Its Gameday - what are our expectations?!?

[Sportsman5]

LOL. You think we threw 30 times to prepare for next year? you don’t think that maybe, just maybe, the fact that we couldn’t run a lick in the first half and fell behind by 14 almost instantly and 28 at one point had something to do with it?

Interesting take. Oh — and coaches are always recruiting. What in the world does that have to do with gameplanning for something other than trying to win the game.

The staff pushed Turner to try to make plays today from the very beginning of the game. He failed by turning the ball over a lot today and his turnovers in the first quarter put the team in a hole. The play calling could have been a lot more conservative and the coaches could have told him to throw it away if nothing was there like they did most of the year. The game plan clearly was to try to have him make plays even if it meant turnovers. You can disagree with this strategy, but the play calling and Turner's actions from the very beginning of the game support a more aggressive approach to test him.

 

[Punkbo]

The staff pushed Turner to try to make plays today from the very beginning of the game. He failed by turning the ball over a lot today and his turnovers in the first quarter put the team in a hole. The play calling could have been a lot more conservative and the coaches could have told him to throw it away if nothing was there like they did most of the year. The game plan clearly was to try to have him make plays even if it meant turnovers. You can disagree with this strategy, but the play calling and Turner's actions from the very beginning of the game support a more aggressive approach to test him.

If this is the case, he failed the test.

 

[Chin Diesel]

This game is about preparing for next season. Pass atleast 30 times. We need to see if Turner is the quarterback of the future.

Well, you got your wish (almost 27 vs. 30) but unfortunately we also saw the near-term future (2023 season) Turner needs much work for UConn to take the next step.