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UConn projected 2.6 wins, rated 124th in Brad Powers’ 2021 CFB Power Rankings and Preview

billybud said:
The question is...how long will it take to build a relevant football team? Relevance will be defined individually by folks, of course...but I see relevance as capable of winning 7-8 games, winning a bowl game.

You can win four by scheduling...but ultimately you have to beat FBS and mid level P5 teams.
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At this point 4-5 wins would be huge and a bridge to 6 or 7 and a low tier bowl. As long as UCONN tries to play top tier football I think that is the ceiling. Beat UMASS most years, play another old Yankee Conference rival, schedule 2 or 3 games against top 25 programs for exposure, hope for 1-2 upsets. Realistically with no major conference wanting the football program the future is really bleak. Even the best coaching can only do so much with low levels of talent at almost every position. IMO the Huskies should offer 10,000 free tickets to inner city kids every home game (1 child with 1 adult) to bring in some fans and excitement. Make a couple of bucks off concessions and get some excitement in the stadium. Provides a public service and if they do it right may even inspire a few kids to go to Storrs. Wouldn't be bad to offer free tickets to all the youth football teams each game also. Need some life at home games.
 
Lol underdogs to yale. We should try to get into the ivy for football and keep basketball in the Big East .
 
mike012779 said:
Lol underdogs to yale. We should try to get into the ivy for football and keep basketball in the Big East .
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It would be wonderful if UConn could make the Ivy League. It would solve UConn's image problem. But it isn't about to happen. They only include private colleges. True, Army, Navy and Northwestern were considered back in the 1980s for the Ivy League. It didn't work out.

Also, UConn is not at the academic level of a Cal, UVA. So the academic snobbery issue would arise, too. If schools like Harvard and Yale and Columbia dropped out of the Ivy League and merged with schools like Buffalo, UConn, UMass, that is a remote possibility. But I do not see any reason why any Ivy League school would drop out.

This is why I push for the ACC. In its older days it was a cross between the Ivy League and the SEC.
 
LoyalFanCT said:
If the FB team wins three games or less in 2021, goodbye to Randy Edsall, his son, and UConn does whatever it can to avoid the likely pressures to bring the team down to FCS. The next coach has to be believe in winning, excellence, and not providing excuses.
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Why would we wait 'till the "next coach" to get someone who "believe(s) in winning, excellence, and not providing excuses"?
 
Husky68 said:
Why would we wait 'till the "next coach" to get someone who "believe(s) in winning, excellence, and not providing excuses"?
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because our current coach loses, is bad at coaching and provides a number of excuses for the first two items
 
That Clemson +54 is wild. What’s a final score of that game? 60-3?
51-10 is my bet on that game.

those lines are out of whack. +4 to Yale? I know there is some strange fascination with Yale by CT Media, but do peole really believe Yale has better football players?
they are +22 against Army? Insane .
 
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Secondly. anyone who knows what to expect from the football team Is full of it.

There is absolutely no analysis that is valid. You can’t skip a year of playing and determine that they have improved or worsened.

Just no basis to have a knowledgeable opinion.
 
JohnFSilver said:
Secondly. anyone who knows what to expect from the football team Is full of it.

There is absolutely no analysis that is valid. You can’t skip a year of playing and determine that they have improved or worsened.

Just no basis to have a knowledgeable opinion.
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I get what you are saying....but UConn was in a unique position. They had FCS talent and players were playing without redshirting and were physically underdeveloped. They also didn't have a lot of upperclassmen talent whose leaving would make an impact.

I think it's fair to assume that purely from a physical standpoint they will be much better....from an X's and O's standpoint...who knows.

But physically alone, they have to be better.
 
If those lines stay I’ll be betting on uconn to cover a lot of them I know Clemson is a different league but 54 points come on
 
JohnFSilver said:
Secondly. anyone who knows what to expect from the football team Is full of it.
There is absolutely no analysis that is valid. You can’t skip a year of playing and determine that they have improved or worsened.
Just no basis to have a knowledgeable opinion.
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True, but I am expecting improvement that outsiders aren't. These predictions seem based on a straight-line analysis from where we left off. But I think we have had 3 years of improved recruiting classes that won't really see the field until this season. How is Fresno going to prepare?
 
Rosebud70 said:
If those lines stay I’ll be betting on uconn to cover a lot of them I know Clemson is a different league but 54 points come on
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The only way UConn covers is if Clemson goes up 30+ in the first half and then shuts it down the second half and plays 2nd and 3rd teams. They would put 70+ on us if they wanted.
 
I think UConn has a great chance to cover 54 points against Clemson. Randy’s run, run, pass, punt offense will change field position and force Clemson to have to put a few drives of 50+ yards together to score. He will eat clock every chance he gets.

His philosophy won’t change if it’s two minutes into the game or two minutes remaining. Randy will punt inside the opponent’s 50 down 100 points. If UConn gets gifted some short fields due to turnovers or busted coverages they could cover easily IMO.

As good as Clemson is they are not particularly deep at QB. They will not be looking to expose DJ more than required against a team playing with nothing to lose. If they are up 4-5 scores at half he’s likely out after the first series of the third.
 
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I dunno who they have as a back up QB.....Maybe Hunter Helms....Clemson's primary back-up quarterback just tore his Achille's tendon in the spring game.

Clemson did beat GT 73-7 last year with the bench playing the second half...beat VT by 35...PItt by 35
 
billybud said:
I dunno who they have as a back up QB.....Maybe Hunter Helms....Clemson's primary back-up quarterback just tore his Achille's tendon in the spring game.

Clemson did beat GT 73-7 last year with the bench playing the second half...beat VT by 35...PItt by 35
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GT Game was an avalanche of turnovers and quick 3 and outs. Randy will take all the air out of the ball to try to keep the score somewhat respectable. He’ll have no delusions that he can win the game like some of those other teams may have.
 
Someone should start an over/under on the number of snaps on the Clemson side of the 50 yard line. Anything over 2 and I would take the under.
 
Ldandy said:
GT Game was an avalanche of turnovers and quick 3 and outs. Randy will take all the air out of the ball to try to keep the score somewhat respectable. He’ll have no delusions that he can win the game like some of those other teams may have.
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So...no change in strategy....seems like that has been the coach's strategy for a while in games. I suspect a 30 point win based on UConn having difficulty with Clemson's passing attack...(#6 in Passing Offense last season.)
 
ZooCougar said:
People are surprised by this?
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Yes...I am surprised by some of the lines...

@ Fresno +19
Holy Cross -2
@ Purdue +27
@ Army +22
Wyoming +17
@ Vanderbilt +10
@ UMass -5
Yale +4
MTSU +5
@ Clemson +54
@ UCF +32
Houston +20

Surprising lines.... Holy Cross... Yale...army.... Wyoming....UCF.
 
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ShakyTheMohel said:
Yes...I am surprised by some of the lines...

@ Fresno +19
Holy Cross -2
@ Purdue +27
@ Army +22
Wyoming +17
@ Vanderbilt +10
@ UMass -5
Yale +4
MTSU +5
@ Clemson +54
@ UCF +32
Houston +20

Surprising lines.... Holy Cross... Yale...army.... Wyoming....UCF.
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UConn has HCRE2.0 and they don't. Media underestimating UConn's eye discipline and ability to execute HCRE2.0's high powered offense and stingy defense.
 
UConn is what they have recruited...

...the 2021 class may not be able to contribute early....16 commits... ..five 3 stars

....the 2000 class...25 commits.....3 three stars....

.....the 1999 class...16 commits....11 three stars

57 commits....nineteen 3 stars...no 4 stars.

That usually means development is a must. Where athleticism is foremost is at QB, WR, defensive backs, and D line.
 
We won the G D NY Times National Championship! No respect at all!
 
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BlueDogs said:
The only way UConn covers is if Clemson goes up 30+ in the first half and then shuts it down the second half and plays 2nd and 3rd teams. They would put 70+ on us if they wanted.
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They could put 100 on us if they wanted but that’s not how it works. Any team getting 50 is worth a bet, in my opinion.
 
huskysupporter said:
They could put 100 on us if they wanted but that’s not how it works. Any team getting 50 is worth a bet, in my opinion.
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Maybe worth a bet...With Clemson's final game and hated in-state rival only two weeks away...I would bet that Clemson pulls players when comfortably ahead.
 
Clemson will be our 10th game of the season on Nov 13 (and we'll be coming off a double-bye after Middle Tennessee on Oct 23), so we'll be well-rested and have a better sense of how competent of a team we have at that point.

Conventional wisdom says we'll get destroyed start to finish but maybe we hang around for a little while, or get a couple scores at garbage time if they're up by 50-60 and have their 3rd stringers in.
 
Imagine if we hold them for 3 quarters and they have to come from behind to beat us. Or what happen if we win? Either way, the outsiders view of the program changes - who wouldn't want that opportunity?
 
billybud said:
Maybe worth a bet...With Clemson's final game and hated in-state rival only two weeks away...I would bet that Clemson pulls players when comfortably ahead.
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I don’t think it matters when in the season the game is - Clemson will start resting starters in second half. And UCONN will keep first string out there until probably 3 or 4 minutes left. Clemson can be up 65-0 in first half and still not cover. A ton has to go right to cover a 50+ point spread.
 
ZooCougar said:
It means that most of our players have one less year of experience.
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True but they are a year older and stronger than the year that people are basing their projections on.

I have no freaking idea how UConn is going look this year. I'm worried.
 
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