Other American Bowl Games (Every Game But UConn)

[Tommyboy]

And Danny Kennell's obligatory "FSU doesn't even wanna be here" comment

Seriously, whenever the more "prestigious" school loses in a bowl game its because they really didn't want to be in this or that bowl. I am so sick of that.

 

[UConnDan97]

UConn without Shirreffs is not equivalent to Houston without Ward.

I agree with the above statement. The problem is that we've come to a different conclusion. Shirreffs is a much larger component of our offensive success than Ward was. Especially because the difference between Boyle and Postma was more than measureable, and it wasn't in our favor...

 

[J187Money]

Orlando getting lots of mentions.

 

[History Geek]

The announcers just brought up again that perhaps that these players are used to playing for championships, but then one of them said something to the effect that it just is that Houston is outplaying FSU, plain and simple. I agree.

 

[J187Money]

Houston is a very good team. We caught them at exactly the right time. Happy to see that the 1 loss is one that we handed them.

 

[Adios]

Houston is a very good team. We caught them at exactly the right time. Happy to see that the 1 loss is one that we handed them.

You sponsored a thumbs down from the upper deck right in front of their tunnel. The players sure noticed. Some coaches had huge smiles.

 

[J187Money]

You sponsored a thumbs down from the upper deck right in front of their tunnel. The players sure noticed. Some coaches had huge smiles.

In English?

 

[Adios]

In English?

I taunted the team after they lost.

 

[J187Money]

I taunted the team after they lost.

I get it now. LOL.

Yikes Houston - don't choke.

 

[Adios]

People are beginning to talk AAC > ACC. Very nice.

 

[HuskyNan]

The way UConn plays against teams that are at full strength does not yield the same result when teams are missing a key component.....QB Ward.

UConn without Shirreffs is not equivalent to Houston without Ward.

What do you expect the commentators to say? UConn is one of the worse offenses in FBS.

Ward + Houston = win over UConn.

Ward played in the UConn-Houston game. He was 1-4 with an interception.

Game stats

 

[Adios]

Holy moly. If the Coogs win, this will redeem all other bowl losses.

 

[BugsyCT]

That was a great TD drive at a crucial time. Houston has FSU right where they want them. Need to finish now.

 

[History Geek]

Can't blame him for wanting to play, but I don't think he can put enough weight on that left ankle to deliver a strong enough ball any more. The interception was 10 yards under thrown.

The FSU QB has had some nice throws in the 4th quarter. Turning into a barnburner. 31-24 Houston. Now 4 minutes left. Ward down again.

 

[BugsyCT]

Yeah, that Postma sucks. Only reason we beat them.

 

[sportsart]

Houston and Navy did us proud.

Probably 2 top 15-20 teams in the final polls. Not a bad showing for the AAC.

 

[cttxus]

Yeah, that Postma sucks. Only reason we beat them.

Was about to post almost the exact same thing.

 

[Stinger92860]

the only team to beat Houston this year was UConn. It was great to hear after the last Houston score.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Nah, not happy. Anything that bolsters a school we're competing against for a P5 conference slot I'm completely against.

 

[Tdaley]

Finally our conference gets a great win. Houston is the real deal. Hard to believe we beat them. Something for our program to build on!!!

 

[storrsroars]

Our secondary played out of their mind for the Houston game. But if Ward had practiced as the #1, was more mobile and started, I think the game is played differently offensively for Houston. I'd be happy with Postma as our QB and he had his moments in relief all season, but he's not Ward.

That said, way to go Cougs. Only team to score >24 vs. FSU.

 

[sportsart]

Nah, not happy. Anything that bolsters a school we're competing against for a P5 conference slot I'm completely against.

While I don't think we will ever get an invite to the Big 12, we will get one before Houston does. They are stuck between a rock and a hard place.

I think their only hope is for the Big 12 to implode and then they fill some holes.

 

[cttxus]

Big congratulations to the Cougs. The announcers were right on the money about how Tom Herman out-coached FSU by focusing his offensive game plan around key personnel match-ups, and by staying aggressive. I think we'll have a nice mix of play-makers in 2016 and I look forward to seeing them get the ball more, especially the TEs and WRs. We absolutely need an offensive scheme that enables us to score an average of 31pts/game or more to move our program to the next level.

 

[Palatine]

Big congratulations to the Cougs. The announcers were right on the money about how Tom Herman out-coached FSU by focusing his offensive game plan around key personnel match-ups, and by staying aggressive. I think we'll have a nice mix of play-makers in 2016 and I look forward to seeing them get the ball more, especially the TEs and WRs. We absolutely need an offensive scheme that enables us to score an average of 31pts/game or more to move our program to the next level.

We will never focus on the offensive game plan around key personnel match ups, and be aggressive. We will do what we do. We will depend on a bend but don't break defense and hope to take advantage of opportunities.

Nice game plan by Houston and by our old DC.

 

[Hoophound]

Postma isn't Ward but he isn't chipped liver. He worked miracles against Memphis. Ward was killing them and Postma saved the day. At that point people thought a QB controversy could be brewing.

The thing about our guys is we play top notch defense. It is hard for people to get their head around what our D is capable of. I can't blame them because most people would never think a team with a top 10 defense could have a bottom 10 offense.

 

[cttxus]

We will never focus on the offensive game plan around key personnel match ups, and be aggressive. We will do what we do. We will depend on a bend but don't break defense and hope to take advantage of opportunities.

Well, this ^ ought to help keep the thread alive anyway.

 

[SubbaBub]

Caught the end of the game. That 60 yd run by Postma against the blitz, specifically how the OL/RB picked it up should be required viewing this offseason for the Huskies.

 

[USNA90]

Ward played in the UConn-Houston game. He was 1-4 with an interception.

Game stats

Ward was playing injured - as was Postma. They tried to piece together a game between two injured QBs, and it didn't work. A healthy Ward is clearly a game changer, and Postma doesn't suck either, when healthy. However, equating Houston without Ward to UConn without Shirreffs is ridiculous. Replacing an outstanding game-changing dual threat QB with an injured, albeit very good backup QB was going to have huge impact on Houston's explosive offense. Replacing a mediocre, game-managing QB with a less-than-mediocre game-managing QB didn't really change what UConn was going to do with it's vanilla-style offense.

 

[Adios]

Ward was playing injured - as was Postma. They tried to piece together a game between two injured QBs, and it didn't work. A healthy Ward is clearly a game changer, and Postma doesn't suck either, when healthy. However, equating Houston without Ward to UConn without Shirreffs is ridiculous. Replacing an outstanding game-changing dual threat QB with an injured, albeit very good backup QB was going to have huge impact on Houston's explosive offense. Replacing a mediocre, game-managing QB with a less-than-mediocre game-managing QB didn't really change what UConn was going to do with it's vanilla-style offense.

We still won. Your analysis makes our win look even better. Thank you!

 

[USNA90]

We still won. Your analysis makes our win look even better. Thank you!

Not sure what you're reading into that, but okay....