The 2021 "at least we're not UConn" thread

[CousCuse]

I'd be pretty happy if I was a UConn fan.

Yes, as a purveyor of the vast and convoluted college football ecosystem, this seems like the proverbial homerun.

 

[dasher]

They don't have to get the top players, just get legitimate FBS players. There was upwards of 1000 guys in the portal, there has to be 10-20 very good ones who would go to anyplace that would offer them starting positions.

Well, look at it this way, if a player could go almost anywhere else and start, would they go to UConn? And if they couldn't start anywhere else, how good can they be? Looks like they will hire Mora. Has a rep as a jerk but we will see. No recruiting ties to the Northeast. And there is a reason no one else has hired him since 2017.

 

[Marsh01]

E FF Uconn

 

[CousCuse]

Well, look at it this way, if a player could go almost anywhere else and start, would they go to UConn? And if they couldn't start anywhere else, how good can they be? Looks like they will hire Mora. Has a rep as a jerk but we will see. No recruiting ties to the Northeast. And there is a reason no one else has hired him since 2017.

I don't think starting jobs are available just anywhere. Most people mellow as they age.

 

[McNabb2Brominski]

What type of bonus does Edsall get from this?

 

[orangenauburn]

That's about a good of a hire as they can get. Have to see how the staff fills out but they did pretty ... Pretty pretty good

 

[Chip]

That's not so bad...

Mora and the University have agreed to a five-year deal through the 2026 season, and he will earn $1.5MM during his first year. The agreement also includes the opportunity for Mora to earn an additional $200,000 annually in performance incentives.

Yes, but HOW many incentives to get to $200,000.

Over/under is set at 10,000.

 

[CousCuse]

That's about a good of a hire as they can get. Have to see how the staff fills out but they did pretty ... Pretty pretty good

UCONN's OC and DC were his coordinators at UCLA. Spanos and Mazzone.

 

[RandomGuy]

 

[Scooch]

He won't come cheap. I'm sure the taxpayers in Connecticut are thrilled.

As a CT taxpayer, I'll just be happy if they can put enough people in that mausoleum in East Hartford to make it revenue neutral. The HC salary is a rounding error in the grand scheme of things.

 

[CousCuse]

And get what players? You think the top transfers are going to go there? They can find better places. Easily. Both programs are doomed. No league. No local recruiting base. They won't get top coaches to go there. It's a tough and brutal situation.

As a CT taxpayer, I'll just be happy if they can put enough people in that mausoleum in East Hartford to make it revenue neutral. The HC salary is a rounding error in the grand scheme of things.

Holy Yankee curmudgeons Batman!

 

[dasher]

I don't think starting jobs are available just anywhere. Most people mellow as they age.

yes, they have to learn to overlook young people who have no idea what they are talking about. UMass to the Big 10 or ACC for example.

 

[DoctorBombay]

Nice hire. But why's he been on the shelf for so long? What's his Achilles heel?

 

[orangefog]

Nice hire. But why's he been on the shelf for so long? What's his Achilles heel?

He strikes me as a big name (mostly due to his father) and nothing more than an average head coach. His record as a head coach in college is 46-30 at UCLA. Average season of 7-5.

 

[CousCuse]

yes, they have to learn to overlook young people who have no idea what they are talking about. UMass to the Big 10 or ACC for example.

You could just say, "Get the hell off my lawn".

 

[CousCuse]

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
UCLA Bruins (Pac-12 Conference) (2012–2017)
2012	UCLA	9–5	6–3	1st (South)	L Holiday
2013	UCLA	10–3	6–3	T–2nd (South)	W Sun	16	16
2014	UCLA	10–3	6–3	T–2nd (South)	W Alamo	10	10
2015	UCLA	8–5	5–4	3rd (South)	L Foster Farms
2016	UCLA	4–8	2–7	T–4th (South)
2017	UCLA	5–6[a]	3–5	4th (South)
UCLA:	46–30	29–24
Total:	46–30						He strikes me as a big name (mostly due to his father) and nothing more than an average head coach. His record as a head coach in college is 46-30 at UCLA. Average season of 7-5.

 

[PAcuse]

I forgot there was a younger Jim Mora haha

 

[HtownOrange]

That's not so bad...

Mora and the University have agreed to a five-year deal through the 2026 season, and he will earn $1.5MM during his first year. The agreement also includes the opportunity for Mora to earn an additional $200,000 annually in performance incentives.

Was Saban demanding too much? Was Belichik not available?

 

[dasher]

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
UCLA Bruins (Pac-12 Conference) (2012–2017)
2012	UCLA	9–5	6–3	1st (South)	L Holiday
2013	UCLA	10–3	6–3	T–2nd (South)	W Sun	16	16
2014	UCLA	10–3	6–3	T–2nd (South)	W Alamo	10	10
2015	UCLA	8–5	5–4	3rd (South)	L Foster Farms
2016	UCLA	4–8	2–7	T–4th (South)
2017	UCLA	5–6[a]	3–5	4th (South)
UCLA:	46–30	29–24
Total:	46–30

LOL Make sure you put his numbers up after 4 or 5 years at UConn.

 

[dasher]

You could just say, "Get the hell off my lawn".

I would but I am saving up to get my UMass bowl game tickets.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

He strikes me as a big name (mostly due to his father) and nothing more than an average head coach. His record as a head coach in college is 46-30 at UCLA. Average season of 7-5.

I wonder what would have happened had he stayed longer. His last 2 years were trending down but he did enough to keep the job. UCLA got greedy going after Chip. If you look at UCLA before and after, the Mora years were better. And going even further back you can argue he was the best HC since Donahue left. He took over the biggest mess and almost did the most with it.

Bob Toledo
Overall .610
Conference .571

Karl Dorrell
O .558
C .571

Rick Neuheisel
O .412
C .361

Jim Mora
O .605
C .536

Chip Kelly
O .375
C .419

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

As a CT taxpayer, I'll just be happy if they can put enough people in that mausoleum in East Hartford to make it revenue neutral. The HC salary is a rounding error in the grand scheme of things.

Its gonna be disappointing going there next fall and it’s empty.

2017 they still had fans and there was some sort of edge to our game there.

Mora is a good hire. Wonder who Umass will get.

 

[sutomcat]

Its gonna be disappointing going there next fall and it’s empty.

2017 they still had fans and there was some sort of edge to our game there.

Mora is a good hire. Wonder who Umass will get.

Was worried they would hire a young coach with vision and energy.

Mora is turning 60 later this month. He was a disaster as a HC twice in the NFL. He started well at UCLA using Neiheisel's players but the team got worse each season as he brought in his players and schemes.

It is not a surprise no one was willing to hire him for the last 4 years.

I hope he does well at UConn and keeps their program alive so we don't have to reschedule our future games with other teams.

 

[orangefog]

I wonder what would have happened had he stayed longer. His last 2 years were trending down but he did enough to keep the job. UCLA got greedy going after Chip. If you look at UCLA before and after, the Mora years were better. And going even further back you can argue he was the best HC since Donahue left. He took over the biggest mess and almost did the most with it.

Bob Toledo
Overall .610
Conference .571

Karl Dorrell
O .558
C .571

Rick Neuheisel
O .412
C .361

Jim Mora
O .605
C .536

Chip Kelly
O .375
C .419

Yeah, his college results are largely inconclusive. One would think that the resources at UCLA were much greater than at UConn. So, how is he going to recruit players to UConn? He seems like a west coast guy, so he better hire the right assistants that can recruit the northeast. I am sure he has connections, so this should be interesting to watch. All in all, I think it was a good hire, as his name carries some cache.

 

[CousCuse]

Its gonna be disappointing going there next fall and it’s empty.

2017 they still had fans and there was some sort of edge to our game there.

Mora is a good hire. Wonder who Umass will get.

I think they may keep their interim coach, Alex Miller, who played at UMASS and went to the FCS champion game as their center in 2006. He also coached under Chip Kelly as a GA in 2010 when the Ducks went to the FBS championship game. He looks like a young Andy Reid, smart o-line guy who knows what makes an offense work.