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I'm 10 toes in. I've bought the hype. This team has talent at the skill positions, talent on defense. And even when you have moderate talent (o-line?) 11 guys on the field working as one unit can overcome superior individuals. I think we win 7-8 games this year, and 10 within 3 years.
 
BlueDogs said:
My biggest fear already is that somebody is going to poach him very quickly. This guy is special. He is operating at a completely different level than we have ever seen.
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I believe that this will be entirely on us, the fan base. Diaco has an idea of what we can become in football (from what he saw when UVA visited in 2008) but we need to support the football program now, before the positive results come in, as if we are winning eight, nine, ten games a year regularly. I believe that if we provide the support necessary to sustain a major football program everything will fall in place as currently that appears to be the one variable that we don't have solved. It also is the one variable that we have the most control over.
 
huskymedic said:
Gotta like where the staff is pointing these kids...

@sheridenL44: Just had Dewey Bozella come talk to us about fear. Definitely a motivating story



http://www.greatertalent.com/deweybozella/
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UConnFootball8:08am via TweetDeck
Tremendous privilege for #UCONNFootball to be able to hear the inspiring story of @DeweyBozella Friday night.pic.twitter.com/u7D18QTRca

DeweyBozella9:17am via Twitter for iPhone
@UConnFootball It was an honor meeting all of you too. Thanks for having me.Good luck this season and no matter what happens, NEVER give up!
 
BlueDogs said:
BD can sell ice to Eskimos. Of course he has sold UConn that it is where he wants to be. But, that's also why has some real leadership qualities, he can get people to buy into his world.
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If he could only sell ice to the recruits, 2015 recruiting class currently #88 on rivals, I was hoping the all this buzz and hype would be bringing better results.
 
d1reality said:
If he could only sell ice to the recruits, 2015 recruiting class currently #88 on rivals, I was hoping the all this buzz and hype would be bringing better results.
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sportsart said:
If it makes you feel any better, ESPN has us with 10 three star commits.

Sigh....
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I had to look myself as well. You are correct. Not a bad number for August, for UConn that is. I don't care what anyone says, the kids coming in sound like team leaders. They sound like kids most parents would be proud to have as a son. They have size (height/weight combo) that can't be taught. Diaco won't let these kids quit. He won't let them give in and he surely won't let them give up on one another. A new era of UConn football is beginning. Believe it folks. What is a team without it's fans? They need us more than ever. Whether you can make it to a game in person, tune in on TV, the radio or the internet the support is needed. The University needs us, the football program needs us and the state needs UConn athletics. Enough of the negative attitudes. Quit rehashing the past. Look to the future. Have some optimism, hope and help these young men and coaches build this program to national recognition instead of the laughing stock of college football.

If you decide you want to be anything but supportive, please take your negativity somewhere else and don't bother watching.
 
d1reality said:
If he could only sell ice to the recruits, 2015 recruiting class currently #88 on rivals, I was hoping the all this buzz and hype would be bringing better results.
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Just go look at the recruits tapes on Hudl and you'll feel a lot better.
 
WingU-Conn said:
I'm 10 toes in. I've bought the hype. This team has talent at the skill positions, talent on defense. And even when you have moderate talent (o-line?) 11 guys on the field working as one unit can overcome superior individuals. I think we win 7-8 games this year, and 10 within 3 years.
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You're an impulsive, cool-aid-drinking apologista!

(And I'm with you 100%)
 
d1reality said:
If he could only sell ice to the recruits, 2015 recruiting class currently #88 on rivals, I was hoping the all this buzz and hype would be bringing better results.
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The star rating system has some merit but I like Bob Diaco's slant on it. Apparently it's not as big a deal in his evaluation system,

"The star rating is ridiculous, convoluted, non-essential for team building," he said. "It is a fan, money-making component, which I respect and I'm good on. I love the fact that football — high school, [youth] football, college football — gets more and more and more [publicity] and press and excitement. That's not a bad thing, but we're not going to do our business based on it. And whether one guy was a one-star, two-star, four-star, five-star is irrelevant to what our needs are."

It's all about the evaluation of players and then the development of those players that will determine success.
 
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Stinger92860 said:
I certainly hope he was innocent. I believe Ruben Carter was guilty and got away with murder.
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:rolleyes:

Yeah, the convicts that recanted their testimony against him for cash and reduced sentences were obviously more trustworthy than Carter's supposed accomplice who refused to testify against him in exchange for his release.

I suppose it's because they were white.
 
WingU-Conn said:
:rolleyes:

Yeah, the convicts that recanted their testimony against him for cash and reduced sentences were obviously more trustworthy than Carter's supposed accomplice who refused to testify against him in exchange for his release.

I suppose it's because they were white.
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Do we really have to take this thread that far off the rails?
 
Jimdish255 said:
You're an impulsive, cool-aid-drinking apologista!

(And I'm with you 100%)
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I never bought the "talent" complaints. We didn't go up two scores on Michigan by accident. We will be bowling this year.
 
huskymedic said:
Ignore it... Don't take the bait. Self Control :)
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You're right, of course, but some topics are hard to ignore. A man's life was ruined because he was black, with a troubled past, and a loud mouth. For some of us, it's hard to ignore comments like that.

If he said OJ got away with murder, this would have played out differently.
 
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I think the star ratings have some merit. If you could get 4- and 5-star guys in here, you do it. But FHCRE absolutely proved you can find other wins to win. If you develop players and you play to your strengths, even if it's running a ton of boring up-the-gut running plays cause your O-line/RB are fantastic, then you can win games and be successful. I think Diaco absolutely knows that, which is why he's not willing to throw the rating system totally under the bus. But he also knows we aren't going to get those guys (yet?), so he focuses on the measurements you can't teach (height, weight, etc.) and character.
 
The recruiting sites can probably accurately identify a lot of the obvious talent - the 4 and 5 stars if you will. But, even that is nowhere near 100%. I am not at all convinced that they don't follow the offers in "their" assessment. I wonder if Alabama made me an offer, or, more likely, if I told people Alabama made me an offer, if I wouldn't get 4 or 5 stars. When you boil it all down, I think the top 15 programs or so are properly reflected on these sites, but again, it's a chicken and egg thing - are the sites simply mimicking who the top programs recruit.

After that it's a complete crap shoot. Worrying about a kid with 2 stars versus 3 stars is ridiculous. Whether a class is ranked 42nd or 72nd is equally meaningless. Given the physical development that takes place with kids this age, I think a lot of this assessment is as much art as science.

Counting stars is easy, so folks will gravitate to it so they can be "experts". The sites are smart enough to know that gets them eyeballs.
 
Yep, the tail wags the dog. If the right schools show interest, then so and so must be a 4/5 star. I think Diaco knows this and is staying just ahead of the "star curve" - guys that are juuuust under recruited or poised to have very nice senior seasons. I'm 100% certain the star ratings of this recruiting class will increase over time (I think it already has, according to some websites) as they accumulate offers. Diaco will have to work to turn solid verbals in to letters of intent. But at least on the surface he's recruiting high quality, big, physical guys who love football, want to learn, and will be poised to explode under Balis's strength program.
 
My issue with posters who talk about stars is that they're not consistent. They create the story that fits their narrative.
 
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They mean something. Just not a metric that can be used definitively for anything other than relative success in recruiting kids that are highly desired by top programs.

As a projection of success on the field they are no better than height, weight, and 40 time.

We've won conference championships and been to the BCS, but never finished in the top 25. Our star ratings need to improve generally, but there is no discrete correlation.
 
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