Thomas Lucas Leaving The Team

[Drew]

Sad to see him go. Thought he could contribute but he seemed to be buried on the depth chart

 

[Justin M]

Via his Instagram @tee.8

 

[huskymedic]

Via his Instagram @tee.8

tee.8 As I Look At All The Things That I Did At Uconn Sad That I Won't Be Playing At Uconn Nomore Going To Miss My TeamMates And The Coaches N The Fans Wish Yall The Best Yall Made Me A Better Person When I Was In The TANK #GoHuskies#BrosBetterTurnUpp

 

[BNich]

Could have seen this one coming. I hope he doesn't actually start every word with a capital letter.

Edit: Glad he learned proper English language usage while at Uconn.

 

[Stainmaster]

Best of luck going forward. Hope he finds a good landing spot for his final year.

 

[huskymedic]

Best of luck going forward. Hope he finds a good landing spot for his final year.

?RS Soph... would have two more years depending on whether it's FCS vs. FBS?

 

[Stainmaster]

?RS Soph... would have two more years depending on whether it's FCS vs. FBS?

Whoops, my bad. I keep thinking that all of the guys who overlapped with PP are much older than they actually are.

 

[huskymedic]

Whoops, my bad. I keep thinking that all of the guys who overlapped with PP are much older than they actually are.

LOL... just seems that way.

 

[Stainmaster]

LOL... just seems that way.

I'm taking it to mean that BD and co. have succeeded in making the Dark Ages seem much further away. For that alone he deserves commendation.

 

[noeynox]

Could have seen this one coming. I hope he doesn't actually start every word with a capital letter.

Edit: Glad he learned proper English language usage while at Uconn.

That's a phone problem I"ve had. Would capatilize every new word

 

[BoatShow]

Yeah WTF happened to this kid?

 

[Sportsman5]

Yeah WTF happened to this kid?

A lot of the true freshman wide receivers ended up being better than the recruiting rankings indicated and he got pushed way down on the depth chart. The reason that the freshman didn't put up good numbers is because of our terrible offense and not their lack of talent.

 

[Palatine]

This kid has a world of talent. If he finds the right situation, he will be a very, very good college player. I think he was better than most of the freshmen who played in front of him.

My guess -sheer speculation- is that something happened off the field, not sure what, but it seems that way to me.

 

[Papadukes]

I liked the kid and I know his Husky brothers did too. He'll do well wherever he goes

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

This kid has a world of talent. If he finds the right situation, he will be a very, very good college player. I think he was better than most of the freshmen who played in front of him.

My guess -sheer speculation- is that something happened off the field, not sure what, but it seems that way to me.

First person to take this bait loses a kneecap.

 

[Palatine]

First person to take this bait loses a kneecap.

That's my opinion. You don't have to agree with it. But Thomas is big, fast, has shown good hands. I really liked him as a player.

I believe if he gets in the right situation, he will really shine. If that's bait, fine. I also believe it is true.

 

[ktuck911]

Lucas lost his starting spot. With the youthful depth at the position writing was on the wall. I still think he'll do well wherever he lands.
BTW, don't think our attrition is done, which is why I saw all along up to 20 commits in this class (maybe a few more along with a transfer or 2)

 

[Chin Diesel]

He had his chance and dropped it?

 

[sportsart]

That's my opinion. You don't have to agree with it. But Thomas is big, fast, has shown good hands. I really liked him as a player.

I believe if he gets in the right situation, he will really shine. If that's bait, fine. I also believe it is true.

I know you are not that obtuse. He's talking about the speculation of off field issues.

That's the bait. Not cool.

 

[businesslawyer]

This kid has a world of talent. If he finds the right situation, he will be a very, very good college player. I think he was better than most of the freshmen who played in front of him.

My guess -sheer speculation- is that something happened off the field, not sure what, but it seems that way to me.

I must be overtired, but I agree with that 100%. Nothing that Mayala, Beals and McLean did over the last nine games explained Lucas going from a starter to not stepping on the field at all the second half of the season. I very much doubt that was totally about being beaten out for playing time.

 

[UConnDan97]

Best of luck to Thomas. I hope he finds the right situation for him. I find myself in a weird position; being in agreement with both Pal and Bizlaw at the same time. I don't know if this is some sort of weird omen for 2016? I'm not sure. But I'm scared...

 

[CL82]

I think the point is, if you are just speculating, why even bother to mention it?

 

[ZOOCONN]

I think the point is, if you are just speculating, why even bother to mention it?

because literally 95% of what we do on this board is speculation.....
I understand that it may not be "pc" to wonder aloud that maybe there may have been off the field issues but i have no problem with people voicing their opinions here, that is the point of this board.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Because it's Palatine...we all just assume he is trolling.

But...I think it is fair to speculate the reason Lucas lost his job wasn't what he did on the field. When he was benched, I assumed it was because the true frosh were superior. But I didn't see production from them that said the more experienced Lucas should be benched. They looked good...but not better than Lucas.

I like the fact that BD is about building a culture...and those who choose to fit in that culture get rewarded.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

i don't remember exactly, but i think i remember quite a few drops from Lucas in the first couple games of the season. If i'm remembering this right, that could have a lot to do with it.