FWIW I knew what you meant. This program feels snake bitten at this point and it really hurts.That's not what I said or meant. More of a "f- me" when something bad happens. Man, you folks are touchy.
In positive news, Mike Enright confirms that UConn will honor Casey's scholarship. So there's that.
A JUCO won't help until next season either. Too late at this point.
If not for Whitmer taking a bunch of snaps against BYU, there's a chance UConn loses to Stony Brook. So there's that. If anything this will reinforce things in Diaco's mind. Now if someone gets hurt, at least his backup has seen a good amount of snaps. I think that's the point.My hope, is that Diaco, our first time head coach, has finally realized the complete lunacy in a "preparatory" phase of the season, and whatever that means to him, with all these substitutions and self-evaluation stuff - and the reason is injuries. I've been kind of quiet about that aspect until now, but we lost Cochran for good, during the "prepatory" phase.
I'm 100% behind Whitmer getting every snap against Boise, and a starting lineup on each side of the ball, that is going to play and practice all week like it. As much as I jest around here, I'm entirely sick of this concept of rotating players in games for self-evaluation purposes.
If not for Whitmer taking a bunch of snaps against BYU, there's a chance UConn loses to Stony Brook. So there's that. If anything this will reinforce things in Diaco's mind. Now if someone gets hurt, at least his backup has seen a good amount of snaps. I think that's the point.
I'm also not a huge fan of all the substitutions but I think it's a necessary evil given the steady decline of the team's performance in the last three years culminating in the show that was 2013.
Wow I thought I was bad with some of my crazy comments during the basketball season but this is this kids life. You NEVER put a team, sports or a win loss record before good health and life.
I should have been clearer, my apologies.
My major point was that while it appeared to be a sound approach when it looked like Casey would be here for the remainder of this season and a couple more beyond that, now that Boyle logistically cannot be redshirted this year, we need to play the better of the two (Whitmer, Boyle) QB's now.
I also added (and yes, I should have mentioned Sherrif, my apologies for the omission) that we need bodies for this position going forward and both a JUCO and (if we can find one) a post-grad (giving us a junior and senior as backup QB's next year) added this offseason should be a goal.
It is unbelievable the amount of bad luck this program has had at this position. You can't make it up.It's the Maryland plan if Whitmer gets hurt. High school quarterbacks who changed positions.
Oh I don't think he's a D1 starting caliber QB but he has always had issues with happy feet, speed of the game etc. which can only be helped by playing. Despite the awkward fumble, he actually took care of the ball more than he has in the past which is not good but it is what it is. I guess I'm suggesting that if he hadn't played against BYU, that terrible fumble could have led to things spiraling out of control for him.Are you suggesting that the experience gleaned from the BYU game allowed Whitmer to not be even worse than the terrible he was against Stony Brook? He seems like a good dude, and I wish him the best, but he can't throw, and that's a pretty vital skill for a QB at this level.
Whitmer's had some at UConn as well. Took a big pop on a scramble against SB. Only a matter of time before we see Boyle. I hoep it is not because Chandler got hurt.Have to wonder if this played into Diaco's decision to have a two QB gameplan. He must've known one more concussion would end Casey's career.