Coach Joe Rumor Page

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

Me at the Thanksgiving table praying for UConn to hire JoeMo. 

Edited November 26 by Let'sGoZips94

[lance99]

3 hours ago, MangoZip said:

Looks like UConn coach Jim Mora is leaving to take the Colorado State job. This is one of the possible landing spots for Joe mentioned last week. 

Why would Mora take this Job? That is a lateral move at best(From a Coaching Standpoint).

 

My second question is why would Moorhead take the UConn job? Let's be real, going to UConn is like what Kansas was in for years: A Coaching Death Sentence......

[exit322]

3 minutes ago, lance99 said:

Why would Mora take this Job? That is a lateral move at best(From a Coaching Standpoint).

 

My second question is why would Moorhead take the UConn job? Let's be real, going to UConn is like what Kansas was in for years: A Coaching Death Sentence......

 

The biggest thing for Joe will be to triple his pay in a "well Akron was hopeless too so who cares."

[catdaddyp]

28 minutes ago, lance99 said:

Why would Mora take this Job? That is a lateral move at best(From a Coaching Standpoint).

 

My second question is why would Moorhead take the UConn job? Let's be real, going to UConn is like what Kansas was in for years: A Coaching Death Sentence......

I haven’t followed UConn all that closely, but I do remember Mora being under the impression they’d end up in a power conference and that UConn had some sort of inside track on the Big 12. Fast forward a few years and they’re still independent. If I’m not mistaken, Colorado State is joining the new PAC, which I believe gets an auto-bid to the playoffs despite looking only marginally better than the current MWC.

 

As for Moorhead, I’ve spent the last few offseasons shooting down the idea of him leaving. This year, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he did. I imagine the next seven (?) weeks of fundraising will factor heavily into that decision. I still think he wants another shot at the power-conference level, and UConn — or possibly other G5 openings with better resources — could be viewed as chances to rebuild the résumé and set up a bigger move down the line.

[exit322]

6 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

I haven’t followed UConn all that closely, but I do remember Mora being under the impression they’d end up in a power conference and that UConn had some sort of inside track on the Big 12. Fast forward a few years and they’re still independent. If I’m not mistaken, Colorado State is joining the new PAC, which I believe gets an auto-bid to the playoffs despite looking only marginally better than the current MWC.

 

As for Moorhead, I’ve spent the last few offseasons shooting down the idea of him leaving. This year, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he did. I imagine the next seven (?) weeks of fundraising will factor heavily into that decision. I still think he wants another shot at the power-conference level, and UConn — or possibly other G5 openings with better resources — could be viewed as chances to rebuild the résumé and set up a bigger move down the line.

 

The PAC is not going to get an auto-bid.  The AAC is in the driver's seat for that G5 bid every year IMO.  But an 11-1 PAC champ would have a good argument.

[catdaddyp]

3 minutes ago, exit322 said:

 

The PAC is not going to get an auto-bid.  The AAC is in the driver's seat for that G5 bid every year IMO.  But an 11-1 PAC champ would have a good argument.

Are we sure? My understanding was the league had a two-year window to rebuild the conference and keep its seat at the table. From everything I remember, they’ve technically met that requirement. But things change so fast that I’m not certain. If someone wants to dig into the details and either confirm or correct that, I’d love to hear it.

[exit322]

5 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

Are we sure? My understanding was the league had a two-year window to rebuild the conference and keep its seat at the table. From everything I remember, they’ve technically met that requirement. But things change so fast that I’m not certain. If someone wants to dig into the details and either confirm or correct that, I’d love to hear it.

 

Technically, NO league has an auto-bid.  It's the top five ranked conference champions that get a bid.

Obviously, the B1G, SEC, B12 are 100% of the time always going to get there.  The ACC usually, too, but that's more tenuous than they'd like.  Then that leaves one for the top ranked G5 conference champ, which I think happens much more often than the PAC would like, will be the AAC.

[GP1]

If you hire the Akron coach after never having a winning season, you shouldn't be AD at a school like UCONN. 

 

We have begun the point of the office season when people in the media throw out names in an effort to look smart when coaching opportunities arise. If they throw out 20 names and one hits, they can tell everyone how smart they are. 

[kreed5120]

8 minutes ago, GP1 said:

If you hire the Akron coach after never having a winning season, you shouldn't be AD at a school like UCONN. 

 

We have begun the point of the office season when people in the media throw out names in an effort to look smart when coaching opportunities arise. If they throw out 20 names and one hits, they can tell everyone how smart they are. 

 

Yes, the only jobs he should be a serious candidate for would be OC as that's the only position he has had measurable success at.

 

It would be hard for UConn, or anyone, to sell him to their fans or boosters as a serious candidate. They aren't going to care to hear about what limitations he might have experienced at Akron. They will just see his record.

Edited November 26 by kreed5120

[exit322]

45 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

 

Yes, the only jobs he should be a serious candidate for would be OC as that's the only position he has had measurable success at.

 

It would be hard for UConn, or anyone, to sell him to their fans or boosters as a serious candidate. They aren't going to care to hear about what limitations he might have experienced at Akron. They will just see his record.

This is why I don't see Joe as an actual candidate for any of the HC jobs that are open.

[MangoZip]

It’s been all quiet on the VT front the last several days but Joe’s name keeps coming up as a candidate for the UConn head coaching job. Looks like possibly mutual interest, but as someone on here mentioned previously, his 13-35 record at Akron would be a hard sell to fans and boosters. 

[Reslife4Life]

The Charli D'amelio to joe moorhead pipeline is not something I would've expected to happen

[exit322]

33 minutes ago, Reslife4Life said:

The Charli D'amelio to joe moorhead pipeline is not something I would've expected to happen

 

I think we've hit the point in college football that there are no surprises.

[Let'sGoZips94]

Either a UConn booster wants him, or JoeMo is desperately trying to get out of Akron. Either way, there should be a red carpet rolled out for his departure.

Edited yesterday at 04:08 AM by Let'sGoZips94

[exit322]

11 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Either a UConn booster wants him, or JoeMo is desperately trying to get out of Akron. Either way, there should be a red carpet rolled out for his departure.

And the magic happens if both are true!  Provided the UConn booster is "big enough" to matter.

[a-zip]

I really don't understand what you all are hoping for (those wanting JoeMo gone).  Everyone in the country knows this is a s%#t job.  Pay is not good, you won't be able to staff, no NIL, horrible attendance, school with debt and bad reputation, bad weather, empty stadium, no training table.

But somehow you think we are going to do better than JoeMo.  

[exit322]

1 hour ago, a-zip said:

I really don't understand what you all are hoping for (those wanting JoeMo gone).  Everyone in the country knows this is a s%#t job.  Pay is not good, you won't be able to staff, no NIL, horrible attendance, school with debt and bad reputation, bad weather, empty stadium, no training table.

But somehow you think we are going to do better than JoeMo.  

Yes, I know, there is no hope and the whole thing should shut down.  We get it.

[GP1]

1 hour ago, a-zip said:

I really don't understand what you all are hoping for (those wanting JoeMo gone).  Everyone in the country knows this is a s%#t job.  Pay is not good, you won't be able to staff, no NIL, horrible attendance, school with debt and bad reputation, bad weather, empty stadium, no training table.

But somehow you think we are going to do better than JoeMo.  

The killer is, with the exception of the weather, everything else is fixable. 

[exit322]

25 minutes ago, GP1 said:

The killer is, with the exception of the weather, everything else is fixable. 

Nope, not here.  Absolutely unsalvageable.  We're forever screwed no matter what.

[Let'sGoZips94]

18 hours ago, a-zip said:

I really don't understand what you all are hoping for (those wanting JoeMo gone).  Everyone in the country knows this is a s%#t job.  Pay is not good, you won't be able to staff, no NIL, horrible attendance, school with debt and bad reputation, bad weather, empty stadium, no training table.

But somehow you think we are going to do better than JoeMo.  

 

Joe? Is that you?

[ZippyDoo]

Serious question for all the Joe haters, if joe leaves what are your expectations?  for the first three to four years you can't possibly expect to win more than two or three games a season and how much time are you going to give the new coach before you start calling for his removal?

 

The issue with Zips football is not coaching it is not being able to compete financially with other institutions. Football players at akron get 91$ a month, big 10 football freshman players 35k a year. how do u compete with that?

 

i watched a segment on lane kiffin. supposedly LSU is giving him a 25 million dollar war chest just for football. Kansas just got a huge donation from a hedge fund guy named booth for football and they named the stadium after him so now they have a huge war chest for football.  

 

the elevators at akron don't work in the dorms, don't work in the parking garages and they get 91$ a month. 

 

there are bigger issues than coaching. 

 

but honestly, how long do u give a new coach with a new staff and most likely a huge turnover of players because it wont be "his team" for four years of his players?