I did not like the Pasqualoni appointment when it was made by Jeff Hathaway because I felt as the new kid on the block UCONN needed to be agressive and bring in a young up and coming coach who could get the program moving forward again as it had seemed to stall under the conservative Edsall.
Once he was hired I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and support him with the hope that he could at least improve recruiting. Although I do believe he has improved recruiting, his game preparation and game management leave much to be desired. Normally to be fair you would like him to have another year to prove he belongs with more of his recruits on the field, but for UCONN I don't think they have the luxury to afford that year.
I listen to the fans around me at the games and they are giving up on the program and is it any wonder? The team this year can't function on either side of the ball. At least the last two years they could play defense.
The biggest problem that I see with Pasqualoni is that he does not seem able to respond to the problems that he recognizes exist. The offensive line has been a problem for three years and it is getting worse. The running game is non-existent and has been for two years.
The defense was good due to coach Brown and he is gone and so is the defense!
Change is needed and it needs to come sooner rather than later. The message needs to be sent to the fans that we are serious about being successful in football. The time for that message is after the Michigan game in my opinion.
Pasqualoni seems like a nice man and maybe that is part of his problem in not taking more timely and drastic action to solve problems. Nice or not it is time to move on.
Once he was hired I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and support him with the hope that he could at least improve recruiting. Although I do believe he has improved recruiting, his game preparation and game management leave much to be desired. Normally to be fair you would like him to have another year to prove he belongs with more of his recruits on the field, but for UCONN I don't think they have the luxury to afford that year.
I listen to the fans around me at the games and they are giving up on the program and is it any wonder? The team this year can't function on either side of the ball. At least the last two years they could play defense.
The biggest problem that I see with Pasqualoni is that he does not seem able to respond to the problems that he recognizes exist. The offensive line has been a problem for three years and it is getting worse. The running game is non-existent and has been for two years.
The defense was good due to coach Brown and he is gone and so is the defense!
Change is needed and it needs to come sooner rather than later. The message needs to be sent to the fans that we are serious about being successful in football. The time for that message is after the Michigan game in my opinion.
Pasqualoni seems like a nice man and maybe that is part of his problem in not taking more timely and drastic action to solve problems. Nice or not it is time to move on.