really handsomely for not even coaching at these schools. He has enough money that he never has to work another day in his life. He can choose not to work, to try and ruin another program, or a different path. Nobody should be feeling sorry for him.

 

[ktuck911]

And watch him end up at a place like Alabama with some sort of made up position while still living off our coin....smh

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Bob was weird. But you don't get to the level of football he was at and not know football. This is a dumb argument. He worked at Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Nebraska. He gets fired because he doesn't produce.

Bob is a smart guy, but he always thought he was the smartest guy in the room. He had these grand notions about going against the grain (No punt returns, nickelodeon, running oriented offense, defense that didn't give up big plays) and was inflexible.

All these coaches know football very well. It comes down to results, and Bob didn't get them and played a maddeningly boring brand of football.

I wondered if that was the reason behind Edsall's monetary scoring incentives. Diaco averaged less than 3 pts in the first quarter while he was here. There was literally no reason to be in the stadium until the 2nd quarter.

 

[JohnFSilver]

I’ve met Edsall, P and Diaco in kind of odd circumstances and spoken to them all. Randy when our kids were in high school at a track meet. He was a really decent guy and just like me cheering and encouraging his kid. When we chatted he even said something about missing his kids’ sports. But you could tell he really wanted to build something at UConn.
I met Pasqualoni in a grocery store about 10 o’clock at night. He was a real gentleman. But he seemed like he was out of his element at UConn. He kept talking about Syracuse.

Diaco was in a rest stop on the Jersey Turnpike. I had a UConn cap on and said hello. Asked him if we see going to be improved next season or some other small talk like that but he wasn’t nearly as friendly and was kind of defensive about it. I get it. He probably was on a recruiting mission or something and wasn’t looking to chat with a old alumnus but he was kind of obnoxious. Even said I was looking forward to the season.

This is about as accurate examinations of their personality as I can find. Paul is a really really nice man and knows football. He should have won here, but didn't. Just didn't want to deal with the college kids anymore.

 

[hardcorehusky]

This is about as accurate examinations of their personality as I can find. Paul is a really really nice man and knows football. He should have won here, but didn't. Just didn't want to deal with the college kids anymore.

I interacted with all 3.
Randy was wound tight when he arrived (Version1) but really loosened up as the years went on. He is easily approachable and cares about the program.

Paul was a nice guy and had lots of recruiting connections and knew football. I think he the running of a program was past him at that point due to the fact he hired the wrong people.(See DeLeon, George).

The last guy knew football but decided he knew everything he wouldn't acknowledge UConn football before he got there. Thus we should all bow down to him and eat what he spewed. He was arrogant(extremely defensive) and surrounded himself with yes men.

 

[Waquoit]

Just didn't want to deal with the college kids anymore.

Yet he pursued the job anyway. It was so clear he was done after the 2nd season, Warde should have pulled the trigger then.

 

[The Viking]

I'd love to see Diaco sell something on Shark Tank and watch Mr. Wonderful go to work

 

[Stinger92860]

The guy knows football and is meticulous. His issue is he is unflexible.

if he knows football, why run the ball at the goal line, after burning the time out in the Navy game. That’s 2, back to back, idiotic decisions.

 

[Scoe]

Diaco is a con artist how else do you explain him getting job after job. He wacky but smart enough to trick these programs to keep hiring him.

 

[superjohn]

I’ve met Edsall, P and Diaco in kind of odd circumstances and spoken to them all. Randy when our kids were in high school at a track meet. He was a really decent guy and just like me cheering and encouraging his kid. When we chatted he even said something about missing his kids’ sports. But you could tell he really wanted to build something at UConn.
I met Pasqualoni in a grocery store about 10 o’clock at night. He was a real gentleman. But he seemed like he was out of his element at UConn. He kept talking about Syracuse.

Diaco was in a rest stop on the Jersey Turnpike. I had a UConn cap on and said hello. Asked him if we see going to be improved next season or some other small talk like that but he wasn’t nearly as friendly and was kind of defensive about it. I get it. He probably was on a recruiting mission or something and wasn’t looking to chat with a old alumnus but he was kind of obnoxious. Even said I was looking forward to the season.

Shocking that somebody wouldn't want to talk to you. I'm guessing you get that a lot in life.

 

[Palatine]

Bob was weird. But you don't get to the level of football he was at and not know football. This is a dumb argument. He worked at Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Nebraska. He gets fired because he doesn't produce.

Bob is a smart guy, but he always thought he was the smartest guy in the room. He had these grand notions about going against the grain (No punt returns, nickelodeon, running oriented offense, defense that didn't give up big plays) and was inflexible.

All these coaches know football very well. It comes down to results, and Bob didn't get them and played a maddeningly boring brand of football.

That just means you think all coaches at major universities are smart meticulous coaches -- they are NOT. Diaco never really knew how to manage the clock. Hell, he sometimes didn't know what down it was.

He rarely threw the ball between the numbers. Almost his entire passing offense was outside the numbers. The reason, too dangerous. He was timid. He coached afraid.

You don't coach smart when you are paralyzed by fear regardless of your I.Q.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Yet he pursued the job anyway. It was so clear he was done after the 2nd season, Warde should have pulled the trigger then.

Probably. Team should have went 7-5, 7-5 and then 7-5 those first two years.

That just means you think all coaches at major universities are smart meticulous coaches -- they are NOT. Diaco never really knew how to manage the clock. Hell, he sometimes didn't know what down it was.

He rarely threw the ball between the numbers. Almost his entire passing offense was outside the numbers. The reason, too dangerous. He was timid. He coached afraid.

You don't coach smart when you are paralyzed by fear regardless of your I.Q.

I would say it was the opposite. He was such a control freak, he tried to run everything. That made it impossible in close games to make decisions. Sometimes, you need to empower your coordinators to take care of stuff. Bob was too involved with offense and defense.

It is about delegation and management. Look at Nick Saban. He gives his coaches room to make calls and then yells at them when it blows up. But, he empowers them because he knows he can't do eveyrthing. Ya gotta trust your staff. That's something Bob could never get around.

He used to get involved in everything. When I say that, EVERYTHING. Would argue about the media lunch, and what the school was serving with the SIDs. He also didn't want to do the Tuesday media and made the journalists in the main burton complex wear yellow tags and were always escorted. He even got into what snacks assistant coaches were eating. He criticized some coaches and staff for their figure. Not kidding here.

 

[Waquoit]

Isn't that why you have interviews? To weed out the crazy?

 

[Chin Diesel]

Probably. Team should have went 7-5, 7-5 and then 7-5 those first two years.

I would say it was the opposite. He was such a control freak, he tried to run everything. That made it impossible in close games to make decisions. Sometimes, you need to empower your coordinators to take care of stuff. Bob was too involved with offense and defense.

It is about delegation and management. Look at Nick Saban. He gives his coaches room to make calls and then yells at them when it blows up. But, he empowers them because he knows he can't do eveyrthing. Ya gotta trust your staff. That's something Bob could never get around.

He used to get involved in everything. When I say that, EVERYTHING. Would argue about the media lunch, and what the school was serving with the SIDs. He also didn't want to do the Tuesday media and made the journalists in the main burton complex wear yellow tags and were always escorted. He even got into what snacks assistant coaches were eating. He criticized some coaches and staff for their figure. Not kidding here.

So, lots of words........................he isn't a good coach. He doesn't know how to manage a staff and doesn't know what is required to manage a game.

Big difference in life and work success between knowing things in your head, conveying that to others in your organization and being able to use that stuff in your head in your job requirements.

 

[JohnFSilver]

So, lots of words........................he isn't a good coach. He doesn't know how to manage a staff and doesn't know what is required to manage a game.

Big difference in life and work success between knowing things in your head, conveying that to others in your organization and being able to use that stuff in your head in your job requirements.

Yes. Not a good head coach. But he knows football. He was a micromanager.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Yes. Not a good head coach. But he knows football. He was a micromanager.

I would say the days of him being a defensive coordinator are done too.

He's now a position coach.

 

[Waquoit]

He might be worth taking a look at if St. Joe's starts up FB.

 

[JohnFSilver]

I would say the days of him being a defensive coordinator are done too.

He's now a position coach.

Probably be a good nfl staff analyst or linebacker coach. The issue with micromanager is are you wasting energy on non-value add. Does the uniform pattern really matter?