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CTMike said:
That’s pretty funny coming from the guy who only ever posts about throwing it every down.

The freshmen looked like freshmen. Sorry if that offends.
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Freshmen all over the nation will contribute productively in every program throughout the world of college football.
 
I honestly think we need to be more aggressive as a defensive unit and put more pressure on the quarterback. He had like more than four seconds to throw the ball. Poor preparation on defense. Plus I’m not too thrilled about Pindell. I can see change coming and that will be good. We will build as a team, but we need more experience and speed
 
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TouchdownHusky said:
Freshmen all over the nation will contribute productively in every program throughout the world of college football.
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These are 4 or 5 star freshmen when it comes to big wins, usually. They are athletically more prepared.
 
It all starts with recruiting. The team needs at least two or three 4-star players on either side of the ball. All you need is a couple of playmakers on offense and defense then the other players feed off their playmaking. As long as we are in the AAC we will not be competitive until we get real playmakers.
 
My .02.. I think 3 of those touchdowns came from a true frosh CB just getting taken to school. It's hard to get too angry at a kid who is stepping on the field for the first time to face a Heisman caliber quarterback and an experienced receiving corp. Aside from that, we had three huge turnovers. One to start the game, Pindell's INT before half and then when Buss tip toed the sideline and coughed it up in the red zone. That's anywhere from 9-21 points we left out there. If we lose 56-26 or 56-38, all these posts would be.. "well... I guess that's what we expected right?" Last year we said the same thing about the defense after the first game.. but it was against Holy Cross , not the 21st ranked team in the country.

The thing I took issue with is Crocker said in that interview this week that last year he wished he blitzed more and caused more pressure and chaos. Clearly the DL wasn't getting to Milton. Why weren't we blitzing? Or was I missing it? It just looked like we were dropping 7 or 8 into coverage and giving Milton all day to throw and letting those long ball plays develop.
 
Hamms30 said:
My .02.. I think 3 of those touchdowns came from a true frosh CB just getting taken to school. It's hard to get too angry at a kid who is stepping on the field for the first time to face a Heisman caliber quarterback and an experienced receiving corp. Aside from that, we had three huge turnovers. One to start the game, Pindell's INT before half and then when Buss tip toed the sideline and coughed it up in the red zone. That's anywhere from 9-21 points we left out there. If we lose 56-26 or 56-38, all these posts would be.. "well... I guess that's what we expected right?" Last year we said the same thing about the defense after the first game.. but it was against Holy Cross , not the 21st ranked team in the country.

The thing I took issue with is Crocker said in that interview this week that last year he wished he blitzed more and caused more pressure and chaos. Clearly the DL wasn't getting to Milton. Why weren't we blitzing? Or was I missing it? It just looked like we were dropping 7 or 8 into coverage and giving Milton all day to throw and letting those long ball plays develop.
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We blitzed. I think some of their bigger gains came off blitzes. Their first td reception Terry came off the edge took a bad inside angle and the qb side stepped him rolled to the outside and threw the ball. It was a very bad opponent for opening game. Need to schedule URI types to correct mistakes made in the opener while still getting a W.
 
Yes, we got our butts kicked. But, really, did you expect more? I was simply hoping for a good showing. Despite the butt-kickiing I saw many positives in this game. For the most part the O line protected our QB even though they had trouble opening up holes for the backs. Pindell was better than expected. Better reads, more accurate and got rid of the ball fast. Made a number of good calls in throwing the ball away. Our wide outs and tight ends were very good. Didn't drop many balls. Even made a number of really good catches.
Unfortunately, the O shot themselves in the foot on most drives by mental errors, fumbles, etc. Those can improve as the season progresses.

Our speciality teams did a good job. But our D's youth really showed. Although they had speed they were getting pushed around up front and the Corners and Linebackers consistently forgot to pick up the man out of the backfield. That's coaching and experience. This should get better as the season progresses. The D line couldn't put much pressure on UCF's QB. He had an easy night.

Despite all of the problems I see potential for this team. I think we will surprise a few teams this year. UCF is probably an underrated team in its #21 ranking. I can easily see them moving into the top 10. They are big, fast and skilled. A closer game would have been nice but this rout was not surprising. Have faith. I think after the Boise game we will start seeing improvements and some chances for a few wins.
 
firstnline said:
It all starts with recruiting. The team needs at least two or three 4-star players on either side of the ball. All you need is a couple of playmakers on offense and defense then the other players feed off their playmaking. As long as we are in the AAC we will not be competitive until we get real playmakers.
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Pretty much sums up the state of affairs with UConn. Hopefully some of the very young kids can grow into those types of talent.
 
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CTMike said:
That’s pretty funny coming from the guy who only ever posts about throwing it every down.

The freshmen looked like freshmen. Sorry if that offends.
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And other than Pindell taking off out of the pocket on abortive pass plays, how'd that running game work out. I do believe that if UConn can get their passing game (along with QB scrambles) going, it may force teams to stop loading the box and completely stuffing any attempt at a ground game. Just saying, but . . . .
 
Hamms30 said:
My .02.. I think 3 of those touchdowns came from a true frosh CB just getting taken to school. It's hard to get too angry at a kid who is stepping on the field for the first time to face a Heisman caliber quarterback and an experienced receiving corp. Aside from that, we had three huge turnovers. One to start the game, Pindell's INT before half and then when Buss tip toed the sideline and coughed it up in the red zone. That's anywhere from 9-21 points we left out there. If we lose 56-26 or 56-38, all these posts would be.. "well... I guess that's what we expected right?" Last year we said the same thing about the defense after the first game.. but it was against Holy Cross , not the 21st ranked team in the country.

The thing I took issue with is Crocker said in that interview this week that last year he wished he blitzed more and caused more pressure and chaos. Clearly the DL wasn't getting to Milton. Why weren't we blitzing? Or was I missing it? It just looked like we were dropping 7 or 8 into coverage and giving Milton all day to throw and letting those long ball plays develop.
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That is one Chief observation - Buss did not justify his playing time. We had other receivers more effective.
 
Hamms30 said:
My .02.. I think 3 of those touchdowns came from a true frosh CB just getting taken to school. It's hard to get too angry at a kid who is stepping on the field for the first time to face a Heisman caliber quarterback and an experienced receiving corp. Aside from that, we had three huge turnovers. One to start the game, Pindell's INT before half and then when Buss tip toed the sideline and coughed it up in the red zone. That's anywhere from 9-21 points we left out there. If we lose 56-26 or 56-38, all these posts would be.. "well... I guess that's what we expected right?" Last year we said the same thing about the defense after the first game.. but it was against Holy Cross , not the 21st ranked team in the country.

The thing I took issue with is Crocker said in that interview this week that last year he wished he blitzed more and caused more pressure and chaos. Clearly the DL wasn't getting to Milton. Why weren't we blitzing? Or was I missing it? It just looked like we were dropping 7 or 8 into coverage and giving Milton all day to throw and letting those long ball plays develop.
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Crocker coaches scared. You can blame it on the talent level all you want, but then whose fault is that? If you're gonna get pasted anyway, at least go down with all your guns blazing.
 
Maybe it is time we revisited how this game (and the next) got scheduled? Having your freshman secondary (or last year's returnees) get their butts kicked isn't my idea of a learning experience. Could someone refresh our memories so we don't have to go looking for a year old discussion?

Time after time again we had all the DB's deep but static. Milton played toss and catch with receivers in the voids of the matrix. The big interstitial spaces. What the heck is that about? No one is gonna move to a man at some point? And a lot of happy talk about no more big cushions. Well ... they're baaaaack!!

And don't get me started about turning to the ball, especially when the guy you are covering is running out of room (that's a clue about when to turn).
 
RSTuthill said:
Maybe it is time we revisited how this game (and the next) got scheduled? Having your freshman secondary (or last year's returnees) get their butts kicked isn't my idea of a learning experience. Could someone refresh our memories so we don't have to go looking for a year old discussion?

Time after time again we had all the DB's deep but static. Milton played toss and catch with receivers in the voids of the matrix. The big interstitial spaces. What the heck is that about? No one is gonna move to a man at some point? And a lot of happy talk about no more big cushions. Well ... they're baaaaack!!

And don't get me started about turning to the ball, especially when the guy you are covering is running out of room (that's a clue about when to turn).
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I don't believe the conference teams have anything to say about the conference schedule. They apparently like to have at least one conference game on the national schedule every week of the season. This was their opportunity to showcase the current best team in the league on a national TV broadcast. We were their patsy.
 
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RSTuthill said:
Maybe it is time we revisited how this game (and the next) got scheduled? Having your freshman secondary (or last year's returnees) get their butts kicked isn't my idea of a learning experience. Could someone refresh our memories so we don't have to go looking for a year old discussion?

Time after time again we had all the DB's deep but static. Milton played toss and catch with receivers in the voids of the matrix. The big interstitial spaces. What the heck is that about? No one is gonna move to a man at some point? And a lot of happy talk about no more big cushions. Well ... they're baaaaack!!

And don't get me started about turning to the ball, especially when the guy you are covering is running out of room (that's a clue about when to turn).
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Tonight was a conference game...don't think much could be done about it
 
len0322 said:
Tonight was a conference game...don't think much could be done about it
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Since when was any school forced into a conference game in its opener? Never happened before has it?
 
MilliniumPrince said:
I am shocked out true freshmen DBs didn't show more pose against a team with a Heisman Candidate at quarterback.damn some people on this board.

We our butts kicked by a team that was supposed to kick our butts.

Our QB shows flashes of his potential, and for the first time in years our O-line looked like it was familiar with the concept of protecting a QB.

The D is young and small and that is a bad combination. Luckily, nature will improve both flaws. The rest is up to the coaches.

I also think the kid from New Haven will play on Sundays in 5 years.
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So right. Some people are judging the season off one game against possibly our toughest or second toughest opponent. Look at performance after 4 games or so to see if the obvious breakdowns on a young D are corrected. And Pindell might just make our O dangerous and entertaining.
 
cohenzone said:
So right. Some people are judging the season off one game against possibly our toughest or second toughest opponent. Look at performance after 4 games or so to see if the obvious breakdowns on a young D are corrected. And Pindell might just make our O dangerous and entertaining.
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Granted, but we're going to get pounded at Boise and we will lose at Syracuse. The URI game will be a must win or we could easily be looking at a 1 or 2 win season. At 1-3 going into the Cincy game, that's the one that will tell the tale. They're beatable, but our historical record against them is horrific. Win that one in Week 5 and at 2-3 we have a decent shot at exceeding last season's W total.
 
At the end of the day at this point it’s about wins and a s s e s in the seats. Dunn’s Offense with a credible D will get you both. I just don’t see Crocker being that guy to run a credible defense..
 
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FDNY99 said:
At the end of the day at this point it’s about wins and a s s e s in the seats. Dunn’s Offense with a credible D will get you both. I just don’t see Crocker being that guy to run a credible defense..
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No doubt wins fill seats. Short of winning, having a competitive program capable of entertaining is a stepping stone to winning.

I’m also in the camp that says the conference is a problem for attendance because there are no natural rivals. Every game feels like it’s OOC. Winning would help to overcome that to a degree. But there was more intensity to YanCon rivalries and even Yale than there is to this geographic misfit.
 
Excalibur said:
I have to wonder, why did we bring in a guy who runs a specific scheme, only to let him run that scheme in exactly zero out of 13 games so far?

This is not Crocker's defense. It's Randy's.
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I do wonder. It looks like we've now gone even further away from what he did at Villanova. Last year people complained because we didn't run a scheme that fit our personnel. Now it looks like we've tried to modify the scheme to our personnel, and it still doesn't matter because we've got freshman CB's getting picked on.
 
Excalibur said:
I have to wonder, why did we bring in a guy who runs a specific scheme, only to let him run that scheme in exactly zero out of 13 games so far?

This is not Crocker's defense. It's Randy's.
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After seeing how Crocker's defense played against us several years ago it does make you wonder why it's not being played with abandon here as it was at Villanova. If he could make it work there, why not here? Not enough of the right kind of players yet?
 
Scrutiner said:
After seeing how Crocker's defense played against us several years ago it does make you wonder why it's not being played with abandon here as it was at Villanova. If he could make it work there, why not here? Not enough of the right kind of players yet?
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We don't have speed at LB and we have young DB's. We will struggle regardless of scheme.

That doesn't change the fact Randy has not let him actually run the scheme that he specializes in. We don't know how well it will work because we've never actually tried it.
 
Scrutiner said:
After seeing how Crocker's defense played against us several years ago it does make you wonder why it's not being played with abandon here as it was at Villanova. If he could make it work there, why not here? Not enough of the right kind of players yet?
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Hate to say it Villanova is actually a good football program. They could compete in the America. I can’t believe Crocker’s d worked there. I honestly think the people we have there on defense just needs more experience and have some faith. Defensive backs need to put there hands up and not have stupid PI calls. Defensive ends need to stay home and run the right angles. Defensive tackles need to put more pressure on the QB. Jones did good last night. I still think Randy will experiment in the next coming games defensively and offensively. Do we need to get rid of Crocker answer is no he just needs to coach the kids and prepare them better than what he did
 
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