Is UConn Facing a Structural Problem?

[gars44]

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Maybe not new but certainly more pronounced. Look I’ve only been watching consistently for a few years but this is as bad as I’ve seen it. Maybe some of the more seasoned fans can tell me if I’m wrong but I don’t really know how you get worse than this. Especially offensively.

No, I think you’re right. This is about as bad as it’s been, and we‘ve had some epic bad teams, so bad that COVID was kind of a relief and we didn’t have to watch for a whole year. It was a blessing to cancel the season, it was a break from the incessant beating we were getting. Now we have a much better organized staff, and the futility continues, and people want to blame the staff, and the play calling, etc. It’s not that. I’s that there is no reason for the overlooked kid from Fl or Tx to come here because we are no longer in a BCS conference. Now they can just go to a local FL or Tx program. Why come to UConn? No reason. You see the result on the field. At least with Boston
College they have a reason, ACC, but even so, look at them: also pathetic. So yeah, it’s a structural problem.

 

[Kolumbo]

My worry is that recruits will watch our performance and think “I do not want to play for that.” It’s almost a self-fulfilling prophecy or a chicken and the egg problem.

As I’ve always said, you’re allowed to lose ball games that’s literally the nature of sports sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. HOWEVER, what WR would want to come to UConn when the OC calls plays like a middle school coach? Or where it’s acceptable for the players to show no effort and still play?

I hope I’m wrong but it is a concern I have.

I can't believe we lost Houston. This was Jim Mora, All In, The Revolution, Dave Benedict going out and finding a guy to turn this thing around. And now the wheels are blowing off. Beating Utah State would be a huge boost. A loss, and things will continue to spiral.

Oh, it's the chicken and the egg.

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[NE Football]

Mora is not a good coach. We all got duped by 6 wins because we have been bad for years. Let’s get Bob Chesney in here next year. He has turned around worse programs. He’ll probably end up at BCU and we will all be miserable watching BCU getting back into the top 25.

 

[TyroneShoo]

The problem is that Uconn is a CAA level program …they are URI, Richmond etc. that isn’t an insult but reality

 

[giddyup]

Mora is not a good coach. We all got duped by 6 wins because we have been bad for years. Let’s get Bob Chesney in here next year. He has turned around worse programs. He’ll probably end up at BCU and we will all be miserable watching BCU getting back into the top 25.

I think you’re unfortunately right. Can’t execute basics, penalty ridden, players jumping off a sinking ship are clear signs of a big problem. I hope Mora can clean up this mess by bringing in a talented OC and DC.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Mora is not a good coach. We all got duped by 6 wins because we have been bad for years. Let’s get Bob Chesney in here next year. He has turned around worse programs. He’ll probably end up at BCU and we will all be miserable watching BCU getting back into the top 25.

I wouldn't mind clearing this board of non-UConn posters for a couple of weeks. Don't need to ban them, just let the rest of us take a break.

 

[Scoe]

Mora is not a good coach. We all got duped by 6 wins because we have been bad for years. Let’s get Bob Chesney in here next year. He has turned around worse programs. He’ll probably end up at BCU and we will all be miserable watching BCU getting back into the top 25.

Then why did you say Mora was going to leave for the BC job before the season so now all of the sudden Bob Chesny is an upgrade? You have blown your cover your a BC troll.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

I think you’re unfortunately right. Can’t execute basics, penalty ridden, players jumping off a sinking ship are clear signs of a big problem. I hope Mora can clean up this mess by bringing in a talented OC and DC.

Geez. From one side of your mouth comes “he can’t execute basics” and from the other side comes “I hope Mora can clean up this mess”.

 

[ZooCougar]

Mora is not a good coach. We all got duped by 6 wins because we have been bad for years. Let’s get Bob Chesney in here next year. He has turned around worse programs. He’ll probably end up at BCU and we will all be miserable watching BCU getting back into the top 25.

It's high time this troll gets sent on his way.

 

[giddyup]

Geez. From one side of your mouth comes “he can’t execute basics” and from the other side comes “I hope Mora can clean up this mess”.

It means he needs help. It’s pretty clear you can be the HC and DC and baby sit a terrible OC. It’s way too much handle.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

It means he needs help. It’s pretty clear you can be the HC and DC and baby sit a terrible OC. It’s way too much handle.

No matter how you frame it, saying “he can’t execute basics and he needs help” with reference to a former NFL coach and former successful college coach is a gigantic criticism. You’re talking about the guy like he’s honest Bob Diaco.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Yes, UConn has a structural problem, it is not in a P5/P4 conference.

Any other questions?

And we aren’t in a P4 because we’ve been the most consistently awful football program in FBS over the last 12 years.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

And we aren’t in a P4 because we’ve been the most consistently awful football program in FBS over the last 12 years.

Were we awful yesterday? Honest question.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Were we awful yesterday? Honest question.

Lol against a 1-3 team. How’d we look against real teams? You know, programs with whom we want to be peers?

I hate most adages but we are what our record says we are.

Not to mention, I thought it was abundantly clear with the “12 years” part of my argument, when speaking to our conference affiliation, that I’m looking at a slightly more macro level than one game against Utah State.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

And we aren’t in a P4 because we’ve been the most consistently awful football program in FBS over the last 12 years.

I don’t think they’ve been as bad as Northwestern, Wake Forest, Duke or Arizona, especially when you consider the resources available to those schools for their football programs over the past 12 years.

 

[shizzle787]

We are averaging 27k a game as an 0-5 G5 program. That's actually pretty impressive.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Lol against a 1-3 team. How’d we look against real teams? You know, programs with whom we want to be peers?

I hate most adages but we are what our record says we are.

Not to mention, I thought it was abundantly clear with the “12 years” part of my argument, when speaking to our conference affiliation, that I’m looking at a slightly more macro level than one game against Utah State.

Looking at the stat line I think UConn definitely outplayed them. I mean 34-33, come on. I’m looking forward to next week. Mora is making progress, during RE 2.0 we were getting blown out every week. Under Mora, I’m seeing progress. Now I will say Mora is not perfect, I mean he did make a mistake hiring Charlton, and he knows it.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

We are averaging 27k a game as an 0-5 G5 program. That's actually pretty impressive.

How many were there yesterday?

 

[AllHusky]

Mora is not a good coach. We all got duped by 6 wins because we have been bad for years. Let’s get Bob Chesney in here next year. He has turned around worse programs. He’ll probably end up at BCU and we will all be miserable watching BCU getting back into the top 25.

Who is Bob Chesney??

I think Mora likes to coach, coach athletes and coaches. He came here at a time of incredible change in College FB, and probably wasn't prepared for the new realities of recruiting and retention. He can't control the $$, but if his 3 coordinators are top shelf, maybe he is able to manage the R&R issues in concert with DB. So between more $ for Asst's, and doing a great job of finding those coordinators, he can be much more effective as the CEO of UConn FB.

 

[shizzle787]

How many were there yesterday?

A little over 21k. Every home game has had at least 20k.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

A little over 21k. Every home game has had at least 20k.

Tickets sold or actual people? Seemed to be more empty seats than not.

 

[JeepCSC]

I don’t think they’ve been as bad as Northwestern, Wake Forest, Duke or Arizona, especially when you consider the resources available to those schools for their football programs over the past 12 years.

Wake has been to 7 straight bowls (8 in 12 years). Duke and Northwestern have been to 7 bowls in the past 12 years. Arizona has been to 5 (but 2017 was the last).

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Wake has been to 7 straight bowls (8 in 12 years). Duke and Northwestern have been to 7 bowls in the past 12 years. Arizona has been to 5 (but 2017 was the last).

Over the last ten years, Northwestern is just a handful of losses behind UConn in the loss column. Arizona has been downright awful in who they have lost to and by some blow out scores. You would think recruiting would be easier for them being in a P5 but apparently not. That all being said, these losers have a great many more resources than UConn does.

 

[ZooCougar]

Who is Bob Chesney??

I think Mora likes to coach, coach athletes and coaches. He came here at a time of incredible change in College FB, and probably wasn't prepared for the new realities of recruiting and retention. He can't control the $$, but if his 3 coordinators are top shelf, maybe he is able to manage the R&R issues in concert with DB. So between more $ for Asst's, and doing a great job of finding those coordinators, he can be much more effective as the CEO of UConn FB.

Don’t respond to that troll. Last week he said Mora was going to get hired by BC.

 

[RSTuthill]

Don’t respond to that troll. Last week he said Mora was going to get hired by BC.

Must be his search engine choices are all down.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Who is Bob Chesney??

I imagine one answer is: Bob Chesney is the guy who filed for a restraining order against NE football.

He's Holy Cross' head football coach. I'm not sure I'd be happy about moving on from Mora if this is the result but if he had been the guy we hired after RE 2.0 I would have been open minded about it.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I don’t think they’ve been as bad as Northwestern, Wake Forest, Duke or Arizona, especially when you consider the resources available to those schools for their football programs over the past 12 years.

Well luckily for them they’ve been in what turned out to be good conferences for decades. What’s the point?

By the way lol Duke just destroyed us and has been ranked multiple times over the last 12 years

 

[Rocktheworld]

Looking at the stat line I think UConn definitely outplayed them. I mean 34-33, come on.

whoopty do.

We’ve been an awful program for 12 years. That’s why we haven’t been invited to the P4. You have yet to make a point that refutes that.

 

[ZooCougar]

We are averaging 27k a game as an 0-5 G5 program. That's actually pretty impressive.

It’s also complete BS.

 

[Scrutineer]

And a basketball player on LSU's women's team is making more than any football player from that school.

The Southeast is riddled with misogynists............