The View From Section 241 — Rice

[UConnDan97]

It’s not crazy. And it’s been talked about in the other places that talk about UConn football. Sorry but you couldn’t be more wrong here. The idea that he sees something is incredibly suspicious at this point. Practice is just practice.

Yup. It's a big suspicious conspiracy. It can't be anything else...

 

[ZooCougar]

Yup. It's a big suspicious conspiracy. It can't be anything else...

What other reason would you continue to play someone who isn’t performing?

 

[UConnDan97]

What other reason would you continue to play someone who isn’t performing?

I've already answered that.

The coaching staff has seen these guys every day for months. You've seen them in about 4 games each. Your read on the two players is not equivalent to theirs.

But it takes some humility to admit it. Mora has been pretty much right on everything else, so what are the odds he's getting this wrong? Less than the odds that you're right...

 

[RSTuthill]

Conspiracy theories are rubbish. But to me, the only thing that matters is what happens on the field during a game. Practice doesn't count. And in terms of the only things that matter, the BY has seen exactly what the coaches have seen and perhaps from even from a better real time perspective, an elevated view. And what we have seen is that Evers should sit.

 

[UConnDan97]

Conspiracy theories are rubbish. But to me, the only thing that matters is what happens on the field during a game. Practice doesn't count. And in terms of the only things that matter, the BY has seen exactly what the coaches have seen and perhaps from even from a better real time perspective, an elevated view. And what we have seen is that Evers should sit.

Yeah, because coaches don't get elevated views. This place is insane...

 

[AllHusky]

Conspiracy theories are rubbish. But to me, the only thing that matters is what happens on the field during a game. Practice doesn't count. And in terms of the only things that matter, the BY has seen exactly what the coaches have seen and perhaps from even from a better real time perspective, an elevated view. And what we have seen is that Evers should sit.

Ask every poster on the BY FB forum: "Would you have benched Nick Evers at the half(or sooner) of the Rice game in favor of Joe Fagnano?"
I'll bet you would get 100% YES.

Yet, the Coaches(who also view from the top of Stadium in real time) also spend hours breaking down game film afterwards, with the ability to isolate and cut it up any way they want(the film guys are magic that way) continue to play him.

Either they are totally incompetent, or they think he's going to pop, and they are ok with the results so far. Both cannot be true.

I'm in the scratch my head and "In Mora we Trust" camp.

Mora could change his tune at halftime of the GA State game if there is regression by NE. To quote the eminent BY philosopher BizLaw "Sheesh"

 

[ZooCougar]

I've already answered that.

The coaching staff has seen these guys every day for months. You've seen them in about 4 games each. Your read on the two players is not equivalent to theirs.

But it takes some humility to admit it. Mora has been pretty much right on everything else, so what are the odds he's getting this wrong? Less than the odds that you're right...

Nope.

You can say it till you are blue in the face. But he is starting because of recruiting promises.

You’re just being naive.

 

[ZooCougar]

Yeah, because coaches don't get elevated views. This place is insane...

Really guy? You called Tim Boyle who gets paid to throw interceptions “a solid pro”.

 

[RSTuthill]

Yeah, because coaches don't get elevated views. This place is insane...

Not the guy that is making the decisions. Yet that wasn't the point, and I think you know that. He is heavily invested in a certain guy and will not admit he is wrong. That is what stubbornness means.

 

[Chin Diesel]

There was no stomping. He dropped a 225lb weight on his previously injured toe:

I can guarantee he didn't drop 225lbs on his toe. It might have been 225lbs on a bar, but the actual weight hitting the toe was way less.

 

[uconnyankee]

Crazy injuries happen all the time. Casey Cochran’s career was ended when he got a concussion getting hit in the head in the weight room! My neighbor’s daughter gave up marching in the flag corps after she got her 3rd concussion from getting hit by a flag staff. We know a woman who ended her soccer career after tripping over a piece of equipment and hitting her head on a goal. The equipment was supposed to be on the bench but someone moved it. I tend to believe any strange injury is possible. Seen too many.

I thought Casey got hurt playing BYU.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

He’s been in the rotation, was on Saturday, and is probably getting the 4th most snaps among WRs. We have three who from what we’ve seen are probably better than him. Nothing surprising here.

I never his name until later in the 4th and assumed he was not in the rotation. Huh!

 

[LIUCHusky]

Conspiracy theories are rubbish. But to me, the only thing that matters is what happens on the field during a game. Practice doesn't count. And in terms of the only things that matter, the BY has seen exactly what the coaches have seen and perhaps from even from a better real time perspective, an elevated view. And what we have seen is that Evers should sit.

Practice doesn’t count? Thankful you aren’t a coach at UConn for any sport.

 

[LIUCHusky]

Nope.

You can say it till you are blue in the face. But he is starting because of recruiting promises.

You’re just being naive.

And you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

 

[RSTuthill]

Practice doesn’t count? Thankful you aren’t a coach at UConn for any sport.

The only thing that counts is games. If you can't do it in the game you sit.

 

[RSTuthill]

You are an engineer that has done some lifting then. Really having difficulty picturing his toe being underneath the plates.

Yup.

 

[RSTuthill]

I can guarantee he didn't drop 225lbs on his toe. It might have been 225lbs on a bar, but the actual weight hitting the toe was way less.

I was going to say that but the Evers defenders here would have gone wild. It would have crushed his toe if 225 lb had dropped on it. And the way a trap bar is constructed it is almost impossible for a foot to get under the plates.

 

[AllHusky]

I was going to say that but the Evers defenders here would have gone wild. It would have crushed his toe in 225 lb had dropped on it. And the way a trap bar is constructed it is almost impossible for a foot to get under the plates.

Correct, unless you stand it on end and smack it with the end of the bar. Can’t say I’ve ever seen that in the weight room!

 

[Patman]

Really guy? You called Tim Boyle who gets paid to throw interceptions “a solid pro”.

and keeps getting paid by multiple teams to throw interceptions

 

[Patman]

I can guarantee he didn't drop 225lbs on his toe. It might have been 225lbs on a bar, but the actual weight hitting the toe was way less.

If this is true he shouldn't have played. If he cant run then he isn't worthwhile

 

[ZooCougar]

And you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

Oh I definitely do know. Sorry to burst your bubble.

 

[ZooCougar]

and keeps getting paid by multiple teams to throw interceptions

Not getting paid right now.

Are you saying he’s solid too? This is fantastic.

 

[RSTuthill]

Correct, unless you stand it on end and smack it with the end of the bar. Can’t say I’ve ever seen that in the weight room!

Probably the most likely thing is that it happened loading or unloading the bar and a 20 kg plate flopped over on it or maybe dropped a very short distance and the story got changed by the PR department..

 

[freescooter]

Or maybe it was only 248 pounds. Honestly. Who cares. He was weight lifting and dropped something on his toe. It probably wasn’t 250 pounds. That was probably what he was lifting, but Mora just used shorthand, most likely because HE didn’t know exactly.

Cochran actually had something like 13 concussions. So he retired. But at least a few were in the weight room.

 

[CL82]

My best guess on the Evers/Fagnano thing is that Mora believes that a fully mobile Evers is his best option. He knows that Evers has some accuracy/progression issues, but feels like with more game time those will improve. Right now he knows that Evers isn't fully mobile so that part of his game is lacking, but he feels as if the investment in him now will pay dividends when he's fully healed up.

As to the notion that Mora promised Evers the starting spot and feels bound by it, I doubt it. The whole he dropped a weight on his foot thing, had his nail removed, had to play in lineman shoes, was pretty much a get out of jail free card for Mora. If he wanted to start Fagnano due to the injury of Evers, he had a built-in narrative for it.

Again, I have no strong preference between Fagnano and Evers. They each bring something to the table, and they each have their liabilities. I'm hoping for a more coherent offense against Georgia State. I would really like to avoid the slow start and then frantic catch-up thing that we've had going. A slowly building steady lead would be a nice change of pace.