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  1. UConnJim

    BE, B10, SEC, and B12 tourney champs

    All in the East. Crazy.
  2. UConnJim

    Defensive Coordinator

    Does anybody think Mora will hire a DC for next season? I think we need one.
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    Last 10 seasons, PFF QB ratings for UConn

    I went back and looked at the past 10 years of PFF ratings for UConn QBs. I know some people don't like PFF ratings, but they use consistent standards and seem to be unbiased. Below I have listed their overall offensive rating and their passer rating. The best passing QB based on PFF ratings...
  4. UConnJim

    The biggest issue - investment in the program

    And, no I'm not talking about facilities. In 2011, UConn paid Paul Pasqualoni $1.5 million per year and the assistant coaching pool ~$1.7 million. Fast forward to 2022 (latest USA Today data) and UConn is paying the head coach $1.5 million and the assistant coaches ~$1.8 million. So in 11...
  5. UConnJim

    Some crazy game stats

    Duke had 322 yards of total offense (Duke was averaging 459 yards) and only 74 yards rushing (Duke was averaging 243 yards) with a 2.7 YPC (Duke was averaging 6.33 YPC), and they were 5/13 on 3rd down. But they scored 41 points. How? Mostly due to 2 turnovers with 1 scoop and score and great...
  6. UConnJim

    Just the Stats

    We all know that we aren't scoring points, but how have the offense and defense ranked over the past 3 years? Offense: 2023: Total offense: 314 ypg (#117), Passing offense: 186 ypg (#106), Rushing offense: 128 ypg (#98) 2022: Total offense: 303 ypg (#124), Passing offense: 112 ypg...
  7. UConnJim

    Maybe we lost more than we thought from last year

    Comparing the team from last year to this year, you can see some issues. On offense, we have a new QB, new WRs, new C, and lost the FB. (Carter was replaced last year so I didn't include him.) One thing is clear, the chemistry between the QB and the WRs is not there. Part of this is due to...
  8. UConnJim

    A Dutcher connection to UConn

    Brian Dutcher's father Jim was the head coach at Minnesota from 1975 to 1986. Jim Dutcher's Minnesota team played UConn in the 1981 NIT and they beat UConn 84-66 at the HCC. Jim Dutcher has a 2-1 all time record against UConn. We need to avenge the NIT loss and even up the all time record...
  9. UConnJim

    Since the start of the year, bench shooting has struggled

    Georgetown had a good 3 point shooting game hitting 43.8% vs. 31.2% for the year which made today's game close. But, one of the biggest problems for UConn since the start of the year is that the bench has not shot well. Here are some stats for the 9 games this year for the bench: FG% = 33.8%...
  10. UConnJim

    Taisun Phommachanh to UMass

  11. UConnJim

    College Football Final - ESPN

    UConn's victory is the lead story and the team got a helmet sticker! Showed the video of the locker room celebration. Sure, the hosts had some fun with the win, but it was positive publicity!
  12. UConnJim

    Comparing 4 schools' football TV exposure in the ACC

    Although conferences like the ACC share media revenues equally, the value each of the schools brings to the media contract are highly variable. I have seen too many studies that say school A averages X number of viewers, school B averages Y number of viewers, etc. But the viewership numbers...
  13. UConnJim

    Analyzing the Portal

    I wondered, how do 3 transfers compare with other teams? Here are some numbers. (Remember, these are not final numbers as many more transfers are coming and the potential portal players from teams that made deep NCAA runs haven’t hit the portal yet.) ACC: average 1.7 per team Big 12...
  14. UConnJim

    Chris Jans on Sirius today

    Chris Jans, now the coach at Miss. St., was on Sirius today as they are interviewing coaches at the Final Four. Jans made some interesting comments today. He said building a program culture is over, but building a team each year was the way to go in the transfer portal era. He thought his...
  15. UConnJim

    Evan Miyakawa stats

    Saw an interesting chart on Twiter, although it is a couple of weeks old showing teams plotted on a chart based on having scoring runs and allowing scoring runs. Chart is below. The chart doesn't adjust for competition, but it is insightful. Also, here is a link to his website which has some...
  16. UConnJim

    How would the AAC be ranked this year in football and basketball with the future members?

    If the AAC was in its future configuration this year with UAB, North Texas, Charlotte, Rice, UTSA, and FAU and without UCF, Houston, and Cincinnati, how would the conference be ranked in football and basketball? Not very well. In football, the average Sagarin rating would place the AAC behind...
  17. UConnJim

    Schiano 2.0 vs. Edsall 2.0

    I thought it wold be interesting to compare Schiano 2.0 vs Edsall 2.0. Schiano is in year 2 while Edsall was in year 5 (including the COVID year). In the 4 years before each took over, their respective teams did not have a winning record: Rutgers: 2-10, 4-8, 1-11, 2-10 UConn: 3-9, 2-10...
  18. UConnJim

    My take on the game

    I had to wait a few days to post as I didn't want my anger and disappointment to jade my post. Things I underestimated: The impact of not UConn playing a real football game in almost 2 years. The experience of Fresno State with 20 of 22 returning starters including a veteran QB. How young...
  19. UConnJim

    How long will the Big 10 season last?

    Wisconsin cancels this week's game vs. Nebraska as 6 players and 6 staff members including Paul Chryst have tested positive for COVID. And, they have paused all football activities for 7 days so no practices until possibly next Wednesday. Wisconsin was going to have to start their 4th string...
  20. UConnJim

    Coastal Carolina game last night

    I noticed two Massachusetts kids started for Coastal Carolina last night. Both were class of 2018 and were lightly recruited. But, the kids highlighted to me how Northeastern kids develop when they go to college. Isaiah Likely was listed as a 6-2 225 lb athlete by 24/7 and a 6-2 200 lbs WR...
  21. UConnJim

    An advantage for UConn football this season

    UConn completed 15 spring practices this year and they were one of only 2 teams to practice 15 times this spring. Nine of UConn's opponents this year did not have any spring practices and the other three had 6 or less which should be an advantage for UConn. And, UConn had 11 early enrollees on...
  22. UConnJim

    UConn has played well short handed before

    Remember UConn at BC in the Boston Garden on 1/27/1987? One of the best UConn games that I attended because the expectations for the game were so low. UConn had 5 scholarship players available for the game as Cliff Robinson and Phil Gamble, the two best players, were academically ineligible...
  23. UConnJim

    Gilbert is a 4th year PG

    And he didn’t lead the team tonight. Bad shots, bad turnovers, didn’t make the team better. Terrible at the end of the game.
  24. UConnJim

    College Gameday Predictions

    They picked UConn/UMass: Howard: UMass McAfee: UMass Corso: UConn Herbsteit: UConn Should be fun!
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    Article on the SMU turnaround

    Interesting read as Sonny Dykes took a different route to turn SMU around. The roster has 35 transfers or about 1/3 of the roster. In total, 21 players are graduates. It look like about 12 are P5 transfers with the rest G5, FCS, D2 (1), and JCs. Unfortunately, I don't think the massive...
  26. UConnJim

    Connecticut has football talent

    Imagine if UConn kept all the instate talent, the team would be very competitive. Clearly, we need to grab more instate players, but the narrative around UConn football needs to change. Here is what a current roster would look like: QB: Quentin Harris Duke Will Levis Penn St. Taisun...
  27. UConnJim

    Looking at Last Week's Participation

    Although UConn published a participation list of 65 players for the Wagner game, 47 actually participated in the game according to the published participation list. (And, we know that there have been errors in the list in the past.) Who didn't participate that was on the list: OL: Hubbard...
  28. UConnJim

    Most coaches poll Top 25 teams the last 3 years. AAC or BE?

    In the final coaches poll the past 3 years: AAC 7, Big East 6. What about recruiting rankings in 2019? AAC/Big East Memphis 1/Villanova 5 UConn 21/Xavier 24 Wichita St. 40/DePaul 35 Houston 60/Georgetown 52 SMU 67/Marquette 70 ECU 72/Butler 73 UCF 84/Seton Hall 96 Tulsa 87/Creighton 97...
  29. UConnJim

    Basketball TV visibility will go down in Big East

    No matter if you like or dislike the move to the Big East, one thing is true: ESPN is the king of college basketball. With the Big East media rights outside off the ESPN universe, we should expect to see less coverage of UConn basketball on ESPN. Plus, FOX coverage of college basketball has...
  30. UConnJim

    Big East has had a tough post season

    The Big East schools have had a tough postseason. NCAAs: 1-3. Lower seed in one game. The losses were by 19, 16, and 9 points and the one win was by 4 points. Losses to Wofford, Murray St., Arizona St. NIT: 2-3. Were the higher seed in 4 games. Losses to Harvard, Nebraska, and Arkansas...
  31. UConnJim

    Comparing the USF and UConn Bigs

    Last night, USF played 4 bigs and UConn played 4 bigs. (Yakwe, Diarra, and Williams were out and I didn't include Wilson as a big.) Let's compare the bigs. USF Michael Durr: 7' 245 lbs, FR, 3* ranked 283, #42 C. Alexis Yetna: 6'8" 231 lbs, RFR, 3* ranked 270, #66 PF Mayan Kiir: 6'9" 218...
  32. UConnJim

    Let's take a look at the offense

    I think we are all in agreement about how poorly the defense performed in 2018, but what about the offense? And, how did the offense compare vs 2017? First, let's look at Pindell. He had great rushing stats, gaining over 1000 yards as a QB. Unfortunately, his passing stats were subpar...
  33. UConnJim

    This loss is on Edsall

    UConn played conservative on offense and played not to lose. UMass took more risk and was rewarded.
  34. UConnJim

    UConn has faced tough offenses the past 2 years

    The defense has been tough to watch this year, but the offenses that UConn has faced the past two seasons are much better than what UConn faced in the past. Throw in the youth on defense, and it has been a tough two years. Here are the Total Offense rankings of the FBS teams that UConn has...
  35. UConnJim

    Not an excuse, but 19-3.

    19-3. That is the current record of our first 5 opponents. In fact, Memphis is the first game that UConn will play in which the other team is not undefeated. Are the other teams we have played good? According to the Sagarin ratings, UConn has faced the 11th toughest schedule so far this...
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