UConn needs to stomp Towson

[ktuck911]

This week is our last practice and next week should be preparation for Towson!! Getting close!!

One would think preparation for Game 1 starts this week, no? 10 days til gameday....

 

[Srqhusky]

One would think preparation for Game 1 starts this week, no? 10 days til gameday....

Good point i think on short weeks they still start monday though im sure they are doing it now

 

[SubbaBub]

Go full speed no huddle, then never use it again. Very concerned about wearing out our own D.

 

[HuskyV]

"don't want to get behind the chains" BS.

When I read this it was like seeing the ghost of the 2012 offense.

The mindset & gameplan that lead to this phrase must be....trampled, pulverized & forgotten.

 

[BoatShow]

This game must be important. Upper Endzone seats are going for 100k on StubHub.

 

[whaler11]

Towson went to LSU last year and led 9-7 with 5 minutes left in the first half. Ran for 188 and average almost 5 yards a carry. They are no pushover.

 

[whaler11]

Maryland has no weeks off before UConn where as UConn is the one with 2 weeks to prepare for Maryland. I say get the kinks out on Towson, get a good look at what Maryland does their first two games and then just get on the field and out think, out manuever, out perform them. UConn needs that game more than Maryland does just to make a statement that they CAN compete and that they DO belong. They have to play each game this season like it's the "last game they will ever play" and holding back on Towson isn't going to do them any good. Control the game from beginning to end, get as many bodies in there as possible and use the 4th quarter's massive lead to try a few experiments. Give Maryland more than they could ever hope to prepare for and use the week off to fine tune the plan.

I hate that UConn plays no one before Maryland. I'd much rather the Buffalo game be Sept 7th and have a week off after Michigan.

I think that's a pretty big advantage for Maryland.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I agree they are no joke. All the more reason to not let up on the gas. Don't wait until you have to be aggressive like LSU did, smash them in the mouth right out of the gate and keep the pressure on.

Control the game.

 

[Bootsthemonkey]

Towson went to LSU last year and led 9-7 with 5 minutes left in the first half. Ran for 188 and average almost 5 yards a carry. They are no pushover.

Exactly. I don't think they need to stomp Towson but they need to not take them lightly. If they play sound fundamental football, limit turnovers and can be creative on offense I'll be happy.

 

[BoatShow]

Towson is probably better than Memphis.

 

[whaler11]

Towson is probably better than Memphis.

In the recent past yes. Memphis is a bit better this year. They have a 3-4 win team.

 

[freescooter]

Towson went to LSU last year and led 9-7 with 5 minutes left in the first half. Ran for 188 and average almost 5 yards a carry. They are no pushover.

whaler,
Don't over rate them based on that game. They scored a touchdown and a field goal off 2 LSU fumbles inside the 40. And by the 10 minute mark of the 3rd quarter it was 31-9. They aren't an awful 1AA team but don't forget they also played Kent State and got blown out of the building. It was 41-7 until late in the 4th when the scrubs scored a couple against Kent's B-squad.

 

[whaler11]

whaler,
Don't over rate them based on that game. They scored a touchdown and a field goal off 2 LSU fumbles inside the 40. And by the 10 minute mark of the 3rd quarter it was 31-9. They aren't an awful 1AA team but don't forget they also played Kent State and got blown out of the building. It was 41-7 until late in the 4th when the scrubs scored a couple against Kent's B-squad.

Was UConn not -10 on turnovers last year? Any time an overmatched team wins or challenges you can almost always point at turnovers and specials. They went to LSU early in the season and only lost by 16.

I mention LSU because they recently went into a hostile stadium in front of 90k and didn't immediately fold.

UConn might well bury them 41-0, but it's not a guaranteed win. I imagine it will be something like 24-3, but we really have absolutely no idea how good UConn's offense is. So until there is some real evidence it's improved assuming 30+ point wins is difficult.

 

[freescooter]

I don't disagree with your comments on UConn, but I just don't think LSU proves anyhting about Towson other than LSU took its time getting into the game, as occasionally happens in these 1AA games. Once they got a little focused it was 31-9 before the band got back to its seats. Towson scored a couple of tds in the last few minutes to make it respectable, but they were never actually threatening to win that game.

 

[CTGoonie]

CW threw 2 INTs in the UMass game in three quarters. It would be nice not to see that again vs. Towson to start the season.

One of the INT's was a fluke. CW threw it out of bounds and the Umass defender jumped out and blindly tapped it back onto the field where it was caught by one of his teammates. In hindsight CW should have thrown it further out of bounds but the defender normally just lets it go rather than risk the offense catching the tapped ball.

 

[whaler11]

I don't disagree with your comments on UConn, but I just don't think LSU proves anyhting about Towson other than LSU took its time getting into the game, as occasionally happens in these 1AA games. Once they got a little focused it was 31-9 before the band got back to its seats. Towson scored a couple of tds in the last few minutes to make it respectable, but they were never actually threatening to win that game.

You do get the quality difference between 2012 UConn and 2012 LSU though right? And the probable difference between 2013 UConn and 2012 LSU?

 

[freescooter]

Yeah, but Kent State gives me hope...plus for reasons that I can't explain I actually watched some of the LSU Towson game. So my comments aren't based on looking at a box score. That said, they had a pretty high flying offense last year. They are better than the 1AAs we typically have played to open the season. We should still handle them though.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

My point with this thread is that PP is conservative...being conservative in this game will make it closer than necessary and won't build the confidence of the team. Towson may be a decent FCS team, but if UConn is going bowling they need to start the year by being aggressive and not letting Towson think they have a chance.

I don't think it will happen, but I want UConn to go all Spurrier (circa 1996) on them.

 

[huskymedic]

My point with this thread is that PP is conservative...being conservative in this game will make it closer than necessary and won't build the confidence of the team. Towson may be a decent FCS team, but if UConn is going bowling they need to start the year by being aggressive and not letting Towson think they have a chance.

I don't think it will happen, but I want UConn to go all Spurrier (circa 1996) on them.

Do you want the team to build confidence or the fans?

I would prefer they win the game comfortably with no injuries and the players not get too heady heading into Turtle U game. Overconfidence is just as dangerous as lack of confidence at times.

 

[ktuck911]

Do you want the team build confidence or the fans?

I would prefer they win the game comfortably with no injuries and the players not get too heady heading into Turtle U game. Overconfidence is just as dangerous as lack of confidence at times.

Yeah, but we can't play 'not to lose' either. We've done that the past two seasons and got burned (the worst game, IMO, was the Vanderbilt one).

 

[CTBasketball]

I think they should just win and worry about Maryland/Michigan afterwards.

 

[BoatShow]

Yeah, but we can't play 'not to lose' either. We've done that the past two seasons and got burned (the worst game, IMO, was the Vanderbilt one).

How about Temple last year? You usually don't wanna start your eat clock offense halfway through the third...

 

[freescooter]

My point with this thread is that PP is conservative...being conservative in this game will make it closer than necessary and won't build the confidence of the team. Towson may be a decent FCS team, but if UConn is going bowling they need to start the year by being aggressive and not letting Towson think they have a chance.

I don't think it will happen, but I want UConn to go all Spurrier (circa 1996) on them.

We don't need to go Spurrier on anybody. We just need to play this game like Edsall would have. Play all out for 3 quarters, they begin to slowly go to your subs but run the same playbook with the backups. If you go back to Edsall, he never took his foot off the gas in the 1st half, no matter the score. The Hoftra game I mentioned above was a great example. Big lead with time running out in the half, he called 2 time outs to force Hofstra to punt, then ran the offense to get back into scoring position and kicked a figgie with 20 seconds or so remaining but had missed a pass in the endzone on 3rd down forcing the kick. Last year UConn had about the same lead, 20-0 over UMass with almost the same amount of time left and let the Minutemen run out the clock. My guess is Edsall calls a couple of time outs to see if he can force a punt and get another score before the half.

 

[RedSoloCup]

We don't need to go Spurrier on anybody. We just need to play this game like Edsall would have. Play all out for 3 quarters, they begin to slowly go to your subs but run the same playbook with the backups. If you go back to Edsall, he never took his foot off the gas in the 1st half, no matter the score. The Hoftra game I mentioned above was a great example. Big lead with time running out in the half, he called 2 time outs to force Hofstra to punt, then ran the offense to get back into scoring position and kicked a figgie with 20 seconds or so remaining but had missed a pass in the endzone on 3rd down forcing the kick. Last year UConn had about the same lead, 20-0 over UMass with almost the same amount of time left and let the Minutemen run out the clock. My guess is Edsall calls a couple of time outs to see if he can force a punt and get another score before the half.

Edsall was putting the kids in learning situations. Teachable moments as it were... Remember that Coach D may not have wanted his secrets getting out so he closed up the book early.

 

[joey3$trike$]

Just win the damn game! plus someone else have carries other than LM...