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Fagnano it is

All I know is people were excited as hell for the kid from West Florida too and then he got here and we almost lost to Wagner
 
First reaction is surprise that it isn't Roberson. I don't know much of anything about Fagnano but if Mora's going with him over TR and even Zion (struggled as a frosh but got a year of playing time under his belt), then I'll trust Mora & Charlton's decision on this.
 
I'm a basketball guy, but criticizing a coach's personnel decisions is a silly thing to do 90% of the time in my experience. We just don't have the information to make that call. Mora has been in every practice evaluating these guys with his, what, 35 years of coaching experience?

And fans who saw a few tweets from 3 open practices and a spring game think they have enough information to criticize. Good grief.
 
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husky429 said:
I'm a basketball guy, but criticizing a coach's personnel decisions is a silly thing to do 90% of the time in my experience. We just don't have the information to make that call. Mora has been in every practice evaluating these guys with his, what, 35 years of coaching experience?

And fans who saw a few tweets from 3 open practices and a spring game think they have enough information to criticize. Good grief.
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Can you pin posts on the boneyard? If so, this^^^
 
I was thinking TR was the starter by all reports, but Charlton knows Fagnano and Mora has made great decisions so far.
 
husky429 said:
I'm a basketball guy, but criticizing a coach's personnel decisions is a silly thing to do 90% of the time in my experience. We just don't have the information to make that call. Mora has been in every practice evaluating these guys with his, what, 35 years of coaching experience?

And fans who saw a few tweets from 3 open practices and a spring game think they have enough information to criticize. Good grief.
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It's like you don't know us at all any more.
 
Huskiefan78 said:
Absolutely gutted here. I trust Mora, but I really wanted it to be Roberson or Turner. Either would seemingly offer us more than a year at the position, better dual threat options, and give us more hope for future growth. I very much hope to be proven wrong and that Fagnano shines against NCST.
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Gutted! Oh my,but you trust Mora , then trust him
 


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->And it’s a safe bet this decision isn’t etched in stone. Roberson and Turner are in the wings, should there be injury or underperformance at the position.

But we do know, earlier than usual, the identity of UConn’s opening night starter. It took a while, a little drama, an interesting couple of hours to get there, but there is this, people are interested in UConn football now. A little drama doesn’t hurt. <-
 
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I don't love this decision, but we've got to figure that regardless our QB situation will be better than last year. Worst case scenario we've got Zion with another year of experience and growth. Fagnano was abysmal in the spring showcase, but I'lll chalk it up to an off day.
 
I am surprised and was a bit alarmed but trust our coach to make the right decision
 
JohnFSilver said:
Maybe Maine wasn’t that good. Tim Boyle couldn’t play at UConn and is in nfl. It is about the talent around you unless you are a great QB.

It comes down to can you run the offense around you. If Fangnano takes care of the ball and passes, what ya gonna do
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Absolutely agree
 
Feel bad for Zion. Got thrown into the fire as a true freshman, best 2 receivers go down before game 2, and he still guts out some solid performances considering that context. Hope this isn’t the end of his story here.
 
JohnFSilver said:
Maybe Maine wasn’t that good. Tim Boyle couldn’t play at UConn and is in nfl. It is about the talent around you unless you are a great QB.

It comes down to can you run the offense around you. If Fangnano takes care of the ball and passes, what ya gonna do?
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The legend of Tim Boyle on this board is fascinating. You’d think he’s ever had a good season playing football the way people mention him here.
 
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Huskyforlife said:
The legend of Tim Boyle on this board is fascinating. You’d think he’s ever had a good season playing football the way people mention him here.
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Agreed. Guy put up 1 touchdown to 13 INTs at UConn, and then went to Eastern Kentucky and had a bad season there. He was one of the worst QBs I've ever seen in a UConn uniform
 
noeynox said:
He did, but Eric Watts continually shoved the RT into him. Watts single handedly distorted any honest assessment of Fagnano's performance that day.
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I love Eric Watts. He and Pryce Yates are an absolute joy to watch. Very much looking forward to seeing them play again this year.
 
I absolutely thought Roberson was the guy. But I also don’t think Fagnano transferred unless he was reasonably sure the job was his. I’m fine with it , but it sort of feels like Charlton picked his guy.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Feel bad for Zion. Got thrown into the fire as a true freshman, best 2 receivers go down before game 2, and he still guts out some solid performances considering that context. Hope this isn’t the end of his story here.
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His time will come if he stays. It may be brief - one season - but it’ll come. After JF and TR move on he maybe he gets a year (where I expect he’ll be very good) before McDonald eclipses him.
 
WNConn said:
Agreed. Guy put up 1 touchdown to 13 INTs at UConn, and then went to Eastern Kentucky and had a bad season there. He was one of the worst QBs I've ever seen in a UConn uniform
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There were circumstances for sure but the fact is he wasn’t very good when he was here and the was the back up at Eastern Kentucky. I’m not sure he was the worst quarterback we ever had, but he was far from great.
 
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Huskiefan78 said:
Really? How does a four year starter from Maine have two additional years? I get the covid year is one.
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From The UConn Blog today: "He came to UConn having heavy familiarity with offensive coordinator Nick Charlton’s system and boasting a decorated career as the three-year starter for the FCS Black Bears. Fagnano has two years of eligibility remaining."

The NCAA rule on the extra Covid Year states: All student-athletes whose 2020-2021 season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will now get 6 years to compete in 4 full seasons of their sport in college.

The Spring 2021 football season at Maine was not a full season as they only played 4 games. Fagnano started all 4 of those games that year, but it was not a full season, thus he has 2 years of eligibility left.
 
ThabeetDown said:
This is my thought exactly. Charlton gets his "guy" and I don't think thats a good thing, mostly because I don't think Charlton showed much promise last year. We're really banking the entire offense on a mediocre-at-best FCS offensive tandem? Sure, I know Charlton and Fagnano had success together at Maine, but it's also Maine. Would rather have the Holy Cross QB/OC combo that torched us at The Rent a few years ago than the scrubs from Maine.

Out of all the amazing decisions of the Mora era so far, hiring Charlton/going with Fagnano are by far the most baffling. He knows more than I do so hoping for the best!
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Blades said:
I guess Phil Steele knew he had the inside track?

"Earning a spot on the Preseason All-Independent second team was r-junior wide receiver Kevan Clercius (Montreal, QC), r-junior defensive lineman Dal'mont Gourdine (North Charleston, SC), r-junior offensive lineman Valentin Senn (Volders, Austria), senior quarterback Joseph Fagnano (Williamsport, PA) and sophomore running back and kick returner Victor Rosa (Bristol, CT). "
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Athlon too...;)

 
Huskiefan78 said:
Absolutely gutted here. I trust Mora, but I really wanted it to be Roberson or Turner. Either would seemingly offer us more than a year at the position, better dual threat options, and give us more hope for future growth. I very much hope to be proven wrong and that Fagnano shines against NCST.
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Fagnano has 2 years of eligibility
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freescooter said:
I absolutely thought Roberson was the guy. But I also don’t think Fagnano transferred unless he was reasonably sure the job was his. I’m fine with it , but it sort of feels like Charlton picked his guy.
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This.
I’m also thinking in a close call Charlton gave it to the guy he likely promised it to. The question for me is more about Charlton than the QB. There’s an “I’m not sure” feeling about him as the OC that I also sense from other folks. Yes Roberson is injury prone but he played in big settings at Penn St and I was looking forward to watching his dual threat ability as a healthy guy. Don’t get me wrong. I’ll be rooting hard for Fagnano to succeed but I was surprised.
 
Nostical said:
This.
I’m also thinking in a close call Charlton gave it to the guy he likely promised it to. The question for me is more about Charlton than the QB. There’s an “I’m not sure” feeling about him as the OC that I also sense from other folks. Yes Roberson is injury prone but he played in big settings at Penn St and I was looking forward to watching his dual threat ability as a healthy guy. Don’t get me wrong. I’ll be rooting hard for Fagnano to succeed but I was surprised.
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How much did he "play" in these big settings?
 
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