Updated pre season rankings….some respect for the Huskies #90

[CONN78SEJ]

I have said for a while that Liberty ought to be our model ( but only for football). They got to the Top 20 Until we beat them. We should be able to do it too. Tulane is another example, though they at least have a league that’s was pretty good around them. We’re we to go 9-3 with losses only to NC State, Tennessee and maybe JMU, especially if the game in Knoxville was a nail biter, or at least not a blowout, we have a solid shot at a top 25 ranking. Become a legit football team and the B12 is a done deal.

We have legitimate chances to beat everyone on our schedule with the exception of Tennessee, who will kick our butts. Realistically I think we go 9-3, but we have a chance at 11-1.

 

[LIUCHusky]

We have legitimate chances to beat everyone on our schedule with the exception of Tennessee, who will kick our butts. Realistically I think we go 9-3, but we have a chance at 11-1.

NC State, Duke, BC as well as JMU will all be significant upsets if we win.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

NC State, Duke, BC as well as JMU will all be significant upsets if we win.

How is beating JMU a significant upset??? A team that lost to Marshall 28-14? The same Marshall team that beat us 26-12. I don’t see your logic on that one. Maybe you forgot we beat BC last year and BC beat both NC State and Louisville, while Louisville beat JMU by 20 points. I agree NC State will be a challenge but they are not Tennessee, if we beat them, home field advantage will have played a role.

 

[Redding Husky]

FWIW, I think we’re #89 in Lindy’s and #103 in Athlon.

 

[Patman]

If Liberty is the role model, I say we drop FB.

You mean a team that was in the top 25 last year? I ain't saying the goal, but man they do seem to be doing some things right. We can't hope for perennial top 40 until we join the big boys club.

 

[uconnfan68]

We have legitimate chances to beat everyone on our schedule with the exception of Tennessee, who will kick our butts. Realistically I think we go 9-3, but we have a chance at 11-1.

Love the optimism without knowing who our QB will be. I think we'll surprise a few.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Love the optimism without knowing who our QB will be. I think we'll surprise a few.

Do Georgia, Alabama, Michigan and Penn State all know who their QB is going to be?

 

[Dizzy21]

Do Georgia, Alabama, Michigan and Penn State all know who their QB is going to be?

Michigan has a returning 5 star starter that took them undefeated into the college football playoffs in his first season as a redshirt freshman. Bama, Georgia, and Penn state are simply deciding between the one or two 5 stars they have on their roster or one of the other 3 or 4 high 4 stars they each have.

 

[uconnfan68]

Do Georgia, Alabama, Michigan and Penn State all know who their QB is going to be?

Nope, but they’re all probably in better shape than we are. We aren’t anywhere near their level, yet.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Nope, but they’re all probably in better shape than we are. We aren’t anywhere near their level, yet.

Levels has nothing to do with it, that being said, Kirby Smart, Jim Harbaugh, Nick Saban, and little ole Jim Mora, all have reason to be optimistic this season, maybe on different levels, but they all still need to pick a quarterback. What Mora has done this offseason is mold a UConn football team that is bigger, faster and more physical. The likes of which we have not seen in Storrs in quite a few years.

 

[uconnfan68]

Levels has nothing to do with it, that being said, Kirby Smart, Jim Harbaugh, Nick Saban, and little ole Jim Mora, all have reason to be optimistic this season, maybe on different levels, but they all still need to pick a quarterback. What Mora has done this offseason is mold a UConn football team that is bigger, faster and more physical. The likes of which we have not seen in Storrs in quite a few years.

You seem confused about my original comment about your optimism. I like it.

 

[Stinger92860]

Love the optimism without knowing who our QB will be. I think we'll surprise a few.

I hear you, but I expect our QB play to improve regardless of who is named the starter. The level of improvement remains to be seen, but much will also depend on the oline and receivers. I am also expecting Joly to make a big jump.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

I hear you, but I expect our QB play to improve regardless of who is named the starter. The level of improvement remains to be seen, but much will also depend on the oline and receivers. I am also expecting Joly to make a big jump.

Bingo!!!

 

[Palatine]

I hear you, but I expect our QB play to improve regardless of who is named the starter. The level of improvement remains to be seen, but much will also depend on the oline and receivers. I am also expecting Joly to make a big jump.

There is an old saying -- just when you think it can't get any worse the bottom drops out. I agree we need to see improvement at QB. But there is no guarantee. The good news for whoever ends up taking snaps is that the box will be loaded to stop the run. The QB competition should be fierce, fingers crossed.

 

[shizzle787]

This is the final ranking for last year.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

There is an old saying -- just when you think it can't get any worse the bottom drops out. I agree we need to see improvement at QB. But there is no guarantee. The good news for whoever ends up taking snaps is that the box will be loaded to stop the run. The QB competition should be fierce, fingers crossed.

When is the last time UConn had a good offensive line, and the QB (no matter who he was) had time to throw.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

When is the last time UConn had a good offensive line, and the QB (no matter who he was) had time to throw.

Online was pretty good last year it's one of the few areas they didn't have injuries.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Online was pretty good last year it's one of the few areas they didn't have injuries.

How many sacks did they give up last year?

 

[huskymedic]

Online was pretty good last year it's one of the few areas they didn't have injuries.

How many sacks did they give up last year?

18 sacks > Top 30 in country for sacks allowed in 2022.

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