Chanticleers Showing UConn How It's Done

[Watchdog]

I watched this game curious to see how a bold football program in its 4th year at the FBS level made a name for itself this year with an away win at Kansas and Saturday night's win over previously undefeated BYU. Hopefully RE2 was watching and getting some pointers.

I couldn't hear some of the dialogue between the announcers very well at times but they discussed how Coastal Carolina's smaller and lighter lines used "leverage" to gain the advantage at the line of scrimmage over the larger linemen of BYU. Something else we don't seem to do well.

BYU’s dream season and NY6 hopes buried by Coastal Carolina’s brilliant game of keep-away

In one of the most important football games in BYU program history, Cougars couldn’t get off the field enough and lost 22-17 at upset-minded Coastal Carolina.

www.deseret.com

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Well they are always ranked in the top 20 for beach schools... BYU is a chippy program. Loved that Coastal didn't take any of their crap. Tough team. Think they brought in a number of kids from JC/CC/Transfers to help with the transition. Happy for them.

 

[UconnMICK]

My niece is a freshman there so I’ve been following them since the season opener. Reminds me of UConn’s quick rise... ah, the good ole days! Anyway, pulling for them to continue their success!

 

[hardcorehusky]

It's easier to build it the first time as you get the excitement of fresh and new. Coastal Carolina is a very popular school due to location and expansion. That said, we will rise again!

 

[thatguyed]

I'm quickly adopting CCU as my "home" team after moving from Stratford to Myrtle Beach 4 years ago. It's known as a beach and party school but I've heard academics aren't bad. They have a world class turf and golf mgmt program.

It's huge for them that they dodged a bullet this weekend when Beamer was named the USC head coach. Chadwell was reportedly on the consideration list.

 

[huskymedic]

I watched this game curious to see how a bold football program in its 4th year at the FBS level made a name for itself this year with an away win at Kansas and Saturday night's win over previously undefeated BYU. Hopefully RE2 was watching and getting some pointers.

By any chance have you gone back and looked @ UConn’s first 4-5 years @ FBS level?

 

[Watchdog]

By any chance have you gone back and looked @ UConn’s first 4-5 years @ FBS level?

Just did. I know Coastal's record is not as good (except this year), nor the opponents as strong, but my main point was something has to change or football will be over. Coastal made a great hire who built the program and the latest guy seems to be continuing that effort as opposed to PP and BD. It remains to be seen if RE2 has materially changed things for the better.

 

[uconnbill]

Happy for a team that everyone overlooked and now they have a chance at a decent bowl game as it should be.

Rooting for all underdogs this bowl season

 

[Griggs]

Oldest son attended CCU. Nice campus. Short drive down 501 to Myrtle beach. Would be nice to see CCU and other Sun Belt schools on future Uconn schedules.

 

[don356]

Oldest son attended CCU. Nice campus. Short drive down 501 to Myrtle beach. Would be nice to see CCU and other Sun Belt schools on future Uconn schedules.

They'll probably only do a home now that they've found football Jesus.

 

[gioff2323]

May we NEVER put on an exhibition like CC did. What a bunch of thugs. How that D lineman ever plays again will remain a mystery to me.

Happy to see the work Moglia did there continues and always enjoy seeing a good game and an upstart, but that’s a frigging dirty team.