Did UCONN replace the 2 vacancies on the staff?

[Kgun7]

I may have missed it ... but did UCONN replace the 2 vacancies they have on the staff? Or did they elevate graduate assistants?

 

[sportsart]

Actually it was addition by subtraction.

 

[HuskyFan16]

It kind of like when all the other kids but Charlie get kicked out of the Chocolate Factory.

 

[formerlurker]

I may have missed it ... but did UCONN replace the 2 vacancies they have on the staff? Or did they elevate graduate assistants?

The two vacancies were filled by each of TJ's testicles when he wasted no time in naming Timmy Boyle our starting QB.

Those two are nuts and I sure as sh-it hope they know what they're doing!

 

[THC]

What's the alternative? Whitmer was giving too many costly possessions away.

 

[formerlurker]

Let Casey run the table and keep TB's redshirt.

 

[weyuo]

Let Casey run the table and keep TB's redshirt.

LOL you've got to be joking. Cochrane got intercepted on the very first pass he has thrown for UConn and it was the lamest pass anyone has seen since Johnny Trickshot and.......... it was against, not Maryland, not Michigan... B U F F A L O!!!

 

[formerlurker]

LOL you've got to be joking. Cochrane got intercepted on the very first pass he has thrown for UConn and it was the lamest pass anyone has seen since Johnny Trickshot and.......... it was against, not Maryland, not Michigan... B U F F A L O!!!

What happens if the OLine doesn't protect for Tim either? We get his ass kicked and waste a year of his eligibility?

 

[businesslawyer]

What happens if the OLine doesn't protect for Tim either? We get his ass kicked and waste a year of his eligibility?

Yes. That is what then happens.

We are only one third into the season, haven't started conference play and the coaches are playing for their future. The only consideration at this point is which QB gives you the best chance to win.

 

[gioff23]

You get 5 years to play 4 - there is no rule that says the 1 year you sit out must be the first. Please stop with the "lets play for 5 years from now" and start playing the kids the staff feels are best suited to play, regardless of grade classification.

 

[06029]

I may have missed it ... but did UCONN replace the 2 vacancies they have on the staff? Or did they elevate graduate assistants?

Original question is very valid particularly as it relates to recruiting. For the current team, they can double up a couple of things for coaching and it works. But in terms of being on the road and in front of recruits, 2 short is a disadvantage.

 

[NorwalkHusky]

Let Casey run the table and keep TB's redshirt.

No we play with whoever gives us the best chance of winning the next game, and hopefully that is Boyle

 

[rich1122]

Rule of thumb if you have 2 equal guys you play the younger one. Get him some experience. Pretty pivotal moment in the season.

 

[uconndogs]

I'm rather surprised TJ is going with Boyle. You can be certain that a true frosh is going to make some major mistakes the first few times out. I'm wondering if the team has lost some faith in Chandler. During the Michigan game I saw Chandler and Davis going off the field together after a series and they clearly seemed to be jawing with each other. Just speculation......

 

[metsfan2323]

If Boyle shows that he has serious talent the rest of the season it will help us lure a quality coach. We also have another big arm QB coming in next year in Marchi, and Kivon Taylor is said to be very talented.

 

[Palatine]

Chandler simply has not played very well. Staying with him practically ensures defeat. Let him sit for a while. Watch the game from the sideline. Given we're 0-4, we're risking nothing.

 

[gars44]

I think BL said it, but to repeat, you can't judge Chandler or anyone else when the line play is so poor. And you can't tell what the problem is with the line play: strength? talent? footwork? zone? scheme? playcalling? Everything is so interconnected. Up to now we have been in complete systemic failure - hypovolemic shock- the vessels are dilated, blood pressure dropping, tachycardia, unresponsive. Where do you start? It's just a system failure. Don't throw it on CW. Get the patient stable, then re-evaluate.

 

[B1GEast]

From what I understand Boyle has better foot work and is mobile, that's just what I've read, I'm not an analyst, unlike most other posters on this board.

 

[noeynox]

It is definitely not only on Whitmer, but some of the ints, were horrible reads on his part. Michigan this year, Western Michigan last year on the one yard line, NC State last year. At some point the team loses faith in the qbs ability to not lose it for them.

Maybe if he wasn't shell shocked from the beating he has taken, maybe if he wasn't put into multitude improbable third and longs by PGDL, maybe he wouldn't have had so many bad turnovers.

Part of reenergizing this team has to include changed to the depth chart. Expect other starters who seemed to be entrenched under PGDL, to be headed to a bench near you soon.

 

[huskymedic]

I think BL said it, but to repeat, you can't judge Chandler or anyone else when the line play is so poor. And you can't tell what the problem is with the line play: strength? talent? footwork? zone? scheme? playcalling? Everything is so interconnected. Up to now we have been in complete systemic failure - hypovolemic shock- the vessels are dilated, blood pressure dropping, tachycardia, unresponsive. Where do you start? It's just a system failure. Don't throw it on CW. Get the patient stable, then re-evaluate.

Nice analogy

My only two cents is that CW shot himself in the proverbial femoral artery with interceptions causing the bleed out.

Agree not all his fault but those that he can control (poor decision making throws) are his.

 

[uconndogs]

The INT he threw against Michigan was as much a great play by the LB as it was a poor decision by CW. Kid made on hell of a play.

 

[gioff23]

I have no idea if Boyle is ready, but I knew one thing when I went to a UConn game the last year and a half and that is CW does not understand situational strategy or ball control. I know that I can count on him to create turnovers and I can count on him to take stupid sacks. A team operating on razor thin margins cant afford that from the QB position. I am all for change at the position.

 

[Stinger92860]

The INT he threw against Michigan was as much a great play by the LB as it was a poor decision by CW. Kid made on hell of a play.

He should have never made the throw into triple coverage. The pick 6 by Maryland was a similar situation. He tries to force too many throws, many at the absolute wrong time in the game or based on field position.

 

[MattMang23]

We should play Lagow. I hear he loves real competition.

 

[gars44]

Nice analogy

My only two cents is that CW shot himself in the proverbial femoral artery with interceptions causing the bleed out.

Agree not all his fault but those that he can control (poor decision making throws) are his.

Thanks. And true. But CW has had less than ideal conditions to operate - shall we say battlefield triage unit?