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Alum86 said:
Agree 100%. We have a starter. No need to state that 51/49 nonsense.
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No bashing here but only the uninformed and those not following the program would have thought this would have gone any different or not known who the starter would be.
As for the 51/49 nonsense. Read closer and realize that it is stated as closer to 49% rather than 15% ...Not a stickler for stats but the fact is he meant and said the back-up would get a hand full of plays. Nothing close to half of them.
http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...ootball-column-0819-20140818,0,2443975.column

I hate it when alums post that cannot read, it does not look good for the school....
 
Woof 101 said:
No bashing here but only the uninformed and those not following the program would have thought this would have gone any different or not known who the starter would be.
As for the 51/49 nonsense. Read closer and realize that it is stated as closer to 49% rather than 15% ...Not a stickler for stats but the fact is he meant and said the back-up would get a hand full of plays. Nothing close to half of them.
http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...ootball-column-0819-20140818,0,2443975.column

I hate it when alums post that cannot read, it does not look good for the school....
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A handful is a lot closer to 15% than it is to 85%. The reality is that this was a press conference and games are played on a field. We will learn more a week from Friday.
 
walker11 said:
Maybe I am crazy but I thought it was pretty obvious that he was talking about practice reps. That said, maybe splitting the practice reps so evenly isn't a good idea but I think its pretty obvious what he meant.
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I feel much better and am upping the PPSD medication.
 
My guess is 65/35 split or something close. He will have packages for Whitmer that will be run during certain situations in the game.
Casey is that starter and that is all that matters.
 
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Woof 101 said:
No bashing here but only the uninformed and those not following the program would have thought this would have gone any different or not known who the starter would be.
As for the 51/49 nonsense. Read closer and realize that it is stated as closer to 49% rather than 15% ...Not a stickler for stats but the fact is he meant and said the back-up would get a hand full of plays. Nothing close to half of them.
http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...ootball-column-0819-20140818,0,2443975.column

I hate it when alums post that cannot read, it does not look good for the school....
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What the hell are you saying?
 
sportsart said:
John Silver explains it as 51/49 as in game reps.

Diaco's first fumble IMHO.

http://snyuconn.com/uconn/cochran-named-starter-whitmer-key-backup/#more-12969
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FWIW ~ Fuller has it as practice reps.

Cochran heading into season as UConn's No. 1 QB:
http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2014/08/cochran-heading-into-season-as-uconns.html

>>As Cochran mentioned, the plan is for both Cochran and Whitmer to see action in games. Diaco didn't have a preset scenario where Whitmer, who started 16 games over the previous two seasons, would get a certain amount of plays or get onto the field in particular situations.

In practice Diaco said the repetitions with the starting offense will likely be closer to a 51/49 percent breakdown than the maximum 85/15 allotment of snaps.<<
 
sportsart said:
John Silver explains it as 51/49 as in game reps.

Diaco's first fumble IMHO.

http://snyuconn.com/uconn/cochran-named-starter-whitmer-key-backup/#more-12969
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Great article by Silver, both QB's were completing close to 65% of their passes in practice! I guess Casey is no longer a poor practice player.

anybody complaining should realize that depth is important. We could easily have had a walk-on as our back-up. Cody Whitmer is a good player and deserves a chance to compete for a real coaching staff.

Gotta love that the offense will be tailored to each players strengths. Hopefully shotgun and 4 wideouts for Casey.
 
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I would be shocked if this works out to be 51% to 49%. I'm sure the job is Casey's until he screws it up. The Huskies are going to run the ball most of the time. The O line is going to be better than forecast and the running backs are going to be effective. UConn will surprise this year and the passing game will be decent. I'm expecting to get 200 yards per game on the ground. The air game will be better than last year. Success against BYU requires a defense that contains Taysum Hill.
 
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I'm good with it. CC had a solid finish last year. Not a bad choice at all to start the opener.
 
WingU-Conn said:
Tyler Lorenzen, aka Lorenzon, aka Lorentzen?
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That's Jared Lorentzon you're thinking of.

The C. Whitmer thread was pretty darn funny. That was before P and GDL took away the laughter.
 
Sprague03 said:
heres the youtube video from today's presser. Very well scripted and thought out by Diaco.



Wow Casey looks more jacked up compared to Chandler and has a crazy mullet too
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Good Call, Casey looks like a different person, ready to take it to another level. Take UCONN and the points.
 
metsfan2323 said:
Good Call, Casey looks like a different person, ready to take it to another level. Take UCONN and the points.
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Kinda like a creepy pirate...but hey whatever it takes to win!
 
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Irish Loop said:
Oh my god that mullet on Cochran. I just... I don't even know where to start.
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They're going to make a TV drama version of Pony Excess, and Cody is going to star in it. That's the only possible explanation.
 
noeynox said:
After watching that video, that was strange. Seemed like Diaco didn't want to hurt feelings.
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I don't know about that. I think he wants for every player to contribute and compete, which means keeping a positive attitude/outlook. Since players are human they take their behavioral cues from the environment around them which means the coaches have to set the example of the positivity they want their players to exhibit.
 
Alum86 said:
First major decision and he did not nail it. Hardly a confidence booster for a starter to look over his shoulder. Do not state that stuff in the press coach. Name a starter and SYFM.
Ugggghh
HCBD man crushers, bring it on.
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Not my favorite Diaco move. This seems like a bit of a gaff, but you have to expect some. He's a new head coach, and everything he's done so far vastly outweighs this small miscue. And, frankly, we don't know the dynamics at play and what he has said to the QBs. They may be very comfortable with that portrayal. If it was old regime, I would not think twice that they never gave a crap about the kids and played unhealthy head games. But, Diaco seems to know the value of buy-in and team building. If we gave PPGDL 3 seasons of hell, we can give Diaco a break before he hits the field.
 
junglehusky said:
I don't know about that. I think he wants for every player to contribute and compete, which means keeping a positive attitude/outlook. Since players are human they take their behavioral cues from the environment around them which means the coaches have to set the example of the positivity they want their players to exhibit.
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I guess that's one way to look at it. Never seen a presser like that before. I was hoping CC would win the job but the whole non key starter at qb but key back up at qb thing was strange IMO.
 
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The job is Cochran's to lose. Whitmer will only see time in blowouts or CC really stinks it up. I don't believe that 51/49 tong foolery.
 
Sprague03 said:
heres the youtube video from today's presser. Very well scripted and thought out by Diaco.



Wow Casey looks more jacked up compared to Chandler and has a crazy mullet too
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I couldn't finish the video. Rookie head coach. Cochran as starter is a non issue decision. Name the starter and move on. If Cochran wasn't the starter some explaining would be necessary. Watching this was like watching Labron decision a few years ago. Unnecessary. We need the season to start. Bring on the fighting Mormons.
 
I really hope that this is just an attempt at coach-speak. 51-49 won't work, and the presser wasn't exactly confidence-inspiring.
 
BlueDogs said:
Not my favorite Diaco move. This seems like a bit of a gaff, but you have to expect some. He's a new head coach, and everything he's done so far vastly outweighs this small miscue. And, frankly, we don't know the dynamics at play and what he has said to the QBs. They may be very comfortable with that portrayal. If it was old regime, I would not think twice that they never gave a crap about the kids and played unhealthy head games. But, Diaco seems to know the value of buy-in and team building. If we gave PPGDL 3 seasons of hell, we can give Diaco a break before he hits the field.
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Good point. Whitmer might just end being the guy at QB late in a game, or Joseph Smith and all saints willing, late in the season, the guy that needs to lead the offense and the team to win and the promised land. He has got to be as mentally and physically ready as Cochran. If this thing was part of the plan to make that happen moving forward from whence we came , so be it. What is clear is that it's time to strap it up and play football.
 
Excalibur said:
I really hope that this is just an attempt at coach-speak. 51-49 won't work, and the presser wasn't exactly confidence-inspiring.
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Well honestly, do you feel confident about the QB situation? I'm OK with starting CC but I have no reason to expect he'll have a death grip on the position, though it would be great if he does progress this season to become the clear-cut, no questions top guy. I think that's what Diaco was getting at with "key starter" versus "starter". I don't think anyone can really claim CC is a "key starter" right now, though some wish he were. It is coach-speak, but it's primarily setting goals for improvement for his players over the course of the season. Pretty obvious what he was doing, at least to my ears.
 
WingU-Conn said:
Tyler Lorenzen, aka Lorenzon, aka Lorentzen?
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At least those all sound the same. Whitlock has been called all sorts of things. ;)
 
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