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Huskies add seven.

Quarterback. It's all about QB.

A good QB elevates the WRs, the running game and the offensive line. A good QB makes it impossible to stack the box. A good QB makes it easier to recruit better players.

Until we find a dynamic, effective QB we have one hand tied behind our back.
 
Dizzy21 said:
If there are 50+ non-p5 schools recruiting better than him, then how is not being in a P5 preventing him from recruiting like all those schools?

To note, I really do like the guy as a coach and I think he is great for the program. Recruiting is just the one area that I haven't seen up to the standard that I think the guy has. Granted the new QB recruit is awesome, but the first two classes were passable maybe.
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I don't see judging him on 1st year recruiting when started job the end of November. Once you get past the top 500 to 1000 recruits (that's mostly top 35 to 50 programs) not sure raters can tell recruiting class # 75 from #110. Also, not being in a conference is not likely to be a big selling feature, if not a down right negative to a lot of recruits.
 
I know most of this board hates Edsall, but those of us who followed V1 would say that he took under recruited and 2 star guys and sent them to the NFL. Even in his last iteration, most of last year's team was recruited by RE.

Point being, Mora is looking for his guys but the difference has a higher pedigree and a better appreciation for what he is looking for.
 
Waquoit said:
He's only been here 18 months and his initial recruiting took us to a bowl game. It's only gotten stronger from there. "Passable maybe"? Let's try to be a bit realistic.
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Which recruits of his were major players in taking us to a bowl game? It was people who were already here or on board with coming to UConn prior to him. Hardly any of his players broke the two deep.
 
DoctorWho85 said:
I think the biggest hurdle for Mora so far is developing the relationship with high school coaches in the NE. He has a lot of connections out west which he's been using, but I think he's developing more of a pipeline for him to recruit locally and expand. Sort of like Geno and Jim did when they first arrived.
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Yeah and that's what I see him as. Fantastic guy at building long lasting relationships. And maybe its the name or my excitement about how he has coached the team so much better than prior coaches, but perhaps I was expecting too much, too early.
 
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Husky68 said:
I don't see judging him on 1st year recruiting when started job the end of November. Once you get past the top 500 to 1000 recruits (that's mostly top 35 to 50 programs) not sure raters can tell recruiting class # 75 from #110. Also, not being in a conference is not likely to be a big selling feature, if not a down right negative to a lot of recruits.
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I am judging him on two years of recruiting. We are almost at signing his third class here this December.
 
Dizzy21 said:
I am judging him on two years of recruiting. We are almost at signing his third class here this December.
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Are you just trying to be edgy, or contrary for fun? The man just took us to a bowl game in year 1 with a team that most thought might win 2 games. The best recruiting he did was keeping Jackson Mitchell, Vic Rosa and Christen Haynes here. On top of that our recruiting is as based on our team ranking as anything. Once you get past 50th or so in the rankings it’s a crapshoot. I’m amazed at the results last year, especially considering the injuries to our RB’s, QB’s and WR’s. I expect another step this year.
 
BlueandOG said:
I disagree. Football is a team sport. Every team needs some exceptionally talented players; however, teams need other roles too, like leadership, maturity, character, work ethic, etc. The seven new transfer Huskies bring those characteristics.
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Seriously? You can tell that from their resumes how?
 
Palatine said:
Quarterback. It's all about QB.

A good QB elevates the WRs, the running game and the offensive line. A good QB makes it impossible to stack the box. A good QB makes it easier to recruit better players.

Until we find a dynamic, effective QB we have one hand tied behind our back.
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Cole Welliver!!! Enough about Mora's recruiting results and lack of, comparing to the other 50 or 500 other fictional coaches.
 
I think there is some value there. Buckman is the type of receiver that helps make plays even when the pass is not very accurate. He goes after the football like only a few that I remember like a Kanuch or Thomas. Has few drops as another poster noted. Move the sticks kind of player. Happy to have him. Forty catches are pretty good for not being a primary. Renwick is a big DB that had 90 stops as a juco last year. A number of other programs offered. Possible Safety with playing time this year or next. Wilkins is 6-4 310, played for a couple of P5 programs replacing the Oladele scholarship. DTs take up blockers allowing others to make tackles. Their value doesn't necessarily show up in the numbers but in the numbers of others. If he can be an effective back up and give the starter(s) a rest that would good. Not likely to find kids out of HS like him.
 
danlow1963 said:
Are you just trying to be edgy, or contrary for fun? The man just took us to a bowl game in year 1 with a team that most thought might win 2 games. The best recruiting he did was keeping Jackson Mitchell, Vic Rosa and Christen Haynes here. On top of that our recruiting is as based on our team ranking as anything. Once you get past 50th or so in the rankings it’s a crapshoot. I’m amazed at the results last year, especially considering the injuries to our RB’s, QB’s and WR’s. I expect another step this year.
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It's not edgy or contrary to say that I think the guy is doing a great job as a coach, which I did above and said multiple times, and then also point out his weakness. Even he admits that he is not getting the people he wants to get. I am not sure what's edgy or contrary about that at all. The only difference I have with how Mora feels about the situation is that I don't believe the P5 thing is the main issue because other non-P5 coaches do a better job. Maybe that changes with the relationships he builds and the new QB is a good sign, but I don't think there are many, if any objective people who can sit there and look at his coaching vs his recruiting so far and not notice a drastic difference.
 
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Dizzy21 said:
It's not edgy or contrary to say that I think the guy is doing a great job as a coach, which I did above and said multiple times, and then also point out his weakness. Even he admits that he is not getting the people he wants to get. I am not sure what's edgy or contrary about that at all. The only difference I have with how Mora feels about the situation is that I don't believe the P5 thing is the main issue because other non-P5 coaches do a better job. Maybe that changes with the relationships he builds and the new QB is a good sign, but I don't think there are many, if any objective people who can sit there and look at his coaching vs his recruiting so far and not notice a drastic difference.
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The G5s with great results, the ones that got bumped up to FBS had heavy investments in coaching staffs far beyond anything UConn has come close to. UConn has correctly, chose to invest its resources in mens and womens BB. An invite to a P5 will bring necessary revenue to up the investment in FB bigly. Going all in BB has UConn in a position to get the call up. The criticism against UConn continues to be they dont invest in FB. While i disagree with this from a facilities standpoint, i cannot when it comes to paying for coaches.
 
noeynox said:
The G5s with great results, the ones that got bumped up to FBS had heavy investments in coaching staffs far beyond anything UConn has come close to. UConn has correctly, chose to invest its resources in mens and womens BB. An invite to a P5 will bring necessary revenue to up the investment in FB bigly. Going all in BB has UConn in a position to get the call up. The criticism against UConn continues to be they dont invest in FB. While i disagree with this from a facilities standpoint, i cannot when it comes to paying for coaches.
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Suzie was out of her depth. We would be P5 now if she didn't screw it up.
 
noeynox said:
The G5s with great results, the ones that got bumped up to FBS had heavy investments in coaching staffs far beyond anything UConn has come close to. UConn has correctly, chose to invest its resources in mens and womens BB. An invite to a P5 will bring necessary revenue to up the investment in FB bigly. Going all in BB has UConn in a position to get the call up. The criticism against UConn continues to be they dont invest in FB. While i disagree with this from a facilities standpoint, i cannot when it comes to paying for coaches.
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Granted the recruiting rankings might not be accurate within 10 or 20 and you can never tell how things will turn out, but according to all the recruiting ranking services its not the G5 with great results that are ahead, its every single team in FBS football. We also invest and have been investing more in football amongst the top of the G5 for some time, so I don't see how that is an excuse here either.

Do you think Mora went into the Boston College game saying that the team can't compete with them because the are P5, do you think he even said that about the Michigan or NC State games? He probably would have chewed out the any person who said that. He doesn't accept excuses or losses in coaching, no matter what, so it was curious to me as to why he was giving himself an excuse about why he was not getting the recruits he wanted.
 
noeynox said:
The G5s with great results, the ones that got bumped up to FBS had heavy investments in coaching staffs far beyond anything UConn has come close to. UConn has correctly, chose to invest its resources in mens and womens BB. An invite to a P5 will bring necessary revenue to up the investment in FB bigly. Going all in BB has UConn in a position to get the call up. The criticism against UConn continues to be they dont invest in FB. While i disagree with this from a facilities standpoint, i cannot when it comes to paying for coaches.
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Fair point. The football coaches salary budget has been diddly poop. Hopefully that is about to change.
 
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On paper it's not an exciting group to read about, but that doesn't mean anything. Most kids don't get good press unless the bigger programs are after them.

What HCJM did with guys he didn't recruit, to have them learn new systems and terminology and to get them through buy into his methods and respond the way they did speaks volumes about HCJM.

He added the guys he knows will work in his system.

I am excited and looking forward to see how he continues to mold the student athletes and program around his vision.

Should be fun to watch it all unfold
 
Who would have thunk Victor Rosa? He ends up carrying us for large parts of the season. Resumes don’t mean anything. They all get a fresh start and are at the same place as everyone else on the depth chart.
 
rich1122 said:
Who would have thunk Victor Rosa? He ends up carrying us for large parts of the season. Resumes don’t mean anything. They all get a fresh start and are at the same place as everyone else on the depth chart.
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I honestly thought Rosa was going to be a slot receiver. Like our next Nicky Williams. I'm so glad I was wrong on that. He seemed to just get better and better as the year progressed.
 
HuskyAlum012 said:
Did Geordon Porter ever make it to campus? He's not listed on the football roster on the UConn website.
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The update was completed yesterday with all the new portal adds on it. One "?" is Kaleb Anthony. A portal DB took his #5, they took him off the roster 2 days ago, but put him up again on the new update yesterday ( which now has two #5's as DB's). They also have DT's Passmore and the new portal add Wilkins as #93.

2023 Football Roster - University of Connecticut Athletics​

 
Blades said:
The update was completed yesterday with all the new portal adds on it. One "?" is Kaleb Anthony. A portal DB took his #5, they took him off the roster 2 days ago, but put him up again on the new update yesterday ( which now has two #5's as DB's). They also have DT's Passmore and the new portal add Wilkins as #93.

2023 Football Roster - University of Connecticut Athletics​

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Their ability to publish a 100% accurate roster has not been a strong suit, even under previous regimes.
 
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gioff2323 said:
But we added 8, not 7, right?
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Also...the new roster count is up to 112, not including 2 (PWO's ?) that supposedly committed a while back.

Howard Simpson (LB) - Bloomfield CT
Austin Sullivan (LS) - Port Jervis NY (Minnesota )
 
Blades said:
Also...the new roster count is up to 112, not including 2 (PWO's ?) that supposedly committed a while back.

Howard Simpson (LB) - Bloomfield CT
Austin Sullivan (LS) - Port Jervis NY (Minnesota )
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Looks like Simpson got offered by a HBCU (Morgan State)... Wouldn't be surprised if he ended up taking an opportunity like that over coming here... Makes sense for him...
 
Blades said:
The update was completed yesterday with all the new portal adds on it. One "?" is Kaleb Anthony. A portal DB took his #5, they took him off the roster 2 days ago, but put him up again on the new update yesterday ( which now has two #5's as DB's). They also have DT's Passmore and the new portal add Wilkins as #93.

2023 Football Roster - University of Connecticut Athletics​

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Not super clear what this means, but sounds like he wants to be back, which implies he isn't currently here?

 
HuskyAlum012 said:
Not super clear what this means, but sounds like he wants to be back, which implies he isn't currently here?

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I saw it on Twitter first without seeing Blades post so my initial thoughts/reaction was that it applied to his recovery from injury and getting back to his best
 
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