Randy Edsall to hang up his cleats

[Moontan]

UConn coach Randy Edsall to step aside immediately after 0-2 start, plan to finish season

Randy Edsall announced Sunday that this season would be his last with the Huskies. Instead, he will now step down immediately.

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[Finwad32]

Ya know, this is sad for UConn. I get it, passionate dislike and all. But UConn is completely dismantled.

We don’t have many programs left in the Northeast and this is probably better for us somehow, someway. But, it’s sad to see.

And SU guy or not, I’m not a fan of Edsall. This wreaks of I’m taking my ball now.Maybe not, maybe the kids wanted nothing to do with him. But I’m not sure.

They should not be losing to Holy Cross. Ever. By 10 no less. That program is nuclear right now. Career suicide for a P5 assistant. Is it really that hard for them to draw talent to compete with their schedule?

 

[Moontan]

UConn football coach Randy Edsall to step down immediately
UConn football coach Randy Edsall to step down immediately

 

[Chip]

I gotta be honest here. I think I liked Mariano Rivera’s retirement tour a little bit better.

 

[OrangeTarheel]

Gotta be honest here … oh well.

 

[sutomcat]

Breaking: Randy Edsall Steps Down Immediately At UConn

The Randy Edsall era at UConn has come to an abrupt end. Edsall, 63, announced on Sunday he would be retiring at the end of the 2021 season. He's since had a

thespun.com

They have done some special things with their football program, especially with their choices for HCs. Hope this doesn’t also mark the end of their program at the D1 level. It would be a shame if we had to fill those gaps in future schedules again.

Although if the alliance scheduling changes being discussed happen, those games will never happen anyway.

 

[Bayside44]

That program had a run for sure. And if Randy didn't loathe Dr. Gross it was pretty possible he would've been here if I remember the story correctly.

They should just drop football and invest in lacrosse. It's a better institutional fit for them.

 

[orangenauburn]

They'll be fine. Not now or anytime soon, but someday they'll find their footing and be alright.

Not BC, Pitt, Cuse, Rutgers ... Probably like UMass level.

 

[OrangePA]

Retiring at the end of this season ... with an overall losing record.

UConn football coach Randy Edsall to retire at end of 2021 season

Randy Edsall, 63, coached 16 total seasons in Storrs, from 1999-2010 and again from 2017 to now, and will retire at the end of the season.

www.courant.com

Hire Mr. Burton as HC.

 

[orangeinohio]

Corey Edsall is staying on the coaching staff.
Awkward

 

[Stevenson]

That program had a run for sure. And if Randy didn't loathe Dr. Gross it was pretty possible he would've been here if I remember the story correctly.

They should just drop football and invest in lacrosse. It's a better institutional fit for them.

Expand on this. I don’t remember the story. Did we offer him before Marrone?

 

[orangenauburn]

Expand on this. I don’t remember the story. Did we offer him before Marrone?

I believe there was strong backing and push by prominent football alumni for Randy

Like a lot of former players and guys who went on to make a lot of money were basically begging the committee to hire him. It may not have been that extreme but they were not happy when he wasn't hired

 

[All4SU]

Back down to FCS for Yukon.

 

[Jake]

I believe there was strong backing and push by prominent football alumni for Randy

Like a lot of former players and guys who went on to make a lot of money were basically begging the committee to hire him. It may not have been that extreme but they were not happy when he wasn't hired

Wasn’t there a letter of support signed by several former players?

 

[orangenauburn]

Wasn’t there a letter of support signed by several former players?

I actually think it was touched on in a PS article not too long ago. A lot of guys from Mac era / early P years were big Edsall guys

 

[Bayside44]

Expand on this. I don’t remember the story. Did we offer him before Marrone?

Lots of water under the bridge but yeah believe he was deep in the pool. Could swear Jake started a thread on some version of this board about driving an Edsall.

 

[721Comstock]

Corey Edsall is staying on the coaching staff.
Awkward

Randy? Never heard of him. Didn’t really know him very well.

 

[Jake]

Favorite quote from the Boneyard “were on the front page top story on ESPN, that’s proof we’re still relevant”…

No, it’s proof that your football program is a complete sh!tshow that every college football fan will read that article like a line of cars rubbernecking past a car accident.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Joe Spano ?

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Jessie's dad?

 

[SUFaninNJ]

That program had a run for sure. And if Randy didn't loathe Dr. Gross it was pretty possible he would've been here if I remember the story correctly.

They should just drop football and invest in lacrosse. It's a better institutional fit for them.

Was it really a run, though? I remember it more like a slow jog around the block.

 

[Bayside44]

Was it really a run, though? I remember it more like a slow jog around the block.

They went to a Fiesta Bowl. I mean, that's kinda nuts.

 

[CuseCrew08]

Any chance we could use coach Edsall this year? Some sort of assistant within the team to help break down film etc? I mean if FHCDM can be an O-line coach at Bama, Edsall can do work behind the scenes for us.

 

[MSOrange]

Any chance we could use coach Edsall this year? Some sort of assistant within the team to help break down film etc? I mean if FHCDM can be an O-line coach at Bama, Edsall can do work behind the scenes for us.

I have concerns if Randy would be a good culture fit based on what I have read and heard, but I could be wrong.

 

[RoatanCuse]

Unfortunately, the Dogs seen by most of the universe as a basketball school.

 

[MSOrange]

Randy has definitely earned it, but I wonder if there is any other alum out there that is pretty much universally disliked by their school's fanbase? I am sure there are other examples but I can't think of one right off.