That's an exciting thread title for a super exciting FB program huh? What I mean by it is I simply think that he is a good fit and will be a better choice than alot of people give him credit for. No, his style is not in your face, no it doesn't make you want to run through a brick wall, it wins FB games!! I'll give the obligatory "I'm gonna obviously support WHOEVER we hire", because I will, plain and simple. I think many on here have given great thoughts on all the candidates that have good things surrounding each one of them. I trust DRAD is and will continue doing great things for GT as he makes the best choice for us.
Concerning RE, gotta say that first of all, I'm very biased so keep that in mind. However, I think many are selling Edsall short here, way short. Comments like, "he's in a weak conference", "he has a losing record", "he is not exciting", etc, etc. I don't think people are realizing what he's done at Yukon is simply amazing. Think of it like taking a 1-AA Duke, going D-1 and then COMPETING at a high level. All the while getting academics done and a +20,000 attendance differential since his arrival. He is a gem that SOMEONE will mine if we don't.
I encourage EVERYONE to read this bio about RANDY.
Only five times has a team ascended from Division I-AA to Division I-A and produced a .500 or better season in each of its first three years at the highest level of collegiate football and UConn is one of those programs.
UConn joined the BIG EAST Conference in 2004, finishing just one win shy of tying for the conference championship. The Huskies have led the conference in total defense both of their years in the league, and, during their debut season in 2004, led the BIG EAST in both total offense and total defense. The Huskies stand poised to continue their climb in the BCS Conference and much of the credit for this remarkable ascension is due to head coach Randy Edsall, who has compiled a 32-27 mark in the Huskies' first five Division I-A campaigns.
In the past five seasons, UConn has finished in the national top 20 for total offense (2003, 2004) and total defense (2002, 2005). Under Edsall's guidance, the Huskies have defeated members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12 and Conference USA during their brief Division I-A tenure.
In addition to the great success on the field, UConn has performed admirably in the classroom under Edsall. In three of the past five years, including 2007, UConn was recognized by the American Football Coaches Assocation for its high graduation rate. In 2003, UConn was the only public I-A school to graduate at least 90 percent of its football players and in 2005, UConn was one of only eight schools to both graduate 70 percent and win a bowl game.
In 2007, the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) for the UConn football team was an impressive 963, which placed it higher than the national Bowl Subdivision average of 934 and among the top 20 percent of all football programs in the country.
Edsall guided that team to a 6-6 record in its first year with a full Division I-A compliment of 85 scholarships. UConn ended the 2002 season impressively with four-straight wins to reach the .500 mark, including season-ending road wins at Navy and at bowl-bound Iowa State of the Big 12 Conference.
"This was the day that the man on the street connected with UConn football," proclaimed a Connecticut sportswriter after the win. "It's his team, and by gawd, he's going to cheer for it."
UConn's .500 season was its best record since the squad won 10 games in 1998. The Huskies' six wins were more than the Huskies posted in 2000 (three) and 2001 (two) combined. The Huskies were the most improved Division I-A team in the country in 2002, according to preseason and postseason ratings by College Football News.
The excitement for Edsall and his team continued to swell in 2003 as the Huskies moved into their new home, Rentschler Field, and enjoyed the nation's largest attendance increase with a gain of 21,252 fans per game.
Finishing with a 9-3 record, many national media outlets, including Bristol-based ESPN, proclaimed that UConn should have received a bowl berth, a feat highly-uncommon for an independent team other than Notre Dame.
With their membership in the BIG EAST for the 2004 season, another strong campaign by the Huskies resulted in a bowl berth. UConn went 8-4 against a challenging slate that fall as the program gained its highest ever level of exposure with four nationally televised games on the ESPN family of networks, three of them in prime time. UConn used one of those opportunities to defeat eventual BCS participant Pittsburgh, 29-17, before a rowdy sell out crowd at Rentschler Field. The Huskies capped their historic season with a resounding 39-10 win over Mid-American Champion Toledo in the Motor City Bowl.
Concerning RE, gotta say that first of all, I'm very biased so keep that in mind. However, I think many are selling Edsall short here, way short. Comments like, "he's in a weak conference", "he has a losing record", "he is not exciting", etc, etc. I don't think people are realizing what he's done at Yukon is simply amazing. Think of it like taking a 1-AA Duke, going D-1 and then COMPETING at a high level. All the while getting academics done and a +20,000 attendance differential since his arrival. He is a gem that SOMEONE will mine if we don't.
I encourage EVERYONE to read this bio about RANDY.
Only five times has a team ascended from Division I-AA to Division I-A and produced a .500 or better season in each of its first three years at the highest level of collegiate football and UConn is one of those programs.
UConn joined the BIG EAST Conference in 2004, finishing just one win shy of tying for the conference championship. The Huskies have led the conference in total defense both of their years in the league, and, during their debut season in 2004, led the BIG EAST in both total offense and total defense. The Huskies stand poised to continue their climb in the BCS Conference and much of the credit for this remarkable ascension is due to head coach Randy Edsall, who has compiled a 32-27 mark in the Huskies' first five Division I-A campaigns.
In the past five seasons, UConn has finished in the national top 20 for total offense (2003, 2004) and total defense (2002, 2005). Under Edsall's guidance, the Huskies have defeated members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12 and Conference USA during their brief Division I-A tenure.
In addition to the great success on the field, UConn has performed admirably in the classroom under Edsall. In three of the past five years, including 2007, UConn was recognized by the American Football Coaches Assocation for its high graduation rate. In 2003, UConn was the only public I-A school to graduate at least 90 percent of its football players and in 2005, UConn was one of only eight schools to both graduate 70 percent and win a bowl game.
Edsall guided that team to a 6-6 record in its first year with a full Division I-A compliment of 85 scholarships. UConn ended the 2002 season impressively with four-straight wins to reach the .500 mark, including season-ending road wins at Navy and at bowl-bound Iowa State of the Big 12 Conference.
"This was the day that the man on the street connected with UConn football," proclaimed a Connecticut sportswriter after the win. "It's his team, and by gawd, he's going to cheer for it."
UConn's .500 season was its best record since the squad won 10 games in 1998. The Huskies' six wins were more than the Huskies posted in 2000 (three) and 2001 (two) combined. The Huskies were the most improved Division I-A team in the country in 2002, according to preseason and postseason ratings by College Football News.
The excitement for Edsall and his team continued to swell in 2003 as the Huskies moved into their new home, Rentschler Field, and enjoyed the nation's largest attendance increase with a gain of 21,252 fans per game.
Finishing with a 9-3 record, many national media outlets, including Bristol-based ESPN, proclaimed that UConn should have received a bowl berth, a feat highly-uncommon for an independent team other than Notre Dame.
With their membership in the BIG EAST for the 2004 season, another strong campaign by the Huskies resulted in a bowl berth. UConn went 8-4 against a challenging slate that fall as the program gained its highest ever level of exposure with four nationally televised games on the ESPN family of networks, three of them in prime time. UConn used one of those opportunities to defeat eventual BCS participant Pittsburgh, 29-17, before a rowdy sell out crowd at Rentschler Field. The Huskies capped their historic season with a resounding 39-10 win over Mid-American Champion Toledo in the Motor City Bowl.
