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bazz&boujee said:
that’s sad to me. should be higher standards here. finishing as a bottom 10 program back to back years. he’s 80th out of 123rd as far as salary nationally, 40 spots too high if you ask me. and that’s before his bonus-laden contract kicks in. seems like we actually have an exciting schedule going forward, why not just cut our losses. he only isn’t getting fired because he had success here a decade ago, anyone else would be gone.
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He’s still here because nobody else is willing to work for how little the AD has decided to pay the head coach of this program. That’s going to be the case indefinitely.
 
Be interested to see if any program takes the risk...


Sometimes you have to count your blessings and move on w/ life.
 
bazz&boujee said:
that’s sad to me. should be higher standards here. finishing as a bottom 10 program back to back years. he’s 80th out of 123rd as far as salary nationally, 40 spots too high if you ask me. and that’s before his bonus-laden contract kicks in. seems like we actually have an exciting schedule going forward, why not just cut our losses. he only isn’t getting fired because he had success here a decade ago, anyone else would be gone.
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Excuse me but anyone with a Diaco avatar bashing RE is going to raise some questions. This isn't the thread for this and if you are trolling, please read all the other threads on the topic.
 
hardcorehusky said:
Excuse me but anyone with a Diaco avatar bashing RE is going to raise some questions. This isn't the thread for this and if you are trolling, please read all the other threads on the topic.
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the diaco avatar is a troll lol but i’m genuine with my concerns and feelings. just wanted to see how husky nation felt about it. brought it here cause 24 transfers out is concerning... but i digress.
 
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Look at where the 24 are going - only a couple at best will go FBS, It is a necessary paring of the tree in order to upgrade the talent. Some kids I wish didn't leave but as fans we don't get the whole story. The new group coming in seems to tick a few boxes of need. We are still light on the OL in terms of depth but the talent is better. Plus when you are 2 -10 there is lots of room for improvement. The biggest key for next year is better play from the QB position. You get that and you can cover lots of deficiencies.
 
bazz&boujee said:
the diaco avatar is a troll lol but i’m genuine with my concerns and feelings. just wanted to see how husky nation felt about it. brought it here cause 24 transfers out is concerning... but i digress.
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Out of those 24 transfers maybe 3 or 4 are FBS players lol.
 
bazz&boujee said:
i haven’t followed this board.. or uconn football the last few years. but there was a time when i was a hopeful husky. is there talk of firing this guy? can go consecutive years one of worst programs in country cause he got blown out in a bcs game 9 years ago with 8 wins. program is falling apart.. 24 players transferring. 0 signs of improvement.
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A number of those players leaving are not able to contribute at a school that had two wins. How much would they have helped going forward? My guess only a couple and the rest are leaving to get some PT.

I wish them all well, but it was time to move on. I put this on the last coaching staff for lousy recruiting.
 
Hmmmm really weird to think Eli Thomas will be playing football again and it won’t be for us.
 
The Eli Thomas story is amazing and it pains me to have anything negative to say about the young man considering how close he came to everything crashing to an end.

However, the team and coaches stood by him, backed him until the end, made him captain, etc, and now he's transferring? I find that a little messed up. Wasn't his career pretty much ended due to how close he came to his life threatening injury? Now he's leaving to play somewhere else?

I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this and some may feel he owes nothing to the team, but this just rubs me the wrong way. Maybe he's just not able to get into the grad program he wants or it's not offered here. That's my only hope seeing he's a grad transfer....
 
UCFBfan said:
The Eli Thomas story is amazing and it pains me to have anything negative to say about the young man considering how close he came to everything crashing to an end.

However, the team and coaches stood by him, backed him until the end, made him captain, etc, and now he's transferring? I find that a little messed up. Wasn't his career pretty much ended due to how close he came to his life threatening injury? Now he's leaving to play somewhere else?

I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this and some may feel he owes nothing to the team, but this just rubs me the wrong way. Maybe he's just not able to get into the grad program he wants or it's not offered here. That's my only hope seeing he's a grad transfer....
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I was thinking UConn doctors don't think its a good idea for him to play but he's been given a clean bill of health. Sometimes thing's are not aligned at one place.
 
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UCFBfan said:
The Eli Thomas story is amazing and it pains me to have anything negative to say about the young man considering how close he came to everything crashing to an end.

However, the team and coaches stood by him, backed him until the end, made him captain, etc, and now he's transferring? I find that a little messed up. Wasn't his career pretty much ended due to how close he came to his life threatening injury? Now he's leaving to play somewhere else?

I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this and some may feel he owes nothing to the team, but this just rubs me the wrong way. Maybe he's just not able to get into the grad program he wants or it's not offered here. That's my only hope seeing he's a grad transfer....
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I’m glad someone else said this! Well put.
 
Randy, hopefully being older and wiser, would be less prone to put a kid into a situation that could really endanger him, even if the probability is slight. Football is dangerous enough. By keeping him on the team and making him a captain, Eli was getting the life lessons that football provides without the additional risk because of his health issue. So, I wish him well wherever he ends up and hope that he remains healthy and happy.
 
Hadn't Edsall said awhile back that his Eli's football career was over?

Seems like either we won't let him play for health reasons or don't feel he's a fit at this level at this point. I highly doubt we were counting on him to play next year and he decided to transfer elsewhere instead.
 
UCFBfan said:
The Eli Thomas story is amazing and it pains me to have anything negative to say about the young man considering how close he came to everything crashing to an end.

However, the team and coaches stood by him, backed him until the end, made him captain, etc, and now he's transferring? I find that a little messed up. Wasn't his career pretty much ended due to how close he came to his life threatening injury? Now he's leaving to play somewhere else?

I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this and some may feel he owes nothing to the team, but this just rubs me the wrong way. Maybe he's just not able to get into the grad program he wants or it's not offered here. That's my only hope seeing he's a grad transfer....
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Or maybe he's a baller and wants to see the field again? I don't blame him OR UConn for this one. We did everything right by him and his exit tweet was very gracious. All I care about is that he stays healthy if he ever gets the chance to strap on his helmet again and that he continues his education.
 
Didn't Ty-meer Brown experience a similar situation. He was not going to be able to play at UConn but transferred to BC and played.
 
HartfordHank said:
Didn't Ty-meer Brown experience a similar situation. He was not going to be able to play at UConn but transferred to BC and played.
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That does sound familiar. Different injury I believe, but similar situation. Believe it was a neck injury.
 
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noeynox said:
I was thinking UConn doctors don't think its a good idea for him to play but he's been given a clean bill of health. Sometimes thing's are not aligned at one place.
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Indeed.
 
huskymedic said:
Here is what is known for now: 2020 UConn Offer/Commit List Only
  1. Sidney Walker (OL) - Crestview Florida> Kilgore Community College, Kilgore Texas (JUCO) (UConn Commit 12/15/19)
  2. Alexander Wyant (OL) >Santa Ana California>Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa California (JUCO) UConn Commit 12/16/19)
  3. Zach Early (OL) - Perry High School, Perry Ohio (UConn Commit/Transfer 12/18/19)
  4. Tre Wortham (DB) - Stockton CA > San Joaquin Delta Community College, Stockton CA (JUCO) UConn Commit 1/26/20)
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Four transfer guys coming in at this point is pretty weak.
 
Chief00 said:
Four transfer guys coming in at this point is pretty weak.
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Why? Most of the guys that stayed were either redshirts or 2nd stringers. They have been in the program. Plus - how many starters left anyway and how many back ups to those starters left? That is why you only needed a few JUCO's.
 
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mhk9run said:
Donovan Williams commits to Elon (North Carolina).
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I really hope it works out for him. I really feel for him considering how much he was screwed with here by Diaco. He toughed it out and transitioned to TE. For whatever reason it didn't work out here but I really hope he has a great finish to his career. This kid really deserves one.
 
UCFBfan said:
I really hope it works out for him. I really feel for him considering how much he was screwed with here by Diaco. He toughed it out and transitioned to TE. For whatever reason it didn't work out here but I really hope he has a great finish to his career. This kid really deserves one.
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He constantly got hurt which didn’t help him
 
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