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We should take no joy in P's firing.

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I take no joy in a decent man being fired. I feel no remorse in removing a man that has helped destroy our program.
 
metsfan2323 said:
He refused to fire his incompetent buddy and put friendship above what was best for the team. No sympathy.
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This can't be said enough. A couple of aging con men got away clean with a $7M haul.
 
Not insulting him or dancing on his grave. Just relieved that he's not our program's life-sucking coach anymore.

Now someone fetch a flashlight so we can find our way out of this dark abyss.
 
Are you kidding? This is the best day I've had being a UCONN football fan since last year when those false Twitter rumors about DeLeone to the Giants surfaced! Results oriented business and he gave us 10-18 football with losses to inferior teams like Buffalo, Towson, W Michigan, Temple, USF, etc over the years. Had to go. Let's get this thing back on track! Go Dahgs!!
 
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Liked the man as a person. Class act off of the field the few times that I met him. But football had passed him by. Best wishes to him in future endeavors. Let's move on.
 
Nice man, but his fastball had long left him. So obvious watching that Buffalo game.
 
UConnDan97 said:
He's a good man. From what I could tell, he ran a clean program. But in the end, he had to go. He hitched his horse to a wagon called GDL (who is also probably a good man), and he lost the team. He has been and will continue to be well compensated for his commitment to UConn, and I wish him well in the future...
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P may be a good guy. GDL is not.
 
I also spoke with him a few times - he's a nice guy, no doubt.

But I would be lying if I said I wasn't happy today.
 
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I'm happy as hell. I did a fist pump when I heard he was fired. Now get a young southern coach who knows about football to take over the program. How can anyone feel sorry for someone who has made millions while being totally inept. Thank god it is is over!!! I love my college too much to see it go down Athelectically in flames. This is a great day for UCONN sports!!!!!!!
 
OkaForPrez said:
Can we celebrate the fleeing ghost of Jeff Hathaway? Be gone demon. Be gone.
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That grave is one to dance on. I sincerely hope our most handsomest politicians in Hartford pass a statute awarding public commendations to those who do.
 
We just went from this....

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To this.....so dance away
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It's a good day for UConn athletics. Accountability has been restored to the football program. These are all positives.

Not a time be petty.
 
Palatine said:
It's a good day for UConn athletics. Accountability has been restored to the football program. These are all positives.

Not a time be petty.
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I'm happy with the decision, and am thankful that it happened now rather than later. I don't blame anyone who wants to dance the night away and do shots of tequila like its Thirsty Thursday at Senor Frogs. I'm not going to continue to kick the man while he is down (for much longer anyway ;)). I do need the cathartic release for just a bit longer.

However, after today, I hope we turn back towards football. Who are we recruiting? Can we salvage the season? What do we need to do to move forward, hopefully towards a better conference?

It is well past time for Uconn fans to have something to be happy about, and this is the best thing we have going. So enjoy it. However, we are a fanbase that understands that winning is what matters, so getting back to focusing on that is imperative over the next few days.
 
I'm happy with the decision, and wish PP well. It was clear that he had lost the team, and that whatever he was trying wasn't going to succeed. I'm glad Warde had the fortitude to make the move mid-season.

But let's not assume that all our problems are solved. We've got an 0-4 team that should be at least 2-2, and only played well in one game (against its toughest opponent). We'll only know the interim coach later today. This team isn't going to right itself overnight. Our QB continues throwing INTs like there is no tomorrow. While everyone hated GDL's zone blocking scheme, can Foley fix that and install a new scheme in two weeks? How much change can we really expect, aside from possibly having the players show the intensity they had against Michigan all the time? Since change is in the air, giving Casey C or Boyle a shot at QB might be a good idea.
 
He had a $750k buyout, he is going to be alright. i'm extatic he is gone and don't feel the least bit guilty about feeling that way.
 
I don't care if he is a good guy or not. He was making too much money to be delivering this performance.

AND his cavalier attitude was killing me, with the " this isn't my first rodeo " cliche. And the "I am having fun". Nobody else was...

We should be happy, but this is just step one.
 
ZooCougar said:
I don't care if he is a good guy or not. He was making too much money to be delivering this performance.

AND his cavalier attitude was killing me, with the " this isn't my first rodeo " cliche. And the "I am having fun". Nobody else was...

We should be happy, but this is just step one.
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He was putting the best face he could on a bad situation (of his making). Not any stupider than what half the coaches out their spew on a daily basis.He lost his job. Nuff said.
 
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Excalibur said:
P may be a good guy. GDL is not.
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Exactly. If there were a way that I could piss on GDL's metaphoric coaching grave I would do so.

Two people (one is a member of this board) who are far more gentlemanly than I am used the terms "insufferable pr!ck" and "miserable excuse for a human being" when referring to GDL. He was abrasive, condescending and when he felt one of the offensive assistants was being anything other than subservient, mean spirited and derisive. He publicly berated quite a few players and a handful of coaches for basically asking him to clarify what it was he was asking the players to do. I know of one parent of a former player who told me "with the opportunity I would have punched him in the mouth".
 
Palatine said:
He was putting the best face he could on a bad situation (of his making). Not any stupider than what half the coaches out their spew on a daily basis.He lost his job. Nuff said.
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But, he acted like it didn't matter and that his performance was kind of beyond reproach given his perceived depth and breadth of experience.

It was the wrong thing to say and was completely tone deaf. It was almost Edsallesque. Probably worse.
 
Palatine said:
It had to be done. But dancing on a man's grave is very poor behavior.
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If anyone wants to fire me w/a $750K buyout, I'll rent the dance hall and buy drinks.
 
You know what you should be worried about, Pal? Absent a clause to the contrary, "Coach" Pasqualoni and Deleone will be able to collect unemployment at the maximum amount. Although he should be released for cause, I question whether the pick slip reads like that. More needless milking of the system.:rolleyes:
 
Coach P is truly one of the nicest coaches that I've ever met! Wish him well & hope he can just sit back & chill for a little bit.
 
Palatine said:
He was putting the best face he could on a bad situation (of his making). Not any stupider than what half the coaches out their spew on a daily basis.He lost his job. Nuff said.
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People lost their jobs every day for different reasons. He lost his because he was incompetent. He DESERVED to be fired! Nuff said.
 
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