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He is an amazing young man with an amazing support system. He is very measured with how he processes life and decisions. This move was carefully thought out and necessary for his career. I wish him all the best

We agree there. However, we must admit that a UConn fans perspective of college football and let’s say any school’s fanbase that is benefiting from this NIL era is vastly different.

With all due respect, stinks for whom? Not the players, which should always be kept at the center of all of this. If UConn had bags of cash and were getting the top players in consistently to supplement winning records year over year and the Rent was packed because of it- I doubt you would be...

I will say this. I’m noticing that more and more he’s bringing up where this program was which indicates to me that he’s feeling real insecure about where he’s at now and the job he’s currently doing.

I concur

Actually some people were talking about how easily he moved the ball and how good the rhythm looked when he was in there- I was simply responding to posts like that. Again, I do believe he has tools and should have started from jump. However, I’m not conspiratorial in that I believe Mora started...

I would give it some time. The backup QB always looks good during a blowout when the opposing defense is playing backups and vanilla coverage. I do think Roberson is good but you can’t really judge him from last night- IMHO

Your analysis is always refreshing to read.

Good luck to all these young men! Big day for them!

What a ride for Lwal! From UConn to the National Championship game! Good luck to him.

That’s awesome. Baldy is pretty big in the analyst space.

Haha. Too funny.

https://247sports.com/college/vanderbilt/Article/Vanderbilt-CB-Jeremy-Lucien-named-to-Top247-transfer-list-187912985/

Well, I’ll end my thought process on this note- everyone here has an opinion on players that come and go from this program. Jim posted some numbers from PFF that indicated Lucien was a backup (64.4 grade) and I saw an article from 247 that stated it was a surprisingly low grade based on their...

According to PFF (since you brought it up) the UConn CB’s this year….Save for Wortham coming on the last two games what would you say? Mind you Lucien is in the SEC and UConn is an Indy Wortham- 70.7 Shearin- 57.3 Malcolm Bell- 65.8 Kaleb Anthony- 49.6 I’m not disparaging any of the kids...

It’s really not that complicated. Like it was mentioned before (with credible sources) Mora simply asked him to not come back so he can get his roster spot. He was one of the leaders on the team both on and off the field and a model student- he was well liked by the press. All the boxes were...

You don’t actually believe that. Actually, I won’t go down that rabbit hole. I wish both UConn and anyone who transferred out of UConn the best.

You brought up Shearin correct? So I did some digging. He left the SEC and came to UConn right? And Lucien knew about other players that Mora would be bringing in which he evaluated which prompted him to leave. And according to your logic Vanderbilt is such a poor team that their coaches and...

Actually Biz Lawyer responded to the initial post by saying Lucien was told to leave and congratulated him on making the best out of his situation and giving Mora the latitude of perhaps misjudging a players abilities which isn’t a perfect science- all of which apparently set off some people...

And you know this for sure…How? I get it, out with the old and in with the new…I said UConn is in a far better place than last year and coaching up the existing guys with the additions- the results are absolutely there But I’m also of the belief that several things can exist at the same time-...

I’m of the belief that even an existing HC tells his starters that no position is safe going into the next year and that you can lose your spot if you don’t bring it. I don’t necessarily think that everyone who hits the portal was somehow allergic to competition.

Well, referring back to the initial info by the poster, here’s what my logic tells me or steers me away from…If he got toasted so much it’s highly unlikely that an SEC team (and who cares where they rank) that has to line up against the best of the best, that played against him for 60 minutes...

From what I can remember they brought in Wortham to compete and he won the job. Not sure why he would bail as the incumbent starter for the next season?

Lmao! I honestly believe that Mora didn’t need to look at any games to make a decision to reshape his roster. But since you were so vehement about this it made me curious- so I checked the stats for that game Lucien gave up 5 catches for 69 yards and a TD Dixon gave up 5 catches for 76 yards...

That would be interesting. He was the starter. Why be afraid to compete as the incumbent to then leave and have to well…Compete as a newcomer in a tougher conference? Makes more sense that he was told to leave. Edsall did it to a lot of the legacy guys when he got in and Mora did it here most...

Seems like there’s a timeline issue with this post. Didn’t he go into the portal before Shearin was offered?

Well said man. I was so happy for those kids. They’ve been through a lot and all week some key players did believe they would win the game. Hats off to the staff and players for remaining committed to the process. Carry this momentum to FIU and keep grinding.

Well, the word “transfer” should be used very loosely here I think

Well, I suspect (only a hunch) that one who has a degree in hand in Mechanical Engineering doesn’t necessarily have to master in it in order to succeed in life. I also suspect that given all of the sacrifices on football that had to be made in order to juggle such a rigorous course load- once...

Tracking depth charts- looks like Lucien climbed to starter for the Alabama game. Last two games he’s had 9 tackles and 4 pas breakups against Wake Forest and Northern

Good for those guys! Not easy to come in as a transfer and supplant a starter that was there for Spring. The fact they’re getting good minutes and production bodes well for them. Hope all the other players who transferred experience success. There was some talent that was jettisoned out

That is so sad. He worked really hard to get back. Feel terribly for him. Such an incredible young man

Well, the original point was that we have three kids on our roster going P5 and you proceeded to say Vandy was only P5 by association and then supported your point by saying UConn almost beat them. Fair to say that according to your logic UConn is only G5 by association since Holy Cross...

Love how some people like to take shots at outgoing kids. I’ll chime in here and say this: I would like to think that a HC and staff of any school in any conference would be wise enough to do due diligence and actually bring in kids they feel can compete against the schools in said conference...

Walker to Buffalo and Lucien to Vanderbilt. It’s a bit more nuanced than that. Most of the kids that entered the portal from UConn weren’t starters and didn’t get much playing time. Unfortunately when you put out a tape full of special teams highlights it’s tough to get picked up whether you...