Secret Scrimmage v Harvard

[sledog]

Have a drink. HArbinger of a long season?

 

[intlzncster]

Gonna take time ya'll. Some of us have been preaching patience. Others unrealistically penciling us into the Sweet Sixteen.

That and....this was just a scrimmage.

 

[Son of Robert]

Harvard won by 14. Apparently Gilbert was the only one who could score.

Gilbert is the man.

 

[navery12]

Is this confirmed? I don't see anything on Twitter with a score/stats

 

[Travelman6]

No it is not confirmed.

 

[JimHurley]

I’m going to wait for confirmation before overreacting.

 

[pj]

I’m going to wait for confirmation before overreacting.

I'm going to overreact before waiting for confirmation.

 

[JimHurley]

I'm going to overreact before waiting for confirmation.

The Boneyard way hahaha

 

[HawkHusky]

Fire Edsall. Fire Hurley. Fire UConn Athletics.

 

[Walker11]

I think Caronimo is plugged in. I think the outcome was predictable and I'm sure the reaction will be predictable.

 

[CL82]

Fire Edsall. Fire Hurley. Fire UConn Athletics.

Susie Lax?

 

[HooperScooper]

Wouldn't really surprise me if they lost to Harvard. Harvard is a pretty good team. UConn is trying to install new offenses and defenses with a new coach and trying to work in some new players (I count Gilbert in here) to see what they have. This is a preseason game scripted for that type of stuff. No need to panic.

Did anyone think they were coming out of the gate looking like gangbusters anyway? We'll see what they look like on November 8.

 

[awfuldan]

Wouldn't really surprise me if they lost to Harvard. Harvard is a pretty good team. UConn is trying to install new offenses and defenses with a new coach and trying to work in some new players (I count Gilbert in here) to see what they have. This is a preseason game scripted for that type of stuff. No need to panic.

Did anyone think they were coming out of the gate looking like gangbusters anyway? We'll see what they look like on November 8.

Yeah, I'm with you. Would have loved to see a win, but I don't think a loss here is cause for much concern. I'm glad that Hurley scheduled a low-pressure early season test for this team. Now they know what needs work and can get ready for the regular season to start.

 

[tzznandrew]

Wouldn't really surprise me if they lost to Harvard. Harvard is a pretty good team. UConn is trying to install new offenses and defenses with a new coach and trying to work in some new players (I count Gilbert in here) to see what they have. This is a preseason game scripted for that type of stuff. No need to panic.

Did anyone think they were coming out of the gate looking like gangbusters anyway? We'll see what they look like on November 8.

Our 1999 team almost lost to Marathon Oil.

Syracuse lost to a D3 school one year, I think, and went on to play in the Final Four.

Nothing here should be either encouraging or discouraging.

 

[JMick]

Our 1999 team almost lost to Marathon Oil.

Syracuse lost to a D3 school one year, I think, and went on to play in the Final Four.

Nothing here should be either encouraging or discouraging.

there's a reason it doesn't count lol I just hope people remember that.

 

[zepfan]

Our 1999 team almost lost to Marathon Oil.

Syracuse lost to a D3 school one year, I think, and went on to play in the Final Four.

Nothing here should be either encouraging or discouraging.

I appreciate the reminder of what pre-season first scrimmages are for...I know better but I was already in my room under my covers sobbing . There is little doubt that Hurley was playing everyone and looking to learn about his team not being only focused on a win. No sarcasm here, just gratitude. Rome wasn't built in a day; a watched pot never boils; to be a rock and not roll!

 

[mauconnfan]

The people who will see a lot of time haven't played with the same 5 or different 5's they need to get to know each other. This early on the fact Harvard already played one of these is an advantage. Relax all will be fine.

 

[Chief00]

Secret Scrimmage Gag Order Confirm_d

Actually, it’s off limits to Chief00 too.

 

[HooperScooper]

Actually, it’s off limits to Chief00 too.

Can't you see the court from your office?

 

[zepfan]

From what I've seen of Hurley so far, he will be brutally honest when he speaks about the scrimmage so we will find out how it went then.

 

[Chief00]

Can't you see the court from your office?

It’s a secret scrimmage, which means by NCAA rules, Chief00 is not suppose to watch.

 

[zepfan]

It’s a secret scrimmage, which means by NCAA rules, Chief00 is not suppose to watch.

Yes Chief, but we expect some complex, yet revealing metaphors (to those who have learned the secrets of Chief's language) about the scrimmage to be coming soon!

 

[Nebraskan18]

Weird we haven’t heard much yet. Took about 5 minutes after Nebraska’s to see a box score and full write up.

 

[auror]

To ease any panic:

He played Harvard in a secret scrimmage in each of his six seasons at Rhode Island, and the results haven’t been pretty: Hurley reckons he’s about 1-7 overall in closed-door scrimmages.

UConn, Yale, Quinnipiac will play ‘secret’ scrimmages on Saturday