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More on Edsall's UConn comparison: fan reaction

Maryland football coach Randy Edsall was asked during his Sunday media conference call about how he responds to losing -- essentially whether he has faith that his program, which has lost five straight, will be a winner.

"I've been through all this," Edsall said.

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He then referenced two previous experiences -- a period as an assistant coach with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars and his early years as head coach of Connecticut.

As you know, Connecticut was transitioning to Division I-A in Edsall's early years at the school. He was hired in 1999. The Huskies were 4-7 in 1999 and 3-8 and 2-9 the next two seasons. The team steadily improved after that.

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Many readers reacted strongly to Edsall's comment on Sunday that "This is Connecticut all over 13 years ago." He made a similar comment on his Terps radio show earlier in the season.

Among the reactions I got on Twitter (

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