Today is not sitting well with the boys...

[jbdphi]

2010: Didn't beat anyone remotely good.

2009: Notre Dame sucked, went 6-6. South Carolina sucked, went 7-6.

So who qualifies as good, let alone remotely good? If so many teams suck, including UConn in your opinion, then I have to assume that you only include the Top 25 count as good and maybe "also receiving votes" is remotely good? Is that right?

Because if a winning record means your team "sucks" then I guess we're using different definitions.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Lmao, some of you guys need a dose of reality.

WMU ate us up for the seconnd straight year. We sucked last year going 5-7 and it looks like we suck again this year.

WMU was the better team both seasons and that is truly a sad commenntary on the state of our program.

We have no direction and no indication anything will get any better.

25K for Buffalo will be a stretch. If you're a casual football fan in CT why would you spend your money and time seeing this UConn team vs the most unattractive FBS opponent that we've played every single season since I can remember it seems.

P needs to go before this program is further ran into the ground and any chance of leaving this hell hole of a conference is gone.

 

[zls44]

I for one don't belive the better team won. Our guys did not play their best today.

How many more times would you like to see them kick UConn's a** before you change your mind on that? Think WMU might have had something to do with them "not playing their best"?

WMU is better. Deal with it.

 

[Adios]

We were weaker in the trenches. WMU sure looked fired up for this game.

 

[Uconnalliance]

Agreed. Carder is NFL-caliber, in my opinion. And you have to credit their OLine, who kept our blitzes at bay for most of the game. And even with all that said, I still thought that we had a very good chance to win the game today. Two turnovers = 14 point swing, as well as the missed field goal. Still, WMU played a very strong game, and we have to recognize as a fanbase that we played a pretty solid football team today.

Well said,geez I think I feel a little better,just saw Rutgers score oh sick again.

 

[whaler11]

What are you talking about??? READ YOUR EARLIER POST!!! You're incredible, dude. You type to someone else that WMU should get credit for what they did and that they have 85 scholarships too, and now you want to pick a fight with me about how they aren't good. I think it's time for medication....maybe for us both...

I don't see how those things can't both be true. WMU deserves credit for what they did. WMU isn't good, they are ok. Why can't both those things be true - they both can't be true to you because it would mean you'd have to admit that UConn really isn't good - and for whatever reason you need to hang onto fantasies about where this team is going.

Wyoming deserves credit for coming back and beating Idaho yesterday. They both stink to high heaven, but someone has to win.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

This argument startsnwith the fact this program has stalled since the Fiesta Bowl. It start with not doing due diligence with hiring the head coach. Spent more time ing Randy for not saying good bye to a bunch of grown men (get over it). UConn took the easy way (cheap, the devil the administration knew, etc). Should have gone for an aggressive gunslinger type.

 

[dsturdy5]

Reading the comments that it wasn't them it was us reminds me of the Steelers in the early 2000's when the Patriots would beat them soundly over and over again in the regular season and the playoffs. They always said that the better team didn't win. At some point, you have to swallow your pride and admit that while possibly a more talented team, you aren't the better team.

 

[Waquoit]

Reading the comments that it wasn't them it was us reminds me of the Steelers in the early 2000's when the Patriots would beat them soundly over and over again in the regular season and the playoffs. They always said that the better team didn't win. At some point, you have to swallow your pride and admit that while possibly a more talented team, you aren't the better team.

Talk is cheap. The guys got their asses kicked. Like to see them shut up and play better. It wasn't just the coaches.

 

[Marty Jackson]

This argument startsnwith the fact this program has stalled since the Fiesta Bowl. It start with not doing due diligence with hiring the head coach. Spent more time ing Randy for not saying good bye to a bunch of grown men (get over it). UConn took the easy way (cheap, the devil the administration knew, etc). Should have gone for an aggressive gunslinger type.

Am I to gather from this quote that the boneyard was responsible for doing some due diligence on the next coach before hiring coach P? Who at Uconn was MFing Edsell?

 

[cheech63]

Since game time...

"@MrUconn3: Bout sick to my stomach with how I played today WILL NOT allow it again..."

“@AndrewAdams22: Losing is one of the worst feelings .... #damnnn”

“@MrUconn3: It wasn't what they did... It's all what we didn't do... Don't worry... This will be nipped in the butt... 2 is more than enough” (Sio Moore)

“@BlidiWrehWil5on: IT”

“@MrUconn3: Gotta make a change and a turn around... It wasn't there today... The "It" factor... To the lab to do what it takes to get it goin again”

There have been others...

Actions speak louder than words ! Talk is cheap.Get it done.

 

[huskymedic]

Actions speak louder than words ! Talk is cheap.Get it done.

Well, then go sit out if front of The Burton/Shenkman complex this afternoon and let the players know how you feel.

 

[noeynox]

Well, then go sit out if front of The Burton/Shenkman complex this afternoon and let the players know how you feel.

That is not on anyone on this board to do. Maybe the coaches could do it, but truthfully tough tweets after a loss to a Mac team ring hollow.

 

[uconnflyer88]

 

[Jerry27]

Many of you are just plain pathetic! You built up expectations founded on nothing and when the tesm doesn't do what you expect you bitch and moan and profess like you would have done so much better! That team yesterday came out flat as hell! They fought their asses off to get back in the game and did! They statistcally out performed in one half what they did in any preceeding full game! Yeah they lost, and its a kick to head, get over it! And if an 18-22yr old kid wants to express himself on twitter during a game HE IS NOT PLAYING IN, or after the game then you need to get over that too! Stop thinking your opinions mean a damn thing you bunch of has beens and never was armchair balloon knots and support your damn team in good times and bad!

 

[ktuck911]

Many of you are just plain pathetic! You built up expectations founded on nothing and when the tesm doesn't do what you expect you bitch and moan and profess like you would have done so much better! That team yesterday came out flat as hell! They fought their asses off to get back in the game and did! They statistcally out performed in one half what they did in any preceeding full game! Yeah they lost, and its a kick to head, get over it! And if an 18-22yr old kid wants to express himself on twitter during a game HE IS NOT PLAYING IN, or after the game then you need to get over that too! Stop thinking your opinions mean a damn thing you bunch of has beens and never was armchair balloon knots and support your damn team in good times and bad!

Can't argue with you on that one bro.... You're right... but I think we speak before we give ourselves time to think things true... The reality is UCONN football is NOT where we'd like it to be at the FBS level... The crazy part though is when you watch our games you see glimpses of it... Consistency just isn't there yet... It comes with time....More time than any of easy would realistically like...

 

[CTBasketball]

P needs to go before this program is further ran into the ground and any chance of leaving this hell hole of a conference is gone.

If I'm the ACC, we don't need another basketball powerhouse to battle with the beloved Duke and UNC. They need a reliable football team who produces wins. At this point in time, Rutgers is a more viable option for the ACC than UConn just because of football. They will take beatings in basketball every year, but who cares, football runs things in college athletics and Rutgers could compete with basically every ACC team (exceptions to maybe FSU/Clemson). So sad.

 

[huskymedic]

Many of you are just plain pathetic... Stop thinking your opinions mean a damn thing you bunch of has beens and never was armchair balloon knots and support your damn team in good times and bad!

Thanks - made me spit my coffee!

 

[UConnDan97]

I don't see how those things can't both be true. WMU deserves credit for what they did. WMU isn't good, they are ok. Why can't both those things be true - they both can't be true to you because it would mean you'd have to admit that UConn really isn't good - and for whatever reason you need to hang onto fantasies about where this team is going.

Wyoming deserves credit for coming back and beating Idaho yesterday. They both stink to high heaven, but someone has to win.

Another Poster: The sky is blue.
Whaler: The sky may be a different color than blue because it all depends on how your brain perceives the color through the cones and rods in your eye.
UConnDan97: Good point, Whaler. We may all perceive blue as a different color!
Whaler: No, we don't. The sky is blue.
UConnDan97: What?? But you just said...
Whaler: No, you are crazy. You are just having a hard time accepting what is, and "what is" is that the sky is blue. Deal with it.
UConnDan97: Ummm.....

This is what I feel at least 25% of our conversations sound like. I'm not sure if everyone else is laughing or crying...

 

[sportsart]

[/quote] At this point in time, Rutgers is a more viable option for the ACC than UConn just because of football [/quote]

I think RutgersAl has a family member posting here. That was an attempt at sarcasm right? Right....?

 

[Jerry27]

Can't argue with you on that one bro.... You're right... but I think we speak before we give ourselves time to think things true... The reality is UCONN football is NOT where we'd like it to be at the FBS level... The crazy part though is when you watch our games you see glimpses of it... Consistency just isn't there yet... It comes with time....More time than any of easy would realistically like...

Sorry for the rant man, I realize some people type before they think, it's just after years of reading the BS I would think people who claim to know everything would realize that they do that and stop. It just gets really old, not to mention the clowns who never come to the football board suddenly appearing to bash the team too (you know who you are). The team isn't where we would like them to be, I agree, but they are our team and when they win I win when they lose I lose. Its not when they win I win and when they lose I told you so or I would have done x.

 

[CTBasketball]

Sorry for the rant man, I realize some people type before they think, it's just after years of reading the BS I would think people who claim to know everything would realize that they do that and stop. It just gets really old, not to mention the clowns who never come to the football board suddenly appearing to bash the team too (you know who you are). The team isn't where we would like them to be, I agree, but they are our team and when they win I win when they lose I lose. Its not when they win I win and when they lose I told you so or I would have done x.

Case closed. This sums everything up.

Thread closed.

 

[UConnDan97]

not to mention the clowns who never come to the football board suddenly appearing to bash the team too (you know who you are).

I was having the exact same thought late last night!!! Then I just decided this morning to ignore those posts. I'm feeling pretty good about that decision...

 

[whaler11]

Another Poster: The sky is blue.
Whaler: The sky may be a different color than blue because it all depends on how your brain perceives the color through the cones and rods in your eye.
UConnDan97: Good point, Whaler. We may all perceive blue as a different color!
Whaler: No, we don't. The sky is blue.
UConnDan97: What?? But you just said...
Whaler: No, you are crazy. You are just having a hard time accepting what is, and "what is" is that the sky is blue. Deal with it.
UConnDan97: Ummm.....

This is what I feel at least 25% of our conversations sound like. I'm not sure if everyone else is laughing or crying...

My point is pretty simple - if you'd prefer not to engage in debate that is fine with me. I'll spell it out in chapter and verse, see what conclusions you can draw.

WMU is not very good.
WMU kicked UConn's ass yesterday
The UConn players yapping on Twitter are wrong

Conclusion time: So if A isn't very good but A > B - what does that tell you about B?

 

[whaler11]

Many of you are just plain pathetic! You built up expectations founded on nothing and when the tesm doesn't do what you expect you bitch and moan and profess like you would have done so much better! That team yesterday came out flat as hell! They fought their asses off to get back in the game and did! They statistcally out performed in one half what they did in any preceeding full game! Yeah they lost, and its a kick to head, get over it! And if an 18-22yr old kid wants to express himself on twitter during a game HE IS NOT PLAYING IN, or after the game then you need to get over that too! Stop thinking your opinions mean a damn thing you bunch of has beens and never was armchair balloon knots and support your damn team in good times and bad!

Jerry I generally agree with your opinions. This is nuts. Why can't fans have opinions about the things that players are saying publicly? After losses to middling MAC teams are we supposed to be the kid at the Heat game? Hey good try - good effort. No matter how many shit sandwiches we are served by the coaching staff we are supposed to keep eating them and smiling?

 

[UConnDan97]

My point is pretty simple - if you'd prefer not to engage in debate that is fine with me. I'll spell it out in chapter and verse, see what conclusions you can draw.

WMU is not very good.
WMU kicked UConn's ass yesterday
The UConn players yapping on Twitter are wrong

Conclusion time: So if A isn't very good but A > B - what does that tell you about B?

My point is pretty simple also. If you believe you are engaged in a debate, make sure that the other person is actually debating you!!

 

[CL82]

Western Michigan has kicked our asses two years in a row.

Anybody saying it was "us" and not what "they" were doing is clueless and disrespecting WMU.

Some how Northern Illinois, Easter Michighan and Toledo, among others, managed to figure them out last year. Sometimes the other team beats you, sometimes you shoot yourself in the foot. Today we walk with a limp.

 

[Jerry27]

Jerry I generally agree with your opinions. This is nuts. Why can't fans have opinions about the things that players are saying publicly? After losses to middling MAC teams are we supposed to be the kid at the Heat game? Hey good try - good effort. No matter how many **** sandwiches we are served by the coaching staff we are supposed to keep eating them and smiling?

No you can be pissed, I am as well. Its the manner that it's done. Too many have placed unrealistic expectations on these guys when they have done nothing to warrant it. We are a middle of the pack team coming off a 5-7 season period. And far too many claim to have some superior knowledge about coaching, coaching searches, playing etc, that if they all got their fat asses on the field instead of hiding behind the keyboard we would have one hell of a team. If, as a fan, any one is that emotionally invested in the outcome of an entertainment event played by kids then they have bigger problems than I am qualified to help with.

 

[Rumrunner]

Whitmer does not have happy feet. That is very difficult to teach.

I'm looking forward to him running the offense the next 2 1/2 years. Given his poise, our dynamic OC should start utilizing that talent. He stood in the pocket and took brutal shots. My only complaint is that he should audible more, especially on first down, which has only meant first and run so far.

 

[SubbaBub]

If I'm the ACC, we don't need another basketball powerhouse to battle with the beloved Duke and UNC. They need a reliable football team who produces wins. At this point in time, Rutgers is a more viable option for the ACC than UConn just because of football. They will take beatings in basketball every year, but who cares, football runs things in college athletics and Rutgers could compete with basically every ACC team (exceptions to maybe FSU/Clemson). So sad.

I nominate this post for a 24 hr ban. Our program has been better than RU almost from the jump. Whether that remains the case, has been the point of contention for the past 12 months.