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[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.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

You guys are so damn sensitive. Whaler points out that UVA isn't a slam dunk win, someone references our history against ACC teams at the Rent, Whaler points out we actually have a losing record in those games and instead of countering with an argument everyone defaults to the classic Boneyard "negativity" debate.

Reminds me of last season when everyone was predicting games and myself and others said it's impossible to give an opinion based on never seeing BS take a snap under center for UConn and some of you threw a tantrum.

Gun to my head, if BS stays healthy, I'm putting us for 7 wins fwiw. The only things I'm really confident on are the Ws vs Maine, Tulane. If someone predicted 5 or 6 wins,I'm not going to have an meltdown.

W - Maine, Navy, UVA, Cuse, UCF, BC, Tulane

L - Houston, Cincinnati, USF, ECU, Temple

 

[huskymedic]

Big 12 expansion candidates from a basketball perspective (w/ the requisite tap to nads by Myron)

<<1. Connecticut Huskies
Name the only program with four national championships since 1999. It's not Duke (three national championships in that stretch) or North Carolina (two). The answer is Connecticut. The Huskies won in 1999, 2004, 2011 and 2014. Due to academic issues, they were banned from the postseason in 2012-13. But UConn is a modern powerhouse with 10 Elite Eight appearances since 1990. If the Big 12 decides to make a basketball-only decision, UConn should be its first choice.<<

 

[upstater]

You guys are so damn sensitive. Whaler points out that UVA isn't a slam dunk win, someone references our history against ACC teams at the Rent, Whaler points out we actually have a losing record in those games and instead of countering with an argument everyone defaults to the classic Boneyard "negativity" debate.

Reminds me of last season when everyone was predicting games and myself and others said it's impossible to give an opinion based on never seeing BS take a snap under center for UConn and some of you threw a tantrum.

Gun to my head, if BS stays healthy, I'm putting us for 7 wins fwiw. The only things I'm really confident on are the Ws vs Maine, Tulane. If someone predicted 5 or 6 wins,I'm not going to have an meltdown.

W - Maine, Navy, UVA, Cuse, UCF, BC, Tulane

L - Houston, Cincinnati, USF, ECU, Temple

We should have a lot more trouble with Virginia and the ACC teams than with Temple and Cincy. East Carolina has also changed coaches.

 

[amory]

Big 12 expansion candidates from a basketball perspective (w/ the requisite tap to nads by Myron)

<<1. Connecticut Huskies
Name the only program with four national championships since 1999. It's not Duke (three national championships in that stretch) or North Carolina (two). The answer is Connecticut. The Huskies won in 1999, 2004, 2011 and 2014. Due to academic issues, they were banned from the postseason in 2012-13. But UConn is a modern powerhouse with 10 Elite Eight appearances since 1990. If the Big 12 decides to make a basketball-only decision, UConn should be its first choice.<<

yeh sure them hyuskies is a fine baskebaw schoo. but 'taint bout baskebaw, it's 'bou FOOTBAW. it's 'bou MERICA FOOTBAW.

errbody know them yankees don' care a lick bou footbaw.

now memphis on the other han'....they know 'bou footbaw. fine footbaw schoo, that memphis

 

[upstater]

Big 12 expansion candidates from a basketball perspective (w/ the requisite tap to nads by Myron)

<<1. Connecticut Huskies
Name the only program with four national championships since 1999. It's not Duke (three national championships in that stretch) or North Carolina (two). The answer is Connecticut. The Huskies won in 1999, 2004, 2011 and 2014. Due to academic issues, they were banned from the postseason in 2012-13. But UConn is a modern powerhouse with 10 Elite Eight appearances since 1990. If the Big 12 decides to make a basketball-only decision, UConn should be its first choice.<<

Great that UConn is #1, but for bball, I would take Temple over BYU and Cincy over Memphis. I think Medcalf is wrong on this, but it's interesting to see that Calipari's NC loss made such an impression. Of course, Huggy Bear's NC loss is now forgotten, as are the Oscar Robertson championships.

 

[uc1974]

The only problem I have with this conversation is how stuff is said, not the content. Maybe I'm sensitive because I live part time in a Buddhist country and how you present something is extremely important. I just don't understand the certainty of opinion either. There never seems to be much wiggle. I'd love to see 8-4 but I'm no more certain of that than 5-7. Gotta see some real play first...

 

[NYUConn]

FWIW UConn's record against "new" ACC teams at the Rent:

Cuse - 4-0
Pitt - 4-1
Louisville - 2-3
BC - 0-1

So if we're going to take some shots at UConn's historical record against ACC teams at The Rent, it's only fair to include everyone in the current ACC.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

We should have a lot more trouble with Virginia and the ACC teams than with Temple and Cincy. East Carolina has also changed coaches.

I don't trust UConn to win on the road just yet and even though Temple losses some players, they always seem to have our number. "Historically speaking", you can pretty much count big road wins by UConn teams on one hand as well, which is why I don't think we'll beat ECU.

 

[Kevin Caliendo]

FWIW UConn's record against "new" ACC teams at the Rent:

Cuse - 4-0
Pitt - 4-1
Louisville - 2-3
BC - 0-1

So if we're going to take some shots at UConn's historical record against ACC teams at The Rent, it's only fair to include everyone in the current ACC.

I think there is a win versus Duke, as well?

 

[NYUConn]

I think there is a win versus Duke, as well?

Yeah and UVA. That was laid out above in addition to all the times we've lost to current ACC teams at home. I just think in the interest of fairness, we should be inlcuding our record against current ACC/former Big East schools since, you know, that's who one of them is this fall.

 

[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.”<<

Mitt Romney joins BYU's push to join the Big 12

 

[Kolumbo]

Big 12 expansion candidates from a basketball perspective (w/ the requisite tap to nads by Myron)

<<1. Connecticut Huskies
Name the only program with four national championships since 1999. It's not Duke (three national championships in that stretch) or North Carolina (two). The answer is Connecticut. The Huskies won in 1999, 2004, 2011 and 2014. Due to academic issues, they were banned from the postseason in 2012-13. But UConn is a modern powerhouse with 10 Elite Eight appearances since 1990. If the Big 12 decides to make a basketball-only decision, UConn should be its first choice.<<

I prefer something like, Name the programs with 4 or more national championships ever! UCLA, Kentucky, Duke, Indiana, North Carolina, Connecticut.

Everyone focuses on past football success but since you can't go back in time to make money, they should be focusing on future potential. UConn has an established track record of making the most of opportunities. UConn Football has that potential and would become a consistent player, no doubt, given the opportunity. Unlike some other programs who have been in BCS/Power conferences for decades and have done nothing.

 

[HuskyHawk]

We should have a lot more trouble with Virginia and the ACC teams than with Temple and Cincy. East Carolina has also changed coaches.

Syracuse has no defense. They are worse than Temple for sure, probably worse than Cinci. BC has a great D and no offense. ECU is a complete unknown at this point really.

 

[NYUConn]

Syracuse has no defense. They are worse than Temple for sure, probably worse than Cinci. BC has a great D and no offense. ECU is a complete unknown at this point really.

The UConn-BC game may literally be a 7-0 Huskies victory. Both teams are going to have unbelievable defense's this year.

 

[huskymedic]

That and a token will get BYU a subway ride.

You're dating yourself...

 

[NYUConn]

You're dating yourself...

Ha I was just thinking that. I haven't used a token to ride the subway since I was in Middle School.

 

[huskymedic]

Might be a good point to share that there is a whole conversation/debate going on over on the UConn Football forum on this season's predictions: Season Prediction Thread

 

[Kolumbo]

You're dating yourself...

Jargon. Token sounds much better than, "that and a metrocard..." Kind of like the way we still use "cc" to copy someone.

 

[junglehusky]

yeh sure them hyuskies is a fine baskebaw schoo. but 'taint bout baskebaw, it's 'bou FOOTBAW. it's 'bou MERICA FOOTBAW.

errbody know them yankees don' care a lick bou footbaw.

now memphis on the other han'....they know 'bou footbaw. fine footbaw schoo, that memphis

MAYMPHUSS

 

[huskymedic]

Jake Trotter@Jake_Trotter 12 mins ago · Oklahoma City
Recent numbers show the Big 12 has lost its stranglehold on the Houston TV market. Could UH deliver it back?

Jake Trotter@Jake_Trotter2 mins ago · Oklahoma City
In 2010, the Big 12 had 9 of the 10 most watched games in Houston. Last year, that number was 2.

If the Big 12 welcomes Houston, do better TV ratings follow?

 

[NYUConn]

Jake Trotter@Jake_Trotter 12 mins ago · Oklahoma City
Recent numbers show the Big 12 has lost its stranglehold on the Houston TV market. Could UH deliver it back?

Jake Trotter@Jake_Trotter2 mins ago · Oklahoma City
In 2010, the Big 12 had 9 of the 10 most watched games in Houston. Last year, that number was 2.

If the Big 12 welcomes Houston, do better TV ratings follow?

You know what would help the Big 12 get Houston back? A Texas team that wasn't 5-7.

 

[whaler11]

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.

How is saying UConn losing to
Virginia wouldn't be shocking inherently negative?

That's all I said and you agree with me.

Pretty much any FBS game on the schedule wouldn't be shocking if it went in either direction. They could beat Houston or they could lose to Tulane.

 

[BlueandOG]

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.

Fair enough. I misunderstood your reason for posting the ACC record. I retract my critique. Sorry for causing drama.

 

[gwhuskyfan]

From Andy Katz --
CBB Podcast: West Virginia's Bob Huggins on expansion, "I wouldn't pick any. I think we're good the way we are."

 

[Waquoit]

Hey Huggy, time to change your diaper.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Jake Trotter@Jake_Trotter 12 mins ago · Oklahoma City
Recent numbers show the Big 12 has lost its stranglehold on the Houston TV market. Could UH deliver it back?

Jake Trotter@Jake_Trotter2 mins ago · Oklahoma City
In 2010, the Big 12 had 9 of the 10 most watched games in Houston. Last year, that number was 2.

If the Big 12 welcomes Houston, do better TV ratings follow?

Pretty dumb argument. In 2010, Texas A&M was still in the Big 12, now they're not. Even last year, only one UH game made the top 1o in ratings in the Houston market (AAC title vs. Temple). The only way UH is a game-changer for ratings is if they produce TCU/Baylor type results for the next 5-10 years while hoping A&M and UT suck.