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It’s strange, however, when a scholarship true frosh doesn’t play and then leaves. Without having gotten on the field, hard to believe he will see a much better offer than the one here he accepted originally. Did he just not like it here? Did he not see a path to the field next year? Any way, good luck to him and NEXT.
Who knows why he is leaving, but when he signed with UConn, the WR room looked a lot different than it looked like by May 2024. UConn was short WRs when he signed and arrived at UConn in January 2024, but by May 2024, UConn signed 5 WRs through the portal and all of them played. Three of the portal WRs are slated to come back Porter, Gathings, and Bell, there are other WRs on the roster, UConn signed one HS WR, and UConn is offering transfer WRs.
 

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Total speculation on my part, but I get the feeling Brock had other compelling offers coming out of HS, but he decided to honor his UConn commitment and give it a year. He participated in the early part of the season, but then stopped getting playing time after four games - obviously to preserve his redshirt.

It will be interesting to see where he lands. I would think its someplace closer to home and with someone that was on him hard last year.
 
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It’s strange, however, when a scholarship true frosh doesn’t play and then leaves. Without having gotten on the field, hard to believe he will see a much better offer than the one here he accepted originally. Did he just not like it here? Did he not see a path to the field next year? Any way, good luck to him and NEXT.
He played. Not enough to burn RS but he did see the field.
 
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I believe our best path to success is through the portal for now. Mora certainly likes it. We get ready to go talent which is, more often than not, better than the high school talent we can currently attract. Maybe that changes when/if we join a conference.
 

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My loyalty is to the team/university, not the player. Want to leave, okay, go, I don't wish harm upon you, but don't expect me to root for you (unless you left due to graduation or are going to the pros). Want to stay and play, great, then stay and go all out. Once you declare for the portal however, my support for you ends as you have publicly declared you see no future (or value) with the school.
I feel the same way. I don't wish them well and I don't wish them bad luck. They cease to exist and are just another college kid.
 
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I have this sentiment as well. You're a Husky until you say you want to leave for another school, at that point, you're now the competition. NIL and portal have taken the old-fashioned student athlete view and turned them into minor league contract players. My loyalty is to the team/university, not the player. Want to leave, okay, go, I don't wish harm upon you, but don't expect me to root for you (unless you left due to graduation or are going to the pros). Want to stay and play, great, then stay and go all out. Once you declare for the portal however, my support for you ends as you have publicly declared you see no future (or value) with the school. This has become the transactional nature of collegiate sports. I understand what Mora wrote, though it was noteworthy he didn't express that sentiment for Robinson, why, because he knows he's done playing for us. If you declared your intent to stay, you should get the opportunity to play over anyone who is leaving.
This is my view pretty much, too. As long as you are one of us, I’ll root for you. Once you go to the portal, I don’t really care what you do anymore.

I think most of the guys Mora complimented are heading to FCS schools. Honestly wouldn’t be shocked if they were advised to move on. I think he even said on one any FCS coaches who need info on this guy should contact him. For guys he wanted to keep he has not been so responsive
 
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This is my view pretty much, too. As long as you are one of us, I’ll root for you. Once you go to the portal, I don’t really care what you do anymore.

I think most of the guys Mora complimented are heading to FCS schools. Honestly wouldn’t be shocked if they were advised to move on. I think he even said on one any FCS coaches who need info on this guy should contact him. For guys he wanted to keep he has not been so responsive
Yeah I don't remember him being as generous with Robinson.
 
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Dicey proposition. Don’t know what transpires in the room when S-A tells Coach Mora he’s checking out greener pastures. Wide range of conversations, but when the outcome is “Portal”, the public reaction is “ Good luck”. As noted the good luck seems to range from sincerely hoping for a great landing to a grudging acknowledgment that the die is cast(Durrell). End result is Tony Soprano, “Your dead to me”.
 
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If you subscribe to Storrs Central (which you should, both for content and for support of the program), you can view a video interview with Coach Mora from this weekend where he discusses his approach to the portal generally and also specifically talks about the Robinson situation. Suffice it to say that we have the right coach with the right mentality in the portal era.
 
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If you subscribe to Storrs Central (which you should, both for content and for support of the program), you can view a video interview with Coach Mora from this weekend where he discusses his approach to the portal generally and also specifically talks about the Robinson situation. Suffice it to say that we have the right coach with the right mentality in the portal era.
I will echo your call for everyone to subscibe to Storrs Central. It’s only $100 for a year and helps NIL. And yes, I practice what I preach. I subscribe and also contribute quarterly to Bleeding Blue for Good. And no, I’m not affliated with the organization. Just passionate about getting UConn FB to the next level
I believe our best path to success is through the portal for now. Mora certainly likes it. We get ready to go talent which is, more often than not, better than the high school talent we can currently attract. Maybe that changes when/if we join a conference.
NIL is as important, if not more important then conference affiliation to get top talent. That said, we desparately need to be in a P4 conference for long term athletic sustainability, schedling, and overall competition.
 

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Nice to have a successful season and still get bombarded with bad news.
This is the new reality. For the foreseeable future, it is unavoidable.
 
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I will echo your call for everyone to subscibe to Storrs Central. It’s only $100 for a year and helps NIL. And yes, I practice what I preach. I subscribe and also contribute quarterly to Bleeding Blue for Good. And no, I’m not affliated with the organization. Just passionate about getting UConn FB to the next level

NIL is as important, if not more important then conference affiliation to get top talent. That said, we desparately need to be in a P4 conference for long term athletic sustainability, schedling, and overall competition.

Is Bleeding Blue just for football?

They need more clarity on this, which shouldn't be the case at this point in time

If one wanted to contribute just to football, they wouldn't want it to wash in some general collective hoping football got some of it. Basketball gets enough compared to football and the other sports
 
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Is Bleeding Blue just for football?

They need more clarity on this, which shouldn't be the case at this point in time

If one wanted to contribute just to football, they wouldn't want it to wash in some general collective hoping football got some of it. Basketball gets enough compared to football and the other sports
No, it’s not just for football. When you make a donation, you can designate which program you want to support.
 
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No, it’s not just for football. When you make a donation, you can designate which program you want to support.

Yea there should be a collective set up just for football though and they should be pounding the public with it.

Big picture it will be football that would lead us to the promised land of a power conference if anyone hasn't learned this yet
 
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Yea there should be a collective set up just for football though and they should be pounding the public with it.

Big picture it will be football that would lead us to the promised land of a power conference if anyone hasn't learned this yet
Bleeding Blue for Good is really behind UConn football. I’ve participated in a web session with them, our AD, and Mora. They are force behind football. And you’re right, it’s the success of FB that will lead us to a P4 invite.
 
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If you subscribe to Storrs Central (which you should, both for content and for support of the program), you can view a video interview with Coach Mora from this weekend where he discusses his approach to the portal generally and also specifically talks about the Robinson situation. Suffice it to say that we have the right coach with the right mentality in the portal era.
Going to take it that Mora handled it consistantly. If so great!
 

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Guys... if they are still on our team at the time of the bowl game, and Coach Mora thinks they're the best player to play, then they FREAKING PLAY!

I don't need some sort of "loyalty clause". If you're willing to wear National Flag Blue instead of that crappy sky blue, then we're good...
It's Carolina Blue....c'mon know your colors! ;)
 

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I believe our best path to success is through the portal for now. Mora certainly likes it. We get ready to go talent which is, more often than not, better than the high school talent we can currently attract. Maybe that changes when/if we join a conference.
Definitely our likely fate absent a good conference.
 

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