Jason Candle - WFSB interview (1/20/26)

[CTFAN4LIFE]

For sure, but fortunately for us the Giants/Jets are more like smart cars than tractor trailers.

Regardless, the point is that there is a love for football in this region. Just like there is basketball. It just needs tapping into. And it will take time. Even if UConn football starts winning, it will take years to build that emotional connection and loyalty/living and dying with every play like we do with UConn basketball. But it can happen.

It can happen more quickly than one might imagine. Right after going FBS the Rent was sold out for something like 6 years in a row. Just win baby!

 

[Alum1620]

we have seen players be brought to basketball games during visits and I believe the there was a good amount of early enrollees posting in instagram stories about being at the last women’s game

 

[LBird33]

Don’t forget the visits to the infamous Dairy Bar.

 

[CL82]

I didn't like his statement that football somehow lower on the pecking order, presumably for resources than basketball. It really isn't an either or distinction. Connecticut is an everything school as shown by the fact that we have four teams ranked in the top 15 right now, three in the top 10.

I'd much rather hear the narrative that the school has a commitment to excellence and competing at the highest level. That "basketball school" label is the excuse that "football schools" use for their basketball ineptitude. We don't need to buy into it.

(And, yeah, joe zone seems to be an idiot every time I've seen him doing anything.)

 

[freescooter]

1. Joe should stick to covering local high school sports.
2. I hope Candle, Dave et al are treating this sort of like Calhoun did in his early days. You can go to Georgetown or Syracuse but you can also come to UConn and beat Georgetown and Syracuse. Just A football variation.

 

[JVN]

What purpose does it serve to tell the FB coach he is working at a BB school? Such an edgy take from Joe Zone.

 

[ArtTheFan]

For sure, but fortunately for us the Giants/Jets are more like smart cars than tractor trailers.

Regardless, the point is that there is a love for football in this region. Just like there is basketball. It just needs tapping into. And it will take time. Even if UConn football starts winning, it will take years to build that emotional connection and loyalty/living and dying with every play like we do with UConn basketball. But it can happen.

As a Jet fan, anything labeled Smart (as in Smart Cars) is non starter. With Johnson, he's the dumbest person as an owner.

 

[jdb50]

Joe Zone is interviewing Coach Candle about his intense few weeks since taking the job and that is his question? Get a clue Joe Zone. Or maybe retire as that was a failure. The Brad Davis likeness was spot on.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

What ever happened to the rest of this interview that was supposed to come out last Friday?

 

[DCUconnfan]

What ever happened to the rest of this interview that was supposed to come out last Friday?

I’ve hunted all over the web for it, no luck. Wfsb media team missing out on ad revs.

 

[Jetskies]

What ever happened to the rest of this interview that was supposed to come out last Friday?

they read the boneyard's take on their preview and realized all Joe Zone talked about for an hour was how JC is coaching at a bball school... then they scrapped it.


or that's my guess lol

 

[Dove]

It’s just kinda hard to take Joe Zone seriously

He broke the news about Candle becoming the next coach but was quite open in saying it was that woman news anchor, Erin Connelly, being his source.

Has it been revealed how she knew?

 

[Dove]

What ever happened to the rest of this interview that was supposed to come out last Friday?

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