2021 UConn Football Media Day - Thursday July 29th.

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93.20% vaxxed....not bad. Heard back in June they had to do a little pushing to get that number up.

Maybe this has been mentioned elsewhere already, but at one point in early summer there was talk by UConn that the unvaxxed kids will not be permitted to see the field. Lets see how this evolves.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

93.20% vaxxed....not bad.

Agreed, and not much wriggle room in UConn's current SARS-2 vaccine policy. Vaccination, or fuhgetabout living in dorms or attending classes for on-campus students let alone student-athletes participating in practices or games.

"All students who will be in person on UConn's campuses during the fall 2021 semester are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19" UConn Vaccinations Policy | COVID

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Chin Diesel]

That's a great one.

How hard is it to tell the truth? I think it’s harder to bullshit them. Because then you’ve got to keep bullshitting them.”

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Austin316]

Anytime I see a block C it’s a like.

 

[Austin316]

Listen…

It’s wild how every season there is a question mark around who’s leading the offense.

How we don’t have a single QB that stands out is beyond me but I assume it’s Zerg (1) Krajewski (2) and would love to see TP emerge as (3)

 

[Austin316]

That's a great one.

How hard is it to tell the truth? I think it’s harder to Stop them. Because then you’ve got to keep bullshitting them.”

That’s why a lot of parents like him. He’s pretty up front about most stuff which was the complete opposite of red pants

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Good listen especially about the competition @ each position and the possibility of being passed by the next guy if there is any slacking off:

 

[Hoophound]

In terms of positivity and commitment from the coach to win games, it was a great day. I’d say Randy has some moxie going. Based on that, I’d also say he knows who his QB is.

 

[huskymedic]

-> For the coach of a college football team that didn’t play at all in 2020, and won a total of only six games in the three seasons before, to start guaranteeing victories would be silly. And UConn coach Randy Edsall certainly wasn’t doing that Thursday.

But on the eve of his team’s first practice of the 2021 season, Edsall certainly sounded like he expects wins — yes, plural — to be in the cards for the Huskies this season.

“We’ve put ourselves in a position to win,” Edsall said during a meeting with reporters in the Shenkman Center on the school’s campus.

The Huskies open the season on the West Coast, facing Fresno State Aug. 28.

“It’s a whole different feel, a whole different vibe. It’s been that way since basically January,” Edsall said of his team’s attitude. <-

 

[huskymedic]

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[huskymedic]

-> “We’ve put ourselves now in a position to win,” Edsall told media Thursday at Shenkman Training Center.

“Before, I don’t think we had that ability in a lot of situations. But I really feel like hey, we’re in a position now where we can go out and win.”

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Austin316]

-> “We’ve put ourselves now in a position to win,” Edsall told media Thursday at Shenkman Training Center.

“Before, I don’t think we had that ability in a lot of situations. But I really feel like hey, we’re in a position now where we can go out and win.”

“Before, I don’t think we had that ability in a lot of situations. But I really feel like hey, we’re in a position now where we can go out and win.”

When I read this. It’s literally in RE’s voice.

 

[hardcorehusky]

“Before, I don’t think we had that ability in a lot of situations. But I really feel like hey, we’re in a position now where we can go out and win.”

When I read this. It’s literally in RE’s voice.

When we played Syracuse and their RB overpowered our DE and plowed into the end zone, I realized we were too light and weak to compete. It proved out game by game. Even with some of the improvements we made in 2019, we still weren't able to put out 11 players who were up to speed and strength.

Now that these guys are physically ready, it is easy to see the momentum. If there is a modicum of good QB play, and these guys get a taste of winning, you can just see this taking off.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[DoctorWho85]

It’s wild how every season there is a question mark around who’s leading the offense.

How we don’t have a single QB that stands out is beyond me but I assume it’s Zerg (1) Krajewski (2) and would love to see TP emerge as (3)

I mean lets be honest here. Edsall has a pretty terrible track record with recruiting QB's. Outside of Dan O, his QB's have been game managers at best.

 

[RSTuthill]

None of this means anything at all. Every year it is the same thing. We are so much better physically. So much more leadership. So much better understanding of the system. Yadda yadda yadda.

Tell us a week from from this coming Sunday who is on the QB short list, and tell us as soon as the final selection for starter is made. That is all we really want to hear aside from the two deep before the first game on the coast.

And no, we have not forgotten about the public practice. That should be fun. It has been a looooong two years.

 

[Chin Diesel]

It almost sounds like the staff wants Zergiotis to win. they talk about him first when discussing QB's and talk about he has transformed his body.

And then they throw in the consistency thing. And we all know RE won't play a QB who makes turnovers; especially one who makes turnovers trying to extend plays beyond the play called by the staff.

Which leads me to believe Krajewski will end up as the starter.

 

[CL82]

Now that these guys are physically ready, it is easy to see the momentum. If there is a modicum of good QB play, and these guys get a taste of winning, you can just see this taking off.

Agree.

 

[CL82]

It almost sounds like the staff wants Zergiotis to win. they talk about him first when discussing QB's and talk about he has transformed his body.

And then they throw in the consistency thing. And we all know RE won't play a QB who makes turnovers; especially one who makes turnovers trying to extend plays beyond the play called by the staff.

Which leads me to believe Krajewski will end up as the starter.

I think so too. In @gwhuskyfan's podcast Edsall talks about needing guys who "can make plays and do it consistently... and sometimes it's not who you think it will be." For some reason that made me think that Zergiotis is not leading for the QB slot right now. Just a feeling.

 

[Jimdish255]

This worries me a bit but it's understandable we know there are holes and guys need to step in. Next year and the year after depth chart at OL looks much deeper, but this year the offense will go as far as the new starters can take them.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I think so too. In @gwhuskyfan's podcast Edsall talks about needing guys who "can make plays and do it consistently... and sometimes it's not who you think it will be." For some reason that made me think that Zergiotis is not leading for the QB slot right now. Just a feeling.

Zergiotis seems like the classic good enough, aggressive enough to keep both teams in the game at all times. He'd be the Jameis Winston 30/30 club type QB. Which Edsall hates.

Edsall likes the QB who makes the throws the play calls for and if the QB makes a bad pass, he blames it on "execution".

Go off script and try to make a play outside the staff calls for and you mess it up? Edsall hates that even more.

 

[gioff2323]

I mean lets be honest here. Edsall has a pretty terrible track record with recruiting QB's. Outside of Dan O, his QB's have been game managers at best.

I don’t think you meant recruiting, as he has brought in guys who looked good as QB recruits. He just hasn’t developed them. It’s like he wants everyone to cap out at his level as a player at SU.

 

[metsfan2323]

I don’t think you meant recruiting, as he has brought in guys who looked good as we recruits. He just hasn’t developed them. It’s like he wants everyone to cap out at his level as a player at SU.

TL was a very good QB, as was Cody Endres, Zach Frazer developed into a competent QB, Shirreffs (one foot out the door) was rescued by Edsall after Diaco shunned him for a poor throwing Freshman. Pindell had a good year for Edsall but the defense was so bad nobody remembers now.

Are we not giving Edsall any credit for developing Orlovsky? I bet Orlovsky would beg to differ.

 

[gioff2323]

And don’t forget everyone’s darling, M Nebrich

 

[NYtoCT]

None of this means anything at all. Every year it is the same thing. We are so much better physically. So much more leadership. So much better understanding of the system. Yadda yadda yadda.

Tell us a week from from this coming Sunday who is on the QB short list, and tell us as soon as the final selection for starter is made. That is all we really want to hear aside from the two deep before the first game on the coast.

And no, we have not forgotten about the public practice. That should be fun. It has been a looooong two years.

Let’s hope Edsall returns to a standard two deep instead of that “participation list” or whatever that crap was called in 2019