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Randy Edsall to retire @ end of season

Brochacho said:
I can't tell if this was a retire or get fired move by Benedict or if Edsall got ahead of his eventual mid-season canning by announcing this.

The optimist in me hopes that HC was a wakeup call and RE realized he isn't the guy for the job.
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How can he really come to any conclusion after yesterday other than he can no longer get the job done. I mean after all this over 4 years, the credibility inside that lock room is over and so even old Randy himself has to recognize it’s not working and moreover he doesn’t have the answers. It’s the end, he’s out of ideas to make this work.
 
brasssbonanzaa said:
This was 100% driven by Dave. Whether he dropped as big of a hint this morning as he possibly could that Randy would get fired or outright told him, Randy didn't wake up this morning and decide to retire on his own.
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If this is AD David Benedict, I don't care to see complaints about him. He's had a few bumps in the road here but he's an elite AD.
 
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Brochacho said:
If this is AD David Benedict, I don't care to see complaints about him. He's had a few bumps in the road here but he's an elite AD.
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Moving on from a coach who has failed this badly and doesn't even have a buyout isn't exactly a tough decision.

I think his hands were tied last coaching search so I don't blame him too much for Edsall, but finding the right coach now is where he proves himself.
 
kemba said:
Since there is no one on the current staff worth auditioning for the job this is the best case scenario all around.
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You are probably right, however I would be somewhat interested to see Spanos take the reigns. Do I think the results would be different? Probably not but you don't know until you try.

I would expect Spanos to change offensive coordinators.
 
No coach wants to be a lame duck. He was fired, and allowed to do it this way. And this is the right outcome. Putting aside what HCRE has or hasn't earned, if Benedict thought the team would be improved this year by making someone on the staff an interim he would have done so. Given the staff, believing that a smooth transition is the way to go is fine.

The key is that the announcement not only tells fans there will be a new coach next year, it allows DB to start looking for his next coach today. But it's not like he can bring in anyone who isn't currently unemployed until November anyway.
 
50/50 on this.

Unless you have a candidate 100% in your back pocket hirable right now, an EOY switch is probably best.
Waiting until EOY opens up the talent pool significantly, but also elongates your recruits twisting in wind.

As long as a good hire is on the other end of this, it's generally a good thing, but...........
 
brasssbonanzaa said:
I agree. His only true misstep thus far was hiring Randy but even then his hands were tied by lack of $.
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eh not totally true. I think he's a good AD and is doing a good job here. We can do a lot, lot worse. I'd rather have him hire the new coach than someone else

that being said, there have been a few missteps. He extended Ollie, even if the contract was technically already drawn up by Warde. He extended Diaco. He hired Randy even if his hands might have been tied there.

He's not infallible but no one is. But we can stop with the hyperbole calling him "elite"

He's good at his job, hopefully he makes a good hire and has the resources to put something good together.
 
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metsfan2323 said:
You are probably right, however I would be somewhat interested to see Spanos take the reigns. Do I think the results would be different, probably not, but you don't know until you try.
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I wouldn't have a problem if they made that choice either.
 
businesslawyer said:
No coach wants to be a lame duck. He was fired, and allowed to do it this way. And this is the right outcome. Putting aside what HCRE has or hasn't earned, if Benedict thought the team would be improved this year by making someone on the staff an interim he would have done so. Given the staff, believing that a smooth transition is the way to go is fine.

The key is that the announcement not only tells fans there will be a new coach next year, it allows DB to start looking for his next coach today. But it's not like he can bring in anyone who isn't currently unemployed until November anyway.
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yes the reality is that no one else is qualified to run the team for the rest of the year and as bad as it is, I bet it could be get worse.
 
The rest of the season will be absolute torture as we watch recruits bail and losses pile up. Edsall needs to just step aside. Pick an interim coach and move forward. The team need different leadership now……not at the end of the season
 
I can only hope this is a smoke screen and was actually writing this from a plane headed for Maryland...or anywhere but here.
 
UConnRock said:
The rest of the season will be absolute torture as we watch recruits bail and losses pile up. Edsall needs to just step aside. Pick an interim coach and move forward. The team need different leadership now……not at the end of the season
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those things are going to happen anyway. At least this way we can keep the managerial stuff in check
 
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businesslawyer said:
No coach wants to be a lame duck. He was fired, and allowed to do it this way. And this is the right outcome. Putting aside what HCRE has or hasn't earned, if Benedict thought the team would be improved this year by making someone on the staff an interim he would have done so. Given the staff, believing that a smooth transition is the way to go is fine.

The key is that the announcement not only tells fans there will be a new coach next year, it allows DB to start looking for his next coach today. But it's not like he can bring in anyone who isn't currently unemployed until November anyway.
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There is no one on the staff to take over. At least Randy can try to hold his creation together for the next guy if he is so inclined. I also suspect you will see a bunch of the old guys stopping in to say goodbye. That might be worth something to the current team.
 
JMick said:
those things are going to happen anyway. At least this way we can keep the managerial stuff in check
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A agree. At least give an existing coach a chance to audition. There's no value in Randy staying.
 
Butch said:
Hopefully, the coming change will provide motivation. We've never had a winless season, so far.
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They better make the most of it this time. Enough with the good 'ol boy retreads. Doesn't have to be Saban Jr. but at least try to swing for the fences. Someone with a nimble coaching-style, contemporary offensive mind, and can recruit competitively.
 
UCTitleTown said:
A agree. At least give an existing coach a chance to audition. There's no value in Randy staying.
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there's plenty of value in the stability for the rest of the season. there's a lot of stuff that goes on behind the scenes and anyone else is going to be in over their head because the staff is so bad.

and no one on this staff is getting hired as the new HC lol there's nothing to audition for.
 
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I am very relieved this was announced today. Another week of ignoring what we see with our eyes would have been miserable. In so doing we can start the search for the next coach now which is a positive. This can be fixed and should be. With all the physical things in place to support a good program it should attract a decent young coach.
 
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pepband99 said:
50/50 on this.

Unless you have a candidate 100% in your back pocket hirable right now, an EOY switch is probably best.
Waiting until EOY opens up the talent pool significantly, but also elongates your recruits twisting in wind.

As long as a good hire is on the other end of this, it's generally a good thing, but...........
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UConnRock said:
The rest of the season will be absolute torture as we watch recruits bail and losses pile up. Edsall needs to just step aside. Pick an interim coach and move forward. The team need different leadership now……not at the end of the season
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Putting an interim in now doesn't help keep recruits.
 
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