Summer transfers

[CL82]

So we've got a D2 transfer, a walk-on transfer, and a guy RE didn't trust to throw more than a couple dump offs in a 50 pt game last year battling to start at QB? That sounds promising.

 

[TRest]

Block C, tho.

 

[uchusky32]

Exactly what I was thinking. Good thing we got him those live snaps last season!

Remember that guy who was trolling hard for Washington in the game threads and the post game threads? Have to watch the board where MW lands, LOL.

Oklahoma?

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

And people on here thought Pindell was a problem last year...Just wait.

I don't think people on here thought Pindell was a problem at all. More people have mentioned that Pindell was the whole offense last year and we will miss him.

 

[Stainmaster]

I don't think people on here thought Pindell was a problem at all. More people have mentioned that Pindell was the whole offense last year and we will miss him.

Oh, people did.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

I don't think people on here thought Pindell was a problem at all. More people have mentioned that Pindell was the whole offense last year and we will miss him.

They were certainly in the minority but people definitely had qualms with Pindell. Without him I can't imagine we win any games.

Oh wait. That's going to be this season.

 

[noeynox]

They were certainly in the minority but people definitely had qualms with Pindell. Without him I can't imagine we win any games.

Oh wait. That's going to be this season.

If Edsall wins no games in year 3, is it worth giving him a 4th?

 

[Hoophound]

If Edsall wins no games in year 3, is it worth giving him a 4th?

If he wins zero in year 3, he’ll need 2-3 more years to get to 5 or 6 wins, that’s not good enough. I think he has to win 3+ games to justify a fourth year. I’m pretty sure the powers that be would give him another season regardless.

A lot of what happens will be up to the new president. What is his tolerance for failure? Is football important to him? We’ll see. I’d say he needs 2-3 wins this season to survive.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Didn't he transferred before, or am I mistakenly?

At least in this instance, absolutely “mistakenly”.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Oh, people did.

Preseason, yes. Obviously, less so through the course of the 2018 season.

 

[Exit 4]

If Edsall wins no games in year 3, is it worth giving him a 4th?

If the spread in those losses is under 7 points a game in November, then yes. How they play the last four games will say a lot.

 

[MrSheldrake]

Disappointing transfer. He some pretty good speed.

He was our kick returner and a key offensive player. This is bad. Losing Washington was not a surprise but losing Dixon hurts the team a lot.

 

[Marbles90]

If Edsall wins no games in year 3, is it worth giving him a 4th?

Unless the University somehow decides to get serious about football and brings in some very high price proven marquee coach who happens to be available for whatever reason (not happening), Edsall is not going anywhere until at least year 5 regardless of how the team performs this year. The administration is convinced that this is a 4-5 year rebuild and they are not going to cut it short and start over. I think we just gotta hope RE2 can make it happen...and hope we see at least some improvement this year.

 

[whaler11]

So MW's exit is the other big transfer news that was waiting to drop. There are two to three others we might hear about as well, but none are of the impact level that MW and KD could of had on the 2019 campaign.

Maybe the most damning thing anyone could say about this program is that Marvin Washington transferring is news.

He may be the worst player who has ever started a game as an FBS quarterback and spent most of the last few seasons acting like an arse on the sidelines.

Him leaving actually makes me respect Edsall a bit more.

 

[MrSheldrake]

I’ve been figuring Beaudry is the QB since we got him. I’ll be very surprised if he doesn’t win the job.

I think Beaudry will be a strong back up and a welcome addition to the team, but can't see Edsall giving the starting job to a division 2 QB over a freshman redshirt who was a solid three star recruit from Georgia, and Edsall's biggest recruit since he took the job.

 

[metsfan2323]

I think Beaudry will be a strong back up and a welcome addition to the team, but can't see Edsall giving the starting job to a division 2 QB over a freshman redshirt who was a solid three star recruit from Georgia, and Edsall's biggest recruit since he took the job.

I think the plan is to have something called "Practice" this summer after which Edsall will give the job to whoever performs the best.. "Three stars", "D2" or "former walk-on transfer" no longer mean a damn thing. If the situation becomes muddled expect two QB's vs Wagner.

I can't see Edsall being dumb enough to ignore performance.

 

[UCFBfan]

I wish both kids all the best where ever they land. I hope they finish college and go on to whatever they want in life. I'm not going to put down either of them for deciding to transfer.

Dixon's transfer is an odd choice just because of lack of depth at that position and the fact he started almost every game last season. Impact player or not, the kid was going to play a lot.

Washington does not surprise me. Of the two QBs on our roster before RE brought in the transfers, I had a feeling it would be MW who'd leave. His trouble with academics probably didn't sit well with Randy, especially if they were still going on. While he got a lot of reps in the spring, he wasn't Randy's recruit and while that is a stupid reason for coaches and/or players to not mesh, it happens. SK was Randy's guy, plus the ones brought in. I think MW saw what the future held and decided to use his remaining eligibility elsewhere.

I wish them both all the best.

(Who wants to already start the the MW update thread so people can show why it was a huge loss when/if he does well wherever he lands )

 

[Chief00]

Baffled by this one. You can't have 6'3 WRs with speed walking out the door.

He is exactly what we needed, already here and walking out the door. Guys transfer but something went wrong here. We have loss two of our top receivers (Dixon and Davis) at a position we lack depth in.

 

[Hoophound]

I think Beaudry will be a strong back up and a welcome addition to the team, but can't see Edsall giving the starting job to a division 2 QB over a freshman redshirt who was a solid three star recruit from Georgia, and Edsall's biggest recruit since he took the job.

That’s possible, but by all accounts, Beaudry is a good QB that fell through the cracks. If Krajewski isn’t ready, and many think he isn’t, Beaudry is your guy.

My guess is we see Beaudry first and depending on how that goes, Krajewski is next up.

 

[Chief00]

I haven’t been paying much attention to the football team, but is it conceivable that we could be even worse this year? I guess as the defense gets more experience they should naturally improve, but will it likely be enough to offset the loss of Pindell on offense? I’m unaware of people’s general expectation around here.

I’m necessarily speaking to the record either, just our ability to keep games relatively competitive

I agree, the offense looks worse unless a new QB exceeds expectations.

 

[gioff2323]

I wish both kids all the best where ever they land. I hope they finish college and go on to whatever they want in life. I'm not going to put down either of them for deciding to transfer.

Dixon's transfer is an odd choice just because of lack of depth at that position and the fact he started almost every game last season. Impact player or not, the kid was going to play a lot.

Washington does not surprise me. Of the two QBs on our roster before RE brought in the transfers, I had a feeling it would be MW who'd leave. His trouble with academics probably didn't sit well with Randy, especially if they were still going on. While he got a lot of reps in the spring, he wasn't Randy's recruit and while that is a stupid reason for coaches and/or players to not mesh, it happens. SK was Randy's guy, plus the ones brought in. I think MW saw what the future held and decided to use his remaining eligibility elsewhere.

I wish them both all the best.

(Who wants to already start the the MW update thread so people can show why it was a huge loss when/if he does well wherever he lands )

All good, except ..... he was a HCRE recruit.

 

[Exit 4]

This is all part of the culture change that was turned up a notch when Matt King took over S&C. Modest talent with perpetual baggage will no longer to be tolerated.

 

[Hornet22]

He is exactly what we needed, already here and walking out the door. Guys transfer but something went wrong here. We have loss two of our top receivers (Dixon and Davis) at a position we lack depth in.

Chief I thought you would have some insight as to what happened here. Odd that you don’t know what went wrong or even have a Chief’s Brief on this one?.....

 

[UConnJim]

When a QB has academic issues, it’s a major red flag as QB requires a lot of studying and it is the most important position on the field. Plus, how can you rely on a QB if he has academic risks?

As for Dixon, he looks like he could have been a major contributor, but he hadn’t proven that yet. His production at WR dropped considerably from freshman to sophomore year even though UConn was not loaded at WR. As a KR, he was not a star as UConn was ranked 106 out of 130 teams in kickoff return yards per return. Kick returns used to be a UConn strength under Edsall 1.0.

 

[noeynox]

If the spread in those losses is under 7 points a game in November, then yes. How they play the last four games will say a lot.

3,1,0 is a tough sell that things are going in the right direction. The new president has to take hard look at football and the athletic director and see what needs to be done.

 

[Ellington]

This is all part of the culture change that was turned up a notch when Matt King took over S&C. Modest talent with perpetual baggage will no longer to be tolerated.

The great Paul Brown was quoted when asked about annoying players - "We will tolerate you until we can replace you"
Well, this is what we are left with when we (HCRE 2.0) blame it all on the players. You could see this coming the last few weeks of the season. Now we have former players playing at GTech, LaTech ,Northern Illinois, Minnesota and Cincinnati (all at least potential Bowl teams) that must have had "perpetual" baggage.
In the interim, I hope we have answers to replace these experienced, veteran guys.
"Next man up" is a wonderful catch phrase, but our motto is "Next freshman up" or "next transfer up".
NEVER FORGET - all these transfers we brought in LEFT other programs. Who is to say they don't have perpetual baggage. "The Devil you know....."

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Never good when guys who figured to be senior leaders bounce in the summer.

 

[Exit 4]

The great Paul Brown was quoted when asked about annoying players - "We will tolerate you until we can replace you"
Well, this is what we are left with when we (HCRE 2.0) blame it all on the players. You could see this coming the last few weeks of the season. Now we have former players playing at GTech, LaTech ,Northern Illinois, Minnesota and Cincinnati (all at least potential Bowl teams) that must have had "perpetual" baggage.
In the interim, I hope we have answers to replace these experienced, veteran guys.
"Next man up" is a wonderful catch phrase, but our motto is "Next freshman up" or "next transfer up".
NEVER FORGET - all these transfers we brought in LEFT other programs. Who is to say they don't have perpetual baggage. "The Devil you know....."

What people don’t know is that most the guys that have left were guys not particularly helpful with the program on the inside. I said most, not all of the guys.

Randy has tried to make it work, but when talented guys give 80% and don’t like being called on to give 100%, eventually one side pushes for an end.

There is also just a chasm that is hard to overcome for both the player and the coach when the original coach departs. Some just never accept the new staff.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I wish both kids all the best where ever they land. I hope they finish college and go on to whatever they want in life. I'm not going to put down either of them for deciding to transfer.

Dixon's transfer is an odd choice just because of lack of depth at that position and the fact he started almost every game last season. Impact player or not, the kid was going to play a lot.

Washington does not surprise me. Of the two QBs on our roster before RE brought in the transfers, I had a feeling it would be MW who'd leave. His trouble with academics probably didn't sit well with Randy, especially if they were still going on. While he got a lot of reps in the spring, he wasn't Randy's recruit and while that is a stupid reason for coaches and/or players to not mesh, it happens. SK was Randy's guy, plus the ones brought in. I think MW saw what the future held and decided to use his remaining eligibility elsewhere.

I wish them both all the best.

(Who wants to already start the the MW update thread so people can show why it was a huge loss when/if he does well wherever he lands )

I am sure Palatine is already working on his "MW was the best QB and RE never gave him a chance" posts.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

If Edsall wins no games in year 3, is it worth giving him a 4th?

I follow the program because I can't quit it at this point, but I ultimately were sunk regardless of what we do. I do think a new coach, with a different recruiting strategy/pitch is bound to be more successful than what RE has been in his second stint here.