Duke Post Game Shred

[KryHavok]

Did someone share the post game press. What does Mora say is the plan forward

He said something like he hopes the ACC has the gumption to explain that targeting call. He gave that other team credit for being a good team.

 

[REB1094]

At least we scored?

QB1 had 4 rushes for -8 yards and a TD.

But at least we scored??

 

[Skiblets]

What bogles my mind is that the fire isn’t there, the chip on the shoulder isn’t there. Yes, the refs make bull$#!+ calls against the team, but the across the board horrible play…where did it all go wrong in the offseason? I thought Mora could right the ship.

This is the issue. We end last year on a positive. Don’t lose much to the portal or graduation And we look like the team that gave up 70 To Memphis

Wtf happened?

 

[UConnDan97]

Season ticket holder since opening of the Rent. I see where the program was and I see where it is now. It’s over.

If you were a season ticket holder since the opening of the Rent, and you still don't know that going to a bowl isn't a regular occurrence for us over the last 20+ years, then I can't help you...

 

[CL82]

I never mentioned basketball championship I said the move destroyed the football program.
Do you disagree?

Yes, because the program was dying the American.

You think there is a way out?

Yes but I'll be damned if I know what it is.

 

[Demo Square]

Fix UConn Football???

Put Nedermeier on it! He's sneaky little zit just like you are, right?

It's Over!

 

[TheDoggPound]

Did someone share the post game press. What does Mora say is the plan forward

He blamed the talent on the roster, but says the "undercurrent" tells him we're heading in the right direction

 

[Skiblets]

He blamed the talent on the roster, but says the "undercurrent" tells him we're heading in the right direction

So he’s starting to sound like every other clown we’ve had since 1.0

 

[LoyalFanCT]

i still like mora but he better come up with six wins rather than one this season

 

[KryHavok]

He blamed the talent on the roster, but says the "undercurrent" tells him we're heading in the right direction

If by right direction he means right into oblivion, well, he ain’t wrong.

I don’t care for a reload or a revolution, i want to see a fight, that these boys give a damn and want wear that uniform with pride. That’s what we got last year.

The UConn+ stream said after the game conclusion that apparently Puke tried to get Jackson Mitchell to transfer. Well slap my @$$ and call me Patty. Since he didn’t transfer, they maybe whined for an ejection…I jest, sort of.

 

[Marbles90]

So he’s starting to sound like every other clown we’ve had since 1.0

I can’t believe he tried to put a positive spin on that debacle. I mean was he watching the same game? I didn’t see anything positive or anything you can even build on. I guess it’s his job to say stuff like that but, wow…!!

 

[huskymedic]

>help<

 

[uconnbill]

Mora needs to change things up, period. The quarterback didn't look good except for a couple of late throws. The offensive line is not doing the job. The defensive backs need to learn how to tackle.
They need a different play-caller as it is predictable to say the least

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Wrong

i think you missed the tone of my comment

 

[RioDog]

So he’s starting to sound like every other clown we’ve had since 1.0

Yup. No more retreads please. Would rather see the program go down in flames with a young, untried fire brand than another 60-70 year old has-been.

 

[kemba]

Ehh I think mora knows we were very outmatched. The bigger concern is the last 2 games

 

[BugsyCT]

I left at halftime today. I never leave early but today I did. Knew we didn't have the O to come back and moreso it's just too depressing to be back to this after last year feeling like we finally were climbing out of the abyss. (Plus that dang wind on the press box side never stops.)

Maybe UConn football can't be saved. Maybe all the wrong moves and near misses in CR are too much to overcome. I really hope I'm wrong.

Even with that, I'll be back next week for Utah St.

 

[TheDoggPound]

Ehh I think mora knows we were very outmatched. The bigger concern is the last 2 games

He's had 2 portal cycles and maybe brought in 3-4 actual contributors.

I can see multiple immediate changes he could make, but he keeps trotting out the same personnel.

Start Turner
Find a new PR
Bench Walker for Fortin
Put Hunter Clark in the RB rotation
Bench his WR transfers who are leading the nation in dropped passes
Try anybody new on defense not named Jackson Mitchell
Start Ruelas over McFadden*

*Edit

 

[NEforceUConn]

Things I enjoy more than watching UConn football:

1. Shaving my balls
2. Peeing on defenseless animals
3. You get the point….

4. Posting Sh1te on the BY.

You forgot to add that one

 

[CTFIRERETIRED]

They were for Huskies and Hero’s day.

Thank you for that information.
That I didn't know, I appreciate the info.

 

[Rich]

This thread is legitimately becoming unhinged.

Nobody complains about the talent level more than I, particularly at QB and Charlton at 400K per season should be remedied immediately. If I'm Mora Charlton is gone Monday based on general principal. It's clear he doesn't have the ability to coach up from FCS at even a rudimentary level.

Also understand-Duke pays its head coach 3.5 million per year. That makes a difference. We cannot and never will approach that budget, you ask me. Doesn't mean I don't want us to....I just cannot see the State signing off on something like that unless something magical happens to make football as ingrained in the State's culture as the BB programs.

It's also a cold hard fact that two of the teams we've played this season are VASTLY more talented than us and the other two, depending on which team talent composite ranking you subscribe to, are also some degree better. Mora is NOT the problem he's doing the best he can with the raw material he has; who knows where the 6 wins came from last year, maybe it was lightning in a bottle. Regardless, he needs more than two seasons to right this ship or get it as right as it's going to get. Cut the man some slack, he was clearly shook after the game today.

(side note-'F Charlotsville' should become the rallying cry for all of UCONN athletics, just because.)

I think what we need to do is schedule smarter. No more power 5 games unless and until we can get comfortable that we're recruiting at an even 70% level. It's a needless exercise in humiliation for these kids that does not need to happen, and it probably takes weeks to recover psychologically from that sort of beating. Let's keep the games at a G5 level-no reason we can't assemble a combo platter of Sun Belt, AAC, MAC, MWC and CUSA teams without resorting to putting Duke, Tennessee, Michigan, NC State etc on the schedule. Let's stop being stupid even if it costs us $ in the bargain.

 

[CTFIRERETIRED]

It’s a dumpster fire no different from diaco or Edsall years it’s that dire and talent that lacking. A total embarrassment and there will be handfuls of people at games going forward.

The exodus from the rent might have had something to do with the weather........nah, it wasn't the weather, it was the product on the field that sent the fans for the parking lot.

 

[CTFIRERETIRED]

Maybe a successful high school coach in Texas who wants to start at the ground level, or below?

The salary should be higher here.

Why would a Texas high school coach even consider that offer?
1. Connecticut couldn't pay him enough.
2. Texas coach probably has better talent.
3. The Texas high school probably has better facilities.

 

[fleaflicker]

Well, the "old guy" doesn't know what to say or think. It so appeared that the program was going to turn this year into a competitive season. One of the many lessons one learns from being either a player or coach in sports, is to never give up. I did not see the game today, but it appears from reading the post on the boneyard, that the team did that. My guess is there is an underlying problem going on that is affecting the team. It may be chemistry, it may be coaching philosophy, or any number of other things. Just doesn't sound like there is "fire in the belly". I can understand losing to NCST and Duke, but not being competitive in the other two games doesn't add up. Perhaps, as some have said, UConn just can't compete at this level in football. The big $ graduates from UConn do not step up for UConn football, and so there is really no pressure on the administration to elevate the program. As I near the end of the conveyor belt, I feel badly for those of you who are younger and "Bleed Blue". Who knows, perhaps something magical will happen and things will turn around. Thanks for all your posts, and be safe. GO HUSKIES!

 

[Sea Goat]

How do I get a job as a coach at UConn football? I can do what they do and just take plays from madden. Lose by 40 points and collect a pay check. Then do my normal job during the week.

I'll do it for for half the pay and make half the mistakes...

 

[UConnJim]

He's had 2 portal cycles and maybe brought in 3-4 actual contributors.

Not true. Look at last year's adds:

Jake Guidone - C
Marquez Bembry - LB
Brandon Bouyer-Randle - LB
Jelani Stafford - DL
Sokoya McDuffie - DL
Chris Shearin - DB
Tommy Zozus - LS
George Caratan - P

The problem I noticed last year is that we were bringing in decent defensive talent, but not offensive talent. Where were the impact portal WRs and TEs last year? The only impact player on O was Guidone.

This year, it's too early to tell how the portal kids will play out, but I would say that the defensive adds seem better than the offensive adds.

My biggest disappointment with the portal is QB and WR. We have grabbed 2 portal QBs and neither seem to be the answer. Seems to be an evaluation issue. And, we should have been able to grab a talented backup WR from a top P5 program, but no luck.

 

[3rdbass]

The program wasn't good when they were in the AAC, did you want to kill both the football and basketball programs?

And now all the good teams have left the AAC. You want to be stuck in that abomination of a football confernce? Not you but the poster who said this.

 

[TheDoggPound]

Not true. Look at last year's adds:

Jake Guidone - C
Marquez Bembry - LB
Brandon Bouyer-Randle - LB
Jelani Stafford - DL
Sokoya McDuffie - DL
Chris Shearin - DB
Tommy Zozus - LS
George Caratan - P

The problem I noticed last year is that we were bringing in decent defensive talent, but not offensive talent. Where were the impact portal WRs and TEs last year? The only impact player on O was Guidone.

This year, it's too early to tell how the portal kids will play out, but I would say that the defensive adds seem better than the offensive adds.

My biggest disappointment with the portal is QB and WR. We have grabbed 2 portal QBs and neither seem to be the answer. Seems to be an evaluation issue. And, we should have been able to grab a talented backup WR from a top P5 program, but no luck.

Bembry had 11 tackles last year. Bouyer-Randle, yeah. Guidone, defintely. Has Shearin been getting any reps lately? I've watched every snap and don't remember seeing him the last couple games, but for last season you can add him.. McDuffie hasn't contributed much on the field except being another body to trot out. Stafford, sure but at the end of the day he's a backup who is thrusted into a bigger role (story of the entire DL, not bad players but they're all role/rotation guys). My comment wasn't untrue.

 

[UConnDan97]

I no longer buy the chatter about not having enough talent. We have enough talent to put points on the board. If we put points on the board, we relieve the pressure we constantly put on the D.

If there is nothing that the OC can run with Roberson to make us successful, then put in Zion. Or if the problem is Charlton, then put in Marinelli.

All I heard in the preseason was that Rosa was our 3rd string RB. Well Jesus... if it wasn't for him, I don't know if we'd have any positive yardage at all this year!!!

 

[Uconnalliance]

University higher ups need to sit down and discuss which direction the football program should go. If they are all in on football then make a decision on the program to fire people responsible for this embarrassment we are all watching and replace them with competent people. Enough already. 10 years is way to much suffering.

Thank you! You saved me the typing time