I could give a rats ass moving forward

[gars44]

Right now, Villanova would trounce us.

Carl, fact of the matter is, any team - ANY - with a coherent offense would beat us. Any team. I mean UMASS, Fordham, anyone with a QB and a couple of guys who could block. We don't have an offense. You see a lot teams winning even though they give up points in the 30s. That's because they score in the 40s. We have no offense. Real bad luck recruiting quarterbacks, keeping them on the team, keeping them healthy. UConn is not a destination for offense, coaches or players.

 

[UconnFamily]

We forgot Kevin Pierre-Louis (Stratford, CT) Played LB for Boston College and he got drafted last year by the Seahawks.

 

[upstater]

There was a year about 5 seasons back where 7 or 8 Conn. kids went in the NFL draft. You have to include David Reed in that with Spievey and several others like Baker. Granted, it's a very rare year. But you can't give up on top kids nor can you allow Matakevich and Knighton to get away just because they're from Conn.

I suppose the reason posts like this are made is because of Boyle. Don't forget though that Boyle had other offers. Not like no one outside Conn. had ever heard of them. He was well regarded because of his very good arm.

AND, Edsall used to grab a bunch of Conn. OL with no offers and turn them into players. Hicks, Thomas, several others.

 

[Marty Jackson]

The actual quote:

"We're going to go Boston to Buffalo through Syracuse, Rochester," he said. "We're going to go down from Boston through Connecticut and out through the tip of Long Island. We're going to hit all the boroughs of New York because New York's football is really improving. It's really a great spot to go and kind of underrecruited frankly, down to Baltimore over to D.C., touch Northern Virginia and then go up to eastern Pennsylvania, slightly west of Philadelphia, then snap a line from there right up through New York State. That is going to be our main recruiting area. "

After all of that, Diaco did more research. "Direct flights from major metro cities that have multiple flights per day to Bradley International from major metro cities that also have American Athletic Conference cache," Diaco said. "We're going to drop into the metro cities." Those cities include Dallas, Cincinnati and Charlotte, N.C.<<

Based on current known offers (outside of Prep kids)... CT seems to be less of a focus than under PP.

 

[whaler11]

I'm pretty sure that if you thought it was legit to chase off Frey over grad school you can't say that UConn missed on the Knightons.

 

[amory]

The actual quote:

"We're going to go Boston to Buffalo through Syracuse, Rochester," he said. "We're going to go down from Boston through Connecticut and out through the tip of Long Island. We're going to hit all the boroughs of New York because New York's football is really improving. It's really a great spot to go and kind of underrecruited frankly, down to Baltimore over to D.C., touch Northern Virginia and then go up to eastern Pennsylvania, slightly west of Philadelphia, then snap a line from there right up through New York State. That is going to be our main recruiting area. "

After all of that, Diaco did more research. "Direct flights from major metro cities that have multiple flights per day to Bradley International from major metro cities that also have American Athletic Conference cache," Diaco said. "We're going to drop into the metro cities." Those cities include Dallas, Cincinnati and Charlotte, N.C.<<

Based on current known offers (outside of Prep kids)... CT seems to be less of a focus than under PP.

 

[amory]

You gotta be kidding me.

 

[FDNY99]

The actual quote:

"We're going to go Boston to Buffalo through Syracuse, Rochester," he said. "We're going to go down from Boston through Connecticut and out through the tip of Long Island. We're going to hit all the boroughs of New York because New York's football is really improving. It's really a great spot to go and kind of underrecruited frankly, down to Baltimore over to D.C., touch Northern Virginia and then go up to eastern Pennsylvania, slightly west of Philadelphia, then snap a line from there right up through New York State. That is going to be our main recruiting area. "

After all of that, Diaco did more research. "Direct flights from major metro cities that have multiple flights per day to Bradley International from major metro cities that also have American Athletic Conference cache," Diaco said. "We're going to drop into the metro cities." Those cities include Dallas, Cincinnati and Charlotte, N.C.<<

Based on current known offers (outside of Prep kids)... CT seems to be less of a focus than under PP.

Medic...one thing Diaco did when after he put his staff together was reach out to every hs coach in the state...it's split between staff members so they each can concentrate on a small area.

 

[FDNY99]

Dwight Freeney, Aaron Hernandez, Jordan Reed, David Reed, Bruce Campbell, Tyler Murphy, Chris Baker, Niko Koutouvides, John Jenkins, Donald Thomas, Terrance Knighton, John Sullivan, Amari Spievey, Rob Jackson, Khairi Fortt, Silas Redd, John Moffitt, Matt Shaughnessy, Damik Scafe, Nate Collins, Kory Sheets.

Amari Spievey...the kid who wasn't a D-1A BCS level football player according to Rob Ambrose...LOL

 

[huskymedic]

Medic...one thing Diaco did when after he put his staff together was reach out to every hs coach in the state...it's split between staff members so they each can concentrate on a small area.

No argument and as he should have... but based on 2015 offers that are known, there appears to be less focus on CT and more on out of state targets (could be depth of talent this year and talent committed elsewhere already as well). You need to assess and recruit CT but you don't need to over saturate it.

 

[UconnFamily]

No argument and as he should have... but based on 2015 offers that are known, there appears to be less focus on CT and more on out of state targets (could be depth of talent this year and talent committed elsewhere already as well). You need to assess and recruit CT but you don't need to over saturate it.

Great point...

 

[Woof 101]

I will give you that semi reluctantly - not the norm.

Give me your breakdown on Stewart, Boyle, kurceza (sp), Newsome and others.

Silas Redd - really? I will look up his college career # 's vs McCombs career # 's later today and get back to you on that one - Khari Fortt too, right??

There is no reason to focus on CT kids - they are coached poorly in HS and show up with what seems to be a low level FB IQ. Talk to me about the ones we have??

Not saying we have to concintrate on CT players but it does generate local $$$ much needed and fannies in the seats. For your list.
Stewart was third on the team in tackles and first in tackles for a loss this year on a very poor team...
Newsome lead the team in overall yardage...
Boyle, anyone with a clue would have realized he needed a couple of redshirt years...
You keep mentioning McCombs does the bonehead thing make you forget he is from NY? ......

 

[Bonehead]

Not saying we have to concintrate on CT players but it does generate local $$$ much needed and fannies in the seats. For your list.
Stewart was third on the team in tackles and first in tackles for a loss this year on a very poor team...
Newsome lead the team in overall yardage...
Boyle, anyone with a clue would have realized he needed a couple of redshirt years...
You keep mentioning McCombs does the bonehead thing make you forget he is from NY? .

I mentioned McCombs in comparison to Redd - and had very comparable stats with much less talent around him.
Tell me how much local $$ was generated and the amount of fannies the CT recruits put in the seats on Satruday v.s. SMU?
A couple of redshirt years? You know he can only get 1 right?
Newsome lead in overall yardage, I am assuming you are counting KO returns? Did he also lead the team in fumbles?

 

[UconnFamily]

I mentioned McCombs in comparison to Redd - and had very comparable stats with much less talent around him.
Tell me how much local $$ was generated and the amount of fannies the CT recruits put in the seats on Satruday v.s. SMU?
A couple of redshirt years? You know he can only get 1 right?
Newsome lead in overall yardage, I am assuming you are counting KO returns? Did he also lead the team in fumbles?

McCombs 5'7 170 labs runs a 4.6 forty
Red 5'10 201 labs and runs a 4.4 forty (currently on the Redskins)

I would have chosen Redd over McCombs to start in UConn's backfield any day.

 

[Northbound]

I didn't go through all those links so if this has been mentioned, sorry....Terry Wooden - Farmington - Went to Syracuse, played about 8-10 or so years in the NFL. Linebacker. Hell he was the first pick in the second round. Matt Kelly from New Canaan is another guy who was successful in college (LB at BC), there are plenty, but if people think that in-state recruiting is important in a state like CT, it just isn't.

If you're building a program, regardless of where it is it is, probably better to be liked by coaches in NJ, PA, FLA, TX than coaches in CT.

 

[Bonehead]

McCombs 5'7 170 labs runs a 4.6 forty
Red 5'10 201 labs and runs a 4.4 forty (currently on the Redskins)

I would have chosen Redd over McCombs to start in UConn's backfield any day.

Yep - and one quit on his teammates and one didnt - we can agree to disagree and continue to support UConn

 

[huskymedic]

Newsome lead in overall yardage, I am assuming you are counting KO returns? Did he also lead the team in fumbles?

Nope Tied w/ Foxx for second @ 4 beyond Whitmer w/ 5.

 

[Bonehead]

Nope Tied w/ Foxx for second @ 4 beyond Whitmer w/ 5.

Not too shabby then...I was wrong - see I can admit it when I am, unlike others.

HE was tied for second on the team in fumbles.

 

[kris1]

I will give you that semi reluctantly - not the norm.

Give me your breakdown on Stewart, Boyle, kurceza (sp), Newsome and others.

Kuraczea and Newsome we not Gatorade POYs. Kuraczea chose other recreational releases, rather then going to class. Newsome is only a freshman. Hopefully, he'll learn from his experience, both good and bad, and help turn this thing around.

 

[Bonehead]

Kuraczea and Newsome we not Gatorade POYs. Kuraczea chose other recreational releases, rather then going to class. Newsome is only a freshman. Hopefully, he'll learn from his experience, both good and bad, and help turn this thing around.

I dont recall specifically calling Kuraczea a GPOY - if I did my bad.

Give me your insight on this QB we saw who suffered with a Florida and BC offer?

I hope Arkeel turns it around - Im still more interested in PA, NJ and FLA kids who come out of HS with a much higher FB IQ - not blaming the kids but the CT HS FB Coaches Association members -

 

[UconnFamily]

I dont recall specifically calling Kuraczea a GPOY - if I did my bad.

Give me your insight on this QB we saw who suffered with a Florida and BC offer?

I hope Arkeel turns it around - Im still more interested in PA, NJ and FLA kids who come out of HS with a much higher FB IQ - not blaming the kids but the CT HS FB Coaches Association members -

We shouldn't give up on CT kids because Boyle is currently struggling. There's star players that excel at the college level who comes from CT. We just need them to commit to UConn and not let them go to another school. Boyle may be struggling, but that doesn't mean he can't be a star next year.

 

[Bonehead]

We shouldn't give up on CT kids because Boyle is currently struggling. There's star players that excel at the college level who comes from CT. We just need them to commit to UConn and not let them go to another school. Boyle may be struggling, but that doesn't mean he can't be a star next year.

I would rather recruits struggle at another D1 school than ours - I would think that would benefit UConn.

I hope he becomes a star - don't see it at all - don't even see contributor at this point. I could end up wrong and hope I do but so far....

 

[Bonehead]

No argument and as he should have... but based on 2015 offers that are known, there appears to be less focus on CT and more on out of state targets (could be depth of talent this year and talent committed elsewhere already as well). You need to assess and recruit CT but you don't need to over saturate it.

Believe it or not - it's also because CT HS FB coaches are not open to this staff over hard feelings on the last staff departure - as it's been told to me.

 

[huskymedic]

Believe it or not - it's also because CT HS FB coaches are not open to this staff over hard feelings on the last staff departure - as it's been told to me.

What's been told to you not entirely true... there is a faction of old guard that may apply to . They are plenty of others who are open minded, laugh @ the old guard and embrace UConn staff in their schools.