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JMick said:
I'm not sure adding another one of our rotational DL to the field is going to help... Some of the backups literally just stand up when the ball is snapped
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In this scenario you have Branch moving back to DE (where he has played his whole career) and Smiley who at 245 LBs shouldn’t be trying to 5 gap as a 5 technique and should be a true 4-3 edge rusher.
 
Granted, I think that last TD should’ve been blown dead for forward progress. But I’ve never seen anything more pathetic than that on a football field. Like 7 Huskies are piled up on 1 BSU guy at the 4 and he gets in the endzone? Walk back to campus.
 
First, the D is abysmal and I have no idea what got into them at Syracuse to give us so much hope. Seeing Cuse thump Clemson just makes it even more bizarre.

Next, I’m at a loss for words as to why our offense can’t just exploit opportunities and pummel the other team into oblivion. No one on Ball St could defend Bell anywhere. Why didn’t we just run chunk yard plays all day for him? Who has the great idea that we’d do BS screens all day? Same goes with Edwards running to the edges. They had little hope of stopping him. Heck the only that stopped big gains was us committing holding penalties 15 yards away from the play.

It’s frustrating that JF has hit his ceiling as a 7th year game manager. Because now it turns out we actually need an accurate dynamic QB who also improves as the season progresses with this joke of a defense. Unfortunately, he threw short & long of receivers all day long…we missed out on a bunch of big gains and could have just torched BSU.

Sorry to vent but I really though this could be a special year and it’s clear now we’ll be lucky to finish 6-6
 
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A win is a win but this one doesn't feel great. We are soft up the middle, we are soft over the middle, and we can't get a stop when we get a team in second and long. Offense did enough today but I can't get over how bad the defense is. The line is not good enough to free up the LBs to make the plays the scheme calls for.

Other than "throw to Bell" and "give it to Cam" I have no idea what our offensive philosophy is. Joe forces so many throws to Bell and Cam won't be able to save us against better teams.

I get that I'm slow to get on the bus, but I'm realizing we're just not a very good team and I think that sucks.
 
I melted in the sun in our seats behind the Husky bench. Honestly on TV you probably get a better perspective. I do have to give Joe F props for running that one time he had to and he looked pretty good. The D? Like all have said, suspect at best, really bad at worst.
 
Thankfully we have Cam Edwards. If he didn't get that 3rd and 9 Ball State was going to march right down the field and tie it. A win is a win but it looks ugly. Team can't tackle.
 
On defense we look slow and can't get off of blocks. The want wasn't there today either. Very concerned about the season going forward. It's tough starting with a new team full of portal guys every year. You really don't know what you've got.
 
Brutal in person. Good size crowd just waiting to erupt and instead were treated to a paint drying clinic. Fagnano underthrowing bell time and time again and throwing behind other targets. Left early to watch the Mets lose another critical game. Watching second half rn and am glad I did.
 
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re: bell - did anyone else feel like we ran nothing but screens?
Screens work when they're not expected. Sammis makes them feel like they're a dive up the middle lol
14 for 103 yards is laughable. I said in the game chat that doing that over and over is going to get him hurt against real defenses.
 
JustbrewitMan said:
First, the D is abysmal and I have no idea what got into them at Syracuse to give us so much hope. Seeing Cuse thump Clemson just makes it even more bizarre.

Next, I’m at a loss for words as to why our offense can’t just exploit opportunities and pummel the other team into oblivion. No one on Ball St could defend Bell anywhere. Why didn’t we just run chunk yard plays all day for him? Who has the great idea that we’d do BS screens all day? Same goes with Edwards running to the edges. They had little hope of stopping him. Heck the only that stopped big gains was us committing holding penalties 15 yards away from the play.

It’s frustrating that JF has hit his ceiling as a 7th year game manager. Because now it turns out we actually need an accurate dynamic QB who also improves as the season progresses with this joke of a defense. Unfortunately, he threw short & long of receivers all day long…we missed out on a bunch of big gains and could have just torched BSU.

Sorry to vent but I really though this could be a special year and it’s clear now we’ll be lucky to finish 6-6
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Sammis is baffling with some of his play calling. At times it’s sheer stupidity. Why he refuses to exploit the middle of the field is beyond be. Why he rolls out Fagnano cutting the field in half and making him throw on the run (a weakness) is ridiculous. Why he keeps running the useless wideout screen especially into the short side of the field is another dummy maneuver. He stalls a lot of drives with stupid calls.
 
MrHockey9 said:
Brutal in person. Good size crowd just waiting to erupt and instead were treated to a paint drying clinic. Fagnano underthrowing bell time and time again and throwing behind other targets. Left early to watch the Mets lose another critical game. Watching second half rn and am glad I did.
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There were a couple of high school bands there. I wouldn’t hold my breath about FIU without help from CT schools.
 
MrHockey9 said:
Brutal in person. Good size crowd just waiting to erupt and instead were treated to a paint drying clinic. Fagnano underthrowing bell time and time again and throwing behind other targets. Left early to watch the Mets lose another critical game. Watching second half rn and am glad I did.
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Soto. Call strike 3. Gotta swing.
 
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AllHusky said:
My first eyes on a game this year, all radio so far. Defense totally unqualified to play at this level. Those who saw Syracuse, I assume we looked different? In what way? Could we tackle, did we have a rush, good schemes??
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Unqualified to play at this level? You mean the same uconn team that went to Syracuse and held them to 6pts going into the 4th. Then you mean that same Syracuse team going to Clemson today and hanging 31 points on them. Are we great? No.. Can we beat Clemson? No probably not. Are we terrible? ABSOLUTELY not. This team could easily be 4-0 right now. Really should be 4-0.. but typical uconn fans no different then the basketball side. You guys literally have to win every game or the team is terrible. Smh. Support the team.
 
huskymedic said:
Mills didn’t dress today.. DL Trent Jones is still out. Our depth across the board is a problem.
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Thanks medic, I was going to ask if Mills was hurt. Before we write off the defense, lets gets Mills back as I believe he is our best defensive player and brings the leadership and attitude we are missing. Also, when is Jones due back? Plug him in the middle and maybe the run defense gets a lot tougher. Need those 2 guys back.
 
To me, the Defense is Very Offensive. 3-3-5 is not what I'd want. I know we lost some good D players from last year. I'm not giving up!!
 
Recruiting is a crapshoot. The best aren’t going to UConn. Like picking stocks, it’s often better to be lucky than good. UConn’s best to out effort teams that underestimate them like almost happened at Cuse.
 
giddyup said:
Sammis is baffling with some of his play calling. At times it’s sheer stupidity. Why he refuses to exploit the middle of the field is beyond be. Why he rolls out Fagnano cutting the field in half and making him throw on the run (a weakness) is ridiculous. Why he keeps running the useless wideout screen especially into the short side of the field is another dummy maneuver. He stalls a lot of drives with stupid calls.
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I really don't understand why Sammis insists on rolling out Fagnano. At least 3 times today -- maybe 4?

He is a pocket quarterback. Ball State was not getting a ton of pressure.

Why roll him out when you know he struggles to throw on the move?
 
We MAY go 8-5 given our weak schedule, but this is a boring, uninspiring, mundane team to watch, let alone root for. I have lived 66 of my 77 years here in Connecticut, yet if I were not a UConn grad (1974) I might question my ongoing support.

I will always bleed National Flag Blue, but the quest for mediocrity is a frustrating journey.
 
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Palatine said:
The defense collapses at the end of every game (and overtime).
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That's call fatigue. They have holding teams, other than Delaware to less that 14 points. The Offense is building leads, which would make the opponents 1 dimensional and easier to defend.
Even this game, they held them to 10 points for most of the game, but we couldn't pull away. Defenders get tired, too. Defense isn't our biggest problem. In 4 games, they have given up less than 3 scores through 3 damn quarters. What more are they supposed to do?
 
MilliniumPrince said:
That's call fatigue. They have holding teams, other than Delaware to less that 14 points. The Offense is building leads, which would make the opponents 1 dimensional and easier to defend.
Even this game, they held them to 10 points for most of the game, but we couldn't pull away. Defenders get tired, too. Defense isn't our biggest problem. In 4 games, they have given up less than 3 scores through 3 damn quarters. What more are they supposed to do?
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You can't be serious.

This defense can't get off the field on third down to save its life.
 
Buffett10 said:
Unqualified to play at this level? You mean the same uconn team that went to Syracuse and held them to 6pts going into the 4th. Then you mean that same Syracuse team going to Clemson today and hanging 31 points on them. Are we great? No.. Can we beat Clemson? No probably not. Are we terrible? ABSOLUTELY not. This team could easily be 4-0 right now. Really should be 4-0.. but typical uconn fans no different then the basketball side. You guys literally have to win every game or the team is terrible. Smh. Support the team.
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Should be, could be, might be…..but aren’t.
 
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