Recent content by freescooter

Kind of sappy but I went to a game there when Campbell was playing and the whole Astrodome sang the chorus. It was pretty cool to experience.

At the time they were coming in having beaten Arkansas and BYU, I think back to back in the 2 games before ours. Their only loss was by 1 to a not too bad (7-5 type) ACC team. They were a Top 25 team going into the game.

That’s not really true. If you look at Mora’s first year I would argue that beating Liberty was the best win. They were ranked, had a high profile head coach, had beaten BYU and Arkansas. But the biggest win was beating BC. They were BC, ACC, P4, 1 1/2 away. And it change the perception on...

Rutgers has had a poorly run administration since 1980 at least. As far as Maryland goes, the Terps have done nothing. They wine 1 ACC title since the 1980s. They had a few ranked teams 20 years ago.

You know they joined the Big 10 in 2014, right? How long is long term? Other than a brief burst in the early 2000s Rutgers has been pretty dreadful. Maryland, other than a few teams under Fridgen has not been a significant player since the 1980s. I believe they have 1 outright ACC...

I think any win over an ACC team is a pretty big deal. Not Notre Dame big ( the holding call on the touchdown was as bogus a call as they come) but really any time a G5 beats a P4 it is a pretty big deal. Like it or not, they have significantly more resources. But I do think it adds to the...

No way there was only 25,000. I had it around 30,000. When you add in the others that everyone counts in capacity, maybe 32ish. And not liking Dom Amore is hardly character assassination. I don’t think he is a great writer. His priority is not UConnFootball and I think he regularly tries to...

Stop it! You are just trying to find a justification. The Big 10 has made some inexplicable choices particularly in Rutgers and Maryland which seem to have been cable driven. They seem to have returned to a football oriented process in the last round. Bringing in Virginia and even UNC would...

I think we ran a base defense. That is all we needed against Central Connecticut. The defense gave up 2 field goals an a 4 yard td drive. There was no need to dial up all manner of blitz. Just get things coordinated.

That actually is Central’s role. Fits perfectly. Lots of part time students. I’m not knocking it in the least. I have taken classes there. It is just a different role. Not better. Not worse.

I only saw 1 report suggesting there was “closer to 25,000”. That was Dom Amore. And he will likely push that narrative again if he gets a chance. My view is Dom is not a UConn football fan. And he was ticked he had to go to Rentschler Field rather than Yankee Stadium. He makes a point of...

Yes but much of that is the difference between a flagship university and a state university. UConn is a different animal. Closer to being a quasi-state entity. Central Connecticut is more like the primary campus of the State University system. They have different functions too. UConn is a...

Problem with this view is ND didn’t make its 6 game deal because of football. They made it over other sports. And they get paid more for basketball in the ACC than they would have earned in the NBE. But the Irish could easily plant basketball back in the NBE. Or probably any other pretty good...

I also think maybe we ran a very base version of our defense. We didn’t need to do anything fancy to beat Central Connecticut. So just run the base defense. Try to get guys coordinated. And bring the fancy Dan stuff next week. Offense is a little different. Ours is pretty open so you can’t not...

That is my take too. At one time the Bug care about academic fit, but I think they would not take a highly rated academic institution that was not also a solid athletic one. And they would draw the line at a Louisville I suspect. But leaving Cal and Stanford indicates they aren’t taking Virginia.