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2022 Blue/White Showcase Info (Friday April 22nd @ 7:00) *Updated Day/Time*

Is it possible that the big social night is no longer Thursday night at UConn? That students actually stay on campus for the weekend in measurable numbers?
 
My youngest graduated from UConn a few years ago. Never had classes on Friday. Avery Point lots are sparse on Friday's.
 
If ya can’t keep politics out of your commentary - don’t bother:




-> Governor Ned Lamont will be on hand Friday evening in Storrs during the UConn Football Blue/White Showcase at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium at Rizza Performance Center. Gates to Morrone Stadium open at 5:30 p.m. and the practice will begin at 7 p.m. Lamont will show his support for the Huskies as an honorary coach and, while NCAA rules prohibit Lamont from engaging in any coaching activities, he will be able to interact with student-athletes, and coaches, on the sidelines.

"I am excited to welcome Coach Mora to UConn, and I look forward to joining the team and the entire UConn community in Storrs on Friday night to gear up for what is going to be an incredible football season," Governor Lamont said.<-

-> "I'd like to thank Governor Lamont for his continued support of UConn athletics and of the University at-large," director of athletics David Benedict said. "His presence at the Blue/White Showcase will mean a lot to our student-athletes, coaches and staff, and I'm looking forward to expressing my gratitude in person on Friday." <-
 
huskymedic said:
If ya can’t keep politics out of your commentary - don’t bother:




-> Governor Ned Lamont will be on hand Friday evening in Storrs during the UConn Football Blue/White Showcase at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium at Rizza Performance Center. Gates to Morrone Stadium open at 5:30 p.m. and the practice will begin at 7 p.m. Lamont will show his support for the Huskies as an honorary coach and, while NCAA rules prohibit Lamont from engaging in any coaching activities, he will be able to interact with student-athletes, and coaches, on the sidelines.

"I am excited to welcome Coach Mora to UConn, and I look forward to joining the team and the entire UConn community in Storrs on Friday night to gear up for what is going to be an incredible football season," Governor Lamont said.<-

-> "I'd like to thank Governor Lamont for his continued support of UConn athletics and of the University at-large," director of athletics David Benedict said. "His presence at the Blue/White Showcase will mean a lot to our student-athletes, coaches and staff, and I'm looking forward to expressing my gratitude in person on Friday." <-
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This is pretty cool to see. All politics aside, Lamont has been a huge supporter of UConn athletics and Mora and him seem to have hit it off which I think will do nothing but help the program in the long run. It does nothing but help the program to have the leader of the state show up to the spring game.
 
Good to see the Guv is gonna be there. I think we can expect both Ritters' there as well I would think as they have historically been big backers. And I am not ever going to criticize Lamont's predecessor for his support of UConn athletics either. He got us meaningful hockey programs. Both men;s and women's. Both programs came within an eyelash of going to the Frozen Four this year.
 
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Looks like a nice D3 field
 
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-> As he tries to fashion a new era for UConn football, Mora sees everywhere that there is a lot of work ahead, but not once, he says, has the thought “what have I gotten myself into?” crept into his head.

“Not even for a heartbeat,” Mora said at the halfway mark of the Blue-White Showcase at Joe Morrone Stadium. “I mean, we have a lot of work to do, a ton of work to do, developing the men on our team, but I have not had one single moment when I have not been having fun. I think the future is very bright. It’s going to be a process to get there, but thankfully I’m working with a group of guys that’s excited to work to get there.” <-

-> There was not much to learn from the last of 15 spring practices, much of it 11-on-11 drills with limited contact, but the vibe was positive, at least. For a program that is 10-57 since 2016, it has to start somewhere.<-

-> “I see few penalties, which I like,” Mora said. “We’re not tackling [by design], and when you’re not tackling, it’s hard from the stands or sidelines to gauge what’s going on, or even for me standing on the field. You go back and look at the film, you’re looking at execution; you’re looking at effort. Right now, we’re just trying to get our operation down, and it’s been fine.” <-
 
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cheech63 said:
Thank God I was able to go back to watching Uconn baseball on the other side of the field.
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More context?

It sounds like it was non contact...more like drills than a game. And,..Mora said they were nervous...so maybe sloppy in the beginning.

I was hoping for more of w traditional game...at the rent. Maybe next year.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
More context?

It sounds like it was non contact...more like drills than a game. And,..Mora said they were nervous...so maybe sloppy in the beginning.

I was hoping for more of w traditional game...at the rent. Maybe next year.
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It was non contact 11-11 except the o-line/d-line . What I was told was they didn’t have enough players/depth to actually go full blown live tackle. Other than that though, I thought that it was meaningful especially for the quarterbacks to see how well they did. Seeing from a fan perspective I think that Steven K gets the qb1 going into fall camp because he seemed a lot better and poised with the 2nd team and had better control of the offense whereas TaQuan struggled and held onto the ball and played very conservative.
 
Duncan Idaho said:
My youngest graduated from UConn a few years ago. Never had classes on Friday. Avery Point lots are sparse on Friday's.
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Avery Point doesn't even have on-campus housing anymore.
 
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