Randy Edsall to retire @ end of season

[superjohn]

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.

UConn has to give him the keys now, no more listening to the clowns who got us here. Benedict's background has been football since his college playing days and he was the COO of Auburn athletics, one of the biggest football programs in the country. He needs to be given the financial resources like he was to get Hurley and one of the best college basketball coaching staffs in the country....

He knew where we are currently in the college landscape and how being stuck in an even further depleted AAC could have killed the bball program. He got us Hurley and gave him the funds to get us this staff. He got us in the best position for basketball to get right back to the top and he has shown he can get us the right kind of schedule as a football independent. Now give him the resources and let him make the call on the future of UConn football.

 

[ASweet3781]

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

Umm, that's going to happen anyway. UConn is not going to win any more games by getting rid of him now.

The only thing this fanbase should be focused on is if this administration is serious about making a commitment to this sport going forward. And that will be answered with the coaching search. People should be glued to it. Nothing else matters. An administration makes 3 bad hires in a row when a fanbase is asleep at the wheel allowing them to do it.

 

[nickp91]

Edsall probably just pulled a “You can’t fire me, I quit!” move

 

[businesslawyer]

Edsall probably just pulled a “You can’t fire me, I quit!” move

No. Because if DB wanted him fired today, he could have been fired today.

 

[Drew]

Need to double their existing financial commitment if we want to be taken seriously. $2M for a HC and $2-$2.5 for an assistant pool

 

[wheelerdog]

Thank goodness

 

[JMick]

Need to double their existing financial commitment if we want to be taken seriously. $2M for a HC and $2-$2.5 for an assistant pool

maybe some of these boosters and NFL guys that get on twitter and act dumbfounded can help make that happen.

financial support has always been one of our biggest issues. other schools have guys dropping bags to keep their programs competitive. we really don't outside of a few guys.

 

[uconnfan68]

He just can't stand to know if anyone else on his staff could win a game without him. A glass ceiling to the end.

In any event, not the worst outcome although I dread him trotting JZ out next week.

If JZ is playing, we have zero chance. He has no football sense that I can see. Forget the arm strength… I was smarter.

 

[Ajs120102]

maybe some of these boosters and NFL guys that get on twitter and act dumbfounded can help make that happen.

financial support has always been one of our biggest issues. other schools have guys dropping bags to keep their programs competitive. we really don't outside of a few guys.

Head of the BOT is a lot more Athletics friendly than most I wonder if that makes any difference.

 

[businesslawyer]

Umm, that's going to happen anyway. UConn is not going to win any more games by getting rid of him now.

The only thing this fanbase should be focused on is if this administration is serious about making a commitment to this sport going forward. And that will be answered with the coaching search. People should be glued to it. Nothing else matters. An administration makes 3 bad hires in a row when a fanbase is asleep at the wheel allowing them to do it.

It would take far more than a good hire. It also requires a much higher budget for staff and recruiting, and much more flexibility in the academic and integrity qualifications of football players. Not to mention how we recruit as an independent with no chance to play for conference championships and limited access to bowl games.

It's really easy and simplistic to blame "idiots" not as smart as you for bad hires. It's much more difficult to ask whether we can or should expect the Governor to appoint Trustees who are willing to risk us being Baylor in scandals to have Baylor's improvement in football since we beat them home and home. I doubt the state is willing to support that level of relaxed standards.

But yeah, keep beating your chest that if "they" were just better at hiring the right guy we'd be above where we were in 2010.

 

[Carnac]

Call it whatever you want. I'm both thankful for the 2004-2010 run and irritated that we may never come close to that level of competency again, when that level of competency was 9-4/8-5.

Your program can only get better, it can’t get any worse, losing to a bottom tier team like Holy Cross at home. Get “the right coach“ this time. A coach that will revive the program. Bring in a competent staff that can get the desired results, and bring back fans that have given up on the team, and abandoned all hope. The right coach is out there. All you have to do is find him, and bring him in. Isn’t it time that this program gets turned around?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Exit 4]

A agree. At least give an existing coach a chance to audition. There's no value in Randy staying.

Okay, review that staff and pick the interim. It’s not easy.

 

[HardFacts]

The best part about this is it changes the the fanbases narrative. We can now move on from throwing rocks at the program to the healthier and far more constructive who is the next guy discussion.

Far better than wasting time speculating about something that probably won’t happen tIll the end of the season. How about routing for the kids on the field!!

 

[Drew]

The other position I want to see is a “Director of Prep School Relations” on the recruiting staff side of the house. This state is FLUSH with prep school talent in the Hartford area and Southern CT. We have to be able to tap into that going forwards.

 

[RioDog]

Randy got "Erwin Rommel-ed".
My sentimental self thanks Randy for some great seasons and memories.
My grumpy old-man/vindictive side says "fork you- you should have resigned yesterday at 4pm."

 

[BugsyCT]

This is a firing. Just a slightly more respectable one because of what he once built here. Yesterday's loss was a death blow to RE 2.0's tenure.

If we had someone worth a spit on the coaching staff he would step in tomorrow.

That being said, this absolutely needed to happen. RE had some bright days here once but this program has fallen into the abyss and he's kept us stuck on the bottom. Time to move on with a new regime.

 

[metsfan2323]

It seems like Orlovsky has someone in mind. Any ideas who it might be? He certainly has enough street cred to be listened to.

 

[Skiblets]

Dan O sending up the bat signal for Joe Moorhead. Program is personal to him. And agree with the personal notion

 

[BapeKidd88]

Is Orlovsky applying for the job? He may want to make nice with the "shmuck" Athletic Director, David Benedict.

 

[UCFBfan]

Since there is no one on the current staff worth auditioning for the job this is the best case scenario all around.

Hopefully this time we can afford to make a real hire

As it probably should. At the end of the day if they fired Randy who would take over the program? Do we really think there is anyone on the staff that could do better than him?

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.

This sums up how horrific our assistant coaches are. They are so bad that we can't even fire Edsall because we don't have anyone to take over for him. If anyone thinks DB is keeping him on for the rest of the year so he can "retire" is crazy. He's only staying until the end because our piss poor assistants aren't worthy of coaching a HS football team.....

Let's just hope he puts others players put there, specifically SK

 

[Ajs120102]

Your program can only get better, it can’t get any worse, losing to a bottom tier team like Holy Cross at home. Get “the right coach“ this time. A coach that will revive the program. Bring in a competent staff that can get the desired results, and bring back fans that have given up on the team, and abandoned all hope. The right coach is out there. All you have to do is find him, and bring him in. Isn’t it time that this program gets turned around?

That’s the point. It can’t fall any further.

 

[gampelcrazies]

maybe some of these boosters and NFL guys that get on twitter and act dumbfounded can help make that happen.

financial support has always been one of our biggest issues. other schools have guys dropping bags to keep their programs competitive. we really don't outside of a few guys.

Get Burton on the phone

 

[Sea Goat]

It is a hot mess and this is best solution for the near term disaster.
Unfortunately, the confluence of deleterious events starting 10 years ago has caused the current UConn football situation.

The precipitating cause of the conference shake up in 2011 was a huge factor. When we were snubbed in 11 and again in 12 our goose was cooked. I have pointed out the needless bitterness created with our AG's stupidly pursued litigation. That was and has continued to be a serious impediment to our conference improvement because some of defendants never forgot or forgave.

Suffice it to say, we are stuck in limited conference of dubious quality. The future of the orphan football program is bleak. Re: Edsall - Act 1 was a decent success, although it closed on a very sour note. Act 2 has been an unmitigated disaster and the prospects for being anything other than a bump along independent program playing in $90mm stadium are nil.

 

[CL82]

The respectful way to make the change.

No reason in the world not to do it this way. I’m glad both for Randy and for us.

 

[metsfan2323]

Far better than wasting time speculating about something that probably won’t happen tIll the end of the season. How about routing for the kids on the field!!

To me that is a given and doesn't need to be said, It also goes along with what I said about no longer throwing rocks at the program. Of course everyone is still hoping for some success this year.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Brilliant move by Edsall. It makes it harder for DB to fire him before the end of the season if he announced he is stepping down. Now we have to keep an out-of-touch dinosaur as Head Coach for the rest of the season when literally anyone else in charge would be an improvement over what has happened the first 2 games.

 

[Stinger92860]

FCS Championship Game is January 8th. Can we wait u til then? Signing day is Feb 2. Maybe we have our new HC earlier Than 1/9.

 

[Ajs120102]

Is Orlovsky applying for the job? He may want to make nice with the "shmuck" Athletic Director, David Benedict.

Idk I never thought he would be interested but honestly he sounded it

 

[CL82]

The Yard spoke - and changes made.

The drum beat was too loud and was only to get louder every week.

Somehow, after Fresno state and Holy Cross, I don’t think Dave needed The Boneyard to tell him that a change had to happen.