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Game Week: UConn v. ECU (Senior Day->11/23/19 @ Noon on ESPN3)

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Assuming this will be:

Ardell Brown
Mike Beaudry
Art Thompkins
Matt Peart
Ben Bonvicini
Kyle Williams
Donovan O'Reilly
Stanley Little
Eli Thomas
Donovan Williams * (Could potentially RS and return)

Plus 5 RS Juniors.
 
huskymedic said:
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Again. Does one need to be taking a minimum of twelve credits to play during the semester or is it front loaded during Summer? Based on an assumption that he maybe struggling with course work.
 
Bobol said:
Although it is now a moot point, I have always believed that the AAC watered down it's brand by including ECU, Tulane and Tulsa.

A Conference composed of the below named 9 teams would have commanded greater media respect.

UConn
Cincinnati
Temple
UCF
USF
Navy
Memphis
SMU
Navy

I can't wait until UConn gets the hell out of the AAC.
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I don't know, Navy fielding two teams seems a little sketchy to me.
 
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Anybody know the TV situation for this game? I will be in South Carolina, not sure if that helps or hurts in terms of availability.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Anybody know the TV situation for this game? I will be in South Carolina, not sure if that helps or hurts in terms of availability.
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It’s on ESPN3, apparently, so you should be good wherever.
 
Looks like it will cold but not freezing with low winds. Should be comfortable (relatively speaking) on the sunny side of the field.
 


Declassified view here

>>Fifteen UConn players, including some with eligibility remaining, will be honored Saturday as part of Senior Day festivities, though Edsall declined to say who those players will be.

The Huskies have only eight players who are out of eligibility. Edsall said he’ll decide after the season whether to welcome back certain fourth-year players with a year remaining but that some had already come forward to say they wished to celebrate Senior Day.<<
 
Well anyone dumb enough to take the o2.5 like myself here we go. Actually have a fairly sizeable amount on it so I’m hoping for the best vs ECU, but I could not feel any less confident. On the contrary, I was extremely confident when I made it as I knew Wagner and Umass were locks. That left 1 win needed. I thought Illinois and South florida were very winnable. Didn’t think Houston would take the approach they did this year so they turned out to be another opportunity. Navy and Temple are much better than I thought. Temple will take us to the woodshed in the final week. I think UConn’s defense is still absolutely terrible. I like the fact we get Diamond back, but now lose Jones.
 
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To me, what occurs between 11am and noon is just as important as what happens from noon to 3:30pm.

Why?

We know about the seniors leaving, but there are about 5 or 6 guys that are either red shirt juniors or juniors with enough credits to be included in Senior Day festivities. The key to building this back up are talented players but even more importantly, 5th year guys. I would prefer us to be not so young next year and while I won't speculate on this board who is moving on, I really hope it isn't key players.

The game itself hopefully allows us to see the emergence of Krajewski. We need a solid QB who can read the defenses, make the throws and ultimately be a leader out there. If we had better QB play, we beat Illinois and Houston and some of the other games are tighter and then who knows what happens. If we had 4 wins going into ECU, the optics on this program would be radically different. The key for next year is QB. We need a leader in the club house or then it is praying Micah Leon is the man and we have to live with another brand new QB.
 
Krajewski back... here's hoping to him practicing well and getting a start. Nice to see that Williams will return next year and that he and Harrell are healthy for the stretch run. Disappointing with Jones.
 
Hope to see Steve start at quarterback and see what he can do as a starter since he never got that chance once he was hurt in the UCF game.
Disappointed in Kevon Jones that he won't be playing the last two games as I think he has been the most consistent pass rusher on the team this year.

I will enjoy seeing freshman play that earned it the past few weeks.

I hope that people can drag themselves away from tailgating to honor those seniors and juniors who will play their last game at UConn. I plan on being in the stadium early enough to honor those young men and I hope others do the same
 
So Mike breaks the news that had been rumored that Coyle is undecided on returning for 2020. I hope he returns - he'll get a ton of snaps again and wont have to worry about being the #2 guy someplace else.


Looking at notable UConn players that went elsewhere in 2019:

Tyler Davis - through 10 games at GT: 14 catches for 131 yards / 9.4 yard avg, zero TDs. GT is 2-8 on the season. Last year Davis appeared in 9 games with 22 catches for 237 yards for a 10.8 yard average with 6 TDs. For his three active years at UConn his cumulative stats were: 47 receptions/500 yards/ 10.6 yard avg, 7 TDs.

Keyion Dixon - through eleven games at Eastern Kentucky: 29 catches for 458 yards / 15.9 yard avg, 1 TD. Dixon also attempted two passes in last week's game going 1-2 for 4 yards. This was his first game with any passing activity. EKU is 6.-5. Over two years at UConn Dixon had 44 catches with 3 TDs and 507 yards fora 11.5 yard avg.

Darrian Beavers - through 10 games at Cincy: 16 solo tackles and 11 assists with zero sacks, PDs or fumble recoveries. Cincy is 10-1 on the season. In his first two years at UConn Beavers had 24 solo tackles, 14 assists, 7 sacks and 2 pass defenses.

Kevin Murphy - has appeared in 6 games at LA Tech (first game wasn't until 9/28 due to injury): 3 solo tackles, 8 assists, 1 tackle for a loss, no sacks, PDs or fumble recoveries. LA Tech is 8-2. During Kevin's three active years at UConn he contributed 12 solo tackles, 20 assists, 1 sack, 1 interception, zero fumble recoveries.
 
We’ll miss Thompkins immensely. Hope he gets half the reps at least Saturday. Gonna be windy, a tad cold but not freezing. Runnin’ Randy dream.
 
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I'm not convinced Alex has this correct - because I thought Edsall wanted to finish the season before decisions are made for certain red shirt juniors.
 
Alum86 said:
We’ll miss Thompkins immensely. Hope he gets half the reps at least Saturday. Gonna be windy, a tad cold but not freezing. Runnin’ Randy dream.
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Agreed, but I think Dante Black will fill in just fine
 
Exit 4 said:
I'm not convinced Alex has this correct - because I thought Edsall wanted to finish the season before decisions are made for certain red shirt juniors.
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Congrats to these young men on their achievements...

Just wondering, how many schollies do we now have to fill for next season's roster?
 
Life Is Good said:
Dante Black is another player that was mismanaged. He should’ve had more time last year and could’ve seen a lot more snaps this season during our blowout games.
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Agreed 10000%.. I think he's going to be a huge suprise for us next year...
 
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