Courant chat is underway with Desmond & Joe D

[ruskin]

Fecunditying Kansas State WINS with the same level of talent we have so far. Ever see how many 3 stars recruits they get? Same as us! This is on the Fecunditying coaching staff!

Bingo, Butch! The Kansas State model is an excellent one and an entirely reasonable for UConn to emulate. We have equal or better resources (comparing state populations, athletic budget, etc.). Tough part is finding the next Bill Snyder.

 

[whaler11]

Unfortunately Des kind of made it clear yesterday that if he asks too many questions that PP doesn't like he'll never get another question answered.

Ding ding ding

 

[CL82]

Maybe that's true, it seemed like Jacobs and Edsall were more contentious though

Jacobs hates success. It would not surprise me if he were a big Coach P fan.

 

[whaler11]

Both Dez and Joe are really treating the staff with kid gloves on this chat.

Joe is an employee of WTIC and must be approved by UConn to call the games. He also has to sit in Storrs with PP on the coach's show. His hands are tied.

 

[whaler11]

My favorite PP comment lately was that he was still talking about the chances that Cohrane plays this year. If that wouldn't be the stupidest thing I've ever seen I don't know what would compare.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

My favorite PP comment lately was that he was still talking about the chances that Cohrane plays this year. If that wouldn't be the stupidest thing I've ever seen I don't know what would compare.

good call. but i think there were far dumber questions/comments

 

[whaler11]

good call. but i think there were far dumber questions/comments

Comments sure. Actions... That would be tough to top. The kid would be stupid to even want to play this year so I'm not sure the motivation card even works.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Comments sure. Actions... That would be tough to top. The kid would be stupid to even want to play this year so I'm not sure the motivation card even works.

Would it be any dumber than playing Samra for a couple of meaningless series against UMass?

 

[whaler11]

Would it be any dumber than playing Samra for a couple of meaningless series against UMass?

Never using him again may be. But a kid who has been hurt in the second half of the season who in no way ready when there are better options?

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Never using him again may be. But a kid who has been hurt in the second half of the season who in no way ready when there are better options?

Yeah, using Cochran now is probably dumber.

 

[UConnKev]

Someone asked about Joe Williams and Joe D. responded by asking would it make sense to burn his redshirt half way through the year.

How does our play by play guy not know that he's played specials all year?

I asked that question in the chat and I followed up it up with that after Joe D responded. Of course my response wasn't chosen to be asked.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

wait a minute.....the questions have to be chosen ??? is that true ?

 

[uconnflyer88]

wait a minute.....the questions have to be chosen ??? is that true ?

The fact that you didn't know that

****DOUBLE FACEPALM****

 

[Kgun7]

Who was the NECN reporter who asked Parcells a tough question and got a one way ticket out of Boston courtesy of Parcells? Green? I can't remember his first name, but he would often with Mike Adams and talk Patriots football on the air.

 

[HistoryMajor]

Someone on the chat asked if this year and presumably last year doesn't prove that RE was a better coach. Someone on this board thought that was a stupid question. I don't. RE was a MUCH better game day coach than Coach P. As to recruiting, we'll see. I'm optimistic P will do better recruiting but the jury is out. P's game decisions are baffling and at his age (which is about the same as mine) that's not going to change. At this point we would have at least two more wins last year and likely one more win so far this year if RE was the coach. RE wasn't perfect but based on what I've seen so far, he was/is significantly better than P.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

The fact that you didn't know that

****DOUBLE FACEPALM****

In my defense, i dont pay attention to the chats because i expected dumb questions, and i knew i wouldnt care for it.
I checked it today because i wanted to see if people were as angry as i was.
I didnt get anything out of it, except a headache

 

[J187Money]

This is my favorite question-observation




Hmm, where were we a year and a half ago ago? hmm, . . . coming off four consecutive seasons of at least eight wins, four consecutive bowl appearances (with one BCS appearance and one win over an SEC team now ranked No. 2 in the country). Yes, it would stink to have to endure that. This is much more fun!

I don't remember people not complaining then. There were calls for Edsall to be fired up until he quit, and then he was torched for how he did it.

 

[ruskin]

The point is the program was in much better shape in January 2011 than it is now and before it was handed off to the current coach.

 

[whaler11]

I don't remember people not complaining then. There were calls for Edsall to be fired up until he quit, and then he was torched for how he did it.

They make today's idiots seem like geniuses in comparison.

 

[J187Money]

Go back to the day we lost 26-0 at Louisville and make that argument.

 

[whaler11]

Go back to the day we lost 26-0 at Louisville and make that argument.

That team was playing terribly. Edsall gave in to the calls and played Box. That team at least had the Endres/EK issue to deal with going on the road that week.

That team at least gave reason for hope. I'm not sure the difference, but I don't see a single person here with hope.

 

[J187Money]

I feel about the same to be honest. Just rewatched the game and because I was at a bad angle and a little tipsy to be honest I couldn't get all of it from where we were sitting.

But I feel a lot like last week. Not as bad on film as it felt live. At least the play calling. Poor execution on a number of plays. Another game where 2-3 plays go the other way and we win.

We caught a lot of breaks on the way to the Fiesta Bowl. But I look at it like the Temple game that year v the USF game that year. We got a couple of plays in one and didn't get them in the other. But would be wrong to say we played soooo much better in the win v the loss.

This team just has to make plays at the margin. And they aren't.