Think Don Brown would have made a difference?

[UConnDan97]

He left because he knew they were getting fired after this year. He is an older guy. If Addazio fails at BC it may be his last coaching stop, as he clearly wants to coach close to home. I wish they gave the job to him to him instead of PP but that isn't how it worked out.
He left because he is smart, and reset his coaching clock as far as coaching close to home. Sorry you can't see that.

Here is some irony, though:

I agree with your assessment of why and when he left. But I have to believe that if he had stayed, Warde would have placed HIM as the interim coach instead of Weist. Did he just cost himself a quick chance at the head coaching position near home? If so, maybe he's kicking himself a little by going to Addazio. Remember, this is a guy that was flirting with the idea of coaching at Yale not too long ago, so he clearly would like a head coaching job. But he may have just screwed himself out of one by running away. Warde may wish to make a bigger splash if he can (or a "younger" splash, or a "Michigan-ties" splash, whatever). But at this point, it's unlikely that Don Brown coaches UConn next year, IMHO, and it may not have been true if he didn't leave...

 

[noeynox]

How do I not see that? If you look at my past posts about D. Brown I basically said the same thing

I just don't think he hated PGDL as much as you stated. The man is a coach that knew what we are up against. He knew better than anybody that we were headed for huge drop off on defense from a talent standpoint. He made the smart move for him personally, and you're right, he might have cost himself a shot at the interim tag, but such is life.

 

[ruskin]

would be worth a shot to bring DB back as DC. pay him one more dime than BC.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Plus hiring him as HC would hurt a local rival of ours. Always a good thing to do.

I don't want him as HC, not at his age.

I am pretty confident if the incoming HC wanted him as DC we could pry him away from BC. I doubt this is in the cards (as the new HC will very likely have different plans) but you never know.