Game Week - UConn @ Houston

[huskymedic]

UConn Media Notes - Depth Chart pg 12 (looks the same)
UConn Football Media Notes vs. Houston, Sept. 29, 2016

Coach's Press Conference @ Noon today.

 

[huskymedic]

Diaco on AAC Call:

Joseph Duarte@Joseph_Duarte 3 mins ago
UConn coach Bob Diaco on Houston QB Greg Ward Jr.: ‘He’s a well-rounded QB.'

Joseph Duarte@Joseph_Duarte 3 mins ago
UConn coach Bob Diaco on Ward: ‘It’s a mistake to compartmentalize and put Greg into some kind if profile box.’ Says Ward can do it all

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Vechery is back on the 2 deep. So that's good.

 

[huskymedic]

I'll throw my own shot for a change... including red zone play calling?

 

[huskymedic]

Vechery is back on the 2 deep. So that's good.

He was on it last week too. I think Coach takes lessons from Harbaugh and it' s not a priority for the depth chart to be accurate and just a place holder.

 

[huskymedic]

Gavin Keefe@GavinKeefe 1 min ago
Coach Bob Diaco: "There's still been a few moments that have created losing. ... But there's a lot of encouraging things."

UConn Football@UConnFootball 1 min ago
HCBD: "There are alot of encouraging things. The team has gotten better every week in all three phases." #UConnNation

UConn Football@UConnFootball just now
HCBD on positives from the Syracuse game: "We ran a ton of plays. That was much improved. We possessed the ball and possessed the field."

Gavin Keefe@GavinKeefe 1 min ago
Diaco says turnovers don't need to be turned into scores

ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonvisky just now
Diaco: "Huskies are angry, resolute, determined to make this what it can be"

ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonviskyjust now
"This team is not down trodden, depressed or demoralized. No one is happy but no one is down and out and feeling defeated" Diaco

 

[huskymedic]

Ed Daigneault@EdDaigneaultjust now
Diaco says he has seen improvement in all three phases of the game from the Huskies.

Neill Ostrout@NeillOstrout just now
Diaco on TE Tyler Davis: “He’s coming on. He’s still a liability blocking. That’s going to be the final thing to come.”

Neill Ostrout@NeillOstrout just now
Diaco on Houston revenge factor: It has no use in the game. Zero. It might last a minute and a half. The players play. They do their jobs.”

Neill Ostrout@NeillOstrout 1 min ago
Diaco calls such talk “The game week propaganda”

Ed Daigneault@EdDaigneault just now
Diaco says Houston's desire for revenge, if pounded home all week, doesn't really matter when the ball is kicked off.

 

[huskymedic]

Neill Ostrout@NeillOstrout just now
Diaco on the biggest challenge of a short week: “Healing. Physical healing.”

ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonvisky just now
Huskies had padded practice yesterday, a day after playing Syracuse

ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonvisky just now
Diaco confirmed Oak is done for the year at OL

Ed Daigneault@EdDaigneault just now
Somebody will play left guard this week for UConn. Who, nobody knows. All are cleared (Rutherford, Hopkins, Vechery) but still day to day.

Neill Ostrout@NeillOstrout just now
Diaco says he's not being coy when he says he doesn't know who will start at LG. Practice today key.

 

[RioDog]

I'll throw my own shot for a change... including red zone play calling?

Change all the "we"s to "I"s and the "plays" to "play calls" and I can start to believe in HCWBD a little.

• 270 yds gained against an over-matched corner with no adjustment- coaching
• 4th and 1 inside the 10 with the D on its heels and O rolling, and pussing out with a FG - coaching
• 4 straight runs w/ goal-to-go - coaching

All warts on players' talent and execution aside, fix those 3 problems and we probably win by 2 scores.

Look in the mirror Diaco.

 

[huskymedic]

That's it - 25 minutes. Done.

 

[huskymedic]

From Herman Press Conference:

Joseph Duarte@Joseph_Duarte 1 hour ago
Tom Herman on #LSU: ‘Me ranting and raving isn’t going to change it.’ Calls rumors ‘irresponsible journalism.'

Joseph Duarte@Joseph_Duarte 1 hour ago
Tom Herman on rumors and effect on team: ‘It’s really a non-issue. We are so very open and honest that if it was I would know about it.'

Joseph Duarte@Joseph_Duarte 1 hour ago
Tom Herman on UConn loss in 2015: ‘I’d be foolish to not think there is some added motivation to atone for the wrongs that were committed.'

Lainie Fritz@KPRC2Lainie 22 mins ago
.@CoachTomHerman on UConn defense: "Very difficult to run the football inside" #Cougars@KPRC2

 

[huskymedic]

UConn Must Brace For Revenge-Minded Houston In Thursday Night Meeting

 

[UConn07]

 

[tiger8mush]

ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonvisky just now
Diaco confirmed Oak is done for the year at OL

What happened to Oak?

 

[huskymedic]

What happened to Oak?

Not sure exactly... references to being not available last few weeks. Assuming injury.

 

[Stainmaster]

Not sure exactly... references to being not available last few weeks. Assuming injury.

Yikes. So god forbid Crozier were to get hurt, the only backup available is himself getting over a lingering injury (Vechery)?

Lost in all of the kerfuffle is how much of a tough time the OL has had staying healthy. No disrespect to Kyle Schafenacker, whom I'm sure practices and plays as hard as he can, but it's shocking that we were down to our fourth-string LG in only the fourth game of the year.

 

[Doggie Style]

Let's just hope that all the mentions Herman got on ESPN today about the LSU job creates a HUGE distraction this week!!!!!

 

[huskymedic]

UConn’s Noel Thomas a major bright spot amid 2-2 start via @SportzEdge

 

[psilotic]

Gavin Keefe@GavinKeefe 1 min ago
Coach Bob Diaco: "There's still been a few moments that have created losing. ... But there's a lot of encouraging things."

UConn Football@UConnFootball 1 min ago
HCBD: "There are alot of encouraging things. The team has gotten better every week in all three phases." #UConnNation

UConn Football@UConnFootball just now
HCBD on positives from the Syracuse game: "We ran a ton of plays. That was much improved. We possessed the ball and possessed the field."

Gavin Keefe@GavinKeefe 1 min ago
Diaco says turnovers don't need to be turned into scores

ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonvisky just now
Diaco: "Huskies are angry, resolute, determined to make this what it can be"

ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonviskyjust now
"This team is not down trodden, depressed or demoralized. No one is happy but no one is down and out and feeling defeated" Diaco

why does he have to speak like freaking yoda

 

[Uconnalliance]

Get your fire extinguishers ready

 

[BlueDogs]

Same mantra. No self awareness he and his staff have to do better. Bobby, you can only polish turds for so long before the stink reveals the truth.

 

[huskymedic]

UConn Must Brace For Revenge-Minded Houston In Thursday Night Meeting

Courant is struggling - above link now has nothing to do w/ UConn

Mike Anthony: Diaco, UConn Resolute Heading Into Game Against Houston

 

[huskymedic]

Jim Fuller: Healthy Greg Ward Jr., fired-up Houston waiting for UConn

 

[huskyinfl]

This is going to be a bloodbath.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Gonna be a long three weeks.