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Huskyforlife said:
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This is absurd. Recruiting rankings are based on quality and quantity of recruits. The only reason those schools are ranked higher right now is they have more commits. The average rating of the UConn commits is much higher than all of those schools and I will guarantee when the classes are signed, UConn will be rated higher than the schools listed.
 
Palatine is right. This is on Benedict. No buzz, no hope, just fading into oblivion.
And no renewal of tickets. They can all GFT
 
ConnHuskBask said:
I hate posts like this. Exactly how many schools in the Northeast have even been competitive with us for the number of championships we've won over the past 20 years?

Yes, all the good happens by sheer luck and all the bad means someone screwed up.
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Two all world hires: Geno and JC
One very good hire: Edsall

How many of the people that were involved in Edsall, let alone, Geno and JC are even in a position to make decisions?

Let's not forget for instensive purposes JC hired KO too.[/QUOTE]

UConn had no idea that Geno would have the success that he has had - JC, yes they knew he had some credentials - RE - same as JC
 
Marty Jackson said:
This is what it feels like to be Rutgers!!!!

Make a statement, take some action, and fix the freakin' problem.

Anything else is accepting less than mediocrity. Not common in Uconn athletics.
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I don't think this is what Rutgers feels like. Rutgers is and will be rolling in dough. It doesn't matter if they ever win a game in any sport as they have hit the jackpot. This repeated attempted denigration of Rutgers actually only denigrates UConn even more. Rutgers is in the Big Ten, P5. UConn is not and will likely never be for many, many years, if ever. Please stop with the Rutgers stuff. I am a UConn alumnus. I am not a Rutgers fan. I don't like them. But this repeated Rutgers stuff is just annoying. Furthermore, aside for women's sports, men's sports have been mediocre at best over the last couple of years. ( I know some are going to jump and say "we won the NCAA men's basketball championship in 2014"), but the actual record in conference play for a few years has been indeed mediocre, at best.
 
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sportsart said:
Does soccer and field hockey count towards championship caliber athletic department?
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Actually it does. And I've said this many times. Put Geno in charge of the program, Calhoun, even Nancy Stevens our FH Coach and they will figure out a way to win. They are WINNERS as Head Coaches at the FBS level against the best coaches in their sport. They know how to run a program. We have found guys who know how to talk a good game and run the program into the ground.

JMU is up 49-0 and they have a decent Coach.
 
I recall some previous posts about tracking the UConn private jet used by staff.

Anyone recall the Tail Code?
 
At this point I have no faith in the UConn administration. Here are the scenarios I see:

Best case - They are waiting til 1/1 to fire Diaco. At this point it's the best we can hope for. It's still a small time move that will hurt us in the short term with recruiting and hiring a new coach.

Worst case - They are remaining silent and will go into 2017 with Diaco as coach. It would be the most asinine thing to do with absolutely zero benefits and will likely kill the program.

I know where my money is.
 
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Jimmy Serrano said:
At this point I have no faith in the UConn administration. Here are the scenarios I see:

Best case - They are waiting til 1/1 to fire Diaco. At this point it's the best we can hope for. It's still a small time move that will hurt us in the short term with recruiting and hiring a new coach.

Worst case - They are remaining silent and will go into 2017 with Diaco as coach. It would be the most asinine thing to do with absolutely zero benefits and will likely kill the program.

I know where my money is.
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The latter?
That happens, I know where my money is, and will be staying.
My pocket
 
buddy said:
I don't think this is what Rutgers feels like. Rutgers is and will be rolling in dough. It doesn't matter if they ever win a game in any sport as they have hit the jackpot. This repeated attempted denigration of Rutgers actually only denigrates UConn even more. Rutgers is in the Big Ten, P5. UConn is not and will likely never be for many, many years, if ever. Please stop with the Rutgers stuff. I am a UConn alumnus. I am not a Rutgers fan. I don't like them. But this repeated Rutgers stuff is just annoying. Furthermore, aside for women's sports, men's sports have been mediocre at best over the last couple of years. ( I know some are going to jump and say "we won the NCAA men's basketball championship in 2014"), but the actual record in conference play for a few years has been indeed mediocre, at best.
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Difference between Rutgers and UCONN is Rutgers fan base expects them to be terrible and accepts it as except for bright patch here and there been down for long time in most sports, where we have had great success across many sports and had steadily improved in football under Edsall and after a down period we actually had looked to be heading up again going into this season. However the way the off season if being handled does have Rutgers like dysfunctional feel to it.
 
buddy said:
I don't think this is what Rutgers feels like. Rutgers is and will be rolling in dough. It doesn't matter if they ever win a game in any sport as they have hit the jackpot. This repeated attempted denigration of Rutgers actually only denigrates UConn even more. Rutgers is in the Big Ten, P5. UConn is not and will likely never be for many, many years, if ever. Please stop with the Rutgers stuff. I am a UConn alumnus. I am not a Rutgers fan. I don't like them. But this repeated Rutgers stuff is just annoying. Furthermore, aside for women's sports, men's sports have been mediocre at best over the last couple of years. ( I know some are going to jump and say "we won the NCAA men's basketball championship in 2014"), but the actual record in conference play for a few years has been indeed mediocre, at best.
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Ru Buddy!
 
gtcam said:
Two all world hires: Geno and JC
One very good hire: Edsall

How many of the people that were involved in Edsall, let alone, Geno and JC are even in a position to make decisions?

Let's not forget for instensive purposes JC hired KO too.
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UConn had no idea that Geno would have the success that he has had - JC, yes they knew he had some credentials - RE - same as JC[/QUOTE]
Does anyone hire a coach and say, yeah this guy is gonna coach us to 11 NC's.
 
Geno rode on Gampel and the Men's rise. He got a nice facility and went from there. It wa much harder for JC. I was at the Field House at girls games in 85 in front of grandpa and grandma and parents at chick games. Yawn. Geno rode Gampel and the rise of men's hoop in Storrs.
He rode Calhoun's coattails and that is fact.
 
Let's see what happens. There will be good coming out of this year. It might be a sloppy next year but that's rebuilding. We shouldn't even really have to rebuild but the last coaching hires are killing football
 
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Have Benedict and the University really said nothing publicly about Bobby's job? They can't possibly keep him after leaving him in limbo this long. If he is the guy than they would come out and say that he is the guy, unless these people have never taken any leadership or organizational behavior 101 classes before - which I find hard to believe considering how much money they all get paid.

Or they just think we are all lemming morons who are going to continue to send our money to the Athletic Department no matter the outcome. I have a feeling that we are going to see a lot of Groupon offers for UConn season tickets next year.
 
It doesn't make a lot of sense to speak publicly about the program right now. It would only uspet the season ticket holders and rehash the failure of this season. Everyone else would ignore it.

Talk when you have something positive to say. If DB thinks there is enough developing talent or whatever pixie dust might turn this around then that is his call to own.

If he is waiting for signing day, the buyout reduction, or the next coach to come available, then we will know at the appropriate time.

I think he has someone lined up who isn't bound by the calendar and is waiting for signing day. No info, just that the alternative is so desperate.
 
If they are keeping him, for whatever reason that may be, the continued silence is an indictment on him by the administration and a clear message that he does not have a "vote of confidence" or whatever phrasing they'd be forced to use in a public statement. They won't come out and publicly bash him or dam him with faint praise, it'd be a terrible precedent to set here. Silence is their best move in the bind they're in if they are indeed keeping him. It'd also be the best move to make were they considering firing him on 1/1/17.
 
gtcam said:
UConn had no idea that Geno would have the success that he has had -
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That's an understatement. The Geno hire is the equivalent of trying to bunt to get on base and having the ball soar over the centerfield bleachers for a homer.

Agree regarding JC and Edsall. There were good coaches. Both proved to be better than expectations, Calhoun monstrously so.
 
uconnphil2016 said:
My thought is that Benedict hasn't made a public statement of support because it's more destabilizing than it is reassuring. They want to make the impression that no public assertion of support is necessary. When those things become necessary, a fired coach always follows suit.
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I think this is right on the money. Circumstantial as it might be, all evidence points to Diaco getting a 4th year. He's under contract until 2019, which therefore dictates that the expected outcome is Diaco will be head coach in '17.

I guess my question to those demanding a public statement is: To what end? How does Benedict or the Athletic department benefit by giving Diaco a vote of confidence? I don't think we'll hear anything out of UConn outside a change in status quo. i.e. Verducci's demotion...err...reassignment...
 
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Alum86 said:
Geno rode on Gampel and the Men's rise. He got a nice facility and went from there. It wa much harder for JC. I was at the Field House at girls games in 85 in front of grandpa and grandma and parents at chick games. Yawn. Geno rode Gampel and the rise of men's hoop in Storrs.
He rode Calhoun's coattails and that is fact.
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Not true. He went to the Final Four with pieces he put into place before Gampel opened. He would have been a success anywhere. The headwinds from the men's team helped make the team a phenomenon, but Geno had already put the program in a position to capitalize.
 
Waquoit said:
Not true. He went to the Final Four with pieces he put into place before Gampel opened. He would have been a success anywhere. The headwinds from the men's team helped make the team a phenomenon, but Geno had already put the program in a position to capitalize.
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Amazing anyone could think that.
 
brasssbonanzaa said:
If they are keeping him, for whatever reason that may be, the continued silence is an indictment on him by the administration and a clear message that he does not have a "vote of confidence" or whatever phrasing they'd be forced to use in a public statement. They won't come out and publicly bash him or dam him with faint praise, it'd be a terrible precedent to set here. Silence is their best move in the bind they're in if they are indeed keeping him. It'd also be the best move to make were they considering firing him on 1/1/17.
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I am puzzled why Benedict hasn't said anything, but a "vote of confidence" is the kiss of death for a coach.
 
Waquoit said:
Not true. He went to the Final Four with pieces he put into place before Gampel opened. He would have been a success anywhere. The headwinds from the men's team helped make the team a phenomenon, but Geno had already put the program in a position to capitalize.
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Rebecca Lobo decided to go to UConn over BC - that brought Geno over the top
Yes he did have very competitive teams before Lobo but from the day she walked onto campus and beyond he has gone over the top
The guy does know how to coach and motivate
 
TheDrifter75 said:
UConn had no idea that Geno would have the success that he has had - JC, yes they knew he had some credentials - RE - same as JC
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Does anyone hire a coach and say, yeah this guy is gonna coach us to 11 NC's.[/QUOTE]
TheDrifter75 said:
UConn had no idea that Geno would have the success that he has had - JC, yes they knew he had some credentials - RE - same as JC
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Does anyone hire a coach and say, yeah this guy is gonna coach us to 11 NC's.[/QUOTE]

Do you think Michigan hired Harbough because they think he can win them NCs?
So yes some do BUT I did say UConn had no idea SO you made my point
 
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