Positives from last night

[noeynox]

Couldn't pay me enough to watch that again. Lock it up and throw away the key.

I only re watch wins. I cannot ever stomach watching a loss.

 

[CTMike]

I only re watch wins. I cannot ever stomach watching a loss.

The only thing that comes to mind as being comparable is Stony Brook. Just awful.

 

[Excalibur]

The only thing that comes to mind as being comparable is Stony Brook. Just awful.

Not quite as bad as SB (the level of ineptitude there was frightening), and very different than Towson. The Towson game was memorable for the sad realization a few minutes into the second half that they were better than we were, and by a wide margin.

 

[huskymedic]

We ran the ball 70 times. Wow!!

Ummm If not being sarcastic by some reason - Final stats show 50 run/23 pass.

 

[Dooley]

Don't forget the flaming drumline!!

That actually was pretty cool. UCMB got a little bit more dedicated time but there was still far too much advertising and muzak for my liking. Our games still feel like a minor league baseball game and not major college football.

 

[Husky pride]

We won. That's a positive. A loss and this would have been like Towson all over again - maybe worse considering the expectations and the looming B12 expansion. But that doesn't hide the fact that last night was one giant crapfest. Let's be real - to have that much trouble with a FCS team that was 3-8 last year is inexcusable.

What is it about this football program and the forward pass? Are they allergic to it? Do they not understand the concept? What do they do all offseason ? Shirreffs is lucky he didn't sustain another concussion on his end zone run - he's a tough kid, but at this rate he'll be lucky if he finishes the season. If he takes off & runs every other play, he won't.

Still spent from yesterday. Mini-rant over. Beat Navy next week and many of us will feel better.

Totally agree in regard to the passing game. We seem at times to be so totally "play predictable". In the past, some teams, lacking a bundle of talent, made-up for it by using the element of surprise. Not sure I've seen that very often ...and the rare times, it's failed to be executed and backfired on us. Maybe we simply don't have the talent to pull it off...but somehow I feel the coaching is lacking. Finally, as much as I still have faith in Diaco, some of his post-game utterances remain, to put it mildly, weird!!

 

[weyuo]

1: Wain had some real nice punts well inside the 20 to around the 10 yard line.
2: Sherrifs is a warrior.
3: Ron Johnson looks faster than last year.
4: Tyler Davis is a player. He found a way onto the field and looks to be making the most of it. Good for him.

That's about it. The rest wasn't very pretty.

 

[Dooley]

By my count, we dialed up one blitz last night - the 3rd and long play before Maine attempted their FG in the 4Q. Guess what? It worked perfectly. The throw was a deep shot that was off by about 10 yards AND their QB finally had to pick himself up off the ground. Could've used more of that in sporadic moments throughout the game.

 

[ASweet3781]

Really the only main positive I take is that faced with the prospect of a crushing embarrassing loss after that fumble return for the TD put Maine up with 10 to go, they responded in the final 10 and did what they really should have done all game.

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

One positive for Garrett Anderson is that he's almost certainly going to get a chance to play this year with the way Shirreffs is taking shots and running at the first hint of danger rather than looking down the field.

 

[Dove]

Don't forget the flaming drumline!!

 

[RioDog]

That was awsome!

 

[HuskyDevil]

Don't forget the flaming drumline!!

That was very cool...and the students went nuts for it...

 

[Excalibur]

By my count, we dialed up one blitz last night - the 3rd and long play before Maine attempted their FG in the 4Q. Guess what? It worked perfectly. The throw was a deep shot that was off by about 10 yards AND their QB finally had to pick himself up off the ground. Could've used more of that in sporadic moments throughout the game.

We rushed five twice on third down in the first half.

 

[Srqhusky]

By my count, we dialed up one blitz last night - the 3rd and long play before Maine attempted their FG in the 4Q. Guess what? It worked perfectly. The throw was a deep shot that was off by about 10 yards AND their QB finally had to pick himself up off the ground. Could've used more of that in sporadic moments throughout the game.

Agree. We play welcome to the jungle for no reason. There is no 3rd down blitz anymore

 

[Doggie Style]

Positives from last night :

LMFAO!

 

[UConn66]

We won. That's a positive. A loss and this would have been like Towson all over again - maybe worse considering the expectations and the looming B12 expansion. But that doesn't hide the fact that last night was one giant crapfest. Let's be real - to have that much trouble with a FCS team that was 3-8 last year is inexcusable.

What is it about this football program and the forward pass? Are they allergic to it? Do they not understand the concept? What do they do all offseason ? Shirreffs is lucky he didn't sustain another concussion on his end zone run - he's a tough kid, but at this rate he'll be lucky if he finishes the season. If he takes off & runs every other play, he won't.

Still spent from yesterday. Mini-rant over. Beat Navy next week and many of us will feel better.

You've got to have time to throw. Sheriff's didn't.

 

[Bubba1957]

Biggest positive for me was Bobby Puyol. He not only drilled the winning field goal but two of his kickoffs were touchbacks. Great to have a kicker who takes the KO return game away. I think it is a huge weapon. Davis was ok.

 

[Stray_Dog]

Positives from last night :

...well we did win...so there is at least that! An ugly win is better than an ugly loss.

 

[uconnphil2016]

By my count, we dialed up one blitz last night - the 3rd and long play before Maine attempted their FG in the 4Q. Guess what? It worked perfectly. The throw was a deep shot that was off by about 10 yards AND their QB finally had to pick himself up off the ground. Could've used more of that in sporadic moments throughout the game.

Especially given the failures of our 3rd down defense...a couple more third down blitzes would have been nice

 

[RSTuthill]

The one positive for me was the band was enthusiastic and played with intensity!!!!

The band sounded terrific. They were intense. I'd put them up against any band in the country.

Oh, and on a number of occasions someone pointed out either here or on another thread, the OL did open up big holes only to have them filled quickly by linebackers or a CB stacking the box. Either gotta hit the hole faster at the moment it forms or we need Anthony Sherman back to line up as a FB. But that is a thought. If UConn is gonna run so much, they need a blocking back in the backfield.

 

[Jimdish255]

1: Wain had some real nice punts well inside the 20 to around the 10 yard line.
2: Sherrifs is a warrior.
3: Ron Johnson looks faster than last year.
4: Tyler Davis is a player. He found a way onto the field and looks to be making the most of it. Good for him.

That's about it. The rest wasn't very pretty.

Going to agree with that and even though the game made me ill I felt like the OL had better drive than I remember from last year. They were inconsistent but appeared more athletic. Tough to block 9 in the box and we have a new guy learning the game but he'll improve.

There are tools to be a decent team but the coaches need to know how to use them. Right now that's a big no-dice.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I will say this.

UConn ran for 200 yards and had 3 rushing TD's.

Those outputs will result in many wins for this team. I just don't see how this team will get those ouptuts too many more times going forward this season.

 

[RioDog]

Insiders are claiming that the UCMB has already been unequivocally accepted into the Big 12, and will start appearing at random Big12 football games starting in Sept. 2017. Commissioner Bowlsby was heard to exclaim that "...the UCMB is exciting" and "wildly entertaining...and you can quote me on that." Sources also say that it has been rumored that Big12 leadership has not so subtly suggested that UConn could improve their position by turning over the football reigns to the music department.

 

[wethyhusky]

Positive: I went to a football game to support my alma mater. Had fun tailgating for a couple hours
Negatives: coaching, play calling, Thursday night when working on Friday, idiots in section 222 belligerent, swearing and total idiots (please dear god let them be free ticket people or I'm going to security next game). Yellow coats likely to support swearing idiots over 14 year ticket holder.