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Randy has now fired BOTH of his coordinators!
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I heard that some of he players owned IPods and they would download music that had dirty lyrics.
Shit was pretty out of control down there.
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If only it was iPods and dirty lyrics. The fact remains that Randy has a plan and the Terps will do just fine this year. But go ahead, if it makes you happy, keep wishing for his failure.
Maybe it's time to cleanse those jealous, vindictive hearts and start concentrating on what's really important--our team and our success.
Maybe it's time to cleanse those jealous, vindictive hearts and start concentrating on what's really important--our team and our success.
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Nevermind them Larry. Everyday you see coaches take a below average 1-AA team and transform them into a very competitive BCS conference team. I guess the top tier talent RE brought in was the reason he had such success.
By the way...did you hear...Coach P held a recruiting weekend this weekend but wasn't there to greet them. These are the kind of things I read on the board that make me shake my head.
Let the haters hate.
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Yup. You hatin' on P. Free country.
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Please show me where I was hatin on Coach P. Just cause you say it doesn't make it true.
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It would be so much easier to do if it didn't come across that some posters would Rather see P fail, so they could rub it in our faces of how "good" we had it with Edsall. After UMD beat Miami you could see chests puffing out. Too bad for them and Edsall that was the highlight of the season and he proceeded to lay an egg from there on out.
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One question, and I mean this seriously. Do you really think there are posters here who would take more joy in rubbing something in your face than having UConn win football games? That are wasting their UConn sports budget because they don't want to see it succeed? Why are my concerns about P as a coach, which I think have been moderated in presentation, somehow less valid than Palatine's or someone elses's just because that person didn't like Edsall?
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That's not how I feel Noey. I absolutely want PP to succeed in moving the Huskies to major bowls and championships. But the success bar at UConn was set higher and sooner by Randy Edsall than most anticipated. After a BCS Bowl, it was a bitter pill to stay home this year. So yes, both the Huskies and Terps took a hit this year and lots of fingers are busy pointing out the failures. But other signs point to improvement---and there's the rub. While some here would like to see one or both coaches flop, I don't wish for either to fail.
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How many years did we spend reading posters who rooted for RE to fail almost from the git go? It was constant. Now the haters are in their glory with RE having a nightmare year. I hope everyday for Coach P to succeed. I couldn't take 5 years like this last year. During our 2 down years in a row with RE the haters thought it was Xmas everyday.
How anyone could root for RE to fail after all he's done for UConn football is beyond me. For those who think he was average I'll say it again. You're ignorant. Not winning a BE championship outright and going to a BCS Bowl by default says all people need to know about your FB knowledge.
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Personally, I'm not concerned whether Edsall succeeds or fails. Other than week #3 (I believe) of next season. And, personally, I will have no mixed feelings whatsoever when we kickoff that Saturday.
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You have no idea what you are talking about. But keep going.
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Here is the thing. When Randy was here, whenever there were complaints about the development of the offense or lack thereof, the punt protection schemes which took years to fix, the recruiting battles against other BCS schools that he never won. There wad always some built in excuse for him.
I dont reply believe some here people want to see UConn fail, but I do believe that some here want to insist that Edsall is a so much better coach than P with no evidence whatsoever. It took Edsall years to fix the punt protection schemes.
Too many here ate Edsall 's pet line that every failure was a result of non execution by players. He took exception when the local media questioned him, and the board had a faction that supported him no matter what he said.
Like I said earlier the BEST thing that came of Edsall leaving was that the handicaps that either Edsall or those that supported him created left with him. The only thing that will matter going forward is results. Everytime something goes wrong the defense wont be "do you realize what Edsall had to overcome to get us to this point?"
Believe me, if P is stinking up the joint in year three like he did this year, ill b calling for him to hit the road and bring in some fresh blood.
I dont reply believe some here people want to see UConn fail, but I do believe that some here want to insist that Edsall is a so much better coach than P with no evidence whatsoever. It took Edsall years to fix the punt protection schemes.
Too many here ate Edsall 's pet line that every failure was a result of non execution by players. He took exception when the local media questioned him, and the board had a faction that supported him no matter what he said.
Like I said earlier the BEST thing that came of Edsall leaving was that the handicaps that either Edsall or those that supported him created left with him. The only thing that will matter going forward is results. Everytime something goes wrong the defense wont be "do you realize what Edsall had to overcome to get us to this point?"
Believe me, if P is stinking up the joint in year three like he did this year, ill b calling for him to hit the road and bring in some fresh blood.
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What do you mean by "went to a BCS by default"? That WE didn't EARN it? or the BCS shouldn't have had the Big East champion? You're wrong either way.
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And you keep on genuflecting in front of Saint Randy.
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Nope. Just appreciate what he did for this program. He made his choice to leave, and now he has to suffer the consequences of his choices. You are the one who can't seem to let it go. A little obsessed actually. You are not the only one.
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The Edsall bashers emphasize key points, zoo couger actually just mentioned the no signature top 25 wins, and it is a fair argument. But you might want to work on this list. No undefeated season? You are upset about that? No championship won outright? Good stuff. UCONN has 2 big east championships, they earned. Sorry, it is not outright. Went to BCS, by default? No, they went to the BCS because they were the Big East rep.
Focus on the legitimate points criticizing Edsall. Because most of those are not.
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2 Big East Championships. I am sure some don't consider that a high bar, and on it's face it might not be. But Coach Edsall took this team from it's beginnings as a D 1 program, and I think he did a very good job. Was he Nick Saban? Nope. Did he have flaws? Yep. But he did a ton for this program. Some choose to be bitter, others don't.
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Every point I listed is legitimate and if you can't recognize that then you have mid-level, average program blinders on and willing to accept an 8 - 5 season going to a low tier bowl game.
No undefeated season? Hell yeah, why not? the Big East has been absolutely dismal the past 3 years and to not think that we couldn't have run the table on some of our schedules is just wrong, especially in 2010 when we pretty much returned our entire team back
No championship outright? yeah that is a big one, especially being in the Big East, when you have 3 teams tie for the conference and the only reason you won is because you beat this team, but they lost to this team, but the other team had 30 points in this game and well they wore blue on sunday and their eyes are green so their better than this team....yeah it is EXTREMELY disappointing.....
and that leads into my BCS by default....do I think we didn't earn it? of course not.....does it mean less than if we beat every Big East team and didn't have to have other people lose to get it.......yes I think it does
take the blinders off
Maybe I overstated my point. He did a fine job, not necessarily better than another highly competent - not outstanding - coach could have done with the same material. I consider PP to be a highly competent - not outstanding - coach. He's not Brian Kelly (although many at ND are questioning BK's competence), he's not Frank Beamer, he's not Bear Bryant. What RE brought is respectability, wins, program advancement, and success. Plus he was the first coach of the 1A era. It could have gone very badly if not managed properly. I feel, because he was the one to do it, that he deserves some honor and respect from this program. He wasn't the only one who could have done it, but he did a good job here, no doubt about that.
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The thing you seem to miss the most is this. RE built a BCS caliber program out of a mediocre 1AA program. You expect undefeated seasons because the Big East was weak?
The more you post the more it is apparent you have unreal expectations. RE built a solid BCS caliber program with talent no one wanted. That seems to escape your posts.
No outright Big East championships? Get real. Besides WVU how many teams won outright championships since UConn joined the league?
Cincy and.....? RU, SU and USF would love to be co-champs.
Me thinks Mother Teresa did not live up to your standards.
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Randy has been a failure at UMD. As for turning the program around next year? I doubt it, he has everything going against him. His players hate him, the fans hate him and the media hates him. Good luck!
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Out of curiosity, when was the last time WVU won a Big East Championship outright? I'll give you a clue -- they've won two BCS bowls as co-champ. When was the last time Pitt won an outright title? Syracuse? Rutgers?
Yes, it's easy to do because you pound your chest and say so. And that works for you in your video games.
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So now you're using Rutgers as the example of what we should be striving for?....how low can we go as a fan base?
Saying that no one has won a conference championship outright in a long time just furthers my point
just because everyone sucked doesn't mean we should have too.....at least thats what they say in my video games
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You bet it is. If you apply any common sense whatsoever to the situation, it was a statement by WVU and Pitt that it is unacceptable that a team that is basically an expansion team, with no history, with the second smallest stadium, off campus to boot, in the conference, in a less than fertile recruiting territory, can compete with us on an equal basis.
They fired their coaches because it was unbelievable and untenable to them that Randy Edsall had UConn able to compete with their schools as equals. That is why Stew and Wanny got fired. That is why there is no debate nationally whether Esdall achieved more than he should have been expected to at UConn. And that is why the only belief that Edsall accomplished no more, or less, than should have been expected comes from about a score of people on this board.
I'm focusing on the Giants. Have a nice day.
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