Is Diaco the future HC at nu if/when MR is gone?
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Come on now...
How in the hell would we know that at this point?
My gut says hell no, but who knows what will take place.
How in the hell would we know that at this point?
My gut says hell no, but who knows what will take place.
This amuses me. Remember Bellichick's first gig? How about Pete Carroll? And conversely, why didn't Turner Gill bring the same success to Kansas he had at Buffalo?
I'm assuming Diaco has learned something after last time... he's still young. In no way am I pulling for him to be the next coach... I just don't like people projecting past failures upon future events. I bristle when people do it about Riley and I don't think it's fair to do to Diaco at this stage either.
I would prefer he coach a game, or maybe even a practice before I can make up my mind.
Right, I haven't even seen the guy in husker gear yet and we are asking whether he will be the future HC.
Are you kidding? He is a failed head coach at a school that was halfway decent when he took over
There are lots of one time failed head coaches who are very successful now. I think there's something to be said for learning from your mistakes, making adjustments or (in the case of Belichick) just getting a 2nd chance.
Thank-you. Reading articles he quickly turned a losing program around to where they had the best D in their conference. Not to mention he was at Cincinnati when they had their great year. .... So he turned the D into conference leading force
( evidently his specialty ), while learning the head coach position and dealing with so much more. I think they made a big mistake firing him after three seasons. He had multiple foundations to lay; you can only get so much done as an individual. His work ethic and smarts would have got it done over time. ...We are very lucky to have him. With his " no crease D", philosophy, you will see even more backbone into the Blackshirts - we have some great people playing for us and I believe we have come up with an outstanding staff to lead them. GBR
Read some of the linked articles and the interview he did while at UConn; I would really like your interpretation. I believe our AD was very aware of him and how outstanding his effect has been on D's; when he was fired, that brought the change in coaches as much as anything?
What guarantees he will be successful as a DC? Husker fans stampeded after Bo and put him on a pedestal after a short success as a DC and look how that turned out.
Diaco may tear it up on his next HC gig. Who the hell knows. But as for UCONN and Diaco, some of you miss the fact that Paul Pasqualoni was coach between Edsall and Diaco. Program decay (decent to bad) occurred under Pasqualoni. Diaco inherited a mess (3-9 the year before he arrived) but did not move the needle much in the three years he coached.
No, this is a perfect situation, he failed as a HC at UCONN, so even if he tears it up again as a D Coordinator, ADs may be reluctant to pull the trigger on him as a HC. Of course if he does extremely well, he could, anything is possible 8 years from now.
Over/under when NU fans will yell "go back to #%*#ing Iowa!" after the first poor defensive effort??? We all know it's coming
Good points. I knew they had regressed under Pasqualoni but was not aware they were that bad in his last year.
But what is your view then on Diaco's skills as a head coach? Was his failure at UConn completely the fault of what came before or was Diaco at fault too? He may have inherited a mess, but it does not look like he moved the needle much.
I think the desire to fire Banker was a done deal in Riley's mind after the bowl game due more to talent gap, teaching, intermittent lack of player fire, his relationship with players, and maybe other factors we will never know (as opposed to scheme). I think they had a pro coach in mind, that didn't pan out and Diaco was next man up. It is possible there was a minimum threshold for acceptable DC and if they couldn't get that, Banker would have been retained. So no, I do not believe this specific coach being available when he specifically was set the wheels on Banker in motion, but him being available may have made a decision on Banker easier.
It was bad and didn't get much better. For Diaco, I am sure it was a little cold water in the face after being at ND. The team doesn't play on campus, but 30 minutes away in East Hartford. There is basketball in Storrs and then everything else.
Diaco had a total defense ranked 26 in his second year. Recruiting didn't improve. You've got to wonder whether he didn't regret the decision to take the job. On the other hand, some guys are just a better fit at the position and coordinator level. They do their thing, do it well and let the program management stuff to others.
Thank you. He moved the needle big time on D ( our concern? ); best in his conference and #26 nationally, I would bet our talent level was rated much higher. The rest takes time and more familiarity; may be why former head coaches often get the first call.
Sound like Eichorst and Billy "The Kid" Devany are currently running the football program.
Sipple has an interesting article today!
Sipple has an interesting article today!
I feel bad for Banker. Really liked listening to his interviews and post-game Q&As. But he wasn't going to be a long term solution if NU wants to compete in the B1G. Couldn't have been a pleasant situation for Riley. If Eichorst is being more aggressive regarding and coaching changes, so be it. Better now than two years from now.
On one hand I hope it is a case of ADSE using Devaney as another good set of eyes to help make suggestions Riley can't "see" due to loyalties or perspective. On the other hand, if Devaney is ADSE's snitch to second-guess Riley, the program could get toxic. Hopefully since Riley is Eichorst's guy, that isn't the case.
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