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Spanos is 48. Edsall is 62.

I think I’m feeling an ideal way forward. Edsall actually does a lot of good things ... considering the friggjng mess Diaco left. So. I like Spanos & can see him going forward; I like a bunch of the young Offense playmakers + OLine - but Giufre should go back from OC.

Spanos HC in waiting. Randy Emeritus. New OC. More more recruiting youth. Seems like Weiss & Moyseenko & young Edsall + Dottin-Carter have brought some juice to the process.

What do you see in Spanos that makes you think he is a head coach that can turn this disaster around? I love his passion, I do, but I don’t see any head coaching experience at all. And to be fair this defense is horrific. It’s not like he is working miracles.He would be way down on the list for potential head coaches.
 
I’m reaching

if I’m on the committee to select a new UCONN HC or AD ... my top choices - and economically viable - are Lance Leipold of Buffalo & Creighton of Eastern Michigan. Both won big at loved level. Both took rundown MAC programs and turned them completely competitive through all position groups. (I don’t care about their 2020 season too much). Leipold has the edge because he had to recruit to Buffalo in the same basic markets as UConn - NYS, NE ,PA, NJ MD/DC/VA, + FL & GA & he has Michigan & Ohio credibility

and he makes far less than what UCONN has been paying our last 3 HCs
 
Sorry to be negative, but not really. I like Coyle, but Watch Tyvon Branch and then watch Coyle. He’s not nearly physical enough and doesn’t impact the game enough to be considered a “great player.” He made some tackles and ran down some guys that got through the third level with ease. There was really nothing spectacular about that. When have you ever seen him blow up a play in the backfield or deliver a big hit on a receiver over the middle? He’s solid but quite a stretch to say he is a great player in my opinion. Also, wasn’t really a steal from in the state considering his only other offers were from central, Rhode Island, Maine, umass, and Temple.


I have witnessed them both and they are different players. Coyle is going to play on the next level and do it for a long time as long as he doesn't get hurt.
He moves better side to side than Branch did in my opinion and is a free safety not a strong safety.
 
I have witnessed them both and they are different players. Coyle is going to play on the next level and do it for a long time as long as he doesn't get hurt.
He moves better side to side than Branch did in my opinion and is a free safety not a strong safety.

Play on the Next level meaning NFL? I will bet you any amount of money Tyler Coyle does not play in the NFL.
 
Play on the Next level meaning NFL? I will bet you any amount of money Tyler Coyle does not play in the NFL.
He'll play in the NFL. No question bro. So will OT Peart. Just because we're a bad football team as a whole doesn't mean we don't have guys that can translate their games to the next level.
 
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Defense overall is smallish. Two 6 footers on Dline, one is 220lbs. Lbs are 190-210 lbs. 2 starters missing in backfield and it showed up big time. I would bet Navy has a bigger D save T Jones than us.
 
He'll play in the NFL. No question bro. So will OT Peart. Just because we're a bad football team as a whole doesn't mean we don't have guys that can translate their games to the next level.

I know Peart will. He’s projected as a 2-4th rounder.
 
If Edsall is here come 12/1 or whenever that buyout date is, Spanos is gone. Mark it down now, he is gone.
RE's inability to let his coaches do their jobs is killing this rebuild. Killing it. This includes the OC. He's not completely incapable of calling plays (although the QB coach is calling most anyway) except when handcuffed each week by RE.
RE needs to be shown the door in December.
If AD David Benedict has the guts to do so, he also needs to also avoid the mass exodus of RS Jrs on Senior Day by holding off on deciding who stays and who goes until a new coach is hired. It may get very ugly in terms of roster #'s.
 
If Edsall is here come 12/1 or whenever that buyout date is, Spanos is gone. Mark it down now, he is gone.
RE's inability to let his coaches do their jobs is killing this rebuild. Killing it. This includes the OC. He's not completely incapable of calling plays (although the QB coach is calling most anyway) except when handcuffed each week by RE.
RE needs to be shown the door in December.
If AD David Benedict has the guts to do so, he also needs to also avoid the mass exodus of RS Jrs on Senior Day by holding off on deciding who stays and who goes until a new coach is hired. It may get very ugly in terms of roster #'s.

I think he is gone regardless.
 
When RE was brought in a second time many (including me) hoped that the MD experience might have made him a little more introspective and therefore a better leader. It did not. Fragile ego and need to control go hand in hand. He will not get UConn FB where it needs to be.
 
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With all that's happened (tons of losing) these now 3 years with Coach Edsall, I get the last 3 guys' comments. They believe he's gone.. But, quite honestly, I gotta see that to believe, considering the rebuilding he mentioned when he first got back. He told us it's gonna be tough and we're pretty much starting all over. And, for all instensive purposes, it certainly looks as though that has happened. (not looking forward to Saturday's game at Cincy, on their homecoming).

Yes, we suck (Fact).. but, I hate to break it to the guys that feel he's a goner... He's not.. It's all a part of what we're doing going fwd. It's an unfortunate expectation by the folks above him . Now, next year, that's a different story.. If we suck like this next year around this time, I don't think he'll make it past week 5...

ZERO excuses next year.. ZERO....
 
Do any of you know Spanos is gone for sure or are you just speculating? If Edsall is really running Spanos off, we've got a real problem. Spanos looks like the only coach on the team that has the energy and passion to motivate the kids. He's also improved the D quite a bit. If these kids could tackle for a damn, we'd be presentable.
 
Do any of you know Spanos is gone for sure or are you just speculating? If Edsall is really running Spanos off, we've got a real problem. Spanos looks like the only coach on the team that has the energy and passion to motivate the kids. He's also improved the D quite a bit. If these kids could tackle for a damn, we'd be presentable.
It's speculation. You really seem to want there to be something to it... dude just stop worrying about it and enjoy the incrementally improved defense this season.
 
Do any of you know Spanos is gone for sure or are you just speculating? If Edsall is really running Spanos off, we've got a real problem. Spanos looks like the only coach on the team that has the energy and passion to motivate the kids. He's also improved the D quite a bit. If these kids could tackle for a damn, we'd be presentable.
Agreed.. We can't lose this guy.. I love him.. He's the best thing we've had as a DC since Don Brown..
 
It's speculation. You really seem to want there to be something to it... dude just stop worrying about it and enjoy the incrementally improved defense this season.

I don't want there to be something to it. If Randy is going to be the coach, we can't run off coordinators every year. I have a particular interest in this because I know people Spanos has recruited.
 
Is it the DLine? Or the support from the 2nd & 3rd levels?
I don’t tend to focus on the line battles, but the stats seem to show our dline gives up a lot of yards. I had high hopes for Travis Jones to be a real stud, and when I’ve watched him, he always seems to be at least double teamed. I’d love to see more shifting, movement, and occasional blitzing from our defense. Even Navy does that much.
 
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If Edsall is here come 12/1 or whenever that buyout date is, Spanos is gone. Mark it down now, he is gone.
RE's inability to let his coaches do their jobs is killing this rebuild. Killing it. This includes the OC. He's not completely incapable of calling plays (although the QB coach is calling most anyway) except when handcuffed each week by RE.
RE needs to be shown the door in December.
If AD David Benedict has the guts to do so, he also needs to also avoid the mass exodus of RS Jrs on Senior Day by holding off on deciding who stays and who goes until a new coach is hired. It may get very ugly in terms of roster #'s.

There's not the slightest bit of evidence that Edsall is doing anything to stop Spanos from doing his job. There's barely even been mindless speculation of that....one person claiming he saw them arguing once is all.

Same with Giufre. You are literally making things up
 
There's not the slightest bit of evidence that Edsall is doing anything to stop Spanos from doing his job. There's barely even been mindless speculation of that....one person claiming he saw them arguing once is all.

Same with Giufre. You are literally making things up
I don't come on here and make things up. I would be a lot more creative if I did. You don't know me and I don't know you.
Some of us might actually really know a few things. It's a small world.
 
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There's not the slightest bit of evidence that Edsall is doing anything to stop Spanos from doing his job. There's barely even been mindless speculation of that....one person claiming he saw them arguing once is all.

Same with Giufre. You are literally making things up

I have no inside info, but all you have to do is look at coaches that have been assistants under Edsall and what they have done scheme wise elsewhere to believe that some level of restriction was placed on them while under Edsall. UConn rarely blitzed under Todd Orlando. His first year out of UConn and Orlando’s FIU defense was blitzing multiple players 75% of the time and he’s continued to do that ever since at Houston and now Texas. Can’t say it was because there was limited talent on his UConn defense. Shoot there were 2 NFL corners in Gratz and Wilson, 2 4-year starters at LBs, and a few good Dlinemen one of which (Kendall Reyes) played in the NFL for a few years. Joe Moorhead’s offense was pretty bland at UConn. He becomes the head coach at Fordham and his stellar offense gets him the OC gig at Penn St and then the HC at Miss St. Don Brown knew Edsall’s reputation which is one reason he left Maryland as soon as Edsall arrived. You can believe the “I wanted to be closer to my family” story if you want but that didn’t seem to stop him from going to Michigan after 2 years in CT.
 
I have no inside info, but all you have to do is look at coaches that have been assistants under Edsall and what they have done scheme wise elsewhere to believe that some level of restriction was placed on them while under Edsall. UConn rarely blitzed under Todd Orlando. His first year out of UConn and Orlando’s FIU defense was blitzing multiple players 75% of the time and he’s continued to do that ever since at Houston and now Texas. Can’t say it was because there was limited talent on his UConn defense. Shoot there were 2 NFL corners in Gratz and Wilson, 2 4-year starters at LBs, and a few good Dlinemen one of which (Kendall Reyes) played in the NFL for a few years. Joe Moorhead’s offense was pretty bland at UConn. He becomes the head coach at Fordham and his stellar offense gets him the OC gig at Penn St and then the HC at Miss St. Don Brown knew Edsall’s reputation which is one reason he left Maryland as soon as Edsall arrived. You can believe the “I wanted to be closer to my family” story if you want but that didn’t seem to stop him from going to Michigan after 2 years in CT.

Well for one just because they had talent here, doesn't mean they had talent who's strength would be a heavy blitz defense and a wide open passing offense. If Joe Moorehead was throwing it all over the field with mediocre qb and wr talent rather than riding a dominant running game he doesn't get the head coaching job at Fordham, because that would have been very dumb. Orlando had very successful defenses here, and a lot of good players, but not necessarily speed rushers up front and on the line. We're not running the same stuff now as we were during 1.0, and during 1.0 when we had different personell, like an nfl qb, we ran much different stuff too. No coordinator just does whatever they want, but this idea that all our coordinators are calling good plays and the bad only happens when Edsall makes them call the bad plays is silly.
 
I have no inside info, but all you have to do is look at coaches that have been assistants under Edsall and what they have done scheme wise elsewhere to believe that some level of restriction was placed on them while under Edsall. UConn rarely blitzed under Todd Orlando. His first year out of UConn and Orlando’s FIU defense was blitzing multiple players 75% of the time and he’s continued to do that ever since at Houston and now Texas. Can’t say it was because there was limited talent on his UConn defense. Shoot there were 2 NFL corners in Gratz and Wilson, 2 4-year starters at LBs, and a few good Dlinemen one of which (Kendall Reyes) played in the NFL for a few years. Joe Moorhead’s offense was pretty bland at UConn. He becomes the head coach at Fordham and his stellar offense gets him the OC gig at Penn St and then the HC at Miss St. Don Brown knew Edsall’s reputation which is one reason he left Maryland as soon as Edsall arrived. You can believe the “I wanted to be closer to my family” story if you want but that didn’t seem to stop him from going to Michigan after 2 years in CT.

All absolutely true.

Except for Don Brown ... Edsall evaluated and brought great prospective coaches in & they grew in their role. That is talent. Do I wish we saw Joe Moorhead & Todd Orlando do what they have proven elsewhere. YUP. Still I believe Edsall was instrumental - and continues to be - in running a development program. I wish he wins a little ... and rides off into the sunset after finding a wonderful 40 year old replacement.
 
I really don’t think we want Randy to pick his replacement. Much like QBs, he’d likely pick the wrong guy. He’s a conservative, defensive minded coach. Our next coach needs to be an aggressive, offensive minded coach.

I’d also be happy with a defensive coach like Don Brown. Don Brown made defense more exciting than offense.
 
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Play on the Next level meaning NFL? I will bet you any amount of money Tyler Coyle does not play in the NFL.

I don't bet but I root for all Huskies unless they play the Giants.
He will play in the NFL as he is more instinctive than Melifonio "so" and he went in the second round
 
Well for one just because they had talent here, doesn't mean they had talent who's strength would be a heavy blitz defense and a wide open passing offense. If Joe Moorehead was throwing it all over the field with mediocre qb and wr talent rather than riding a dominant running game he doesn't get the head coaching job at Fordham, because that would have been very dumb. Orlando had very successful defenses here, and a lot of good players, but not necessarily speed rushers up front and on the line. We're not running the same stuff now as we were during 1.0, and during 1.0 when we had different personell, like an nfl qb, we ran much different stuff too. No coordinator just does whatever they want, but this idea that all our coordinators are calling good plays and the bad only happens when Edsall makes them call the bad plays is silly.

How about two nfl corners and an nfl d lineman
 
I will bet you any amount of money Tyler Coyle does not play in the NFL.

Well, Draft Scouts has him as the 4th best Strong Safety in the AAC and the 36th out of 115 SS's in the BCS. I'd say he has a shot.
Tyler Coyle, DS #36 SS, Connecticut


Name: Tyler Coyle
College: Connecticut Number: 25
Height: 6-0 Weight: 205
Position: SS Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: rJr/2021
40 Low: 4.46 40 Time: 4.57 40 High: 4.68
Projected Round:

Conf RankDS RankPlayer NameCollegeClassDraft YearProj HighProjectedProj LowHeightWeight40 Time RangeHometown, StateHigh School/Last School
19Forrest, Darrick CincinnatiJr20216-02004.46 - 4.65Columbus, OHWalnut Ridge
219Anderson, Deontay HoustonrJr20216-22174.45 - 4.64Houston, TXManvel
335Lindsey, Tyrez MemphisrJr20216-12054.60 - 4.78Dothan, ALDothan
436Coyle, Tyler ConnecticutrJr20216-02054.46 - 4.68Windsor, CT
 


Well, Draft Scouts has him as the 4th best Strong Safety in the AAC and the 36th out of 115 SS's in the BCS. I'd say he has a shot.
Tyler Coyle, DS #36 SS, Connecticut


Name: Tyler Coyle
College: Connecticut Number: 25
Height: 6-0 Weight: 205
Position: SS Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: rJr/2021
40 Low: 4.46 40 Time: 4.57 40 High: 4.68
Projected Round:

Conf RankDS RankPlayer NameCollegeClassDraft YearProj HighProjectedProj LowHeightWeight40 Time RangeHometown, StateHigh School/Last School
19Forrest, DarrickCincinnatiJr20216-02004.46 - 4.65Columbus, OHWalnut Ridge
219Anderson, DeontayHoustonrJr20216-22174.45 - 4.64Houston, TXManvel
335Lindsey, TyrezMemphisrJr20216-12054.60 - 4.78Dothan, ALDothan
436Coyle, TylerConnecticutrJr20216-02054.46 - 4.68Windsor, CT
Is it a coincidence that all the players listed are in the AAC?
 
Is it a coincidence that all the players listed are in the AAC?

That's the ranking of AAC strong safeties. If you read his post, Coyle is the 36th ranked SS in FBS currently.
 
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