http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news...hes-jersey-football-recruit-in-eleventh-hour/
Bush league tactics.
Bush league tactics.
FC: This is why Edsall is a loser and will always be a loser (link)
- Thread starter Richard the LIONhearted
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Sounds like a great kid who would be a great teammate. You'd think Edsel would be happy to have a kid like that on the squad. Or for that matter, ANYONE who may be willing to play at UConn.
Going out on that proverbial limb and saying Edsel doesn't need to call that coach about any players in the future. Guessing coach won't answer.
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It's tough. Kids to it, and coaches do it also. But, it's tougher when a coach does it to a kid who has been committed for so long.
It would suck if Edsall got the job and told him straight off that he wasn't going to honor the offer. That happens with coaching changes, I get it. But to talk to the kid on 1/1 and say we want you, and turn around a week later and ditch him? That's the kind of thing that the NCAA should get involved with given their stated purpose. How is that in any way in the interest of the student athlete? I hope coaches all over the Northeast hear about this and think twice before letting Edsall in their school.
This sure won't help Edsall w/ NJ recruiting in the future. Word gets around and HS coaches steer their kids away from programs who do this stuff.
this is the part I don't like though, "Dickens worried about his scholarship offer, but Edsall called on New Year’s Day to assure Dickens the school still wanted him and his scholarship was safe, his parents said."
If this is true, I have a problem, if they had talked to Edsall and from day 1 of this regime,and he said they didn't have room, that's a different story.
You're talking about the guy that was HC at Maryland when they came to PSU and their captains pulled the BS handshake/pregame fight and he had nothing to say about that...I doubt he cares to much for quality kids
Edsall is a dirtbag, always was, always will be.
Terrible, terrible timing by Edsal and his group. Be great to offer this kid a preferred walk on at PSU.
Can't be. I remember Vicki Tripponey and Mark Emmett saying that he was exactly what a college coach should be.
Wait, hold my beer, here is UConn football....
https://www.google.com/search?q=tra...&hl=en-us&client=safari#imgrc=iImsIsVcLPPMBM:
https://www.google.com/search?q=tra...&hl=en-us&client=safari#imgrc=iImsIsVcLPPMBM:
Stop making winning a priority for a coach to keep their job, and some of this stuff dissipates.
This story is getting a lot of media attention. There's a thread about it on the Cal Rivals Board as well. Lots of people weighing in, mostly with negative comments about Edsall.
Except that no prospects have announced for UConn since dickbutt was hired. Indeed they've had two decommits, including one yesterday (unless dickbutt pulled his 'ship, too). As it stands, UConn has ten verbals, one three-star and the remainder twos. Guess dickbutt's mama never taught him the adage about beggars.
Pretty much the exact same thing happened to a kid my son went to school with when Akron hired Bowden. He was assured then the scholarship was pulled a couple weeks before signing day. He ended up going D-2...started four years and was All Conference, Academic All Conference and Academic All American. He was a great kid that did everything right like this kid and was a very good football player.
We did not receive any negative publicity but Donte Raymond "flipped" to Delaware after Franklin was hired. He was probably the lowest rated recruit in that class when Franklin was hired.
http://onwardstate.com/2014/01/20/report-football-commit-donte-raymond-flips-to-delaware/
But was he assured by Franklin he would have a scholarship? Did Franklin tell him he wouldn't have a scholarship? Did he transfer on his own? The two stories are apples and oranges but nice try.
In fact the HS coaches would have a duty to warn one of his kids that a scholarship "offer" from UConn football is basically meaningless. If they have an offer from ANY other school they should take it over a UConn offer.
I wonder if this kid's parents would have any legal cause for action here. There is a potential verbal contract here, especially since the agreement was reinforced by the linebackers coach.
But the original post is also correct -- this is Randy Edsall who is pond scum.
This is the guy who winked when his players at Maryland hatched this plan to refuse the handshake with Penn State before their first B1G game with PSU. That is a disgraceful gesture and this is one PSU fan who will never forget it.
The big issue is that Edsall affirmed his scholarship when he was hired. That's what makes this disgustingly scummy.
You all may hate Mike & Mike on ESPN Radio but they were absolutely ripping UConn and Edsall my entire drive to work today. I 100% agreed with them. He is a db and this will haunt him the rest of his coaching days. UConn had a couple ok years in the Big East with an NFL RB. Those days are over and so is Edsall.
