Game Week - UConn vs. Temple (Senior Day - 11/24/18 @ 3:30p on ESPNU)

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UConn opens up @ +28.5

 

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UConn Depth Chart for Temple
UConn Game Notes for Temple

TV: ESPNU Bill Roth (pxp) and Mike Golic Jr. (color).

 

[AAC Guru]

Lay it all day

 

[crazyUCfan23]

It's going to be quite the tailgate with basketball playing at noon.

 

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[BugsyCT]

Can we keep Temple under 52? That's the magic number to 600 pts allowed this season.

Yep, something to shoot for.

 

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Weekly AAC Coaches’ Call:

 

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Weekly AAC Coaches’ Call:

 

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[BNich]

It's going to be quite the tailgate with basketball playing at noon.

Myself and a bunch of friends will be there for the tailgate. Probably arriving around 11 am. Have to send the Seniors off right. Hopefully they put up a competitive fight for all four quarters. Nothing to lose at this point.

 

[31GuardTrap]

Going to feel weird on Saturday. Only the 2nd missed home game at The Rent for me and first since 2007.
Not good. Not good at all.

 

[huskymedic]

Weekly Press Conference Notes:

Neill Ostrout‏ @NeillOstrout 2 minutes ago
Randy Edsall says RB Zavier Scott's surgery went well. Also, WR Quayvon Skanes back healthy.

Neill Ostrout @NeillOstrout 2 minutes ago
Edsall on his QB: “You’d love to have 85 David Pindells.”

Gavin Keefe @GavinKeefe 11 minute ago
Edsall on senior quarterback David Pindell: "He loves football. That's one of the problems, we don't have enough guys that love football."

Patrick Eaton-Robb @peatonrobb 3 minutes ago
#UConn defensive players say they are embarrassed, motivated not to set records for futility. Team could set season records for most points, yards, and PPG given up..among others against #Temple on Saturday.

Alex Putterman @AlexPutterman 36 seconds ago
Randy Edsall was asked about UConn's record-setting (in a bad way) D. He didn't deflect, but he did defend his decision to play freshmen. "The numbers are what they are. But if we didn't do what we did with all those freshmen, in my opinion, the numbers would have been worse."

Patrick Eaton-Rob @peatonrobb 30 seconds ago
Edsall thinks #UConn QB David Pindell may have a pro future, if not in the NFL, in the CFL, because of how he can run and play in the open field.

Gavin Keefe @GavinKeefe 42 seconds ago
Edsall said the team will practice on Thanksgiving and then have a meal on campus.

 

[Tdaley]

I thought they were moving Malik Banks to linebacker. Looks like he is back in the secondary.

 

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Fuller recap of today’s practice/press conference: Defensive struggles could put UConn into NCAA record books

>>There haven’t been many chances to smile in the last few months, but if ever a group of players needed some moments of levity, it would be this group. The fun times began when senior defensive lineman James Atkins stepped onto the field. Atkins, who joins starting center Ryan Crozier as the only players to be with the program for the last five years, had a mandatory quantitative methods in social research class that conflicted with UConn’s practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays. With school not in session, Atkins got to take part in his first Tuesday practice since the fall semester began. Naturally, he heard the “better late than never” jokes from his teammates. UConn coach Randy Edsall jokingly asked Atkins whether he was going to be OK taking part in three straight practices.<<

>>Edsall wasn’t ready to divulge the names of the juniors who will play for UConn for the final time on Saturday, but the list is expected to be announced in the next couple of days. Players who struggled to see the field this season are unlikely to return. Running back Donevin O’Reilly, who missed the entire season with a knee injury, linebacker and converted safety Marshe’ Terry, defensive lineman Kevin Murphy and kicker Michael Tarbutt would be among the other top candidates to return.<<

>>The UConn coaches have seen improvements from individual players even if it hasn’t translated into team success. James Hargrave held the UConn record for most tackles by a true freshman during the FBS era with 45 in 2002. Robinson, Kevon Jones and Travis Jones have all topped that mark. Terrance Smith set the true freshman tackles record with 60 in 2000 so Robinson needs five stops to set that mark as well.<<

 

[Exit 4]

I thought they were moving Malik Banks to linebacker. Looks like he is back in the secondary.

Yeah, I heard this happened a while back, just surfacing now though. Also notable is that Jordan Morrison is redshirting this year as a husky LB per Matt S’s story earlier this week on the four man front. So perhaps next year if the husky LB continues it will have Fortt, Swenson and Morrison before adding any freshman and assuming Terry remains as an LB.

 

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Putterman: UConn football seniors prepare for bittersweet sendoff Saturday

>>Edsall said running back Zavier Scott’s knee surgery last Friday was a success. Scott tore his MCL and PCL earlier this month and will be out until next August.<<

 

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Fuller: Former Wilbur Cross High star Jaelin Robinson has found a home at Temple

 

[Chief00]

Fuller: Former Wilbur Cross High star Jaelin Robinson has found a home at Temple

So there are at least two CT kids on Temple with the talent to play D1 football. Chief is tired of all these excuses.

 

[Chief00]

The fact that Pindell handled being 2nd string behind BS doesn’t make it a great coaching decision. That was a bigger talent misevaluation than burying Marcus Easley on the bench for 2-3 years when we literally had no receivers with talent in front of him.

 

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