"I defy anybody to say well we know exactly what you're going to do on first down"

[UConnSportsGuy]

(except for the Chicago Cubs who draw no matter what their record is (and we ain't there).

And even the Cubs fans have finally reached their limit of what they can justify as fans. At the end of the year this year, the Cubs were playing in front of hundreds of fans in the bleachers...they were literally empty. You could get tickets for the Cubs last homestand on stubhub for $1 a piece.

 

[Woof 101]

Who still has the guts to remind the Board why they thought he was a good hire?

I can proudly say I fought this choice from day one......

 

[businesslawyer]

I can proudly say I fought this choice from day one......

It hardly took guts for you to say that, now, did it?

 

[Skiblets]

It's almost like PP and GDL are the equivalent of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

 

[huskymedic]

It's almost like PP and GDL are the equivalent of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

... or dumb and Dumber? (couldn't resist).

 

[sdhusky]

I can proudly say I fought this choice from day one......

I guess you are real proud to see the team struggling.

 

[auggie22]

Who still has the guts to remind the Board why they thought he was a good hire?

I thought it was a good hire. Apparently I was wrong. Though in fairness to me I did offer the caveat that I was assuming he hadn't lost his fastball.

 

[Woof 101]

It hardly took guts for you to say that, now, did it?

Hello, I have said it from day one......I just do not have the time to spend on this board you do. I respect you and your opinions. I read here a lot but do not always have time to comment. That and I love my Huskies....

Having said that, why slander someone who saw the light before yourself? You saw it as a good hire, I did not, we disagree. This is not rocket science. We are both UConn fans.

Is your lawyer status getting in the way of conversing with us mere mortal fans too much?

Foregive me I will bow out. Not here to argue with the home team.........

 

[whaler11]

If he hadn't lost his fastball he never would have left Syracuse.

 

[whaler11]

Hello, I have said it from day one......I just do not have the time to spend on this board you do. I respect you and your opinions. I read here a lot but do not always have time to comment. That and I love my Huskies....

Having said that, why slander someone who saw the light before yourself? You saw it as a good hire, I did not, we disagree. This is not rocket science. We are both UConn fans.

Is your lawyer status getting in the way of conversing with us mere mortal fans too much?

Foregive me I will bow out. Not here to argue with the home team.........

If it were defamation, it would have been libel, not slander. It's libel when written or published.

Keep in mind I did not obtain lawyer status and have no idea why I can remember the difference between slander and libel, but based on the lawyers I work with, I figure I'm 90% of the way there.

 

[UC990411]

I'm not toting water for the guy, I'm commenting on some of the reactions I've seen on this board

When I first came here about three years ago when trying to find a place to discuss UConn football, I found a place that where people loved UCONN FOOTBALL, not necessarily the coach or the players or the AD, but the UCONN FOOTBALL PROGRAM and had knowledgeable discussions about it and would support the program NO MATTER WHAT

Then two years ago our coach who most probably thought would take the program to the promised land left in the middle of the night and personally I think this board has eroded ever since. Now people seem (keyword) ignorant and down right stupid in some of the comments and discussions that have happened particularly over the past 6 games......say that again to yourself......SIX GAMES!!!...like are you freaking kidding me

I guess people gave PP a pass last year because we were breaking in a new QB and lost some playmakers.....well guess what, we're doing the EXACT same thing this year, with a completely inexperienced Offensive Line

Look, do I want and wish we had a better record....sure of course I do, everyone wants to be 12 - 0 every year

Do I think this coaching staff has made a multitude of mistakes that they probably shouldn't have......sure of course I do, but show me a perfect season called by any coach in the NFL or college and I'll sing a different song

This is college football people.....not the NFL, we don't have grown men that have been playing for the same coach for 8 - 10 years or an offensive line / QB tandem that has had 500 starts with each other

Just because you win the national championship one year, does not mean you should even be in a bowl game the next because every year is potentially different because in all reality you only get 2 - 3 years with a player before he moves on and a younger, rookie takes his spot

All I'm saying is, this is HCPP's 18th game and has been with the program for less than 2 years, AT LEAST wait until the end of next year before you start calling for his head.....I mean if I was a recruit and saw this board I would be turned off instantly, there is a line between passionate and crazy

Stop kidding yourself, if there was a semblance of building to the future we'd be fine. Fact of the matter is our offense will be no better next year and we're losing a ton on d, with nothing to replace it. We're going to be in this situation year after year after year.

Unless the wildcat saves us (sarcasm)

 

[Waquoit]

He's setting the trap for Addazio.... Bwahahaha.

I'm sure he is but it will probably end up out of bounds.

 

[Waquoit]

UCONN FOOTBALL PROGRAM and had knowledgeable discussions about it and would support the program NO MATTER WHAT

You don't seem to understand that supporting the program and supporting the current head coach are not the same thing. Insisting on regime change IS supporting the program.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

To be fair, what he said is true. We are leaving the defense completely confused and guessing whether our first down play will be a run off the left guard, center, or right guard. We have that defense right where we want them...they can't figure out which of the gaps to contain!!!

Actually, they can. The first play will be McCombs between the left tackle and left guard (5) or left tackle and left side TE (7). There is no where else Deleone is going to go.

 

[businesslawyer]

Hello, I have said it from day one......I just do not have the time to spend on this board you do. I respect you and your opinions. I read here a lot but do not always have time to comment. That and I love my Huskies....

Having said that, why slander someone who saw the light before yourself? You saw it as a good hire, I did not, we disagree. This is not rocket science. We are both UConn fans.

Is your lawyer status getting in the way of conversing with us mere mortal fans too much?

Foregive me I will bow out. Not here to argue with the home team.........

WTF? I was making an obvious joke -- it doesn't take guts at the moment to say one was opposed to it from the beginning, which I why I was asking who would admit to have liked P's hiring.

And, by the way, I was not one of them.

 

[Fishy]

WTF? I was making an obvious joke -- it doesn't take guts at the moment to say one was opposed to it from the beginning, which I why I was asking who would admit to have liked P's hiring.

And, by the way, I was not one of them.

We need to work with you these jokes of yours before someone shoots you.

 

[Srqhusky]

The season is not over yet guys hang tough. We can still turn this around. Save the Coach talk for January a change now is not going to do any good for the players.

 

[ZooCougar]

Who still has the guts to remind the Board why they thought he was a good hire?

I hated the hire at first. And then I deluded myself for a time. I was even encouraged by the recruiting. But boy was I wrong to not go with my initial instinct. It might have been because it seemed wrong to not be supportive. After we thrashed Rutgers, I thought that things may have been congealing.

I turned when Foley was demoted. I bit my tongue when I saw predictions of 9-3 or 8-4. I think my prediction was 5-7 with an absolute best case being 7-5.

These coaches are probably doing the best they can, but it just isn't good enough.

I hope that the relationship ends in December. I have stopped believing that Pasqualoni will lead this team to a bowl.

 

[Waquoit]

I hated the hire at first. And then I deluded myself for a time. I was even encouraged by the recruiting. But boy was I wrong to not go with my initial instinct.

This was my feeling exactly. When P's name was first floated, I thought "no way they pick him". When he was chosen, he became my guy. No more. His recent comments about "having fun" and "defy[ing] anyone" is basically him giving us the finger.

 

[ZooCougar]

This was my feeling exactly. When P's name was first floated, I thought "no way they pick him". When he was chosen, he became my guy. No more. His recent comments about "having fun" and "defy[ing] anyone" is basically him giving us the finger.

Exactly.

I also think his level of self awareness is pretty poor, other defensive coordinators probably look forward to playing us.

 

[Carl Spackler]

You know, 2 years ago, pretty much almost to the day, we were 3-4, coming off our worst game in many years, and Randy Edsall "didn't get dumb overnight".

He was flipping everybody off around here too.

A little perspective. Lord knows I need it.

Left tackle - 5th or 6th year senior? Not sure - never played a full season.
Left guard - rotating players all year trying to find a consistent player.
Center - new starter
QB - new starter entered program in spring
FB - new starter
RB - soph - 166 lbs.
WR1 - senior - hasn't played in over a year.
WR2 - new starter
WR3 - new starter
TE1, TE2 - seniors multi year starters
RG - senior multi year starter
RT - junior multi year starter

WE can only put 11 guys on the field at a time on offense, and only 3 of them, have any significant game experience prior to this season

You know what? Our offense has played exactly like what they are - a bunch of inexperienced players, playing together.

My only problem with Deleone, is that I don't know if the guy is capable of catering his play calling, to his players strengths, or if he's just doing tactics and gimmicks.

I want to see us play simple offensive football, to our strengths, and develop some consistency.

We'll lose two starters off the line next year, two receivers, and two TE's.

I'm quite confident that the coaching staff is aware of this, and is preparing the underclassmen for next year, as we work through this year as well.

We need a bowl game this year, anything less is failure.

I don't believe that a guy like Coach P, doesn't have his eye on the big picture.

Next year, we will play the best home schedule with the new big east, and our OOC schedule, that we've ever had.

We need to be ready for that, and we need to win now, at the same time. I'ts crunch time now though, we've got 6 games to go this year, and a tough conference.

All those new players on offense, don't have the new excuse anymore,

and Coach P?

after this week, you don't have the new excuse for players anymore either.

 

[businesslawyer]

We need to work with you these jokes of yours before someone shoots you.

You sound like my sons. If it was my bad, my apologies.

 

[pj]

You know, 2 years ago, pretty much almost to the day, we were 3-4, coming off our worst game in many years, and Randy Edsall "didn't get dumb overnight".

He was flipping everybody off around here too.

A little perspective. Lord knows I need it.

Left tackle - 5th or 6th year senior? Not sure - never played a full season.
Left guard - rotating players all year trying to find a consistent player.
Center - new starter
QB - new starter entered program in spring
FB - new starter
RB - soph - 166 lbs.
WR1 - senior - hasn't played in over a year.
WR2 - new starter
WR3 - new starter
TE1, TE2 - seniors multi year starters
RG - senior multi year starter
RT - junior multi year starter

WE can only put 11 guys on the field at a time on offense, and only 3 of them, have any significant game experience prior to this season

You know what? Our offense has played exactly like what they are - a bunch of inexperienced players, playing together.

My only problem with Deleone, is that I don't know if the guy is capable of catering his play calling, to his players strengths, or if he's just doing tactics and gimmicks.

I want to see us play simple offensive football, to our strengths, and develop some consistency.

We'll lose two starters off the line next year, two receivers, and two TE's.

I'm quite confident that the coaching staff is aware of this, and is preparing the underclassmen for next year, as we work through this year as well.

We need a bowl game this year, anything less is failure.

I don't believe that a guy like Coach P, doesn't have his eye on the big picture.

Next year, we will play the best home schedule with the new big east, and our OOC schedule, that we've ever had.

We need to be ready for that, and we need to win now, at the same time. I'ts crunch time now though, we've got 6 games to go this year, and a tough conference.

All those new players on offense, don't have the new excuse anymore,

and Coach P?

after this week, you don't have the new excuse for players anymore either.

Carl, good analysis, but also scary, because if the O-line is bad this year, what will it be next year? It looks like the personnel situation is even worse next year after we lose Bennett and Masters. Young guys haven't shown much.

I think we have enough depth in the receiving department (5 WRs, 2 TEs) that an Oregon-style run the defense into the ground no-huddle based on quick short passes to limit the rush would have worked well. Not GDL's style though.

I agree about missing a bowl being a major failure. But they've already failed, since 4-2 in the first 6 would have been a lot easier than 3-3 in the last six.

 

[Carl Spackler]

Carl, good analysis, but also scary, because if the O-line is bad this year, what will it be next year? It looks like the personnel situation is even worse next year after we lose Bennett and Masters. Young guys haven't shown much.

I think we have enough depth in the receiving department (5 WRs, 2 TEs) that an Oregon-style run the defense into the ground no-huddle based on quick short passes to limit the rush would have worked well. Not GDL's style though.

I agree about missing a bowl being a major failure. But they've already failed, since 4-2 in the first 6 would have been a lot easier than 3-3 in the last six.

WHat I wrote, is the last excuse I can accept for what's happening on the field.

No more excuses.

 

[CTMike]

Carl is right. We are more experienced than I would like to admit on O. And I almost thought to cut the coaches some slack because of it... Then I thought, no. It's college football. There is always someone new, always turnover. The coach has to be a little flexible to adjust to what he has to work with. I don't want King Randy back, but no one can accuse him of not getting the most out of his players. This staff... I'm not seeing that.

 

[Kingspoint]

Not that I'm a GDL fan, but it sounds like most BYers commenting here don't like his stagnant, unimaginative, and somewhat predicatable play calling. This got me wondering about something I don't recall having read about in-depth.

What type of play caller would you like to see directing our offense? And more specifically, how would that fit/match the talents of the players we have available including the O line, TEs, RBs, WRs, and QB.

 

[businesslawyer]

Not that I'm a GDL fan, but it sounds like most BYers commenting here don't like his stagnant, unimaginative, and somewhat predicatable play calling. This got me wondering about something I don't recall having read about in-depth.

What type of play caller would you like to see directing our offense? And more specifically, how would that fit/match the talents of the players we have available including the O line, TEs, RBs, WRs, and QB.

One who is effective. Run, pass, mix, west coast, no huddle, don't give a crap. I want an offense that leads to us winning games.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

One who is effective. Run, pass, mix, west coast, no huddle, don't give a crap. I want an offense that leads to us winning games.

Can I get an amen. No more, run, run, run and punt. West Coast, huh? I like it.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

When I first came here about three years ago when trying to find a place to discuss UConn football, I found a place that where people loved UCONN FOOTBALL, not necessarily the coach or the players or the AD, but the UCONN FOOTBALL PROGRAM and had knowledgeable discussions about it and would support the program NO MATTER WHAT

Then two years ago our coach who most probably thought would take the program to the promised land left in the middle of the night and personally I think this board has eroded ever since. Now people seem (keyword) ignorant and down right stupid in some of the comments and discussions that have happened particularly over the past 6 games......say that again to yourself......SIX GAMES!!!...like are you freaking kidding me


All I'm saying is, this is HCPP's 18th game and has been with the program for less than 2 years, AT LEAST wait until the end of next year before you start calling for his head.....I mean if I was a recruit and saw this board I would be turned off instantly, there is a line between passionate and crazy

First off, you are relatively new to this board. I may disagree by 180 degrees with the opinions of some on this board (and I taken my share of flames too), but . . . never once did I confuse this with anyone no longer supporting the program. Fans on this board care deeply about UConn football.

Secondly, I was against the PP hiring the moment he was announced as under consideration. Wish I could have stopped it. I don't enjoy echoing that he needs to go, but I was not consulted by Jeff Hathaway to tell he that PP was a quick fix, lazy hire. I didn't get the chance to say that PP was past prime, too conservative and just not the right fit.

Had it been up to me, UConn would not have wasted 18 games to reach the point it is currently at (see above paragraph). I'm just not will to waste another 18 games to do something about it.

Oh and if I was a recruit, I'd be very interested in a program that is anxious to become a "player". In fact, if I was a top rated QB (or WR), I couldn't wait to get to Storrs. I'd want on the field immediately, I'd wanna be the guy that everyone who followed would be compared to, I'd wanna break all the records and I'd wanna contribute to getting the Huskies into a better conference and I'd wanna be the player that led them to consecutive BCS Bowls. Yeah if I were that top notch QB, I'd run, not walk to make sure that I was position to take the first snap in game one next season. Got to be easier than almost anywhere else.

 

[jdb50]

I was a fan of the PP hire. Thought he had local and regional connections that would help recruiting, was going to be here for a while not be looking to move on after a good year, had a track record of success in conference and the pro experience was going to be a plus. He has been at a disadvantage up till now in that we aren't putting a QB or RB on the field that is equal to or superior to our opponets and so we struggle. Up till now we compete hard all game and haven't gotten really smoked the way many lesser teams in the power conferences get smoked on a weekly basis. You can make the case that the top level of the BE isn't as good as the power conferences but we were ready to take the lead on WVU in the 3rd Q on the road last year when we blew an opportunity. We couldn't catch the ball against L-ville so we lost, Pitt seemed to be our worst effort. This year though the constant glaring inability to manage the clock which is all on the HC not the players, the offense which is just plain dysfunctional which goes back to what is our bread and butter?, and now we have Deleone running not just the offense but the O-line when his track record has never been a smashing success which means that PP is defering to Deleone. We are going to have to win 4 games the rest of the way for me to think it's worth continueing with PP.
As far as type of play caller, I want a younger guy who is on the sideline working right there with his offense not insulated in the booth like a bureaucrat. Someone who installs an offense where the players don't look uncomfortable running it, aren't making mental mistakes all the time , where we make the game look simple, and we can score enough to beat good college teams which-wait for it- score alot. We are 6 games in and a 5th year TE isn't on the same page with the QB who has been here since January. Simplify and focus. Scoring chances have been lost ala the 1st Q pass against Rutgers. It's like having McCummings throw 4 passes a year and all of them should be touchdowns but he's not used to throwing in the game so things don't work because it gets rushed. Simplify and focus.