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Boyle- Update: Transfers to EKU

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JMick said:
Best of luck to Boyle - don't think he got a good shake here being thrown into the fire and all

That being said... After Football, a UConn degree is worth a lot more than one from EKU
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Yeah I bet nobody who hires people in Connecticut will know Tim Boyle and they will totally care his degree is from EKU instead of UConn.
 
Boyle was a good QB coming out of one the top High School programs in Connecticut. Even in the face of the dumpster fire that UConn football was turning into under PP, he had the heart to try and give UConn a try. He paid his dues with PP and then during the transition period from PP to TJ to Diaco. That would be tough on anyone at any program. Best wishes to him in the future on and off the field.
 
uconnphil2016 said:
It doesn't seem fair that just because someone is a good person they become immune from any kind of criticism or analysis of their on-field performance .
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Understood but good person or bad person, there just seems to be a point when it just becomes gratuitous.(just my opinion).
 
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uconnphil2016 said:
I think I went out of the way to explain that I wasn't trying to disrespect Tim Boyle as a person in any way. There isn't just one poor stat, either. The TD/INT ratio just so happens to be the most eye-popping of a series of poor stats. I'd challenge you to find one statistic that would leave one to believe that he was a good quarterback on the field. It doesn't seem fair that just because someone is a good person they become immune from any kind of criticism or analysis of their on-field performance. If I'm not mistaken, places like the Boneyard exist largely for that exact reason--as a place for people to exchange ideas/opinions about player and team performance.
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Yea, but whats the point in doing it on his way out the door? No one said the only reason he didn't live up to the hype was because of how he was used. People are just pointing out he wasn't put into a good situation and wishing him luck in finding a better fit for him, just seems pointless to chime in with "yea but he would have sucked no matter what."
 
Mr. Conehead said:
Boyle was a good QB coming out of one the top High School programs in Connecticut. Even in the face of the dumpster fire that UConn football was turning into under PP, he had the heart to try and give UConn a try. He paid his dues with PP and then during the transition period from PP to TJ to Diaco. That would be tough on anyone at any program. Best wishes to him in the future on and off the field.
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+1 Good luck to Tim and his family.
 
JMick said:
Best of luck to Boyle - don't think he got a good shake here being thrown into the fire and all.That being said... After Football, a UConn degree is worth a lot more than one from EKU
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Have to question his advisors regarding finishing academics at a Top 20 tier public university (UConn) {and getting your undergrad degree}
versus transferring to a FCS school for one year..... being an employer-very strange move from a career viewpoint. I could see moving to a very good (Top) tier recognized FCS academic school (Fordham/Georgetown and a few others come to mind) but EKU???

...... maybe I just missed the point of attending a fabulous university and paying your academic dues for 3 years..... and the most important point of all- a degree from a great school (UConn) where you might eventually settle and live at some point in your life......
 
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Mr. Conehead said:
Boyle was a good QB coming out of one the top High School programs in Connecticut. Even in the face of the dumpster fire that UConn football was turning into under PP, he had the heart to try and give UConn a try. He paid his dues with PP and then during the transition period from PP to TJ to Diaco. That would be tough on anyone at any program. Best wishes to him in the future on and off the field.
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Fair analysis.

Casey seemed to overcome it.
 
Can't wait to see the Nebrich type threads that might pop up about him should he excel at EKU.

No matter what, I wish the kid all the best. While we all might want to think that finishing with a UConn degree might be great, we have no idea what drives Boyle. He seems to just want to play football and if that means going to a FCS school to play out his final year, then so be it. I hope he tears it up and gets to start. He had his opportunities here and it never worked out. I hope he does well wherever life may take him beyond football.
 
UCFBfan said:
Can't wait to see the Nebrich type threads that might pop up about him should he excel at EKU.

No matter what, I wish the kid all the best. While we all might want to think that finishing with a UConn degree might be great, we have no idea what drives Boyle. He seems to just want to play football and if that means going to a FCS school to play out his final year, then so be it. I hope he tears it up and gets to start. He had his opportunities here and it never worked out. I hope he does well wherever life may take him beyond football.
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The difference is Boyle was given a chance, tried, and didn't perform well. Nebrich was buried on the depth chart from day one...by a baffoon.
 
Husky25 said:
The difference is Boyle was given a chance, tried, and didn't perform well. Nebrich was buried on the depth chart from day one...by a baffoon.
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Don't really care about the difference honestly. I'm not debating any of that.

Just saying that we all know the BY well and as soon as Boyle does well and whoever our QB is struggles, there will be calls for someone, likely the coach, head.
 
UCFBfan said:
Don't really care about the difference honestly. I'm not debating any of that.

Just saying that we all know the BY well and as soon as Boyle does well and whoever our QB is struggles, there will be calls for someone, likely the coach, head.
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Then they were not paying attention, will probably be set straight right off the bat, and should be dismissed accordingly.
 
T_Boyle_141:01pm via Twitter for iPhone
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desmondconner1:19pm via Twitter for iPhone
Just spoke with @T_Boyle_14 he is at EKU, team meeting tonight, starts classes tomorrow. He is a Colonel#UConnFootball
 
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One thing that is safe to say. At his time at UConn, Boyle set a standard of play that will not be duplicated.
 
So if he's starting classes tomorrow it looks like he's going to get his undergrad degree from EKU instead of UConn...
 
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No one can say Boyle didn't get his shot at UConn. He couldn't beat out Chandler Whitmer. He never seemed to want it like others. I'm surprised he is still interested in playing.
 
Presumably the coaches let him know that he was behind one or both of Anderson and Davis. That being the case, he wants a chance to play and it's a good move for him and hopefully means we have what we need at QB for 2016.

By all accounts Boyle was a good teammate and gave his all as a Husky. A lot of the rest of this is jerking off.
 
Waquoit said:
No one can say Boyle didn't get his shot at UConn. He couldn't beat out Chandler Whitmer. He never seemed to want it like others. I'm surprised he is still interested in playing.
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Want it? Want what? Whitmer is probably still in concussion protocol after that beating he took. Want to get crippled? Boyle would have been killed by our oline.

I am just saying he probably wanted it, but whitmer took ungodly punishment and blame
 
Some of these comments amaze me coming from grown ups. The young man came to UConn, kept his nose clean and tried his best through two disasterous seasons that cost him the change to redshirt and acclimate to anything. And played this year to hold on placekicks when it would have been in his interest to redshirt.

Do I think he is good enough to help UConn as a stating QB? Absolutely not. But any statement beyond wishing the young man good luck and thanking him for his time here is unbelievably childish.
 
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I think there is a natural tendency to do a post mortem when a player who came in with high expectation, especially a local guy, leaves under the circumstances Boyle left under. Maybe it has gotten a little over the top with some folks. But I think a lot of people bought into the hype and were disappointed. Maybe that is a bigger issue for grown ups. Buying into the hype about an 18 year old I mean.
 
freescooter said:
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I think there is a natural tendency to do a post mortem when a player who came in with high expectation, especially a local guy, leaves under the circumstances Boyle left under. Maybe it has gotten a little over the top with some folks. But I think a lot of people bought into the hype and were disappointed. Maybe that is a bigger issue for grown ups. Buying into the hype about an 18 year old I mean.
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1. Yes, putting too much stock into anything you hear about a player before he shows up is part of the problem.

2. Look, I don't claim to be the morality police. Everyone can say what they want about anything. And I have no issue if people say I'm being too punitive just by saying he's not good enough to start for us. But the only negative thing to say about Boyle is that he either wasn't good enough and/or he didn't get it done. When he's on the field, getting deeper into the negatives is understandable, because we all want to analyze what we're seeing. But on the way out -- what possible reason is there to say much more than thank you and good luck?
 
I get you but what reason is there for a front page of the sports section on a back up transferring? From what I saw when other guys transferred it was a small note on page 5 or filler in one of those football update pieces. Rightly or wrongly Boyle was viewed differently. Hence 5 pages of commentary of all sorts. Me I wish him the best and hope he finds a place to succeed.
 
Looks like he may have selected the wrong school to get that 1 year of exposure

Maty Mauk, who went 17-5 as the starting quarterback for Missouri before being dismissed in January, has signed to play this season for Eastern Kentucky.
 
pnow15 said:
One thing that is safe to say. At his time at UConn, Boyle set a standard of play that will not be duplicated.
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Whitmer pretty much duplicated it side by side. How soon we forget.
 
gioff23 said:
Looks like he may have selected the wrong school to get that 1 year of exposure

Maty Mauk, who went 17-5 as the starting quarterback for Missouri before being dismissed in January, has signed to play this season for Eastern Kentucky.
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Wow...that sucks. I feel bad for Boyle. But...knowing Mauk's history...he will screw up again and get suspended. I hope Boyle gets his chance to play. It really did feel like there was no way he could be successful at UConn....hopefully new scenery will help him shed the baggage he seemed to be carrying.
 
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