Report....Narduzzi turns down offer

[TunaConn]

Per @footballscope via twitter

 

[UCDaveD]

footballscoop 1:06pm via TweetDeck
At UConn we hear Manuel's offer to Narduzzi was "aggressive" for the HC; but not as robust for assts as was hoped for.

 

[MattMang23]

You have it wrong. Narduzzi accepted but the CT high school football coaches turned him down, so the offer was rescinded.

 

[FASTEDDY]

Any confirmation of this from a credible source?

Lets do what it takes to get Nard!

 

[Fishy]

So be it - get to the next name on the list.

 

[Srqhusky]

Sounds like a BS reason. So be it. This had about a twenty percent chance of happening. NEXT!!!!

 

[fgbrault]

I think I would prefer a proven winner like Lembo.

 

[gioff23]

This is a HUGE watchout - if we are not ready to pay assistants what they can make at a BCS program, it will severely reduce the pool to select from and send a loud message.

 

[Huskyforlife]

He must really think he's the next coach at mst

 

[UConnSportsGuy]

if we are not ready to pay assistants what they can make at a BCS program, it will severely reduce the pool to select from and send a loud message.

We already do.

The assistant coaches pay is just an excuse to say no.

 

[Jerry1714]

Doubt this is the last time we hear a name has turned down an offer. Too bad he was top on my list.

 

[UCDaveD]

Ball State OC just took HC job at Elon. Lembo in as HC, Weist stays on as OC?

 

[UConn07]

I think I would prefer a proven winner like Lembo.

He's not a proven winner, I don't understand that sentiment. Hasn't won a conference championship at any level since 2004.

 

[uconnbill]

I hope this is just a ploy to drive up the prices for the assistants, that's my hope at least

 

[UCDaveD]

If this news leaked from our camp, it's abhorrent.

 

[GoldCstHusky]

Is there any lazier description of someone, be it an athlete or a coach, than a "proven winner." Guys can be "proven winners" until they aren't. See Tebow, Tim. How about we search for more quantifiable success before throwing around bland, meaningless descriptions.

 

[UConnSportsGuy]

If this news leaked from our camp, it's abhorrent.

If this was leaked by anyone at UConn, the entire UConn AD administration should be fired. Why would you ever put this out there that you were turned down due to Assistant Coaches salaries (even if that is what PN said)?!

 

[ZooCougar]

If this was leaked by anyone at UConn, the entire UConn AD administration should be fired. Why would you ever put this out there that you were turned down due to Assistant Coaches salaries (even if that is what PN said)?!

If it's not UConn then it is Parker.

 

[metsfan2323]

He's not a proven winner, I don't understand that sentiment. Hasn't won a conference championship at any level since 2004.

So in your mind Edsall wasn't a good coach until 2010.

 

[Srqhusky]

Actually he may have helped us out by letting everyone k ow we are willing to pay good for coaches. The fact he used the witd robust for his assistants tells me he was shooting for the moon and we didnt go for it. I am sure the other candidates can read between the li es

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

Sorry to hear about that. But move on, try to find the next guy. Felt it was a distinct possibility but you always gotta swing for the fences.

RE: Firing someone... I mean. Good luck with that.

 

[MattMang23]

Why is anyone assuming we don't pay assistants at BCS levels? Just because this guy turned it down because he didn't like the assistant coach salary pool? Coming up with hypothetical numbers here, but if the average BCS assistant coach pool is 10 mill and we are offering 10 but Narduzzi wants 12 for his assistants, we aren't offering too little for assistants.

There is no direct correlation between Narduzzi not liking the salary pool number and that number not being in line with BCS averages.

 

[Jax Husky]

Sounds like a BS reason. So be it. This had about a twenty percent chance of happening. NEXT!!!!

If true, it is absolutely not a BS reason. All good coaches these days are negotiating, not only their contracts, but for how much they'll have to pay their assistants. The good coaches all know now, that you have to have high quality assistants to succeed.

 

[Srqhusky]

If true, it is absolutely not a BS reason. All good coaches these days are negotiating, not only their contracts, but for how much they'll have to pay their assistants. The good coaches all know now, that you have to have high quality assistants to succeed.

Well if u turned down an offer called aggressive so your buddies can make an extra hundre grand each does that make sense. It will be interesting to see when he gets a head-coaching job what the assistants make. How do we conpare with mich state assistant pay?

 

[whaler11]

Well if u turned down an offer called aggressive so your buddies can make an extra hundre grand each does that make sense. It will be interesting to see when he gets a head-coaching job what the assistants make. How do we conpare with mich state assistant pay?

Good grief it's not about getting your buddies paid it's about attracting people you feel you can win with.

This is starting to look like amature hour.