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ShakyTheMohel said:
i keep hoping the coaches learn how to manage the end of games. Hopefully that last drive gives them confidence. Gotta give credit to Fagnano and Neider…and especially Freeman.

I still don’t like the defense…Buffalo is not a good offensive team…and the defense couldn’t get off the field or get turnovers.
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To be fair, we keep dropping interceptions. And there have been numerous instances where it looks like we’ll be in position to get a sack or tackle for a loss only to miss the tackle
 
This is the worst coached UConn season since Pasqualoni squandered the 2012/2013 teams. At least in his case he can point to losing to real programs on a P4 level schedule. Right now, our staff looks like deer in the headlights against one of the most manageable schedules you will ever see.

I lost track of the amount of things we did to put this game into jeopardy (as we did the last 3 games). I’ll let others relive it.

Yes a “win is a win”’, But There would have been blood on here had we thrown this game away too. Lord
Knows we certainly tried to.
 
BlueWolf25 said:
Exactly. I cannot believe we’re still going turtle mode with a one possession lead in the 4th. That screen pass to Edwards on 3rd down made me furious
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I agree. I feel like we had some success with screen passes the first few weeks and now we're running way too many of them. Especially since Brown went down.
 
RitzLuce1 said:
This is the worst coached UConn season since Pasqualoni squandered the 2012/2013 teams. At least in his case he can point to losing to real programs on a P4 level schedule. Right now, our staff looks like deer in the headlights against one of the most manageable schedules you will ever see.

I lost track of the amount of things we did to put this game into jeopardy (as we did the last 3 games). I’ll let others relive it.

Yes a “win is a win”’, But There would have been blood on here had we thrown this game away too. Lord
Knows we certainly tried to.
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The fairest criticism of the staff is they whiffed on talent evaluation on defensive players from the portal. The missed tackles and yards after contact kill momentum. A lot.
 
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BlueWolf25 said:
To be fair, we keep dropping interceptions. And there have been numerous instances where it looks like we’ll be in position to get a sack or tackle for a loss only to miss the tackle
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that’s kinda the point…they aren’t making the big plays on defense. I am not sure what is missing…is it talent…confidence…coaching.

Something is missing…they just don’t have a killer instinct.
 
After we scored that first TD, you just knew the defense would give it back (it took two plays). It's like clockwork. The plays are there to be made. They just don't make them. On the 63 yard run we had a lineman in the backfield. Never touch the ball carrier. I don't now if it's talent or coaching or awareness they just can't perform under pressure. Maybe the scheme needs to simplified.

I thought if we got a little separation then, Buffalo would roll over.
 
Tackling was better overall. Diomonde and Brinson were big culprits on big plays today. Blown coverage on 4th down td. Buffalo has a good D and Fagnano finally ran the ball which helped loosen things up. We still have breakdowns but this team just learned how to execute winning plays down the stretch. I will take it.
 
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It seems like, for the last 30 years, when we blitz in a big situation we get burned.
 
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hardcorehusky said:
Tackling was better overall. Diomonde and Brinson were big culprits on big plays today. Blown coverage on 4th down td alright. Buffalo has a good D and Fagnano finally ran the ball which helped loosen things up. We still have breakdowns but this team just learned how to execute winning plays down the stretch. I will take it.
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It feels like Diomonde got a lot of good press this year. And he has a great story…but I don’t think he has had a great year so far. On the flip side…it feels like King is getting more comfortable in Brock’s defense.
 
Both longer plays by Buffalo were due to mistakes. In the long run, there was one big miss, and the longer pass to Swan as well. I hate shoulder tackles that don't wrap the player up. They need to do a better job at that.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
i keep hoping the coaches learn how to manage the end of games. Hopefully that last drive gives them confidence. Gotta give credit to Fagnano and Neider…and especially Freeman.

I still don’t like the defense…Buffalo is not a good offensive team…and the defense couldn’t get off the field or get turnovers.
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Vereen...
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
It feels like Diomonde got a lot of good press this year. And he has a great story…but I don’t think he has had a great year so far. On the flip side…it feels like King is getting more comfortable in Brock’s defense.
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Similar thoughts. It appears to me that King and Parham are our two best LBs (not counting the hybrid LB/DEs, Branch and Key). I don’t think we have them on the field together much, if at all.

And I’d love to know if, on the Buffalo tieing TD, someone blew an assignment or the blitz we called left us no way to defend that little pass. I’m guessing the former but it’s just a guess.
 
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Chin Diesel said:
The fairest criticism of the staff is they whiffed on talent evaluation on defensive players from the portal. The missed tackles and yards after contact kill momentum. A lot.
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I know I just started posting here but have been lurking for awhile. I remember discussion on here as to whether or not we should be bringing in guys from the portal who were at "P" level programs but hardly saw the field, or guys from lower level programs that have played and performed. IIRC most people thought bringing in guys who have performed was the way to go (like we did with McDonald last year.)

I think we did a good job getting LBs and DBs from the portal. But I think we whiffed on the D Line, and if you look at the guys we brought in, it's the one position where nobody really had performed at a high level. Smiley played every season at Virginia, but looks like he was a career backup based on his numbers. Wright is a former highly rated recruit, but he barely played at ASU and SMU and only had 15 total tackles at the FCS level last year. Carroll-Jackson barely saw the field for Nebraska. He's young and I like his upside, but it was always kind of a crapshoot as to whether or not he would perform well this year. Black is a senior who has barely played anywhere he's been.

Contrast that with the LBs, where we brought in guys like King (1st team all AAC) and Parham (over 100 tackles at SJSU in 2023.) Or the DBs where we brought in guys like Mills who had an interception in the playoff, Latu who had at least played meaningful snaps at Wisconsin, etc. Obviously all 3 groups have made mistakes throughout the season, but the D Line is the clear weakness. Just looking at the numbers this should have always been the expectation (and I think for a lot of us, it was.)

I'm hoping we prioritize guys that have performed well at lower levels over guys who were former highly rated recruits when we hit the portal this off-season.
 
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The result could have been worse. Don't have much else to say about the game.

One weird thing, the game was obviously broadcast on a delay (checked my phone shortly before the second half began and it showed ~14 minutes left in the 3rd); throughout the game, the score graphic showed both teams @ 2-2. On the play before the overturned catch/fumble, it slowed us @ 3-2 and UB @ 2-3.

They displayed the outcome before the game ended.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
The result could have been worse. Don't have much else to say about the game.

One weird thing, the game was obviously broadcast on a delay (checked my phone shortly before the second half began and it showed ~14 minutes left in the 3rd); throughout the game, the score graphic showed both teams @ 2-2. On the play before the overturned catch/fumble, it slowed us @ 3-2 and UB @ 2-3.

They displayed the outcome before the game ended.
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The scorebug gave gave us the win and had our record at 3-2 for most of the second half.
 
Happy with the win. Worst defensive play was the tying TD by Buffalo.

I enjoyed watching Joe run some plays. Good games by Bell, Cam, Neider and of course Freeman. Nice clean game as well with no UConn penalties nor turnovers. They should win by more with clean sheet.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
The result could have been worse. Don't have much else to say about the game.

One weird thing, the game was obviously broadcast on a delay (checked my phone shortly before the second half began and it showed ~14 minutes left in the 3rd); throughout the game, the score graphic showed both teams @ 2-2. On the play before the overturned catch/fumble, it slowed us @ 3-2 and UB @ 2-3.

They displayed the outcome before the game ended.
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I think all games we watch on apps have a delay of some type as opposed to watching on cable or satellite.

We blew 2 road games we could have won. We didn’t blow this one. That will have to do for now.
 
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FfldCntyFan said:
The result could have been worse. Don't have much else to say about the game.

One weird thing, the game was obviously broadcast on a delay (checked my phone shortly before the second half began and it showed ~14 minutes left in the 3rd); throughout the game, the score graphic showed both teams @ 2-2. On the play before the overturned catch/fumble, it slowed us @ 3-2 and UB @ 2-3.

They displayed the outcome before the game ended.
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It was actually showing us at 3-2 and them at 2-3 when we were up 17-10 and had just gotten the ball back, lol. I was shocked nobody ever corrected it. Got to the point I thought the students creating the graphic for the broadcast were just trolling their own fan base as a way of saying, "we suck."
 
Nameless said:
It was actually showing us at 3-2 and them at 2-3 when we were up 17-10 and had just gotten the ball back, lol. I was shocked nobody ever corrected it. Got to the point I thought the students creating the graphic for the broadcast were just trolling their own fan base as a way of saying, "we suck."
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Was it that early? I didn't notice until ~30 seconds left in the game.
 
Mora calling the TOs was the key to us having a shot to win in regulation. The offense came through with a decent drive and was dialed in to being ready to spike the ball etc. I had no faith we would win in OT. Do not know why our offense is so inept on first down so often. If Fagnano had not run today we would have lost. Was Buffalo that good at pass D that Bell was removed from much of the game? Fagnano had time to throw most often, how are we not able to be better in the pass game? The announcer did acknowledge on our last drive that Fagnano has accuracy problems. The D played well enough for us to put the game away earlier. We still need to be better on special teams- the fake punt first down Buffalo, the punt over Harper from Buffaloes endzone to flip the field, Buffalo blocking a punt resulting in a short punt. And don't get me started about dropped interceptions--- again! We have to get better in all phases.
 
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