Tiger1983
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UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
Does he get a bonus for insulting the generation of his recruits?
(This post was last modified: 10-23-2019 08:40 AM by Tiger1983.)
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Z-Fly
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams Millennials
I'm a millennial. The players he is recruiting are not.
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
(10-23-2019 08:21 AM)Z-Fly Wrote: I'm a millennial. They players he is recruiting are not.
I updated the title.
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
He's not wrong in his assessment but teams take on the personality of their coaches. He's averaged 3 wins a year the last 7 years for two different schools, somehow I don't think it's Fortnite and cell phones holding him back.
He won't have to worry about it too long anyways after UConn scraps the football program at the end of the season.
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
Every generation says the one before it are crap.. I will say WWII generation were badasses. My Grad dad and his buddies might not be able to use an iphone but they could all handle issues and not cry to the world.
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vick mike
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
Every generation throughout history has bemoaned the perceived weaknesses of the next generation. Stupid to repeat it. The other FCS coaches will use it against Edsall and UConn in recruiting.
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
I think Baby Boomers (or Union Babies as I call them) are the biggest turds, but that's a conversation for a different day.
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
You realize the kids you're playing against are part of 'this generation', too, right?
I never respect a coach who says these type of things about 'this generation.' You realize they come in with iphones and whatnot a beat your as$, right? It's YOUR job to find the winners and coach them up, and then NOT ABANDON THE SHIP WHEN YOU START WINNING/LOSING.
Mike Leach tried this BS excuse a few years ago when, I think it was Portland State, beat his dumbas$ and he blamed his kids. Well, PSU's millenials lined up and whipped your butt, son. Stop blaming the kids you picked, recruited, signed, coached up, and then called the plays for. Be a leader and take the blame, jackas$.
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
(10-23-2019 09:20 AM)SMUleopold Wrote: You realize the kids you're playing against are part of 'this generation', too, right?
I never respect a coach who says these type of things about 'this generation.' You realize they come in with iphones and whatnot a beat your as$, right? It's YOUR job to find the winners and coach them up, and then NOT ABANDON THE SHIP WHEN YOU START WINNING/LOSING.
Mike Leach tried this BS excuse a few years ago when, I think it was Portland State, beat his dumbas$ and he blamed his kids. Well, PSU's millenials lined up and whipped your butt, son. Stop blaming the kids you picked, recruited, signed, coached up, and then called the plays for. Be a leader and take the blame, jackas$.
Leach blamed his players hanging out with "their fat girlfriends" at Tech.
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
If you notice, it's coaches that are losing that pull this excuse out of their wazoo. Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy said virtually the same nonsense at his press conference Monday, just so happens his team is tanking for the second straight season and the heat has been turned up is his proverbial kitchen.
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
Old guy saying old guys things.... water is wet... sky is blue...
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
Seems like the pressure is building at ole Yukon Cornelius. Finger Pointing has started. Hate to spoil it for Edsall but every college has players that do this. Better embrace it or make a career change. Or retire and go fishing and play golf before football goes FCS.
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
Randy Edsall's MO remains consistent; when things go south, throw players under bus. Q.E.D.
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
So what is the next Generation gonna be called? Generation AA?
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
(10-23-2019 10:33 AM)gotigers1 Wrote: So what is the next Generation gonna be called? Generation AA?
Next generation, haha!
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
The phenomenon of generations trashing the next one is always ironic considering they're the ones who raised it.
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
I feel like Edsall has been going all old man river mode since he was hired. Damn kids with your music and your tweets.
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
(10-23-2019 09:20 AM)SMUleopold Wrote: You realize the kids you're playing against are part of 'this generation', too, right?
I never respect a coach who says these type of things about 'this generation.' You realize they come in with iphones and whatnot a beat your as$, right? It's YOUR job to find the winners and coach them up, and then NOT ABANDON THE SHIP WHEN YOU START WINNING/LOSING.
Mike Leach tried this BS excuse a few years ago when, I think it was Portland State, beat his dumbas$ and he blamed his kids. Well, PSU's millenials lined up and whipped your butt, son. Stop blaming the kids you picked, recruited, signed, coached up, and then called the plays for. Be a leader and take the blame, jackas$.
Well, we're into Generation Z now, which is different from the Millennial generation that was born in the 80s and 90s. Gen Z has basically never known life without a smartphone.
The reality is that Edsall is admitting that he can't adapt his methods to fit the players he has. Just like companies adjust their recruiting and management styles to fit the workers they have/are targeting, so Edsall must adjust. Same thing was true about George O'Leary. What worked twenty years ago does not work now.
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RE: UConn’s Edsall Slams "Generation Z"
As a coach, if your problem is with the ills of the current generation then that’s on you. It’s your responsibility to adapt. I’m in the IT field. If I go up and say, I can’t work with these Windows 10s because they’re so different, then that’s on me.
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10-23-2019 11:47 AM |
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