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Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune just now
Diaco - thought Bryant played a great game with one exception. the interception in the end zone. critical error

Mike Anthony@ManthonyCourant just now
Diaco: "When you get down a few scores, you have a play a particular way. It's not necessarily the way we want to play."

UConn Football@UConnFootball just now
HCBD: "The tight ends are excellent players. I like all our tight ends and I want to put them in different sets and formations." #UConn

Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune just now
Diaco - challenge to transition back from triple-option. thought they did a good on it.

Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller just now
#UConn's Bob Diaco: "Disappointing to have those three explosive plays (on defense) on that final drive."

Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune 1 min ago
Diaco - long pass was fundamental coverage bust by a new player (Watkins). No fault of their own. Knew it was going to be a work in progress

Neill Ostrout@NeillOstroutjust now
Diaco on late Va. pass: “The long pass was a fundamental coverage bust by a brand-new player.”
 
Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller just now
#UConn's Bob Diaco on Syracuse averaging 93 plays per game: "It is like defending two games."

UConn Football@UConnFootball now
"We have to get Arkeel the ball. We're always talking about. He needs the ball. He's got a pretty overwhelming role on offense."

Daily Campus Sports@dcsportsdeptjust now
Diaco: "We gotta get Arkeel the ball. We'd like to think that he's got a really overwhelming position on offense... he's a special player"

Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune just now
Diaco - Vechery, Hopkins are day-to-day

Ed Daigneault@EdDaigneault just now
No cranberry pants this week. But we may see them again. "Whatever the equipment staff puts in my locker, I'll wear," Diaco said.
 
Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune just now
Diaco - impossible to simulate what Syracuse does as far as the speed of them setting up their offense.

Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune just now
Diaco - believe that we are systematically and physically built for what Syracuse does on offense

Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune just now
Diaco - very tough to substitute defensive players with the way syracuse runs their offense

Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune just now
Diaco - nothing UConn defense can do about slowing it down

Ed Daigneault@EdDaigneault just now
Diaco says Syracuse's offensive pace can be dangerous because defense has no time to sub out exhausted players. Opens guys to injury.

Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller 1 min ago
#UConn's Bob Diaco said subbing players in and out on defense is challenging when playing a fast-paced offense like Syracuse's

Ken Davis@Kendavis55 just now
Syracuse offense Averages one snap every 20.8 seconds. Diaco says it is impossible to recreate in practice

ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonvisky 1 min ago
"To defenses benefit, as fast as the O is going, can do shifts & motions, so some vanilla elements to offense which helps" Diaco
 
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Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller 1 min ago
#UConn's Bob Diaco stated the obvious that it will be a busy day for #UConn's secondary

ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonvisky 1 min ago
Diaco on Hergy: "honestly it's just reps. Other than that he's one of most professional guys we have. Craft of blocking is lost on some

Mike Anthony@ManthonyCourant 1 min ago
Diaco praised Hergy Mayala, saying he only needed more reps this season in development. Blocking well is what impressed Diaco most.

Ian Bethune@Ian_Bethune 1 min ago
Diaco - exciting matchup with local like team and universities (BC & Cuse). Hopeful it's a trend that continues.

UConn Football@UConnFootball 2 mins ago
HCBD: "I think it's an exciting match-up with a local university. I think that's pretty cool and hope the trend will continue." #UConnNation
 
ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonvisky 2 mins ago
"In event that we can, we want to control the ball, control the clock & control the field - field position is big piece." DIaco

Daily Campus Sports@dcsportsdept 2 mins ago
Diaco on improving offense: "We want to control the clock. Time of possession, field position is a big piece for this model"

Mike Anthony@ManthonyCourant 2 mins ago
Diaco: "I'm definitely an optimist," said he views team as being one play away from 3-0, not two plays away from being 0-3.

ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonvisky 1 min ago
"Keep looking for ways to tweak day to day to get the offense moving early" Diaco

Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller just now
#UConn's Bob Diaco in DT Mikal Myers; "Tough guy with character."

ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonvisky just now
A+, I've always enjoyed him. Love being on the team with him, funny but tough. Tough guy with character." Diaco on Mikal Myers

ThisIsUConnCountry@MattSchonvisky just now
"What surprised me is his leadership, has a magnetic personality, lot of people who want to be around him. When he talks, everyone listens"
 
Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller 1 min ago
#UConn's Bob Diaco said subbing players in and out on defense is challenging when playing a fast-paced offense like Syracuse's

Not to mention subbing players in and out on defense is challenging when playing a slow-paced offense or during timeouts.
 
Keeping points down on D is great. For offense, it leaves you no margin for error. Poor offensive strategy. To reiterate : we don't need Oregon. But we do need an offense that can score. Field position alone isn't what determines winners and losers - it's only value is in a means to an end (scoring). Insanely frustrating the minutiae he focuses on... it's like he loses sight of the big picture.
 
Redding Husky said:
"New York's college team"?

Isn't that like Northwestern claiming to be "Illinois' college team"?

Seems to be a stretch.
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There use to be a Syracuse sign hanging in Yankee Stadium, signifying them as NY's College Team. This year the sign was changed to Rutgers.
 
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HomeKing93 said:
This game will be a challenge . . . to the person in charge of the music/barking/video combo on 3rd down, as the Orange offense will not give that person much time to cue it up. I hope we're ready to go on and off the field!
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No question, they play fast. Our D has to shut them down early. They were up 17-0 on South FL.
 
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Now I get why Diaco doesn't want punt returns. If we run it back for a touchdown, we have to kick off to the other team and lose posssession.

Seriously, even if we averaged 5 yards a return, that gives us better field position. What am I missing here?
 
The game plan should be same as giants vs buffalo in Super Bowl. Long bland offensive drives with a score Keep the Syracuse offense off the field
 
I think we can come from behind- yes. But we have to keep Syracuse's offense within reach here. I keep reading how fast they start and play, and that worries me since our offense is like 3rd to last in the nation in 1st quarter yards and thus scoring (0 points in 3 games).
 
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