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I see it as negotiable.

What has happened in the past? Some schools have tried to stiff the coach on some grounds. Can you imagine - for instance Baylor for Dave Bliss or Art Briles or Iowa State with Larry Eustachy on the morals front then Lane Kiffin at Tennessee or something. Employment law - as I watch a friend who is in 3 lawsuits from his 8 year period of being CEO in various companies - is tricky. You still have to bang away through years sometimes.

I think Kansas was paying three different head coaches recently. It's not like Benedict has to write a $5 million check or even a $3.5 millon. If the school doesn't do this, then it's because they simply don't want to.
 
I think Kansas was paying three different head coaches recently. It's not like Benedict has to write a $5 million check or even a $3.5 millon. If the school doesn't do this, then it's because they simply don't want to.

Well ... that is not prudent.

The other side of Connecticut is the awful state self-image of public fiscal responsibility. Susan Herbst, Dannel Malloy and David Benedict do not want to be seen as letting that amount going floating to the Diaco family trust.
 
That is correct. It's not a lump sum payment - it can be made in installments. That is how every buyout I've ever heard of has operated. But don't put it past our stupid administration to have written in a clause that says it must be made in one lump payment.

Nope - payable within 60 days of the effective day of termination per his contract.
 
Well ... that is not prudent.

The other side of Connecticut is the awful state self-image of public fiscal responsibility. Susan Herbst, Dannel Malloy and David Benedict do not want to be seen as letting that amount going floating to the Diaco family trust.
Well 1 of the 3. Suzy and her 100K+ assistants to the assistant and Dannel, well too many to list (has he decided to forego the 250M for XL upgrades yet?)
Benedict is probably weeping under his desk
 
As time goes on, I'm less and less optimistic that BD gets the boot. Looks like we're stuck with him for at least the beginning of next season. I will not renew my season tickets. I did it this year because I believed--I recognized I could get tix for cheaper if I scalped, but I wanted to support the program. Next year, if I go at all, I'll be getting my tix from the dumpster outside of gate A as opposed to paying $125 for this crap.
 
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Well ... that is not prudent.

The other side of Connecticut is the awful state self-image of public fiscal responsibility. Susan Herbst, Dannel Malloy and David Benedict do not want to be seen as letting that amount going floating to the Diaco family trust.

There is no barrier to increasing their own salaries though, and approving very bad contracts like the one awarded Diaco - apparently without considering the situation the program is in right now.

If Diaco isn't gone, this is a big problem.
 
Diaco coming back in 2017 just sends the signal to the fan base like us that Benedict doesn't understand how long and how far this program has fallen, and that we're sick of it.
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He understands--but he may believe the cost vs benefit numbers support keeping the guy. Unfortunately anyone buying season tickets for next year will just be enabling this bad decision.
 
There's no gray area here, he goes after Tulane game. 2 OC now maybe 3 in his 3 years? If he stays, UCONN football will become the UMASS of college basketball. Can't bring someone in to start all over again and wait and see for another 3 plus years. It needs to happen now.
 
You don't understand. The UCONN administration is making a secret push to join the Ivy League for all sports. What's happening now is all part of their master plan.
I would be thrilled with that.
 
There is no barrier to increasing their own salaries though, and approving very bad contracts like the one awarded Diaco - apparently without considering the situation the program is in right now.

If Diaco isn't gone, this is a big problem.
How could he have foreseen the situation the program is in today when he awarded the extension after a season in which we improved, got a top 25 win, and went to a bowl? I agree Diaco has to go now, but blaming Benedict for giving him an extension at the time because we suck now is a revisionist view of history.
 
The only scenario I could stomach even a little would be:

DB hires a proven OC and a proven DC with the understanding that one of them will be named HC in 2018 and the other will be named Asst. Head coach with a nice raise after Diaco is let go at the end of the 2017. Diaco's responsibilities being relegated to Rah Rah and team-building exercises.

Not sure how his contract reads but would take it one level further and "make/order" him to hire new OC and DC to be approved by athletic director, don't do it breach of contract. Didn't Maryland force a coach/recruiter on FHCRE.
 
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Anyone else think that perhaps Diaco's job will be saved becuase of the $250,000 donation he and his wife gave to the University for the new soccer and baseball complexes?? It was a nice sign of good faith- just wish we had more "faith" in him coaching this program...
 
Not sure how his contract reads but would take it one level further and "make/order" him to hire new OC and DC to be approved by athletic director, don't do it breach of contract. Didn't Maryland force a coach/recruiter on FHCRE.
yeah...Kevin Anderson forced Edsall to hire Mike Locksley. It was to his benefit to hire that guy anyway...as far as recruiters go he is in Ed Oregon terrority...not as good as Eddy O but that kind of a recruiter.
 
Anyone else think that perhaps Diaco's job will be saved becuase of the $250,000 donation he and his wife gave to the University for the new soccer and baseball complexes?? It was a nice sign of good faith- just wish we had more "faith" in him coaching this program...
Nope if he keeps his job it's because there is no $$ to buy out his contract...nothing more nothing less.
 
How could he have foreseen the situation the program is in today when he awarded the extension after a season in which we improved, got a top 25 win, and went to a bowl? I agree Diaco has to go now, but blaming Benedict for giving him an extension at the time because we suck now is a revisionist view of history.

Not blsming for awarding extension, blaming for agreeing to bad contract. Its called CYA. If boneyard info is to be considered reliable, the contract has no provisions that would make termination a smooth process. Buyouts by another employer, lump sums instead of graduated payments, etc.
 
This story may or may not be true, but the quote is troubling. McHugh could have said platitudes or nothing. According to the source, "Diaco isn't going anywhere". That is stronger than "no comment ".

McHugh hasn't been a relevant football guy since he was recruiting at Xavier (think his territory was most of Connecticut) and playing against public schools that could take players only from school district boundaries. Don't listen to him.
 
Nope if he keeps his job it's because there is no $$ to buy out his contract...nothing more nothing less.
I hope that message is said loud and flipping clear to Bob behind closed doors from BD. If we had the money you'd be gone. Turn your $;:t around next year and you can stick around and not go back to being a coordinator at a different school.
 
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I hope that message is said loud and flipping clear to Bob behind closed doors from BD. If we had the money you'd be gone. Turn your $;:t around next year and you can stick around and not go back to being a coordinator at a different school.

That should do the trick.
 
Not true about hathaway...when Hathaway was throwing a temper tantrum to get his raise while the NCAA was investigating the mens bb team McHugh made it known to Hathaway he was finished if any lack of institutional control charges were filed. Hathaway was protected from McHugh by Hogan and Austin. Besides trying to appease the CT HS coaches...the main person hathaway tried to appease by hiring P was McHugh...hoping it would get Larry off of his back. Once Herbst was hired it was only a matter of time before he was fired between Rachel Rubin and Larry McHugh quickly getting seats at her inner circle table.
There are articles in the Courant in 2011 where is he publicly supporting him. You might be right behind the scenes. I don't know.
 
You all know I don't post rumors or conjecture on here. I try not to get into that crap. Well tonight I'm going to wade in the water.

I literally received a txt this afternoon from a fellow Husky supporter who was at the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce breakfast this morning. Larry McHugh was there too. My contact asked him about Diaco and the reply was short and simple. "He's not going anywhere. $5 Million buy out makes it impossible."

Is it possible that Larry isn't "in the know?" Could be be wrong? Could it be a "head fake?"

Man, I hope!

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Who in their right mind would work for Diaco?

If Benedict can't drum up $3.5m, that's sad. Even if he could get $2m and the school ate $1.5 or something along those lines... That is within striking distance of what they could lose in tickets / concessions / etc. If you can't shake the UConn tree and get $3.5m I would be stunned.
 
yeah...Kevin Anderson forced Edsall to hire Mike Locksley. It was to his benefit to hire that guy anyway...as far as recruiters go he is in Ed Oregon terrority...not as good as Eddy O but that kind of a recruiter.

Maryland loses by 40 every week. Turns out not a great model.
 
Seven weeks from now we will find out if the University of Connecticut wants to support a legitimate athletic program.

If Bob Diaco is employed by UConn on January 3rd - turn out the lights.

If they can't find 3.5 million now, they won't find it at the end of next season.

Next years team wouldn't sniff the FCS playoffs. You don't want to see 2018 if Diaco is retained.
 
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Can you imagine if they lose to Holy Cross?
If he is back that game will actually tell a lot about where we are going. If it is Maine 2.0 or Stony Brook redux we will know that he won't last until the end of the year. If we lose he shouldn't be allowed back into the locker room.
 
If he is back that game will actually tell a lot about where we are going. If it is Maine 2.0 or Stony Brook redux we will know that he won't last until the end of the year. If we lose he shouldn't be allowed back into the locker room.
Exactly. The way I felt walking out of the stadium after opening day felt similar to Towson in 2013 and Navy a decade ago. I had very high hopes for this season as by all expectations we should have improved from 2015 while a number of our opponents should have taken a step back. Against Maine the second half should have been all second team players and upper classmen who normally wouldn't see the field. The game, the way it flowed, that it was basically a toss-up that we happened to pull out didn't just feel like a loss, it felt like a crushing blow.
 
Can you imagine if they lose to Holy Cross?

Not only can I imagine it, if he's still here coaching this team I'd say it's damn likely, despite his spotless record so far vs the I-AA cupcakes. Short of the second coming of Dan Orlovsky in our current recruiting class, next season will be an unmitigated disaster with Fiasco at the helm.
 
That should do the trick.

It won't be said like it. I expect Benrdict to say that UConn appreciates that the coaching staff has been great partners in getting us to from level 300 to 200. A coaching staff is like a garden, it must fed and watered othwise unpicked fruit dies on the vine. Consider this a pruning and the final harvest will be more robust. Possibly a level 400 harvest. Then to get to level 500 we will prune at the top, when the buyout is lower.
 
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