UConn vs. Marshall Prediction, St. Petersburg Bowl Preview (Campus Insider)

[huskymedic]

http://campusinsiders.com/news/uconn-vs-marshall-prediction-st-petersburg-bowl-preview-12-14-2015

"Diaco has UConn playing plucky football."

 

[SubbaBub]

I don't like plucky. Plucky means terrible but enthusiastic. The team is better than plucky.

They have beaten the teams they are supposed to beat, missed opportunities to beat teams they are even with at the moment and took out the league champion that no one else could. And, they are getting better. Plucky is not the term I would use.

 

[Bonehead]

I don't like plucky. Plucky means terrible but enthusiastic. The team is better than plucky.

spirited, brave

 

[Palatine]

I like scrappy. Plucky. Fiesty. Gritty. Gutty. and of course, spunky.

Are those the seven dwarfs?

 

[businesslawyer]

I like scrappy. Plucky. Fiesty. Gritty. Gutty. and of course, spunky.

Are those the seven dwarfs?

LOL. How are your math skills?

 

[CL82]

I like scrappy. Plucky. Fiesty. Gritty. Gutty. and of course, spunky.

Are those the seven dwarfs?

Missing one: "Gassy" He's still p1ssed that Disney wrote him out of the movie.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Missing one: "Gassy" He's still p1ssed that Disney wrote him out of the movie.

He's the one drinking Rolling Rock

 

[thatguyed]

Missing one: "Gassy" He's still p1ssed that Disney wrote him out of the movie.

I thought Sleazy was left out.

 

[sportsart]

I think the obvious omission is Fishy.

 

[uconnphil2016]

We're gonna smoke 'em--count on it.

 

[CL82]

I think the obvious omission is Fishy.

Or is it Swami?

 

[huskypantz]

LOL. How are your math skills?

His math skills are quite plucky.

 

[BugsyCT]

I'll take plucky over what we were last year - downright unwatchable.

 

[CL82]

I'll take plucky over what we were last year - downright unwatchable.

You're right - plucky beats sucky.

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

How could Marshall from the lowly C-USA be a 4.5 point favorite up against UConn for this?? I mean I know they went 9-3, but none of those wins were games that we couldn't have also won with that schedule. Honestly, if Marshall had the AAC scheudle we had to play, they'd never be 9-3.

 

[Carl Spackler]

Because for large portions of the season, our most reliable and effective method of advancing the football has been the punt.

All things staying level, and if we actually manage to install and practice an offense well enough that can move the chains, put up points, early and often, and I think it will be a very nice win. If not, and our offense struggles to get first downs, never mind points, and it will be another defensive and special teams dogfight.

 

[jbdphi]

I don't like plucky. Plucky means terrible but enthusiastic. The team is better than plucky.

They have beaten the teams they are supposed to beat, missed opportunities to beat teams they are even with at the moment and took out the league champion that no one else could. And, they are getting better. Plucky is not the term I would use.

When it comes to our offense, what descriptor would you use?

From the article:

"Storrs was home to one of the worst offenses in the FBS this season. Connecticut normed 17.8 points per game, while the O-line was routinely overmatched. How feeble were the Huskies? They ranked 107th or lower in scoring, yards per play, third-down conversions and sacks and tackles for loss allowed. And life won’t get any simpler against Marshall, with its veteran, attacking D. The Herd presents major worries for the leaky Husky O-line, because DE Gary Thompson and LB Evan McKelvey get out of the blocks very quickly. And forget about an already punchless UConn passing game moving the ball on a Marshall secondary allowing less than 50% of quarterback’s throws to be completed on them."

 

[J187Money]

When it comes to our offense, what descriptor would you use? From the article: "Storrs was home to one of the worst offenses in the FBS this season. Connecticut normed 17.8 points per game, while the O-line was routinely overmatched. How feeble were the Huskies? They ranked 107th or lower in scoring, yards per play, third-down conversions and sacks and tackles for loss allowed. And life won’t get any simpler against Marshall, with its veteran, attacking D. The Herd presents major worries for the leaky Husky O-line, because DE Gary Thompson and LB Evan McKelvey get out of the blocks very quickly. And forget about an already punchless UConn passing game moving the ball on a Marshall secondary allowing less than 50% of quarterback’s throws to be completed on them."

Not sure why they didn't just say we have a very good OL that is obviously poorly coached.