Warde Manuel silence after Towson clock

[Fishy]

Barring a miracle, P is gone at the end of the season.

He'll get the rest of the year, but my read on things is that we won't have to wait until December 8th for official word. I suspect he'll be tapped out prior to the last two games and coach out the string.

 

[geordi]

Barring a miracle, P is gone at the end of the season.

He'll get the rest of the year, but my read on things is that we won't have to wait until December 8th for official word. I suspect he'll be tapped out prior to the last two games and coach out the string.

And anyone who wants anything different really needs to throttle back and double your dosage of Xanax. Do any of you really suppose that a decent head coach would choose to come to UConn if we are ready to give in to the Boneyard Blather? Start looking long term.

 

[kibblesnbits]

You can't support firing PP today and not promoting Weist. That's the only option.

Why is Weist the only option? What about Hughes as interim coach?

 

[Rumrunner]

Manuel has inserted himself by constantly involving himself with the team. He has been a hands-on AD, even (evidently without precedent) giving the team a gipper speech. He also has been quoted that he likes to see the day to day practices, etc., travels with the team for every game, etc.

He also has been quoted one year ago as stating that Pasqualoni is doing fine and there was no need for a change.

You can't have your cake and eat it, too. He is involved with the team. I guess he could all of a sudden stay clammed up- but that would be evidence that he has changed how he previously conducted himself.

So, the clock is both amusement and informative.

Not picking a spitting match here, I ask a question to be informed. How many school AD's have pressers after a football game? I have not heard of this.
Also do some research on the PP hire and you will find he was brought in by the board and not the AD at the time alone. He will not exit by the AD alone at our state run school.
Do some homework on Larry McHugh and co. This will solve many questions you may have on when negative comments on the coaching staff will be made public by the school administration. It would be a classless act for him to do so.
This was not my choice from day one and I do not see it as Warde's fault. Not sure what anyone would expect him to say after one game into the season regardless of the fact it should have been won or lost...

 

[whaler11]

Why is Weist the only option? What about Hughes as interim coach?

Yeah I figured someone might point that out. I guess that's another option - but he doesn't get a GDL excuse for week 1....

 

[AZHuskiePop]

With Weist as a possible HC candidate in place removal of PP now gives the him enough time to win the job and would be only minimally distruptive. He doubles up as OC for the season.
He needs a new O line coach only. You get someone with the opportunity to become OC.

 

[Fishy]

You can't have your cake and eat it, too. He is involved with the team. I guess he could all of a sudden stay clammed up- but that would be evidence that he has changed how he previously conducted himself.

He's much more involved with the individual programs than his predecessor - he was last year and he is this year. I've seen him more in one year than I saw Hathaway in his last five.

It's entirely consistent despite whatever litmus tests we construct here.

 

[UCHuskies08]

Silence is consent

Don't leave this guy around your daughters, Boneyarders

 

[ZooCougar]

I kind of hope that Warde waits a little while before sacking P. I mean after that there won't be much else to look forward to for a while.

I just know that bringing him back was a mistake, but truly there was no good decision when you obviously have a very bad coach and he is early in his contract.

 

[Waquoit]

Manuel has inserted himself by constantly involving himself with the team. He has been a hands-on AD, even (evidently without precedent) giving the team a gipper speech.

He gave the gipper speech at the end of last season. He gave another one to open training camp. They responded by getting their a$$es kicked by Towson. His silence doesn't bother me for some reason.

 

[willie99]

And anyone who wants anything different really needs to throttle back and double your dosage of Xanax. Do any of you really suppose that a decent head coach would choose to come to UConn if we are ready to give in to the Boneyard Blather? Start looking long term.

now that's funny

what comes first, the chicken or the egg?

P P won't be fired because of this forum, he'll be fired because of 2+ years of putting a bad product on the field, and there will be scores of coaches lined up to replace him

 

[Dooley]

I just know that bringing him back was a mistake, but truly there was no good decision when you obviously have a very bad coach and he is early in his contract.

And this is an excellent opportunity to pile on and point out (again) the ignorance and ineptitude of Jeff Hathaway. Not only did he need to hire a consulting search firm, and waste money, to find an old, boring, "safe" retread that would have produced the same list as if he had just simply Googled "uninspiring college football head coach candidates", the bozo gave Pasqualoni FIVE F-BOMB YEARS!!!!! Hathaway couldn't have crushed UCONN football if he tried (and it certainly appears that he tried!).

 

[sdhusky]

yes you can fire coaches during the season. Desperate times, desperate measures. Sends a message that we're not going to tolerate the over-the-hill gang. Not unfair to Weist either - low expectations. I think the players would respond favorably, IMO.

I like getting the best coach possible over "sending a message" with a tantrum.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

What really should've been done was GDL being shown the door. If P refused, then can him to.

The fact that GDL is still on this staff is just utterly and grossly mind boggling.

 

[ZooCougar]

What really should've been done was GDL being shown the door. If P refused, then can him to.

The fact that GDL is still on this staff is just utterly and grossly mind boggling.

Easy there. You might hurt Uconnflyer's feelings.

 

[jrazz12]

What really should've been done was GDL being shown the door. If P refused, then can him to.

The fact that GDL is still on this staff is just utterly and grossly mind boggling.

It's really that simple. There may not be a lot to salvage from this lame duck season, but a change in OL scheme and allowing aggressive play calling from Weist would have gone a long way.

Plus, that whole fact that the man is a career failure.

 

[ruskin]

I like getting the best coach possible over "sending a message" with a tantrum.

Please quit using the word "tantrum" to describe what sacking PP now would be. This would not be a reaction to a one-off. This is a reaction to 2-plus years of decline and a .333 winning percentage (10-15). Do you like embarking on the death march led by the Dead Coach Walking that is underway?

Getting the best coach possible should have begun last fall.

 

[ZooCougar]

Please quit using the word "tantrum" to describe what sacking PP now would be. This would not be a reaction to a one-off. This is a reaction to 2-plus years of decline and a .333 winning percentage (10-15). Do you like embarking on the death march led by the Dead Coach Walking that is underway?

Getting the best coach possible should have begun last fall.

People are worried about being perceived as throwing a tantrum while the Rent is a ghost town and season ticket holders are gleefully selling their Michigan tickets on on stubhub?

Really?


Really?

Does anyone see how stupid that is?

We should have held a ceremonial firing and burned his likeness in effigy.

 

[sdhusky]

Please quit using the word "tantrum" to describe what sacking PP now would be. This would not be a reaction to a one-off. This is a reaction to 2-plus years of decline and a .333 winning percentage (10-15). Do you like embarking on the death march led by the Dead Coach Walking that is underway?

Getting the best coach possible should have begun last fall.

Making a move now to "make a statement" is just another way of saying tantrum.

Of all the reasons for or against making a move NOW, "making a statement" is one of the least compelling

 

[sdhusky]

Getting the best coach possible should have begun last fall.

And if you were in charge and you had a time machine, that would be relevant.

 

[Sea Goat]

I like getting the best coach possible over "sending a message" with a tantrum.

NO tantrum here - just acceptance of the results of the reality check. The definition of insanity is trying the same ole, same ole again and again and expecting a different result each time.
That has been UConn's story during the PP era! It's time to face reality if PP leads the Huskies into lifeless performances vs our next 2 opponents. If so, start with Weist on an interim basis and see how he does. He's got the background. Let's see if he can do it. We have been very patient with PP. Most of us gave him a free pass after year one, even though there was a gnawing feeling that Burton was right. After year two, 4 consecutive bowl appearances seemed like a distant memory. (Including our win over South Carolina!) In year two, we had 5 NFLers and we end up 5-7? With a hideous home loss to Temple?

PP got a pass from Manuel and also got to keep GDL by kicking him upstairs. I thought that at least Manuel would have said that your goombah had to go. Now, I don't think you can argue the relative merits of keeping PP until the end of the year if we don't beat Maryland and at least show up against Mich.

He makes about six times what the Towson coach makes - he should be under immediate pressure to perform. If he doesn't, please show him the door.

 

[whaler11]

For whats its worth 10-15 is a .400 winning percentage.

 

[junglehusky]

Christmas is coming in December. If you see a child at Toys 'r' us whining and crying about not getting his Christmas presents in September, it's fair to call that a tantrum. When football fans know a coaching change is likely to happen in December, but are so insecure about the program that they demand what they want immediately, and then make the inference that since the AD doesn't publicly state what is painfully obvious about the state of the current coaching staff to any observer with one good eye that the AD is incompetent and must be fired... well to me that's a tantrum. You may disagree.

Christmas is coming, the same time it comes every year.

 

[Sea Goat]

Christmas is coming in December. If you see a child at Toys 'r' us whining and crying about not getting his Christmas presents in September, it's fair to call that a tantrum. When football fans know a coaching change is likely to happen in December, but are so insecure about the program that they demand what they want immediately, and then make the inference that since the AD doesn't publicly state what is painfully obvious about the state of the current coaching staff to any observer with one good eye that the AD is incompetent and must be fired... well to me that's a tantrum. You may disagree.

Christmas is coming, the same time it comes every year.

Don't confuse decisiveness and quick action in the face of obvious failure with tantrum behavior. So I do disagree with you, but that is what makes for lively debate on this board.

Unfortunately, IMO we need a sense of urgency around here. It doesn't have a damn thing to do with insecurity. Rather, it is all about reality.

Decisions have to be made that show people that we are serious about righting a ship that was torpedoed by Hathaway and Pasqualoni. Granted, if PP's first two years produced 8-5 or maybe 7-6 records with bowl appearances, maybe the sense of urgency wouldn't be there. But when you combine our dismal, lifeless performance of last week with the underachievement of the last two years plus the CR mess, then dramatic action is called for. Having said that, PP gets the next two games to A.) beat Maryland and B.) be competitive against Michigan. Let's see what happens.

 

[ruskin]

And if you were in charge and you had a time machine, that would be relevant.

Another brilliant riposte. Seriously sd do you have season tix and are you looking forward to the six remaining home games either in a halfempty stadium or being outnumbered by visiting fans? And is it fair to the seniors to sacrifice their last season in the name of whatever it is youre advocating (not quite sure what that is)?