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Tis the season... Billy Crocker out as DC

blue93 said:
I really don’t envision any recruits leaving over this, unless they completely botch the replacement. If you committed to UConn at this point in time, it’s not because of Billy Crocker.
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Um, who are we talking about? The recruits that signed, are signed. The one's that did not are free to select any school that will have them for next 7-8 weeks?
 
Exit 4 said:
Oh just the way to drop the hammer on coaches and the program sometimes makes me wonder?! All good though!
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I didn't mean to personally disparage Crocker or Cox, and I really have never seen anything regarding the strength program. Just meant to say that the on field performance basically required that those two be let go. Crocker seems like a nice guy in interviews and everything else. He's had a bunch of success elsewhere so i bet he lands on his feet. Obviously not happy that two guys lost jobs, just saying that it had to be done
 
When Randy went to Maryland, he took Jerry Martin's assistant strength coach with him. With coaching change at Maryland maybe he's available again. I though the guy the Diaco brought in from Miss State did a good job. Guys like Levy and Fatukasi transformed their bodies. They love him at Notre Dame.

I think the results of the last two years has Randy thinking we just haven't been strong enough or physical enough.
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
If they’re going to sell the program as a legitimate one, there was simply no way these 4 coaches could’ve been retained. They were responsible for the glaring weaknesses on this team.
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I will give RE credit....if you told me to pick 4 coaches who needed to go based on what I saw on the field, these are the coaches. All season RE complained about strength and speed...and the defensive results speak for themselves. The DB play was beyond awful all year.

These 4 led the areas of greatest deficiency all year and it makes sense they were held accountable. Timing is tricky, but I am sure they knew their fate a month ago and kept quiet to get through signing day.
 
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As many have already mentioned, it had to be done. Historically bad numbers can't just be brushed away. And right or wrong, the fan base desperately needs this hope that a new man can fix the situation, in order to prevent any further erosion of season ticket holders.

Let's hope we land a really good one...
 
How about T.J. Weist? No, seriously, the State is broke, UConn isn't paying for well known guys, not sure who will come for this current mess and no/little salary. Unfortunately we are paying salaries of former coaches. UConn, make an investment for crying out loud!

Edit: This is my attempt at a poor joke.
 
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Chin Diesel said:
You want to bring in UConn's old Offensive Coordinator to be the Defensive Coordinator???

Slow down on the egg nog.
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I guess you missed the "No seriously" part. It was a joke, as TJ Weist comes up often as either HC or OC.
 
Mentioned this couple weeks ago. Had to be done but best of luck to Crocker and Cox
 
NYtoCT said:
They should probably know how to put together a respectable defensive unit/S&C program first...recruits will follow if they can accomplish that
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Disagree. “It isn’t about the X’s And O’s, it’s about the Jimmies and Joes” - Bear Bryant

Talent will make any scheme work well. Heck, Bob Diaco has made millions based off his defense filled with talent the year Notre Dame went to the BCS.

We need coaches with strong relationships in fertile recruiting grounds.
 
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huskysupporter said:
Disagree. “It isn’t about the X’s And O’s, it’s about the Jimmies and Joes” - Bear Bryant

Talent will make any scheme work well. Heck, Bob Diaco has made millions based off his defense filled with talent the year Notre Dame went to the BCS.

We need coaches with strong relationships in fertile recruiting grounds.
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Notre Dame did not deserve to be in that game. Our 2011 team could have played against the 2013 ND team and held its own.
 
huskysupporter said:
Disagree. “It isn’t about the X’s And O’s, it’s about the Jimmies and Joes” - Bear Bryant
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You coach the team you have, not the one you wish you had. Coach Crocker couldn't make it work. I'm not sure anyone could have, but I struggle to imagine how it could have been significantly worse. (Doomed, I know.)

I wish Crocker well. I hope he finds a better fit where he can be successful and happier.
 
uconnphil2016 said:
It pisses me off that we didn’t do this earlier. Harasymiak could have been an option.
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As a Maine fan, the only place I would have like to have seen Harasymiak go was UConn.

What a double dose of craptasticness.
 
I believe now that the near criminal BD buyout has been dealt with, there’s a bit more financial availability to pay. I believe the timing of his hiring with the inflated buyout put us in a bad spot 2 years ago.
 
Harasymiak is not the DC at Minnesota,so if I were Edsall I would at least gauge interest. Maine only gave up 36 points to Rhode Island.
 
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gioff2323 said:
Um, who are we talking about? The recruits that signed, are signed. The one's that did not are free to select any school that will have them for next 7-8 weeks?
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Like I said, I don’t think it’s the case here, but if a player committed to UConn because of his relationship w/ Crocker and he decided he didn’t want to play here anymore because he felt mislead by the program, you let him out of the LOI. No good would come from forcing a player to be here that doesn’t want to be here.
 
Hornet22 said:
Reality is they were dealt a pretty crappy hand if you ask me. Not sure any DC could have done much with so many freshmen.
I think what fueled this change is RE realized the 3-3-5 wasn’t what he wanted and knew that Crocker didn’t have experience with a 4-3 defense.
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There was no improvement throughout the year.
 
Hornet22 said:
Sorry but I can never celebrate someone losing their job. This is where the passion of sport distorts the reality of life. These men have families. And it’s the holiday season
True it’s a results oriented business but still.

Sucks
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I don't get why HCRE waited so long and then picked a few days before Christmas as the announcement date..
 
UConn76 said:
I don't get why HCRE waited so long and then picked a few days before Christmas as the announcement date..
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Wasn’t Diaco fired Christmas week too?? Seems like a lot of colleges fire their coaches during the Holiday ..
 
Nextmanup said:
Wasn’t Diaco fired Christmas week too?? Seems like a lot of colleges fire their coaches during the Holiday ..
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Thinking more about it, maybe it's related to some sort of bonus payment that was payable at the end of the year...
 
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Milo65 said:
I guess you missed the "No seriously" part. It was a joke, as TJ Weist comes up often as either HC or OC.
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In the holiday spirit I removed my response.
 
UConn76 said:
I don't get why HCRE waited so long and then picked a few days before Christmas as the announcement date..
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I would guess he waited until early signing day. A couple recruits may have been linked to Crocker and Cox and he didn't want to risk them.
 
Window dressing. Also an indication that Edsall (and Bennett) are feeling pressure. This next year is make or break. Less than three wins gets both Edsal and Bennett tossed by the new president. But the root cause wasn't the staff. The root cause was that UConn does not present an attractive value proposition to higher level recruits than they have been getting right now. It is what it is, and it had to be done, but don't expect miracles. We can only hope that all the PT the youngsters have been getting will pay off next year.
 
Did those guys even do anything?
 
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