aubiefifty 16,597 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 saturdaydownsouth.com Bruce Feldman: Auburn OC could be UConn candidate UConn gave the coaching carousel some life with its recent decision to fire Bob Diaco. While one Fox Sports analyst opined that the Huskies have to at least give Les Miles a call, most lists have UConn, an AAC team, looking at Power 5 assistants with offensive backgrounds. In that case, Bruce Feldman speculates that athletic director David Benedict may look at an assistant he knows well from his time at Auburn: Rhett Lashlee. Coach who get be an intriguing option for #UConn: #Auburn OC Rhett Lashlee. Bright offensive guy with some ties to the AD there. — Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 27, 2016 Benedict was named UConn’s athletic director after serving as the Auburn athletic department’s chief operating officer for two years. Lashlee has been on Gus Malzahn’s staff since 2013, so Benedict was not part of his hiring process, but is certainly familiar with the up-and-coming assistant from his two years on the Plains. Lashlee got a resume boost this season when Malzahn handed over play-calling duties midway through the season. In 2016, the Tigers ranked No. 37 in total offense and No. 47 in scoring offense, the results of an excellent ground game (No. 6 in rushing offense) but poor passing game (No. 112). Lashlee, 33, first got into college coaching in 2006 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Arkansas. He has coached offense and quarterbacks at Samford (2011), Arkansas State (2012) and Auburn (2013-present). For now, Lashlee’s main concern will be next week’s Sugar Bowl game. Auburn takes on Oklahoma Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m. CT on ESPN. This button delivers the best SEC football stories to you on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Would be professional suicide for any southern coach, with no ties to the north east, take the UConn job. That job is hard enough if you have north east connections. David is a Jay clone so anything is possible. And lol at the Les Miles needs a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE_OxPx_2010 5,287 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 1 hour ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: Would be professional suicide for any southern coach, with no ties to the north east, take the UConn job. That job is hard enough if you have north east connections. David is a Jay clone so anything is possible. And lol at the Les Miles needs a call. Good insight, thank you WDEWDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boisnumber1 2,814 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 2 hours ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: Would be professional suicide for any southern coach, with no ties to the north east, take the UConn job. That job is hard enough if you have north east connections. David is a Jay clone so anything is possible. And lol at the Les Miles needs a call. I can hear it now... This number we have for Les Miles must not be a good number. The phone rings and rings but we never get an answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoetTiger 1,896 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 IMO It's Not a good fit but I can imagine a few here would not only pack for Rhett but even drive the Uhaul straight to Connecticut... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnphan 6,050 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 sign me up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACT1ger 8 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 7 hours ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: Would be professional suicide for any southern coach, with no ties to the north east, take the UConn job. That job is hard enough if you have north east connections. David is a Jay clone so anything is possible. And lol at the Les Miles needs a call. I wouldn't blame them for calling Les. He is a big name coach and although it has been a long time, he's coached/recruited outside the SEC. Now I would question if Les took the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUGoo 2,649 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Go Huskies!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aufan57 922 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Read that Randy Edsall is a strong candidate to return to UConn. http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-football/hc-uconn-football-1228-20161227-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE_OxPx_2010 5,287 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 1 minute ago, aufan57 said: Read that Randy Edsall is a strong candidate to return to UConn. http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-football/hc-uconn-football-1228-20161227-story.html He doesn't deserve another shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarTim 3,455 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 RL did a very good job this year and continues to do a very good job on the recruiting trail. I wish him nothing but the best in whatever the future holds for him and his young FAMILY... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnphan 6,050 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 The propaganda machine has been putting out the message well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randman5000 4,214 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Sounds like Rhett is getting a raise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au_bsci_04 407 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 As a Uconn fan, I can say that NO ONE is excited to hear Edsall's name being mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charhair 345 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Well...according to Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUnMS 120 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I see what you did there Randman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 7 hours ago, Charhair said: Well...according to Wikipedia That is brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick.AU 13,268 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDlowe 39 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 After this announcement I really don't expect Rhett to go anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 20 minutes ago, WarDlowe said: After this announcement I really don't expect Rhett to go anywhere. Not sure about that but I can't recall ever seeing this for a coach who was fired from his last job and has 8 losing seasons as a HC....wow.....UConn setting their sights pretty low....JMO As for CRL...going to UConn would have been a bad move....kinda like going to Iowa State or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,801 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Well, Edsall is basically the only HC that actually did anything at UConn so I guess there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc4aday 1,887 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 21 hours ago, ACT1ger said: I wouldn't blame them for calling Les. He is a big name coach and although it has been a long time, he's coached/recruited outside the SEC. Now I would question if Les took the job. Les will not take that job in that he will lose a lot of money with his buyout total with LSU. His coaching days are over. I think that Rhett could make the job successful if given enough time like 5 + years without pulling the trigger on him. So much for that. If it is broken, bring back the coach who broke it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnphan 6,050 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 6 hours ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: That is brutal. how weak of a resume a guy making $600,000 and an OC in the SEC, I am assuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc4aday 1,887 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 16 hours ago, au_bsci_04 said: As a Uconn fan, I can say that NO ONE is excited to hear Edsall's name being mentioned. Like the car, he should be placed go the way of the dodo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole256 16,951 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 22 hours ago, PoetTiger said: IMO It's Not a good fit but I can imagine a few here would not only pack for Rhett but even drive the Uhaul straight to Connecticut... ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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