Fire PP

[HuskyBandDad]

The coaches are responsible for what they put on the field. Not a new phenomenon.

Most of what is on the field are Edsall's players.

 

[superjohn]

Are some people actually saying coach PP and Deleone should keep their jobs? I've watched a lot of football and can clearly state that they are by far the worst head coach and offensive coordinator duo I've seen.

 

[ZooCougar]

Most of what is on the field are Edsall's players.

I blame Bush.

 

[Doggie Style]

On homecoming to boot.

To Temple!!!!!!!!

 

[ZooCougar]

Most of what is on the field are Edsall's players.

And only a bad craftsman blames his tools.

 

[HuskyBandDad]

And only a bad craftsman blames his tools.

I do not disagree with you but Edsall did not leave us too many good players at the skill positions.

 

[Doggie Style]

Know your players??? Couldn't the same be said about a QB who has thrown for double-digit INT's this year and taking the game out of his hands to try to go up by two scores late in the 4th??? Isn't that "knowing your players"???

It is what it is. I'll forgive Chad; he's just a young man who had a ridiculously bad day. One that I'm sure he'll never forget. But it's just not fair to say that PP is responsible for this one.
He's responsible for a lot of other things, but not for the loss today...

Dan knowing your players is actually a fair statement. Joe D inmhis post game show, said that Chad was having a tough week kicking and Thursday the training wheels came off at practice. We were not there of course but if this accurate then how else do u call this??????

 

[gabect]

If a coach goes for it on fourth down when he has a chance to put himself up two scores with a 35 yarder, then THAT'S when I would want to fire him! What the hell do you want him to do? Go for it on fourth down in an overtime situation???

There is plenty of things to put on Coach P this year, but this game ain't one of them...

I wasn't referring to the OT, I was referring to the 45 yrder and also the horrible punt that turned into a touchback. In OT it was already too late unfortunately.

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

I always cheer for Uconn to win, but I had a feeling we were going to lose this game... Temple is a good team because of Addazio and the teams lost came to Penn State and Maryland! I doubt we beat Syracuse or any other team left in the conference! #FirePP!

Nope. Sorry. Temple is not a good team. Just like our other losses, they are not a GOOD team. They are barely mediocre. But we SUCK. So they won.
0-for-four? Really? You leave that shaky Granny in there to kick again? Why?

What a debaucle. I am Charlie Brown. I keep coming back for more, but Lucy Pasqualoni and her sister Georgia DeLeone keep yanking the ball out at the last minute. This is disgusting.

I agree with the fire PP. I think that FatCat Burton may have been right. Maybe Pasqualoni was a bad choice.....sure makes him seem like he saw this coming. Was Phil Fulmer a better choice? At this point, Elmer Fudd is a better choice. We STINK, STANK, STUNK week after week under Pasqualoni and DeLeone's "play to barely win" offense.

Horrible, reprehensible football being played here at UCONN. A true tragedy. I'm sickened by these past two seasons and waiting for Paul to talk about "executing" doesn't make it any better. Go away, Paul. You've broken this team beyond repair.

 

[Calhoun's Court]

It's on the coaches period.

Either they are not preparing the team properly or they are misjudging the players they are bringing in.

Either way it is on the coaching staff.

The only good thing about today is that this loss may have opened up Wardes eyes (even more) to the problems of the football program. He at least will have to strongly consider at change at years end.

 

[Mr.Phat]

A lot of blame to go around today, but PP is the captain of the ship. And it's not like we were playing Louisville. We lost to a MAC team (all their players were MAC recruits) at home.

UConn loses consistently to MAC teams. It is becoming a tradition.

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

No matter what a kid on scholarship needs to be able to convert a 28 yarder. There is no excuse to miss field goals from 28, 36, 42, and 45 yards. No excuse.

Agreed. 100%. Horrible. Inexcusible.

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

If a coach goes for it on fourth down when he has a chance to put himself up two scores with a 35 yarder, then THAT'S when I would want to fire him! What the hell do you want him to do? Go for it on fourth down in an overtime situation???

There is plenty of things to put on Coach P this year, but this game ain't one of them...

Disagree.
Yeah, I agree that maybe 4th down in OT isn't time to gamble, but let's face it...Chad sucked today and we all knew it. Crazy bad...like take away a scholarship bad.

But to say this game "ain't on Coach P"? Nope. It's on him. Let off the throttle. Again. Just like Buffalo. 14 points up and yup.....yawn.....back off.....let's take it easy. We all felt in in section 223. We knew it. We were right. Three quarters of listless football and Temple won. Disgusting. If you can't hold HCPP and GDL accountable, then you are either family or waaaaaay too close. Horrible.

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

If a coach goes for it on fourth down when he has a chance to put himself up two scores with a 35 yarder, then THAT'S when I would want to fire him! What the hell do you want him to do? Go for it on fourth down in an overtime situation???

There is plenty of things to put on Coach P this year, but this game ain't one of them...

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

How do you lose this game?

Just like all the others....just sit back and let off the throttle. Don't worry, 'cuz your D will win it for you....Oops. Not again!

 

[huskynation]

I do not disagree with you but Edsall did not leave us too many good players at the skill positions.

Maybe so, but he did leave a veteran defense and last year there was a veteran OL ( they were good before PP got there). So it wasn't like PP started with nothing .i.e. Eastern Michigan, Akron ect. There was talent on the football team.

Everyteam in college football goes through this yearly. There are always holes to fill. The problem with this staff is that is that instead of progressing they seem to be regressing.


Now last year, the OL underperformed. It was a veteran line they were in a new system, so that can be understood. But this year, was supposed to be different. This year, PP gave GD the offensive line so that he could teach them his schemes. GD, the pro coach, really felt that he could do a better job than Foley. And considering their actions it is clear to see that they blamed Foley for the struggles last year. Now GD steps in, He had all of spring ball and training camp, and now 7 weeks into the season. The results speak for themselves. As PP likes to say throughout the offseason " we're teaching the fundamentals and techniques that make good football players." Are u really?

The coaching staff has really messed up this OL and there are no excuses. So for a uconn line thats mainly Jrs and Srs to get pushed around every game, even against umass is a disgrace. Temple just ran for 200 yards on our vaunted Defense and they are starting two true freshmen on the OL Whats the difference? Coaching, Not talent. Temple doesn't have more talent than uconn, they have better coaches. They lost most of their team to graduation, brought in like 30 2 star recruits, but guess what, their winning, playing competitive and their building. Can the same said for this staff? I can already see PP next year, talking about all of the players they lost last year. That's the game. Play busy, collect your salary, and find excuses every year.

 

[cryjeremiah]

Maybe so, but he did leave a veteran defense and last year there was a veteran OL ( they were good before PP got there). So it wasn't like PP started with nothing .i.e. Eastern Michigan, Akron ect. There was talent on the football team.

Everyteam in college football goes through this yearly. There are always holes to fill. The problem with this staff is that is that instead of progressing they seem to be regressing.


Now last year, the OL underperformed. It was a veteran line they were in a new system, so that can be understood. But this year, was supposed to be different. This year, PP gave GD the offensive line so that he could teach them his schemes. GD, the pro coach, really felt that he could do a better job than Foley. And considering their actions it is clear to see that they blamed Foley for the struggles last year. Now GD steps in, He had all of spring ball and training camp, and now 7 weeks into the season. The results speak for themselves. As PP likes to say throughout the offseason " we're teaching the fundamentals and techniques that make good football players." Are u really?

The coaching staff has really messed up this OL and there are no excuses. So for a uconn line thats mainly Jrs and Srs to get pushed around every game, even against umass is a disgrace. Temple just ran for 200 yards on our vaunted Defense and they are starting two true freshmen on the OL Whats the difference? Coaching, Not talent. Temple doesn't have more talent than uconn, they have better coaches. They lost most of their team to graduation, brought in like 30 2 star recruits, but guess what, their winning, playing competitive and their building. Can the same said for this staff? I can already see PP next year, talking about all of the players they lost last year. That's the game. Play busy, collect your salary, and find excuses every year.

thank you. seriously.

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

So agree. No more excuses, yet that's all we hear in every week's media conference on Monday. Excuses, and "we've got to execute." BS. Enough of this. Mister Manuel, please read and take heed...this school and its fans deserve more.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Where's the talent buddy? Please tell me where are top notch skill payers are hiding? You can't make chicken salad out of...

No you cannot. There has been however more than enough talent here for the past 1 1/2+ seasons to put together a two game winning streak at some point yet this staff has ywt to find a way to do this. There also was equal or better talent than at least 60% of last season's opponents yet the only time this HC had an above .500 record at his current job was during the week after we knocked off Fordham.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Most of what is on the field are Edsall's players.

Do you believe that the with the talent we've had during last season and the schedule we faced over that time, a two game winning streak would be too much to ask for?

 

[Waquoit]

How about when Temple kept getting to our QB....ever hear of a middle screen you moron.

Middle screen? They barely know a regular screen. That screen pass to run out the clock was the first screen I've seen this year.

 

[Waquoit]

I only remember 1 of those field goals being blocked. I've also commented (maybe it was on another thread) that I cannot believe that we still can't establish the run, so I have laid plenty on the OLine this year and this game. But he has to make one of those kicks. Period. This is the equivalent of a QB throwing 4 picks. One pick, you can understand. Two, okay, it's a bad day. But if our QB threw 4 picks today, everybody on this forum would be all over the kid like white on rice. So why isn't it the same for the kicker again??

When Temple needed a FG to win, they centered the ball. And they have a great kicker. Our attempts were from the hash. If you are going to play for the FG, I think you should make it easier on the kicker. Chad is much better the straighter the kick.

 

[Srqhusky]

You guys are really reaching to blame this one in the coach. You wanted passing on first down you got it. You wanted a balanced offense I believe we passed more than we ran today.

What we saw was an offense in its infancy. I knew whitmer and the Recievers need time to gel. It is their first season together. To expect a wv offense in year one is so unrealistic it isn't funny. It will be good but in a few years so I see reason for optimism

Our defense got its but kicked when it needed to shine Noone mad at don brown. But we are supposedly elite vs the run and we got manhandled today.

Special teams and defensive pressure and creating turnovers. Where have u gone ? I guess Jesse and teddy were bigger losses than I thought because that when it seems the defense weakened significantly. Field goal kicker had a bad day. You could argue for the freshman but this guys missing slightly longer than extra points.

Go ahead and cry for a new coach but if you can convince yourself this loss was on coaching and play calling you saw a different game than me.

 

[UconnFamily]

You guys are really reaching to blame this one in the coach. You wanted passing on first down you got it. You wanted a balanced offense I believe we passed more than we ran today.

What we saw was an offense in its infancy. I knew whitmer and the Recievers need time to gel. It is their first season together. To expect a wv offense in year one is so unrealistic it isn't funny. It will be good but in a few years so I see reason for optimism

Our defense got its but kicked when it needed to shine Noone mad at don brown. But we are supposedly elite vs the run and we got manhandled today.

Special teams and defensive pressure and creating turnovers. Where have u gone ? I guess Jesse and teddy were bigger losses than I thought because that when it seems the defense weakened significantly. Field goal kicker had a bad day. You could argue for the freshman but this guys missing slightly longer than extra points.

Go ahead and cry for a new coach but if you can convince yourself this loss was on coaching and play calling you saw a different game than me.

They coaches still needs to go! We're better than a 3-4 team!

 

[TheRogers]

Lose to MAC teams on the road too. What's the difference? Maybe our kids just aren't good enough.

^^^^
This. But this only applies to our offense.