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And yet you still feel the necessity to call people and posts names. How many sports have you played personally?
Probably more than you did Uncle Rico.
And yet you still feel the necessity to call people and posts names. How many sports have you played personally?
dude, the shools you mentioned straight molly wopped us all over the field yet they're joker schools???? Don't confuse the financial parts with the actual products on the field... sounds like you're doing that... and when you discount these other schools that may not provide that immediate financial gratification.. they are a means to an end... careful putting down folks... (that "me glass house? You glass house!" thing kicks in... and we've been feeling it for a decade behind woof tickets like this).... just sayin... ( we're on the same team, we want to see UConn Football succeed, but, Geesh, if you don't think thoughts/comments like these don't rile up what you consider lessor opponents, your kidding yourself... we have yet to put ourselves in a position to even downplay any opponent.. not one... if anything we're getting embarrassed... unforunately, brother, we just gotta be patient.. the wins - consistent ones - will eventually come )... we're on to something... gotta stay the course a little longer... as bad as it feels right now...
Riiiiiight .... Guessing keyboard jockey is the only one.Probably more than you did Uncle Rico.
Absolutely not. The only two leagues that we could potentially get a football-only invite to are the MAC and CUSA, and both would likely negotiate a 2 or 4 game basketball package every year. Also, while both are technically eligible for the CFP, we both know the 5th spot will go to a MW/AAC/Sun Belt champ 95% of the time. You think things are bad now; wait until we go 13-0 in the MAC and don't make the playoff (behind a two loss MW or AAC champ).
What we are doing (scheduling 4-5 P4 H/H series a year + regional G5s) is the way to go. Our SOS is similar to an average MW or AAC team. If we miraculously go 12-0 as an independent (especially in a year playing 5 P4 opponents), we would have a legitimate case as an at-large vs. a 3-loss SEC or B1G team.
Snarky now?"UConn ice hockey is in the Hockey East Conference, alongside Boston University and Holy Cross."
Happy now?
We made part of it, but much of it was out of our hands. Who predicted the Pac12 crash?Probably one of the ones we don’t like because that’s the only option.
There really is no good feasible option. Independence is bad. Being in CUSA or the MAC is bad.
Both have more Cons than Pros. But we made this bed.
We made part of it, but much of it was out of our hands. Who predicted the Pac12 crash?
A string of bad coaching hires has brought UCONN football to this point. I realize it may be difficult to lure top tier coaches to UCONN football but bringing back Edsell was the proverbial nail in the coffin.We made the fact that our football stinks.
We made part of it, but much of it was out of our hands. Who predicted the Pac12 crash?
Agree, but at least we’re not Clemson. They’re losing their minds down there.We made the fact that our football stinks.
Forget hockey. He can’t see the 17 National Championship banners hanging from the rafters? Two coaches already in the Hall of Fame?He's right on 99% of his arguments. The one he's wrong on is Holy Cross is not in Hockey East. He's gotta do his homework.
He’s an idiot and so are you for listening to himHe's right on 99% of his arguments. The one he's wrong on is Holy Cross is not in Hockey East. He's gotta do his homework.
Are you forgetting "Bigger Faster Stronger"?Our biggest opponent is our own athletic department.
I also think cancelling the 2020 season set us back further than the awful hiring of coaches the last 8-12 years. We’re still trying to get back to competitiveness from that.
One more time. Where did he say that about HC? Did you read a different version of that story than I did?He's right on 99% of his arguments. The one he's wrong on is Holy Cross is not in Hockey East. He's gotta do his homework.
You don’t appear to have a good understanding of traditional Yankee values. This is the Land of Steady Habits. But I do admire and envy your youthful optimism.He's a goof with a bad take. This is the situation:
We are perceived as institutionally inept losers in football. Countless decisions since our former coach dreamed-jobbed us have been tragic - PP, GDL, Bobby Fishcake, ConFLiCT, Dream-Job 2.0, national champs of the COVID skip season, worst defense in FBS history, leaving a conference at the expense of football to save hoops, not hiring a DC, etc. etc. etc. Plus, we have been left at the P5/P4 alter very publicly way too many times because we are so terrible at football. It's a catch-22. If we win in football, we will get into a real conference. However, we can't win in football because we are not in a real conference.
The solution is to INVEST in football. We must allocate more money to coaching so we can get a DC and a new OC. We have to develop a cutting edge NIL program so that kids will WANT to play here. If we do that, we will start winning. Winning solves a LOT of problems.
You don’t appear to have a good understanding of traditional Yankee values. This is the Land of Steady Habits. But I do admire and envy your youthful optimism.
Can't speak on Golden. Mora was hired by us well before Moorhead was hired by Akron.Moorhead wasn’t interested. Neither was Al Golden.
We were lucky to get who we did.
We made a choice to join a league with schools that are NOT our peers because of basketball. Providence and DePaul as our peers, LOL. We need to do the same for football. I’d prefer the AAC. I don’t say it is possible but then the idea that the PAC will be defunct in a year shows anything is possible.We are a state flagship, not a state directional. They are not our peers. Our peers are other state flagships and major private schools. FIU and Georgia State (whether they beat us or not) are not our peers.
Um, that’s complete bs. Al Golden was very interested. He thought he had the job but AD Dave flew out west to see what Mora had to say and that was that.Moorhead wasn’t interested. Neither was Al Golden.
We were lucky to get who we did.
When Mora was hired, I thought we had really lucked out. Last season's record made me believe we were on the verge of turning the proverbial corner. The players rallied around him. Beating a ranked team and becoming bowl eligible were huge compared to the previous years. This year though, despite the close games, the team is floundering and all momentum from last year is gone. The position that it's only the second year is weak and a pitiful excuse for the onfield product (they knew how to tackle last year and forgot how to this year?) I don't feel Mora is the answer, but I cannot think of anyone else who is better suited to completely rebuild the team and wants to come here. Other teams without our facilities are winning, yet UConn can barely manage to score against teams that our apparent peers (i.e., non P4/5) were able to. I fear for the next transfer cycle.I think Mora was the best option and seemed like he wanted to be here. Were others better? Moorhead? Brown? Purely hypothetical.