The View From Section 241 — Buffalo

[Chief00]

You understand that we can only schedule teams that are willing to schedule us?

Of course, that’s part of putting together the best schedule for the program possible. I know there’s many challenges but 7 of our 12 games were either on ESPN+ (3) or no TV (4). The other 5 games were on CBSSN. To achieve our high level objectives we need a better TV outcome. Additionally, our University President needs to be more effective too networking in the Presidents Club to give us a better chance to land a top conference spot. At the end of the day her peer group are the decision makers.
When I look at what Dave’s done playing OOC national basketball games in TD North and MSG, I think he has done a great job of establishing our regional footprint for conference expansion in basketball.
Our marketing narrative in football needs to include better attendance, TV exposure and filters on games we play. To your point top conferences recent expansions with more conference games mean less schedule dates for us to compete for.

 

[Chief00]

Using only fumbles lost is disingenuous. Unsurprising though.

If you use fumbles rather than fumbles loss during 2022, the team would move from 11 to 21, Victor 2 to 4. No material difference. Personally, I believe fumbles loss is more result orientated since it is reflected in turnovers counts which statistically determine many games. Either way Victor did not stand out as a fumbling problem on our team even in his freshman year. So, you should take that inaccurate comment back.
This year there are zero fumbles loss by the team. So it is not a statistic driving our loses. So why did you bring it up?

 

[Chief00]

what the heck are you even talking about. Your stunning inabilty to grasp the obvious is amazing. You lied in a post years ago about having inside knowledge on scheduling (not the first time you lied about having inside knowledge)…and now somehow it’s about time zones? It was never about time zones.

You consistently show that you are dishonest…and don’t understand the basics of how scheduling is done.

Your posts when you attack are 100% projection.

The time zone TV issue was when we played Missouri.

 

[Chief00]

FWIW here are the actual numbers (6 fumbles, 4 lost)

2022: 4 fumbles, 2 lost (Michigan (2-1), Ball State (1-1), Army (1-0)) - 12 games played
2023: 2 fumbles, 2 lost (USF (1-1), James Madison (1-1)) - 11 games played
2024: None (redshirted) - 5 games played
2025: None (penalty on play negated)

So @ZooCougar turned this into a Victor fumbling issue thread and he’s had zero fumbles the last 2 years. And even his freshman year had 1.2% fumbles per touch vs the team result of 1.5% per touch that year. Never mind you ignore a guy’s excellent 4.8 yards per carry career statistic or his 17 TDs.

 

[ZooCougar]

So @ZooCougar turned this into a Victor fumbling issue thread and he’s had zero fumbles the last 2 years. And even his freshman year had 1.2% fumbles per touch vs the team result of 1.5% per touch that year. Never mind you ignore a guy’s excellent 4.8 yards per carry career statistic or his 17 TDs.

You mean last season he had no fumbles when he basically didn’t play because he was 4th string and injured?

Amazing. No fumbles during a redshirt year.

He has 6 career fumbles in basically two seasons of play. That’s a ball security issue.

 

[uconndogs]

So @ZooCougar turned this into a Victor fumbling issue thread and he’s had zero fumbles the last 2 years. And even his freshman year had 1.2% fumbles per touch vs the team result of 1.5% per touch that year. Never mind you ignore a guy’s excellent 4.8 yards per carry career statistic or his 17 TDs.

Yeah, sure, ZooCougar ef’d this thread.

 

[UConnJim]

This is the level of accuracy and understanding many posters in this thread possess. Victor Rosa has zero fumbles in his UConn career and if he runs into his blockers - keep doing what you are doing because he has never average less than 4.5 yards per carrier in his UConn seasons.
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Chief, subscribe to PFF so you can see better football stats. Rosa fumbled 3x in 2022 and 2x in 2023. Last year, there were 3 RBs who seemed to be better than Rosa in Robinson 6.8 ypc, Edwards 5.7 ypc, and Brown 5.7ypc and Rosa has averaged 4.9 ypc over his career. This year, especially with Brown hurt, I would have thought Rosa would get more carries and I don't understand why. I do think Rosa is better in space than he is hitting a hole and he should have some wide runs or screens.

 

[freescooter]

Of course, that’s part of putting together the best schedule for the program possible. I know there’s many challenges but 7 of our 12 games were either on ESPN+ (3) or no TV (4). The other 5 games were on CBSSN. To achieve our high level objectives we need a better TV outcome. Additionally, our University President needs to be more effective too networking in the Presidents Club to give us a better chance to land a top conference spot. At the end of the day her peer group are the decision makers.
When I look at what Dave’s done playing OOC national basketball games in TD North and MSG, I think he has done a great job of establishing our regional footprint for conference expansion in basketball.
Our marketing narrative in football needs to include better attendance, TV exposure and filters on games we play. To your point top conferences recent expansions with more conference games mean less schedule dates for us to compete for.

You know how you build the brand? You win games. You know how Jim Calhoun built the basketball brand from a UMass level? He won games. UConn was rarely the BIG Monday game and if we were it was because of who we played, not us. Then Calhoun won the NIT. Then made the shocking run in the NCAA tournament in the Dream Season (it was called that because nobody thought UConn was capable of such a run) when Jim Nance didn’t even know UConn was the Huskies. He kept referring to them as the UConns. All that is laughable now. And what this program needs is to win a bunch of games. Beat a bigger name in a bowl. Maybe be in the discussion for the CFP with a 10-12 win season. But win regularly.

 

[ScottVib]

Each FBS game this year (CCSU was available but I'll let others decide their opinion of the WAX/UConn+ broadcast) will be available either through a network or via streaming services, the games without broadcast listed (BC, Rice, FAU) will be ESPN+ presuming they aren't picked up by a network (perhaps the BC game sneaks onto the ACC Network).

What is spot on is that UConn needs to build its football profile to achieve the best possible outcome for the athletic department, that includes everything listed above particularly attendance and most importantly, winning football games, as many as possible, with a smattering of P4 wins in that mix.

UConn home games which they have direct control of are on linear TV with CBS Sports...

Given UConn's current profile it's extraordinarily difficult to avoid streaming networks..

Play the ACC teams? ESPN property and it's headed to the CW, ACC Network or ACC Network+ (ESPN+)
Play the Big Ten teams? Fox/CBS/NBC property headed to the Big Ten network or Peacock
Play the SEC teams? ESPN headed to SEC Network or SEC Network+ (ESPN+)
Play the Big XII teams? ESPN/Fox joint property, likely headed to ESPN+, but outside chance of ESPNU or FS1
Play C-USA? ESPN+
Play MAC? ESPN+
Play AAC? ESPN+
Play Sun Belt? ESPN+
Play the Mountain West? Might be the best bet blend of FS1, CBS Sports and TNT... if the game is picked up.

The Basketball Program is a blue-blood; the TV partners come to UConn with options to participate in major Neutral Site matchups; it's not UConn going to them. The Football Program isn't going to get the same treatment from the networks. UConn football does not have the cache to demand that kind of treatment right now, even if they signed up for a game with a football blue blood (i.e. the Tennessee game was sent to the SEC Network, the Michigan beatdown did at least get a regional ABC spot).

 

[jdb50]

One thing that could of really bitten us but wasn't called is a player kicking the ball. We had just stopped them and the ball was lying on the field and one of our DBs kicked it out of bounds. That is a 15 yard unsportsman penalty if the ref wants. Dumb thing to do. It could have been huge and very bad. Shouldn't happen.

I was really surprised that we did not screw ourselves with that move. Just total lack of self control there by our DB.

 

[hardcorehusky]

If JF took the yards that were there in the Syracuse and Delaware games would have iced both games and be undefeated. Just inexplicable.

Will someone tell me, with the wealth of TE's on this roster, why stone hands Honig is the receiver of choice in the 4th quarter of tight games? Hansen was an immerging star last year and looked like a weapon for this year. Instead he is getting the Rosa treatment. All he does is catch the football. I can remember one missed ball that was more of a JF misdirection misfire

This. Hansen and Vereen are our best receiving tight ends. Honig had had some bad drops this yr, it is up to the coaches to dial up the right play with the correct personnel!

 

[Woof 101]

The lack of next step intelligence is astounding here.

@Chief00 and one of the main sources of lack of Intelligence is none other.... Than the source itself, I can only pray you have another aspect to your life. That rather than continuously posting silly things on this forum.
I wish you well in your obession.