Connecticut coach Bob Diaco and Navy counterpart Ken Niumatalolo heaped praise upon each other during the American Athletic Conference weekly teleconference on Monday morning.
One day later, Diaco complained about one of the primary tactics of Niumatalolo's team.
Niumatalolo began the teleconference by crediting Diaco for dialing up sound defenses against Navy's triple-option offense. Diaco served as defensive coordinator at Notre Dame from 2010 through 2013 before taking over at Connecticut.
Connecticut comes to Annapolis on Saturday to take on Navy in the American Athletic Conference opener for both schools.