Hank Schrader
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Rhett Lashlee
Uconn football isn't dead yet. Looks like we're finally going to embrace a modern day offense.
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RE: Rhett Lashlee
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Lashlee made $600k a year ago at Auburn as OC, will make $350k per year here with #UConnFootball
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panicstricken
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RE: Rhett Lashlee
He was probably gonna get fired @ Auburn.
This doesnt make any damn sense.
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01-11-2017 10:48 PM |
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RE: Rhett Lashlee
Hell of a hire. I'm interested to hear what the story is, because you don't typically see coaches willingly cut their salary nearly in half. I'm not saying it's a bad thing for UCONN I'm just wondering was the relationship with Gus bad or did you guys offer him like a HC in waiting or what?
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Hank Schrader
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Rhett Lashlee
Uconn AD is from Auburn and he's probably head coach in waiting but ya he had to have known his time was short. Great news for uconn as he will be major upgrade from the crap Diaco was running on offense.
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01-11-2017 10:51 PM |
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RE: Rhett Lashlee
i think he is offered 350k as a head coach because he had no other choices. And neither did Uconn
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01-11-2017 10:51 PM |
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RE: Rhett Lashlee
(01-11-2017 10:48 PM)panicstricken Wrote: He was probably gonna get fired @ Auburn.
This doesnt make any damn sense.
He is one of the hottest OCs in the country. Why would he get fired? Many UCONN fans wanted him as the head coach. This is due to our new AD Dave Bennedict's connections. First our AD hired Edsall for $1M (he was making $2.1M at Maryland) and now this. There must be something cooking. He must be the head coach in waiting or something.
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01-11-2017 10:52 PM |
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gostangs
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RE: Rhett Lashlee
(01-11-2017 10:52 PM)SF Husky Wrote: (01-11-2017 10:48 PM)panicstricken Wrote: He was probably gonna get fired @ Auburn.
This doesnt make any damn sense.
He is one of the hottest OCs in the country. Why would he get fired? Many UCONN fans wanted him as the head coach. This is due to our new AD Dave Bennedict's connections. First our AD hired Edsall for $1M (he was making $2.1M at Maryland) and now this. There must be something cooking. He must be the head coach in waiting or something.
no - you are wrong. The hottest OC's get 2 million for a HC job - not 350k
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01-11-2017 10:56 PM |
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Hank Schrader
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(01-11-2017 10:56 PM)gostangs Wrote: (01-11-2017 10:52 PM)SF Husky Wrote: (01-11-2017 10:48 PM)panicstricken Wrote: He was probably gonna get fired @ Auburn.
This doesnt make any damn sense.
He is one of the hottest OCs in the country. Why would he get fired? Many UCONN fans wanted him as the head coach. This is due to our new AD Dave Bennedict's connections. First our AD hired Edsall for $1M (he was making $2.1M at Maryland) and now this. There must be something cooking. He must be the head coach in waiting or something.
no - you are wrong. The hottest OC's get 2 million for a HC job - not 350k
It was a good hire for the current state of uconn football you wet blanket curmudgeon.
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01-11-2017 10:58 PM |
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RE: Rhett Lashlee
(01-11-2017 10:48 PM)panicstricken Wrote: He was probably gonna get fired @ Auburn.
This doesnt make any damn sense.
Kind of like Tulsa having an athletic program.
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01-11-2017 11:03 PM |
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RE: Rhett Lashlee
Great hire UConn! Loving a lot of this staff hires in the conference.
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01-11-2017 11:03 PM |
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SF Husky
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RE: Rhett Lashlee
(01-11-2017 10:56 PM)gostangs Wrote: (01-11-2017 10:52 PM)SF Husky Wrote: (01-11-2017 10:48 PM)panicstricken Wrote: He was probably gonna get fired @ Auburn.
This doesnt make any damn sense.
He is one of the hottest OCs in the country. Why would he get fired? Many UCONN fans wanted him as the head coach. This is due to our new AD Dave Bennedict's connections. First our AD hired Edsall for $1M (he was making $2.1M at Maryland) and now this. There must be something cooking. He must be the head coach in waiting or something.
no - you are wrong. The hottest OC's get 2 million for a HC job - not 350k
He gets away from under Gus' shadow. He will get to run his own offense at UCONN. UCONN football under Diaco and coach PP has been a disaster. I hope this new team will turn things around quickly.
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RE: Rhett Lashlee
(01-11-2017 10:58 PM)Hank Schrader Wrote: (01-11-2017 10:56 PM)gostangs Wrote: (01-11-2017 10:52 PM)SF Husky Wrote: (01-11-2017 10:48 PM)panicstricken Wrote: He was probably gonna get fired @ Auburn.
This doesnt make any damn sense.
He is one of the hottest OCs in the country. Why would he get fired? Many UCONN fans wanted him as the head coach. This is due to our new AD Dave Bennedict's connections. First our AD hired Edsall for $1M (he was making $2.1M at Maryland) and now this. There must be something cooking. He must be the head coach in waiting or something.
no - you are wrong. The hottest OC's get 2 million for a HC job - not 350k
It was a good hire for the current state of uconn football you wet blanket curmudgeon.
Either way congrats Huskys, as was stated anything is better than what Diamond was running
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01-11-2017 11:04 PM |
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RE: Rhett Lashlee
This hire is making a lot of noise on the blogs and the twittersphere.
(This post was last modified: 01-11-2017 11:05 PM by BigEastHomer.)
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01-11-2017 11:05 PM |
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Auburn’s Gus Malzahn on Rhett Lashlee going to UConn: “This is a great opportunity for Rhett to implement and run his own offense”.
He is willing to take a pay cut to prove he can do it on his own without Gus. I am sure UCONN has him as the coach in waiting once Edsall retires. Our new football oriented AD is putting his mark on the program one hire at a time. UCONN fans are just happy Diaco is gone.
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01-11-2017 11:10 PM |
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RE: Rhett Lashlee
Jim Fuller @NHRJimFuller 13m13 minutes ago
Auburn ranked 2nd in FBS in total offense, rushing offense in month of October when new #UConn OC Rhett Lashlee called plays
Guy is already bleeding blue: https://twitter.com/rhettlashlee
(This post was last modified: 01-11-2017 11:31 PM by SF Husky.)
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01-11-2017 11:17 PM |
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panicstricken
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Auburn wasnt really lighting up the scoreboards the last couple of years.
that said Its a great hire for UCONN.
I just think there is something more to the story.
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01-11-2017 11:18 PM |
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Damn there's already a story about it on ESPN.com. great hire for Uconn and the conference perception wise
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01-11-2017 11:32 PM |
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SF Husky
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(01-11-2017 11:18 PM)panicstricken Wrote: Auburn wasnt really lighting up the scoreboards the last couple of years.
that said Its a great hire for UCONN.
I just think there is something more to the story.
Our AD came from Auburn. He also got Edsall to take salary of $1M with performance bonuses. Perhaps Rhett got similar kind of deal. Pay for performance. It makes perfect sense for me. UCONN just spent $3.4M buying out Diaco with booster money.
Auburn fans not happy he left: http://www.secrant.com/rant/auburn-sport.../68125627/
(This post was last modified: 01-11-2017 11:35 PM by SF Husky.)
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RE: Rhett Lashlee
Congrats, UConn. Great hire.
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