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Mora Gut Check Time

IMO if we go 4-8 this year, JM gets a pass on next year due to the schedule, so then 2027 becomes the defining year. If we suck then, he’s gone.

Call me an idiot, but JM has not embarrassed us overall. I have used the word embarrassing in moments this weekend, but overall we are not what we were. Which was step 1. I know it’s not enough but I AM grateful for it. I will never forget what it felt like to turn on the tv and see a huskies team dead on arrival.

He may just bail before 2027, of course. He doesn’t NEED to be here at the end of the day.
 
Skies2018 said:
2022: 6-7
2023: 3-9
2024: 9-4
2025: 1-2 start

These aren’t set the barn on fire records but they’re certainly not good considering how much we spend and who we play.

We salvage to another 7-6 season, fine - but it’s not getting us anywhere. We NEED to be talked about like a G5 CFB bid option, not just a non-bottom 10 team.
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Jetskies said:
IMO if we go 4-8 this year, JM gets a pass on next year due to the schedule, so then 2027 becomes the defining year. If we suck then, he’s gone.

Call me an idiot, but JM has not embarrassed us overall. I have used the word embarrassing in moments this weekend, but overall we are not what we were. Which was step 1. I know it’s not enough but I AM grateful for it. I will never forget what it felt like to turn on the tv and see a huskies team dead on arrival.

He may just bail before 2027, of course. He doesn’t NEED to be here at the end of the day.
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I too agree with that sentiment.

Both games were wildly entertaining - even if you weren’t a fan of either team. So I am not embarrassed - more disappointed that I bought into the hype. The game made me feel like I know less about college football than I thought. Temper expectations and maybe wait for team to get excited on next season.

You’re right on Mora not needing to be here….

If he doesn’t work out, then we need to find someone that needs to be here and coaches like their families future depends on it - IMO.
 
Skies2018 said:
that’s true, my mistake. Doesn’t really change much though. New Mexico, Hawaii, and USF have all beat P4 programs this year. We spend more money than all of them and lost to Syracuse and Delaware. That’s not the position we need to be in I’m sorry.
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USF supposedly has a ton of NIL spending this year, far more than we do.
 
Mora got us to the Fenway Bowl in our current state of affairs re: lack of conference. If people don't realize that that is our pinnacle they are clearly drunk or high. A non-successful season is missing a bowl. A meh season is playing a bowl as a 6-6 team on the 2nd Thursday in December. A success is ANY bowl in the vicinity of Xmas/New Years.
CFP is a fever dream brought on by a dose of peyote.
 
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huskymedic said:
… and according to Matt Brown @ Extra Point, USF spent $12M+/- more than UConn on football in FY2024. (Operating expense $31m v. $18.5)
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So then, genuine question do you think money is the issue? I just fundamentally don’t understand why it seems like we can’t compete at the highest levels of the G6. I’m not asking us to beat Clemson, but as a school with such a high profile athletics department it would seem to me a lot easier to be good at football than someplace like UNT or App State.
 
UCan3 said:
Zoo I am having nightmares about it…

Before that play, I was yelling at the screen and posting in the game chat….

Please no penalties… Play Smart…

I shudder to think that they aren’t disciplined enough to know this on the single most important play of the game. And as you posted, it wasn’t even a pass worth worrying about…. No reason to do it - it was short.

This isn’t on the player but on the staff. If they can’t drill this in on a play this important it makes me wonder what they did in the off season?
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Bad players make bad decisions.
 
Windham4th said:
Mora got us to the Fenway Bowl in our current state of affairs re: lack of conference. If people don't realize that that is our pinnacle they are clearly drunk or high. A non-successful season is missing a bowl. A meh season is playing a bowl as a 6-6 team on the 2nd Thursday in December. A success is ANY bowl in the vicinity of Xmas/New Years.
CFP is a fever dream brought on by a dose of peyote.
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This is maybe the only time I will agree. All things remaining equal last season was probably the best version of the program you can expect.
 
In this day, it's all about the Benjamins. I could be wrong, but I'm thinking we could have Nick Saban and still fail if the NIL isn't there. I assume many know they won't be in the NFL, so this is their chance to make bank. Just my feeling with no evidence to back it up.
 
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Fairfield_1st said:
In this day, it's all about the Benjamins. I could be wrong, but I'm thinking we could have Nick Saban and still fail if the NIL isn't there. I assume many know they won't be in the NFL, so this is their chance to make bank. Just my feeling with no evidence to back it up.
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Again though, Army beat KState with no NIL. Hawaii beat out Stanford who have the richest alumni in the world. UNT just wiped the floor with Wazzou. It’s not solely about NIL IMO. We need a coaching staff that can drive success in this current environment. I feel like we always just fall back on retreads (Mora, RE 2). It’s the same BS that let Charlton continue his abysmal play calling and having our QB1 be a mediocre former FCS guy instead of trying something new.
 
UCan3 said:
If he doesn’t work out, then we need to find someone that needs to be here and coaches like their families future depends on it - IMO.
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I'd look HARRRRRDDDDDDDDD at bob chesney and pay him what it takes to get it done.

said it before but that dude is going places.
it's probably never gonna happen at this point, he's probably on his way to a mid-tier P4 after JMU, like VT or Pitt or something similar. We probably missed the chance after 2021, when he beat us with Holy Cross.
 
Skies2018 said:
Again though, Army beat KState with no NIL. Hawaii beat out Stanford who have the richest alumni in the world. UNT just wiped the floor with Wazzou. It’s not solely about NIL IMO. We need a coaching staff that can drive success in this current environment. I feel like we always just fall back on retreads (Mora, RE 2). It’s the same BS that let Charlton continue his abysmal play calling and having our QB1 be a mediocre former FCS guy instead of trying something new.
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I get and fully understand jostar1's consternation as UConn Football can't seem to have any sustained year to year success while having a decade plus seasons of absolutely abysmal football.

Your point is a good one. Look at North Dakota State's spending-it's not even tops among FCS schools, but yet they produce great teams year after year in the FCS while giving FBS teams tough games (last year vs Colorado w/Shadeur Sanders and Travis Hunter).

sports.yahoo.com

NDSU’s Dominance in FCS Football Doesn’t Extend to Bison Spending

North Dakota State’s football team isn’t among the highest spenders in FCS—far from it in fact. But the school’s dominant 15-year run continued on the field Monday night, as the Bison upset top-ranked Montana State 35-32 in Frisco, Texas, to win the FCS national championship. It’s NDSU’s 10th...
sports.yahoo.com sports.yahoo.com


We know North Dakota State, Coastal Carolina, and James Madison are above UConn Football and would whoop UConn in football in most years going back a decade-plus. And these schools don't have nearly the spending that UConn does, well maybe James Madison does. None of these schools has anywhere close to the brand value that UConn has.
 
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Jetskies said:
I'd look HARRRRRDDDDDDDDD at bob chesney and pay him what it takes to get it done.

said it before but that dude is going places.
it's probably never gonna happen at this point, he's probably on his way to a mid-tier P4 after JMU, like VT or Pitt or something similar. We probably missed the chance after 2021, when he beat us with Holy Cross.
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Or look at the North Dakota State football staff. They have good results over the last decade with 3 different coaches.
 
Skies2018 said:
Again though, Army beat KState with no NIL. Hawaii beat out Stanford who have the richest alumni in the world. UNT just wiped the floor with Wazzou. It’s not solely about NIL IMO. We need a coaching staff that can drive success in this current environment. I feel like we always just fall back on retreads (Mora, RE 2). It’s the same BS that let Charlton continue his abysmal play calling and having our QB1 be a mediocre former FCS guy instead of trying something new.
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I'm not saying you can't win games here and there, though we struggle with it, I just don't think it's sustainable year to year. Unlike in hoops, our football program is a feeder program who can't afford to have nice things. Even if we did have a good quarterback, what's the chance they stay the following year? I hated seeing Joly playing the other night for NC State.
I would not put Mora in the same retread category as RE.
 
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AllHusky said:
Lack of prior success, lack of confidence, lack of ability all lead to the conditions you describe. The false bravado, being over aggressive, generally trying too hard and so on are the symptoms of those "lacks". Does the program have fear of failure or fear of success? It is a fine line. Those fears sometimes paralyze a player. "Relax and Win" was a great book written by Bud Winter back in the 60's. Studied training of fighter pilots and adapted it to training world class track athletes.

Do we expect to win? Do we deserve to win? Are we afraid to lose? Are we good enough? All questions running through the minds of players and coaches alike.

Winning those last 2 games would have done alot to create a looser more confident atmosphere. A blowout against "Testicle Tech" next weekend would start the healing. A win in difficult fashion would do nothing to allay those fears. Can't even imagine a loss.
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Some on defense were celebrating third down stops, and then they would give up a first down on forth down.
 
First, who are our leaders on offense and defense? Second, UConn and the Giants did not listen to Parcells and being on the road kicked the field goal-take the points- early. Both paid with losses in OT that they would have won in regulation. My opinion is at QB you need a leader who pulls the rest of the team with them. Delaware had that. We clearly blew the game with Chadwick's play. Joe Fagnano has to be able to run the ball a couple times a game. If he can't figure out when to do that we are screwed. We rushed plays that could have won us the game on offense. That needs to be dealt with in practice. Total execution failure which is on the coaches.
 
jdb50 said:
First, who are our leaders on offense and defense? Second, UConn and the Giants did not listen to Parcells and being on the road kicked the field goal-take the points- early. Both paid with losses in OT that they would have won in regulation.
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Jags against Bengals another example of visiting team not taking the points with four minutes left and turning over the ball on downs in red zone. Bengals did score a touchdown so they might have won anyway.
 
ZooCougar said:
First G6 loss since 2023 when we went 3-9 and that wasn't two years ago. We one year without losing to a G6. you are the one who is reaching. There is no reaching here. Glad you have dialed it back to 6 P4s. When you get to 2-3 you will have it right.
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2023 + 2 = 2025
 
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Just like in basketball, you can wiff in the portal. Sure we spent more money than in 2024, but our defense was lightyears better at this point.

It is possible we wiffed at too many key positions. Jury is still out.
 
The Huskies have not lost in regulation time. Only OT.

Playing the short field game in reduced space is a different game....less open space for receivers, different strategies required. Offensive line play and yardage on running plays becomes very important. Swapping FGs for TDs can lose a game.
 
ZooCougar said:
And you want to play like 8 P4 teams a season.

Next year's home schedule is going to be a bloodbath.
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Totally disagree. There is not a marquis team on the schedule next year. Every game is winnable.

Sept. 5: Lafayette
Sept. 12: Maryland
Sept. 19: North Carolina
Sept. 26: at Miami (OH)
Oct. 3: Syracuse
Oct. 10: at Temple
Oct. 24: UMass
Oct. 31: at Old Dominion
Nov. 7: at Duke
Nov. 14: James Madison
Nov. 21: at Florida Atlantic
Nov. 28: at Wyoming
 
BlueandOG said:
Totally disagree. There is not a marquis team on the schedule next year. Every game is winnable.

Sept. 5: Lafayette
Sept. 12: Maryland
Sept. 19: North Carolina
Sept. 26: at Miami (OH)
Oct. 3: Syracuse
Oct. 10: at Temple
Oct. 24: UMass
Oct. 31: at Old Dominion
Nov. 7: at Duke
Nov. 14: James Madison
Nov. 21: at Florida Atlantic
Nov. 28: at Wyoming
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I see Lafayette, UMass as wins and Temple and Miami OH are on the road so no guarantees. We’re likely underdogs in every other game
 
BlueandOG said:
Totally disagree. There is not a marquis team on the schedule next year. Every game is winnable.

Sept. 5: Lafayette
Sept. 12: Maryland
Sept. 19: North Carolina
Sept. 26: at Miami (OH)
Oct. 3: Syracuse
Oct. 10: at Temple
Oct. 24: UMass
Oct. 31: at Old Dominion
Nov. 7: at Duke
Nov. 14: James Madison
Nov. 21: at Florida Atlantic
Nov. 28: at Wyoming
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The visiting team will be favored in most of our home games.
 
maple said:
They could win zero games a season and I would still come back to watch the next year. I don’t know why.
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I have a feeling that you do know why. It's the same reason I've been buying six more seats than I need for the past dozen years. Once it gets in your blood it's hard to stop.
 
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