Sources: Randy Edsall to Maryland

[Herm]

Great hire for Maryland. I think UConn will be okay, they'll just poach from another up-and-coming school. It's a dog-eat-dog world.

Im not saying he's a fit there, but Rick Stockstill at MTSU has turned the program from one of the worst in college football to a perennial bowl contender. They've beaten teams like Maryland, Memphis, Minnesota, Vandy during his short time here. I wonder why he doesnt get mentioned in some of these coaching searches. His defensive coordinator bolted for the same job Miss. St. Rick had offers for the ECU and Memphis jobs last year but those arent much of step up from Middle.

 

[NAHSTE]

Trick question, they were independent before joining the Big East. :smug:

And before that?

 

[Chrispy]

They came out of the I-AA which is now the FCS.

 

[kmanharris]

LOL at all the Moral Victory cries from the newfound UConn fans. (You know the ones that can't even tell you what conference UConn was in before moving up to the Big East.) So what if they kept it "close"? They got blown the fuck out, for their 5th loss of the year. They had no business in that game. But hey, at least they got paid 13 million for it, I guess.

Stop. Didn't we go over this after Uconn beat WVU? This is a first for the program and I'll take any moral victory that I can.

Basically what I am saying is, suck it.

Also, I believe Uconn lost money during this bowl or at the very least broke even. They weren't able to even come close to selling all the tickets (probably because Uconn doesn't have a solid following and the fact that it was 2000+ miles away).

 

[Herm]

And before that?

not a uconn fan and this is shot in the dark without googling.. Colonial league? Whatever Villanova plays in


MTSU fan here and i can tell you they were in the OVC in Division2

 

[NAHSTE]

They came out of the I-AA which is now the FCS.

:facepalm:

No shit, but that's not what I asked you. They don't have conferences in FCS?

 

[Herm]

Stop. Didn't we go over this after Uconn beat WVU? This is a first for the program and I'll take any moral victory that I can.

Basically what I am saying is, suck it.

Also, I believe Uconn lost money during this bowl or at the very least broke even. They weren't able to even come close to selling all the tickets (probably because Uconn doesn't have a solid following and the fact that it was 2000+ miles away).

and if the Big East is like the SEC then all bowl money is split evenly between all member schools.

Kentucky always gets a cut of that check when LSU, Flawda, and Bama are winning the chip.

 

[Chrispy]

Athletic League or some shit?

 

[NAHSTE]

and if the Big East is like the SEC then all bowl money is split evenly between all member schools.

Kentucky always gets a cut of that check when LSU, Flawda, and Bama are winning the chip.

From what I understand, the SEC actually pays the representative two shares, and everyone else gets a millie.

So basically - 13 mill goes into the pot, 2 mill goes to the representative team, and 1 mill goes to the other 11 schools.

Luckily, we always have two entrants into the BCS so there's double the shares for everyone, either way. :smug:

 

[SuperKevin]

Atlantic 10 when they were D1-AA. Used to play against schools like Umass and Rhode Island

 

[Chrispy]

Atlantic 10 when they were D1-AA. Used to play against schools like Umass and Rhode Island

Isn't know as the Yankee Conference too?

 

[SuperKevin]

Isn't know as the Yankee Conference too?

Not anymore it's not.

 

[Chrispy]

Not anymore it's not.

I mean when uconn was a member.

 

[Chrispy]

oh nvm the Yankee conference merged with the atlantic 10

 

[padman59]

Still waiting for ND to jump to the Big East very soon.

Wait for Big East to get weak.

Make jump.

Rape.

TCU beat ND to the punch on that one.

 

[G-men]

i love how all the Big East coaches that make BCS Bowls immediately get knew gigs

Rich Rod at WVU
Petrino at Louisville
Kelly at Cincy
Edsall at UConn

i guess there is a lot of love for the Big East coaches

 

[padman59]

i love how all the Big East coaches that make BCS Bowls immediately get knew gigs

Rich Rod at WVU
Petrino at Louisville
Kelly at Cincy
Edsall at UConn

i guess there is a lot of love for the Big East coaches

Well, if you consider the schools that you listed, they aren't renowned for being football institutions. So if you are consistently successful at a school like UCONN, you presumably have a good chance of doing better with a bigger budget, better facilities, etc that other schools can offer.

 

[G-men]

Well, if you consider the schools that you listed, they aren't renowned for being football institutions. So if you are consistently successful at a school like UCONN, you presumably have a good chance of doing better with a bigger budget, better facilities, etc that other schools can offer.

which is why im shocked Schiano didnt get picked up after 2006 with Rutgers. im sure he would have if they made a BCS Bowl that year.

 

[Chrispy]

Well, if you consider the schools that you listed, they aren't renowned for being football institutions. So if you are consistently successful at a school like UCONN, you presumably have a good chance of doing better with a bigger budget, better facilities, etc that other schools can offer.

Edsall leaving for Maryland is pretty much a side step for him. Uconn spent 5 million more then Maryland did on its football program and has top notch facilities.

I did hear he had a problem with his assistant coaches salaries and wasn't on best terms with the AD. He is on more fertile recruiting soil.

 

[Chrispy]

Randy Edsall plans to bring three UConn assistants with him to Maryland

Also most of the team is pissed at the way he handled this whole thing

Here's how a UConn freshman football player, who asked not to be identified, described how some members of the team learned of Randy Edsall's decision to go to Maryland and, what the former UConn coach said to them - and how.

No more than 25 players returned to Connecticut Sunday on the UConn charter. UConn is on break right now and many players scattered when they could. So he hadn't addressed everybody.

When the plane landed....

"We were on hold for a half-hour, with the operations manager telling us Edsall would be coming on in a few minutes. When Edsall came on he was like, "I just wanted to tell you that I'm sorry I can't do this in person, but due to circumstances ... I just want to let you know that it's not because of you guys. But it's an opportunity for my family. ... I can move on feeling like I've accomplished things here and I'm leaving the program in a good way."

"A couple of coaches said that was BS. ... They didn't know about it. He hadn't told any of us.

"It really pisses me off because he made Jordan (Todman) address the team last night to say he was leaving. And he isn't man enough to do it face to face to us?"

"A lot of people were just really upset by the call. He made Todman get up and tell the whole team: 'Jordan, I think you have something to say to these guys.' He made him do it face-to-face. But he didn't do it face-to-face."

"I'm going to look [at other schools], not Big East or anything. ... When you bring in a new coach, the first three or four years [it's all developing the program)]. But these are Edsall's players, not the new guy's. ... Well, I'm going to get the --- out of here. But what happens with the incoming recruiting class? Are those guys still coming?

"The thing I'm concerned with is, am I going to get my release."

The player said they had seen Edsall this morning at the hotel. "He could have told us then, face-to-face.

According to the player, Edsall also said on the call: 'Guys, this just happened. It was a spur of the moment thing. I had no idea."

http://blogs.courant.com/uconn_football/2011/01/uconn-freshman-football-player.html