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Game Week 2022 - UConn @ Ball State Cardinals (Saturday 10/15/22 @ 2p on ESPN3)

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huskymedic said:
Don't fight what ain't broke.
All white again on Saturday against Ball State.
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FIU, past history except for the cancer ribbons.

Ball State, 2 programs chasing more respect.

Fight, fight Connecticut. It's vict'ry. Let's go. Go Huskies, beat Ball State.
 
Kolumbo said:
I didn't know that. Although I just checked a couple NFL teams and they use the old format. Maybe they should just go metric. ;)

I don't see this new-fangled format anywhere else.
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I can't tell you how long it took me to figure that out. So I was right there with you for a long time.
 
Surprisingly little talk about the game itself. Yes, I know it's Ball U and it's barely on television, but this is probably the most important game we've had since Houston in 2015.

I would be fairly confident, despite the spread, if Houston were healthy. Rosa is obviously athletic, and might end up being really really good, but I don't think he finds holes as quickly or with enough certainty as any of the injured TBs do. And Burns has been solid, but is not explosive with quickness or speed. Add to that Ball State is at home, and has more experience winning 50/50 games than we do.

All that having been said, I do think the game is still winnable but it will take some combination of (i) our OL so utterly destroying their front 7 that anyone could run through the holes; (ii) getting over 150 yards from the passing game; and (iii) a defensive effort along the lines of Fresno where we can win the game with 17 or 20 points. I think any of those goals might be accomplished, but I can't say I'm certain about any of them.
 
businesslawyer said:
Surprisingly little talk about the game itself. Yes, I know it's Ball U and it's barely on television, but this is probably the most important game we've had since Houston in 2015.

I would be fairly confident, despite the spread, if Houston were healthy. Rosa is obviously athletic, and might end up being really really good, but I don't think he finds holes as quickly or with enough certainty as any of the injured TBs do. And Burns has been solid, but is not explosive with quickness or speed. Add to that Ball State is at home, and has more experience winning 50/50 games than we do.

All that having been said, I do think the game is still winnable but it will take some combination of (i) our OL so utterly destroying their front 7 that anyone could run through the holes; (ii) getting over 150 yards from the passing game; and (iii) a defensive effort along the lines of Fresno where we can win the game with 17 or 20 points. I think any of those goals might be accomplished, but I can't say I'm certain about any of them.
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This ^^ and we cannot lose the turnover battle. We aren’t good enough to overcome mistakes with as depleted as we are.
 
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Need a huge defensive effort and a little good fortune in the passing game.
 
Husky92 said:
This ^^ and we cannot lose the turnover battle. We aren’t good enough to overcome mistakes with as depleted as we are.
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Ya and we need to score more points than Ball state to win !
 
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businesslawyer said:
Surprisingly little talk about the game itself. Yes, I know it's Ball U and it's barely on television, but this is probably the most important game we've had since Houston in 2015.

I would be fairly confident, despite the spread, if Houston were healthy. Rosa is obviously athletic, and might end up being really really good, but I don't think he finds holes as quickly or with enough certainty as any of the injured TBs do. And Burns has been solid, but is not explosive with quickness or speed. Add to that Ball State is at home, and has more experience winning 50/50 games than we do.

All that having been said, I do think the game is still winnable but it will take some combination of (i) our OL so utterly destroying their front 7 that anyone could run through the holes; (ii) getting over 150 yards from the passing game; and (iii) a defensive effort along the lines of Fresno where we can win the game with 17 or 20 points. I think any of those goals might be accomplished, but I can't say I'm certain about any of them.
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You hear next man up all the time, but I think this team truly believes it and they won‘t let injuries get them down. How deep is the running back position! I would not mind seeing Stafford in a short yardage situation though, it could be fun.
 
SubbaBub said:
Need a huge defensive effort and a little good fortune in the passing game.
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I think it will be very important for Zion to run a little more this game to make up for losing our speed at RB. Zion clearly is a good runner and he has probably been held back intentionally for fear of injury, but because this game is so important and seemingly winnable I would expect Zion to be unleashed.
 
Pound the rock early and we will take a couple of long runs to the bank. Then we will be able to throw mid-range passes to clinch the victory.
 
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businesslawyer said:
Surprisingly little talk about the game itself. Yes, I know it's Ball U and it's barely on television, but this is probably the most important game we've had since Houston in 2015.

I would be fairly confident, despite the spread, if Houston were healthy. Rosa is obviously athletic, and might end up being really really good, but I don't think he finds holes as quickly or with enough certainty as any of the injured TBs do. And Burns has been solid, but is not explosive with quickness or speed. Add to that Ball State is at home, and has more experience winning 50/50 games than we do.

All that having been said, I do think the game is still winnable but it will take some combination of (i) our OL so utterly destroying their front 7 that anyone could run through the holes; (ii) getting over 150 yards from the passing game; and (iii) a defensive effort along the lines of Fresno where we can win the game with 17 or 20 points. I think any of those goals might be accomplished, but I can't say I'm certain about any of them.
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I am quite a bit more bullish on this game than I was two weeks ago.
 
businesslawyer said:
Surprisingly little talk about the game itself. Yes, I know it's Ball U and it's barely on television, but this is probably the most important game we've had since Houston in 2015.

I would be fairly confident, despite the spread, if Houston were healthy. Rosa is obviously athletic, and might end up being really really good, but I don't think he finds holes as quickly or with enough certainty as any of the injured TBs do. And Burns has been solid, but is not explosive with quickness or speed. Add to that Ball State is at home, and has more experience winning 50/50 games than we do.

All that having been said, I do think the game is still winnable but it will take some combination of (i) our OL so utterly destroying their front 7 that anyone could run through the holes; (ii) getting over 150 yards from the passing game; and (iii) a defensive effort along the lines of Fresno where we can win the game with 17 or 20 points. I think any of those goals might be accomplished, but I can't say I'm certain about any of them.
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That is almost word for word what I said to somebody today. On Rosa, I think he will be really good as his career goes on. He is solid now but he isn’t as confident as our other running backs and doesn’t hit the hole as quickly or more with as much confidence. If he gets through he is a bear to tackle though. W is a freshman and at times he thinks too much!
 
metsfan2323 said:
I think it will be very important for Zion to run a little more this game to make up for losing our speed at RB. Zion clearly is a good runner and he has probably been held back intentionally for fear of injury, but because this game is so important and seemingly winnable I would expect Zion to be unleashed.
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And if he gets hurt? I have seen nothing that indicates he's a threat as a runner above and beyond your average dual threat QB by enough to make it a deliberate part of the gameplan.

I'd rather he prepare to get rid of the ball a bit quicker.
 
SubbaBub said:
And if he gets hurt? I have seen nothing that indicates he's a threat as a runner above and beyond your average dual threat QB by enough to make it a deliberate part of the gameplan.
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by definition a dual threat QB makes QB rushing a deliberate part of the gameplan so you are contradicting yourself. We had designed runs for Krajewski last year, I think Zion can handle it.
 
metsfan2323 said:
I think it will be very important for Zion to run a little more this game to make up for losing our speed at RB. Zion clearly is a good runner and he has probably been held back intentionally for fear of injury, but because this game is so important and seemingly winnable I would expect Zion to be unleashed.
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We can use Millen also. Maybe we more sets with ZT and Millen. It does create problems for the other team.
 
SubbaBub said:
And if he gets hurt? I have seen nothing that indicates he's a threat as a runner above and beyond your average dual threat QB by enough to make it a deliberate part of the gameplan.

I'd rather he prepare to get rid of the ball a bit quicker.
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It’s football and you play to win.
 
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