Fall Camp 2018 Coverage - #RiseAsOne

[huskymedic]

 

[blue93]

Wish we were starting off the season with an FCS opponent so we could build some momentum. UCF and Boise are going to be a bear for a young team.

OTOH, struggling to get past FCS teams to start the year like we've been doing can't be good for the team mentality either.

 

[huskymedic]

Well... about the RB depth:

 

[TheDoggPound]

Ughhh

 

[huskymedic]

 

[TheDoggPound]

Paging Kyle Buss, paging Kyle Buss..

 

[uconnphil2016]

Wow. Has he had a RS year already?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[TheDoggPound]

r-Jr

 

[uconnphil2016]

I think UCF being game 1 is our best chance to beat them. New coaching staff and all

Agreed. Weird stuff happens in week 1

 

[Exit 4]

Well... about the RB depth:

Yeah heard the rumor - was waiting for this to drop.

Now Black and Gill have a serious opportunity to play more than four games this year. And maybe Blanton gets moved back to RB....

I dont love the idea of Buss carrying the ball....dont think he has the durability.

 

[Palatine]

We haven't had a non-losing season since 2010. With a tough schedule this year + a majority of roster spots filled by underclassmen, predicting another losing season isn't pessimism. Its realism.

Star Wars wasn't realism yet it has been one of the biggest successes in movie history.

 

[TheDoggPound]

Problem being with Blanton, he and O'Reilly are not analogous. O'Reilly and Buss are (close at least).

 

[uconnphil2016]

wonder if Hopkins is regretting his decision now lol

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[uconnphil2016]

Banton moved to RB

 

[huskymedic]

Banton moved to RB

 

[Exit 4]

I don't see him as a straight replacement per se to O'Reilly, just a guy that can help carry the RB practice workload. In the long run, maybe Banton could be the short yardage guy Hopkins was supposed to be.

Zavier/Mensah/Black and Gillespie - get ready to really work.

 

[Block C]

I don't see him as a straight replacement per se to O'Reilly, just a guy that can help carry the RB practice workload. In the long run, maybe Banton could be the short yardage guy Hopkins was supposed to be.

Zavier/Mensah/Black and Gillespie - get ready to really work.

I want to see Black move up in the depth chart. I know Zavier is killing it in practice. Unfortunately we won’t know till it translates to game time

 

[Rewster]

wonder if Hopkins is regretting his decision now lol

I wonder if Edsall wishes he tried harder to keep him?

 

[CL82]

I wonder if Edsall wishes he tried harder to keep him?

I doubt it. He would have helped us, but that's just not Randy.

 

[huskymedic]

... and they seemed to be doing so well.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[JustSaying]

Very sad for O'Reilly. Wish him a speedy recovery.

Concerning Buss... Remember he had great success at Milford Prep. That place is hard core and only the strongest get through. At RMU he took a beating regularly, yet he prevailed. Then in 2015 he was one of only 20 athletes in the country selected as a finalist for the STATS National Freshman Player of the Year award. Mentally and physically Buss is very tough.