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It leaves us thin - McEntee as the backup this year and Cochran or McCummings better step up next year. By Whitmer's senior year with Lagow and Cochran, we'll be OK, assuming no injuries or setbacks.
 
Hopefully McCummings is back soon. What happened to Nebrich sucks, but competition is a fact of life at that level. You can't blame Nebrich- his role was defined as a backup for the next three years.

For the team in general, this is the clear signal that there is a #1 QB come hell or high water. And that in and of itself is refreshing.
 
Carl Spackler said:
One other thing to say - transfers are probably not done yet. I guarantee that the players on this squad are seeing a level of player and competition on the field for this camp, that many of the upper classmen have never seen before. You've got freshmen, that are big, and can play - newcomers all over the place, that are big, adn can play.
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Why would an upperclassman transfer because of competition from underclassmen? If they're not good enough to play here, what's the point of losing a year to go play at a lower-tier school, taking an extra year of college to do it? Might as well stay here and compete, finish up and graduate on time.
 
pj said:
Why would an upperclassman transfer because of competition from underclassmen? If they're not good enough to play here, what's the point of losing a year to go play at a lower-tier school, taking an extra year of college to do it? Might as well stay here and compete, finish up and graduate on time.
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Because football players, want to play, and it's tough to take a seat, when you expect to play. There's a football culture change that coach P has quietly installed here at UConn, that wasn't installed before under Edsall. Upper classmen, aren't guaranteed jobs. Players coming in now, aren't going to need a year or two of physical development time.

It's my understanding that the kid from Newburgh Academy, is making an impact on the DL, and we're lucky we were able to recruit a guy like this, because in teh past, if a guy like Shamar goes down, the defensive line rotation is in serious trouble.

I've said many times, that we've been able to put our #1's in the past out on the field, and line up and compete with anybody in the country.

But this season, is the first season, that we've had what I call complete 1-A roster, from #1-#4, such that any lineup from #1-#4 can step out on game day, and not be immediately overmatched.

Nebrich is gone, and so is another OL. Shamar tweaked a knee. McCummings is MIA. In the past, these things would be cause for panic.

I'm not worried. We've got guys that can step right in and play.
 
pj said:
Why would an upperclassman transfer because of competition from underclassmen? If they're not good enough to play here, what's the point of losing a year to go play at a lower-tier school, taking an extra year of college to do it? Might as well stay here and compete, finish up and graduate on time.
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The point is "losing a year to go play". With the operative word being "play". Guys at this level are players and want to be on the field. Regardless of what level they are playing they want the joy of the game after toiling in practice for weeks. If it requires a transfer to get on the field and play I can totally understand as a person's football life is limited and playing time is precious. From an academic standpoint, a transfer and an additional year of college can result is tremendous progress toward a graduate degree. In short, why should a kid rush to get out of college and enter this economy.
 
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Was really excited to see what Neibrich could have done given the chance. I feel like he would be a Tino Sunseri type of qb, but it would have taken a few years to get the throwing decisions down. He showed a good arm and he looked quick to me and not afraid of contact in what little we saw . Good luck to him , I hope he eventually winds up in 1a program somewhere. I do think he was coached well here in regard to his throwing
 
Coach P, brilliant.


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Surprising, but perhaps not shocking since Moorehead left that the QB he recruited feels he might not fit with the new system. Especially with Whitmer coming in and grabbing the starting position pretty clearly in the spring.
 
I wish Nebrich luck wherever he goes (except for if he plays against us, of course). Once a Husky, always a Husky...
 
metsfan2323 said:
So what are the odds he goes to Maryland? I remember someone posting that he attended a Maryland game last year during the bye week. He would become the ultimate spy for Edsall.

Could P block him?
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I dont think good if he wants to play. They have a stud QB coming in next year at Maryland.
 
This really hurts. I feel Mike certainly has the talent to perform at this level and I understand the frustration. Really felt he was our best #2 and could have stepped in and done a great job. Darnit!!!!

Good luck to Mike and his family. Dad is a real gentleman who was nice enough to share some information here in the past. If he's reading just want to say thanks.
 
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I wish the guy well but to be honest I did not see even a slight hint of his having the ability to become the starter here. Fordham would be a great place to go to school on a full ride.
 
Is this a loss? Sure. Catastrophic? No. Frankly, I thought Nebrich really struggled in the spring game. Johny Mac will be fine as a back-up. Then we have McEntee and Cochran to consider as well. Wish the kid was stayin, but this is very managable.
 
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Carl Spackler said:
Nebrich is gone, and so is another OL. Shamar tweaked a knee. McCummings is MIA. In the past, these things would be cause for panic.

I'm not worried. We've got guys that can step right in and play.
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We may be in great shape next year but we just took a hit for this one. If Whit goes down early I think Nebrich gave us our best option to take the reigns for the rest of the year. JMac may improve but he has limitations. McCummings is an erratic passer who's been known to put it on the ground. Casey isn't an option right now. You didn't make me feel better but I'll keep reading and maybe someone else will.
 
I really had a strong feeling this would happen. Granted you have to prove youself to take it to the next level, but this kid had the skills to become the VA all purpose yards leader out of high school so he's got to have some game. I just wish we got to see some of it. His numbers even surpassed Michael Vick in high school out of VA, so I was excited when he came here. Still, noone wants to sit the bench, period, so I understand where he's coming from and dont blame him. The frustrating thing for me, is to watch the interview by Coach Kelly at ND yesterday, where they have 4 LEGIT starters on that roster right now! Its crazy how a large program can keep guys, knowing, they will most likely never see the field, when they could most likely play somewhere else. I hope to God Whitmer can take a hit, and the OL is in sync, or we could have some trouble this season.
Go Huskies!!
 
Thanks Mike for working hard. It was to everyones benefit, yours,your team mates and us fans. It says a lot becoming, as a true freshman the #2 QB on a BCS team with 4 others at the same position. Good luck, best wishes.
 
Sounds like he is going to Fordham or most likely another D1AA school where he can play right away. This shouldn't be such a shocking development, really. Here is a kid who was recruited by a different coach. He was in a pretty tricky situation last year...almost an impossible one...the original intent was for him to redshirt, but he got forced into competition for which he really wasn't prepared (almost no true frosh quarterback is). This year the coaches brought in Whitmer, who not only won the starting job, but has 3 years of eligibility left on top of that. The fact that UConn went out and recruited Whitmer strongly suggested to me at least that they had serious questions about whether they had a quarterback on the roster who could do what they think was needed to be competitive immediately.
 
freescooter said:
The fact that UConn went out and recruited Whitmer strongly suggested to me at least that they had serious questions about whether they had a quarterback on the roster who could do what they think was needed to be competitive immediately.
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He belongs at Fordham. That's his level. He can fight for a job there. UCONN and the BE was over his head. He knew it, that's why he quit.
 
Jimdish255 said:
We may be in great shape next year but we just took a hit for this one. If Whit goes down early I think Nebrich gave us our best option to take the reigns for the rest of the year. JMac may improve but he has limitations. McCummings is an erratic passer who's been known to put it on the ground. Casey isn't an option right now. You didn't make me feel better but I'll keep reading and maybe someone else will.
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It's never a good thing when you lose your back-up QB a month before the season. That is what happened to us, so I don't think it's a good thing and I haven't heard anyone else say it is.

It is a thing that happens to I-A football programs. It is not a catastrophic things because we have a back-up QB with a year's experience as a starter to replace him. But it is by no means a "good" thing.

Happy now?
 
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Carl Spackler said:
Because football players, want to play, and it's tough to take a seat, when you expect to play. There's a football culture change that coach P has quietly installed here at UConn, that wasn't installed before under Edsall. Upper classmen, aren't guaranteed jobs. Players coming in now, aren't going to need a year or two of physical development time.

It's my understanding that the kid from Newburgh Academy, is making an impact on the DL, and we're lucky we were able to recruit a guy like this, because in teh past, if a guy like Shamar goes down, the defensive line rotation is in serious trouble.

I've said many times, that we've been able to put our #1's in the past out on the field, and line up and compete with anybody in the country.

But this season, is the first season, that we've had what I call complete 1-A roster, from #1-#4, such that any lineup from #1-#4 can step out on game day, and not be immediately overmatched.

Nebrich is gone, and so is another OL. Shamar tweaked a knee. McCummings is MIA. In the past, these things would be cause for panic.

I'm not worried. We've got guys that can step right in and play.
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Generally I agree with you, however, we've had depth at certain positions, just not up and down the entire roster.

Kendall Reyes was given a starting job as an RS freshman due to injury and he never gave it up. Until last year we've also had incredible depth at RB. LB we've always seem to have a rotation of quality guys. Maybe I'm nitpicking. Okay, i'm definitely nitpicking. We've definitely started improving our depth throughout the entire roster.
 
Jimdish255 said:
We may be in great shape next year but we just took a hit for this one. If Whit goes down early I think Nebrich gave us our best option to take the reigns for the rest of the year. JMac may improve but he has limitations. McCummings is an erratic passer who's been known to put it on the ground. Casey isn't an option right now. You didn't make me feel better but I'll keep reading and maybe someone else will.
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McEntee took a lot of heat last year, but having a senior like McEntee in the backup role? If the situation arises that we need a backup QB to step in and compete to help us win games? I doesn't get more desireable in a single season than the situation we've got, with a senior, with a full season of experience in the system, mentally and emotionally embracing the role of preparing properly as a backup, and showing the younger guys how that's done, becuase there is no position on the roster, where #2 needs to be prepare, and be ready - the way the #2 QB needs to, to be ready to step in when needed.......and he's not taking up a scholarship either.

There was going to be an odd man out, in the QB depth chart. With McEntee graduating next year, Whitmer, Cochran, and Lagow coming in, will make for a nice stepwise progression in the QB depth chart by class, one year lined up right after the next, and all of them pro-style QB's. Nebrich, if he was going to stay, would have needed to either become somethign he never was before (a drop back passer) or take over McCummings spot in the offense. He's not nearly the runner that McCummings is, size wise, and that offensive package is about a player that can stand back there, and run somebody over carrying the pig, if necessary.

I have no idea what's going on with McCummings, but I hope he's healthy and back soon, ready to contribute in his package, but his package, is not in the base offense QB depth chart, and I wouldn't be surprised, to see that there are players on the roster, that are backing up McCummings in that offensive pacakge, that aren't listed as QB's.
 
sdhusky said:
He belongs at Fordham. That's his level. He can fight for a job there. UCONN and the BE was over his head. He knew it, that's why he quit.
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What a ridiculous post. The kid played sparingly as a true freshman in a one dimensional offense behind an O-Line that gave up more sacks than 116 other teams. Yet you're certain to know what his ceiling is? Unreal.
 
Good luck to Nebrich. As has been stated, it is a blow to our depth and puts Cochrane's redshirt at risk, but I think we should be OK and I understand why he would look for another place to play.

I think Coach P might have named the starter early to give Nebrich options. If he had waited until the end of camp to name Whitmer...Nebrich might have had hope to start and stayed....then if he didn't he wouldn't have had as many options.
 
i have been saying this for a while and everyone shoots back at me. but it finally happened. it may not be over yet with kids leaving also. good luck to nebrich i wish the best for him. we will be fine at qb, there was a reason certain players were running wildcat stuff at practice. P knows who is going to be on this team an who isn't. jmac as a backup is ok for what we have right now. it makes us thin at qb but as long as whitmer stays healthy he gets the ball as mush as possible as he is the next 3 years of this program.
 
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