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SubbaBub said:
Checked the box. We still don't know enough but blowing out an FCS team is not something we've been used to for a while so there is that. Go compete on the road at Duke for 4 quarters and threated to win the game and that will be a noteworthy milestone.
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This is the first time we've looked the way we should have looked against an FCS team since Texas Southern at the dawn of P's tenure here.

This was a big step.
 
I understand the concerns about tackling, but I didn’t see it. In the first half, other than the touchdown they broke off, I thought the tackling was at least reasonable - maybe a little better than that. The second half was another story. But remember, it was the third and fourth team that took the field for nearly 25 minutes of that time. Younger. Less experienced. Probably about equal in talent to Merrimack’s first team. They still need to tackle better, but there’s time to teach them and practice.

If we kept the first teams out there, it would have been 80 - 90points.
 
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Great boost for confidence. Next week is a major step up and they need to come out executing. d has to improve. Way too many missed tackles. We are very vulnerable to the QB draw up the middle
and need better outside run contain. Let’s keep on improving and let’s take a W from Duke.
 
The one thing that worries me is we created 0 turnovers today. We didn‘t have any ourselves, but we didn't grab one either.
 
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I missed the game and Youtube TV didn't capture it. Is there a full game replay available anywhere? Not on UConn+...
 
I thought tackling was good. Not great but not awful. #7 made a couple of very nice sure tackles. On the takeaways, they had some drops but they were the rb falls on the football type. Their quarterbacks didn’t really throw into places where balls were getable. By their guys or ours. Plus we definitely took our foot off the gas in the 3rd quarter. Lots of backups got a good amount of pt today.
 
Waquoit said:
This happen to anyone else? I have YouTube TV and the game replay stops right at 3pm. Apparently it switched to the CBS feed. I'm sure Channel 3 didn't pull the plug.
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They said on the broadcast that they would switch over to the national game and to switch over to the other network that was broadcasting or UConn+ to continue to watch it.
 
Great game to watch. They did what they had to do which gives everyone more confidence going to Duke next week. I am looking forward to being at Duke next week as well.

I love their WRs and RBs. Bell is obviously special, and a pretty good blocker as he had two big blocks on 2 running back TDs.

I would have taken Joe out earlier, but they probably wanted to get him reps since so early in the season. Nice that they were able to give all healthy QBs some playing time as well.
 
HCCForever said:
Great game to watch. They did what they had to do which gives everyone more confidence going to Duke next week. I am looking forward to being at Duke next week as well.

I love their WRs and RBs. Bell is obviously special, and a pretty good blocker as he had two big blocks on 2 running back TDs.

I would have taken Joe out earlier, but they probably wanted to get him reps since so early in the season. Nice that they were able to give all healthy QBs some playing time as well.
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I agree!

I think you got to start Joe next week regardless of any another factors.

He was poised, accurate and looks the best selection to take the helm on the road right now.

I thought he looked good on road at Maryland except for one pass.

I thought he claimed position to some extent today but certainly not a lock - let’s give others opportunities as they present themslves.

I like QB by whoever goes in and wins spot. It’s a season long competition. Evers can come off bench - win it back if he’s ready and/if Joe struggles.

Rather than worrying about confidence and reps - work it out on the field.
 
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POSITIVE:
Attitude! came in wanting to dominate and we did!
Controlled the trenches.
Our speed was better than theirs.

NEGATIVE:
Safeties!
Seems every TD by our opposition has are HUGE plays. Always out of position.
Bad decisions. Bad angles. Bad tackling. And slow DB's.!
 
huskyblooz said:
NEGATIVE:
Safeties!
Seems every TD by our opposition has are HUGE plays. Always out of position.
Bad decisions. Bad angles. Bad tackling. And slow DB's.!
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I don't know which players are screwing up... BUT... maybe it could be the difference between a starter and a backup at a lot of schools on defense is just getting the playbook and assignments correct?

Physicality and speed you can see on a video. Correct behavior I would imagine might be harder and you don't find that out until they get to campus.

Thinking out loud.
 
Patman said:
I don't know which players are screwing up... BUT... maybe it could be the difference between a starter and a backup at a lot of schools on defense is just getting the playbook and assignments correct?

Physicality and speed you can see on a video. Correct behavior I would imagine might be harder and you don't find that out until they get to campus.

Thinking out loud.
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I’m thinking that not having DL Pryce Yates and DB Malik Dixon-Williams still out injured has an impact. (Durante Jones was out for the first half as well).
 
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FfldCntyFan said:
This is the first time we've looked the way we should have looked against an FCS team since Texas Southern at the dawn of P's tenure here.

This was a big step.
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I was gonna go look for that game. My son and his friend had my tickets and a buddy of mine and I watched from a bar on the Island. Sold out Rent as I recall. Pumpkin spice beer. Like this one, over early.
 
After what was an all-around horrible week where UConn football once again took a lot of crap from the pundits and social media big mouths for the Maryland blowout and the B12 pulling another Lucy, today was a beautiful and therapeutic thing to watch at the Rent. Even against an FCS team, we've been starving for a game like this. Great to see so many players break off long TDs. This is what solid P4 schools do to FCS teams. Jump on them and bury them early. We hadn't done that to anyone in about 20 years. The crowd was just fine today (32,351 announced) and a full & noisy student section makes every game better.

Last week was probably our toughest game of the year. Today was our easiest. What remains is a manageable schedule for a competent FBS school to get enough wins to go bowling. We have skill players that can play. Still much to improve on so let's improve on it. Feeling a lot better about our chances going forward this season than I did yesterday.
 
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I tried watching on channel 3 but they had other programming on, anyone else have this problem?
 
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