OT: UConn football and hockey

[Fishy]

I think most people here are all sports UConn fans, but if some are more basketball-only…..

What seems to be happening with UConn football is really, really important for the future of the entire athletic department. What Jim Mora has done in less than a year is remarkable. Also, he’s doing it while living in a haunted house.

Imagine trying to rebuild a football program while dealing with ghosts? Amazing.

UConn hockey is a lot less important, but a wickedly fun season has almost come out of nowhere. Good bandwagon to jump on.

 

[Umami Zen]

I think most people here are all sports UConn fans, but if some are more basketball-only…..

What seems to be happening with UConn football is really, really important for the future of the entire athletic department. What Jim Mora has done in less than a year is remarkable. Also, he’s doing it while living in a haunted house.

Imagine trying to rebuild a football program while dealing with ghosts? Amazing.

UConn hockey is a lot less important, but a wickedly fun season has almost come out of nowhere. Good bandwagon to jump on.

Gotta figure out a way to keep Mora around until the FB Program is restored to some form of consistent respectability.. Hockey is kicking butt. It's all related to NIL and recruiting for all programs.

 

[aburks41]

How many schools can say they have a ranked Mens & Womens basketball program, ranked hockey team, and ranked baseball team?

At this rate, Mora will have us in the top 25 within the next couple of seasons. Going 4/4 in the major sports would be incredible

 

[shizzle787]

Gotta figure out a way to keep Mora around until the FB Program is restored to some form of consistent respectability.. Hockey is kicking butt. It's all related to NIL and recruiting for all programs.

Mora is 60. I don't think he is going anywhere.

 

[Iceman03]

Ice Hockey is more important than you think. UConn is in amongst the BEST of Ice Hockey Conferences, where Football is independent, and the Big East is 5th, 6th at best. Hockey Easy sends a team to the Frozen 4 almost annually. It is also unlikely to be poached, as Ice Hockey Conferences are regional in nature.

 

[shizzle787]

Ice Hockey is more important than you think. UConn is in amongst the BEST of Ice Hockey Conferences, where Football is independent, and the Big East is 5th, 6th at best. Hockey Easy sends a team to the Frozen 4 almost annually. It is also unlikely to be poached, as Ice Hockey Conferences are regional in nature.

Small correction: the Big East is the #4 league in basketball and it's closer to #3 than #5 most years.

 

[Iceman03]

Final / Frozen 4's. As Much as I despise Boeheim, he's right, that's the bell weather

 

[UconnFanDC]

I think most people here are all sports UConn fans, but if some are more basketball-only…..

What seems to be happening with UConn football is really, really important for the future of the entire athletic department. What Jim Mora has done in less than a year is remarkable. Also, he’s doing it while living in a haunted house.

Imagine trying to rebuild a football program while dealing with ghosts? Amazing.

UConn hockey is a lot less important, but a wickedly fun season has almost come out of nowhere. Good bandwagon to jump on.

I follow all UConn sports. Footballost a bad one against Ball State from being a win away from going bowling. Hopefully they can beat both UMass and Arny to make Jim's first season a great one.

Hockey has been pretty good knocking on doors by upsetting ranked teams and doing a great job this season ranked in top 10

 

[huskymedic]

 

[mauconnfan]

Mora has been so damn good for that program. Need to keep him here he does seem to enjoy the university let’s hope he wants to continue to create something special. I know it was only a series or 2 but if the QB Roberson didn’t get hurt they may be 6-3 or at least 5-4.

Good to hear about hockey too will jump on for sure!

 

[aburks41]

Mora has been so damn good for that program. Need to keep him here he does seem to enjoy the university let’s hope he wants to continue to create something special. I know it was only a series or 2 but if the QB Roberson didn’t get hurt they may be 6-3 or at least 5-4.

Good to hear about hockey too will jump on for sure!

It’s not even just Roberson, we’ve been playing most (or all) of the season without our WR1, WR2, RB1, RB2, and RB3. Being 4-5 right now with a true freshman at QB is absurd and it should honestly have Mora in contention for Coach of the Year. We probably should be 6-3 right now if we were even remotely healthy.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I daydream about what would’ve happened if most of our injured starters stayed healthy.

 

[MJ1]

Football, beating BC is no big accomplishment, and very few people care about hockey. Let’s stay focused on Basketball, UConn’s real sport. When one of the other two mentioned sports wins a Chip then will take time on the Basketball board to discuss.

 

[Scoe]

Ice Hockey is more important than you think. UConn is in amongst the BEST of Ice Hockey Conferences, where Football is independent, and the Big East is 5th, 6th at best. Hockey Easy sends a team to the Frozen 4 almost annually. It is also unlikely to be poached, as Ice Hockey Conferences are regional in nature.

Their all important, regarding hockey they have a 17 year old phenom in Matthew Wood who’s expected to be a lottery pick, and another freshman who just became eligible was drafted in the 3rd rd last year. It would be like having 2 one and dones in basketball coming off being 20ish ranked in the country last year which unfortunately wasn’t enough to make the tourney, lost to Umass in Hockey East Finals in OT.

 

[Scoe]

Football, beating BC is no big accomplishment, and very few people care about hockey. Let’s stay focused on Basketball, UConn’s real sport. When one of the other two mentioned sports wins a Chip then will take time on the Basketball board to discuss.

Let’s focus on all the sports and win in all of them. Beating BC has to do with them locking us out of realignment we can’t forget that.

 

[Viet Vet]

If you REALLY want to jump on the hockey bandwagon.................SHOW UP at the XL Center!!

 

[LIuconn]

@MJ1 you must be a hit at parties

 

[MJ1]

@MJ1 you must be a hit at parties

No, just a UConn hoops fan that hates college football and could care less about hockey.

 

[Iceman03]

Neither is beating anyone in the Big East other than Villanova or Creighton in Men's Basketball...

 

[Scoe]

No, just a UConn hoops fan that hates college football and could care less about hockey.

Then your not a UConn fan.

 

[Iceman03]

I watch and root for all UConn sports teams. Can't go to many games live because of my Arthritis, but manage to catch a few games a year.

 

[runner11]

Have you just watched the FF games of recent years or just pick out marquee games?

FF

 

[MexicoHusky]

I think most people here are all sports UConn fans, but if some are more basketball-only…..

What seems to be happening with UConn football is really, really important for the future of the entire athletic department. What Jim Mora has done in less than a year is remarkable. Also, he’s doing it while living in a haunted house.

Imagine trying to rebuild a football program while dealing with ghosts? Amazing.

UConn hockey is a lot less important, but a wickedly fun season has almost come out of nowhere. Good bandwagon to jump on.

Finally Hockey is coming around. About 8 years ago I told all my North Dakota Hockey friends that UCONN would be competitive with BC and BU in 5 years.

 

[Waquoit]

UConn is better than BC in hockey and football. The backstabbing only delayed the inevitable.

 

[SportsFan88]

Football, beating BC is no big accomplishment, and very few people care about hockey. Let’s stay focused on Basketball, UConn’s real sport. When one of the other two mentioned sports wins a Chip then will take time on the Basketball board to discuss.

If you have even remotely watched our football program and it’s decline over this last decade then there is no way you can make that opening statement