Syracuse post game thread

[RuffRuff]

This isn't true. We won zero regular season P4 games last year. I guess the rats are jumping off the boat.

The idea is incremental progression, with a target of showing some P4 conference that we can hold water. You are who you beat. That was a massive opportunity lost.

If beating Umass floats your boat, enjoy. No one gives a rats a other than UConn fans in a vacuum.

I’d go as far as saying winning that game on the road has more value than winning all the non P4 games combined.

 

[maple]

It's not an allergy. It's about $1,000,000 in NIL money...

I know. The problem is we can’t get any donor to pony up the money.

 

[SwingDog]

We are not that good. Too bad, needed a scalp like this.

We are good enough to have been able to win this game, but we just didn't execute on a few key plays.

 

[superjohn]

Horrible loss. We have 2 more chances to beat a P4 team. Need to do that make the leap to a respectable program. And the defense on the TD pass to make it 17-12 was puzzling. Why stop when a guy has you beat by 2 steps? There were no other receivers in the area that he had responsibility for

Whenever the program looks like it has a bit of momentum something like this happens. This hurts even more because the game shouldn't have even been close and it's year four for Mora. At some point you actually have to close out these games instead of finding every way possible to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and this program is well past that point. Schedule was set up perfectly with an easy slate and three mid to bad P4 teams. This was just a crushing loss for the program.

 

[metsfan2323]

The idea is incremental progression,

Taking Syracuse to OT on the road is incremental progression. I look forward to more. Not throwing in the towel when the season is 8 days old.

 

[ScottVib]

Syracuse running sprints after the win:

 

[JMick]

I wouldn’t even call them a decent team. They’re staring at a 4-8 year.

We were way more talented than them. It's dumbfounding that we managed to lose this one

 

[SportsFan88]

People are complaining about about our defense but to me I am more disappointed in our offense today. Its always going to be hard to hold P4 teams under 20 points. If we had better offense output today we would have cruised to victory.

Anyone complaining about our defense after that game is NUTS

 

[uchusky32]

Definitely competitive game. We had a shot. Needed some close out drives to take some pressure off the D. The D played so well for so long. We’ll learn from this.

 

[king conn]

Isn't the point of the prevent defense to not give up the big play? Our prevent gives up more big plays than our regular defenses.

 

[The Viking]

I didn't like the tone Mora set early in this game when he punted when it was 4th and an inch. I just hate when you are the underdog on the road and you show cowardice like that. Show some toughness - it sends a message to the players too - and we were very likely going to convert there.
The poor throw to Hansen (i think) when he's wide open with no one near him was devastating as was Hansen (I think) dropping a wide open throw over the middle for a chance for a chunk play and moving the chains and tiliting the field.
Also the high throw by Fagnano to Bell where Bell has to jump in the air at the line and as a result gets tackled instead of making a positive play - Fagnano's accuracy is mystifying at times.
And that camera on their last touchdown showing the guy clearly bobbling the ball and it's not even reviewed - such BS. At least review it and entertain us.
We didn't just shoot ourselves in the foot, we blew the whole damn leg off.

 

[Scoe]

Syracuse running sprints after the win:

That’s grandstanding by Fran Brown, dude your not Nick Saban.

 

[SportsFan88]

We were way more talented than them. It's dumbfounding that we managed to lose this one

We looked like the better team all game long, that’s why this L is so tough

 

[CashewCrew]

I truly think this game came down to Fagnano not making those easy throws. He was just off. The offense lost us this game, not the defense. Which was the opposite of what all of us would have thought going into it.

 

[JMick]

We looked like the better team all game long, that’s why this L is so tough

This is our best roster in years. I'm so confused over this one. The offenses inability to move the ball from the plus side of the 50 to the 35 basically cost the game. Besides those 15 yards on that side of the ball we were trouncing them

 

[zmart]

Could not believe how slow Joe was when forced out of the pocket. Looked like he had concrete shoes. Never a hint of a running threat. Could not move quick enough to evade anyone in the pocket.
Evers?

 

[CashewCrew]

That’s grandstanding by Fran Brown, dude you’re not Nick Saban.

Disrespectful

 

[Redding Husky]

If we played them 100 times, we would win 50 and they would win 50. That’s much better than the situation a few years ago. There are no moral victories anymore, but the trajectory for UConn football is still up and that’s key.

 

[ScottVib]

as was Hansen (I think) dropping a wide open throw over the middle for a chance for a chunk play and moving the chains and tiliting the field.

This was Honig

 

[maple]

This isn't true. We won zero regular season P4 games last year. I guess the rats are jumping off the boat. Tough loss but Geez. (not talking about you specifically)

And no one in P4 actually takes us seriously. Until we actually start beating them, we will always be “less than” them.

 

[JMick]

If we played them 100 times, we would win 50 and they would win 50. That’s much better than the situation a few years ago. There are no moral victories anymore, but the trajectory for UConn football is still up and that’s key.

This team should beat them nine times out of ten. We were that much better than them for the vast majority of the game

 

[UConnDan97]

Whenever the program looks like it has a bit of momentum something like this happens. This hurts even more because the game shouldn't have even been close and it's year four for Mora. At some point you actually have to close out these games instead of finding every way possible to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and this program is well past that point. Schedule was set up perfectly with an easy slate and three mid to bad P4 teams. This was just a crushing loss for the program.

Mora isn't the problem. If you believe he is, then you haven't been following UConn Football very closely...

 

[Redding Husky]

We’ve played 5 games against the ACC in the last year and we’ve been extremely competitive in all 5. There is no real talent gap.

 

[Punkbo]

Bad news: Basic execution wins this game. We failed miserably.

Good news: The Elijah Craig is still delicious.

 

[The Viking]

That’s grandstanding by Fran Brown, dude your not Nick Saban.

He put together a roster that isn't that much better than ours (if it even is better). Maybe he should be the one running.