A little over nine months ago, on November 26, 2016, a UConn team led by Bob Diaco put on another shameful display of American tackle football against Tulane. Against the team the Huskies were tied with for last in the conference, they lost 38-13. It was the fourth straight blowout loss of the season and left the program in a dark place.
Even though the idea disgusted most of the fan base, conventional wisdom suggested Diaco would get one more year to right the ship. Objectively, Diaco deserved to go, but the Husky athletic department has been cash-strapped ever since being relegated to the American Athletic Conference and firing him would have incurred a seemingly untenable buyout fee.