Rank Next Seasons Opponents

[Zerostatic]

Rank next seasons opponents in order from easiest to hardest and where is the line where we go from being the favorite to the underdog. Please consider home/away status in your rankings

8/31 @ Maryland (Big 10)

9/7 vs. Merrimack (MAAC)

9/14 @ Duke (ACC)

9/21 vs. FAU (Ammerican)

9/28 vs. Buffalo (MAC)

10/5 vs. Temple (American)

10/19 vs. Wake Forest (ACC)

10/26 vs. Rice (American)

11/2 vs. Georgia State (Sun Belt)

11/9 @ UAB (Conference USA)

11/23 @ Syracuse (ACC)

11/30 @ UMass (MAC)

 

[RioDog]

Yes they are rank.

 

[KryHavok]

I want UConn to beat the everliving slap out of all those teams, but particularly Puke, the Fruit, Sleep Woodland, the Turtles, and Ga State, putting those games as the hardest given likely underdog status for UConn and envisioning screwjobs by the refs.

 

[Husky68]

UConn ranks below all the FBS teams shown.

 

[Woof 101]

While I have renewed my season tickets... This is not a happy time post.
This will be a pay your donation or not and sit anywhere you want season again sad to say. This along with walk ups sitting in chair back seating on the 50 yard line.
Our tailgate always a winner for a positive point with good company, food and beverage.

 

[Omahabound]

Look at the schedule. And then look at it again. That’s a tough sell

 

[freescooter]

Rank next seasons opponents in order from easiest to hardest and where is the line where we go from being the favorite to the underdog. Please consider home/away status in your rankings

8/31 @ Maryland (Big 10)12

9/7 vs. Merrimack (MAAC)1

9/14 @ Duke (ACC)11

9/21 vs. FAU (Ammerican)8

9/28 vs. Buffalo (MAC)3

10/5 vs. Temple (American)4

10/19 vs. Wake Forest (ACC)9

10/26 vs. Rice (American)5

11/2 vs. Georgia State (Sun Belt)7

11/9 @ UAB (Conference USA)6

11/23 @ Syracuse (ACC)10

11/30 @ UMass (MAC)2

Ranked. I think there are some wins. 2 points. 1. This is Going to happen when you schedule as am Indy. 2. You don’t want to be in a league, you are going to have years like this. Blah home slate.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

we should win at least six of these games

 

[CONN78SEJ]

we should win at least six of these games

At least six, maybe more, now that Nicky is gone.

 

[giddyup]

Compared to last year, this is an anemic schedule and can’t imagine we will see many folks other than diehards coming out to watch this drivel.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

Compared to last year, this is an anemic schedule and can’t imagine we will see many folks other than diehards coming out to watch this drivel.

if we start to win, fans will show up.

 

[Zerostatic]

I was bored so I used the Sagarin ratings from last year (adjusted to factor home/away) and applied it to this year. Obviously teams will change a lot but this is where UConn Ranks compared to this years scheduled based off of last years results:




vs. Merrimack - 33.50
Temple - 46.07
Buffalo - 51.01
@ UMass - 51.09
UConn - 53.14
FAU - 56.91
@ UAB - 59.69
vs. Rice 59.81
vs. Georgia State 59.84
Wake Forest - 62.41
@ Syracuse - 62.44
@ Duke - 81.55
@ Maryland - 81.99

If we improve to just a 60 rated team which is

 

[Zerostatic]

I got cut off in my last post but I was going to say...

If we improve to just a 60 rated team which is about the 110th best team in collegefootball we'd probably make a bowl game with this schedule. As weak as this schedule may be (it really seems like a typical G5 conference schedule) I think making bowl games will help our prospects in conference realignment.

 

[uconntailgater]

The eight winnable games on the schedule are listed below.

Merrimack - 33.50
Temple - 46.07
Buffalo - 51.01
@ UMass - 51.09
FAU - 56.91
@ UAB - 59.69
vs. Rice 59.81
vs. Georgia State 59.84

Duke and Maryland will be tough games. If we can win one or two out of Syracuse or Wake Forest we should be in good shape for a bowl game next year?

Wake Forest - 62.41
@ Syracuse - 62.44
@ Duke - 81.55
@ Maryland - 81.99

 

[ZooCougar]

The four P4 games are automatic losses.

The rest except for Merrimack are about the same.

 

[That Guy]

Look at the schedule. And then look at it again. That’s a tough sell

It is a tough sell, but that's not the priority right now. We need to focus on scheduling as many opponents that we have a shot at beating to finally get a few seasons above .500 under our belt. Winning is the only thing that matters right now, not the strength of the opponents or sexiness of the schedule.

 

[Omahabound]

It is a tough sell, but that's not the priority right now. We need to focus on scheduling as many opponents that we have a shot at beating to finally get a few seasons above .500 under our belt. Winning is the only thing that matters right now, not the strength of the opponents or sexiness of

Tone deaf take. A Win is a Win motto or mentality is all well and good when u have a conference and the strength of that conference will fluctuate season to season. UConn’s greatest weakness is football and unfortunately football dictates all things money. Winning 8 games against the ccsu Merrimack sacred heart and Florida intl’s will do nothing for Uconn overall. Not the university nor the athletic department as a whole. You have world class basketball programs and the aspirations of a fanbase is to anticipate a schedule full of fcs or “filler” games as a nucleus for football so they can say they have 8 wins not 3?? Keep ur 8 wins!

 

[ZooCougar]

Tone deaf take. A Win is a Win motto or mentality is all well and good when u have a conference and the strength of that conference will fluctuate season to season. UConn’s greatest weakness is football and unfortunately football dictates all things money. Winning 8 games against the ccsu Merrimack sacred heart and Florida intl’s will do nothing for Uconn overall. Not the university nor the athletic department as a whole. You have world class basketball programs and the aspirations of a fanbase is to anticipate a schedule full of fcs or “filler” games as a nucleus for football so they can say they have 8 wins not 3?? Keep ur 8 wins!

You know what does less than that?

Going 3-9.

We won’t have the roster to get 8-9 wins with that schedule.

And it’s only going to get worse when schools start paying kids directly which will start in some places basically now. And it’s coming very soon.

 

[ZooCougar]

I got cut off in my last post but I was going to say...

If we improve to just a 60 rated team which is about the 110th best team in collegefootball we'd probably make a bowl game with this schedule. As weak as this schedule may be (it really seems like a typical G5 conference schedule) I think making bowl games will help our prospects in conference realignment.

Most G5s don’t play four P4 opponents. They might play two.

 

[freescooter]

It is a tough sell, but that's not the priority right now. We need to focus on scheduling as many opponents that we have a shot at beating to finally get a few seasons above .500 under our belt. Winning is the only thing that matters right now, not the strength of the opponents or sexiness of the schedule.

There is something to that. I heard the old Va Tech coach, Beamer, speak on rebuilding one time and he didn’t pull any punches on what he called scheduling for success. He pushed to add an FCS opponent every year, and get games with teams they could beat rather than load up on big names. The goal was to establish a winning tradition first, then upgrade the schedule. But always make sure you have a non-conference schedule where you could go no worse than 2-2 and mostly 3-1, 4-0.

 

[NowInStorrs]

Most G5s don’t play four P4 opponents. They might play two.

I think the idea is that we're not trying to be most G5s

 

[Omahabound]

There is something to that. I heard the old Va Tech coach, Beamer, speak on rebuilding one time and he didn’t pull any punches on what he called scheduling for success. He pushed to add an FCS opponent every year, and get games with teams they could beat rather than load up on big names. The goal was to establish a winning tradition first, then upgrade the schedule. But always make sure you have a non-conference schedule where you could go no worse than 2-2 and mostly 3-1, 4-0.

Yea, speaking from a conference affiliated program. The conference itself is the gauntlet. That is not UConn’s position otherwise I’d agree with that.

 

[ZooCougar]

I think the idea is that we're not trying to be most G5s

I think the idea of faking it till you make it isn’t working out.

What we are doing is the very definition of insanity.

 

[Skies2018]

So we need to win 6 of 8 of the G5 games and I feel like that’s a reasonable task. Anything after that is icing on the cake for me personally.

 

[Alum86]

Based on @Zerostatic‘s Sagarin research, 4-8. Not far off, I.m.o., to my thoughts of a 3-9 season.

 

[Husky92]

Based on @Zerostatic‘s Sagarin research, 4-8. Not far off, I.m.o., to my thoughts of a 3-9 season.

If we go 3-9 with this schedule we really should consider shuttering FB. I know I will likely end my season ticket support. I just can’t continue to throw good money away on an appalling product. And yes, going 3-9 against this schedule would be appalling!

Saying that, this schedule is crafted (on purpose or out of necessity) for success. I wholly expect us to be 6-6 at worst!

Let’s get it done HCJM!

 

[giddyup]

Most G5s don’t play four P4 opponents. They might play two.

Because they are in a conferences. We are hanging out there in no-man’s land. It just tough sledding the way we are positioned. Totally blows but I guess we gut through it until a CR comes along.