UConn's Improvement Boosts Diaco's Stock (Jacobs)

[RedStickHusky]

Agree with pretty much everything posted here. Just want to add that 'context is king' and that when you're riding a sine curve, you can get to 6-6 (or thereabouts) from both directions. In six years, we've gone 8-4, 5-7, 5-7, 3-9, 2-10, and now 6-6. The real challenge in building a program is to get off the roller coaster and get to a point where you can sustain a standard of 7 or 8 wins as a bottom line and 10-12 win seasons and conference championships as goals (vice wishes). That would seem to be achievable in the AAC and I think we're moving in that direction. Someone mentioned in another thread the difference between a coach leaving on a crest of success and a coach getting fired; obviously the former would seem to set you up better in terms of continuity vice having to execute a tear down and rebuild. It didn't work that way for us though when HCRE left and we mostly attribute that to the awful hire that followed but it's also possible that we tend to over rate how successful our 'good' years actually were. We can (and will) do even better.

 

[ASweet3781]

Diaco is not going to have people knocking down the door for his services as long as UConn's offense is ranked in the 100's nationally.

 

[RedStickHusky]

I'll bet you a dollar they're in double digits next year

 

[Hoophound]

Diaco is doing a pretty good job but we actually have to beat several good teams to be 9-3 or 10-2. It is certainly possible but you've got to remember that other teams will improve too and some of the teams that you expect to drop off due to matriculation won't drop off at all. Right now, Houston, USF, Cincinnati, ECU, Temple and Memphis will challenge us for the conference title next year. We have P5 games that are winnable but certainly only 50/50 at best. Part of me wants to believe we are on our way but the other part realizes that we aren't the only program trying. Combine that with horrible clock managment, terrible special teams and no second string QB that we know can really play, and you've got potential obstacles. I feel positive but I won't be too surprised if we win 6-7 games next year. Now, if we get someone in to coach specials ASAP, figure out what our problem calling plays is and find out that Tyler is a good backup QB, I'll feel better.

If Diaco gets 8 plus wins next year, he'll be a decent coaching commodity. If we are 5-1 or so next fall, we'll need to pony up and try to lock him in. I've heard from a good source that Diaco thinks we will be P5 and that he has been told that if he wins and the guys succeed off the field he'll be paid handsomely and that the money will be there. His family is very happy in CT and he sees it as a long term opportunity.

 

[Samoo]

If Diaco gets 8 plus wins next year, he'll be a decent coaching commodity. If we are 5-1 or so next fall, we'll need to pony up and try to lock him in. I've heard from a good source that Diaco thinks we will be P5 and that he has been told that if he wins and the guys succeed off the field he'll be paid handsomely and that the money will be there. His family is very happy in CT and he sees it as a long term opportunity.

From your keyboard to god's/allah's/buddha's/vishnu's/the flying spaghetti monster's ears........

 

[kemba]

Bob was one of if not the hot coordinators amd is now just another G5 head coach. Getting him was a coup, but in the world of the carousel it's a slight step down. Randy was an NFL assistant with previous college experience as well expansion franchise building experience. The resumes coming in are not close.

Edsall was an NFL position coach. Completely different job description than head coach of a program. PP and Deleone literally could not have done a worse job here, they both got NFL jobs easily.

 

[ktuck911]

I can't wait til articles turn into what the improvements to our football program do to boost our program, not the coach...

 

[DoctorWho85]

I can't wait til articles turn into what the improvements to our football program do to boost our program, not the coach...

We may be waiting for a really long time then. CFB coaches, according to billion dollar TMZ network we have here in Bristol, are one of three things: an up-and-comer, an established veteran and Nick Saban.

 

[Scoe]

I can't wait til articles turn into what the improvements to our football program do to boost our program, not the coach...

or you can just not read them

 

[RedStickHusky]

Diaco is doing a pretty good job but we actually have to beat several good teams to be 9-3 or 10-2. It is certainly possible but you've got to remember that other teams will improve too and some of the teams that you expect to drop off due to matriculation won't drop off at all. Right now, Houston, USF, Cincinnati, ECU, Temple and Memphis will challenge us for the conference title next year. We have P5 games that are winnable but certainly only 50/50 at best. Part of me wants to believe we are on our way but the other part realizes that we aren't the only program trying. Combine that with horrible clock managment, terrible special teams and no second string QB that we know can really play, and you've got potential obstacles. I feel positive but I won't be too surprised if we win 6-7 games next year. Now, if we get someone in to coach specials ASAP, figure out what our problem calling plays is and find out that Tyler is a good backup QB, I'll feel better.

If Diaco gets 8 plus wins next year, he'll be a decent coaching commodity. If we are 5-1 or so next fall, we'll need to pony up and try to lock him in. I've heard from a good source that Diaco thinks we will be P5 and that he has been told that if he wins and the guys succeed off the field he'll be paid handsomely and that the money will be there. His family is very happy in CT and he sees it as a long term opportunity.

Three great points in a 9-line post. Thats got to be a BY efficiency record.