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UConn 2013-2014: Let the Cavanaugh Era Begin

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RSTuthill said:
You think? Even Pasquolone was given three years (at a million-six or nine per) and I would think that Cav will have all five if the trend is upward at SOME point. But going into HE off a losing record in the AHA would be VERY ill advised. Progress over last year is a must.
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Honestly I don't see much relevance to any results from this year in AHA. The selling point for this program, now (and after this season), is that they will be playing in Hockey East. Win the AHA title, finish 6th, finish last, whatever... the future in HE is still the main selling point for recruiting. And anyone in their right mind is going to Cavanaugh a grace period on the results (certainly this year) just for the fact that he is bringing in a whole new coaching staff and likely new systems, etc. Not to mention he is inheriting a steaming pile of monkey dung.

So at the end of the day, the question is: will this season's results stunt the growth of the Uconn hockey program? No. Does that mean that in 20, 30, 40+ years when they are still going back and forth between bad and mediocre that a bad AHA season in 2013-2014 is what doomed the program? No.
 
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Nick Papagiorgio said:
Does that mean that in 20, 30, 40+ years when they are still going back and forth between bad and mediocre that a bad AHA season in 2013-2014 is what doomed the program?
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Actually I think you meant to say after they have won HE only half a dozen times, didn't you? Because you know that's where this is going Nick, right?:D
 
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Not sure why UConn was ranked so low. They have 80% of their scoring back. They did lose Ambrosie but it is not like he was head and shoulders above the other forwards. Gerke and Janosz will be missed on D but losing two D is a very common occurrence that does not devastate a team. They lost Bartus, but their number one in the second half, Grogan, is back. And they have scholarship players for the first time.

I dunno. I do not understand it. They should contend in the AHA.
 
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RSTuthill said:
Not sure why UConn was ranked so low. They have 80% of their scoring back. They did lose Ambrosie but it is not like he was head and shoulders above the other forwards. Gerke and Janosz will be missed on D but losing two D is a very common occurrence that does not devastate a team. They lost Bartus, but their number one in the second half, Grogan, is back. And they have scholarship players for the first time.

I dunno. I do not understand it. They should contend in the AHA.
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It seems less like the coaches are not expecting UConn to fail to improve, and more like other teams to improve much more relative to UConn. They're expecting huge jumps by Mercyhurst and Canisius, for one.
 
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It will be interesting to see what happens with the freshmen. They were recruited by David Berard, so that will be a worry item for them. In addition, Berard alluded to the fact that he was given the scholarships very late in the game and said he could have done a much better job of recruiting if he had them earlier. When I heard that, I knew he had lost out and knew already which is why my ears perked up. So it sounds like the freshman class is not highly regarded around the league. It will be interesting to see how many get significant PT. In addition, someone posted that the most highly regarded recruit de-committed although I am not sure if he was slated to arrive this year.
 
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Well, Lane Kiffin just got the gas at USC. Should be an interesting day tomorrow in Storrs.
 
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Patman said:
Why? Why would anybody want kiffin?
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Nah. I was referring to the other shoe about to drop ... which it did. So far, I have high regard for Warde Manuel and the choices he has made, particularly bringing UConn into HE. I would have kept David Berard, but I am fine with the choice he made and I am sure that I will be a Coach Cav fan soon. I also thought he bent over backward to give HCPP every chance to succeed, and when the end came, he fired HCPP with class -- unlike USC with Kiffin.
 
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Someone should probably check Butch's mom's basement and make sure he is ok after that Buffalo game.
 
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Nick Papagiorgio said:
Someone should probably check Butch's mom's basement and make sure he is ok after that Buffalo game.
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Actually, UConn fans were happy with that outcome. They knew what would follow quickly and decisively rather than prolonging the misery. You watch, the Huskies will blow out USF in 10 days.
 
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RSTuthill said:
I have high regard for Warde Manuel and the choices he has made, particularly bringing UConn into HE. I would have kept David Berard, but I am fine with the choice he made and I am sure that I will be a Coach Cav fan soon.
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Warde didn't make the call on HE or Cavs, it was your liberal Democrat Governor. Malloy is a BC guy and made the call. Susan and Warde had very little say. With that being said, Cavs is a fine pick and as an Alum I am pleased. The problem with Cavs is when Jerry York pulls the plug on his illustrious career will Cavs go back to BC, I say yes.
 
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UConn would blow out USF with Pasqualoni and Spaziani as co head coaches.
 
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AspyDad said:
Warde didn't make the call on HE or Cavs, it was your liberal Democrat Governor. Malloy is a BC guy and made the call. Susan and Warde had very little say. With that being said, Cavs is a fine pick and as an Alum I am pleased. The problem with Cavs is when Jerry York pulls the plug on his illustrious career will Cavs go back to BC, I say yes.
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Why do you think he left? I don't see him replacing York. If he did he would have stuck around. I think it's probably going to be Brown but there will be people killing and maiming for that position and it will be a long line of good coaches lining up to interview and they will all be ahead of Cavanaugh. Dennehy (I hope not). Mullen. Gordon. Brown. Rolston.

Don't get me wrong, I think he was terrific here as an assistant. BC should put this guy in the BC hall of fame ASAP. But I don't see him getting the next job. In 5 years, God only knows where he'll be when he has 5 bad seasons at Uconn and his mentor will probably be gone.
 
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RSTuthill said:
Actually, UConn fans were happy with that outcome.
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Uconn fans were happy their team lost to Buffalo? Not from what I was reading Saturday night and Sunday morning. PP firing on Monday was a silver lining moment on one heck of a dark cloud.
 
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Nick Papagiorgio said:
Uconn fans were happy their team lost to Buffalo? Not from what I was reading Saturday night and Sunday morning. PP firing on Monday was a silver lining moment on one heck of a dark cloud.
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That's the difference between you and me Nick. You read what the fans say online. With season tix on the 50, I talk to the fans directly. We couldn't lose on Saturday. Either the team won and we would be happy, or it lost and there would be an immediate coaching change (and we would be happy), regardless of whether of not Kiffin got sacked at USC. In fact, the decision at UConn was made before the USC decision. UConn just had more class in announcing it on Monday although maybe having a bye week this week gave them a bit more latitude to work with.
 
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