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businesslawyer said:
But Edsall's quote did not reflect Edsall stating that he had concluded from reviewing facts that DOB was not all-in -- just that he was told that.

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Slice it anyway you want, still sounds like baloney to me. Kinda like, "I'll be at UConn for as long as you will have me."
 
Really needed a new thread for this? Theres already two threads on the same subject. Thanks for sharing but you could have posted one of the other threads.
 
Oh, thank god, another article on HCRE. I think I need the mods to help as my link to the boneyard is broken -- I keep clicking on the boneyard and ending up at Fast Times at Edsall High
 
businesslawyer said:
25, post: 164169, member: 326"]How can you stand interacting with such idiots on this board? It must be tiring always being the smartest person in the room.
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Dude -- I'm in rooms all day with people smarter than me. If you don't qualify for that, it's not because I don't recognize that there are plenty of those people around. And by the way -- would it be asking too much to have you actually respond to a point I make, instead of just stalking?[/quote]

At least I'm not the only one stalking the smartest man in the room! By the way, how do you KNOW what O'Brien actually said other than what Edsall said that O'Brien said. I'm sure when someone says "this is what person said" you just take it to the bank, end of story. No questions as to out of context or anything.

Odds are it was like this:

fhcRE "We are going to build great things at Maryland, you can be part of this, I need every player to be all in just like I and the rest of the staff (that I don't fire) and all the returning players. How about it?"
O'Brien "Like I told you coach, football isn't a job to me, I want to enjoy playing and I just don't enjoy playing for you. Not saying that is right or wrong, just how I feel. Didn't you decide to leave Uconn 'cause you thought you needed something different? Maryland was your dream school just like Vanderbilt is my dream school and I should have gone there originally but you know how 18 year old kids are when it comes to making decisions. Football is too hard to hate coming to practice every day. This is the 1st time I've felt like that ever, I need a change and would like to get my release to go to Vanderbilt.
fchRE"So you are say'n the standards of excellence I've set up and shown this year in leading the team to 2 solid victories is too much for you to handle?"
O'Brien"No coach, I'm not saying anything except that I need a change and would like to be released.
fhcRE"So you are sayn' you can't be all in?"
O'Brien"Ok, if that's what you need to hear, I'm sayn' I just can't be all in. Can I have my release now?"
 
Waquoit said:
Slice it anyway you want, still sounds like baloney to me. Kinda like, "I'll be at UConn for as long as you will have me."[/quote]

Our new AD said almost exactly the same thing.
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(shooting for ten)
 
businesslawyer said:
Thank you for a rational disagreement.
It may very well not be me being clear. I am not saying what DOB did or didn't say to Edsall. I wasn't there and I didn't know. The only point of the post was that Zach took an Edsall statement out of the context that he was claiming to repeat what DOB said. Maybe he made it up. None of us know. But Edsall's quote did not reflect Edsall stating that he had concluded from reviewing facts that DOB was not all-in -- just that he was told that.

Have a nice day.
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I still say that it's irrelevant to his point.
 
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Are we still talking about Randy edsall? Really? Almost 2 seasons later? I don't think Elvis got this kinda of coverage.
 
gioff23 said:
Irrelevant - he is leaving because he is homesick and wants to go back to Georgia. Unless, we are agreeing to let him home school and play all of our games at Georgia Dome, not sure how this works.
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Unless hes not really homesick ;)
 
CAPS said:
Are we still talking about Randy edsall? Really? Almost 2 seasons later? I don't think Elvis got this kinda of coverage.
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It's 13 months later, but your point is a valid one.
 
IMO a discussion about Edsall's current situation is no less relevant to this board then a discussion about Orlovsky or Donald Brown. I actually find it humorous (to put it kindly) that people complain about Edsall threads when they are in fact clearly labled and nobody has to read them.

Also add in the fact that we are playing Maryland next year and the original subject of this thread becomes very relevant.
 
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I expect a lower turnout for UMD this year. Their fan base has gone insane over Edsall. lol
 
This thread is now safely ensconced amongst the Top 10 threads of the most recent iteration of the Boneyard as measured by number of replies. Each of the top 5 are game threads for UConn. Ironically enough 3 of the next five are specifically topics on Maryland...
 
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Why would we ever have a thread on Maryland or Edsall that would.....
 
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Butchy said:
Hey, no one congratulated me!
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At least Maryland players can't use their iPods in the locker room. Discipline and buzz cuts for all!
 
One of my favorite comments in the Testudio Times on why DOB left Maryland.

"You clearly don't know a lot about the kid
Did you know he drove up from his home in North Carolina while still in high school so he could participate in spring ball? Did you know he gave up his time to go across the state to Terrapin Club events to promote the football program and get fans behind it and Edsall? Have you ever met the kid or talked with him? I can honestly say I have. The kid loves the University of Maryland but Edsall and his management style are so bad, that he’d rather graduate and leave than stay.
This isn’t an issue so much about the skill set that DOB has or does not have. It’s about a coach who preaches about Maryland football being about the name on the front of the jersey not the name on the back, but turns around and makes everything about him. I’m not saying Edsall hasn’t done good, but he’s failed, consistently, at handling the kids he inherited, utilizing systems that benefit the talent he inherited, and getting players to buy in. I’m not going to sit here and call for Edsall to be fired, because that’s stupid, it’s a waste of time, and honestly, Maryland shouldn’t make that move. I think ultimately Edsall can and will have success here. But rather than utilizing what he has until he brings in the players he wants, he’s decided he’d rather knock down the entire building and rebuild it his way. There was a good framework in place, but he’s decided not to utilize it. That’s his decision and I don’t think it’s the right one. And it’s exactly what this program didn’t need. This program needs someone to come in and renovate what was already in place, and the fan support would build. Now the fans are waiting for 2-3 years as the construction of the new program is built. Maryland can’t really afford multiple sub-500 seasons in the financial shape they’re in. I can’t help but think that this is what Edsall told Anderson he wanted to do and Anderson hired him. So part of me doesn’t even want to blame Edsall.
This entire DOB thing just rubbed me the wrong way. Like I said, the kid loves Maryland and to see him want to transfer from a school he loves just illustrates how miserable life for him must have been under Edsall.
by Dave Tucker on Feb 14, 2012 2:20 PM EST "
http://www.testudotimes.com/2012/2/14/2797846/danny-obrien-releases-statement-about-transfer
 
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