Was Edsall that good or is Pasqualoni that bad?

[Jimmy Serrano]

I'm not buying that we were just a couple of plays away from a winning record. We had no chance, P coached us into losses. That Temple game was a disgrace. And the NC State game is a forgotten clustef**k. That's a win with a decent coach.

Temple is our worst loss last year in my opinion. But I think the forgotten clusterf**k is not only losing to USF, but only scoring 6 points against that dreadful defense. And that was after GDL had 2 weeks to prepare.

 

[ZooCougar]

Edsall's worst was better than Pasqualoni's best. That's all that needs to be said.

 

[CL82]

I'm not arguing that P has done a good job here. Clearly he hasn't, but I just can't fathom where anyone would think P has been such a downgrade given what has transpired at UMD.

We've had a losing record two years in a row. Games that could have had us go bowling were lost due to poor coaching decisions . A lot of what coaches do is invisible. Play calling and clock management is not. Problems there are apparent to even casual fans.

In the end you are what your record says you are. Randy succeeded here, P has not.

 

[freescooter]

Edsall was in many respects the perfect guy for the job of bringing UConn into D1. Excellent at identifying talent and coaching players up. Pasqualoni has a totally different approach. He made clear from the day he was hired that he want to recruit more proto-typical players so to speak, and improve UConn that way. In fact, most reports about his hiring said that his plan for upgrading recruiting is what got him the job. So the idea that UConn "lacks talent" really fits that narrative. to some degree the quarterback situation wasn't of his making. When Endres flunked his drug tests, we were in trouble there. that is one area where I'm not sure Edsall would have out-coached Pasqualoni. I actually thought Pasqualoni did a really nice job of getting the maximum out of Johnny Mac last year. Face it, the kid wasn't that good...we'd have seen Mike box running the football most of the time.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

both, edsall did more with less, coach p did less with more

Terrific assessment. Paul will soon be doing less with less.

 

[Jimdish255]

Thats the nature of football. Every year in the NFL there are a bunch of 7-9 or 8-8 teams that are three plays away from being 10-6 or 11-5.

And the difference isn't always luck.

 

[UConnDan97]

All joking aside, if we were ever to lose Don Brown as our Defensive Coordinator (God forbid!), I would want Spaz to be on our short list of DC's. I think people forgot how solid he was in that capacity. What happened as a head coach? I have no idea...

 

[ZooCougar]

All joking aside, if we were ever to lose Don Brown as our Defensive Coordinator (God forbid!), I would want Spaz to be on our short list of DC's. I think people forgot how solid he was in that capacity. What happened as a head coach? I have no idea...

There are tons of examples of Coordinators who didn't make good head coaches. It's two different skillsets.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

You're not all that bad for a BC guy...........

 

[UConnDan97]

There are tons of examples of Coordinators who didn't make good head coaches. It's two different skillsets.

Absolutely. But keep in mind that this guy had formerly been a coach on the offensive side of the ball and was a former QB. When you couple that with his vast experience on the defensive side of the ball, it would be hard to imagine why he struggled to put it all together (of course, I'm not factoring in things like recruiting, etc.). Still, he was a really good DC and someone that shouldn't have too much problem finding another job in that capacity if he wants one...

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

There are tons of examples of Coordinators who didn't make good head coaches. It's two different skillsets.

First guy that came to mind......Norv Turner. And somehow, because he has to have incriminating pictures of somebody, he is still employed as a head coach. Clock is ticking for him though. I think.

 

[UConnDan97]

First guy that came to mind......Norv Turner. And somehow, because he has to has incriminating pictures of somebody, he is still employed as a head coach. Clock is ticking for him though. I think.

Fantastic analogy!

 

[Husky68]

I don't think P sniffs 3-9. Was giving him the benefit of the doubt.

What do you think Uconn's record will be next year? Less than 3 wins in the nnbe is pretty low. Kind of counting on 2 OOC wins, so you see 1 win in nnBE as not happening, that's Kragthorpean. Not saying I disagree, but Buffalo and Towson should be wins (????). If 8 nnBE games, there aren't but a couple of good teams in the nnBE next year so not getting a couple there would be pretty hard.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

What do you think Uconn's record will be next year? Less than 3 wins in the nnbe is pretty low. Kind of counting on 2 OOC wins, so you see 1 win in nnBE as not happening, that's Kragthorpean. Not saying I disagree, but Buffalo and Towson should be wins (????). If 8 nnBE games, there aren't but a couple of good teams in the nnBE next year so not getting a couple there would be pretty hard.

Well we know our OOC slate is only 4 games. I will agree with you and say we go 2-2 there.

We know that we have league home games against Louisville, Rutgers, and USF and a road game against Cincy. We also know we are playing UCF (likely on the road) based on the divisions previously announced. How many of those do we win? I'd say 2 at the most.

Our other 3 games will come from the "West" division:

Boise State
Houston
Memphis
San Diego State
SMU
Temple

Maybe we get lucky and draw Temple, Memphis, and Houston and win 2 of 3. Or maybe we draw SDST, Boise, and SMU and lose all 3. My best guess is that we're anywhere from a 4 to 6 win team.

 

[whaler11]

What do you think Uconn's record will be next year? Less than 3 wins in the nnbe is pretty low. Kind of counting on 2 OOC wins, so you see 1 win in nnBE as not happening, that's Kragthorpean. Not saying I disagree, but Buffalo and Towson should be wins (????). If 8 nnBE games, there aren't but a couple of good teams in the nnBE next year so not getting a couple there would be pretty hard.

Today I'd set their over under total for wins at four but we don't know the schedule yet.

 

[hexlub]

I'm not buying that we were just a couple of plays away from a winning record. We had no chance, P coached us into losses. That Temple game was a disgrace. And the NC State game is a forgotten clustef**k. That's a win with a decent coach.

I think the question that needs to be asked to PP is how does next years team win the NC State, Temple and WMU games? If you cannot win the 'what if?' games a season later, you are going backwards.

 

[Huskygamble19]

It seems to me that the latest vib out of our athletic department is one of findings justifications for failure rather than laying out a map for success. Yes there are some challenges that our athletic department faces but take the example of football. Does P face more challenges than FUCCRE? Some how he got us in bowls, and when the breaks fell just right to 2 conference championships and one BCS bowl. I truly beleive that we would have gone bowling last year under Edsall, and probably this past year as well. That's not competing for a national championship, but it is respectable. A bowl streak helps with recruiting and I beleive would help us in conference realignment. Losing records are killing us.

So was Edsall that good or is Pasqualoni that bad?

Well, considering that Pasqualoni is a defensive minded coach and had DB at that position, you could say that his choice GDL is the big bust in his scheme. He has to go, with his unimaginative game management. LM upthe middle for 1 or 2 yrds on almost every 1st down doesn't cut it.