Why did HCRE leave Maryland?? And have to question 'TexasSailor' above..didn't HCRE recruit Orlovsky as QB???
For those who haven't followed it here's the recap. Edsall went to Maryland... immediately ran players off the team, alienated everyone with his strict discipline/ my way or the highway approach. Then followed that up with 2-10, 4-8 seasons. ( they supposedly had some real bad academics
, Edsall 'Shocked' At Maryland Academic Situation , but when has that ever mattered in big money college FB ?) Also in his boorish ways he took players names off their jerseys( like he did at Uconn at some point if I recall) and made another bunch of rules as the new Sheriff in town
.... (Maryland, His Maryland: Randy Edsall Is The Lawgiver )
Then in his typical Edsall way (74-70 at Uconn ) after he broke everyone down he followed it up with 2 average seasons(7-6) in which they made bowl games with him losing both. But surprisingly, like Diaco, he turned mediocrity into a
(contract extension) even though they fired him within the year. ( in his case after a 2-4 start in 2015 while alienating the Maryland media, fan base and certainly players along the way )
To me
when you follow the money trial and Uconn's limited resources in the AAC, this is a money deal and who they can get on the cheap with a P-5( BCS) HC'ing resume to do the job in the North East..
Diaco would have cost them $7.8 Mil for the next 4 years ( $1.8 million in 2017 and $1.9 million in 2018 $2 million in 2019 and $2.1 million in 2020.) They bought Diaco out for $3.4 Mil, so they saved $4.4 Mil....And since Edsall has some change left from the Maryland buyout and he is now damaged goods he was willing to take this job at $1 million annually
( $4 mil for 4 years ) in guaranteed compensation for a term of five years., with bonuses based on performance.
Uconn actually saves $400,000 unless RE wins, they get rid of Diaco, plus they owe Edsall no buyout after 3 years if he fails.
I'm shocked they went in this direction, even though RE's getting alot of support already from most of his Alumni. Supposedly his recruiting had also tailed off in Maryland,
( even with all that UA/
Kevin Plank's money) but at least he's been recruiting the east coast up until last year, unlike Pasqualoni who was away from the CFB game for 7 years when Hathaway hired him.
But I guess we can look at the bright side, with as boring, dull and vanilla
( please hire a dynamic OC !) as Randy is he'd never come up with something as idiotic as a Civil Conflict trophy and the press conferences are usually resigned to who gets thrown under the bus
when things fall apart: Yes, Randy Edsall Was Dreaming ...
ps: regarding assistants here's a list
(Maryland 2015) of guys he had his last year...3 of his former Uconn coaches :
- Lyndon Johnson (Assistant Head Coach / Outside Linebackers)
- Terry Richardson (Running Backs)
- Darrell Perkins (Defensive Backs)