Randy Edsall takes the IAA program from nothing to something. From IAA to a BCS Bowl.
He is regarded as a great coach. A good man. A nice guy.
And, he blows it all in less than 24 hours.
He leaves Uconn right after the Fiesta Bowl without even telling his coaching staff.
Not only does he not tell them, but he has an assistant tell the players while they are on the plane waiting to taxi for takeoff from Arizona.
not good. Not good at all.
I thought the Holtz kid was there when they transitioned from I-AA to I-A?
Skip Holtz left just before they moved up
And for Maryland too. That's just sad.
Yeah I don't see how this is a good move for him
smr wrote:
Yeah I don't see how this is a good move for him
$$$$$$$$$$$. That's probably about it. And milder winters.
Maybe U.Conn could hire Pitt's ex coach
I think it's amazing that the University of Connecticut, which is after all in Connecticut and in a rural part of it at that, was ever able to build a decent football team.
Same. The facilities can't be that great and most of their players are out-of-staters because CT isn't exactly a HS treasure trove of FB players.
Camoo wrote:
I think it's amazing that the University of Connecticut, which is after all in Connecticut and in a rural part of it at that, was ever able to build a decent football team.
Yeah, that rural thing is a hindrance. Well, except for Nebraska, Notre Dame, Iowa, Virginia Tech, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Oregon,...
Just kidding you, Camoo. Oh, wait. That was covered in another thread.
Well, Nebraska is in Lincoln. Oregon is in Eugene. Notre Dame is in South Bend. Not exactly tiny places.
You want to talk about feeling bad ? Terrapin fans feel bad , they hired this bundle of excitement.
Who is taking the UConn job?
Probably a significant boost in pay. He cashed in, just like Urban Meyer did a couple of years ago.
And get real here. Uconn had no business in that bowl with the likes of Oklahoma, and it showed.
Camoo wrote:
Well, Nebraska is in Lincoln. Oregon is in Eugene. Notre Dame is in South Bend. Not exactly tiny places.
I have some friends at ND who say there is nothing to do in South Bend. Thats just what I heard. And for some clarification, they do love ND, so its not like they go there and are miserable all the time about everything.
gray area wrote:
Camoo wrote:Well, Nebraska is in Lincoln. Oregon is in Eugene. Notre Dame is in South Bend. Not exactly tiny places.
I have some friends at ND who say there is nothing to do in South Bend. Thats just what I heard. And for some clarification, they do love ND, so its not like they go there and are miserable all the time about everything.
UCONN's different though, Hartford is maybe 30 mins away but Storrs is literally the middle of nowhere in northeastern CT.
Yeah, there isn't much by Storrs, I live 15 minutes away.
The football stadium is in Hartford though.
The pay must be much better because the team and conference are no better
I feel worse for Maryland. Edsall can go back to UConn immediately for all I care.