UConn fires Diaco

[Olyduck]

UConn fires coach Bob Diaco the day after Christmas following a 3-9 season

 

[gobigred]

Weird timing on move when their season was done exactly a month ago. Don't get waiting so long if going to fire coach

 

[outofyourmind]

Weird timing on move when their season was done exactly a month ago. Don't get waiting so long if going to fire coach

May indicate just how important football is to that school, or not important. Whatever

 

[GoldRusher]

Amazing to me how some schools have zero clue when it comes to football and the importance of hiring/firing. Literally no clue at all, maybe its a northeast thing?

 

[DJ]

Bizarre. Saw this earlier.

 

[bamafan4evr12]

UConn plays football?

 

[WizardHawk]

No way this happened without Diaco having said something that was the final straw. Timing had to mean something new came up.

 

[ralphiewvu]

They saved some cash firing him before like the 2nd but still, he just got an extension in may. Plus he made a bowl game last year.

They must have who they want and want to pull the trigger.

 

[Wild Turkey]

It could have been the AD was requiring staff changes and that wasn't happening.

 

[outofyourmind]

Randy Edsall was the best coach they ever had and he couldn't get out of there fast enough.
Something in the water I guess.

 

[outofyourmind]

They must have who they want and want to pull the trigger.

Mack Brown to Uconn

 

[Innermind]

This is weird... he's not officially fired until next Monday Jan 2nd in order to save buyout $$$. So for a week, he gets to sit around in lame duck status.

Well..... this week perhaps Diaco will swipe a stapler, pens, perhaps even a laptop.

 

[outofyourmind]

Well..... this week perhaps Diaco will swipe a stapler, pens, perhaps even a laptop.

 

[Deep Creek]

UConn plays football?

Yeah, but it is the shits watching them try to dribble that oblong ball.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Lane Kiffin should have held out.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

I'm thinking they waited to save on buyout money

curious to see who they hire

the downturn in year 3 wasn't a good thing but I thought after how year 2 went they might have given him another year. Not the case I guess

 

[Gohogs14]

I would welcome him as our new DC since he played with Bielema at Iowa. But things that seem easy like that usually never happen.

 

[Olyduck]

I would welcome him as our new DC since he played with Bielema at Iowa. But things that seem easy like that usually never happen.

I was thinking the same thing but as a position coach since Oregon already hired a DC. He could be LB coach. I don't know what kind of relationship him and Taggart have though. They coached against each other in the AAC.

 

[ralphiewvu]

Looks like edsall could be the target.

Sources: Edsall 'strong candidate' for UConn job

 

[outofyourmind]

Looks like edsall could be the target.

Sources: Edsall 'strong candidate' for UConn job

Edsall couldn't run fast enough from that program and now they want him back.
Fuck that.