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Game Week 2022 - UConn v. Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (Saturday 9/3/22 @ Noon on CW20 & Fox61+)

CCSUblue said:
Paul must have been jilted by someone in CT. I listened to this yesterday and was pretty put off on how much he went after both schools. Crazy to me also that they never mentioned that Scott Pioli is an alum. Sad that Ralph just sits there laughing the whole time.
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Yes, but par for the course with respect to national views however.
 
huskymedic said:
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He certainly has no confidence issues. That's refreshing to see. When he finds his stride, he's going to be fun to watch. Hope the gears mesh well for him this week and we get to see what he's capable of.
 
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Mike Anthony with a CCSU-focused game preview article.
www.stamfordadvocate.com

‘Great opportunity’: Central Connecticut embraces challenge of opening season against UConn football team

The UConn football team will host Central Connecticut in its home opener, the first game for Jim Mora at Rentschler Field, Saturday in East Hartford.
www.stamfordadvocate.com www.stamfordadvocate.com

Also, last night a NEC team and a former one from last season both lost their FBS games in OT:

Saint Francis -23
Akron - 30
FINAL/OT

Bryant - 37
Florida Intl' - 38
FINAL/OT

SFU was picked 3rd in the NEC, one spot ahead of the Blue Devils. Bryant, which moved to the Big South in football (and America East in other sports), would have likely been picked 3rd in the NEC behind Sacred Heart and Duquesne.
 



From the Courant post-game coverage:

"I just don't understand it," (UConn AD) Toner said, looking at the crowd of 7,529 - which is 8,671 short of capacity. "What does it take?"

The most vocal fans were in the Central section on the east end. They yelled the loudest when the Blue Devils took a 3-0 lead and then a 9-6 lead in the first quarter. They also gave the team a standing ovation when it left the field at halftime, trailing only 12-9.
 
I am going to suggest that based on last night's results, and the well established transitivity property of football game outcomes, that perhaps tomorrow's game may not be quite the walk-over that many think it will be.

Add to that observation the well known propensity of teams in all sports to play down to the level of their competition, and our level of apprehensiveness should perhaps rise a little.

Just sayin ....
 
CCSU97 said:



From the Courant post-game coverage:

"I just don't understand it," (UConn AD) Toner said, looking at the crowd of 7,529 - which is 8,671 short of capacity. "What does it take?"

The most vocal fans were in the Central section on the east end. They yelled the loudest when the Blue Devils took a 3-0 lead and then a 9-6 lead in the first quarter. They also gave the team a standing ovation when it left the field at halftime, trailing only 12-9.
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I prefer to think of the game in 95, when we snapped their KR in half, and won 54-9.
 
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RSTuthill said:
I am going to suggest that based on last night's results, and the well established transitivity property of football game outcomes, that perhaps tomorrow's game may not be quite the walk-over that many think it will be.

Add to that observation the well known propensity of teams in all sports to play down to the level of their competition, and our level of apprehensiveness should perhaps rise a little.

Just sayin ....
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Or it means we can beat FIU if we play well.
 
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RSTuthill said:
I am going to suggest that based on last night's results, and the well established transitivity property of football game outcomes, that perhaps tomorrow's game may not be quite the walk-over that many think it will be.

Add to that observation the well known propensity of teams in all sports to play down to the level of their competition, and our level of apprehensiveness should perhaps rise a little.

Just sayin ....
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After seeing one UConn game in 2022, still think one win is reasonable? Just askin...
 
Damn how I wish I could be there! Feeling really pumped. If you're going to the game,
please get in early to cheer the different groups who work hard to help with the game day atmosphere. Show the team we care.
 
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Husky68 said:
After seeing one UConn game in 2022, still think one win is reasonable? Just askin...
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I have consistently predicted 3 wins. Do a search for the last 6 months. What I did say is that 1 win is not impossible. And neither is 2 wins.
 
CCSU97 said:
"I just don't understand it," (UConn AD) Toner said, looking at the crowd of 7,529 - which is 8,671 short of capacity. "What does it take?"
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There was a lot that guy didn't understand.
 
Waquoit said:
There was a lot that guy didn't understand.
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I was one of those Freebie Hill people. Carried a quarter keg up there for one game. The 80's were a strange time for college football in New England. BC was doing its thing. Everyone else was trying to keep their programs going. BU and Northeastern were decent programs but decided to give up football eventually. We had 5 winning seasons in a row -86-90- with players like QB Matt DeGennaro who was helping with the sideline reports on the radio show a couple years ago. At the time the big game to go to for UConn fans was the Yale game and there were some big crowds at the Yale Bowl. Then people stopped going into the game and just partied in the parking lots. Toner was mystified in that interview but he knew we had to keep up with the big boys. He got us into the Big East. Very interesting that the New Haven head coach who beat us 14-13 in Tom Jacksons second to last season (1992) was Mark Whipple. The decision to hire PP/GDL over him has put us where we are today. Hoping for a revival and praying Jim Mora can make it happen. We were a essentially minor league team and had minor league attendance. Toner was fighting the tide thinking playing Central in Storrs was going to be a big deal.
 
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