What's the status on our QB coach search?
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Desmond said Neu is no longer in the running
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I was kinda excited about Neu because he was a former QB, but in hindsight, I still hope we bring in a guy with some BCS level experience minimum... I'm still not too thrilled about Clayton White as our RB coach ( MAJOR downgrade from T. Richardson ) either... Let's hope Coach P gets it right whatever he does...
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I wouldn't say major major downgrade. No evidence of that right now. UConn just plugged in a 165 RS freshman who ran for 1K +. I'd say White is off to a good start.
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Definitely not a major major downgrade, but IMO a MAJOR downgrade at the coaching position. Dude's a LB ... I'd be happier if he stuck with coaching that and special teams... Honestly it bothers me to see us giving a coach an opportunity to coach an entirely new position at this level of football... If it were 1998, during the Holtz era then it wouldn't be a big deal... I understand McCombs did well as a frosh, but he was the ONLY back we had that did well... the ONLY one... at 5'7 170 something pounds... It would be nice to see another RB on our squad rip off at least one 15 yard run in a season not named McCombs against stiff competition...
Back to QB coach... again just want us to grab the right guy and not a puppet to fit the system.. A guy that knows what he's doing in game day situations...
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Of course he was the only one. Jean Louis could barely catch a toss, Shoemate got hurt, and Deshonn Foxx was an undersized true freshman.
We'll be fine at RB. It's an instinctive position. We probably somewhat overstate the importance of the RB coach...
We'll be fine at RB. It's an instinctive position. We probably somewhat overstate the importance of the RB coach...
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Furthermore KTuck, take a look at the U:
2010, RB stats (before Richardson) :
Mike James (Soph), 70 carries, 398 yards (5.7 ypc)
Lamar Miller (Frosh), 108 carries, 646 yards (6.0 ypc)
2011, RB stats (with Richardson) :
Mike James (Junior), 72 carries, 275 yards (3.8 ypc)
Lamar Miller (Soph), 227 carries, 1272 yards (5.6 ypc)
Do you see some huge impact there? Or any impact at all?
I don't. I see a junior who regressed, and a Sophomore who showed a natural progression. Stats inline with the additional carries he received.
I wouldn't credit Miller's numbers to Richardson, just as I wouldn't blame Richardson for James' regression.
2010, RB stats (before Richardson) :
Mike James (Soph), 70 carries, 398 yards (5.7 ypc)
Lamar Miller (Frosh), 108 carries, 646 yards (6.0 ypc)
2011, RB stats (with Richardson) :
Mike James (Junior), 72 carries, 275 yards (3.8 ypc)
Lamar Miller (Soph), 227 carries, 1272 yards (5.6 ypc)
Do you see some huge impact there? Or any impact at all?
I don't. I see a junior who regressed, and a Sophomore who showed a natural progression. Stats inline with the additional carries he received.
I wouldn't credit Miller's numbers to Richardson, just as I wouldn't blame Richardson for James' regression.
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EXACTLY!
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OK, that's year 1 for T. Richardson... Apparently you forgot about how our stable of RBs were in the 10 years he coached them up in Storrs, CT? There you have a proven RB coach... We just digressed grabbing a guy that NEVER coached the position ( maybe at the pop warner or HS level , who knows? but definitely not the college level at all )... and you really think Coach White can figure out the nuances of the position at this level that he can pass along to our recruited kids that are actual RBs? Really? and btw, we had 6 RBs and only 1 really played, the smallest kid on the team... Now u see the comment from Krugs17 implying some not some positive players' thoughts about the guy. Like I said before I hope he ends up as special teams and LBs coach only ... eventually.... But , it's only one year, so the jury's still out... Worst case scenario, he proves me wrong, which I pray he does... right now, I'm not too optomistic about that...
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Lots of position coaches played another position and learned their new trade at the college, even BCS, level. Read the bio of Penn State's new coach. He was a linebacker at Brown but started as a TE coach at his alma mater. He then went on to coach running backs, quarterbacks and became an OC - all for the first time at BCS schools Georgia Tech, Maryland and Duke. He then joined the Patriots and became a wide receivers coach at the NFL level, having never before coached the position. Oddly enough, O'Brien, a defensive player by training, has never coached on the defensive side of the ball.
Edit: That last statement is incorrect as O'Brien apparently coached linebackers for one year at Brown, but the basic point remains.
Edit: That last statement is incorrect as O'Brien apparently coached linebackers for one year at Brown, but the basic point remains.
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You and I can agree to disagree. I think you are putting a bit too much stock in the RB position coach. It's an instinctive position, and usually backs either have it, or they don't.
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+1, ever see him on the sideline giving instruction/guidance?
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I'm not so worried about Clayton White's job at rb coach. Remember that he is also the special teams coordinator. The beginning of the year coverage schemes were embarrassing and the blocking never allowed williams to get the looks he had before. I'm going to say we were spoiled with Anthony Sherman and D.J. Shoemate making many things happen the years before, but whether it is personnel or scheme, that falls on Clayton White's shoulders.
Again, coaching choices were weird last year. Coach Wholley (a former running back) was in charge of the linebackers whereas White was always on the defensive side of the ball until he arrived in Storrs. Luckily, Pasqualoni knows linebackers which helps Wholley, but would it be out of the question to swap these guys (wholley and white) now? I believe in learning new trades, but I hope that it is not going to affect the positions in the long term.
Again, coaching choices were weird last year. Coach Wholley (a former running back) was in charge of the linebackers whereas White was always on the defensive side of the ball until he arrived in Storrs. Luckily, Pasqualoni knows linebackers which helps Wholley, but would it be out of the question to swap these guys (wholley and white) now? I believe in learning new trades, but I hope that it is not going to affect the positions in the long term.
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That strikes me as a bit of a problem....
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Not sure if there is a realistic chance any of these guys come to UConn, but they have some pretty good ties to the staff and seem to be pretty solid choices. I don't know what other names are out there but these guys might be worth a look:
UConn QB Coach Candidates?
UConn QB Coach Candidates?
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Bush should be looking for work since he was a Sparano guy in Miami. Rogers would be a VERY interesting hire if he is healthy enough to coach again, I can't see Rhule only because he is a TE coach and not a qb coach. We should see something on this hire pretty soon. I imagine P was at the convention talking to guys.
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If I had to guess, I would think that Steve Bush will be your next QB coach. I would be shocked if Kevin Rogers winds up at UCONN, it has been a long long time but I don't think he will be signing for another tour with P&D again but Rogers is about as good as they get from a QB coaching perspective, everywhere he has been he has made a HUGE difference. ND, VT, Syracuse. Great coach
Bush was much maligned while at Syracuse, right or wrong but then he took a doormat of high school program and lead them to a state title before going to Miami as the QC guy. I believe he was a NJ guy but wasn't a very good recruiter. Then again, we haven't had a good qb in 15 years so maybe it wasn't Bush's fault!!
Bush was much maligned while at Syracuse, right or wrong but then he took a doormat of high school program and lead them to a state title before going to Miami as the QC guy. I believe he was a NJ guy but wasn't a very good recruiter. Then again, we haven't had a good qb in 15 years so maybe it wasn't Bush's fault!!
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I'd like to see a solid recruiter.
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Dez had a tweet yesterday after talking to Coach P that new QB coach will have experience as a qb coach and will be a very good recruiter. Let's just hope it isn't Jay Paterno.
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I would be in total shock if it were jay Pa .... Speaking of which, from what DC posted on twitter yesterday ( and then in his blog yesterday ) one would think we have a coach in place in the next week to 10 days, no? Offseason workouts start back up when the players arrive on campus this weekend for the Spring semester... Anybody with any other info as who else we may be looking at?
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