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Post by Sader Fan on Sept 6, 2021 20:33:55 GMT -5
According to the bone yard, Randy Edsall was being paid $1.256 million per year. For that kind of money they’ll be many FCS coaches Interested in the UConn head football coaching vacancy. Get a five year guaranteed contract at this rate and you are set for life. How much does Chesney make?
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Post by sader1970 on Sept 6, 2021 20:42:07 GMT -5
A little less than that I'm told.
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Post by alum on Sept 6, 2021 20:49:49 GMT -5
According to the bone yard, Randy Edsall was being paid $1.256 million per year. For that kind of money they’ll be many FCS coaches Interested in the UConn head football coaching vacancy. Get a five year guaranteed contract at this rate and you are set for life. How much does Chesney make? Good deal if you are 57. I am guessing a younger guy like Chesney takes a pass. |
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 6, 2021 21:05:25 GMT -5
Not necessary to take a pass on anything that has not yet been offered.
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Post by sader1970 on Sept 6, 2021 21:11:11 GMT -5
😉😊 You may be referencing my post a number of years back about the advice I got from a corporate psychologist: "Never turn down a job you haven't been offered."
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Post by hchoops on Sept 6, 2021 21:49:21 GMT -5
A comment to the Athletic’s Edsall article
Yes, it's a crappy program and a crappy job right now. That's why they should hire Chesney. The guy has won at every level in New England at other crappy programs. He can recruit and he can motivate unlike all these sexy coordinators that are really frauds. Holy Cross literally owned UConn in all phases on Sat.
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Post by alum on Sept 6, 2021 21:52:24 GMT -5
A comment to the Athletic’s Edsall article Yes, it's a crappy program and a crappy job right now. That's why they should hire Chesney. The guy has won at every level in New England at other crappy programs. He can recruit and he can motivate unlike all these sexy coordinators that are really frauds. Holy Cross literally owned UConn in all phases on Sat. HC 87 sure gets around  |
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Post by hchoops on Sept 6, 2021 22:23:47 GMT -5
From The Athletic
UConn football coach Randy Edsall to step down immediately
By Matt Fortuna and The Athletic Staff
30 Comments
UConn football coach Randy Edsall to step down immediately.
Randy Edsall’s departure from UConn will now be ahead of schedule, as the coach and school came “to the mutual decision” Monday that Edsall will step down immediately. Defensive coordinator Lou Spanos will serve as UConn’s interim head coach for the rest of the 2021 season.
Citing “the best interest” of the football program, the Huskies announced the move just one day after Edsall said that he would retire at season’s end.
“Upon further reflection by both Randy and I, and after having the opportunity to visit with Randy today, we are both in agreement that it is in the best interest of our student-athletes to have a new voice leading UConn football,” athletic director David Benedict said Monday in a release.
The 50-year-old Spanos has been UConn’s defensive coordinator since the 2019 season and has previously worked as an analyst at Alabama (2018) and as an assistant with the Titans (2014-17), UCLA (2012-13), the Washington Football Team (2010-11) and the Steelers (1995-2009).
“I have gotten to know Lou over the last two years and have great respect for him as a person and for his football acumen,” Benedict said. “There is no doubt that Lou has the respect of the players, and I look forward to supporting him and the team for the remainder of the 2021 season.”
Edsall, 63, went 6-32 after being hired by the Huskies in 2017, including an 0-2 mark this year. His final game Saturday was a home loss to Holy Cross, an FCS program. Edsall had previously coached UConn from 1999-2010, going 74-70 as he guided the program from Division I-AA status and into the Big East, which he won twice.
He was fired from Maryland in 2015 after going 22-34 in five seasons.
(Photo: Aaron Doster / USA Today)
Why now?
Chris Vannini, college football writer: The Huskies lacked energy on the field on Saturday. Perhaps a new voice at the top will change that. A viral clip from Saturday showed Edsall talking with players on the sideline during a timeout and putting a fist up for a typical break from the group. Only a few players even acknowledged him, and this was in the fourth quarter. It was a bad look. Perhaps that will change with Spanos as head coach.
What went wrong for Edsall?
Vannini: In a word, everything. The 6-32 record is bad enough, but 10 of those losses came by 40 points or more, and half of his wins came against FCS teams. The 2018 defense was perhaps the worst in college football history, allowing more yards (617.4) and points (50.4) per game than any FBS team before.
Recruiting has gone poorly. There has been an exodus of players leaving the program in recent years. When UConn moved back to the Big East in 2020, football had to go independent because the Big East doesn't sponsor football, adding yet another challenge to the program.
Any hopes of Edsall finding the magic from his first stint at UConn, which saw the Huskies go from I-AA to a Fiesta Bowl appearance, never materialized, and it's hard to see what the long-term future of the program is.
What's next for UConn?
Vannini: This job will be a tough sell to candidates. Its location and the independent aspect make for a difficult pitch to recruits. Many have wondered if the program will drop to FCS, but UConn athletic director David Benedict told The Athletic last summer that such a move wouldn't make sense for the program from a financial standpoint. Scrapping the program is also unlikely, as facilities were renovated in 2019.
It's very early in the process and replacement candidates have yet to emerge, but potential names to watch could include Towson head coach Rob Ambrose, Arizona defensive coordinator Don Brown, former Temple and Miami head coach Al Golden, Holy Cross head coach Bob Chesney and former quarterback and current ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky.
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Post by bfoley82 on Sept 6, 2021 23:03:43 GMT -5
From The Athletic UConn football coach Randy Edsall to step down immediately By Matt Fortuna and The Athletic Staff 30 Comments UConn football coach Randy Edsall to step down immediately. Randy Edsall’s departure from UConn will now be ahead of schedule, as the coach and school came “to the mutual decision” Monday that Edsall will step down immediately. Defensive coordinator Lou Spanos will serve as UConn’s interim head coach for the rest of the 2021 season. Citing “the best interest” of the football program, the Huskies announced the move just one day after Edsall said that he would retire at season’s end. “Upon further reflection by both Randy and I, and after having the opportunity to visit with Randy today, we are both in agreement that it is in the best interest of our student-athletes to have a new voice leading UConn football,” athletic director David Benedict said Monday in a release. The 50-year-old Spanos has been UConn’s defensive coordinator since the 2019 season and has previously worked as an analyst at Alabama (2018) and as an assistant with the Titans (2014-17), UCLA (2012-13), the Washington Football Team (2010-11) and the Steelers (1995-2009). “I have gotten to know Lou over the last two years and have great respect for him as a person and for his football acumen,” Benedict said. “There is no doubt that Lou has the respect of the players, and I look forward to supporting him and the team for the remainder of the 2021 season.” Edsall, 63, went 6-32 after being hired by the Huskies in 2017, including an 0-2 mark this year. His final game Saturday was a home loss to Holy Cross, an FCS program. Edsall had previously coached UConn from 1999-2010, going 74-70 as he guided the program from Division I-AA status and into the Big East, which he won twice. He was fired from Maryland in 2015 after going 22-34 in five seasons. (Photo: Aaron Doster / USA Today) Why now? Chris Vannini, college football writer: The Huskies lacked energy on the field on Saturday. Perhaps a new voice at the top will change that. A viral clip from Saturday showed Edsall talking with players on the sideline during a timeout and putting a fist up for a typical break from the group. Only a few players even acknowledged him, and this was in the fourth quarter. It was a bad look. Perhaps that will change with Spanos as head coach. What went wrong for Edsall? Vannini: In a word, everything. The 6-32 record is bad enough, but 10 of those losses came by 40 points or more, and half of his wins came against FCS teams. The 2018 defense was perhaps the worst in college football history, allowing more yards (617.4) and points (50.4) per game than any FBS team before. Recruiting has gone poorly. There has been an exodus of players leaving the program in recent years. When UConn moved back to the Big East in 2020, football had to go independent because the Big East doesn't sponsor football, adding yet another challenge to the program. Any hopes of Edsall finding the magic from his first stint at UConn, which saw the Huskies go from I-AA to a Fiesta Bowl appearance, never materialized, and it's hard to see what the long-term future of the program is. What's next for UConn? Vannini: This job will be a tough sell to candidates. Its location and the independent aspect make for a difficult pitch to recruits. Many have wondered if the program will drop to FCS, but UConn athletic director David Benedict told The Athletic last summer that such a move wouldn't make sense for the program from a financial standpoint. Scrapping the program is also unlikely, as facilities were renovated in 2019. It's very early in the process and replacement candidates have yet to emerge, but potential names to watch could include Towson head coach Rob Ambrose, Arizona defensive coordinator Don Brown, former Temple and Miami head coach Al Golden, Holy Cross head coach Bob Chesney and former quarterback and current ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky. How Don Brown never has had a D-1A head coaching job is a travesty...he is rough around the edges and no saint on the sidelines but the guy knows how to motivate young men. What he did at Northeastern was incredible with minimal support from administration. |
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 6, 2021 23:22:35 GMT -5
If Edsall had just waited a day to be fired he would have received his full pay through the end of the 2023 season. He must have negotiated at least a split of the remaining compensation before he "retired". Perhaps the contract stipulated a buy-out in the case of early resignation or retirement.
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Post by timholycross on Sept 7, 2021 6:57:49 GMT -5
From The Athletic UConn football coach Randy Edsall to step down immediately By Matt Fortuna and The Athletic Staff 30 Comments UConn football coach Randy Edsall to step down immediately. Randy Edsall’s departure from UConn will now be ahead of schedule, as the coach and school came “to the mutual decision” Monday that Edsall will step down immediately. Defensive coordinator Lou Spanos will serve as UConn’s interim head coach for the rest of the 2021 season. Citing “the best interest” of the football program, the Huskies announced the move just one day after Edsall said that he would retire at season’s end. “Upon further reflection by both Randy and I, and after having the opportunity to visit with Randy today, we are both in agreement that it is in the best interest of our student-athletes to have a new voice leading UConn football,” athletic director David Benedict said Monday in a release. The 50-year-old Spanos has been UConn’s defensive coordinator since the 2019 season and has previously worked as an analyst at Alabama (2018) and as an assistant with the Titans (2014-17), UCLA (2012-13), the Washington Football Team (2010-11) and the Steelers (1995-2009). “I have gotten to know Lou over the last two years and have great respect for him as a person and for his football acumen,” Benedict said. “There is no doubt that Lou has the respect of the players, and I look forward to supporting him and the team for the remainder of the 2021 season.” Edsall, 63, went 6-32 after being hired by the Huskies in 2017, including an 0-2 mark this year. His final game Saturday was a home loss to Holy Cross, an FCS program. Edsall had previously coached UConn from 1999-2010, going 74-70 as he guided the program from Division I-AA status and into the Big East, which he won twice. He was fired from Maryland in 2015 after going 22-34 in five seasons. (Photo: Aaron Doster / USA Today) Why now? Chris Vannini, college football writer: The Huskies lacked energy on the field on Saturday. Perhaps a new voice at the top will change that. A viral clip from Saturday showed Edsall talking with players on the sideline during a timeout and putting a fist up for a typical break from the group. Only a few players even acknowledged him, and this was in the fourth quarter. It was a bad look. Perhaps that will change with Spanos as head coach. What went wrong for Edsall? Vannini: In a word, everything. The 6-32 record is bad enough, but 10 of those losses came by 40 points or more, and half of his wins came against FCS teams. The 2018 defense was perhaps the worst in college football history, allowing more yards (617.4) and points (50.4) per game than any FBS team before. Recruiting has gone poorly. There has been an exodus of players leaving the program in recent years. When UConn moved back to the Big East in 2020, football had to go independent because the Big East doesn't sponsor football, adding yet another challenge to the program. Any hopes of Edsall finding the magic from his first stint at UConn, which saw the Huskies go from I-AA to a Fiesta Bowl appearance, never materialized, and it's hard to see what the long-term future of the program is. What's next for UConn? Vannini: This job will be a tough sell to candidates. Its location and the independent aspect make for a difficult pitch to recruits. Many have wondered if the program will drop to FCS, but UConn athletic director David Benedict told The Athletic last summer that such a move wouldn't make sense for the program from a financial standpoint. Scrapping the program is also unlikely, as facilities were renovated in 2019. It's very early in the process and replacement candidates have yet to emerge, but potential names to watch could include Towson head coach Rob Ambrose, Arizona defensive coordinator Don Brown, former Temple and Miami head coach Al Golden, Holy Cross head coach Bob Chesney and former quarterback and current ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky. How Don Brown never has had a D-1A head coaching job is a travesty...he is rough around the edges and no saint on the sidelines but the guy knows how to motivate young men. What he did at Northeastern was incredible with minimal support from administration. OTOH, Orlovsky has no coaching qualifications whatsoever. Reminds me of the BC knuckleheads who every time the job was open started beating the drum for Doug Flutie. |
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Sept 7, 2021 9:40:18 GMT -5
Aside from the bad grammar "by both Randy and I" from the UConn AD, the writer also misstates that it was Edsall who was depicted in the viral video. It was one of his assistants.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 7, 2021 12:30:20 GMT -5
Aside from the bad grammar "by both Randy and I" from the UConn AD, the writer also misstates that it was Edsall who was depicted in the viral video. It was one of his assistants. It's the Defensive Coordinator who is now the interim Head Coach. That shows how far they have fallen. But the great thing about sports is that if UConn gets a couple of lucky bounces, a couple of fortunate calls and a bad wind gust for the other team and upsets their next opponent, the Boneyard blog will have Bowl fever again. |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 7, 2021 13:39:35 GMT -5
Based on current team strength UConn should be a three TD (or more) underdog vs Purdue, Army, Wyoming, Middle Tenn, Clemson (oh my God), UCF, and Houston. That leaves the middle stretch of three games where UConn may have a chance. Of course, it's possible that the new coach can get the Huskies motivated and more confident and the team can move forward. The three games are @ Vanderbilt (10% chance of winning) and then @ UMass (maybe a 40% chance to prevail) and then at home vs Yale (25% chance --before we see how good Yale really is). A zero win season is not a given.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Sept 7, 2021 15:29:11 GMT -5
Aside from the bad grammar "by both Randy and I" from the UConn AD, the writer also misstates that it was Edsall who was depicted in the viral video. It was one of his assistants. It's the Defensive Coordinator who is now the interim Head Coach. That shows how far they have fallen. But the great thing about sports is that if UConn gets a couple of lucky bounces, a couple of fortunate calls and a bad wind gust for the other team and upsets their next opponent, the Boneyard blog will have Bowl fever again. A win over Purdue would be great since it would raise HC's stock, but, even if all the things you described happened, it would not be enough for UConn to defeat the Boilermakers. |
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Post by purplehaze on Sept 7, 2021 15:35:41 GMT -5
They just announced a QB change for the Purdue game - going with redshirt Soph
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Sept 7, 2021 17:15:25 GMT -5
They just announced a QB change for the Purdue game - going with redshirt Soph Doesn't matter who plays. Uncle Rico could beat Conn. |
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Post by inhocsigno on Sept 7, 2021 17:23:21 GMT -5
We beat them so bad, we made their coach retire. End of story.
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Post by Chu Chu on Sept 8, 2021 16:53:03 GMT -5
It was a tough day for Huskies on both sides of the country! The University of Washington lost to FBS Montana 13-6 !
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Post by Crucis#1 on Sept 8, 2021 17:02:43 GMT -5
Too bad Northeastern gave up football. It could have been a trifecta of Husky losses. 😅
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Post by efg72 on Sept 8, 2021 18:16:37 GMT -5
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Post by timholycross on Sept 8, 2021 20:35:56 GMT -5
Too bad Northeastern gave up football. It could have been a trifecta of Husky losses. 😅 (mentioned only because we play them in a year or two) The Northern Illinois brand of Huskies did the nickname proud, edging Georgia Tech, 22-21. |
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Post by sader1970 on Sept 19, 2021 9:21:43 GMT -5
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 19, 2021 9:31:50 GMT -5
UConn's new frosh QB appears to be quite talented. Their three touchdown were late in the game, but in this drives he showed skills paired with some young teammates. There is some hope for UConn's future, but not in less than 2 or 3 years, IMHO. (I really do not like spellcheck - which in my computer is apparently a fan of Huakie basketball.  ) |
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Sept 19, 2021 10:01:15 GMT -5
No hope for Conn (or Mass) whatsoever playing as 1A independent much longer, and there isn't a 1A conference in the country that would take either as FB-only member.
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