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DoctorWho85 said:
Golden turned around a terrible Temple. I'd be ok with him coming here. It would be a 3-4 stop for him which I think the school needs to relegate itself to. We are going to be a stepping stone job and should hire accordingly. Cincinnati has knocked it out of the park on every hire except Tuberville. Look to their model and we will see the same success.
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excellent point
 
Just go to Hartford and ask Jeff if he wants the job. Dude is 96-19 since 2006.

Either that or find a coach with a link to Mount Union. Three successful coaches currently at the FBS level in Campbell, Candle, and Grinch (OU OC). And several other football alums coaching at the D3 and D2 levels. Larry Kehres not only built a powerhouse program, but also a future coaches program.
 
ktuck911 said:
excellent point
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Not so sure about being a stepping stone.. He'll be 53..The salary will afford him a nice life in Connecticut, just be decent and their will be no pressure..
 
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JMick said:
11 years ago. That is a lifetime in football. We need new ideas.
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yeah, 11 years ago, but the guy's coaching LBer's in the NFL... been coaching in the NFL since he left college football.. He's still learning... that's what that tells me...
 
This may be his agent trying to facilitate a dc job in NFL
 
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If considering Golden, UConn should also look at Mike London. He bombed out at UVA like Golden did at Miami, but was successful at Richmond before UVA, and has since turned things around at William & Mary. Guys go the the NFL for a reason and my concern with Golden is that the college recruiting/coaching gig is not his preference at this point. It is not like he took a break for a year or two from the college game. He has been in the NFL for 6 years now, which is the same amount of time Pasqualoni was coaching in the NFL before UConn called. I would rather stick with a guy like London who has stayed connected to the college recruiting game. Yes, London is 61 which is pushing the top of desired age, but Golden absence from the college game for 6 years concerns me more than London's age.
 
Between da genyus and these barely warmed over retreads there is a lot of sentiment against us having any sort of success. Fudge the haters, AD Dave.
 
UConnRock said:
If considering Golden, UConn should also look at Mike London. He bombed out at UVA like Golden did at Miami, but was successful at Richmond before UVA, and has since turned things around at William & Mary. Guys go the the NFL for a reason and my concern with Golden is that the college recruiting/coaching gig is not his preference at this point. It is not like he took a break for a year or two from the college game. He has been in the NFL for 6 years now, which is the same amount of time Pasqualoni was coaching in the NFL before UConn called. I would rather stick with a guy like London who has stayed connected to the college recruiting game. Yes, London is 61 which is pushing the top of desired age, but Golden absence from the college game for 6 years concerns me more than London's age.
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I agree. Golden has been away from the college game too long for my liking. Holtz on the other hand has 6 bowl victories in the last 8 years.

Golden has a lot more more in common with Edsall than Holtz does. Both fired form their last college job, both have defensive backgrounds and both coming from the NFL.

Heck Golden has a lot in common with PP.
 
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UConnRock said:
If considering Golden, UConn should also look at Mike London. He bombed out at UVA like Golden did at Miami, but was successful at Richmond before UVA, and has since turned things around at William & Mary. Guys go the the NFL for a reason and my concern with Golden is that the college recruiting/coaching gig is not his preference at this point. It is not like he took a break for a year or two from the college game. He has been in the NFL for 6 years now, which is the same amount of time Pasqualoni was coaching in the NFL before UConn called. I would rather stick with a guy like London who has stayed connected to the college recruiting game. Yes, London is 61 which is pushing the top of desired age, but Golden absence from the college game for 6 years concerns me more than London's age.
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Good point.. didn't think of the 6 years away thing that way...
 
metsfan2323 said:
When Golden got the Temple job in 2006 he hired George Deleone to be his offensive coordinator. In 2007 Deleone was also made the offensive line coach at Temple.

# automatic disqualification. Sorry, not sorry.
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Without question that disqualifies him.

There should be a very brief questionnaire that all prospective head coaches would need to complete:

You need to urinate so badly that it is causing considerable pain. Directly in front of you is GDL, who is on fire. Do you:

A) urinate in his direction, possibly diminishing the fire.

B) walk as far away as possible, enduring even more pain and risking damage to your kidneys to ensure that you don't impact the fire.

Anyone who answers A is out of the running.
 
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Uconnalliance said:
Chips got another year at UCLA before they can him, he started season good with high expectations but it’s leveled off lately losing to some winnable teams, love the guy though
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With zero winning records in 3 prior UCLA seasons, Kelly's likely jettisoned if his 5-4 Bruins lose to bad Colorado (2-6), blah Cal (3-5), and particularly SC (4-4) once AGAIN. 6-6 with an L to the Trojans? 6-6 beating SC, another year? Time will tell
 
CCSUblue said:
Just go to Hartford and ask Jeff if he wants the job. Dude is 96-19 since 2006.

Either that or find a coach with a link to Mount Union. Three successful coaches currently at the FBS level in Campbell, Candle, and Grinch (OU OC). And several other football alums coaching at the D3 and D2 levels. Larry Kehres not only built a powerhouse program, but also a future coaches program.
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I checked out Mount Union’s coach last night. He’s only worked in two places. Very young.

Same with John’s Hopkins
 
Golden isn’t sexy but we could do much worse. I’d prefer an offensive minded HC.
 
metsfan2323 said:
I agree. Golden has been away from the college game too long for my liking. Holtz on the other hand has 6 bowl victories in the last 8 years.

Golden has a lot more more in common with Edsall than Holtz does. Both fired form their last college job, both have defensive backgrounds and both coming from the NFL.

Heck Golden has a lot in common with PP.
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Golden didn’t exactly bomb out. He went 32-25 at Miami. But I’m more interested in what he did at Temple.
 
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ZooCougar said:
I checked out Mount Union’s coach last night. He’s only worked in two places. Very young.

Same with John’s Hopkins
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I'd definitely prefer Alex Grinch if we're talking about Mount Union. Or Jason Candle. He needs a change of scenery before he becomes stagnant and old hat. But Mount Union or rather Larry Kehres, seems to be able to breed coaches.

Nick Sirianni went to Mount Union. His brother Mike coaches Washington and Jefferson and he went to Mount Union. Iowa States OC Tom Manning (who despite no HC experience, I would hire) went to Mount Union.
 
We need either a coach who exudes offense or someone who is willing to let someone take the reigns and be as creative as they want. To make this place a destination for prospects we have to sell them on a vision that this team is going to be and the make it happen. Defense first is not that vision!
 
UConnRock said:

Cignetti's track record on "turning losers to winners"​

IUP​

IUP had a 4–10 conference record prior to Cignetti's arrival in 2011. In his first year as head coach, the team won 6 of its last 7 games, by an average of 28 points per game, to finish 7–3. In 2012, The Crimson Hawks won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals, finishing 12–2. Cignetti’s 2013 team finished 9–2 and he led IUP to the NCAAplayoffs in both 2015 and 2016. His 2016 team finished 10–2. Cignetti finished 53–17 at IUP with three NCAA playoff appearances and two conference championships. On December 31, 2016, he accepted the head coaching position at Elon University.

Elon​

The Elon team had had a 4–20 conference record and suffered through six straight losing seasons prior to Cignetti's arrival, but in his first season the squad won eight games in a row after an opening season loss to MAC Champion Toledo. The Phoenix were ranked as high as 6th nationally, played James Madison for the conference championship and were selected for the NCAA Playoffs for the first time since 2009. Cignetti was named CAA coach of the year and was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year. In 2018, Cignetti led the Phoenix to a 27–24 win over James Madison, ending JMU's 22-game CAA Football winning streak and then FCS-best 19-game home winning streak. The win marked Elon's first over a top-five FCS opponent.[2] The Phoenix earned back to back NCAA playoff appearances for the first time in program history.

James Madison​

Curt Cignetti was named Head Football Coach at James Madison on December 14, 2018. In his first season, Cignetti led the Dukes to a seven game improvement over 2018, finishing 14–2. The Dukes won the CAA Conference with an 8–0 record and advanced to the 2020 FCS National Championship.
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Great summary!

Entz, OTOH, stepped into a defending national championship program, and has only been a head coach for 3 years. Cignetti is used to competing with the ACC for recruits; many on the JMU roster are from the mid-Atlantic and South. Most of the guys on the North Dakota State roster are from the upper Midwest.

Benedict should just pack the $2 million and fly down to Harrisonburg immediately, before someone else swoops in.
 
huskymedic said:
One tweet and the fuse is lit…

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Sounds like Golden is out as he is being mentioned as a future DC in the NFL. If Helton goes to Georgia Southern, I think that bodes well for us as maybe a larger name will be willing to take a chance. The money is there, we just need someone to take a chance on us. And like I said, expect them to be here for 3-4 years.
 
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