Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[Kolumbo]

We now have this in common with former ESPN reporter Sal Marchiano, after he was fired by the worldwide leader:

"Happiness is seeing Bristol, Connecticut in your rear view mirror."

For us, happiness will be seeing the "Civil Conflict" trophy, such as it is, in our collective rear view mirrors, or perhaps as a posterior anatomical adornment for somebody at ESPN HQ.

perhap he was just misunderstood and he enjoyed driving in reverse.

 

[whaler11]

Between everyone getting all positive about Berry and the football board calling for 8 wins - I want to move into a bunker.

 

[MattMang23]

Between everyone getting all positive about Berry and the football board calling for 8 wins - I want to move into a bunker.

Come on, Eeyore. There is reason for optimism!

 

[whaler11]

Come on, Eeyore. There is reason for optimism!

Few things are better bets than fading the Boneyard. I liked it better a few days ago when everyone gave up - that gave me hope.

I always have to chuckle at the football posts. Subba claimed Virginia would be a WTH loss.

It's a team where you need to pay juice in places to bet the under 5.5 and everyone has they at 7,8,9. Everyone should be plenty rich to buy tickets in the future.

 

[Waquoit]

It's a team where you need to pay juice in places to bet the under 5.5 and everyone has they at 7,8,9. Everyone should be plenty rich to buy tickets in the future.

What was the number last year?

 

[JMick]

Few things are better bets than fading the Boneyard. I liked it better a few days ago when everyone gave up - that gave me hope.

I always have to chuckle at the football posts. Subba claimed Virginia would be a WTH loss.

It's a team where you need to pay juice in places to bet the under 5.5 and everyone has they at 7,8,9. Everyone should be plenty rich to buy tickets in the future.

If I was a betting man I'd take the over in a heartbeat. It's going to be a much improved squad. I think best case scenario is 8-4, worst case is 6-6

 

[whaler11]

What was the number last year?

Yes they beat last year's number. That doesn't really have much to do with this year.

 

[MattMang23]

Few things are better bets than fading the Boneyard. I liked it better a few days ago when everyone gave up - that gave me hope.

I always have to chuckle at the football posts. Subba claimed Virginia would be a WTH loss.

It's a team where you need to pay juice in places to bet the under 5.5 and everyone has they at 7,8,9. Everyone should be plenty rich to buy tickets in the future.

Haha yes, being anti-boneyard is a generally good stance, especially during mortgage paying week.

 

[TRest]

Between everyone getting all positive about Berry and the football board calling for 8 wins - I want to move into a bunker.

I said 8-4 and then looked at the schedule. Oops.

 

[SubbaBub]

Few things are better bets than fading the Boneyard. I liked it better a few days ago when everyone gave up - that gave me hope.

I always have to chuckle at the football posts. Subba claimed Virginia would be a WTH loss.

It's a team where you need to pay juice in places to bet the under 5.5 and everyone has they at 7,8,9. Everyone should be plenty rich to buy tickets in the future.

I like our chances at home vs. ACC teams that don't want to be here that aren't named FSU or Clemson. Call me nostalgic.

 

[Johnjp0628]

stuck between buildings! Nice work!

Man Trying to Impress Date Winds up Stuck Between Buildings

 

[whaler11]

I like our chances at home vs. ACC teams that don't want to be here that aren't named FSU or Clemson. Call me nostalgic.

Do you really need to walk through the actual results at the Rent against ACC teams?

Wake - loss
Carolina - loss
State - loss
Maryland - loss
Duke - win on a missed FG as time
expired
Virginia - win

2-4 #nostalgia

Don't let me get in the way of your absurd expectations. I'm sure UConn will be a double digit favorite and a loss would to Virginia would be shocking.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I said 8-4 and then looked at the schedule. Oops.

I was probably too optimistic also but....tis the season!

 

[jostar1]

Berry Tramel ‏@BerryTramel · 11h11 hours ago
Big 12 board of directors include two interim presidents
Big 12 board of directors include two interim presidents

Oklahoma: David Boren, appointed 1994, with a bachelor’s degree from Yale, a master’s from Oxford and a law degree from OU.

Texas: Greg Fenves, appointed 2015, with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell and post-graduate degrees from California-Berkeley.

 

[huskymedic]

This will probably cause this post to be moved to the Cesspool but...

Vanquish The Foe@VanquishTheFoe 2 hours ago
Mitt Romney reportedly pushing for BYU to get into the Big 12

Bohls: Romney’s pushing BYU, one AP voter’s pushing Texas

>>1. Bob Bowlsby remains very mum about the process that could lead to Big 12 expansion, but one Big 12 school official said 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has called power brokers, including Oklahoma State’s T. Boone Pickens, lobbying for support for BYU to join the conference. Romney is a BYU grad. Bowlsby said there are fewer than 20 interested candidates as has been reported, but declined to say if any Power 5 conference schools have expressed interest. He’s almost done going through applicants’ one-hour video presentations and has had “several calls” with Big 12 presidents to update them. Asked how the presidents are feeling about the process, Bowlsby said, “It depends on who you ask. I think there continues to be an open mindedness about it. I think some have developed their positions and probably aren’t sharing it. If it was a clear path, it wouldn’t have taken so long.”<<

 

[BlueandOG]

Do you really need to walk through the actual results at the Rent against ACC teams?

Wake - loss
Carolina - loss
State - loss
Maryland - loss
Duke - win on a missed FG as time
expired
Virginia - win

2-4 #nostalgia

Don't let me get in the way of your absurd expectations. I'm sure UConn will be a double digit favorite and a loss would to Virginia would be shocking.

Your conclusion is based on a false premise (since UCONN lost at home to ACC teams in the past, UCONN will probably lose to the ACC teams this season). Your premise assumes the same, or similar, variables relative to the games this season as in past seasons. In actuality, almost all of the variables have changed: players, coaches, expectations, conditioning, etc. Therefore, it is a better predictor of success to measure the known variables of each team as they are right now, rather than depend on outdated data. To that point, one could, and I did on another post, argue that UCONN's current position is more favorable for wins than Virginia and Cuse. BC could be better than the Patriots and I will still pick UCONN because FBC. Plus, I really do believe we'll win that one too.

Whaler, you strike me as the kind of guy who would show up at the Pearly Gates and say something like, "Heaven. It's nice, but Hell was a lot warmer."

 

[whaler11]

Your conclusion is based on a false premise (since UCONN lost at home to ACC teams in the past, UCONN will probably lose to the ACC teams this season). Your premise assumes the same, or similar, variables relative to the games this season as in past seasons. In actuality, almost all of the variables have changed: players, coaches, expectations, conditioning, etc. Therefore, it is a better predictor of success to measure the known variables of each team as they are right now, rather than depend on outdated data. To that point, one could, and I did on another post, argue that UCONN's current position is more favorable for wins than Virginia and Cuse. BC could be better than the Patriots and I will still pick UCONN because FBC. Plus, I really do believe we'll win that one too.

Whaler, you strike me as the kind of guy who would show up at the Pearly Gates and say something like, "Heaven. It's nice, but Hell was a lot warmer."

I can't believe I have to walk you through this.

You see Subba said UConn losing to Virginia would be a WTH loss. I tried to point out nicely that UConn losing to Virginia isn't a WTH loss. Understanding that UConn losing to Virginia isn't shocking is so far away from the rest of your premise it's funny.

If you'd like to get into the detail Virginia actually has a very talented roster and they added a capable coach...

Subba replied saying that beating ACC teams at home outside of Clemson and FSU is old hat and nostalgia. I'm sorry for having to point out that UConn has actually not done all that well at home against ACC teams - no matter what #nostalsia might exist.

If you want to be one of the posters claiming 8-4 is a disappointment, or that losing to Virginia would be shocking... like I said knock yourself out. Those positions are not based in reality. 7-5 would be a good season 8-4 would be a great season.

Right now I'd have UConn a very slight favorite over Syracuse and a pick with Virginia.

If you aren't interested in having a realistic football discussion and UConn just wins every game in your mind - why would you reply to me?

I know it's hard for some to understand but I don't go into every season expecting 15-0. I left that behind in like 2nd grade.

I'm starting to understand why some of you think every media outlet hates UConn. They haven't come to the conclusion that the other teams shouldn't bother to show up.

 

[HuskyBandDad]

I said 8-4 and then looked at the schedule. Oops.

So you should have said 12-0? Right T? Right?

 

[uc1974]

Whaler is possibly not far wrong. Must be comforting to be so sure of one's opinions and delight in denigrating others.

 

[whaler11]

Whaler is possibly not far wrong. Must be comforting to be so sure of one's opinions and delight in denigrating others.

I'm sorry for thinking Virginia at UConn isn't a slam dunk win for the Huskies?

Do you not get that I'm actually pointing out being certain of who will win a college football game between pretty even teams can't be predicted with certainty?

Do any of you even read before you attack me? Do you really prefer a neverending feedback loop that UConn is the best and the games don't actually need to be played to see who wins?

 

[TRest]

So you should have said 12-0? Right T? Right?

Hell to the naw.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I'm sorry for thinking Virginia at UConn isn't a slam dunk win for the Huskies?

Do you not get that I'm actually pointing out being certain of who will win a college football game between pretty even teams can't be predicted with certainty?

Do any of you even read before you attack me? Do you really prefer a neverending feedback loop that UConn is the best and the games don't actually need to be played to see who wins?

Why do you have to be so negative about it? UConn tanked 2014 on purpose to play kids who weren't ready. Not surprisingly (to me) that meant that 2015 was vastly better than what you'd predict from 2014 if you didn't know the reality. Since even 2015 was mostly kids with limited experience, I think 2016 is also a stronger roster than most people think. Several writers have picked us as a team with surprise upside.

Is UVA a slam dunk? No. I have it as a pick-em too. But they should beat Syracuse, and BC is slight edge to UConn, even on the road. There is room for 7 wins certainly. @Houston is the only game I can't see them winning, but then I didn't see them beating Houston last year. Navy is vastly overrated this year. Temple is likely to take a step back, that's a tough game. Cinci is definitely down from last year as well and we get them at home.

Other than Houston and USF, our toughest opponents are at home. There are several winnable road games.

 

[Slasher]

Why do you have to be so negative about it? UConn tanked 2014 on purpose to play kids who weren't ready. Not surprisingly (to me) that meant that 2015 was vastly better than what you'd predict from 2014 if you didn't know the reality. Since even 2015 was mostly kids with limited experience, I think 2016 is also a stronger roster than most people think. Several writers have picked us as a team with surprise upside.

Is UVA a slam dunk? No. I have it as a pick-em too. But they should beat Syracuse, and BC is slight edge to UConn, even on the road. There is room for 7 wins certainly. @Houston is the only game I can't see them winning, but then I didn't see them beating Houston last year. Navy is vastly overrated this year. Temple is likely to take a step back, that's a tough game. Cinci is definitely down from last year as well and we get them at home.

Other than Houston and USF, our toughest opponents are at home. There are several winnable road games.

Cincy was terrible last year and they're down from that? I doubt it.

 

[pepband99]

Few things are better bets than fading the Boneyard. I liked it better a few days ago when everyone gave up - that gave me hope.

I always have to chuckle at the football posts. Subba claimed Virginia would be a WTH loss.

It's a team where you need to pay juice in places to bet the under 5.5 and everyone has they at 7,8,9. Everyone should be plenty rich to buy tickets in the future.

...and someone hasn't put a prediction in yet, yet tells everyone else they're wrong.

Put up or shut up, Eeyore.

It's really not that hard to be optimistic - last year's team, based on metrics alone, would have been favored in 2 games going into the season. They won 6, despite losing their starting QB for the latter few games. This year, metrics tells us we should be something closer to 6 wins, instead of just over 2. Combine that with "unmeasurable" progress like the OL additions, and potentially freshmen, etc, and it's a better picture.

For the record - I'm in the 7-8 win camp too. I am bearish on USF (they're getting waaaaay too much hype for my taste), so that helps.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Cincy was terrible last year and they're down from that? I doubt it.

Down from what we think of for Cinci. Similar to last year's .500 team.