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UConn v. University of Alabama - Birmingham Blazers (Saturday 11/1/25 @Noon. Game on CBSSN. Audio on Varsity Network & FoxSports 97.9

Who knows why Mora is so cranky. Logic says that he is frustrated with himself and his coaches for losing 3 OT games. But…maybe his Starbucks order was wrong….or his cat died…or someone parked in his spot. Us people in our 60s get cranky for a lot of reasons…lol.

Odd moment when a reporter was asking about the impact of losing 3 games…and Mora said it wasn’t 3 games…the reporter said…”in overtime’’. Mora was snippy and said “you didn’t say overtime”. I thought it was odd because so what if he didn’t say overtime…they do have 3 losses?

Anyway…I guess a cranky coach is better than a coach blowing sunshine up our skirt.
 
It's been 3 days since the Rice game. That's the kind of short press conference you give in the immediate post-game. Guessing he just had a tough morning about something regarding the team (or not).
 
gopher2 said:
Still no explanation of why the decision to go for 1 instead of 2?
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How I think Mora would have answered if he was asked to answer this question today.

“because I thought we would win by going for 1”

Not saying I agree…but he wasn’t exactly into philosphising about strategy today.
 
The thing that upset me was Mora's answer for why they weren't running the ball more or something to that affect (I wish they would mic up the people asking questions). Sure you're passing more because you having success but don't you want to run the ball more to help balance the offense to take the pressure off of the QB at times, keep the defense guessing, and at times run the clock more. Also I don't get why they don't like to use the other running backs other than Edwards. On the "Husky Huddle", I think if I remember right someone suggested that maybe Edwards is banged up more than the team is letting on and because their run scheme is tough, Edwards is the only person that is capable of running it. I had a tough day at work so maybe my memory isn't exactly 100% lol!
 
gopher2 said:
Still no explanation of why the decision to go for 1 instead of 2?
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He discussed it on Part 3 of his Coach's show. He thought about it. He thought they could stop them on defense and score again. He didn't want it to come down to 1 play. He would make the same decision again but hope for a different result.

www.iheart.com

Seg 3 - FB Show Jim Mora 10-28 - Coaches Corner | iHeart

The coaching carosuel and to go for two or not ??
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huskymedic said:
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Brinson had some tackles on Saturday where I was like that’s a good tackle for an NFL player. Some of those open field sticks were truly impressive..

For me, the whole season is on the line over the next three games because we’re going to figure out what kind of team we are. Are we gonna just fold up and start playing down to competition and blow some more games? Or are we going to make this season something special?

We’re going to find out so much on Saturday.
 
RitzLuce1 said:
He discussed it on Part 3 of his Coach's show. He thought about it. He thought they could stop them on defense and score again. He didn't want it to come down to 1 play. He would make the same decision again but hope for a different result.

www.iheart.com

Seg 3 - FB Show Jim Mora 10-28 - Coaches Corner | iHeart

The coaching carosuel and to go for two or not ??
www.iheart.com www.iheart.com
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Weird thing is OT always comes down to one final play.
 
UCan3 said:
Brinson had some tackles on Saturday where I was like that’s a good tackle for an NFL player. Some of those open field sticks were truly impressive..

For me, the whole season is on the line over the next three games because we’re going to figure out what kind of team we are. Are we gonna just fold up and start playing down to competition and blow some more games? Or are we going to make this season something special?

We’re going to find out so much on Saturday.
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Lost in the debacle Saturday, Brinson did have a great game and is having an outstanding season.
 
This is going to be a tough game.

They like to pass a bunch so our ability to sack the QB will be important. But also the defense likes to give away First Downs on Third and Long like candy on Halloween. This won’t be a stress free game like FIU was.
 
huskymedic said:
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Good for him as he has been a bright spot on a dreadful defense, but I would have never suspected that he'd lead the country having watched the way the Da sa whole has played all year. That is not saying much about the rest of the secondary, however I do think Cam Chadwick has played consistently well most of the year, and the freshman Osiris Gilbert has shown potential, which is good because we have a lot of seniors in our secondary. That's an area we can definitely use an influx from the portal next year.
 
The reason why Mora acted like he did in the press conference is because he was sticking it to the media for only asking ONE question during Rice post game presser.
 
This UAB game is looming large and the Rice game could prove to be THE pivotal moment of the season. Any given Saturday and anything can happen. Remember last year 8-5 Northern Illinois (currently in the bottom 25) beat 14-2 ND. If UConn beat Rice, we'd be 6-2 and believing we have a chance to run the table. Now at 5-3, they gotta beat UAB or even a bowl game is in jeopardy.
 
“We all take the bad with the good. If the coach felt he needed to make some sort of statement Tuesday, give reporters a two-minute warning, so be it. Maybe he can make another two-minute statement on Saturday and hold on to a lead.”

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