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[#1 PA Husky Fan]

Anybody talk to the new DC?

 

[Exit 4]

Calm down. First, I think one scholarship will go to the kicker as there isn’t a kicker on scholarship after Tarbut left. Also, the transfer portal has changed the game. Look at the number of players that are available from top P5 programs. Nobody knows how it will shake out' but you need scholarships to participate.

Finally, we have a small senior class, so it makes sense to grab more grad transfers that can contribute this year and allow for a normal size recruiting class next year.

Let’s see how it all plays out before we get outraged as I am confident we will have 85 kids on scholarship come September.

We will likely have one or two more kids shake out of the program after spring ball. Randy should be thinking about finding 7 more guys that can be on campus on 8/1 for fall practice. Thats a lot of recruiting / transfer portal work to be doing...so chop - chop.

And lets not forget that fall of 2018 we were docked three scholarships and we let one go unused, so we had a roster of 81. Sounded insignificant at the time, but I sure would like to have had all four of those slots filled last fall so we have four more dudes working out with Matt King and studying that playbook for the 2019 campaign.

Of course its a balancing act, but you can't build depth without using all the slots.

 

[whaler11]

Calm down. First, I think one scholarship will go to the kicker as there isn’t a kicker on scholarship after Tarbut left. Also, the transfer portal has changed the game. Look at the number of players that are available from top P5 programs. Nobody knows how it will shake out' but you need scholarships to participate.

Finally, we have a small senior class, so it makes sense to grab more grad transfers that can contribute this year and allow for a normal size recruiting class next year.

Let’s see how it all plays out before we get outraged as I am confident we will have 85 kids on scholarship come September.

Pretty sure I said August. But the idea that Edsall is leveraging the portal into an improved roster is pretty ridiculous. We are losing players to FBS schools and becoming Seton Hill North.

 

[UConnJim]

There are > 2000 kids in the transfer portal. They can start talking to other schools, but they don’t have to transfer.

Based on the portal info, we are not even close to being a hard hit school. Virginia Tech has 2 QBs, 3 WR, 1 TE, 2 DL, 1 LB, 1 DB in the portal. Louisville has 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 LBs. Illinois has1 RB, 1 WR, 1 TE, 4 OL, 1 DB. Rutgers has 2 RBs, 1 WR, 1 TE, 1 OL, 1 DB. USC has 4 WRs, 2 LBs, 2 DBs. UCLA has 1 QB, 2 RBs, 1 WR, 1 TE, 1 DL, 2 LBs, 1 DB, And there are many other schools hit hard as well.

Out of the players that left, Davis was the only probable starter. Beavers would have contributed, but I don’t think he would have started.

The transfer portal is new and we don’t know how it all will play out so we need to be patient.

 

[whaler11]

There are > 2000 kids in the transfer portal. They can start talking to other schools, but they don’t have to transfer.

Based on the portal info, we are not even close to being a hard hit school. Virginia Tech has 2 QBs, 3 WR, 1 TE, 2 DL, 1 LB, 1 DB in the portal. Louisville has 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 LBs. Illinois has1 RB, 1 WR, 1 TE, 4 OL, 1 DB. Rutgers has 2 RBs, 1 WR, 1 TE, 1 OL, 1 DB. USC has 4 WRs, 2 LBs, 2 DBs. UCLA has 1 QB, 2 RBs, 1 WR, 1 TE, 1 DL, 2 LBs, 1 DB, And there are many other schools hit hard as well.

Out of the players that left, Davis was the only probable starter. Beavers would have contributed, but I don’t think he would have started.

The transfer portal is new and we don’t know how it all will play out so we need to be patient.

So we ignore Beavers to Cinci, Davis to Georgia Tech, even Murphy to Ball St while bringing in DII transfers?

We aren’t seeing how that plays out already?

The level of incompetence that is being supported here is amazing.

 

[UConnJim]

So we ignore Beavers to Cinci, Davis to Georgia Tech, even Murphy to Ball St while bringing in DII transfers?

We aren’t seeing how that plays out already?

The level of incompetence that is being supported here is amazing.

Like I said, Davis is the only starter that left. I don’t think Beavers would start and Murphy was buried on the depth chart.

What I do see is we added a lot more speed than we lost.

I remember when people complained about Canadian recruits, but most have been productive in hindsight. Let’s see how the 2 D2 kids do before you trash them.

 

[whaler11]

Like I said, Davis is the only starter that left. I don’t think Beavers would start and Murphy was buried on the depth chart.

What I do see is we added a lot more speed than we lost.

I remember when people complained about Canadian recruits, but most have been productive in hindsight. Let’s see how the 2 D2 kids do before you trash them.

So a good Cincinnati team wants Beavers but he isn’t good enough to play for the worst defense in the country.

Ok.

Best of luck to the d2 kids... but come on - this is stupid at this point. No legitimate FBS program brings in d2 transfers.

I give you credit - you are a true believer. But seriously this program is a joke.

 

[Husky68]

Calm down. First, I think one scholarship will go to the kicker as there isn’t a kicker on scholarship after Tarbut left. Also, the transfer portal has changed the game. Look at the number of players that are available from top P5 programs. Nobody knows how it will shake out' but you need scholarships to participate.

Finally, we have a small senior class, so it makes sense to grab more grad transfers that can contribute this year and allow for a normal size recruiting class next year.

Let’s see how it all plays out before we get outraged as I am confident we will have 85 kids on scholarship come September.

More likely I'll win the New York this year than UConn has 85 football players on scholarship for the opening game in 2019. But hey, maybe my competition hasn't been chopp'n as much wood as me.

 

[UConnJim]

So a good Cincinnati team wants Beavers but he isn’t good enough to play for the worst defense in the country.

Ok.

Best of luck to the d2 kids... but come on - this is stupid at this point. No legitimate FBS program brings in d2 transfers.

I give you credit - you are a true believer. But seriously this program is a joke.

The only way D2 or FCS players can transfer to FBS and play immediately is as a grad transfer. There aren’t that many grad transfers from those levels as not as many kids redshirt. But, we do know there is talent at D2 and FCS as we do know there were 83 D2 kids on NFL rosters. In fact, 4 NFL teams had 6 D2 players on their roster including the LA Rams. Two of the best WRs in the NFL, Tyreek Hill and Adam Thielen played D2.

Let’s see how they do and then analyze their performance. I think they can play.

 

[whaler11]

The only way D2 or FCS players can transfer to FBS and play immediately is as a grad transfer. There aren’t that many grad transfers from those levels as not as many kids redshirt. But, we do know there is talent at D2 and FCS as we do know there were 83 D2 kids on NFL rosters. In fact, 4 NFL teams had 6 D2 players on their roster including the LA Rams. Two of the best WRs in the NFL, Tyreek Hill and Adam Thielen played D2.

Let’s see how they do and then analyze their performance. I think they can play.

This is Diaco level delusion you are peddling.

Please stop enabling this.

 

[UConnJim]

This is Diaco level delusion you are peddling.

Please stop enabling this.

Ha! We shall see!

 

[Hornet22]

So a good Cincinnati team wants Beavers but he isn’t good enough to play for the worst defense in the country.

Ok.

Best of luck to the d2 kids... but come on - this is stupid at this point. No legitimate FBS program brings in d2 transfers.

I give you credit - you are a true believer. But seriously this program is a joke.

So....besides your perfunctory answer of being insane, why do you even bother to hang around? Your assessment of the program is obviously supported by past and current (perceived) ineptitude. Surely you’re not an optimist- you’re a realist. I get that. And according to the breadth of your posts you don’t see things changing any time soon. Seems to me like you should just stop following this joke of a program that happens to be broke as well? It’s almost like you’re beating a dead horse with your criticism of the team.

 

[whaler11]

So....besides your perfunctory answer of being insane, why do you even bother to hang around? Your assessment of the program is obviously supported by past and current (perceived) ineptitude. Surely you’re not an optimist- you’re a realist. I get that. And according to the breadth of your posts you don’t see things changing any time soon. Seems to me like you should just stop following this joke of a program that happens to be broke as well? It’s almost like you’re beating a dead horse with your criticism of the team.

actually i’m getting there. i’ve been to every home game except one since 1998. i went to my first game in 1986. i’ve been to dozens of road games all over the place.

there is something extremely wrong in storrs - maybe it’s just they are so broke they can’t function as a legitimate athletic department - maybe it is other factors

if you dont like what i post you can put me on ignore - they were one of the worst teams in college football history last year - and they have worse coaches and a worse roster for 2019. sorry not sorry for not pretending bringing in d2 transfers is going improve things

but thanks for the advice guy who has been around two seconds because he knows someone on the team

 

[gtcam]

Let’s stop pretending this is some great strategic plan. We lost too many recruiting battles we thought we might win, so here we are.

Sounds like the mens basketball team

 

[Hornet22]

actually i’m getting there. i’ve been to every home game except one since 1998. i went to my first game in 1986. i’ve been to dozens of road games all over the place.

there is something extremely wrong in storrs - maybe it’s just they are so broke they can’t function as a legitimate athletic department - maybe it is other factors

if you dont like what i post you can put me on ignore - they were one of the worst teams in college football history last year - and they have worse coaches and a worse roster for 2019. sorry not sorry for not pretending bringing in d2 transfers is going improve things

but thanks for the advice guy who has been around two seconds because he knows someone on the team

Never said I didn’t like your posts. I read them just like all the other ones on here- even Chief’s. I’m a big believer of respectful banter- whether you agree or disagree.
I also believe that the amount of time you follow a program bares no impact on how passionate you may be about said program. You’re no different than me because you can post how long and to what lengths you’ve followed UConn football. Truth is, if I did know someone on the team then the amount of time and how passionate I feel about that person makes the blood I bleed for UConn football just as blue as yours- because I have that personal connection with them.
I’ve never questioned your patriotism for the program and how much time you’ve invested. It was just a bit odd that you bash the optimists on here by calling them insane over their redundant posts on how they believe the program will get better- yet you live directly on the opposite side of the island of redundancy with your constant posts on how the program is a tire fire.
Was just a bit odd to me. That’s all.
I believe there is a thin line between love and hate. Crazy thing is we are all alike in our insanity over the program linked by one thing- our passion.

 

[whaler11]

Never said I didn’t like your posts. I read them just like all the other ones on here- even Chief’s. I’m a big believer of respectful banter- whether you agree or disagree.
I also believe that the amount of time you follow a program bares no impact on how passionate you may be about said program. You’re no different than me because you can post how long and to what lengths you’ve followed UConn football. Truth is, if I did know someone on the team then the amount of time and how passionate I feel about that person makes the blood I bleed for UConn football just as blue as yours- because I have that personal connection with them.
I’ve never questioned your patriotism for the program and how much time you’ve invested. It was just a bit odd that you bash the optimists on here by calling them insane over their redundant posts on how they believe the program will get better- yet you live directly on the opposite side of the island of redundancy with your constant posts on how the program is a tire fire.
Was just a bit odd to me. That’s all.
I believe there is a thin line between love and hate. Crazy thing is we are all alike in our insanity over the program linked by one thing- our passion.

if you think the players families are the same types of fans as the regular fans i got a bridge to sell you. that couldnt be further from the truth.

if you think people who stumbled in two years ago are the same types of fans as people who went to newark delaware and orono maine for years... lol

i kill the program and the ad because there needs to be change across the board.

blind optimism pretending the building isnt on fire is ridiculous at this point.

when even the coaches are on the run.... it might be time to stop pretending

 

[blue93]

if you think the players families are the same types of fans as the regular fans i got a bridge to sell you. that couldnt be further from the truth.

if you think people who stumbled in two years ago are the same types of fans as people who went to newark delaware and orono maine for years... lol

i kill the program and the ad because there needs to be change across the board.

blind optimism pretending the building isnt on fire is ridiculous at this point.

when even the coaches are on the run.... it might be time to stop pretending

Say what you will about Whaler... but he's been right more than any of us. I don't like it and he probably doesn't like it, but it's the truth.

I would be curious what you think the right course of action is. I'm at a loss today. It just never ends.

 

[Hornet22]

if you think the players families are the same types of fans as the regular fans i got a bridge to sell you. that couldnt be further from the truth.

if you think people who stumbled in two years ago are the same types of fans as people who went to newark delaware and orono maine for years... lol

i kill the program and the ad because there needs to be change across the board.

blind optimism pretending the building isnt on fire is ridiculous at this point.

when even the coaches are on the run.... it might be time to stop pretending

Truth is the players would rather have blind optimists cheering for them in the stands rather than someone yelling they suck from the same stands.
Here’s what I do know....when the players friends/families show up to the games they will be just as passionate as the players on the field. Going to those games, seeing the empty stadium, the true fans are the ones who rock with the players through thick and thin- holding signs up cheering on their loved one.

Here Is where your theory is a bit flawed. Pick any stadium in the country that has a rabid fan base- let’s say Alabama. Do you think everyone in that stadium is a Whaler type fossil? Probably not. I’m an educated man and I know that people in the stadium cheering for their home team consists of yes, long time season ticket holders- Whaler Types, but many new faces including students and family members- people that have moved into the community etc.
To somehow diminish the importance of a new fan is- not sure of the word but....
After those games, win or lose, do you know who’s out there waiting for the players in the concourse to hug them and pat them on the back? You guessed it...Family and friends. I would reckon to think the players go out there and play hard for them more so for the Whaler type fossils. Not saying they don’t appreciate and go hard for all the people in the seats. But you get my point.
So which fans do you think are more valuable to the players? You guessed it. The ones that are in the concourse waiting for them after a brutal 57-7 loss to Temple.

 

[Hornet22]

Say what you will about Whaler... but he's been right more than any of us. I don't like it and he probably doesn't like it, but it's the truth.

I would be curious what you think the right course of action is. I'm at a loss today. It just never ends.

No one said his assessment of the program was wrong. It doesn’t take a genius to see that. Most of what he posts is spot on. I was just wondering why he bashes the eternal optimists for their redundant posts of blind optimism yet he does the same thing on the opposite side. None of his posts add anything new to what he’s already noted: UConn football sucks and it’s a tire fire and the coaches can’t recruit.

I was only asking him a question.

 

[whaler11]

Truth is the players would rather have blind optimists cheering for them in the stands rather than someone yelling they suck from the same stands.
Here’s what I do know....when the players friends/families show up to the games they will be just as passionate as the players on the field. Going to those games, seeing the empty stadium, the true fans are the ones who rock with the players through thick and thin- holding signs up cheering on their loved one.

Here Is where your theory is a bit flawed. Pick any stadium in the country that has a rabid fan base- let’s say Alabama. Do you think everyone in that stadium is a Whaler type fossil? Probably not. I’m an educated man and I know that people in the stadium cheering for their home team consists of yes, long time season ticket holders- Whaler Types, but many new faces including students and family members- people that have moved into the community etc.
To somehow diminish the importance of a new fan is- not sure of the word but....
After those games, win or lose, do you know who’s out there waiting for the players in the concourse to hug them and pat them on the back? You guessed it...Family and friends. I would reckon to think the players go out there and play hard for them more so for the Whaler type fossils. Not saying they don’t appreciate and go hard for all the people in the seats. But you get my point.
So which fans do you think are more valuable to the players? You guessed it. The ones that are in the concourse waiting for them after a brutal 57-7 loss to Temple.

im not diminishing new fans - trust me we need them but getting lectures from them is pretty stale. its like a vegas golden knights fan trying to pretend they are as diehard as some leafs fan who hasnt seem them win in many decades. its like the people not in connecticut who lecture people about not attending or leaving early.

the players families are there for their kids - the second their kid leaves they are gone. which is how it should be - but they arent like regular fans.

i should hope the players family and friends are more valuable to them than randos like me. but this isnt pop warner - expecting the fans to clap quietly while the team goes 0-11 against fbs teams aint gonna happen

 

[Hornet22]

im not diminishing new fans - trust me we need them but getting lectures from them is pretty stale. its like a vegas golden knights fan trying to pretend they are as diehard as some leafs fan who hasnt seem them win in many decades. its like the people not in connecticut who lecture people about not attending or leaving early.

the players families are there for their kids - the second their kid leaves they are gone. which is how it should be - but they arent like regular fans.

i should hope the players family and friends are more valuable to them than randos like me. but this isnt pop warner - expecting the fans to clap quietly while the team goes 0-11 against fbs teams aint gonna happen

We’ll agree to disagree there. I don’t believe the players families abandon the program after their kid leaves (perhaps a few) I’d like to think that relationships were forged throughout the recruiting process and the time spent there that binds the family member to the program for a lifetime. I think you’re making that point out of convenience to support your argument. A fan base is made up of many people including alumni, town residents, player’s (current and former) family members, friends, etc. They all matter.

And I wasn’t lecturing you at all. Just pointing out what I saw.

 

[whaler11]

We’ll agree to disagree there. I don’t believe the players families abandon the program after their kid leaves (perhaps a few) I’d like to think that relationships were forged throughout the recruiting process and the time spent there that binds the family member to the program for a lifetime. I think you’re making that point out of convenience to support your argument. A fan base is made up of many people including alumni, town residents, player’s (current and former) family members, friends, etc. They all matter.

And I wasn’t lecturing you at all. Just pointing out what I saw.

well weve had plenty of parents come and every last one except orlovsky’s dad is gone. and hes just sticks around because he hates edsall

these are... actual facts.

 

[Waquoit]

Sounds like the mens basketball team

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