One reason our future is not all doom and gloom

[uconnbill]

Sportsart:

Whaler11 is correct. I still think that a HS FB 4 star in CT is not as good as a FB 2 star in a FB hotbed state -- ie Texas, Florida. That HS star from Ansonia - if he was at Strawberry Crest, Lennard or East Bay (3 semi-weak Hillsborough FB schools) would be on the bench at those schools - and wouldn't be on the team at the powerhouses -- Jefferson, Plant or Armwood!

What we need is a coach who will recruit Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Texas and even California (Jim Calhoun got Kevin Ollie from LA now KO is the coach). We need an assistant head coach from Utexas, OSU, Florida or even Oklahoma.

You do realize they all go to the same camps and looked at by the same evaluators. So not sure how much water your comment about 4 stars here are not the same as 2 stars from the south.

 

[whaler11]

Fair enough. Not trying to put the weight of the world on the kid's shoulders. Just want to show that we're happy he chose to be a Husky and we're excited about his arrival and his skill sets.

As for us, I always know who to go to if I need a Vegas number on a game or who I should take in an over-under scenario. We had just gone a long time without a battle, so maybe the football gods simply willed this one for us...

Like a 3 out of 10 on the battle scale. Anything that even gets to a 6 starts after midnight.

 

[UC990411]

I get it .. your emotional. This program is not doomed forever. Pasqualoni has to go, we all agree on that .. its just a matter of time. How soon we forget where louisville was back in the Kragthrope era... that program was a dumpster fire with emtpy seats all over just like the rent. Winning will bring fans... we can't win until we get a coach who is the real deal. That means Mr. Manuel better be studying up and weighing his best options for the salary range they are willing to pay. Uconn should also be thinking heavily about the future of this program and whether they want to make the inve$tment to move it forward. Ville made a bold move and hire... they have a smart Athletic Department and seem to be doing everything right. Look at Michigan... they lost to Appy and then had to have a few years of rich rods system which did not do so well in the smash mouth B1G.

Whaler look at what Hoke did with the same exact team that RR had back to back years. Look how fast Michigan became relevant again... why? Because they smartened up and made a great coaching hire... their recruiting is off the wall. Yes they are Michigan but we can surely find a coach that will keep us at the top of the AAC and thus the top of the conference realignment pool. This next hire is going to be very important but all is not lost for UConn. These same players can be coached up correctly and a better scheme can be put in place that works to their strengths. We lost to Towson, and from 50 + points I saw Michigan and Maryland put up its likely we will be seeing more ugly. Those will be two more nails in the PP era. This year (including the rest of this season) is ROCK BOTTOM mark my words...

We're not Michigan. Rich Rod recruited at a high level, they had 4 star guys all over the place. Hoke stepped into a no lose situation, this isn't a no lose situation, and we're not Michigan.

 

[UC990411]

My point was to try and create a sliver of hope for the future. One player can make a huge difference if that player is a game changer. Look at that little water bug for MD.

People can p.iss all over this season, but geez let us at least dream of better days.

Stefon Diggs was a top 10 recruit

http://247sports.com/Player/Stefon-Diggs-818?Institution=2514

 

[Kgun7]

Whaler - art is trying to find a reason to stay positive. He's not saying newsome, or a fresh new coach will turn things around in 1 year. Isn't it safe to assume that from a regular poster?

The situation is obvious ... Does he need to preface every post with "I know 1 new player or an entire new coaching staff won't solve this train wreck over night, but ..."

It's a message board ... Opinions can't be wrong ...