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Fuch's had an offer from Syracuse. Maybe you should get some facts before you post.
And what am I to conclude from a sample size of one?
Fuch's had an offer from Syracuse. Maybe you should get some facts before you post.
We had a program builder but let him go, why go backwards?
You are full of crap. The 2013 recruiting class on paper is the best class we have had and P pulled that off with the conference falling apart.
Based on http://connecticut.247sports.com/Season/2013-Football/Commits rankings, here's who may get pushed back to 2014:
Chris Britton, LB, 88
Jordan Fuchs, TE, 83
Jalan Branford, DB, 78 but talented http://247sports.com/Player/Jalan-Branford-28959
Jamar Summers, WR/DB, 78
Of those, I consider Britton, Fuchs, and Branford well above the average quality of UConn recruits. Summers probably below average.
Then we have 2012 recruits who got pushed back to JUCO and 2014: Jason Sylva who has emerged as one of the top JUCO linebackers in the country (has reaffirmed his commitment to UConn for 2014), Rennick Bryan, and Neally Cunningham.
We've had true frosh, RS frosh and true sophs get considerble PT during the days of the inferior talent the RE brought in. Why haven't any of P's superior recruits seen the field?Your point is garbage because P's first two recruiting classes haven't seen the field yet. Were you expecting Lagow to contribute last year?
Based on http://connecticut.247sports.com/Season/2013-Football/Commits rankings, here's who may get pushed back to 2014:
Chris Britton, LB, 88
Jordan Fuchs, TE, 83
Jalan Branford, DB, 78 but talented http://247sports.com/Player/Jalan-Branford-28959
Jamar Summers, WR/DB, 78
Of those, I consider Britton, Fuchs, and Branford well above the average quality of UConn recruits. Summers probably below average.
Then we have 2012 recruits who got pushed back to JUCO and 2014: Jason Sylva who has emerged as one of the top JUCO linebackers in the country (has reaffirmed his commitment to UConn for 2014), Rennick Bryan, and Neally Cunningham.
took a program on the rise? More like peaked.The case against PP is self evident. Took a program on the rise coming off a BCS game and turned in consecutive 5-7 seasons while discarding the indentity of a tough smashmouth football team in favor of a system that promises a more NFL style techniques in an effort to entice recruits to come to a cold-weather school snubbed by the CFB establishment.
Everyone gave him a pass for having to play a walk-on QB and to some extent a JUCO transfer the second, but the boneheaded game management, playcalling, and inability of the team to run the most basic plays has him where he is.
To return he simply has to prove everyone wrong, this year. The offense must show, using the same players as last year, that they can sustain drives and score points. The defense must show, losing 4 starters to the NFL, that it can maintain through the promised upgrade in recruiting PP was supposed to deliver. And of course, win a few games.
If he wins 8, whether its 8 regular season games or 7 games plus a bowl win over a name opponent, he'll likely be back. 7 wins will be tough call for WM, but the fans won't want him back at all if the team doesn't pass the above eyeball test.
If we can't run the ball against Towson, WM should fire him on the spot. Maybe at halftime. (I'm kidding about that, but not as much as you might think.)
Look at the rosters he had in 2011 & 2012 (we can list a good number of NFL draft picks for a program that had already peaked), the competition we faced each of those seasons and tell me how many wins in each would be sufficient to view the coaching leadership as merely competent.took a program on the rise? More like peaked.
He had no ability to recruit his first year and was left with Johnny Mac for his QB. Nothing against the kid, but he wasn't a legit starter for s BCS caliber program.
We've had true frosh, RS frosh and true sophs get considerble PT during the days of the inferior talent the RE brought in. Why haven't any of P's superior recruits seen the field?
We have zero evidence to suggest that the quality of recruit has improved from earlier classes.
5 of the 6 draft picks were defensive. nobody will suggest that defense has been our issue the past two seasons.Look at the rosters he had in 2011 & 2012 (we can list a good number of NFL draft picks for a program that had already peaked), the competition we faced each of those seasons and tell me how many wins in each would be sufficient to view the coaching leadership as merely competent.
5 of the 6 draft picks were defensive. nobody will suggest that defense has been our issue the past two seasons.
I think 5-7 in the first year was on par with expectations. Last year, I think 7 wins was a fair expectation.
a first year QB, notable weakness on the OL, but a very legit defense.
So over two years, my opinion is that PP is about 2 games under where he should be. The offense was the big issue, and unless I'm mistaken, we have a new OC.
PP needs 7-8 wins this year against this schedule to continue. But I also think at least two wins need to come against Rutgers, Louisville, Cincy or Michigan.
you need to seperate your bias as a fan vs what impact PP could have made in his first year. hired late, minimal impact on recruits, installs a new system and has minimal talent at QB. And you really thought he could do better than 5-7?PP needed a minimum 7 wins LAST year to show some modest improvement over a disappointing first year. I'm in no mood to entertain suggestions that, because he underperformed the last two years, we should lower expectations to keep pace with his incompetence.
A lobotomy
I think it's hard for a lot of coaches in their first year. Getting players that were recruited for a different system to buy into a new system is difficult. Would more time have gotten a different result. Probably not.Marty: do you think HCPP would have done any better if he was an earlier hire in year 1?
He is a terrible game coach and that is a fact. Not canning GDL proves cronyism and that he cannot be trusted. I pray for 6-6 but we're looking at 4-8 most likely.
5 of the 6 draft picks were defensive. nobody will suggest that defense has been our issue the past two seasons.
I think 5-7 in the first year was on par with expectations. Last year, I think 7 wins was a fair expectation.
a first year QB, notable weakness on the OL, but a very legit defense.
So over two years, my opinion is that PP is about 2 games under where he should be. The offense was the big issue, and unless I'm mistaken, we have a new OC.
PP needs 7-8 wins this year against this schedule to continue. But I also think at least two wins need to come against Rutgers, Louisville, Cincy or Michigan.