Hero Sports: UConn game by game predictions

[JohnFSilver]

Yep, as in the difference between 'Syracuse' Pasqualoni and 'Connecticut' Pasqualoni.

This made me chuckle. Why? Because Paul would absolutely agree with it.

Makes you wonder about paying coaches big money. What was Rich Rod without Pat White? Charlie Strong without Lamar Jackson? Gene Chizek without Cam.

The lists are endless. Syracuse was top 15 with McNabb. Wh

 

[Palatine]

Krajewski looked decent in his 1 game but the fact that he couldn’t beat out Beaudry or Z raises concerns when A he was heir apparent and B Beaudry was what he was. My sense was Edsall kept waiting for him to take the job and he never did.

I have no confidence in Edsall to pick the best QB. Edsall would start Ryan Leaf ahead of Payton Manning.

 

[freescooter]

I have no confidence in Edsall to pick the best QB. Edsall would start Ryan Leaf ahead of Payton Manning.

We know who you would want to start. Whoever was number 2 on the depth chart. Unless he did become the starter. Then you’d start the guy he replaced.

 

[metsfan2323]

Charlie Strong without Lamar Jackson?

Charlie Strong with Teddy Bridgewater got beat at home by PP and Scott McCummings. UCONN did have an excellent Don Brown defense at the time.

Don Brown probably wanted the Head Coaching job in 2013 but somehow UCONN was too good for Don Brown at the time. We wanted someone young who looked good in pants.

 

[Bongo Fury]

Don Brown didn’t get the Yale job at the time either. He was successful at UMass. Who knows. Loved that guys passion and as bad as the PP years were , the defense was exciting.

 

[BlueDogs]

We know who you would want to start. Whoever was number 2 on the depth chart. Unless he did become the starter. Then you’d start the guy he replaced.

In fairness, its a symptom of a struggling program that can’t produce an offense. IMO Shane Stafford is the best we ever had besides DanO and would better than every QB we’ve had since. Just not getting it done at that position.

 

[Slasher]

I see three wins as the floor and five wins as the ceiling. All road games are toast...

 

[freescooter]

In fairness, its a symptom of a struggling program that can’t produce an offense. IMO Shane Stafford is the best we ever had besides DanO and would better than every QB we’ve had since. Just not getting it done at that position.

When I see some of the qbs coming out of the MAC and the Sunbelt I have to admit I don’t get why we have had such a difficult time finding a quarterback. Not just under Edsall but Diaco and Pasqualoni whiffed too. P not so much in finding them but in developing/using them properly.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Doesn’t even provide a spread let alone a score. How is that a game by game prediction?

 

[BigEastCT]

10 years ago with this schedule we could have went undefeated

2020-Can we do better that 2 wins. YES

2020 Should we win 6 games YES

2020 Reality IMO 3-4 win season

 

[huskysupporter]

10 years ago with this schedule we could have went undefeated

2020-Can we do better that 2 wins. YES

2020 Should we win 6 games YES

2020 Reality IMO 3-4 win season

I don’t know there are some really really bad teams on the schedule (and I understand they are saying the same about UCONN). Less than 6 wins is a pretty bad failure.

 

[freescooter]

I don’t know there are some really really bad teams on the schedule (and I understand they are saying the same about UCONN). Less than 6 wins is a pretty bad failure.

I think 6 wins is possible but less is likely. I don’t really like predicting wins and losses this early. Too many unknowns all around but I would say 6 of the home games are winnable. Indiana will be a huge stretch. Doesnt mean we will win all 6 but we could. On the road I think Illinois is the most likely upset but I don’t have high regard for ACC teams not named Clemson so an upset at Virginia or UNC while unlikely would be my second picks 2a and 2b after the Illini. I think getting a little momentum but that will be tough the way this schedule lays out.

 

[billybud]

UNC is not a game that I think that UConn will win....The Husky DB's will be tested.

Last year the Heels played Sam Howell, a true freshman quarterback. He now has games at college speed under his belt.

And by the end of the season he was clicking well enough to beat Temple 55-13 in the bowl. Temple couldn't stop the passing game...UNC completed 73.5% for 294 yards. The game before that, UNC beat NC State by 31 points with Howell throwing for 401 yards.

 

[freescooter]

Not saying they’ll win that game. Just that of the road games ACC teams are the most likely. As a rule it is a badly overrated league based on the performance of a single team. Much like the Big East in basketball. Without Villanova it is a first weekend league. Without Clemson the ACC is the best basketball league in college football.

 

[billybud]

Maybe...but Temple, who smashed UConn last year, was in turn annihilated by UNC...

Illinois has played UNC twice in the last five seasons and lost by an average of 29.5 points.

Virginia won 9 games last year...

I see a rough road schedule ahead.

 

[jdb50]

Maybe...but Temple, who smashed UConn last year, was in turn annihilated by UNC...

Illinois has played UNC twice in the last five seasons and lost by an average of 29.5 points.

Virginia won 9 games last year...

I see a rough road schedule ahead.

Temple had lost their coach for the Bowl game. It does matter. Virginia lost a good QB to graduation.

 

[billybud]

Temple had lost their coach for the Bowl game. It does matter. Virginia lost a good QB to graduation.

True that Va.'s Bryce Perkins is off to the NFL...but Armstrong is experienced having backed up in seven games.

Yeah...Temple was led by their Assistant Head Coach at the bowl...but the losing by more than 40 points is much more due to a talent variance. Temple just could not defend the pass nor the run...the same RB that averaged 6.1 yards a carry against Temple will be back.

I just don't see the Huskies winning this one.....keeping it within 14? Maybe.

 

[freescooter]

Maybe...but Temple, who smashed UConn last year, was in turn annihilated by UNC...

Illinois has played UNC twice in the last five seasons and lost by an average of 29.5 points.

Virginia won 9 games last year...

I see a rough road schedule ahead.

I don’t disagree in the least. I

Maybe...but Temple, who smashed UConn last year, was in turn annihilated by UNC...

Illinois has played UNC twice in the last five seasons and lost by an average of 29.5 points.

Virginia won 9 games last year...

I see a rough road schedule ahead.

I don’t disagree at all. I think road wins will be exceptionally tough. I was just trying to give my early view of where we have the best chance of sneaking out a win. But as I say it is way too early to pick specific games. Virginia last there quarterback to graduation. Who replaces him? That’s one example. And as a general rule I think the ACC is the weakest of the P5 so if you are going to steal a game that is a likely place to do as opposed to, say the SEC. Doesn’t mean I think it is likely. Just more likely than the others.

 

[Slick]

I don’t know there are some really really bad teams on the schedule (and I understand they are saying the same about UCONN). Less than 6 wins is a pretty bad failure.

No offense but kind of a stupid post. If this team can win 4 or 5 games it would be a tremendous improvement.

 

[huskysupporter]

No offense but kind of a stupid post. If this team can win 4 or 5 games it would be a tremendous improvement.

No offense taken - if they can’t win 6 games it’s a disappointment. I know the bar is low. I wouldn’t be surprised if they won 1 game either. Just pointing out the schedule is weak and if they are simply bad they should win 5 games.

 

[Waquoit]

While the wins weren't there, we saw some good ball in spots last year. With another year under these guys' belts, we should see better ball more often and and of longer duration. It's fair to ask for results this year against this sked.

 

[Ldandy]

No offense taken - if they can’t win 6 games it’s a disappointment. I know the bar is low. I wouldn’t be surprised if they won 1 game either. Just pointing out the schedule is weak and if they are simply bad they should win 5 games.

This is my take as well. I don't really care how few games this team has won over the past 3 years. Its year four for this staff and these are all their recruits. It is not asking for a miracle for this team to go 4-1 against a home schedule of Umass, ODU, Maine, MTSU, and Liberty. That's an FCS Program and 4 bottom of the barrel G5 Schools. That leaves Army and IU at home, with SJSU, IL, UNC, UVA, and Ole Miss on the road to get 1 more win. Maybe they shock the world and knock off one of the beatable P5 Programs as well. Lets be honest, if ever there was a time for the program to start digging itself out of its hole, this is the schedule you can do it against.

 

[freescooter]

I sort of agree with you and I think that is very much on purpose. This schedule reminds me of the early 2000s schedules. Not loaded with big names but enough to keep interest. But lots of games against teams where you have a shot. Frank Beamer used to call it schedulining for success and he did it rebuilding the VaTech program.

 

[Waquoit]

This is the one year we can get away with scheduling for success. It's vital that Randy takes advantage.

 

[DoctorWho85]

I think this years team success will come down to Zergiotis or Krejewski keeping the ball moving on defense. The run game will absolutely be there this year but we’ll need the QB to make some plays with his arm

 

[billybud]

I see five winnable games off the bat...

UMass and Maine should be inked-in wins.

Indiana, last year, did not beat a .500 team.

ODU went 1-11.

Army had 3 Div. I wins.....UMass, Texas San Antonio and over 3 win Rice.

The rest of the schedule, I maybe would not put money on for a straight up win. But not saying a win could not be picked up.

 

[BlueDogs]

Our standards of success are so low it’s ridiculous. It’s amazing that consensus is 4 wins this year after 3 miserable seasons buys him another year. That said, the team actually started playing football in spots last year and was improved.

 

[Stinger92860]

I think this years team success will come down to Zergiotis or Krejewski keeping the ball moving on defense. The run game will absolutely be there this year but we’ll need the QB to make some plays with his arm

Lots of changes upfront, until we see how the oline performs, I’m not sure the run game will be there.

 

[Waquoit]

Our standards of success are so low it’s ridiculous. It’s amazing that consensus is 4 wins this year after 3 miserable seasons buys him another year.

It's actually 5 but I think folks are just dipping their toes in the water at this point.

 

[CL82]

Our standards of success are so low it’s ridiculous. It’s amazing that consensus is 4 wins this year after 3 miserable seasons buys him another year. That said, the team actually started playing football in spots last year and was improved.

Mmm, I think four wins would be the absolute floor and it wouldn’t guarantee him of anything. For four winds to be enough, it would depend on the opponents in the nature of those winds and how competitive we were in another games.

Look, college football programs are more like supertanker, than a speedboat. It takes a long while change direction. But Randy has reached the point where he has to show us, something.