FAU Post Game Thread

[ZooCougar]

I didn’t think that the face mask penalty was a killer since FAU started from the 25 instead of the 10. How wrong I was.

Took two plays to get into FG range.

It was actually 26 seconds. Absolutely pathetic.

 

[Milo65]

Brock did a great job last year because they had some players. This year, not so much. In the end you can scheme and teach but ultimately it all depends on a few players winning their assignment.

Also last year, many on the yard were praising Brock while questioning Samis’s ability.

 

[ATLDYKA]

Brock did a great job last year because they had some players. This year, not so much. In the end you can scheme and teach but ultimately it all depends on a few players winning their assignment.

Thank you, thank you, glad to see there are some on here who understand. As I said in the chat, Brock was a superstar last year, we were afraid we were going to lose him. He gets 10 new starters on D. Yes they clearly missed in the portal, the players are not the same caliber as last year. But now according to many on here, he is now a terrible coach and it has nothing to do with the personnel. I don't care if we got the best D coordinator in the NFL, he couldn't perform miracles with this D. I hope many on here are not alum, because I am shocked at the amount of haters and the personal attacks just because you don't agree. If you are UConn grads it is a disgrace that you act like that.

 

[psilotic]

They averaged 9 yards per pass play and 6 yards per rush.

They averaged a first down every two plays for an entire game. -- and lost.

27.9 yds/minute

 

[psilotic]

My favorite line from the play by play guy was when he remarked about Dan Orlovsky leading UConn to the Fiesta Bowl

and even w that he still had a better game than our radio pbp guy

 

[LetsGoUC]

Man I love Joe Fagnano, Skyler Bell, and Cam Edwards.

 

[Palatine]

I didn’t think that the face mask penalty was a killer since FAU started from the 25 instead of the 10. How wrong I was.

That was weird. It looked like our guy grabbed face mask on purpose after their guy had his momentum stopped. Like he thought he had to do it.

 

[UConnDan97]

Also last year, many on the yard were praising Brock while questioning Samis’s ability.

It's crazy. People on the board believe that you can lose Yates, Gourdine, Stafford, Hardy, McDonald, Faumina-Brown, Dixon-Williams, Jordan Wright, and we were gonna be the same defense?!?

We lost 9 out of 11 starters from last year, and we're 9-3 to end the regular season. No, we weren't the '86 Bears on defense this year. But kudos to the coaches and players that worked their tails off to get to within 3 points of an undefeated season this year, and kick some butt in the bowl game!!!

 

[Scoe]

Shout out to the sideline UConn section when that kick went up, too much noise!

I heard you drunken hooligans loud and clear 😂 . I thank you for that I couldn’t have handled another OT.

 

[freescooter]

I'm sorry but some blame needs to be sent Brock's way. The amount of times we've gotten burnt this season late in drives for not having anyone deep is mind boggling.

I can understand the 90 yarder, it was 4th and 1, a running situation and if we got them in the backfield we score soon after. It was worth the gamble. But the deep one to Messer that made it 41-38 and kept them in the game on 4th and 11? We've seen that over and over and over again this season. BC at the end of the first half as another example. It's ridiculous.

I do think we need to bring in some better players on defense but people are correct to assert that there's coaching malpractice at times as well.

Delaware did it time and time again again. I think you need the right guys to play this d and this year we don’t have them. But you can win with very good offense and a wesk defense. But not the other way around.

 

[uconnbill]

Hey Bill, Memorial Stadium is long gone. I've run those steps. Maybe they are sent over to the North Eagleville Rd cemetery.

They have stairs to the practice field outside. They can run those. I would bring them to the Rent and have them run there

 

[giddyup]

Also last year, many on the yard were praising Brock while questioning Samis’s ability.

The test isn’t how you do with a stacked deck. It’s what you do when you don’t and have to get the most of the guys you have. Brock delivered less than nothing when coaching becomes a key component of success.

 

[Kowalski]

Thank you, thank you, glad to see there are some on here who understand. As I said in the chat, Brock was a superstar last year, we were afraid we were going to lose him. He gets 10 new starters on D. Yes they clearly missed in the portal, the players are not the same caliber as last year. But now according to many on here, he is now a terrible coach and it has nothing to do with the personnel. I don't care if we got the best D coordinator in the NFL, he couldn't perform miracles with this D. I hope many on here are not alum, because I am shocked at the amount of haters and the personal attacks just because you don't agree. If you are UConn grads it is a disgrace that you act like that.

They did lose a lot in the off-season so I wasn’t expecting a lot coming in. But I expected improvement over the course of the season.
So if they missed in the portal as you say, whose responsibility is that? At what point do you hold him accountable for the performance of the unit he’s in charge of? I think Brock needs to own the defensive performance today.

 

[UConnRock]

It could be worse. Notre Dame had 396 total yards of offense, had only 18:10 time of possession, and beat Syracuse 70-6!

ND was ahead 21-0 before their first offensive play

 

[uconnfan68]

I know the defense this year is bad…but they had to be gassed also by the end of the game because they were beyond horrendous. That was hard to watch.

What’s frustrating is that the defense didn’t improve as the year went along. I give Sammis credit for the fourth quarter play calling…but what’s up with the holding penalties? Refs seemed a bit flag happy.

But…hard to complain about 9-3. Love to get that tenth win in the bowl!

Every game is played with THEIR refs. We’re lucky we get any calls. We deserve most of the ones against us. No face mask on the return, and maybe it’s a different story, with them not even getting a chance to kick a fg.

 

[ScottVib]

There were so many times the team shot themselves in the foot with penalties (and the crazy fumble) on offense and then on defense guys gambling to make the big play and giving up big gains. There were multiple times the secondary tried to jump a short route only to be burned deep. Just one of those games that felt way too easy in the first quarter and then suddenly it felt like Rice all over again. Fortunately a much better end result.

 

[uconnfan68]

The test isn’t how you do with a stacked deck. It’s what you do when you don’t and have to get the most of the guys you have. Brock delivered less than nothing when coaching becomes a key component of success.

He did change to a 4-3-4 for . It’s really past the point of teaching people to make basic plays. Just don’t have the personnel.

 

[LIUCHusky]

You should be fired for giving up nearly 700 yards as a DC. There is no excuse under the sun that allows that to happen to 3 win G5 squad. If I was the HC his bags would be packed tomorrow.

Glad tour not the HC.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Ugly win is a win. Let's go get #10. The powers that be still won't give Fagnano any Heisman respect despite the effort, but Skyler Bell should legitimately be the Biletnikoff winner. Hopefully someone with eyes and common sense makes that selection.

 

[jdb50]

One thing about being independent at this point in time is we got to play a season of Saturday games. Which is great for the fans imo. In Mora's postgame interview he said he wants all the players to go home and be with their families over Thanksgiving. Our players can go enjoy being with family. The last time we were done before Turkey day was 2022 when we lost at Army. Jim Mora has his priorities straight. Our players should return to campus in a great frame of mind. One more game!

 

[businesslawyer]

Imagine asking if having 30 seconds left on the clock was leaving too much time for the other team's offense and being completely serious.

If they had 30 seconds we would have given up a TD and lost in regulation. They only had 22 when they started the drive on the 26.

 

[Jimdish255]

This is one of the all-time great boneyard threads where everybody's right and everybody's wrong. Just depends on who agrees with you.

 

[ZooCougar]

If they had 30 seconds we would have given up a TD and lost in regulation. They only had 22 when they started the drive on the 26.

And you were big mad last week when I pointed out that they were allergic to tackling.

 

[maple]

I had a two hour drive after the game ended and didn’t get a chance to sit down and write a proper reaction. Haven’t gotten a chance to read through the whole thread yet so apologies if any of this has already been said.

It was an ugly win. But, thankfully, they only ask if you won, and not by how much. And I think it still says something that, even though our defense played horribly, we still won. The defense had to get SOME stops in the game to at least put us in this position. They did get a INT and fumble. Hardly erases every mistake they made (the penalties were awful) but if I’m looking for bright spots, there they are.

Our offense made some incredible plays. How nice it is to actually watch another season of competent offense!! I’m sure many of us won’t soon forget the unbearable years of every drive being “run, run, pass, 3 and out”. so thank God for that.

9 wins again. Incredible. Some naysayers might point to the schedule and say it’s weak, but there are lots of NCAAF teams playing the same comparable schedule and still losing games. Good teams win the games they are “supposed” to win and steal a few they weren’t. And that’s all I’ve wanted for UConn for so long now. There is still a long way to go to be truly competitive, but you have to start somewhere. And stacking winning seasons is that. It makes us look more attractive for recruits.

Thank you to HCJM and all the players and personnel for another great season. Really hoping we can rip off a win in this year’s bowl and cap the season off with 10 wins.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

How in the fffffff did we win that?

With offense. UConn won by putting more points on the board than FAU. I said for years that college football teams won with offense. The old "ground and pound" running game and keep the game low scoring with defense was a thing of the past. Easier to "level the playing field" by getting a hot gun slinging QB and a couple of good (very good), dependable receivers. A lot easier than trying to match up (position by position) against programs with more tradition and resources. Run the ball to complement a prolific passing attack. UConn needs to remember this going forward.