Official 2013 UCONN Football Season Prediction Thread

[kcc1442]

My very early severely unlikely predication post

Due to the somewhat unpredictability of our team over the course of the last 2 PP (perfectly pukeworthy) years (good: @Lousiville, Rutgers bad: WMU (2), Temple, Syracuse, USF, Buffalo (2) (even if they were wins)

I give you my picks...


Towson---------Win by 5pts--------24-19 (even for this post I couldn't give them the L to those treacherous Towson Tigers)
Maryland-------Win by 1 pt---------31-30
Michigan------- Win by 11pts-------17-6
@Buffalo------- Lose by 12pts------3-15
South Florida-- Lose by 8 pts------16-24
@Cincy--------- Win by 7 pts-------21-14
@UCF---------- Win by 3 pts-------33-30
Lousiville------- Win by 19 pts-----37-18
@SMU--------- Lose by 7 pts-------31-24
@Temple------ Lose by 8 pts-------0-8 *
Rutgers-------- Win by 50 pts-------53-3 *
Memphis------ Lose by 20 pts------30-10 *

* (got a little out of hand there at the end)

My early actual predictions are forthcoming within the next week.

 

[john2153]

5-7 once again. We'll be looking for a new head coach in December.

 

[Afroabe224]

Maryland
Michigan
@Cincy
@UCF
Louisville

These 5 tough games will make the season. If we can get 3/4 wins out of these 5 it will be a great season but I am expecting 2, leaving us at 6-6/7-5... just enough to be stuck with PP for another season

 

[uconnbaseball]

There isn't a single game on this schedule I am confident we can win. The OL situation is still a trainwreck and we lost our only true threat on offense in Ryan Griffin. The defense lost a good DC and 4 players to the NFL...they are not going to dominate.

The good news is that the schedule sucks, I only fear Michigan who will destroy us. UL is horribly overrated based on one game vs. Florida, Cincy is OK but not great, and the other 9 teams on the schedule are terrible. I still can't see more than 4 wins, though one will come over Rutgers.

 

[Srqhusky]

There isn't a single game on this schedule I am confident we can win. The OL situation is still a trainwreck and we lost our only true threat on offense in Ryan Griffin. The defense lost a good DC and 4 players to the NFL...they are not going to dominate.

The good news is that the schedule sucks, I only fear Michigan who will destroy us. UL is horribly overrated based on one game vs. Florida, Cincy is OK but not great, and the other 9 teams on the schedule are terrible. I still can't see more than 4 wins, though one will come over Rutgers.

In TJ we trust!

 

[Duncan Idaho]

If we cant run against Towson and not look good beating them, 5 wins.
Hopefull for 8-9 with competative losses.

 

[jackl]

4-8 with wins over Buffalo, Maryland, Memphis and UCF. and yes, Im picking us to lose to Towson. Underestimating a team that hung tough with LSU for 3 quarters.

Why are you even wasting your time here? I for one am looking for more upbeat thoughts not the chicken little version.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Why are you even wasting your time here? I for one am looking for more upbeat thoughts not the chicken little version.

I actually think 4 wins is very possible. I also think 8 wins is very possible. More likely 4 than 8 though. I mean some of this stuff here is downright fantasy. If this team wins 10 games I will streak during the 4th quarter against Memphis.

I won't make a prediction because I don't want to get hit by Carl's Debbie Stick.

 

[rich1122]

Someone answer this question, Does Whitmer have a big arm, or does he throw that Tyler Lorenzen lazy ball? I'm talking about the late season Tyler when I bet his arm was injured.

I thought that he had a little too much float on some longer passes last year. Hopefully the arm strength has improved this year. Does he have a big arm? Probably not big. Accuracy counts more than zip.

 

[CodyJ.]

Towson--------- Win by 3 TDs at least. we will run all over them and control the clock
Maryland-------Win if we can control Special Teams and the kick returns
Michigan------- Loss. We lose by 3 TD's probably something like 37-16
@Buffalo------- Win. this is a no brainer
South Florida-- Loss
@Cincy--------- Loss
@UCF---------- Win
Lousiville------- Loss
@SMU--------- Win
@Temple------ Win
Rutgers-------- Loss
Memphis------ Win

This is probably pretty accurate. 7 wins.

 

[freescooter]

4-8 with wins over Buffalo, Maryland, Memphis and UCF. and yes, Im picking us to lose to Towson. Underestimating a team that hung tough with LSU for 3 quarters.

Don't over rate that game. It was something of a fluke and looked closer than it was. Towson scored off a couple of LSU tunovers, but LSU led 31-9 before a couple of late scores made it look a lot closer. And Towson got its head handed to it by Kent State in the opener.

 

[metsfan2323]

The good news is that the schedule sucks

Well thanks for that bit of good news Debbie.

 

[freescooter]

I think there are 6 games where UConn should be favored: Towson, Memphis, SMU, Temple, USF and Buffalo. Five where they should be underdogs: Michigan,Louisville, Cincinnati, UCF and Rutgers. Maryland is a pick 'em. But over the course of a season,stuff happens. I think 6 wins is the minimum, 8 would be a good season, 4 is everyhting came apart at the seems, though I doubt it. I think we'll beat Towson,Buffalo, Temple Memphis and SMU. If we lose any of those, to me its a sign of a long long season. I think we'll beat Maryland, and one of Rutgers or Louisville. Probably get upset by someone, my guess is USF. 7-5 is the most likely. I don't know what that means for the coaching staff.

 

[BlueMAB]

I actually think 4 wins is very possible. I also think 8 wins is very possible. More likely 4 than 8 though. I mean some of this stuff here is downright fantasy. If this team wins 10 games I will streak during the 4th quarter against Memphis.

I won't make a prediction because I don't want to get hit by Carl's Debbie Stick.

I hope the 10th win is the bowl game.

 

[BlueMAB]

7-6.

 

[UConn9604]

Maryland - W 24-7 (Welcome back Edsall. We just did your "happy dance" on your team)

If anyone at The Rent and/or in Athletics has a sense of humor, the Happy Dance will get played at least once on the new scoreboard on Sept. 14.

 

[CTGoonie]

If this team wins 10 games I will streak during the 4th quarter against Memphis.

Just wanted to highlight this portion of your post in case we have 9 or more wins heading into the Memphis game. I really hope I'm searching for this thread in early December.

My prediction is 5-7 until PP proves otherwise.

 

[bmayuc]

Towson - W
Maryland - W
Michigan - L
at Buffalo - W
USF - W
at Cincinnati - L
at UCF - L
Louisville - L
at SMU - W
at Temple - W
Rutgers - L
Memphis - W
Notes:
1. We win the games we are supposed to win easily(Towson, Buffalo, SMU, Memphis), we lose the games we are likely to lose(Michigan, Louisville), and we split the rest to finish 7-5.

2. Defense is stout against the run, but regresses a bit against the pass as we are not able to generate the same level of pass rush as last year AND lose our NFL CBs.

3. Offense is more efficient and shows signs of a pulse. Turnovers are down, and we push 125 rush yards PG splitting carries between McCombs, DeLorenzo, and later in the year Josh Marriner. Passing game much improved due to quality execution of short, timing passing game. Pass game averages 250 ypg. at 375 ypg, we are in the 60% percentile of NCAA offenses, displaying some improvement. Still, given the last 2 years, the Boneyard is comparing Weist to Bud Wilkinson, Chip Kelly, and other innovators of the sport(sarcasm detector).

4. We go to a low level bowl game and beat the hell out of a crappy MAC team to finish at 8-5, saving Pasqualoni's job until his contract runs out.

I'll enjoy watching it all unfold from Section 229!

4.

 

[Stinger92860]

Towson - W
Maryland - W
Michigan - L
at Buffalo - W
USF - W
at Cincinnati - L
at UCF - L
Louisville - L
at SMU - W
at Temple - W
Rutgers - L
Memphis - W
Notes:
1. We win the games we are supposed to win easily(Towson, Buffalo, SMU, Memphis), we lose the games we are likely to lose(Michigan, Louisville), and we split the rest to finish 7-5.

2. Defense is stout against the run, but regresses a bit against the pass as we are not able to generate the same level of pass rush as last year AND lose our NFL CBs.

3. Offense is more efficient and shows signs of a pulse. Turnovers are down, and we push 125 rush yards PG splitting carries between McCombs, DeLorenzo, and later in the year Josh Marriner. Passing game much improved due to quality execution of short, timing passing game. Pass game averages 250 ypg. at 375 ypg, we are in the 60% percentile of NCAA offenses, displaying some improvement. Still, given the last 2 years, the Boneyard is comparing Weist to Bud Wilkinson, Chip Kelly, and other innovators of the sport(sarcasm detector).

4. We go to a low level bowl game and beat the hell out of a crappy MAC team to finish at 8-5, saving Pasqualoni's job until his contract runs out.

I'll enjoy watching it all unfold from Section 229!

4.

I would not be surprised if have at least one wtf loss and one wtf win, much like last year, tho I think we had at least 2 wtf losses (wmu,temple)

 

[Stinger92860]

Towson - W
Maryland - W
Michigan - L
at Buffalo - W
USF - W
at Cincinnati - L
at UCF - L
Louisville - L
at SMU - W
at Temple - W
Rutgers - L
Memphis - W
Notes:
1. We win the games we are supposed to win easily(Towson, Buffalo, SMU, Memphis), we lose the games we are likely to lose(Michigan, Louisville), and we split the rest to finish 7-5.

2. Defense is stout against the run, but regresses a bit against the pass as we are not able to generate the same level of pass rush as last year AND lose our NFL CBs.

3. Offense is more efficient and shows signs of a pulse. Turnovers are down, and we push 125 rush yards PG splitting carries between McCombs, DeLorenzo, and later in the year Josh Marriner. Passing game much improved due to quality execution of short, timing passing game. Pass game averages 250 ypg. at 375 ypg, we are in the 60% percentile of NCAA offenses, displaying some improvement. Still, given the last 2 years, the Boneyard is comparing Weist to Bud Wilkinson, Chip Kelly, and other innovators of the sport(sarcasm detector).

4. We go to a low level bowl game and beat the hell out of a crappy MAC team to finish at 8-5, saving Pasqualoni's job until his contract runs out.

I'll enjoy watching it all unfold from Section 229!

4.

I would not be surprised if have at least one wtf loss and one wtf win, much like last year, tho I think we had at least 2 wtf losses (wmu,temple)

 

[JayRU09]

From an outside perspective:

Towson - W
Maryland - W/L
Michigan - L
at Buffalo - W
USF - W/L
at Cincinnati - L
at UCF - L
Louisville - L
at SMU - W/L
at Temple - W
Rutgers - L
Memphis - W

I view 5 straight up losses, 4 straight up wins, and 3 that could go either way. So from 4-8 to 7-5, so a downgrade from how I viewed you guys last year.

I view the Maryland game as basically deciding your entire season. Win that one and even though Michigan is the following week, it will give you decent momentum to bring into the season, as I don't view Maryland as being any better or worse than say SMU, Temple, and USF. Add Towson and Buffalo and you could get your 6-7 wins and keep Paulie for another year.

It gets a lot easier to win once you know you can win.

I don't see any feasible paths to a great season, so my question to you guys is do you take a 6-7 win season and a bowl if it keeps Paul for another year?

 

[Skiblets]

Does PP keep his job at 7-5? Probably not

 

[freescooter]

Does PP keep his job at 7-5? Probably not

I think it depends on what kind of 7-5 we see. Good well played season with close competitive losses to good teams and teams that turn out to be better than we expected or 7-5 with uninspiring football and only wins over the dregs of football. it might also depend on what happens in the bowl game, since at 7-5 we're going bowling. A win over a "name" opponent, even if its not having a "name" season (say we get the Pinstripe vs. an Oklahoma team having an off season) would be worth a lot and probably mean he stays. A loss to a MAC team, not so much. A season where we win every game 6-3, 3-0, 3-2 probably doesn't bode well for a Year 4. A strong finish, say 3-4 straight wins would also be big while a 6-2 start with 1-3 finish wouldn't. I don't think it will be about numbers per se assuming we have a winning season. It is more about the way we win, who we beat.

 

[joey3$trike$]

I think it's going to be a 6-6 season. Wins vs Towson, Buffalo, Memphis, Temple, USF, UCF. I have to go with what I've seen from this coaching staff (PP game management and adjustments). I think Maryland has the best player on the field in Diggs, and will have a late td to beat us. Michigan will be close but no cigar. L'ville will be looking for revenge and Rutgers seem to have our number lately. It will be a tough trip down to SMU, especially after the ville game. I'm not sold on UCF and think the boys will be hungry for a W after the Cincy game. So the UCF game will be the "surprise win" and I guess bad loss would be SMU. I just want PP and GDL gone and think it's going to happen unless they win 8 games or beat Michigan and Maryland. I hopeful for an 8-4 season, but this team is relatively young and I believe next year lines up for a more successful one.

 

[PPKChamp]

Predictions are like Randy Edsall, everyone has one and they all stink, but what the heck here are mine thoughts.



Towson - W
Maryland - W
Michigan – L
at Buffalo - W
USF - W
at Cincinnati - W
at UCF - L
Louisville - L
at SMU - W
at Temple - W
Rutgers - L
Memphis – W

8-4 and we go bowling, who knows where, who cares we are back in the bowl picture

PS – My Randy doesn’t stink!!