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.

 

[Waquoit]

I'm more in the mindset where I hope they go somewhere warm or tropical.

CBS pegs them for the Boca Bowl the WED before Christmas. That would work.

 

[DoctorWho85]

CBS pegs them for the Boca Bowl the WED before Christmas. That would work.

Won't mind. And I think we can beat Rutgers this year.

 

[Urcea]

Playing Rutgers specifically would be good for the program

 

[DoctorWho85]

Playing Rutgers specifically would be good for the program

It would be good for both programs. Rutgers is kind of an outlier in the Big10. Having a game against someone close would be beneficial.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

Playing Rutgers specifically would be good for the program

what if we lose by a huge margin?

 

[RSTuthill]

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

If you want to improve you have to play good competition. I am not looking for meaningless warm and fuzzies. Don't have a need for them. Playing the long game.

 

[huskyblooz]

77 eligible teams for 82 spots as of today.

Good chance that we're staying home.

 

[UConnJim]

Good chance that we're staying home.

Nope.

 

[Patman]

Nope.

because?

 

[Hskies4Ever]

Good chance that we're staying home.

We will be in a bowl game.

 

[Patman]

what if we lose by a huge margin?

what if an eggplant eats chicago.

I don't worry about such things.

 

[RSTuthill]

Good chance that we're staying home.

This topic came up two years ago and someone said that ESPN would create a bowl for a team like UConn if that happened. I would not worry just yet.

What I would worry about is beating UMass. I think all the fans and possibly a lot of the players are overlooking them. 8-4 looks so so so much better than 7-5 when you are begging for a bowl, and especially for a good matchup.

 

[BugsyCT]

This topic came up two years ago and someone said that ESPN would create a bowl for a team like UConn if that happened. I would not worry just yet.

What I would worry about is beating UMass. I think all the fans and possibly a lot of the players are overlooking them. 8-4 looks so so so much better than 7-5 when you are begging for a bowl, and especially for a good matchup.

If there's no guarantee that we get a bowl, then there's no reason the players would/should be overlooking them if it's our final regular season game and 8-4 would look better for bowl consideration than 7-5.

 

[ZooCougar]

There is a non zero chance that we could get left out of a game.

But I still doubt it happens.

Just beat UMass and play like it’s the final game of the season.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[freescooter]

Good chance that we're staying home.

Hogwash. A couple of years ago ESPN created a game for a team that qualified with no space.

 

[Patman]

Hogwash. A couple of years ago ESPN created a game for a team that qualified with no space.

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