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I predict the football equivalent of 11-9-2012. Most people had low expectations and hoped UCONN and KO would not embarrass themselves too badly in his coaching debut on national TV.

I expect a similar scene after HCBD and the hungry football huskies debut on Fri.
 
New year. New attitude. Husky Pride on the rise. 31-24 UConn. Defense comes up with big stops in the 4th.
 
tjhusky said:
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I predict the football equivalent of 11-9-2012. Most people had low expectations and hoped UCONN and KO would not embarrass themselves too badly in his coaching debut on national TV.

I expect a similar scene after HCBD and the hungry football huskies debut on Fri.
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As I have posted before, don't underestimate the coaching staff's knowlege of Taysom Hill in games that ND and VA had with them. As best they can, the staff will devise a game plan to limit Hill's effectiveness. Don't believe they will shut him down completely but containing him and not letting him take over the game is a key to our upset victory 31-20. I had said 24-20 but had visisions of Geremy Davis and Arkeel Newsome spinning in my head last night!

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsbyusports/58344463-65/byu-diaco-football-games.html.csp
 
I do have to admit, not to be a downer (which I know this is going to sound like), but if we only have 31K in the stands, I can see this deflating our guys a touch. We'll see because nobody really knows how many tickets have been sold or not. But mostly empty second deck seating can't be anything but deflating to our guys who have worked SO hard this offseason.
 
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Bonehead said:
I predict one of the best UConn FB/Rent environments ever!

New Coach
New Attitude
New Beginning

US 20 Them 19 (late TD throw by Cochran after BYU blitzing LB trips over CC mullet)
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EDIT - US 20 Them 19 (Defense holds off late Cougar drive when glare of stadium lights off of empty bleachers blinds BYU QB and throws late pick to B Jones) :)

We use any and all advantages to turn this thing around.

GO TEAM!!
 
BYU 27
UConn 17

We cover the spread but still get beat.
 
Dooley said:
I do have to admit, not to be a downer (which I know this is going to sound like), but if we only have 31K in the stands, I can see this deflating our guys a touch. We'll see because nobody really knows how many tickets have been sold or not. But mostly empty second deck seating can't be anything but deflating to our guys who have worked SO hard this offseason.
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If that's the case I hope they get over it quickly and focus on playing hard for the people who did spend their hard earned money to come cheer them on.
 
amory said:
If that's the case I hope they get over it quickly and focus on playing hard for the people who did spend their hard earned money to come cheer them on.
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While I agree with you, you're applying professional athlete logic to a group of 18-22 year old kids. College football and basketball, as we all know, is fueled from emotion and fire. College venues, for the most part, are far more energetic than professional venues and the players feed off of that energy. Now imagine that you're a player getting your equipment on, getting ready to burst through that tunnel and when you do you see...a 1/2 empty stadium. Now I know that the players should only worry about what is happening on the field but seeing a sea of empty seats has to be deflating to a college kid who has busted his tail off all offseason in Coach Balis' S&C program and in Spring/Summer camps.

There are plenty of downtimes during games with TV timeouts, game timeouts and the like. Plenty of opportunity for an excited kid to look up into the stands for his family/friends and see far too much bleachers.
 
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Nervously... 27-24, UConn.

Our defense was able to stop Michigan for most of the game, and a VERY mobile Devon Gardner... An improved, motivated, and more fit UConn defense under Diaco (who has played and beaten this very same BYU squad last year in South Bend), might be able to stop Taysom Hill and the powerful BYU offense. We need to see a new and improved Casey Cochren come out tomorrow night to get this done... and a stout O-Line (which I know is very shakey) to block for Max DeLorenzo. I expect to be biting my fingernails in the 4th quarter up in Sec. 218.
 
Dooley said:
While I agree with you, you're applying professional athlete logic to a group of 18-22 year old kids. College football and basketball, as we all know, is fueled from emotion and fire. College venues, for the most part, are far more energetic than professional venues and the players feed off of that energy. Now imagine that you're a player getting your equipment on, getting ready to burst through that tunnel and when you do you see...a 1/2 empty stadium. Now I know that the players should only worry about what is happening on the field but seeing a sea of empty seats has to be deflating to a college kid who has busted his tail off all offseason in Coach Balis' S&C program and in Spring/Summer camps.

There are plenty of downtimes during games with TV timeouts, game timeouts and the like. Plenty of opportunity for an excited kid to look up into the stands for his family/friends and see far too much bleachers.
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By even the most conservative estimates the stadium will be >75% full. I don't know how many schools went 3-9 last year and are expecting 31,000+ fans to attend their opener, but I'm willing to bet there aren't many. These kids know the state of our program and know that they have their work cut out for them to bring fans back to the Rent. They also have the same data we do as far as ticket sales, so they should know well ahead of time that some empty seats are likely.
 
KBCoug said:
Your mascot isnt coming - is it?
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Of course Cosmo will be there, and he's really developed a taste for dog meat.
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Tell your mascot to be careful around stairs. (there was an . . . ."incident" once. )

As for the game, UConn in a shocker 30-28.
 
Dooley said:
I do have to admit, not to be a downer (which I know this is going to sound like), but if we only have 31K in the stands, I can see this deflating our guys a touch. We'll see because nobody really knows how many tickets have been sold or not. But mostly empty second deck seating can't be anything but deflating to our guys who have worked SO hard this offseason.
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Seriously, if the fans that show up are loud enough, the players won't notice or care at all about a few empty sections. They'll feed off the noise.

Remember in '06 when less than half the stadium bailed in the 4th qtr when Pitt went up by 2 TD. We all know how that game ended with DJ's keeper. And the fans that stayed screamed their heads off and saw an epic win. Couldn't have happened without the team feeding off the crowd's energy.
 
Huskies- 31
Cougars-27

Dogs beat cats. Always.
 
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Not sure I see us scoring more than 30 so I'll go with 27-24 UConn. We get some big bursts from our running backs the D finds a way to stop BYU at the end.
 
Srqhusky said:
Funny your byu score is what my bar tab is going to be after we win
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"We are gonna punch them in the fuc$!$g mouth!" - UConnDan97, now in response to BYU's arrogance.
 
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I attended somewhere around 30-40 UConn sporting events from the 90's until I moved out of state in 2004. These included soccer, M and W hoops and football. I NEVER ATTENDED A LOSS. This is my first game in 10 years and I bring big Macumba mojo from Brazil- Exu the spirit of the crossroads brings BIG juju to this crossroad event for UConn football. Yemanja the spirit of the waters brings Candomble juju.

Oh, and Max pounds for 95 yards and a TD, Casey tosses one and the D makes a big play that scores or sets up a third TD. D holds and we win:

Dogs - 21

40-ish Bar Tramps - 17
 
BYU 24
UConn 17

We are improved, but Rome wasn't rebuilt in a day.
 
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