Maryland post game thread
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Someone explain to me Mora's hires and how he thought they would work out...
Mora returns Spanos as DC, only to fire him just before the season starts with no plans for a replacement. Then, he hires himself as DC
Finally he brings in someone to experiment with a 3-3-5 defense, which UConn fans still have PTSD from.
The team hires an unimaginative play-caller from an FCS School not known for its offense.
Charlton is pushed out so an unproven run first OL coach can be promoted as a first-time OC, at a time when the program desperately needs fresh energy.
To make matters worse, the special teams coach, who has been nothing short of a disaster in recent years, is repeatedly brought back.
Are these decisions driven by budget constraints? If so, it’s no wonder the Big 12 is extremely hesitant about UConn’s prospects.
Mora returns Spanos as DC, only to fire him just before the season starts with no plans for a replacement. Then, he hires himself as DC
Finally he brings in someone to experiment with a 3-3-5 defense, which UConn fans still have PTSD from.
The team hires an unimaginative play-caller from an FCS School not known for its offense.
Charlton is pushed out so an unproven run first OL coach can be promoted as a first-time OC, at a time when the program desperately needs fresh energy.
To make matters worse, the special teams coach, who has been nothing short of a disaster in recent years, is repeatedly brought back.
Are these decisions driven by budget constraints? If so, it’s no wonder the Big 12 is extremely hesitant about UConn’s prospects.
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I wouldn‘t call Joey a ”bright spot” but he showed some promise. That INT was unacceptable.
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And Skyler Bell
That was a bright spot.
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It's the first game of the season and there's really nothing left to say.
If we don't hammer Merrimack next week it's time for another reckoning.
If we don't hammer Merrimack next week it's time for another reckoning.
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What does that mean?
Maryland has much better players than UConn.
At end of day it is a wide talent differential that causes these ridiculous performances.
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It was originally a reply to the post about Mora's hires in its own thread. It got merged.
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No. Win the game. Win as many games as possible with no regard with how.
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Skyler Bell is defeintely the best receiver we've had in years. However, QB play, once again was not good. Evers is a good athlete and appears to be a decent runner but was like 6/18 for 75yds. Joey F made a few nice throws but also had some horrible throws like the INT. will be intersting to see what happens
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Shot themselves in the foot more times than I could count. Catching sideline passes out of bounds? Throwing 4yds when you need 5? Multiple missed tackles on the same play? Too many drops? Just brutal.
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Huskies Fall to Terrapins in Season Opener
The Huskies laid an egg in their 2024 opener
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Mora has zero idea of how to run a modern college offense. Even with lesser talent, a good offensive coach can much more productivity. Also QB 1 = Fignano
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It is hard to find positives from the game. Defense couldn't stop them, offense was not in sync, special teams were bad, dropped passes, mental mistakes, questionable coaching decisions,... That said, I didn't like opening against a P4 school when UConn had so many new faces as I thought the offense would struggle first game, but I was surprised by how little resistance UConn's defense provided during the first 2 Maryland drives. The Merrimack game will give UConn a game to recover from this week.
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This.
We'll hopefully get a couple more players back like Yates, maybe Dixon, etc. Regroup, look at the film to clean up as much as we can, and get to 1-1 by beating Merrimack. Get the confidence back...
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Running rollouts over and over and not getting consistent positive yardage.
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inaccurate passing
no pass rush
missed FG
blocker taking out your own kick returner
multiple late hits on defenseless players
stupid TOs that make zero sense before half
I'm sure there is more
If you cannot score at least 30 points against a terrible FCS team then I would fire the offensive coordinator. But again my guess no money to afford to do that.
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There wasn't any singular aspect of the game that would indicate improvement over last year. Yes, they were able to pass the ball for yardage, but aside from the sole TD pass, it was tough to watch. They can't tackle but they can get called for targeting, well that's flippin' fantastic. I want to see a blowout the other way next week.
Spanos the coward left he wasn't fired.
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