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Homecoming Game Week - UConn vs. UMass (Saturday 10/27/18 @ Noon on ESPNU)

A little bummed about the weather situation - even though the teams are as weak as they come, if it were a cool sunny day it would have made for better attendance between two old New England rivals. Would hate to see another "SMU/500 people show up" situation. Hopefully the worst will be over by kickoff.
 
BugsyCT said:
A little bummed about the weather situation - even though the teams are as weak as they come, if it were a cool sunny day it would have made for better attendance between two old New England rivals. Would hate to see another "SMU/500 people show up" situation. Hopefully the worst will be over by kickoff.
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It would appear to be that way, I have a feeling that the weather will be OK by kick honestly. I can recall in storms we have had in the last few years, it was raining before game time and then weather really improved as the game progressed.
 
So does a monsoon help mask our secondary issues? I like our chances if it comes down to the running a game.
 
Looking forward to the game and paying you guys a visit. Will be sitting in section 200 for the rain soak competition. Have to believe Whipple is gone regardless of the games outcome. On a plus side Marquis Young is back after being out for two weeks after a no call targeting call with USF.

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CL82 said:
So does a monsoon help mask our secondary issues? I like our chances if it comes down to the running a game.
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I agree on the second point, not sure on the first.

Pindell's legs will obviously be a huge plus if the rain is heavy.

It'll help the secondary if they're willing tacklers like last week. If the aggressiveness takes a step back this week, we'll be in for a long day.
 
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ZachCT12 said:
Just asked Gil Simmons on Facebook live this AM, anticipates worst of rain and wind between 4am-12pm Saturday. So the game may be salvaged under not the worst of conditions.
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This will help us tremendously. We can rely on Pindell and Mensah running and take the air out of the ball. UMass' defense is going to have a hard time slowing Pindell down.
 
Not a great tailgate forecast for homecoming. Looks like the game will be played in an occasional light rain though. Still being 4 days out on a coastal storm it’s hard to say. I wonder if they push back the kickoff to 2 or 4. The game is being show on what? Google hangout?
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
Not a great tailgate forecast for homecoming. Looks like the game will be played in an occasional light rain though. Still being 4 days out on a coastal storm it’s hard to say. I wonder if they push back the kickoff to 2 or 4. The game is being show on what? Google hangout?
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Fuller: Former UConn safety Brice McAllister returns to Rentschler Field with visiting UMass

>>McAllister is not the only person from UMass with ties to Connecticut. Whipple was the head coach at the University of New Haven from 1988-93 and counting his two stints at UMass, has a 2-1 record against UConn as a head coach. Offensive line coach Mike Foley spent nine seasons as an assistant coach at UConn, while athletic director Ryan Bamford previously worked at Yale. Linebacker Bryton Barr, who is second nationally with 103 tackles, made eight tackles including 1 1/2 tackles for loss to help Towson beat UConn in the 2013 season opener. Starting defensive end Jake Byczko was a former UConn commit.

Then there is senior offensive lineman Jake Largay, a former star at Granby High School who has started games at three different positions this season. “I’ve definitely had this circled on the calendar for a while ever since I saw we were playing them, I think it was two years ago that they came out with the schedule. I’ve been so excited to go back to the home state,” Largay said. “I wasn’t recruited by UConn, there is no bad blood or anything, but I am just real excited to go back, get a W for sure.”<<


Ostrout: New Britain Herald - Edsall, ex-UConn football DB McAllister differ on departure details

>>UConn coach Randy Edsall said Tuesday that the decision to leave was made by McAllister. “He decided to leave the program,” Edsall said. McAllister implies that he was told his scholarship was not being renewed. So which is it? Apparently, there is a little truth on both sides.

McAllister, who played in 33 career games for the Huskies, broke a bone in his hand early in the 2017 campaign and the last game he played for UConn was Oct. 6, 2017 against Memphis. The surgery to repair the injury and the ensuing rehabilitation might have, perhaps, taken the remainder of the season. McAllister wanted to apply for a medical redshirt for 2017 and return to UConn for a post-graduate season. The UConn coaching staff felt McAllister was able to return for the final game or two of the 2017 season.

So, ultimately, McAllister chose to leave UConn and play a post-graduate season at UMass. Edsall didn’t exactly ask McAllister to leave, but he didn’t want him back on his terms, either. In early November McAllister applied for a waiver to be released from his scholarship for the spring semester and the request was granted by UConn the following day.<<
 
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Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
Not a great tailgate forecast for homecoming. Looks like the game will be played in an occasional light rain though. Still being 4 days out on a coastal storm it’s hard to say. I wonder if they push back the kickoff to 2 or 4. The game is being show on what? Google hangout?
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Not a horrible idea to push it to a 2pm kick.
 
I'll likely be at Buzzards Bay to check out Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Field is surrounded by water.
 
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businesslawyer said:
I'll come whatever the weather. But I'm not sure I have any interest in setting the grill up and cooking in a downpour any more. May settle for bagles, smoked salmon and bloody marys in the damn car.
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My in-laws just got me a new portable flat-top grill I was very excited to bust out. It’ll have to wait til SMU.
 
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Weather outlook truly horrid for tomorrow. In heavy, cold rain, games often boil down to who wants it more.
 
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