UAB Post Game Thread.

[Bubba1957]

I don’t buy the argument that we haven’t beaten anyone good. Those teams would have crushed us a few years ago. Maybe even last year. We beat a team that beat Vandy who beat Alabama. We beat a team that beat a team that beat ND. And Rice had a good win last week. All real teams, all way better than we’ve been recently

 

[ktuck911]

Shout out to our D. I think their play uplifted our offense. Nice hard fought win. They took control of the momentum in the 4th quarter. Kudos to that group.

And Fagnano should start. Only issue I have with him is how he starts out games as a starter. Just would like to see a little more consistency early on in games that he starts....against stiffer competition.

 

[UCTitleTown]

If Fagnano isn’t the starter for Syracuse we are an unserious program

Or Mora puts NIL commitments before logic.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Mora seems awful set on Evers. But if he has eyes they should be telling him something.

If. he stays with Evers, he's telling UConn players and fans, it's more about his legacy than what's best for the team.

 

[Tdaley]

I think Joe will start the last two games. He goes through his reads better than Nick does. Joe goes first read, then checkdown then throws the ball away if there is nothing there. Nick goes first read then seems to panic if it is not there and then runs for one yard. loss. I am moving over to the JOE BANDWAGON for the rest of this year.

 

[giddyup]

Character win. Pulled it out of the fire. Different team with Joe F.

 

[gsmooth]

I have beating the Fagnano drum all season to the point I‘m even irritating myself LOL

But it’s for the reasons that we all witnessed today.

People forget that Evers didn’t have many reps before he came to UConn. Joe just has boatloads of experience that he brings to the team.

And when we start completing passes, Defenses can’t stack the box anymore.

Please for all of us that have endured these last few years, play Joe as our starter to finish this season. This game would be an “L” if Mora‘s hand wasn’t forced by that unfortunate injury to Evers.

I sincerely hope Mora gained some perspective today that this is a Team sport, and set aside personal preferences. Put the team out there with the best chance to finish the season strong!

Setting aside a personal preference for Nick Evers, but IMO his personal preference should be for the other 70+ players on the roster.

 

[NEforceUConn]

What was so bad about Joe D?

Ha.

Joe D, "Third and 8, Dixon running to the right. Oh he's out of bounds, fourth down. Wait a sec he's still running, it's a touchdown!".

 

[UCTitleTown]

OT, but Michigan won the National Title last season and is now 5-5. Not to derail. Carry on.

 

[NEforceUConn]

I think Joe will start the last two games. He goes through his reads better than Nick does. Joe goes first read, then checkdown then throws the ball away if there is nothing there. Nick goes first read then seems to panic if it is not there and then runs for one yard. loss. I am moving over to the JOE BANDWAGON for the rest of this year.

100%. That throw to Porter was spontaneous, and not his 1st or 2nd read.

 

[Bubba1957]

After tonight, we’ll have the same record of either LSU or Alabama.

 

[ZooCougar]

Or Mora puts NIL commitments before logic.

Been doing it all season long… Let’s hope he comes to his senses.

Someone actually said this week that this should be a practice game for Evers. Well he turned it into that and we almost lost.

In two possessions Fagnano had almost as many yards as Evers with only 4 completions.

 

[huskyblooz]

I would love to know Evers completion rate when he throws off one foot vs two.
I think it'll be a considerable difference.

 

[UCan3]

I would love to know Evers completion rate when he throws off one foot vs two.

I think it'll be a considerable difference.

One thing I’ve noticed is that instead of staying in the pocket and going through his reads, he rolls out prematurely and ends up hucking up passes.

It’s like someone has to tell him, your receivers aren’t going to miraculously open up because you decided to roll out early - the roll out is only when you’re under pressure. I think root cause is he’s having trouble seeing the field, going through his reads. This will get better as he gets more reps…. But I’d like to see that happen next year and leave Joe in there.

 

[Devland]

Great comeback led by the defense. They struggled most of the game but picked it up when we needed it.

 

[Jimdish255]

Fagnano made some great throws to get us back in the game.

Even after we were up, Fagnano made the throws that were needed to extend drives.

Sammis makes it tougher by consistently running up the middle on second and long.

 

[ktuck911]

I think we have 2 QBs that can and should play right now. I know it's not ideal, but we're still evolving...and that position isn't as stable as we'd like it to be right now.

 

[CL82]

wonder where Randy Edsall is tonight. were he still HC, we may still not have 7 wins total since his 2.0 return lol

I swear I saw Mora talking to him after the game

 

[CL82]

No. They don’t. Good for us, and it’s great getting exciting wins, but none of the 7 teams we’ve beaten is even halfway decent.

Maybe, but they are games that we would have lost three years ago

 

[ZooCougar]

I think we have 2 QBs that can and should play right now. I know it's not ideal, but we're still evolving...and that position isn't as stable as we'd like it to be right now.

Really? Who is the other one? Welliver?

 

[ninety-nine]

If Fagnano is on a hot streak, I hope Mora has the instincts to ride it. UConn's offense is fun to watch when he's in a groove, and frankly, I doubt our OL will be able to push Syracuse around and establish a consistent run game if Evers is out there with a gimpy leg playing it close to the vest. We need them to be dropping LBs into coverage and expecting pass if we're going to have success mixing in runs.

 

[B1GEast]

This was a great win.

They got punched in the face, but stayed with it.

The defense, struggled in the first half, then tightened up in the second.

The fumble recoveries, sacks and INT were HUGE.

I was very happy to see the so enthusiastic on the sidelines, down, but still believing. Great team spirit. You could tell that the team was feeding off of it.

Evers, isn't a bad QB, he's accurate and athletic, but if he gets benched, it's not cause he lost his job, it's because Fagnano took it.

The offense just moves better because he's a great passer and tough, stands in the pocket and knows where he wants to go with the ball.

Cam and Bell are studs.

I hope these guys take this momentum into the Syracuse game.

This probably was the game I was looking for. A game that shows that program finally turned the corner.

I was disgusted after the first half down by 17 points. Honestly, I didn't see this coming.

This game really showed the maturity and sense of urgency that good teams have.

Syracuse will be tough. I just don't want to see a repeat of the Maryland game.

Kudos to the team and coaches for keeping it together and not letting the wheels fall off as I was expecting.

 

[Jimdish255]

Agreed but let's call it what it is- JF needs to start the rest of season. If there are garbage-time "development" opportunities because HCJM believes the Evers experiment will continue into next season, then so be it. Other than that Fagnano is the man.

If they aren't trying to get Welliver up to speed by next year it will be a huge mistake.

 

[Forte]

JF went 5/12, 2 tds, 0 picks. And it was glorious because he made UAB play defense. NE 104 yds on 15 completions; JF 70 yds on 5 completions.

Am I the only one having Déjà vu with this post? I swear I've seen an almost identical post from another Joey game.

 

[Tdaley]

No. They don’t. Good for us, and it’s great getting exciting wins, but none of the 7 teams we’ve beaten is even halfway decent.

I agree with you but the Buffalo Bulls are not a terrible G5 team. They have 5 wins including a win over NIU. Its too bad that the AAC teams that we played were all having terrible years. Our schedule was even weaker than it looked on paper before the season started. Even Maryland who blew us out turn out to be a weaker team than many of us thought. We just played an awful game against them.

 

[BlueWolf25]

One thing I’ve noticed is that instead of staying in the pocket and going through his reads, he rolls out prematurely and ends up hucking up passes.

It’s like someone has to tell him, your receivers aren’t going to miraculously open up because you decided to roll out early - the roll out is only when you’re under pressure. I think root cause is he’s having trouble seeing the field, going through his reads. This will get better as he gets more reps…. But I’d like to see that happen next year and leave Joe in there.

100%. Is it possible that, with time and reps over the offseason, Evers begins to see the field better? Sure. But right now he’s not, and that isn’t magically going to change in the last 2 games and the bowl. Meanwhile, Joe has consistently performed all year. He has an 11/3 TD/INT ratio and 1,000 pass yards (on 57 completions) in the limited game action he’s had. Compare that to Evers and his 5/4 TD/INT ratio and his 814 yards on 82 completions. There’s no question who gives us the better chance to win

 

[Jacks5556]

That was awesome. If Mora doesn't play Fagnano going forward it will be one of the biggest disrespect of a player

100%

 

[J187Money]

The pass to Gathings is a ball that Evers can’t throw accurately enough. I am not anti-Evers but Fagnano has done enough now that he has earned it in my mind.

 

[Patman]

We haven't beat anyone good yet. No way we will be anywhere near the top 25. At least we nowhere near the bottom 25 this year. That is improvement I will take.

We are a middling 65 to 85 team... maybe 90. We are lower than our losses and higher than our wins. When you figure that 80 is about righr

 

[Patman]

I think we have 2 QBs that can and should play right now. I know it's not ideal, but we're still evolving...and that position isn't as stable as we'd like it to be right now.

No we don't. We have one qb, the other can't hit targets