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I do give spanos credit for mixing things up. I would rather him in a damn heartbeat over an obstinate stubborn SOB. Bringing in a new set of eyes to at least try and help the offense is at least a sign he is trying. The talent gap is just mind boggling.
Boom, in a nutshell!

Spanos can try a new quarterback every week, but guess what, many on the O-line still can't block, many of the RBs can't break tackles, many of the WRs can't get open, and many on the defense can't tackle. Because for the most part we can't recruit enough FBS 3-star prospects who are willing to spend 4-5 years in Storrs, CT. So our ceiling will never rise above 3-4 wins annually, against the likes of HC, Yale, and UMass.
 
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It also should be noted that Uconn ran back it's first kickoff for a TD in 10 years. Baby steps.


I enjoy the color commentary, but I noticed, (if I missed it I am wrong), that no mention of the fact was made of Brewton switching the ball from his right arm(the "inside" arm relating to the defense) to his left arm (the "outside" arm), at about the 28. He saw the defense was going to be on his inside, ( the right), so he switched up the ball from the inside to the outside. Now you know you have the sideline as your own "blocker" and can use your inside arm to protect and parry-"stiff arm".
I don't see that enough anymore. Gives me an insight to Brewton's own confidence and situation awareness.
 
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Boom, in a nutshell!

Spanos can try a new quarterback every week, but guess what, many on the O-line still can't block, many of the RBs can't break tackles, many of the WRs can't get open, and many on the defense can't tackle. Because for the most part we can't recruit enough FBS 3-star prospects who are willing to spend 4-5 years in Storrs, CT. So our ceiling will never rise above 3-4 wins annually, against the likes of HC, Yale, and UMass.
Stars or no stars just need good players. Coulda shoulda woulda transfer portal for more proven players.
 
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WR can't catch, OL doesn't block, RB make no one miss, DL can't get pressure, LB don't tackle, and DB can't cover. Other than that things are going well...
You forgot QB can't throw.
 
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It’s not about lowering standards across the board. It’s about allotting about 25% of roster space to individuals who are reaches academically but who the staff feels will do well with academic attention.

I can assure you not every player on Stanford or Northwestern meets their schools stringent admission standards.
 
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And just to add, people point to schools like Boise State who rose to prominence like it can be done easily - have you seen their admission standards for athletes?

We need to loosen the standards.

we have lost all conference type players, heck even defensive national player of the year award winners that wanted to come here but couldn’t because of academics. That has to change.
 
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And just to add, people point to schools like Boise State who rose to prominence like it can be done easily - have you seen their admission standards for athletes?

We need to loosen the standards.

we have lost all conference type players, heck even defensive national player of the year award winners that wanted to come here but couldn’t because of academics. That has to change.
Why should we? According to US News UConn is one of the top rated public universities. We shouldn't be a football factory if that mean that we accept room temperature IQ players.
 
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Why should we? According to US News UConn is one of the top rated public universities. We shouldn't be a football factory if that mean that we accept room temperature IQ players.
Yet we do it in basketball in some cases.

the standards need to be relaxed for a percentage of the team. It will not hurt US News rankings of UCONN as a university.

In fact, I would argue that a very good football team would increase applications and possibly increase UCONNs ranking. Remember it wasn’t too long ago when UCONN was a safety school, it’s rise coincided with Basketball teams emergence.
 
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Yet we do it in basketball in some cases.

the standards need to be relaxed for a percentage of the team. It will not hurt US News rankings of UCONN as a university.

In fact, I would argue that a very good football team would increase applications and possibly increase UCONNs ranking. Remember it wasn’t too long ago when UCONN was a safety school, it’s rise coincided with Basketball teams emergence.
But what percentage of the team? Do we lower standards on the hockey or baseball teams? If so, what's the percentage?
 
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Why should we? According to US News UConn is one of the top rated public universities. We shouldn't be a football factory if that mean that we accept room temperature IQ players.
I don't think anyone is saying to lower it to Neon (Shaq) in "Blue Chips" levels, or at least I hope not, but maybe some leeway here and there if it is a question of .1 on the GPA or 50 points on the SAT.
 
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Without looking at the list for more, UF (5) and FSU (19) are top 25 universities and they can take any player with a pulse. Clemson is #30.
 
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Truthfully, I went to MCC (Manchester Community College), I didn't think I used my SAT to get in there. After MCC, I worked at a family business, then 14 years after I did a correspondence course with computer programming. Now I'm retired, so I'm doing correspondence course in naval architecture.

I know I'm smart, li forgot what my IQ score was. As I tell my kids, never stop learning. I won't ever stop learning...
 
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@temery i demand NIL rights
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I thought this was a thread about Geno's next 4 seasons.
 

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