G-State Post Game Thread

[uconnbill]

i so hope bowl eligibility soon becomes just another game. getting back to football relevance is a marathon for a program like UConn, just because of where we were as a program and where we are in the conference stuff. But a 6 win floor is a new place for me as a fan. It's not time yet, but I am looking forward to one day soon seeing a 10-win UConn football team.

My guess you didn't sit through the last 12 or so years every week watching some of the games many of us watched. You need to chill out and let those who have suffered enjoy this. Two out of the last three years now UConn is bowl eligible. That is progress from the Pasqualoni, Vitamin D Diaco, to Randy 2.0 disaster. This is much better.
Remember UConn is one of two independents in the country and needs a home. Enjoy the win and stop with putting it down.

 

[uconnbill]

So some don't know Evers dropped a weight on his toe and with the head injury earlier in the year, this was the healthiest he has been. UConn didn't need 300 yards of passing because it has 274 in rushing. My gripe with Evers is being consistent which he is not yet

 

[3rdbass]

So some don't know Evers dropped a weight on his toe and with the head injury earlier in the year, this was the healthiest he has been. UConn didn't need 300 yards of passing because it has 274 in rushing. My gripe with Evers is being consistent which he is not yet

We have seen enough of Evers to know he isn't a FBS starting QB on a good team. Time to move on next year and find one who is.

 

[RSTuthill]

Couldn't get to the game but I kept looking at ESPN. The definition of another ugly win. 75 yards passing. D on the field for 35 minutes. Sure, UConn will most likely be able to beat UAB and UMass with Evers. And when they get to 8-4 at the end of the season, people will be jumping up and down about the huge success. But those of us who have followed UConn for a long time will be left feeling flat. They still haven't beaten a team of the quality they used to beat regularly in the oughts. And apparently they aren't interested in really trying if they play Evers against Syracuse. I am mystified.

 

[Scoe]

Am I the only one who think Evers played well tonight just based on the eye test, of course the stat geeks will look at the passing yards, Evers got out of a 3rd and 13 on that drive a rb fumbled, had a dropped 3rd and long completion dropped by Nick Bell of all guys. Evers moved around good and made smart decisions.

I never understood the decision to not go for it on 4th and 1 from the Ga State 37 up 2 scores. Stop being scared to get a yard everyone knew we weren’t stopping GSU sometimes your defense has to be your offense get the damn yard and put it away, your offense was in rhythm too just stay out of the way, please.

 

[How Sway?!]

Couldn't get to the game but I kept looking at ESPN. The definition of another ugly win. 75 yards passing. D on the field for 35 minutes. Sure, UConn will most likely be able to beat UAB and UMass with Evers. And when they get to 8-4 at the end of the season, people will be jumping up and down about the huge success. But those of us who have followed UConn for a long time will be left feeling flat. They still haven't beaten a team of the quality they used to beat regularly in the oughts. And apparently they aren't interested in really trying if they play Evers against Syracuse. I am mystified.

People will be celebrating being 8-4 because we haven't won that many games in over a decade. Why should people care about the fact we have only won against bad teams with bad QB play, when we couldn't even do that with good QB play a couple of years ago?

At the end of the day, people really only care about wins and losses.

 

[uconnfan68]

Am I the only one who think Evers played well tonight just based on the eye test, of course the stat geeks will look at the passing yards, Evers got out of a 3rd and 13 on that drive a rb fumbled, had a dropped 3rd and long completion dropped by Nick Bell of all guys. Evers moved around good and made smart decisions.

I never understood the decision to not go for it on 4th and 1 from the Ga State 37 up 2 scores. Stop being scared to get a yard everyone knew we weren’t stopping GSU sometimes your defense has to be your offense get the damn yard and put it away, your offense was in rhythm too just stay out of the way, please.

He had a couple of decent plays, but man is he frustrating to watch. They keep saying he just needs more reps, but it sure seems like he’s already peaked.

 

[UConnDan97]

Am I the only one who think Evers played well tonight just based on the eye test, of course the stat geeks will look at the passing yards, Evers got out of a 3rd and 13 on that drive a rb fumbled, had a dropped 3rd and long completion dropped by Nick Bell of all guys. Evers moved around good and made smart decisions.

You're not the only one. He managed the game pretty well, hit his targets for the most part, and was essentially put on ice in the 4th quarter as we tried to run the clock out with a big lead. He even helped out with his legs a bit too.

There are some on the board that just seem to get way too much joy bashing the kid. We put up 34 points on the board today. He has a solid game...

 

[storrsroars]

Couldn't get to the game but I kept looking at ESPN. The definition of another ugly win. 75 yards passing. D on the field for 35 minutes. Sure, UConn will most likely be able to beat UAB and UMass with Evers. And when they get to 8-4 at the end of the season, people will be jumping up and down about the huge success. But those of us who have followed UConn for a long time will be left feeling flat. They still haven't beaten a team of the quality they used to beat regularly in the oughts. And apparently they aren't interested in really trying if they play Evers against Syracuse. I am mystified.

Remember when our guys looked like a Pop Warner team vs the opponent's guys on top of having piss poor coaching? Wasn't all that long ago.

I don't think there's a whole lot of us who are overjoyed at the scheduling, but in coachspeak, there's an old nugget about, "We have to teach these guys to win." And Mora is well on the way to accomplishing that via his recruits and coaching staff. Next year's schedule is about the same as this year's. But hopefully those close losses turn into close wins vs P4 teams, and in two years when the schedule actually is more difficult, UConn will be ready for that challenge.

 

[Scoe]

Am I the only one who think Evers played well tonight just based on the eye test, of course the stat geeks will look at the passing yards, Evers got out of a 3rd and 13 on that drive a rb fumbled, had a dropped 3rd and long completion dropped by Skyler Bell of all guys. Evers moved around good and made smart decisions.

I never understood the decision to not go for it on 4th and 1 from the Ga State 37 up 2 scores. Stop being scared to get a yard everyone knew we weren’t stopping GSU sometimes your defense has to be your offense get the damn yard and put it away, your offense was in rhythm too just stay out of the way, please.

 

[AllHusky]

Everything that has been said here in a positive vein is 100% accurate and great. No matter how excited and enthused I am about everything, I have this foreboding kind of irrational black cloud in my brain that some sort of conspiracy involving Nick Evers exists that will prevent us from fully moving forward. It dampens all positivity and enthusiasm.

I am seeking professional help.

 

[Patman]

Yes. I get the feeling a lot of BYers have an unrealistic take on the state of our program. We are competitive relative to our competition, look like a well-coached team, were out of it in only our first game. With a much better QB could we have beaten Duke and Wake, who knows, but they were both competitive. Could we have beaten a few teams by a lot more? Only Temple comes to mind. This has been a pretty fun year so far and I think there is way too much whining when we win. Let the coaches seek perfection.

with a better QB we're probably a 30-45 rank team. With what we got we're about 75ish. Sorry that its that stark but those losses hurt and we stopped blowing away opponents.

 

[cohenzone]

He had a couple of decent plays, but man is he frustrating to watch. They keep saying he just needs more reps, but it sure seems like he’s already peaked.

We scored 6 times. He doesn’t play D. Our D gave up several 3rd and long first downs. He is not a fabulous passer, but he was pretty good overall. Seriously, our team is good, but someone here thought we could jam runs down Alabama’s throat. Really? C’mon, enjoy the winning. We score 30 and 34 the last two games.

 

[AllHusky]

We scored 6 times. He doesn’t play D. Our D gave up several 3rd and long first downs. He is not a fabulous passer, but he was pretty good overall. Seriously, our team is good, but someone here thought we could jam runs down Alabama’s throat. Really? C’mon, enjoy the winning. We score 30 and 34 the last two games.

Cohen you are therapeutic

 

[RedStickHusky]

At the end of the day, I'm trusting Mora to know who he wants on the field. I don't think Evers is 100% from the toe yet and/or still a little fearful of taking another head shot, but he didn't make any killer mistakes last night and could've had better numbers with a little help. There have been these weird isolated series both last night and in the Wake game, where the light comes on and he plays loose. Enough, coupled with Mora's commitment, to make me think there's some upside there.

 

[ddent68]

They beat Vandy who beat Bama. They are not a bad team at all and have some talent. It was a solid win and now UConn is bowl eligible

Our defense is good and they moved the ball and put up points on us. That’s a very respectable win. That wasn’t Merrimack

 

[ddent68]

He had a couple of decent plays, but man is he frustrating to watch. They keep saying he just needs more reps, but it sure seems like he’s already peaked.

Ridiculous. Peaked? The kid hasn’t played in 3 years and is green. He’s had his bell rung numerous times and was playing without a toenail. He’s not Tom Brady but give the kid a break. I think he is slowly getting better every game. Tonight was his best performance so far. We got the W. Could Joe have beat this team? Maybe. Welliver? Maybe. Either way a demonstrably better QB isn’t on the roster. I hope they bring in someone to compete for the job next year but that’s next year. Enjoy the win.

 

[JMick]

We scored 6 times. He doesn’t play D. Our D gave up several 3rd and long first downs. He is not a fabulous passer, but he was pretty good overall. Seriously, our team is good, but someone here thought we could jam runs down Alabama’s throat. Really? C’mon, enjoy the winning. We score 30 and 34 the last two games.

30 and 34 in college against this competition isn't really that impressive. Yes it's light years better than where we used to be. But if we had a passing attack we'd be putting up 50 and we'd probably be 7-1. It just sucks being held back so much by one position.

 

[Brochacho]

I was done with Evers last night when he took a check down instead of seeing the open wheel route before kicking the FG to go up 10-0. He is not a FBS QB.

 

[Stinger92860]

Comparing to years past, I love our defense. I hope we can keep coach Brock around since he really got these guys to play some good ball.

We are mixing up our blitzing well, and we are putting some good pressure on the QB finally.

it looked like our D was having trouble adjusting and being ready for gst quick temp/no huddle.

 

[cellocgg]

Why did we drop 4 spots in the ESPN FPI?

 

[cohenzone]

30 and 34 in college against this competition isn't really that impressive. Yes it's light years better than where we used to be. But if we had a passing attack we'd be putting up 50 and we'd probably be 7-1. It just sucks being held back so much by one position.

Honestly. Enjoy winning a little. We are being held back? We scored 34. The coach decided to punt on 4th and 2 (not the worst decision I’ve ever seen) but that might have stopped us from scoring more. No QB in history can score points when the other team is moving the ball pretty consistently or when his best receiver drops an open pass that forces the team to punt. You would think we are suddenly an offensive machine being messed up by a QB who also missed a bunch of time. Duke is good. If you look at how Wake performed against decent competition, they are not horrible and it was not Evers fault that a ref swallowed a whistle on a play that was a pretty well thrown ball in a clutch situation that would have put us in scoring position. The kid is flawed, but to think some other QB would have us consistently scoring 50 points is, I think, a fantasy.

 

[UCan3]

Evers was awful for much the game but he came through in the 2nd half with those short runs to extend drives and score.

I think we are stuck with him this year but they better not simply “crown” him starting QB next year. He most definitely not earned it IMO. I would love to see Welliver in the mix next year!

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

30 and 34 in college against this competition isn't really that impressive. Yes it's light years better than where we used to be. But if we had a passing attack we'd be putting up 50 and we'd probably be 7-1. It just sucks being held back so much by one position.

Honest question…I didn’t see the game…i am out of the country. Last week you said that UConn has a light’s out defense…I believed that the competition was so poor, that the D was good..but it was more about facing a horrible offense.

After the game last night…do you still think UConn’s defense is light’s out? Was GSU’s offense that good? Looking at the stats…they outgained UConn. Just curious what you think now?

 

[Chin Diesel]

Good game overall. No complaints with the results.

I'd like to add, just when you think the assigned TV crew can't get any worse, last night's crew stepped up to the plate to prove that wrong.
They were really bad with a bunch, but the analyst saying the PI call against Bell in the end zone was offensive pass interference because Bell was the one who initiated contact and he pulled the DB in to him, took the cake. Even on the slow mo replay, he stuck to his guns saying it should have been offensive PI.