Todd Orlando may be moving on up

[Jax Husky]

Wisconsin message boards on their DC leaving for LSU, almost unanimously calling for Orlando to be their next DC. Pretty nice gig for a fine coach. I wouldn't mind one bit if he were ever back at UCONN in some capacity either.

http://buckyville.yuku.com/topic/83705/Aranda-to-LSU

 

[Confident Carl]

Wouldn't be surprised if he stayed on for the ride with Tom Herman.

Orlando is one of the highest paid G5 assistants at 500k per and that was before Herman's raise so with bonus and other incentives he will likely stick around.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/spo...-couldn-t-say-no-to-Herman-UH-job-6430339.php

 

[Chin Diesel]

Regardless of his decision it's nice to see his work and results being noticed and recognized.

He got plenty of good publicity during bowl game.

 

[Confident Carl]

Always enjoy seeing former UCONN coaches doing well. Like Joe Morehead getting the OC job at Penn State.

 

[FDNY99]

The game plan he put together for the Papa John's bowl against South Carolina in Birmingham was awesome. It left the Gamecock fans in the stadium that day speechless. Too bad Edsall didn't let him open it up like that more often.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Always enjoy seeing former UCONN coaches doing well. Like Joe Morehead getting the OC job at Penn State.

From a selfish fan stand point, I like that some of these may be future HC candidates at UConn. Beats the hell out of only getting SU staff.

 

[Palatine]

Orlando went to school at Wisconsin. But as mentioned he draws a half-a-million a year paycheck.

 

[FDNY99]

Wisconsin message boards on their DC leaving for LSU, almost unanimously calling for Orlando to be their next DC. Pretty nice gig for a fine coach. I wouldn't mind one bit if he were ever back at UCONN in some capacity either.

http://buckyville.yuku.com/topic/83705/Aranda-to-LSU

That may be a pay cut for him...Wisconsin is notorious for not paying their Asst's well.

 

[businesslawyer]

The only way Todd Orlando is comig back here is as the Head Coach one day. Which would bother me not at all

 

[Jax Husky]

The only way Todd Orlando is comig back here is as the Head Coach one day. Which would bother me not at all

That was my round about point. Wisconsin not paying coordinators over $700k is sad for a program of their stature. Theyve done well, but you can lose coach g talent like that.

 

[Nostical]

So here was a UConn guy we knew and was respected. Why did we choose DC Bob Diaco over DC Todd Orlando? Was he ever in the mix? I simply can't recall.

 

[huskymedic]

So here was a UConn guy we knew and was respected. Why did we choose DC Bob Diaco over DC Todd Orlando? Was he ever in the mix? I simply can't recall.

He was @ Utah State as first year DC and never heard his name come up outside of here...

 

[FfldCntyFan]

With all due respect Nos, Orlando did some nice things here and has shown in other (all lower profile than UConn) programs that he is a solid defensive coordinator. The guy we hired won an award for being (in the opinion of those who voted) the top assistant coach in college football, was the defensive coordinator on two different teams that a) finished their regular seasons in the top 5 and b) went into their bowl games undefeated (and for the record, each was playing much better competition than Florida Atlantic University or Utah State was facing throughout their seasons).

I don't get this vendetta that you have against Diaco at the moment but you are getting perilously close to moving outside reality. Yes we do have some very talented players. The problem is that we are extremely thin in some areas. What makes this more difficult is that where we are weakest (offensive line) is an area that is difficult, if not impossible to hide with smoke, mirrors or creativity.

Beyond this, with any methodology of measuring success, our current staff (Diaco on down) has achieved more than any reasonable fan could have anticipated to date. I don't see how someone can view themselves as reasonable and objective when he makes a statement such as "Why did we choose DC Bob Diaco over DC Todd Orlando?"

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

So here was a UConn guy we knew and was respected. Why did we choose DC Bob Diaco over DC Todd Orlando? Was he ever in the mix? I simply can't recall.

Wouldn't it require Orlando, or his agent, to express some an interest in being a head coach anywhere? At some point, IIRC rumors or purported news reports suggested Orlando may prefer remaining a coordinator versus taking on a head coach's added program-fronting responsibilities, e.g., fundraising, media, etc.?

 

[CTMike]

Nos sees potential and says "that's how good they are!" without them having proved it first.

 

[Nostical]

I don't understand this vendetta you have against Diaco. I don't see how someone can view themselves as reasonable and objective when he makes a statement such as "why did we choose DC Bob Diaco over DC Todd Orlando?"

I don't have a vendetta against Diaco. I understand we've improved under his leadership. I don't approve of how he's handled the offense. I'm certainly not alone and we've gone over this many threads before. Next year will provide the proof. Hopefully, Bob and Frank will fix it. As for Todd Orlando, I'm not suggesting we should have preferred him, I'm simply wondering whether he was considered given all the accolades he's getting now. It was a question not an indictment of our selection.

 

[Excalibur]

It's just another symptom of his poisoning by parents . . .

 

[Nostical]

It's just another symptom of his poisoning by parents . . .

Yeah, that's it.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I don't have a vendetta against Diaco. I understand we've improved under his leadership. I don't approve of how he's handled the offense. I'm certainly not alone and we've gone over this many threads before. Next year will provide the proof. Hopefully, Bob and Frank will fix it. As for Todd Orlando, I'm not suggesting we should have preferred him, I'm simply wondering whether he was considered given all the accolades he's getting now. It was a question not an indictment of our selection.

I am confident that we will be much further along offensively in 2016 than this past season but I also believe that we will be nowhere near the staff wants us to be for at least another year or two. For the most part I see a lot of what we saw this past season but with more of how we performed against ECU and less of how we fared against Temple. I imagine we will hear a lot of the same griping from posters (you included) that we don't open it up enough but I am very confident that in terms of the big picture the staff is doing this the right way.

 

[J187Money]

I don't have a vendetta against Diaco. I understand we've improved under his leadership. I don't approve of how he's handled the offense. I'm certainly not alone and we've gone over this many threads before. Next year will provide the proof. Hopefully, Bob and Frank will fix it. As for Todd Orlando, I'm not suggesting we should have preferred him, I'm simply wondering whether he was considered given all the accolades he's getting now. It was a question not an indictment of our selection.

I'd live Orlando as DC. Don't want him to run my offense either.

 

[History Geek]

I am confident that we will be much further along offensively in 2016 than this past season but I also believe that we will be nowhere near the staff wants us to be for at least another year or two. For the most part I see a lot of what we saw this past season but with more of how we performed against ECU and less of how we fared against Temple. I imagine we will hear a lot of the same griping from posters (you included) that we don't open it up enough but I am very confident that in terms of the big picture the staff is doing this the right way.

I agree that the staff is doing it the right way. However since so many are coming back with a year of maturity under their belts (and all that entails) I think we are going to be notably better. I'm right now predicting a 9-3 regular season and a loss at Houston in the AAC championship game.

 

[kris1]

Always enjoy seeing former UCONN coaches doing well. Like Joe Morehead getting the OC job at Penn State.

Agree, just wish they weren't "former" coaches.

 

[whaler11]

I'm starting to wonder if Pudge created Nostical to make me cancel my internet.

Todd Orlando over Bob Diaco. You can't make it up.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I am confident that we will be much further along offensively in 2016 than this past season but I also believe that we will be nowhere near the staff wants us to be for at least another year or two. For the most part I see a lot of what we saw this past season but with more of how we performed against ECU and less of how we fared against Temple. I imagine we will hear a lot of the same griping from posters (you included) that we don't open it up enough but I am very confident that in terms of the big picture the staff is doing this the right way.

I'm okay with 3 yards and a cloud of dust offense. Unfortunately that phrase was regarding three yards per play not per series.

 

[UConnDan97]

I'd live Orlando as DC. Don't want him to run my offense either.

This is how I feel about it, too.

Yes, I've questioned the defensive strategy at times with the way that we have used our corners, but the defensive performance over the entire season has been great. Can't complain overall. And there's no reason to believe that Orlando would run a better offense than Diaco or that he would identify a better OC. So...let's go, Diaco!!!