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Jaichim24 said:
You all do realize, the way decisions have been made at UConn of late, that interim coaches initials will rhyme with GDL....... ;)
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For the uninformed or uncreative or just plain dumb folk like me, huh? Whatcha mean?
 
WallStreetHusky said:
I read that to mean, if we just continue to lose, but keep it somewhat respectible, than he is gone close to the end of the season. If there is an implosion and "circumstances change" from just being god awful to the laughingstock of college football, or he catches PP and GDL in ladies evening wear on the sideline, than Warde is going to get all rockstar and take care of some biz-ness.......he isnt going to launch him now, he just isnt. Read the overall tenor of the interview, it sure talks about the end of the season evaluation more than a single throw away line that amounts to an escape hatch if it gets even worse. It is like changing the song the band is playing as the Titanic sinks, a change now does not change the overall outcome. Might make people feel better, but it wont get you any extra W's. Saban couldnt do much with this mess, and some assistant is going to turn it around midseason after going 0-3 at home to start? Not happening.
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What size would PP be? I'll run out to Ann Taylor and pick up something real sharp tonight on my dime.:) Just trying to be helpful.
 
CL82 said:
"Pasqualoni is in the third year of a five year contract and has a $750,000 buyout if relieved of duties before Jan. 1, 2014." It will be a the end of the season with feelers going out sooner.
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Would the school save $300,000 by firing P now? He makes roughly $30K (guessing on my part) per week on his base salary. Fire him 10 weeks early and save $300,000? The buyout has to be paid no matter when they fire him this year.

Plus if you fire him and the team rally's that would result in better attendance and more money.
 
We are reading tea leafs folks. Only Warde knows what Warde will do. Could be a bone or it could be a real signal. I think if they play a credible game, no axe falls. If they look like keystone cops again, he has to do something because this eventually comes back on him for not doing anything. The only way you salvage the fan base for next season if we get destroyed is by creating a flicker of hope, which means a change. If we waits out the season there are going to be a lot of burned seasoned ticketholders with total deflation. Best to start rebuilding now, turn a page and start a new story of hope.
 
Ed Daigneault‏@EdDaigneault19m
Programming note: beat guys cover the teams, not opine on whether coaches should be fired. Columnists do that. There's a difference.
 
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WallStreetHusky said:
I read that to mean, if we just continue to lose, but keep it somewhat respectible, than he is gone close to the end of the season. If there is an implosion and "circumstances change" from just being god awful to the laughingstock of college football, or he catches PP and GDL in ladies evening wear on the sideline, than Warde is going to get all rockstar and take care of some biz-ness.......he isnt going to launch him now, he just isnt. Read the overall tenor of the interview, it sure talks about the end of the season evaluation more than a single throw away line that amounts to an escape hatch if it gets even worse. It is like changing the song the band is playing as the Titanic sinks, a change now does not change the overall outcome. Might make people feel better, but it wont get you any extra W's. Saban couldnt do much with this mess, and some assistant is going to turn it around midseason after going 0-3 at home to start? Not happening.
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Yup. Agree with this reading. As long as we don't get blown out of the building by Buffalo, or win 8 straight I guess, the Pasqualoni regime ends in December.
 
jostar1 said:
Ed Daigneault‏@EdDaigneault19m
Programming note: beat guys cover the teams, not opine on whether coaches should be fired. Columnists do that. There's a difference.
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Beat guys also call a spade a spade...like I said earlier the horde is circling up their wagons!
 
Do it Warde! Axe the Dead Weight on this program!! WooT WooT! .....PP:eek:!
 
CL82 said:
"Pasqualoni is in the third year of a five year contract and has a $750,000 buyout if relieved of duties before Jan. 1, 2014." It will be a the end of the season with feelers going out sooner.
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That is not much money.

Its more important we get the right guy and that means being able to move in early Dec. One month makes a difference.
 
CTMike said:
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I prefer the Kate Upton Cat Daddy Dance... or should I save it till PP is gone?? Decisions , Decisions LOL!
 
BlueDogs said:
We are reading tea leafs folks. Only Warde knows what Warde will do. Could be a bone or it could be a real signal. I think if they play a credible game, no axe falls. If they look like keystone cops again, he has to do something because this eventually comes back on him for not doing anything. The only way you salvage the fan base for next season if we get destroyed is by creating a flicker of hope, which means a change. If we waits out the season there are going to be a lot of burned seasoned ticketholders with total deflation. Best to start rebuilding now, turn a page and start a new story of hope.
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Much as I wish he would make a switch, I agree with Wall Street husky. The problem with switching right now is it probably doesn't change much and maybe it makes things worse. Next year is going to flow from the new head coach and how much excitement he generates in the community and elsewhere. If he's exciting and creates some buzz, maybe throws gatorade bottles at guys who screw up during the spring game, things like that, creates hope, season tix will be fine. If he wins a few games early over all ticket sales will come back nicely. To be perfectly honest, I would like to see what a Steve Addazzio type or an aggressive head coach would do with this team. I think it could bounce back reasonably quickly, if not all the way, at least to respectability.
 
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huskymedic said:
Poor Ruskin. Play calling conspiracy essentially debunked and now Warde speaks... what to do, what to do.
(relax, lighten up, just having fun with ya - really)
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explain 'debunked'. A couple of reporters got spoon-fed some quotes from a nice guy who doesn't want to be blamed for ending another nice guy's career. big whoop. Look at the uconnblog play calling analysis, medic. Weist didn't bring that here with him.
 
Charlie Harper: " When I say "I understand", it doesn't mean I agree. It doesn't mean I understand. It doesn't even mean I'm listening to you." . . . . .Alan: Why do you always say "I understand" Charlie: "I don't know, it seems to make everybody feel good."

 
jostar1 said:
Ed Daigneault‏@EdDaigneault19m
Programming note: beat guys cover the teams, not opine on whether coaches should be fired. Columnists do that. There's a difference.
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Real beat guys who are on their toes also follow up with a coach who said he was having fun at the end of a loss to A) do a Ted Koppel to Al Campanis and give him a chance to take it back and then B) explain why losing is fun. Neither happened yesterday.
 
ruskin said:
explain 'debunked'. A couple of reporters got spoon-fed some quotes from a nice guy who doesn't want to be blamed for ending another nice guy's career. big whoop. Look at the uconnblog play calling analysis, medic. Weist didn't bring that here with him.
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Sure he did... You are seeing plays run that UConn has never run before and AC@ UConn Blog points that out multiple times in each of the film reviews.

Yeah, sure, TJW is worried about ending PP career. Aren't you the one who keeps pointing out that TJW' wasn't PP's choice and was handpicked by WM? If true, with that kind of backing - he can say whatever he wants. Hell, WM might even use him as a messenger. You can't have both sides of th argument. ;)

It's easy to keep advancing the conspiracy theory based on previous Cuse experience and the "what do you expect him to say" concept but my eyes and ears are telling me differently. We may never know the answer...
 
TJ is going to say the right things. He's going to be interviewing in the offseason. Pretty sure why did you complain to the media about your boss doesn't go over well in those spots....
 
whaler11 said:
TJ is going to say the right things. He's going to be interviewing in the offseason. Pretty sure why did you complain to the media about your boss doesn't go over well in those spots....
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So now TJW is the fall guy?

i get your argument but there are ways to get the message across with plausible deniability.
 
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huskymedic said:
So now TJW is the fall guy?

i get your argument but there are ways to get the message across with plausible deniability.
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Whats the benefit. He's not a fall guy he's just going to stay in line. That's what professionals do.
 
whaler11 said:
Whats the benefit. He's not a fall guy he's just going to stay in line. That's what professionals do.
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The benefit is that he protects his rep a bit.There can also be bad taste left when you bad mouth your former employer (whenever he ends up moving on). It's a fine line that can be walked.
 
Off the field, I doubt Warde (and Hebst) is a fool. UConn has major athletic capital needs coming-up on the horizon: 1) complete the funding of the basketball center, 2) a new soccer stadium in a new location, 3) renovating both the baseball and softball fields, and 4) some combination of a new hockey arena and a renovated Gampel or a new hockey/basketball center. The UConn fan base, while happy with women’s basketball and relieved with results that KO had as a first year basketball coach, are openly hostile towards the football program’s direction. A hostile crowd does not buy tickets nor donate money. No money means the capital projects do not get done and the AD carries the blame for a part of that failure. Warde knows if it gets any worse, he will have to make a change to save his own ambitions.
 
huskymedic said:
Sure he did... You are seeing plays run that UConn has never run before and AC@ UConn Blog points that out multiple times in each of the film reviews.

Yeah, sure, TJW is worried about ending PP career. Aren't you the one who keeps pointing out that TJW' wasn't PP's choice and was handpicked by WM? If true, with that kind of backing - he can say whatever he wants. Hell, WM might even use him as a messenger. You can't have both sides of th argument. ;)

It's easy to keep advancing the conspiracy theory based on previous Cuse experience and the "what do you expect him to say" concept but my eyes and ears are telling me differently. We may never know the answer...
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AC's analysis also reflects (without saying directly) UConn got more conservative as the game went on and did not add any new wrinkles after halftime. Gee, where have we seen that before? It's not a "conspiracy" theory. It's the "incompetence doctrine" solidified at Syracuse in 2004 (and before & since). Like I said, the only way you're going to get the real TJ on the record about the Sunshine Boys is in the hospitality room at the coach's convention next January if he's peddling his resume.

You'll notice the Horde didn't bother asking Warde if he's happy with the way TJ is running the offense. Not surprising because other than Duffy and Ed D most them have reported "when PP hired Weist" as if Warde had zero involvement.

BTW how did this little shindig today come about? teleconference? Impromtu presser? Warde show up at the facility? Everybody take a sauna at the same time?
 
huskymedic said:
The benefit is that he protects his rep a bit.There can also be bad taste left when you bad mouth your former employer (whenever he ends up moving on). It's a fine line that can be walked.
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These guys know who can coach and who can't. TJ has been here two games. All he can do is toe the company line to the media.
 
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jbdphi said:
I think some people will never be happy until they see TJ Weist's long form birth certificate.
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Nah, just P/GDL out. Hope TJ isn't collateral damage. The person who probably really knows all is Mrs. Weist. Wonder what she thinks of the Sunshine Boys?
 
junglehusky said:
9/14 (Maryland game) was an inside job!
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When the 9/11 truth guy starts graffiti-ing around Hartford he can draw Taylor returning the field goal out of the end zone
 
The longer Warde prolongs this disaster the more he becomes the face of it.
 
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