How did the current players seem?

[sdhusky]

I got the sense they liked Diaco and this week has to be quite a shock...

But to see the intensity of fan support and former players support has got to impress them, right?

 

[31GuardTrap]

They are pretty pumped. many former players have spoken to them.

 

[WrenchFan69]

I know a couple guys on offense who couldn't be happier he's gone

 

[Dove]

How many were actually on campus?

 

[uconnphil2016]

I know a couple guys on offense who couldn't be happier he's gone

Who?

 

[sportsart]

Who?

Did your girlfriend hack your account?

 

[uconnphil2016]

Did your girlfriend hack your account?

No I'm just thirsty for gossip

 

[sportsart]

No I'm just thirsty for gossip

....and of course you figured he would drop names on the boneyard?

 

[uconnphil2016]

....and of course you figured he would drop names on the boneyard?

Sportsart, we all know what happens on the boneyard stays on the boneyard

 

[Bonehead]

I would assume Bryant is happy.

I would assume Ron Johnson is happy.

 

[Bonehead]

They were not so distraught that they couldn't smile.

 

[businesslawyer]

They liked playing for Diaco for two and a half years. They totally quit on him by the end of this year. It might have surprised them he was fired, but they can't have been too broken up over it or they would have been playing harder this fall.

 

[uconndogs]

I think that's a good assessment. While the players probably liked Diaco, they had to be frustrated. The incompetence of the offense was epic, stupid in game coaching decisions ( see Navy). Hell, for three years we didn't return a punt. At some point, even if subconsciously, some of these guys had to give up.

I do think there will be some fall out. Edsall's a different breed of cat and some will not like the very direct and pointed dialogue.

 

[sdhusky]

They liked playing for Diaco for two and a half years. They totally quit on him by the end of this year. It might have surprised them he was fired, but they can't have been too broken up over it or they would have been playing harder this fall.

I don't think they quit. More that they stopped believing his bs.

Maybe that's just semantics

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

The team might need some therapy dogs once Randy tells it like it is. No more love-in, and that is good. Like to see a bit of anger in Huskies football again.

 

[noeynox]

I don't think they quit. More that they stopped believing his bs.

Maybe that's just semantics

Well they were whispers that some of the stuff he was saying publicly wasn't true. Like the story about Donavan Williams going into his office and asking the red shirt be removed. At that point, the dude starts looking like a used car salesman.

 

[warbler1055]

I don't think they quit. More that they stopped believing his bs.

Maybe that's just semantics

Please explain to me, how did we lose to Tulane of all teams? Wasn't Tulane at the very bottom of the AAC?

 

[businesslawyer]

I don't think they quit. More that they stopped believing his bs.

Maybe that's just semantics

It might have been semantics through the ECU game. When he told them Williams is now your QB, they flat out quit because they could see it wasn't that he just didn't know what he was doing -- he was content to throw the rest of the season away so he could pretend to the media he was building for next year. At that point, the players had to be saying to themselves "if he doesn't give a damn, why should I?"

 

[businesslawyer]

Well they were whispers that some of the stuff he was saying publicly wasn't true. Like the story about Donavan Williams going into his office and asking the red shirt be removed. At that point, the dude starts looking like GREG SCHIANO.

Fify

 

[uconnkelly]

One of the videos in the Rent locker room includes introductions between Edsall and some of the players. Luke Carrezola's left arm is in a sling--shoulder labrum repair. Speedy recovery for him--need him on D.

 

[businesslawyer]

One of the videos in the Rent locker room includes introductions between Edsall and some of the players. Luke Carrezola's left arm is in a sling--shoulder labrum repair. Speedy recovery for him--need him on D.

Hope Luke is o.k., but he hasn't used a redshirt yet, so if he had to sit out 17 he'd be fine to play 18. If HCBD was still here, that wouldn't even be bad as it would give us one year of Stape and then one year of Luke without them sharing time. But as said otherwise, with Randy back I expect that we're now back to a pure 4-3 and Luke and Stape are playing opposite each other and not sharing a position.

 

[sdhusky]

Hope Luke is o.k., but he hasn't used a redshirt yet, so if he had to sit out 17 he'd be fine to play 18. If HCBD was still here, that wouldn't even be bad as it would give us one year of Stape and then one year of Luke without them sharing time. But as said otherwise, with Randy back I expect that we're now back to a pure 4-3 and Luke and Stape are playing opposite each other and not sharing a position.

I expect Stape to have a big year. Yuge

 

[FDNY99]

Hope Luke is o.k., but he hasn't used a redshirt yet, so if he had to sit out 17 he'd be fine to play 18. If HCBD was still here, that wouldn't even be bad as it would give us one year of Stape and then one year of Luke without them sharing time. But as said otherwise, with Randy back I expect that we're now back to a pure 4-3 and Luke and Stape are playing opposite each other and not sharing a position.

I have always been intrigued to see what LC could do playing exclusively at WDE..lining up a hair wide and pinning his ears back trying to get to the QB. He was under utilized/over matched as a 3/4 LB out in pass coverage.

 

[uconndogs]

I have always been intrigued to see what LC could do playing exclusively at WDE..lining up a hair wide and pinning his ears back trying to get to the QB. He was under utilized/over matched as a 3/4 LB out in pass coverage.

Agree with this. Luke does not have the lateral speed to be a LB.

Who is Stape?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I heard that quite a few players were baffled by his actions during the ECU game; acting as if the defense was doing great things while ECU was moving the ball basically at will, telling the media after that game that while they may not have been able to see it, the defense actually improved from earlier performances.

I doubt there are many players on the projected spring roster who believe things would have been better if BD was still here than with RE taking over.