UConn Bowl projections from the Courant.

[Hskies4Ever]

This is ridiculous. You’d rather lose to a P5 team than beat a G5?
I just don’t get it…

I’d rather the team have an opportunity to rise to a challenge. A G5 win won’t move the needle anyway.

 

[BlueWolf25]

I’d rather the team have an opportunity to rise to a challenge. A G5 win won’t move the needle anyway.

I hear you, but at the same time this team had to rise to the challenge just to beat Temple and UAB. In my opinion, this year a bowl win is what’s most important for us, it doesn’t matter much to me whether that’s over a P4 team or someone like North Texas. 9-4 with a bowl win over a random G5 school would go further than an 8-5 season with a “well we only lost to Rutgers by 8” bowl loss

 

[Kolumbo]

My only concern today is beating UMass and seeing how we look. This is a must win game given the opponent, our record and our ranking. UMass did score 3 touchdowns against Georgia. Play well on Saturday and then worry about the level of team we are playing.

 

[RioDog]

Assuming 8-4:

Going to the bowl game breathing fire and curb-stomping any G5 is good. Any-margin victory over P4 is better. Anything else=bad.

 

[UConnJim]

The quality of the bowl game opponent is a wildcard with player opt outs and coaches being fired. Last year, Syracuse fired their head coach and had a bunch of players opt out and they lost 45-0 to South Florida.

 

[Waquoit]

77 eligible teams for 82 spots as of today.

 

[DoctorWho85]

All the BYers that are asking for a P5 Bowl after we have beaten 0/4 this year is hilarious. I'd hate to ruin the season with a Bowl loss like 2022

We'll be at a point where we can win those games but we aren't there yet

Winning a Bowl game > a cool matchup

I'm more in the mindset where I hope they go somewhere warm or tropical. But I would love a win. Hopefully a 9-4 season that would be amazing.

 

[DoctorWho85]

I hear you, but at the same time this team had to rise to the challenge just to beat Temple and UAB. In my opinion, this year a bowl win is what’s most important for us, it doesn’t matter much to me whether that’s over a P4 team or someone like North Texas. 9-4 with a bowl win over a random G5 school would go further than an 8-5 season with a “well we only lost to Rutgers by 8” bowl loss

The extra practice time certainly helps the team too.