Maryland post game thread

[CJasmer]

I didn't really get to watch most of the game as I was at the Pitt game. I checked in often, saw Fagnano's INT and a lot of missed tackles.

Having seen the flow of the game, I'm looking at stats and noticed UConn gave up no sacks and only one TFL. Yet Evers didn't do squat passing - seemed he bailed to the run quite often. So my question is, were most of Evers runs designed or a result of the pocket collapsing or just a bad option scheme (I noticed many of you mentioning too many rollouts). Is the O Line decent? Were passes just off target or missed badly or thrown into coverage? Help a guy try to understand why UConn got 310 yds and only a single TD.

Btw, while Pitt was only playing Kent State, the offense looked pretty damned good, scoring 55 pts. They plucked their new OC from mighty Western Carolina.

UConn got most of their yards in the 2nd half against UM second team. There was two big pass plays that made up 50% of UConn pass yards. If UM did not treat the game as a scrimmage I think UM could have scored 70 points.

 

[joelerg87]

Mora said during a sideline post-game interview something like "that team today was not the one I've been seeing the last few weeks", or something like that. Well, that team we saw today was like what we saw last year, so not sure what his surprise was about.

For the few hundred people that went to the open practice at The Rent a couple weeks ago, this was the same exact offense that we saw.

Plenty of WR’s that couldn’t catch and terrible qb play outside of Welliver.

 

[giddyup]

Watch N Dakota battle against a superior ISU team and you’re watching good football players hold their own because they execute fundamentals. We are poorly coached.

 

[Forte]

I was thinking. This is what 1 million gets you? Yikes.

We keep saying a million but I'm wonder how much other programs are actually paying. I bet we aren't as significant spending wise as we think. Maybe I'm wrong but when I hear numbers like 20 mil for OSU (yes i get its OSU) but if causes pause on what we are doing. Maybe 1 mil is enough of a gap for some programs, this program needs about 30 mil NIL at this point.

 

[ScottVib]

Rante's game has regressed after he shortened his name. What happened there?

He only played one quarter... he was suspended for the first half for a targeting foul last season, and then was ejected for targeting at the start of the 4th quarter although Faumuina-Brown could've also been called.

 

[huskysupporter]

This is a bad team. Doesn’t mean they can’t be successful against the other bad teams on the schedule.

 

[Forte]

For the few hundred people that went to the open practice at The Rent a couple weeks ago, this was the same exact offense that we saw.

Plenty of WR’s that couldn’t catch and terrible qb play outside of Welliver.

People have been talking up Evers speed. Where was it?

 

[Hoophound]

Mazzone? Please. Anyone.

 

[Jetskies]

We keep saying a million but I'm wonder how much other programs are actually paying. I bet we aren't as significant spending wise as we think. Maybe I'm wrong but when I hear numbers like 20 mil for OSU (yes i get its OSU) but if causes pause on what we are doing. Maybe 1 mil is enough of a gap for some programs, this program needs about 30 mil NIL at this point.

wholeheartedly reject this principle. If the FCS schools i mentioned earlier (ND, ND State, W Carolina) can play ball with P4 programs and earn legit respect from them even with a loss, we don't get to ask for more and more and more money, just to get blown out and look like we are clueless in all 3 phases.

I don't mind losing to a maryland, syracuse, or duke - I DO mind making a mockery of the uconn block C year after year, looking like a rec league pickup team that just met 20 min before kickoff

 

[UCFBfan]

We keep saying a million but I'm wonder how much other programs are actually paying. I bet we aren't as significant spending wise as we think. Maybe I'm wrong but when I hear numbers like 20 mil for OSU (yes i get its OSU) but if causes pause on what we are doing. Maybe 1 mil is enough of a gap for some programs, this program needs about 30 mil NIL at this point.

Money can buy players but coaching is the key factor. Uconn can use the players they bought with a million bucks and be very competitive but for the third straight season we have seen poor tackling and horrible play calling. That's on coaching. Being a top level player closes some issues but you can't just piece together a team of bought players and have instant success. Coaching matters and this program has continuously struck out over and over again in that department.

 

[Nicklo28]

I’m watching Merrimack play Air Force and they’re give them a good game. We will struggle to beat them. I hope I’m wrong.

 

[Spsone07]

Bell looked pretty good today and will keep us competitive in many games this season.

Sheffield and Hansen both looked okay with limited touches. The former is as good as any WRs that started for us in recent years.

Robinson/Edwards will get better looks when we are not play P4 talent.

There was more balance in this one game compared to previous years. We need to start our best QB next week, regardless of NIL contracts or worrying about burning redshirts. I am hopeful that this will be our worst game of the season.

Today's defense was Edsall 2.0 level. We have to be better.

 

[IndyLives]

Mora has been a disappointment, plain and simple. I for sure thought he would be able to recruit and bring in some much needed real talent. Big fail. Now in this era of transfer portal and NIL, he's still not able to bring in any real talent instead bottom feeding from even worse schools. I really question if he is hungry and willing to put in the necessary work in to get good talent?!?

As for coaching, he has simply recruited a lot of friends and coaches he is comfortable with. Again, very unimaginative schemes.

At this point, I'm not sure if he is the right guy. Start over with a young coach/assistant who is creative and will take risks.

 

[gsmooth]

How is App State consistently better? They are in a Conference and mostly playing teams at their level and winning.

Independence is death for the football program.

Thanks for your response, sincerely. My response or slight rebuttal, if you want to call it that, is I am sure those teams in the Sun Belt conference don't have money and resources that UConn has. Conference affiliation is important but I don't think that can be an excuse for the ineptitude of UConn Football for a decade-plus. Besides they were in the AAC for 7 years. So, how are those teams doing consistently better than UConn with less money even when UConn was in the AAC in years past and now with NIL money being a bigger driver even with UConn's independence?

StorrsRoars said it in the post above that Kade Bell, Pitt's OC, coached an explosive Western Carolina offense in FCS, and he makes around $500K/year. I know Pitt has ACC money, but $500k/year for a competent OC seems affordable for UConn and would be money well spent. Instead UConn has an rookie OC who was an offensive line coach for many years, SMH.

Maybe UConn turn this around, but today was more of the same.

 

[Slick]

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.

Mr Silver you make to much sense!

 

[Scorpio1]

Oh and Wyoming has boat loads of talent in their area of the country. North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, etc. Hell, how many "talented players" has Coach Prime gotten from Colorado. UConn will always depend on out of state talent.

UConn will never be a destination for elite or even 3 or 4 star players. If you want a program that loses 50 players a year in the portal and tries to pay 50 each year to try out here…that’s what we’ll have. We have the second easiest schedule in the country! People are actually looking forward to the Merrimack game. Merrimack! Are you serious! That’s not D1 football!

 

[gsmooth]

I’m watching Merrimack play Air Force and they’re give them a good game. We will struggle to beat them. I hope I’m wrong.

Yikes. If there is a repeat of 2021 when UConn lost their home opener to Holy Cross.... nevermind.

 

[Redding Husky]

Maybe we should wear paper bags on our heads like New Orleans Saints fans 40 years ago.

 

[gsmooth]

We keep saying a million but I'm wonder how much other programs are actually paying. I bet we aren't as significant spending wise as we think. Maybe I'm wrong but when I hear numbers like 20 mil for OSU (yes i get its OSU) but if causes pause on what we are doing. Maybe 1 mil is enough of a gap for some programs, this program needs about 30 mil NIL at this point.

I alluded to this in my other posts, but the bigger question(s) and comments is not UConn's NIL in comparison to the Ohio State's and Michgan's and Alabama's of the world. I think it's in comparison to the Sun Belt conference teams' NIL and the mid to lower level team NIL. Why are those mid to lower level teams in D-1A consistently better than UConn in football? I would think their NIL payments are comparable to UConn's. It can't be just the fact those teams are in a conference and UConn isn't-UConn has more resources that should offset the conference issue.

 

[Edward Sargent]

And for this we are going to F up bball? New England colleges are never going to rise to a level were you see 100K fans turn out for one of our games. Look at Rutgers, BC Syracuse, Pitt and even Maryland. They are middle of the road teams at best.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

He only played one quarter... he was suspended for the first half for a targeting foul last season, and then was ejected for targeting at the start of the 4th quarter although Faumuina-Brown could've also been called.

I know, I was being a richard. He has gotten into the habit of hitting the ball carrier high with his shoulder. Did it today while he was in and not stopping the play.

 

[phillionaire]

I would just like to not hate myself for spending three hours of my Saturday watching them play. Don’t feel like that’s a huge ask.

 

[Greedo]

And for this we are going to F up bball? New England colleges are never going to rise to a level were you see 100K fans turn out for one of our games. Look at Rutgers, BC Syracuse, Pitt and even Maryland. They are middle of the road teams at best.

Uh Penn State would like a word.

 

[gsmooth]

And for this we are going to F up bball? New England colleges are never going to rise to a level were you see 100K fans turn out for one of our games. Look at Rutgers, BC Syracuse, Pitt and even Maryland. They are middle of the road teams at best.

True, New England won't get 100K turnout like a Penn St does, but UConn looks 100 levels worse than those middle of the road teams you mentioned. Right now, I think UConn fans would love to have a football team and program at the mediocre level of a BC, Syracuse, Pitt, and Maryland. That mediocre level would be more than enough to get an invite to the Big 12 as that mediocre level would be enough to get fans into the Rent for a loud environment in the Rent.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Just a frustrating poor performance. This team and program desperately needs a league. Can’t recruit as an Indy

 

[CJasmer]

Miami bought a real QB. UConn bought a QB that had no FBS snaps. The difference is starling.

 

[NEforceUConn]

I should have taken the advise of a prophetic BY poster early today:

“You can’t drink all day, unless you start in the morning.”

Missed the morning, but since 4:00 been on board.

 

[phillionaire]

Just a frustrating poor performance. This team and program desperately needs a league. Can’t recruit as an Indy

We were in the AAC and were just as booty as we are now

 

[RSTuthill]

After this season, shut the program down for at least ten years. Stay in the BE.

 

[CJasmer]

Uh Penn State would like a word.

Penn state is in New England? Please it would be nice if UConn could get to Vanderbilt level of competency