It's a reasonable hire. He knows the territory and had success there. They should at least be better than what they've been. If he can even get them up to middling they could always then upgrade from there.

I still want UConn in the ACC....

(12-28-2016 11:41 PM)Crimsonelf Wrote:  It's a reasonable hire. He knows the territory and had success there. They should at least be better than what they've been. If he can even get them up to middling they could always then upgrade from there.

I still want UConn in the ACC....

Good luck with that. IIRC, Edsall badmouthed the ACC as Maryland transitioned to the Big Ten.

(12-28-2016 11:41 PM)Crimsonelf Wrote:  It's a reasonable hire. He knows the territory and had success there. They should at least be better than what they've been. If he can even get them up to middling they could always then upgrade from there.

I still want UConn in the ACC....

UCONN is not going anywhere.
The best hope is a strengthened AAC.
Witchita State to the AAC


http://cjonline.com/sports/sports-column...hita-state

(12-28-2016 10:40 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  

(12-28-2016 05:59 PM)Love and Honor Wrote:  The dude got UConn to the Fiesta Bowl, that's borderline miracle work right there. He should do fine.

He has no built in advantage to get to that level bowl this time around.

And he only got it that time due to the Big East rules where the 3 way tie for the league crown went to the school who hadn't represented the league in the BCS bowl most recently. West Virginia had done so in 2007, and Pitt had done so in 2004.

Hopefully, for UConn this hire is a stop gap measure, to stop the bleeding. That school deserves something better.

That is not even remotely close to what the tie breaker was.

UConn, Pitt and WVU all went 5-2 in conference play, but UConn went 2-0 vs. Pitt and WVU. Pitt went 1-1 vs. UConn & WVU and WVU went 1-1 vs. UConn and Pitt.

It is indeed a reasonable, if uninspired, hire for UConn.

(12-29-2016 01:59 PM)Hokie4Skins Wrote:  UConn, Pitt and WVU all went 5-2 in conference play, but UConn went 2-0 vs. Pitt and WVU. Pitt went 1-1 vs. UConn & WVU and WVU went 1-1 vs. UConn and Pitt.

That is not possible.. if someone was 2-0, and one was 1-1 than the third team had to be 0-2

(12-29-2016 03:25 PM)bostonspider Wrote:  

(12-29-2016 01:59 PM)Hokie4Skins Wrote:  UConn, Pitt and WVU all went 5-2 in conference play, but UConn went 2-0 vs. Pitt and WVU. Pitt went 1-1 vs. UConn & WVU and WVU went 1-1 vs. UConn and Pitt.

That is not possible.. if someone was 2-0, and one was 1-1 than the third team had to be 0-2

Indeed, Pitt was 0-2 and could only go if UConn and WVU lost in the final week. But the point is that UConn didn't win the tie breaker on some made up "last team to get to a BCS bowl" basis, they earned it by beating both the other two.

(12-29-2016 02:58 PM)TerryD Wrote:  It is indeed a reasonable, if uninspired, hire for UConn.

Yes Terry, that's my view at this point. I was disappointed. But he's coming here cheap, and on a short deal. He will absolutely improve the level of play, just by not being crazy. He did show that he could identify under the radar players and coach them up, putting many in the NFL. More than about half the P5 schools did during that period.

Is he the guy to take UConn to a level beyond what they were in the Big East? No. But I think we need to get back to where we were when he left before we can hire that guy. He may well be the right guy to do that. There are some players on this team. They should have beaten Navy and other games, before they imploded under Wacky Bob.

(12-28-2016 11:41 PM)Crimsonelf Wrote:  It's a reasonable hire. He knows the territory and had success there. They should at least be better than what they've been. If he can even get them up to middling they could always then upgrade from there.

I still want UConn in the ACC....

Sadly, you're in the minority on that one.

(12-29-2016 05:58 AM)Rich52c Wrote:  

(12-28-2016 11:41 PM)Crimsonelf Wrote:  It's a reasonable hire. He knows the territory and had success there. They should at least be better than what they've been. If he can even get them up to middling they could always then upgrade from there.

I still want UConn in the ACC....

UCONN is not going anywhere.
The best hope is a strengthened AAC.
Witchita State to the AAC


http://cjonline.com/sports/sports-column...hita-state

No, no, a thousand times...NO!!!!!!!

Edsall just did a great job at UConn press conference. Was genuine, sincere and appears eager to get the program in the right direction.
https://www.facebook.com/UConnFootball/

(12-28-2016 05:17 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  How did Mike Riley land an NFL head job after going 3-8/5-6 in college (with zero nfl assistant experience to boot)?

Take a look at where Oregon State football was before Riley was hired. Like Northwestern in the 1970s, or Kansas State before Snyder.

(12-30-2016 01:07 PM)connecticutguy Wrote:  Edsall just did a great job at UConn press conference. Was genuine, sincere and appears eager to get the program in the right direction.
https://www.facebook.com/UConnFootball/

Even Bob Diaco won praise for his initial press conference.

Charlie Weis did at ND in 2005 as well.

Coaches always seem to win that one. Lets see how he does the next few years.

I think that he will be a big improvement over Diaco, but time will tell how much.

Edsall totally missed a shot to hit a grand slam at his introductory press conference, as he should have went full-on Madusa/Alundra Blayze and dropped the Civil ConFLiCT Trophy in the trash can. That would have been epic.

As long as Edsall doesn't create a War for the Victory Shield with Tulsa, I'd say that he's already an improvement over Diaco.

(12-31-2016 09:41 AM)TerryD Wrote:  

(12-30-2016 01:07 PM)connecticutguy Wrote:  Edsall just did a great job at UConn press conference. Was genuine, sincere and appears eager to get the program in the right direction.
https://www.facebook.com/UConnFootball/

Even Bob Diaco won praise for his initial press conference.

Charlie Weis did at ND in 2005 as well.

Coaches always seem to win that one. Lets see how he does the next few years.

I think that he will be a big improvement over Diaco, but time will tell how much.

Edsall rubbed many MD fans the wrong way from day one. I will give him credit, though, for cleaning up the football program in terms of academics and off-field discipline.

Poor UConn...

(12-31-2016 12:29 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  Poor UConn...

I'm shocked you're even aware of UCONN.