So much grief over a poor choice of words in a reasonable statement. Yes, a coach's job is to convince recruits to play for UConn. But the point is that the people who are going to come here are coming into a rebuild job with an empty stadium, an uncertain future as an independent and still building up a roster that can compete. He can tell them that if they're here for the long term he can make them better people and football players and there will be wins down the road. If they want instant gratification, to succeed without working harder than others, to have a full stadium rocking and a goody bag from a bowl in year 1, then they will be dissatisfied and bail and they might as well not bother.
