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2021 expectations

No one here knows what the team is going to look like. Would have been 2 years since their last game. The team isn't going to resemble anything like the last team that took the field in November 2019. You are telling me Yale game will be close? Based on what? Usually, you can tell if a FBS team is going to struggle vs. and FCS. But, i gotta believe with 2 years of development they can do a little better than a close game.
 
JohnFSilver said:
No one here knows what the team is going to look like. Would have been 2 years since their last game. The team isn't going to resemble anything like the last team that took the field in November 2019. You are telling me Yale game will be close? Based on what? Usually, you can tell if a FBS team is going to struggle vs. and FCS. But, i gotta believe with 2 years of development they can do a little better than a close game.
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I agree with this. I think Holy across and Yale are both comfortable wins. I also expect s will win a few others. It’s a guess but I expect us to beat a couple of the teams we aren’t at this point favored against. Vanderbilt is on my list. Army maybe. They had an odd season last year to say the least. I’m excited for the first time in a while.
 
freescooter said:
I agree with this. I think Holy across and Yale are both comfortable wins. I also expect s will win a few others. It’s a guess but I expect us to beat a couple of the teams we aren’t at this point favored against. Vanderbilt is on my list. Army maybe. They had an odd season last year to say the least. I’m excited for the first time in a while.
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If UConn can't be yale handily, then the team massively underperformed expectations IMO. They should have better talent than Yale.

I know that there are people who want uconn football to struggle against yale, but I just don't see it unless the recruiting is terrible.
 
JohnFSilver said:
If UConn can't be yale handily, then the team massively underperformed expectations IMO. They should have better talent than Yale.

I know that there are people who want uconn football to struggle against yale, but I just don't see it unless the recruiting is terrible.
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I strongly believe that the 2019 Yale team was better than the 2019 UConn team. I saw both in person. Yes, many of the 2021 UConn team will be back, 2 years more physically/mentally mature. Because of that I'm hoping/expecting 2021 UConn will be better than 2021 Yale. However, assuming Yale is one of the best Ivy teams again this year, I expect it will be competitive.
 
In 1966 I saw my first UConn - Yale game. Can't remember who won. But back then Yale was the big dog and UConn was the predictable underdog. Fast forward 51 years, and despite all the energy and money expended by UConn's administration and sports department, not to mention the cost of Rentschler, the discussion remains, can UConn beat Yale?
 
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Eastwood said:
In 1966 I saw my first UConn - Yale game. Can't remember who won. But back then Yale was the big dog and UConn was the predictable underdog. Fast forward 51 years, and despite all the energy and money expended by UConn's administration and sports department, not to mention the cost of Rentschler, the discussion remains, can UConn beat Yale?
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The way I see it, if UConn wins it will lead to a sigh of relief from Randy Edsall and Dave Benedict. If Yale wins, Yale's campus/alumni will celebrate.
 
LoyalFanCT said:
The way I see it, if UConn wins it will lead to a sigh of relief from Randy Edsall and Dave Benedict. If Yale wins, Yale's campus/alumni will celebrate.
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Which is always the problem with these games...UConn wins big and they are bullies, close and they are bad and if the lose heaven help us.
 
freescooter said:
Maybe. Maybe not. It isn’t the opener. I remain hopeful that we have a couple of wins by then.
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Agree very much about the openers. It was more with regarding our struggles against the FCS teams on our schedules since Towson.(though they did have a lot of FBS transfers)
 
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None. Just waiting to see what happens. I hope we come out of the gate looking strong. Losing by 40 to Fresno would be a program killer.
 
Duncan Idaho said:
Agree very much about the openers. It was more with regarding our struggles against the FCS teams on our schedules since Towson.(though they did have a lot of FBS transfers)
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We have struggled mightily but managed to pull the games out. I do hope to return to the days when we win those games easily. As far as Yale goes I think people are overrating them a bit. Typically even good FCS teams lack depth and by Late October that begins to show up.
 
freescooter said:
Which is always the problem with these games...UConn wins big and they are bullies, close and they are bad and if the lose heaven help us.
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Agreed, and what a change from years past! In 1965 legendary Yale coach Carm Cozza lost his very first game, 13-6 to UConn, the Eli's first loss to the Huskies in a series that began in 1948. The Yale alumni went nuts, and Cozza questioned whether he should continue coaching. Fortunately for Yale, the players (and athletic director) rallied behind him, he stayed on to embark on a Hall of Fame career.
 
I am seasonally hopeful. With a splash of skepticism this time of year
 
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