The drops is why we lost. Period.

[sportsart]

Anyone who blames Boyle for this loss is flat out wrong. He can't throw and catch it.

It was one of those freak things that you can't plan for. 5-6 drops, and 2 for TD's? Boyle's fault?

TJ, IMO, called a very good game and if the passes were caught, we win. We ran the ball pretty damn good, albeit, mostly in the first half. We passed plenty and guess what? If they catch the passes we win, probably comfortably.

Boyle's brain cramp for not spiking the ball will probably haunt him, but he should not been in that situation.

We lost because of the drops, not because of Boyle. If you are gonna be all dramatic about every quarter Boyle plays, you might want to find a new hobby. There is plenty more growing pains to come.

 

[uconnbill]

I agree but you know the great fan base will pile on the true freshman because that is what they do best.

 

[cryjeremiah]

sportsart, i love you, man. It is in no way Boyle's fault we lost. But the point is Whitmer + all the drops and even 1 or 2 more turnovers and we still win by at least 10. Weist, the team, and this fan base needed a win badly. And playing Boyle was not the best way to make it happen.

 

[metsfan2323]

The biggest drop was Obi's, he had a potential TD slip through his fingers.

Kevin Friend not securing Boyle's fumble was huge. It looked like he had it.

 

[huskysupporter]

I agree but you know the great fan base will pile on the true freshman because that is what they do best.

I think we are already starting to see two extreme views on Tim Boyle. One is that he is horrible, and the other is that he shouldn't shoulder any of the blame. Objectively looking at the game, he did not play very well, but there were some things that offered me a lot of hope for his future.

I don't see how any rational person can say he played great and deserves none of the blame for the loss, nor do I see how any rational person can say he is horrible and not the answer. It was one game.

 

[huskysupporter]

sportsart, i love you, man. It is in no way Boyle's fault we lost. But the point is Whitmer + all the drops and even 1 or 2 more turnovers and we still win by at least 10. Weist, the team, and this fan base needed a win badly. And playing Boyle was not the best way to make it happen.

I definitely believe it was the right move to start Boyle, and I actually think it would have been better to start him the Buffalo game. Boyle should get every snap from here on out. But there is no doubt in my mind if Whitmer had receivers drop some key passes like Boyle did (which has happened to Whitmer to be fair), not many posters would be pointing it out.

 

[husky91]

I get there were some drops, but he threw some terrible balls, no touch, tough balls, etc. I'd just let him play, he needs the reps in game situation. I could case less about the redshirt thing, if we can get 3 good years after this it will be fine.

 

[Hoophound]

It is hard to look at Boyle's performance and not question if Whitmer would have done better. Personally, I think Whitmer might have won this game. I know there were a few horrible drops and a few more bad ones but Tim threw 28 incomplete passes. Still, Tim Boyle will be a great QB eventually, so he might as well be out there learning.

The running game was a major strength today and the OL was opening up holes all day. Boyle had nothing to do with that.

 

[Marty Jackson]

Anyone who blames Boyle for this loss is flat out wrong. He can't throw and catch it.

It was one of those freak things that you can't plan for. 5-6 drops, and 2 for TD's? Boyle's fault?

TJ, IMO, called a very good game and if the passes were caught, we win. We ran the ball pretty damn good, albeit, mostly in the first half. We passed plenty and guess what? If they catch the passes we win, probably comfortably.

Boyle's brain cramp for not spiking the ball will probably haunt him, but he should not been in that situation.

We lost because of the drops, not because of Boyle. If you are gonna be all dramatic about every quarter Boyle plays, you might want to find a new hobby. There is plenty more growing pains to come.

couldn't agree more. this kid is gonna grow.
yes the end was frustrating, but if a couple of those passes were caught, we win that game.

 

[Devland]

He threw a lot of high balls. High balls usually lead to interceptions. USF's DBs also dropped a few of his passes. Hopefully the high balls were a result of nerves and being too hyped up.

 

[cryjeremiah]

I get there were some drops, but he threw some terrible balls, no touch, tough balls, etc. I'd just let him play, he needs the reps in game situation. I could case less about the redshirt thing, if we can get 3 good years after this it will be fine.

I get your point, but are you really willing to trade Boyle's development for a 1-11 season?? 1-11 might be generous! Who are we gonna beat?

This isn't the NFL. you can't tank your season and bank on a #1 pick!! With recruiting and conference realignment, you have to win every single game possible and you cannot let them slip through your fingers just to develop a player. That is program suicide.

 

[huskysupporter]

I get your point, but are you really willing to trade Boyle's development for a 1-11 season?? 1-11 might be generous! Who are we gonna beat?

This isn't the NFL. you can't tank your season and bank on a #1 pick!! With recruiting and conference realignment, you have to win every single game possible and you cannot let them slip through your fingers just to develop a player. That is program suicide.

I have no belief that Chandler Whitmer would lead this team to a Bowl season, or reel off 8 wins, so obviously this move was made to help with Boyle's development. And I don't have a problem with it. These game reps are invaluable. Whether we go 0-12 or 2-10, the season has been horrid. We need to get the younger kids ready for 2014. As a fan, I want to see more rotations on the line and in the defensive backfield. Get the young guys reps.

 

[ZooCougar]

It really doesn't matter why, it just matters that they did.

 

[cryjeremiah]

I have no belief that Chandler Whitmer would lead this team to a Bowl season, or reel off 8 wins, so obviously this move was made to help with Boyle's development. And I don't have a problem with it. These game reps are invaluable. Whether we go 0-12 or 2-10, the season has been horrid. We need to get the younger kids ready for 2014. As a fan, I want to see more rotations on the line and in the defensive backfield. Get the young guys reps.

So you are suggesting Warde gave the keys to TJW and said "I don't care if you finish 0-12, just get the team ready for next year and probably a new coaching staff."

BS. There is no way. Warde wanted to finish 8-0 and go to a bowl. And why shouldn't that be your expectation? Why shouldn't you aim for the best possible outcome?

You sound like a Cleveland Browns fan. "There's always next year." Is it any wonder they always suck?

 

[husky210]

The defense had plenty of drops. What like two ints we dropped?

 

[Jimdish255]

So you are suggesting Warde gave the keys to TJW and said "I don't care if you finish 0-12, just get the team ready for next year and probably a new coaching staff."

BS. There is no way. Warde wanted to finish 8-0 and go to a bowl. And why shouldn't that be your expectation? Why shouldn't you aim for the best possible outcome?

You sound like a Cleveland Browns fan. "There's always next year." Is it any wonder they always suck?

So maybe we should change QB's and coaches from game to game to satisfy your schizophrenia. Better yet we can give coaches and players one game contracts and scholarships.

 

[Jimdish255]

I don't see how any rational person can say he played great and deserves none of the blame for the loss,

I think the point being made over and over is that if we cut the drops by maybe 1/2 and made a field goal or fell on a fumble or caught one of a few picks earlier in the game, the questions raised about the last couple of posessions would be moot. We lost but our QB certainly played well enough to win IMO. Does that sound irrational to you?

 

[TouchdownHusky]

The problem? We knew Randy had limitations in his recruiting. But we all heard that PP had stepped it up. Nonsense. At least Randy could recruit undervalued athletic talent that could do a decent job on the football field. PP? Just not seeing it.

 

[uconnbill]

I think we are already starting to see two extreme views on Tim Boyle. One is that he is horrible, and the other is that he shouldn't shoulder any of the blame. Objectively looking at the game, he did not play very well, but there were some things that offered me a lot of hope for his future.

I don't see how any rational person can say he played great and deserves none of the blame for the loss, nor do I see how any rational person can say he is horrible and not the answer. It was one game.

I didn't say he played great but he didn't lose the game for them either.

I remember a young true freshman quarterback 12 years ago starting for his first time and didn't play well. But improved and lead UCONN to their first bowl game and victory.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

If our future is 5 dropped interceptions and a home loss to USF, well, hell count me in!

Being ultra critical of Boyle is equally stupid as coming on here and saying he was good and should give us hope. Fact is, nobody knows and posting some fake positive spin does nothing to help that

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

So granted it tough to judge Timmy Boyle by just one game (and a loss) but I liked what I saw out of him considering he's a true freshmen... Being a CT product, and the fact that we have 4 more years with this kid is awesome. No question he'll progress the rest of the season and get better each snap, each day. The multiple drops by Kamal Abrams, Green, and Deshon Foxx didn't help us today at all, and USF got lucky with that blocked kick by Chad Chrsten. We get that FG and this things totally differnt, because that play along but the Bulls in good field position.

IMO, Tim Boyle is one bright spot on a tough tough day for the Huskies... we needed that win BAD. The fan base, the team, and TJ all needed one in the win column today, no question. But now we just need look ahead to beating a toally beat-able Cincinatti team next weekend on the road at Nippert.

In the words of TJ, "we all need to be ALL IN"!

 

[sportsart]

If our future is 5 dropped interceptions and a home loss to USF, well, hell count me in!

Being ultra critical of Boyle is equally stupid as coming on here and saying he was good and should give us hope. Fact is, nobody knows and posting some fake positive spin does nothing to help that

You BB posters really need to learn the game and stop filling your off season on this board. There was not 5 dropped int's and the 2-3 drops were on a frosh's end of the game hurry up.

How about talking about the 6 drops by our guys that lost the game. The last drive never should have been needed.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

You BB posters really need to learn the game and stop filling your off season on this board. There was not 5 dropped int's and the 2-3 drops were on a frosh's end of the game hurry up.

How about talking about the 6 drops by our guys that lost the game. The last drive never should have been needed.

Blah blah blah. I expect better out of you.

Not sure why you're getting so emotionally attached to Boyle.

He wasn't good. I'm not killing him because he's a freshman, but he wasn't good.

Polish this turd all you want and take shots at people all you want ( which is ridiculous btw) but nothing changes the fact that our team sucked and lost to a horrible team at home.

 

[sportsart]

Blah blah blah. I expect better out of you.

Not sure why you're getting so emotionally attached to Boyle.

He wasn't good. I'm not killing him because he's a freshman, but he wasn't good.

Polish this turd all you want and take shots at people all you want ( which is ridiculous btw) but nothing changes the fact that our team sucked and lost to a horrible team at home.

Did he drop 6 passes? Did you even watch the game or did you keep refreshing the BB board on your phone to see if Kasongo had committed to someone again?

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Did he drop 6 passes? Did you even watch the game or did you keep refreshing the BB board on your phone to see if Kasongo had committed to someone again?

Lol, not sure why you're so hell bent on proclaiming me to be a basketball first and foremost fan. If anything, I post way more on football than anything.

Did USF drop a few interceptions too? Yup.

We're all of Boyles throws prefect? Nope. Catchable? Sure.

You're leading the one man charge on Boyle. I'll sit back and be patient and see where it goes before professing my undying support for him or anyone else associated with the program.