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king conn said:
I hope DB sends this list to all the no votes with the Big 12 schools behind us circled
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The scheduling gods smiled upon UConn this season when looking at post 57 and our opponents. The Wake game would have been a big plus. Wins mean more than schedule sometimes.

DB & HCJM: "So Brett says to us he says, 'Look, you guys are in. You're in. Basketball, NYC, MSG. You just gotta win some football games.' So we says to him we says, 'OK, give us a coupla months and we'll call you back. But don't go cheap on us!'"
 
This makes Syracuse one of the most important games we've played in years. Beat them and we likely finish 9-3 heading to our Bowl Game. Currently we're ranked ahead of name brands Florida, Utah, UCLA, Houston, UCF, and Kansas.
At 9-3 we'll be ranked above a lot more--and then the atmosphere around UConn gets a big jolt of oxygen. Mora knows it and will factor it heavily into his final choice at QB for the game. Feelings be damned. We need this win.
 
Saragin has us at #99. Syracuse is rated as #62. On the point scale SU is 9 points better than us. Add 3 for home field and we are a double digit dog.

I have watched a little SU this year and they are sloppy. Not as sloppy as us. But if we play a somewhat clean game we will have our chances.
 
Opponents' results:

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BRS24 said:
Unlike the NYT, there's no way to gift articles from The Athletic. Boo.

Ranking 134 college football teams entering 2024, from Ohio State to Kennesaw State

We ended at #120 last year and that's where we'll start. I was on the road when GT beat FSU, so I'm thinking we'll see a lot of "upsets" this year. If there are any "friends" we should track, just let me know. :D

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I just saw a listing the 25 worse football programs in the country and UCONN was not a part of it, however seven of the teams on the UCONN schedule are. D 1 only, seems like UCONN and UMASS have not played major college football long enough to be on this list.
 
Greg said:
I just saw a listing the 25 worse football programs in the country and UCONN was not a part of it, however seven of the teams on the UCONN schedule are. D 1 only, seems like UCONN and UMASS have not played major college football long enough to be on this list.
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This doesn't make any sense..

I can't see your list but for sure there are programs on it that have been FBS for not as long as us. There have been at least 20+ FBS additions since we upgraded.

Secondly, we're not on the list because we aren't one of the 25 worst.
 
Greg said:
I just saw a listing the 25 worse football programs in the country and UCONN was not a part of it, however seven of the teams on the UCONN schedule are. D 1 only, seems like UCONN and UMASS have not played major college football long enough to be on this list.
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Well there's this article that came out today:
College football rankings: Bottom 25 powerhouse Kent State closing in on historic feat
And sure enough, it lists UAB, Temple, FAU, Georgia State, and UMass. From the Px class there are Stanford, Purdue, and FSU. Only teams with 3 wins or less are listed...really not surprising that we wouldn't be on this list (but you may be referring to another article).
 
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ZooCougar said:
This doesn't make any sense..

I can't see your list but for sure there are programs on it that have been FBS for not as long as us. There have been at least 20+ FBS additions since we upgraded.

Secondly, we're not on the list because we aren't one of the 25 worst.
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Yeah UCONN is not bottom 25 this year but I thought UMASS would be. The article was about the bottom 25 and I would have bet my house UMASS would have been this year.
 
Yesterday's results. Oregon remains the only unbeaten after Army and Indiana lose. These rankings are from last week and won't be updated until tomorrow.

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Going into this season I thought our ceiling would be 9-3 (with Wake being a win) and floor being 6-6. Have so far overachieved with one game to go. Though I’ll say I’m still scratching my head about how bad we lost to Maryland.

Let’s beat UMass and hopefully get a good bowl.
 
giddyup said:
It’s a fair ranking IMO. Until we can beat a team in the next tier, we’ve hit a ceiling. But, it’s nice to be out of the cellar and in the land of competitive.
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I disagree. You lose by one score on the road to #30, you are a higher than 71. We should have moved up this week.
 
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GM sportsfans. Here are the latest rankings from The Athletic. UConn moves down 1, but stays in the top half of the group for nine consecutive weeks, top 5 in seven weeks. None of our opponents are in the top +/- movers. Oregon remains standing as the only undefeated, with #44 Washington (6-5) remaining in the regular season.

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According to their latest projections, here are the 1st two rounds of CFP, with Clemson, Arizona State, Tulane, BYU, and Colorado on the bubble.

8 Notre Dame / 9 Indiana gets 1 Oregon
5 Ohio State / 12 Boise State gets 4 Iowa State
7 Texas / 10 SMU gets 2 Georgia
6 Penn State / 11 Tennessee gets 3 Miami

Have a happy Thanksgiving week. For those of you in New England, stay safe!
 
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