Rhett Lashlee Interviewed on Arkansas Radio Station 1/12/17 | The Boneyard

Rhett Lashlee Interviewed on Arkansas Radio Station 1/12/17

Just finished listening to it. A really good interview. Nice insights on the importance of the QB (min 6-8), why he took the UConn job, etc.
 
I'll have to listen to this at home.....however the posting of this radio reminds me its probably best if we keep Lashlee away from Gresh for at least a year. Don't need to scare the guy away with our #1 sports radio hack.
 
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My brother in law who is a huge Arkansas fan texted me this morning congratulating UConn on the hire. And I quote "Congrats on getting Rhett Lashlee. I've been wanting him as our head coach for several years. He's great. Maybe he'll come back and save us one day"
 
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All his comments go back to my point about successful coaches not being afraid of having buyout clauses or length of contract.

Successful coaches know they'll succeed and contracts will come in to line with performance.
 
Exit 4 said:
I'll have to listen to this at home.....however the posting of this radio reminds me its probably best if we keep Lashlee away from Gresh for at least a year. Don't need to scare the guy away with our #1 sports radio hack.
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I would hope we didn't hire someone who would be scared off by a little criticism. If someone has that thin of skin they shouldn't be a coach.
 
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Devland said:
I would hope we didn't hire someone who would be scared off by a little criticism. If someone has that thin of skin they shouldn't be a coach.
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My post clearly sailed way over your head.

The point I was making is that Gresh is not the best representative of UConn and CT sports. His dearth of college football insights beyond Xs&Os is frightening and he has the habit of going to the "when I played at Rhode Island" to frequently.
 
cttxus said:
A really good interview.
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Lashlee's keen perspective and family friendly demeanor were very impressive in that interview. As a young coach he is clearly and unapologetically making a bold statement about UConn giving him the chance to showcase his play calling talents without an offensively gifted HC receiving much of the credit. The fact that lots of SEC fans, coaches and media will (at least occasionally) have their eyes looking north puts UConn in a brighter spotlight than would have been the case had we hired a promising guy from "Eastern Illinois". And just imagine if he really gets our offense moving. He'll become a smooth sounding media darling, only this time without the poetry and recipes. Win big and he's a folk hero and eventually, a hot prospect on the Head Coaching carousel (like Joe Moorhead). Hopefully, Randy Edsall's ego (with the encouragement of DB) will allow this ambitious, talented and sincere OC more than just a bit part to play on the media stage. He's an asset. I'd show him off.
 
Nostical said:
Lashlee's keen perspective and family friendly demeanor were very impressive in that interview. As a young coach he is clearly and unapologetically making a bold statement about UConn giving him the chance to showcase his play calling talents without an offensively gifted HC receiving much of the credit. The fact that lots of SEC fans, coaches and media will (at least occasionally) have their eyes looking north puts UConn in a brighter spotlight than would have been the case had we hired a promising guy from "Eastern Illinois". And just imagine if he really gets our offense moving. He'll become a smooth sounding media darling, only this time without the poetry and recipes. Win big and he's a folk hero and eventually, a hot prospect on the Head Coaching carousel (like Joe Moorhead). Hopefully, Randy Edsall's ego (with the encouragement of DB) will allow this ambitious, talented and sincere OC more than just a bit part to play on the media stage. He's an asset. I'd show him off.
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Agree, and well said. BTW, I'm really beginning to appreciate HCRE's ability to find and develop young, aspiring coaches as he does with players. It seems he's got a very good reputation for that within the coaching circles, pro and college, as well. All goodness for UConn, especially as we rebuild, reinvent and re-energize the program. Now, if we could just see a few more coaching announcements before the weekend . . .
 
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Dave Benedic UConn AD from Auburn + Rhett Lashlee =Auburn Lashlee at Auburn $600, Lashleee at UConn $350,that alott of money to drop
unless he was promised to be the next Head coach at UConn ???
 
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According to Benedict - he made the introduction and Randy took it from there. Randy knows young talent - 2.0 version is more comfortable in his skin and willing to loosen things up.
 
I enjoyed the interview. He sounds like a sharp guy. The way he described it almost sounded like somebody joining a start up company. He acknowledges he's giving up a little salary now for the opportunity to really showcase his talent and own something with the hopes of parlaying it in a head coaching job down the road for him. I like the confidence and ambition.
 
Hamms30 said:
I enjoyed the interview. He sounds like a sharp guy. The way he described it almost sounded like somebody joining a start up company. He acknowledges he's giving up a little salary now for the opportunity to really showcase his talent and own something with the hopes of parlaying it in a head coaching job down the road for him. I like the confidence and ambition.
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if he gets us into the top 50 for offense in a year or two heads will turn and he'll be a hot ticket item. He's clearly confident in his abilities to take on an offense that was so terrible the last few years. I hope he watched some tape and saw things he thinks he can work with.
 
JMick said:
if he gets us into the top 50 for offense in a year or two heads will turn and he'll be a hot ticket item. He's clearly confident in his abilities to take on an offense that was so terrible the last few years. I hope he watched some tape and saw things he thinks he can work with.
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Or confident in his ability to attract newly recruited student athletes away from Auburn
 
jackl said:
He is very Bigly on Football
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