Realistically? Don't Expect A Dramatic Turnaround For UConn Football (J. Jacobs)

[huskymedic]

Realistically? Don't Expect A Dramatic Turnaround For UConn Football

 

[chuck shick]

But his teams won the games they were supposed to win and snuck in program-defining stunners here and there. He did it without wearing cranberry-colored slacks. Great line by Jacobs

 

[blue93]

Quite a few Diaco jabs in there

 

[huskeynut]

Very good article by Jacobs. Realistic.

A lot of unknown variables that will come into play this season - no pun intended. Jacobs mentions most of them. I still think we can get 5 wins.

 

[Chuck]

Does Jacobs read The Boneyard? ;o) He should've dual posted that at the Courant and here!

As a casual, out of state, UConn football fan, I don't think I realized just how badly the team folded at the end of the year. I watched the initial few games. I started to give up after the Navy game simply because of the early and late coaching (where my Annapolis-grad friend said "your coach doesn't seem to have much of a game plan").
Towards the end I just put my head in the sand and didn't even look at the scores. I could just tell the results by the tone and threads on this board!

People say there are no "moral victories" but that isn't true when measuring progress. A competitive 4-8 is still more encouraging than last year.

 

[mikedog10]

"The Huskies won't go no-huddle just to stand there in formation as the play clock winds down, wasting their own good conditioning on Diaco's obsession to eat as much clock as possible in the relentless pursuit of a 0-0 game."

Diaco's relentless pursuit of a 0-0 game made me laugh out loud. I cannot wait to see this team score some points on Thursday night!

 

[freescooter]

I think Jacobs was right on with this in terms of expectations. Usually I don't like non-league games later in the year but this year I think it will work out for us since I think the October-November team will be much better than Septembers. My hope is that this group is closer to the 2002(I think) group that struggled early was competitive against some teams then ended the year with 4 wins including Iowa State to finish 6-6.

 

[Exit 4]

Great column. Jacobs seemed to be writing for us.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

He pretty much stole most of this from the BY. It was a good column though.

 

[CL82]

Good column. Upbeat and funny but not unduly optimistic.

I've said this before, but the question isn't does Jacob use the BY as a resource, he clearly does and as said as much. It is just good column prep to get a sense of what the fan base is thinking and there is no better resource for that than the BY.

 

[ktuck911]

As long as we show we can win games we are supposed to win instead of dealing with that circus for 3 years (I feel bad for the kids in the program over that period of time)....

 

[warbler1055]

I don't care about realistic expectation. I am looking for a fantastic season. I am hoping for a fantasy, a 7-5 season!!!! The hell with caution and analysis, I just want UConn to win!!!!

 

[Milo65]

"Stop the presses! UConn is going to return punts. Don't even get me started on Diaco's cockamamie reasoning to fair catch everything." The fact that the coach recognizes special teams (and I don't mean fake punts) is an upgrade.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Jacobs has generally been good with football.
Popped up occasionally on realignment and then would lose interest.
Never been impressed with his basketball writing or analysis.

 

[SubbaBub]

Shut up, Jeff. It's our delusions that will keep us warm this winter.

 

[SubbaBub]

Ok, Jeff is not wrong except that anyone who has watched this program knows that better effort and organization alone would have won a lot more games the last 6 years.

We can not say that we will definitely beat anyone but we can say that if we don't shoot ourselves in the foot 10 times a game, we can expect to win a bunch of them against a schedule with a lot of bottom half teams.

Disco blew at least 3 of the 8 games that the kids showed up to play. We lost count of how many PP gave away.

5 wins would be OK, less would be forgiven and more a source of jubilation. Just don't be embarrassing like we've been. We can obsess over win totals next season.

 

[Palatine]

I absolutely expect a dramatic turnaround and nothing less.

 

[Husky25]

It was actually a pretty decent column. It renders my 7-5 prediction bold, but he actually makes a case for something north of 4 wins. 6-6 is doable.

 

[junglehusky]

I absolutely expect a dramatic turnaround and nothing less.

It's possible to have a dramatic turnaround on the field but still wind up with 3-4 wins.

 

[BlueDogs]

He pretty much stole most of this from the BY. It was a good column though.

True. But I'd rather have them lifting some thoughts than ignoring. The BY is a treasure trove, chock full of good observations and sentiments. Its like free crowd sourced material.

 

[junglehusky]

True. But I'd rather have them lifting some thoughts than ignoring. The BY is a treasure trove, chock full of good observations and sentiments. Its like free crowd sourced material.

Don't forget the totally legitimate insider information that is not the product of Chief's overactive imagination.

 

[BlueDogs]

Holy Cross is a bell weather game...hard to believe but true. If they can generate offense and points, the confidence builds and the spell begins to break as the albatross falls from the neck. If we struggle like we did against Maine, it will indicate a much harder, longer path.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

It's possible to have a dramatic turnaround on the field but still wind up with 3-4 wins.

He's leaving enough room to whine about Edsall no matter what happens.

Locks of Century - Pal will claim Edsall sucked and he'll clamor for one of the true freshmen QB's to get their chance.

 

[Dizzy21]

15-0

 

[Nostical]

It renders my 7-5 prediction bold

7-5 is not bold, its's conservative. This team will be one of the most talked about turn arounds in college football.