Nope, just trying to understand the situation. In no way a judgement of what the coaching staff has accomplished. It is always understood that in these situations there will be losses. Heck, the fact that they were able to pull some players back into the fold is quite amazing in itself. The staff get full marks for that. But I am an engineer, and engineers like to look at the unvarnished truth. In contrast to some other professions .... (No, that wasn't a dig.)
Agreed. I think we just have to be patient. I think biz pointed out in another thread (my apologies if it was someone else) - the first wave will be looking for P5 schools - UCONN will come into play when some of those players (and there will be a lot) don’t get the offer they were looking for. And that still means there will be plenty of players available that will make this team better next year. I am not hopeful that UCONN will get a bunch of those players, I am confident they will.
We have to. Can't throw another QB behind an awful line.
Not sure how you can say that until they actually play a game.
Agreed. Mora & Co. did a great job salvaging this class. Seems to have changed the psyche of this program and given us some good pr nationally, things that were needed after the REII debacle.
Not that we don't need an influx of transfers at key positions, but I'd be happy if Mora's staff could actually coach up what we already have and improve the play-calling and schemes on both sides.
IMHO I’ve noticed a different sort of kid committing to Mora than I saw committing to Edsall. It’s arguable but maybe even a very slight uptick in overall talent among the kids committing to Mora. Going forward I think we’ll see a great many more in state kids considering UConn than we saw under Edsall and his staff, and that includes in state kids already playing college ball who have entered the portal. On keeping Spanos I have mixed feelings, but maybe necessary to prevent a larger exodus of transfers, especially on defense.
“Home Run”…ha ha .. better than wishing for a Hail Mary,
I like your thoughts on the possible positive point ( prevent a larger exodus) of keeping Spanos. But he is hired so ‘ it be what it be’.
Its happened before that a change in coaching is all an existing roster needs to play better on the field. Its all about position coaches coaching them up to put them in a better position to succeed. It think Mora thinks they have/potentially have the physical tools (King is staying), but subpar technique (especially on both lines) prevented us from employing more effective plays/schemes. These guys looked like FBS players but did not perform like them. I’m actually excited to see what this staff of assistants does with a roster that will be 2/3rd the same personnel.
