This isn't complicated. Maybe it wasn't a must win game at opening kick-off but it became a must win game up 17-6 with 7 minutes left. Let's just say the football program blew it.
UConn is in a unique situation unlike any other program. Many outsiders still perceive UConn as a fledgling program that no conference wants. No, one game doesn't make a difference for most programs and it doesn't make a difference whether UConn lands in a conference, but a long series of games do. We know the financial disadvantage we are at just trying to win a single P4 game but outsiders don't care. They only care about W's.
Under our beloved HC Jim Mora and I mean that 100%
2022 1-3 vs P4 beating bcu
2023 0-4 vs P4
2024 1-4 vs P4 including 3 close losses and the Fenway Bowl victory
2025 0-1 vs P4 so far with games against bcu and duke remaining. We don't know how good those 3 ACC teams will perform this year but the W over cuse which was circling the hole would have gone a long way to giving UConn some much needed cred.
UConn plays 3 ACC, 3 American, 2 CUSA, 2 MAC, and 1 MWC programs. It's a very winnable schedule for most programs. UConn absolutely has to beat duke or bcu and not sheet the bed against G5 programs. The cuse game was a mega lost opportunity.
How about take it one game at a time. People obsess over the ACC games and just assume the rest will be easy or don’t count for the success of the season.
If Fagano plays like he did yesterday, all of the road games will be in jeopardy. As it is, UConn is about 50-50 to win on the road against Buffalo, Rice, and Florida Atlantic. It’s very possible they could “sheet the bed”.