StorrsCentral: Get to Know UConn Football’s New DC, Ryan Manalac

[huskymedic]

 

[Tdaley]

Great interview. Everyone should take a listen. Our defense will be AGGRESSIVE!!!

 

[giddyup]

heretofore “Coach Maniac”

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I am hoping when Candle and Manalac get more comfortable at UConn they are little more free with their comments. Right now they seem very controlled, scripted…even cliched. I enjoyed Mora’s honesty and I am hoping this staff loosens up. They seem fine…just a little boring.

(and before someone jumps in and says “i want someone who coaches well..not someone who interviews well…I agree. I am just making an observation)

 

[giddyup]

I am hoping when Candle and Manalac get more comfortable at UConn they are little more free with their comments. Right now they seem very controlled, scripted…even cliched. I enjoyed Mora’s honesty and I am hoping this staff loosens up. They seem fine…just a little boring.

(and before someone jumps in and says “i want someone who coaches well..not someone who interviews well…I agree. I am just making an observation)

Candle strikes me as being a pretty reserved, serious type. Not sure we are going to get a lot of yay, rah, rah sunshine from this dude.

 

[History Geek]

Candle strikes me as being a pretty reserved, serious type. Not sure we are going to get a lot of yay, rah, rah sunshine from this dude.

Which I'm OK with. As Shaky said, I liked Mora's style, but Job #1 is just win baby.

 

[husky429]

I am hoping when Candle and Manalac get more comfortable at UConn they are little more free with their comments. Right now they seem very controlled, scripted…even cliched. I enjoyed Mora’s honesty and I am hoping this staff loosens up. They seem fine…just a little boring.

(and before someone jumps in and says “i want someone who coaches well..not someone who interviews well…I agree. I am just making an observation)

Win, win, win, win. Everything else is fluff.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Candle strikes me as being a pretty reserved, serious type. Not sure we are going to get a lot of yay, rah, rah sunshine from this dude.

I really don’t want rah rah rah sunshine. That is worse. And while Diaco’s comments were interesting….that didn’t work either…he was just odd.

I am just hoping they evolve to giving some insight in their answers instead of generic responses. Again…yes..winning is all that matters. But as a fan, I enjoy getting insight and learning from a coaches perspective…instead of just getting responses that could have been AI generated.

Not a complaint…just an observation.

 

[gioff2323]

I’m giving lots of passes, for now. We’ve never coached together. I’ve not coached any of the guys. I’m still learning their names and what they can do. 100 players and coaches just arrived in last 2 months. Heck, I just learned Storrs has 2 r’s and no e.

But other than that, let me tell you what we’re planning.

 

[Palatine]

That was a Coachspeak 101. He talked but said nothing. The coaches have to coach up the guys and there are four sessions before the season and we have to take advantage of each one. Yep.

 

[Bongo Fury]

If a coach is wacky but successful, it’s great. I never knew Candle prior to the UConn hire I knew Toledo was consistently good and always capable of beating many P5 teams.