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Who's your list for next HC?

Exit 4 said:
Moorehead is not coming here, so lets just stop. No way that dude is dropping down to our level in FBS when he's already an OC for Oregon. I think that idea is ridiculous.
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The point is you have to make that call. Nobody is saying he is likely to come here but to not make a run at him would be incompetence. You call him and let him know he is the first guy to be called.
 
metsfan2323 said:
The point is you have to make that call. Nobody is saying he is likely to come here but to not make a run at him would be incompetence.
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Good point, call Saban too. It would be incompetence not to call Saban.

Now lets get to real candidates...
 
Exit 4 said:
Moorehead is not coming here, so lets just stop. No way that dude is dropping down to our level in FBS when he's already an OC for Oregon. I think that idea is ridiculous.
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How can you say this when Notre Dame's Broyles award DC came here. Or Rhett dropped from Auburn to come here for the SAME position or Florida States OC took a pay cut to make 650k at UMass? I don't think its as much a stretch as you think. Moorehead makes 900k at Oregon if you put a 2 mil 2.3 mil # there with our facilities and he isn't hand cuffed by Edsall I dont think he's going to thumb his nose at us.

That said I still think Southern/Northern or not Rhett is the first call AD Benedict makes based on their history and his potential.
 
Forte said:
How can you say this when Notre Dame's Broyles award DC came here. Or Rhett dropped from Auburn to come here or Florida States OC took a pay cut to make 650k at UMass? I don't think its as much a stretch as you think. Moorehead makes 900k at Oregon if you put a 2 mil 2.3 mil # there with our facilities and he isn't hand cuffed by Edsall I dont think he's going to thumb his nose at us.

That said I still think Southern/Northern or not Rhett is the first call AD Benedict makes based on their history and his potential.
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If I were making $900k and I was offered $2.5m to be a HC back in the NEast where I’m from and had a ton of success I’ll jump on it in a heartbeat. $2-2.5m is not peanuts. If I succeed as the HC I still get an opportunity at a bigger gig. There’s no guarantee he succeeds at Oregon as the OC. But $900k in Oregon is not that much they do I believe have high taxes just like here in CT. Moorhead is not out of the question.
 
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Exit 4 said:
Mods, can we block people from posting on the Head Coaching search for 7 days if they bring up a former UConn coach as part of their recommendations? Enough with the Weists, Lashlee, Morehead, Orlando, etc etc etc.
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Exit 4 said:
Moorehead is not coming here, so lets just stop. No way that dude is dropping down to our level in FBS when he's already an OC for Oregon. I think that idea is ridiculous.
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Rumor has it that Joe’s family has pleaded with him to not even consider a job until the fan base learns how to spell his last name! :p
 
If you guys think a former head coach in the SEC and current OC of freaking Oregon will make his next move from the top 10 of football to the bottom 10 then I dont know what to say. If he has any kind of season he will be toying with big $$$ options to coach other places in the P5 again. You are going to have to cheer for Oregon to have a crap season for this to have any chance. Maybe after a crap season Moorehead will be bounced out like Lashlee and the maybe it could happen.
 
Maybe somebody can start a thread on the pluses and minuses of Lou Spanos as head coach.
 
DoctorWho85 said:
Cignetti has never lost more than 3 games in his entire coaching career. JMU was/is one of the highest scoring teams at the FCS level. 60 isn't terrible. We have to hire like the next coach is coming here as a stepping stone. So go for a guy like Cignetti, Moorhead or Entz need to be on the short list.
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I have no problem making the call to Cignetti and we can debate the age. 60 not terrible. Not great. At 60 you have to think his next job is his last. Do we want to be a stepping stone program though? Beggars can't be choosers but you're not really building stability if the next hire is gone to better pastures in 3 years, even though it would signify success.

Fine with Entz on the shortlist, but I have my reservations about him being able to be successful here away from the NDSU formula that has been crushing it. To this point, his two NDSU predecessors have had mixed success in their next gigs. Craig Bohl went from 3 straight championships to Wyoming where he's 39-44. Chris Klieman went from 4 championships in 5 years to K State where's had what I would say is an ok success (13-11) in the Big 12. And that's with both staying in the Midwest where they have their roots and pipelines set up.

A name I haven't seen is Willie Taggert. Only making $750K w/ a $3m buyout at FAU (replaced Kiffin). Had a very good run at USF before messing with the big leagues at Oregon (weird fit) and FSU (good fit in a bad situation mixed with unreasonable expectations). We know he should be able to recruit Florida well enough and we can offer him all the resources better than FAU. He took over a last place USF team and went from 2-to-4-to-8-to-10 wins in his 4 years there, so he is capable of bringing a mediocre-to-bad program to success.
 
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ThabeetDown said:
I have no problem making the call to Cignetti and we can debate the age. 60 not terrible. Not great. At 60 you have to think his next job is his last. Do we want to be a stepping stone program though? Beggars can't be choosers but you're not really building stability if the next hire is gone to better pastures in 3 years, even though it would signify success.

Fine with Entz on the shortlist, but I have my reservations about him being able to be successful here away from the NDSU formula that has been crushing it. To this point, his two NDSU predecessors have had mixed success in their next gigs. Craig Bohl went from 3 straight championships to Wyoming where he's 39-44. Chris Klieman went from 4 championships in 5 years to K State where's had what I would say is an ok success (13-11) in the Big 12. And that's with both staying in the Midwest where they have their roots and pipelines set up.

A name I haven't seen is Willie Taggert. Only making $750K w/ a $3m buyout at FAU (replaced Kiffin). Had a very good run at USF before messing with the big leagues at Oregon (weird fit) and FSU (good fit in a bad situation mixed with unreasonable expectations). We know he should be able to recruit Florida well enough and we can offer him all the resources better than FAU. He took over a last place USF team and went from 2-to-4-to-8-to-10 wins in his 4 years there, so he is capable of bringing a mediocre-to-bad program to success.
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I forgot about Willie Taggert. He’s a really good coach
 
Forte said:
How can you say this when Notre Dame's Broyles award DC came here. Or Rhett dropped from Auburn to come here for the SAME position or Florida States OC took a pay cut to make 650k at UMass? I don't think its as much a stretch as you think. Moorehead makes 900k at Oregon if you put a 2 mil 2.3 mil # there with our facilities and he isn't hand cuffed by Edsall I dont think he's going to thumb his nose at us.

That said I still think Southern/Northern or not Rhett is the first call AD Benedict makes based on their history and his potential.
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Keep in mind that Crazy Bob was not the first choice. The first choice was the Broyles winner from Michigan who turned UConn down for lack of budget for the staff.
 
ThabeetDown said:
I have no problem making the call to Cignetti and we can debate the age. 60 not terrible. Not great. At 60 you have to think his next job is his last. Do we want to be a stepping stone program though? Beggars can't be choosers but you're not really building stability if the next hire is gone to better pastures in 3 years, even though it would signify success.

Fine with Entz on the shortlist, but I have my reservations about him being able to be successful here away from the NDSU formula that has been crushing it. To this point, his two NDSU predecessors have had mixed success in their next gigs. Craig Bohl went from 3 straight championships to Wyoming where he's 39-44. Chris Klieman went from 4 championships in 5 years to K State where's had what I would say is an ok success (13-11) in the Big 12. And that's with both staying in the Midwest where they have their roots and pipelines set up.

A name I haven't seen is Willie Taggert. Only making $750K w/ a $3m buyout at FAU (replaced Kiffin). Had a very good run at USF before messing with the big leagues at Oregon (weird fit) and FSU (good fit in a bad situation mixed with unreasonable expectations). We know he should be able to recruit Florida well enough and we can offer him all the resources better than FAU. He took over a last place USF team and went from 2-to-4-to-8-to-10 wins in his 4 years there, so he is capable of bringing a mediocre-to-bad program to success.
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I'd rather get Tom Herman instead of Taggert if we're gonna go that route.
 
RSTuthill said:
Keep in mind that Crazy Bob was not the first choice. The first choice was the Broyles winner from Michigan who turned UConn down for lack of budget for the staff.
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I thought it was Narduzzi from Michigan St.
 
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Exit 4 said:
Moorehead is not coming here, so lets just stop. No way that dude is dropping down to our level in FBS when he's already an OC for Oregon. I think that idea is ridiculous.
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It might make sense for Moorhead to come to UConn. Why? He is only 47 and he probably needs to prove himself as a head coach before he gets the next P5 head coaching job as he only spent 2 years at Miss. St. before he was fired. If he turns around UConn, he would probably leave in 3 or 4 years for a better job. You have to make the call.
 
UConnJim said:
It might make sense for Moorhead to come to UConn. Why? He is only 47 and he probably needs to prove himself as a head coach before he gets the next P5 head coaching job as he only spent 2 years at Miss. St. before he was fired. If he turns around UConn, he would probably leave in 3 or 4 years for a better job. You have to make the call.
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Circle back in November.... lets see where UConn lands in the opportunities list for the Oregon OC.
 
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ThabeetDown said:
I like your mindset thinking from a AD DB mindset, but Muschamp hard pass, Steele is 60, Claeys had a bad scandal that forced him out, and Kill's health and age is a hard no. Anyone else from his past connections besides Lashlee?

Agreed that Moorhead has to be the de facto #1 choice, but it's going to be a lot of work for whoever takes the gig so why would he? He could easily get a lower level P5 job that would a hell of a lot easier if he wants it I'm sure (especially if Oregon's O has a good season). Not to mention we DEMOTED HIM when PP arrived. I'm sure he doesn't have the fondest memory for us all things considered...

Cignetti is also 60, hard pass. We need someone in their low 50s or under. This is a young man's game, especially with the amount of work required for whoever is the next HC. Entz has zero connections to our recruiting pipeline states, I don't care if the next HC is a Northeast guy or not, but they have to be able to recruit NJ/MD/PA/GA/FL. Entz actually does have a few FL guys at NDSU, but he's been a Midwest guy all his life and other than money (which could easily be a 2-3x raise) as a reason, I don't know if he would he be set up for success here with limited connections to the Northeast/Northeast recruiters and coordinators more importantly.

Chadwell has been discussed at nauseam as well, he's already making 850K. We ponying up $2m to hire him when we could probably get a guy like Entz for easily half that? Not to mention he could easily go to an ACC gig next year if one opens up. Plus, why would he leave a RANKED program for a bottom 5 program???
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He can take it if he wants it. King Joe. A lot more control and less stress than the SEC.
 
Drew said:
I think it’s pretty obvious the recruits we’ve gotten recently are not very good. That’s evidenced by both the results on the field and the average 100th rated recruiting class the last two years. Or you can look at average rating per player where it’s worse.

The independent aspect is absolutely an added difficulty in recruiting on the trail. I’ve talked to multiple former players about it. Despite what others have insinuated at in this thread, playing against the same teams annually, competing for divisional and conference titles, having guaranteed games in certain geographic areas, that all matters to kids when they’re going through the cycle. We also don’t have a bowl tie in and while we have a current TV deal it expires in 3 years and who knows what happens then.

I didn‘t say we couldn’t recruit as an Independent. But it is definitely another variable that the staff has to address on the trail. It’s okay to admit that- a good developmental and recruiting staff can overcome it. But we’ll need to actually hire one of those which I doubt we will do.
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I guess I am referring to the recruits coming in 2022. Without checking...I think it could be our best class in years.

I agree with you that being in a conference matters....but only when that conference is good. I don't think there is a difference between recruiting as an independent versus recruiting in the AAC.
 
Nostical said:
We seem to be casting a wider net.
saturdaytradition.com

Penn State assistant coach named as potential candidate for UConn job opening

This would be a huge loss for Penn State.
saturdaytradition.com
Also expressing interest:
--Wyoming OC Tim Polasek. (We'll see him in 2 weeks) Former OC at NDSU with QB Carson Wentz
--Former Miami QB Vinny Testaverde has expressed interest, but no coaching experience. Perhaps a fit as OC?.
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Feldman has been pumping JaJuan Seider’s name since Sunday…

Polasek is an interesting name to have thrown out (coached under Kirk Ferentz @ Iowa as well) but no head coaching experience.
 
huskymedic said:
Feldman has been pumping JaJuan Seider’s name since Sunday…

Polasek is an interesting name to have thrown out (coached under Kirk Ferentz @ Iowa as well).
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I'm not sold on Seider personally.
 
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