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Statement Game ... Lack of Progress

Cincy beat UCLA at home, what we do against UCLA? If we diverted there plane to Logan airport and they became lost we would win. If they showed up at the Rent, we would have lost by a few TD, If lucky.
 
LoyalFanCT said:
Does anyone else think that Wagner is an underrated team and they did very well. Thankfully, UConn won in the end. But it is not all doom and gloom for the season. I think the Huskies are much better than last year.
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Nope, nobody else. Just you, dummy
 
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freescooter said:
That is sort of my take. They pretty much dominated the game but made dumb plays that kept letting Wagner back in. The pick six came what atvthe 20;yard line? Two turn overs in the other team’s territory. A dropped pass in the end zone. Almost 400 yds offense to 185. Wagner had I think 2 first down at halftime. They ended with 105 yards rushing but 55 came on 1 play.

It wasn’t good and there is clearly work to do. On to Illinois.
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We have at least 10 TE on the roster. You over 6’1”? You a TE
 
bmayuc said:
Ok, everyone chill. Wow.

We aren't going to be good but this is all a bit much.

Beaudry was fine. He will be fine. He made a lot of nice throws, made a couple bad ones, was limited by some really awful playcalling but he was totally fine. 385 total yards? Fine.

Our offensive line was pretty bad in run blocking, but for the most part held up a wall pass blocking.

Thompson is good. Mensah was pretty meh.

Our Running game generally was incredibly disappointing.

Drayton is good. Maurisseau(sp?) is good. I've always believed Donaldson should get more burn. Fine at WR.

Do we have TEs?

Defense was fine. CBs covered competitively. We have 4-5 competent DL, Dillon Harris, Kevin Jones, and DJ Morgan are solid. Most of the game was actually fine. Got tired and lost focus in 2nd half but honestly 185 yards and 14 pts? I don't care if it's FCS or Southington High, after last year we take that all day.

The fact is that we were massively inefficient. Fumble, turnover on downs, dropped TD, timely penalties, pick six, all in plus territory.

This game was 24-21. It could have just as well been 42-14.

They aren't good. But they aren't historically embarrassing like last year. So, progress?
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Mensah is meh.. He is a step slow, and can’t break loose to the open field. Like Tompkins. Why the load share went to Mensah is beyond me.
 
blue93 said:
Here’s the thing, we weren’t that far from blowing them out for a good portion of that game. Dropped TD pass, fumble near the red zone, pick six near the red zone, long TD run allowed...

With that being said, I don’t think it matters. Our QB was terrible and the o-line was underwhelming to put it kindly. We’re in for another long year.
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Right. It was different from most of the other FCS games in years past where we squeaked by, or lost in one case, and every game I thought the result was no fluke. This game I thought we didn't play well and we should have won by a lot.

However, Wagner is worse than most or all of the FCS teams we played, and its hard to see how we're going to score points this year. Defensively I thought we surpassed my expectations, regardless of opponent, however I highly doubt we've improved enough to win games without a strong offense going forward.

Game felt very different from last year, but felt more like a Diaco game than a real improvement
 
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bmayuc said:
Ok, everyone chill. Wow.

We aren't going to be good but this is all a bit much.

Beaudry was fine. He will be fine. He made a lot of nice throws, made a couple bad ones, was limited by some really awful playcalling but he was totally fine. 385 total yards? Fine.

Our offensive line was pretty bad in run blocking, but for the most part held up a wall pass blocking.

Thompson is good. Mensah was pretty meh.

Our Running game generally was incredibly disappointing.

Drayton is good. Maurisseau(sp?) is good. I've always believed Donaldson should get more burn. Fine at WR.
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All of Beaudry's deep passes were either overthrown or wide left or right of the receiver. What really scares me about him is he has no awareness of the defense, if he doesn't improve fast he will set the UConn record for most picks by a QB in one season.
This is all on Edsall, why Krajewski didn't start is a mystery to me.

I do agree with you though on Mason Donaldson, Drayton, and Maurisseau. Actually said that a couple days ago in another post.
 
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Im ready to sell my soul for art briles. Just about every program does not care about morals and ethics, why should we? Give the man a second chance and we rebuild together. I want to lose 45-43 against quality teams in competitive and entertaining games, not win 24-21 against scrub fcs teams
 
Wait a minute. Some of you guys said Matt King played music and built these guys into mastadons. And that Beaudry was a way better passer than Pindell. Did not see it tonight.
 
Aloha,

Nice to get a victory today. But red flags appeared all over the defensive side, despite the tame stats.

Watching this Wagner game, especially the defense, tells me that it's going to be another great offensive season - for most Huskie FBS opponents - & a very long one for our fans. Once again, the defense's collective & individual instincts & fundamentals are simply not there across the board. The inability to tackle. And they got tired. At least the offense (running potential) & punter didn't stink as much as D. Our QB is terrible - no deep accuracy or decisiveness, no vision, & he's soft, IMO.

In watching this close game against NEC "powerhouse" Wagner, does anyone else get the feeling that it wouldn't be a terrible idea if UConn Football actually did rejoin the FCS & played other regional teams in historic rivalries in the Colonial Athletic Association? I mean UNH, Villanova & James Madison could kick our butts most years.

And let's forget becoming a patsy, mercenary as a losing independent like UMASS in the future. Losing like that is bad for a school's collective psyche (as today's win was). Hey, maybe UMass could even come along with us to the NEC. It would allow the athletic department to dig out of debt more quickly & cut travel expenses (the MAC wouldn't help much here). And we could rekindle the regional rivalries we've always loved, even if they were a long time ago. Why not?

This game showed me once again that FCS - not FBS or Independent FBS - is the level at which UConn Football plays and should play. They were one play or turnover away from losing this to Wagner. One play - at home! To Wagner!

Worse, there are actually more elite athletes from Florida (where the big time athletic football dogs are raised) on Wagner than on UConn's roster. What will entice them up to Storrs, our weather, our stellar FBS record or Randy's days-gone-by BS? And what does a close victory over a losing FCS program tell recruits about the prospects of playing big-time football at UConn? That they can help turn it around with Edsall & his great offensive instincts & sets? Aint gonna happen.

However, I was glad for the victory today.

alohachris
 
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Jimdish255 said:
Let's get this out of the way right now. We're running the offense Edsall wants us to run the way he wants it run and it almost cost us the game tonight. A lot of players not used or not utilized enough so we could do the same thing over and over. So conservative late in games.
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There's not much talent on the roster, which maybe makes the playcalling somewhat less of an issue but THERE'S NOT MUCH TALENT ON THE ROSTER which is on the coaches and how is this different from the Diaco era exactly? We're supposed to hang our hat on somewhat competent OL play against uhhhhhhh Wagner?
 
bmayuc said:
Ok, everyone chill. Wow.

We aren't going to be good but this is all a bit much.

Beaudry was fine. He will be fine. He made a lot of nice throws, made a couple bad ones, was limited by some really awful playcalling but he was totally fine. 385 total yards? Fine.

Our offensive line was pretty bad in run blocking, but for the most part held up a wall pass blocking.

Thompson is good. Mensah was pretty meh.

Our Running game generally was incredibly disappointing.

Drayton is good. Maurisseau(sp?) is good. I've always believed Donaldson should get more burn. Fine at WR.

Do we have TEs?

Defense was fine. CBs covered competitively. We have 4-5 competent DL, Dillon Harris, Kevin Jones, and DJ Morgan are solid. Most of the game was actually fine. Got tired and lost focus in 2nd half but honestly 185 yards and 14 pts? I don't care if it's FCS or Southington High, after last year we take that all day.

The fact is that we were massively inefficient. Fumble, turnover on downs, dropped TD, timely penalties, pick six, all in plus territory.

This game was 24-21. It could have just as well been 42-14.

They aren't good. But they aren't historically embarrassing like last year. So, progress?
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I don't know how you can find any positives out of that game. That was an awful Wagner team and an awful performance from UConn.
 
Dooooooomed said:
The play calling was incredibly predictable, and players were not properly utilized. I don't think the players themselves were all that bad.
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ringing endorsement of our recruiting. "not all that bad"
 
huskyrob1 said:
All of Beaudry's deep passes were either overthrown or wide left or right of the receiver. What really scares me about him is he has no awareness of the defense, if he doesn't improve fast he will set the UConn record for most picks by a QB in one season.
This is all on Edsall, why Krajewski didn't start is a mystery to me.
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It didn’t think he played poorly. The receivers got zero separation against FCS level DBs. He under-threw one open guy. The pick 6 was play calling. They were jumping the same primary route which was run over and over all gave. The 4th and short call was horrendous. You take a 6’5” 240 QB and run a sneak. We might have exchanged a clown DC for a no experience clown OC.
 
huskyrob1 said:
All of Beaudry's deep passes were either overthrown or wide left or right of the receiver. What really scares me about him is he has no awareness of the defense, if he doesn't improve fast he will set the UConn record for most picks by a QB in one season.
This is all on Edsall, why Krajewski didn't start is a mystery to me.

I do agree with you though on Mason Donaldson, Drayton, and Maurisseau. Actually said that a couple days ago in another post.
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You were dead wrong about the team. Dead wrong. So you start blaming the staff?
 
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AndOne said:
Wait a minute. Some of you guys said Matt King played music and built these guys into mastadons. And that Beaudry was a way better passer than Pindell. Did not see it tonight.
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Beaudry IS a better passer than Pindell in the sense that he can put some zip on the ball, Pindell never could. Beaudry's problem is he throws it to the defense.
 
blue93 said:
You were dead wrong about the team. Dead wrong. So you start blaming the staff?
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No I wasn't, I was dead wrong about the coaches. Who are you blaming, the players? GFY, and go find someone else to attack, dpsht.
 
I think there are a lot of positives to take away. The game was not as close as the final score. Defense is much better, running game looks great, our punt returner is excellent, and kicking and punting we’re solid. QB was a little shaky especially on pick six but he made some nice throws as well. I’m optimistic we’re going to beat Ilinois
 
It's amusing how we were doing well not so long ago but after some downtime, think we're only suited for the FCS.

Cannot believe the logic our fans come up with.
 
huskyrob1 said:
No I wasn't, I was dead wrong about the coaches. Who are you blaming, the players? GFY, and go find someone else to attack, dpsht.
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blue93 said:
Shocking (but not really) to see how many people are talking blowout. I don’t care how bad Wagner was last year, I’ll believe we can blow somebody out when I see it.
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huskyrob1 said:
At least they gave a prediction, all you did was talk out your @ ss. Typical.
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blue93 said:
28-21 huskies. Hope that makes you feel better, Rob.
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huskyrob1 said:
Obviously we disagree, but thanks. I just feel from talking to some former players who have been to the practices that this is a very different team from last year. Edsall made two great hires in Spanos and Matt King Kong. I'm sticking with 52-14. Also hearing that Beaudry does not have the QB position locked up yet, but he will probably get the nod.
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1. Who attacked who?
2. 38 point difference (you) vs. 3 point difference (reality) isn’t all on the coaching.
 
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