Joe Fagnano appreciation thread

[UConnDan97]

So, I looked up Mora's QB history.

Mora was at UCLA from 2012 to 2017. His first 3 years, his QB was Brett Hundley who ended up being drafted in Rd. 5. His QB for the next 3 years was Josh Rosen who was the 10th player picked in the NFL draft. Rosen was replaced in 2016 due to a shoulder injury midway through the season.

In his 3 year stint at Atlanta, his QB was Michael Vick and he was never replaced as the starter. For his one year at Seattle, his QB was Matt Hasselbeck who had a mediocre season, but there was nobody better on the roster.

Mora has had really good QBs in his past, so he never had to make a decision on his QB starter based on their play.

Thanks for looking this up. Sometimes, a story line builds up without any context. THIS is the context...

 

[Chin Diesel]

So, I looked up Mora's QB history.

Mora was at UCLA from 2012 to 2017. His first 3 years, his QB was Brett Hundley who ended up being drafted in Rd. 5. His QB for the next 3 years was Josh Rosen who was the 10th player picked in the NFL draft. Rosen was replaced in 2016 due to a shoulder injury midway through the season.

In his 3 year stint at Atlanta, his QB was Michael Vick and he was never replaced as the starter. For his one year at Seattle, his QB was Matt Hasselbeck who had a mediocre season, but there was nobody better on the roster.

Mora has had really good QBs in his past, so he never had to make a decision on his QB starter based on their play.

Nice research. I'll go on a limb and suggest none of the media who chirped out the "Mora has never swapped QB's mid-season" did the amount of research you did.

 

[huskymedic]

Nice research. I'll go on a limb and suggest none of the media who chirped out the "Mora has never swapped QB's mid-season" did the amount of research you did.

Yeah… but they knew the folks here would eat it up

 

[gioff2323]

equivalent to the whole “ we are playing guys who suck just because they got NIL” narrative.

 

[Waquoit]

Nice research. I'll go on a limb and suggest none of the media who chirped out the "Mora has never swapped QB's mid-season" did the amount of research you did.

Weren't they quoting Mora?

 

[Chin Diesel]

Weren't they quoting Mora?

They may have done that. I'm already six days behind the game time-frame.
For argument's sake, I'll say you're right and they are repeating something Mora said.
My point still stands. They took it from a source and not from research. Lol.

 

[jbdphi]

You don’t know we’d be 6-4. That’s a guess.

Do you think if we win 8 games, we get an invite? 9? 10? What’s the number? The answer is likely none of the above - we have to show others we are serious about football, but we also have to build a sustainable program and not a 1 year aberration.

And do you have to be so condescending in your responses. There are times when this board was frigging more enjoyable when we sucked.

Just wait until all the alternate history theorists come out and say no matter what our result against Syracuse is, that Joey would have done better or that Nick would have done worse.

It’s gotten harder and harder to think that Evers is the solution for us but I continue to believe in Jim Mora and what he’s done for this program.

 

[Patman]

Just wait until all the alternate history theorists come out and say no matter what our result against Syracuse is, that Joey would have done better or that Nick would have done worse.

It’s gotten harder and harder to think that Evers is the solution for us but I continue to believe in Jim Mora and what he’s done for this program.

Let's put it this way. I'll feel better if we lose with fagnano knowing we put forward our best shot than hoping Evers develops. It's going to be tough regardless

 

[huskidork]

In my opinion, let Fagnano finish out the season he's clearly way more equipped to be the starter, and maybe start Evers again in the bowl game cause what he absolutely needs the most is development which is why I'm happy we're making a bowl game all those extra practices you get from the time between the bowl games are crucial in improvement, the more time Evers gets learning this offense and being able to develop his skills the better, he still has barely started or played any meaningful minutes at the college level in like what 2 years?

 

[noeynox]

So, I looked up Mora's QB history.

Mora was at UCLA from 2012 to 2017. His first 3 years, his QB was Brett Hundley who ended up being drafted in Rd. 5. His QB for the next 3 years was Josh Rosen who was the 10th player picked in the NFL draft. Rosen was replaced in 2016 due to a shoulder injury midway through the season.

In his 3 year stint at Atlanta, his QB was Michael Vick and he was never replaced as the starter. For his one year at Seattle, his QB was Matt Hasselbeck who had a mediocre season, but there was nobody better on the roster.

Mora has had really good QBs in his past, so he never had to make a decision on his QB starter based on their play.

Solid work.

 

[Jetskies]

In my opinion, let Fagnano finish out the season he's clearly way more equipped to be the starter, and maybe start Evers again in the bowl game cause what he absolutely needs the most is development which is why I'm happy we're making a bowl game all those extra practices you get from the time between the bowl games are crucial in improvement, the more time Evers gets learning this offense and being able to develop his skills the better, he still has barely started or played any meaningful minutes at the college level in like what 2 years?

Re: Nick

a lot of us feel that if "it" was there, we would have seen it by now.
We may sure be wrong, and "it" is there, but we don't have the time nor the safety of conference payout income, to find out.
a 0-28 halftime score vs. Syracuse will mean game over. we're not coming back from that.

We need wins yesterday and this development project is putting wins at risk, as we clearly saw against UAB.
Those kinds of performances can maybeee be forgiven still vs a P4 team (less so as time goes on), but everyone knew UAB was bad. They are bad. We had no business losing that game on paper or in real life, and yet there we were, getting owned by a trash team. Yes the defense was lacking, but I've seen enough football to know that offensive performance affects defensive morale. The further the offense wallows, the less the defense has to play for, and that's when blowouts begin.

I think all of us understood and were patient early in the season. but 10 games in, you have what you have. There isn't a corner for Nick to turn, not right now, anyway --- maybe in the spring.

Hugely appreciate Nick as a person, wish him the absolute best, and it may still work out for him here, given his age. But we need to stack wins to show the power conferences we mean business. Nick ain't it, for these 3 remaining weeks.

Ball goes to Joe, until he can't anymore.

 

[gioff2323]

We do have 7 wins, right?

 

[uconnbill]

You think Fagnano would have made the difference? he nearly cost UConn the temple game if we are going to critique everything bad from Evers.

If you want to think Mora doesn’t know what he is doing, and has political pressure, and they would be 9-1 if they started Fagnano then, OK, say it.

And, I changed my tune. Start Fagnano and see if he can be accurate the entire game.

Some can't see past their own nose when it comes to bad play from one or the other.

Fagnano is the better passer now and that will be needed against Syracuse next week for sure.

 

[ZooCougar]

Finished the regular season with 21 TDs and 4 INTs.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Well said.

This is a great reminder to Husky Nation that we don't always have it right and it's better to err on the side of supportive rather than negative. Fagnano was a beast today!

I did after watching Evers for the first half of the Maryland game. Same for when he came back midseason. Very obvious upgrade with Fagnano if you value scoring.

 

[Stinger92860]

JF has earned a bowl game start. Just my opinion.

 

[Tdaley]

JF has earned a bowl game start. Just my opinion.

He has played pretty well for 3 games in a row.

 

[gandydancer]

Ya dance with the one that brung ya.

 

[ZooCougar]

Man, on this board, last year, he was called the "worst quarterback in the history of UConn" who only got the starting nod because of nepotism.

I'm 100% here for the Fagnano redemption arc. I was devastated when he left Maine but thrilled to have him here at UConn. He is a competent FBS quarterback and, based on how this season has played out, he's a heck of a teammate, too.

I was definitely one that questioned Joey getting the starting spot. And yes he took the brunt of the frustration and was scapegoated over a disappointing season. Unfairly it should go without saying.

But when new information becomes available we can all change our opinions.

Many people assumed Roberson was a shoe in. Former 4 star player, Penn State etc. And he looked good in one drive at Utah State,

When he beat Roberson for the second time that pretty much sealed it for me.

I wonder if he was hurt early on against NC State and he was just playing hurt?

 

[GoConn]

Say what you want, but probably the best season a QB has had here since Pindell

 

[noeynox]

18-4, TD to INT ratio speaks for itself.

 

[Gburyhusky]

Remember, Joe wouldn't have been here without Nick Charlton

 

[CL82]

I did after watching Evers for the first half of the Maryland game. Same for when he came back midseason. Very obvious upgrade with Fagnano if you value scoring.

Post/handle?

 

[Devland]

No matter who the QB was this year, we had our most success when we focused on the run. A lot of times this season it seemed like we were trying to prove we were a passing team. We are not.

 

[giddyup]

18-4, TD to INT ratio speaks for itself.

I looked up his stats - he is 18th in the country QB Rating; top 50 in TDs, over 1,400 yards with a partial season. Stats would say “not bad” at all.