UConn vs. Temple Owls (Saturday 10/5/24 @3:30p @Rentschler Field). Game on CBSSN. Audio on Varsity Network/FoxSports 97.9 FM

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Chin Diesel]

Those are some crazy jumps.

Total Offense up 78 spots
Scoring Offense up 94 spots
Yards/Completion up 103 spots
3rd Down Defense up 92
Passing yards allowed up 57

 

[gioff2323]

A stat I’d like to see is YAC. I think last year it was like 29, all year. Bell’s already taken a few short outs and made the qb stats so much better.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Waquoit]

That was very noticeable. We were commenting on how cool it was for our guy delivering some punishment instead of waiting for the hit.

 

[huskymedic]

->Whether it be a compliment or an insult, or anything in between, the UConn football program wants to hear none of it. After back-to-back wins and three dominant performances at home, a wave of positive energy has surrounded the team. But internally, the Huskies feel they have a ways to go before reaching their potential and don’t want to get caught up in a losing mindset.

“We’ve won three games. Big deal,” head coach Jim Mora said during his weekly press conference on Tuesday. “If we start thinking that’s something special, then failure will follow. We’ve just got to have the mindset that every game is its own entity.”<-

-> “The day that you sit there and you think you’re comfortable, that’s when someone comes and steals off your plate,” Stafford said. “We’ve been on the other side of the fence before, we know what that feels like, and we’re not gonna let that happen again. Now that we’ve got this momentum rolling, we just plan to keep showing up every day, putting in the work to make sure we don’t end up like the teams we just played against on the other side of the ball.” <-

-> Mora said he doesn’t know if Evers will be ready to play on Saturday.

Pryce Yates, a redshirt junior defensive lineman who was expected to start before suffering a concussion in preseason camp and having a setback, could make his season debut on Saturday.

Bristol native Victor Rosa, a running back who had surgery on a broken finger before the Duke game, was with the team during team periods in practice on Tuesday. Mora said he has a meeting with doctors Wednesday and should be cleared and ready to go for Saturday. <-

 

[AllHusky]

Love to see Rosa and Yates back for this weekend to knock off the rust
Don’t know what to think about Moras comments regarding Evers

 

[RedStickHusky]

I know what I think but I don't think I know.

 

[Kolumbo]

 

[RSTuthill]

The ultimate example of that for me was when they crushed UConn in September 2010, then the Huskies went on to the Fiesta Bowl.

That is why this season seems like 2010. Of course, this schedule is not as challenging as the 2010 one.

 

[Patman]

->Whether it be a compliment or an insult, or anything in between, the UConn football program wants to hear none of it. After back-to-back wins and three dominant performances at home, a wave of positive energy has surrounded the team. But internally, the Huskies feel they have a ways to go before reaching their potential and don’t want to get caught up in a losing mindset.

some of the things I've seen this week is wild... "OMG, UConn has ARRIVED!!!"... uhhhh... I don't know if we're being set up or not? Its not like there aren't plenty of story lines.

 

[Chin Diesel]

That was very noticeable. We were commenting on how cool it was for our guy delivering some punishment instead of waiting for the hit.

We've come a long way from the days of grass in the open field tackling UConn RB's.

 

[huskymedic]

-> Mora has been in the coaching business far too long to be satisfied with their impressive start.

“We practiced well today, and that’s what we have to continue to do,” Mora said. “Some of the success we’ve had – and I think it is pretty limited success, quite frankly – has been rooted in the work that we’ve been doing and the attitude that we have and the attention to detail and creating the right mindset.

“So we just have to stay on that path.” <-

 

[ktuck911]

I think we're scratching the surface with Gathings, Shorter, and Williams at this point... I see bigger things/plays coming from each of those guys... I predict at least one more one handed TD catch from Shorter (he's got 2 so far)

 

[huskymedic]

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

I think we're scratching the surface with Gathings, Shorter, and Williams at this point... I see bigger things/plays coming from each of those guys... I predict at least one more one handed TD catch from Shorter (he's got 2 so far)

Is Shorter short for Shamar Porter, or is it a nickname? I mean, he is 6'3"....

 

[ktuck911]

Is Shorter short for Shamar Porter, or is it a nickname? I mean, he is 6'3"....

my bad.. thanks...

 

[gopher2]

We owe Temple a few good beatdowns. While I'm not expecting a blowout this week, I sure wouldn't mind watching one. No mercy for the Owls. None.

 

[huskymedic]

Temple Coach speak:

Stan Drayton, 9/30/24

Video: Stan Drayton, 9/30/24. Football

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[huskymedic]

 

[AD DB Burner]

Advanced stat preview courtesy of Game on Paper. Still weird seeing so much green on these charts for UConn.

 

[Windham4th]

My favorite helmets this week. I love the ribbon helmets.

 

[BugsyCT]

Here's our history vs Temple since the transition to 1-A. It was a good series for a while up until we fell off a cliff in the AAC and they beat the crap out of us a bunch of times. Would be nice to return the favor this weekend.

2001 - TEMPLE 56, UConn 7
2002 - Temple 38, UCONN 24 (Storrs)
2004 - UCONN 45, Temple 31
2007 - UCONN 22, Temple 17
2008 - UConn 12, TEMPLE 9 (OT)
2010 - TEMPLE 30, UConn 16

2012 - Temple 17, UCONN 14 (OT)

- - - - - - - - (AAC) - - - - - - -
2013 - UConn 28, TEMPLE 21
2014 - Temple 36, UCONN 10
2015 - TEMPLE 27, UConn 3
2016 - Temple 21, UCONN 0
2017 - UConn 28, TEMPLE 24
2018 - Temple 57, UCONN 7
2019 - TEMPLE 49, UConn 17

 

[Kolumbo]

message boards are the same everywhere. The Temple board's thread about the UConn game quickly turned into a CR thread about the AAC and how UConn is doing being independent and being in the Big East

"Hard to believe, UConn, with no conf is supposed to be that much better than TU, a flagship member of the AAC like UConn was. Supposedly, (..& hopefully to most on this board), UConn's football was going to die after they left. I didn't like their chances either but that opinion changed with the savvy hire of Mora. They have a pretty competitive team and a nice schedule, for an indy. 3 P4's--1 at home and have had similar schedules for yrs.

"I'm on the neutral side of the A-10 vs AAC thing but...UConn has done something here that should at least make some people at N Broad think about UConn's path. TU has that path available if they want. I would even say TU has an advantage in that respect. A welcoming. GOOD, BB conf if they want to leave the AAC."

UConn opens 11-point favorites over Temple

UConn opens 11-point favorites over Temple

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