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Who's your list for next HC?

I think the story with Lembo was he was so confident he was getting the UConn job he started putting a staff together. I wonder if that soured the rest of his time at Ball State.
 
HuskiesFan1014 said:
I apologize for my snarky tone, but I believe it was the "turn around and go to D2" that set me off. Football isn't going away. We just have to get it right. The "just drop it" stuff doesn't help the program or the school.
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Fair enough!
 
BigTenFan said:
Lots of posts about age of coaches which I find somewhat amusing-given our current PC society not sure age of coach can be used in decision making process. Full disclosure- I am North of 50
Any aggressive young coach that gets hired will not stay long if program even has a sniff of success

Get a solid, football savvy coach who has been around the block once or twice and can build something from nothing.
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That is what I’m suggesting. That is exactly what happened with Ohio and Central Michigan. I just dont know 2ho is out there right now. But an up and comer who leaves after 3 years with some success we could live with too.
 
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ktuck911 said:
Are you on the board that chooses who we end up hiring? Seriously speaking (just wondering)
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I would hope no one who is tasked with identifying and hiring next coach spends zero time on BY.
 
Bezzz said:
TJ Weist for the win.
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Pass. I think we need a little more in a head coach than three wins this time around. After a run of Pasqualone, Diaco, and FUCHRE2 we really can’t get this one wrong.
 
Banta55 said:
Good coach he would probably still be here...
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Yup. In many ways Lembo was/is the complete opposite of Diaco. Diaco was the good looking car salesman, Lembo the nerdy Georgetown intellectual, Lembo is a special teams guru (considered one of the best special teams coaches in the country) Diaco had no interest in special teams because he's a clown.

Ball State was great in 2013 and Lembo was a hot name just like Clawson at Bowling Green. Why Warde picked Diaco is beyond my comprehension.

I am no longer sure a currently successful MAC coach would take the UCONN job, it's probably viewed as a risky lateral move now, not a step up.
 
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Interesting how Diaco really wasn't on the radar in the forums or mentioned beyond one post on that thread until a Notre Dame fan pointed out that they were hearing it was likely.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
Wasn't wake's clawson one of the options when UConn hired Diaco?

I believe he chose Wake before we could even pitch him...but hard not to think what might have been if he came to Storrs.

Nice dismantling of UVA on the road tonight.
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Now that is some serious coaching/recruiting. Watched some of the game and thought "how can Wake have a team as good as this?".
 
Husky68 said:
Now that is some serious coaching/recruiting. Watched some of the game and thought "how can Wake have a team as good as this?".
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It has been fun watching the Wake program develop under Clawson. They have come a long way.
 
Husky68 said:
Now that is some serious coaching/recruiting. Watched some of the game and thought "how can Wake have a team as good as this?".
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Same way we could have a team in our current (unfortunate) state.
 
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huskymedic said:
Blast from the past from 8 years ago…

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Poll: Who do you want as our Head Coach?

In a perfect world where everybody is equally interested and/or we can afford them. I did not include unreasonable choices like Nick Saban, Jim Tressel, etc. I tried to include the most-named examples but there's a limit to choices.
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Clawson was my choice. That dude could coach. Wonder if we'd consider Lembo.
 
metsfan2323 said:
Yup. In many ways Lembo was/is the complete opposite of Diaco. Diaco was the good looking car salesman, Lembo the nerdy Georgetown intellectual, Lembo is a special teams guru (considered one of the best special teams coaches in the country) Diaco had no interest in special teams because he's a clown.

Ball State was great in 2013 and Lembo was a hot name just like Clawson at Bowling Green. Why Warde picked Diaco is beyond my comprehension.

I am no longer sure a currently successful MAC coach would take the UCONN job, it's probably viewed as a risky lateral move now, not a step up.
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For a pay raise. We have nice facilities, good schedules and the CBS deal. What we haven't had is success and that could scare some guys off. The recruiting grounds stuff is overrated. Boise and Wyoming are not in hotbeds of talent either. The right head coach overcomes that like swatting a fly.
 
huskymedic said:
Blast from the past from 8 years ago…

the-boneyard.com

Poll: Who do you want as our Head Coach?

In a perfect world where everybody is equally interested and/or we can afford them. I did not include unreasonable choices like Nick Saban, Jim Tressel, etc. I tried to include the most-named examples but there's a limit to choices.
the-boneyard.com the-boneyard.com
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Wow...this board was much more civil back then. Even Jimmy seemed nice...lol. It's amazing what 8 years if sucking will do to the morale of a fan base.
 
Husky68 said:
Now that is some serious coaching/recruiting. Watched some of the game and thought "how can Wake have a team as good as this?".
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Well Warde was a football guy. Our president, the lacrosse fan, told us that. My Michigan friend says they won’t fire the football coach because they are afraid of who Warde will hire to replace him.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
Wow...this board was much more civil back then. Even Jimmy seemed nice...lol. It's amazing what 8 years if sucking will do to the morale of a fan base.
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Coming off one bad coaching hire things don’t seem quite so desperate. Yeah the AD made a mistake, but we will fix it with the next hire. Coming off three bad coaching hires it kind of seems like it’s our last shot to get things right.
 
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Banta55 said:
Tony Reno wouldn"t be a bad choice no idea on his salary..
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I doubt either the Yale or Harvard or Princeton football coach would leave their cushy not so challenging jobs. If they come to UConn, and start to lose, they would likely lose their jobs.
 
I think with our offensive showing against Wyoming increased our chances at Moorhead. It shows we have play makers and they're all freshman and sophomores. Moorhead can come in here and succeed relatively quickly. He gets his pay day and moves on to a higher profile job and UConn gets momentum to attracted another successful young up and comer. Moorhead has to be the #1 target at this point.
 
DoctorWho85 said:
I think with our offensive showing against Wyoming increased our chances at Moorhead. It shows we have play makers and they're all freshman and sophomores. Moorhead can come in here and succeed relatively quickly. He gets his pay day and moves on to a higher profile job and UConn gets momentum to attracted another successful young up and comer. Moorhead has to be the #1 target at this point.
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Moorehead is not coming to Uconn
 
noeynox said:
For a pay raise. We have nice facilities, good schedules and the CBS deal. What we haven't had is success and that could scare some guys off. The recruiting grounds stuff is overrated. Boise and Wyoming are not in hotbeds of talent either. The right head coach overcomes that like swatting a fly.
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Not without UCONN lowering admissions standards. You couple bad recruiting area plus stringent admission requirements and it becomes problematic. Boise State has essentially no academic requirements - I admittedly do not know Wyoming’s situation so won’t comment.
 
Quinn and Weist are basically out of coaching. Lembo is stumbling around. Herman is out ... but will return. And I would say Narduzzi is not a roaring success at Pitt. Clawson - isn't he the guy that is Williams educated (won't look it up) - is solid at a really really tough school; as was Grobe before him.

I point to Sam Pitman at Arkansas for those who want some young up-and-coming whip. OC to the airraid. Pitman after 30 years of bouncing at most of the SEC schools one at a time. And OLine = not coordinator. He was known as the BEST recruiter widely. Just a guy who could instantly connect. At 63 years old or something ... he has turned Arkansas into a top 10 Program with big wins this year. After they fired that HS coach into SMU star Chad Morris (who is back at coaching HS). 2 years - 2-10 and then fired at 2-8 - and NO conference wins in the SEC.

My point: keep an open mind. NO. No dismissal of the HC guy or the Yale or whatever. Turning around this Program at this point takes a guy who has charisma (YES ... that is the right word) and the bounceback nature.
 
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