OT - Moorhead to UConn??
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Shoop denied reports of him going to Tennessee for a while.... Never know till they fill the vacancy.
On it's face, this seems unlikely from both ends. If Moorhead has success next year he'll have his choice of much better jobs. If he goes to UCONN and succeeds he'll be gone within two years.
I guess it would be a chance for Moorhead to show he can perform as a head coach at the G5 level but it could also slow down his current trajectory.
Just doesn't seem to make a lot of sense for him to make that move right now.
I guess it would be a chance for Moorhead to show he can perform as a head coach at the G5 level but it could also slow down his current trajectory.
Just doesn't seem to make a lot of sense for him to make that move right now.
I don't understand the fascination with Moorehead, all he does is have his qb throw the ball to the moon and they keep getting lucky and scoring.
You'd be incorrect in your analysis of his offense.
I don't believe it's something teams won't eventually solve in some ways but there's a great deal more complexity to what he's doing than just throwing deep balls, and the reason it works is because he's created a way to make it more simplistic for players to understand while they're going at tempo.
Again, do I believe he'll go on to change the face of college football? No. Offenses come, they are solved, they are tweaked and changed and evolve in to something else. Defenses work the same way but have to follow the offensive changes so it's always an ongoing give and take.
Moorhead has a quality quarterback right now who gets what he's doing. He'd be wise to stay there one more year and then get the F out of Dodge. But who knows?
I don't believe it's something teams won't eventually solve in some ways but there's a great deal more complexity to what he's doing than just throwing deep balls, and the reason it works is because he's created a way to make it more simplistic for players to understand while they're going at tempo.
Again, do I believe he'll go on to change the face of college football? No. Offenses come, they are solved, they are tweaked and changed and evolve in to something else. Defenses work the same way but have to follow the offensive changes so it's always an ongoing give and take.
Moorhead has a quality quarterback right now who gets what he's doing. He'd be wise to stay there one more year and then get the F out of Dodge. But who knows?
Will he?
Also, what if everything doesn't go their way next year and they finish in the middle of the pack of the Big Ten?
Well to your point, therein lies the rub. He could go to UCONN and take two or more years to try and build something there. It could work out, it couldn't.
All I know is that right now he's got a good QB and some continuity with better athletes than he'll have access to at UCONN. Part of it is showing you can be the head man at a higher level while still running the offense and that is important as well. But P5 teams looking for coaches are often dazzled by what someone can do offensively while ignoring the intangibles that go in to running and recruiting a program at that level.
Nothing is a sure bet. PSU could very well see teams catch up a bit next season. But aside from their usual matchups with OSU and Michigan they have a very favorable schedule next year with most of the tough teams they face at home.
In the end, this is basically up to him and what he feels is the best path.
Why do you spend so much time on a Pitt board? You are lost - the PS board is elsewhere.
I know where the PSU board is...I post there at times, too.
I like both schools, have children with degrees from both schools. I try to be respectful when I post on both boards.
I just asked a simple question. I'm curious if Moorhead actually had an interview or if it is just a rumor.
If my post offended anyone, I apologize.
Current rumors with legs:
- UConn's new AD was planning on retaining Diaco until about a month ago. The school wanted him to hire Kill (ex-Minn) as new OC, but Diaco wouldn't get on board. Kill went to Rutty instead.
- Boosters are helping pay the $3.4 buyout, which would imply they have a voice. Thus it's likely someone from the Edsall tree (which would include Moorhead) and that guy is already on board, but has a bowl game to play.
- UConn's new AD was planning on retaining Diaco until about a month ago. The school wanted him to hire Kill (ex-Minn) as new OC, but Diaco wouldn't get on board. Kill went to Rutty instead.
- Boosters are helping pay the $3.4 buyout, which would imply they have a voice. Thus it's likely someone from the Edsall tree (which would include Moorhead) and that guy is already on board, but has a bowl game to play.
My understanding and you take it for what its worth that Moorhead has sometime of bonus if he stays for a full two years that it was negotiated in a way to benefit PSU. That if he let prior to next season end of year that the money he would owe is substantial to PSU. It was some type of sign on bonus.
HIs offense was good against many marginal teams. But they did improve and did beat a good Wisky D. But correct, it does seem one sees a hit or miss throw it up for grabs far to often. But it works thus far so no reason to not do it. But the buck nuts kept them in check and it will a good Rose bowl vs USC.
sounds like the Uconn ad has a plan. has a short list and no search firm being used. i like it. probably will announce a new coach soon.
No Difference. Just a false report on the first one
Wrong. The PSU board is nowhere.
My nitter neighbor tells me some grade issues about to become public at state penn. He's not usually up on breaking news, so I'm somewhat skeptical.
At some point it stops being luck. In their last two games they have had touchdown throws of 34, 45, 59, 40, 33, 40, 70, and18 yards with no interceptions. And that's with a QB with below average arm strength and 3 freshman and a sophomore starting on the O-line.
Wind and rain took the deep ball out of the game for PSU vs OSU which is a huge part of their O.
I wouldn't give Moorhead all the credit. The nitters do have some talented WR's that have bailed out the offense. When you have recievers that do well one on one, just chuck the ball up and let them make a play.
He waited as long as he did because Diaco's buyout drops from $5 million to $3.4 million on January 1. That's why he technically hasn't been relieved of his duties yet, and he won't be until next week.
Not the case. See prior post upthread. Plan was to retain Diaco, but AD Benedict demanded a more entertaining and productive offense - UConn's was pathetic down the stretch, in addition to being predictable and boring (plus Diaco burned a redshirt QB with 3 games to play and the new kid Williams was terrible).
This season was supposed to at minimum be another minor bowl. Instead, it was an unmitigated disaster. Alumni were screaming for Diaco's head, season tix sales projections are way down and it became a huge liability regarding any potential P5 invites down the road. Instead of progressing back to relevance, UConn went full BC/Rutgers.
Still, Benedict was going to give Diaco a chance, but talks regarding assistant coaching hires indicated Diaco didn't want a more experienced coach handling the offense. And when Diaco wouldn't take Kill on board as his OC, that was the straw that broke the camel's back, buyout be damned.
He did. But none of the current administration was there. Edsall had major issues with former AD Jeff Hathaway over Hathaway's refusal to bend one iota on academic standards for better recruits. However, the major boosters like Billionaire Bob Burton were (and still are) pro-Randy.
Well, y'all can put this thread to rest.
Edsall Returns to UConn (and contritely apologizes for the way he left).
Edsall Returns to UConn (and contritely apologizes for the way he left).
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