I can be bitter and dump on the woulda couldas but when reflecting these past few years far exceeded anything I could have wished for after going through a painful decade of embarrassment. Thank you Mora for seeing and proving we were not a lost cause and Fagnano, Bell and Edwards for carrying the program and fans to a point where we can complain about our 9-4 seasons. Coach Candle may you us even more success and a P4 invite.
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Wasabi Fenway Bowl Game Post Game
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What? BYU is playing a ranked team, has 369 yards of offense, 2 turnovers and is down 21-18 with 5 minutes to go. Not sure what you
mean.
Edited to add: BYU leads 25-21 with 2:00 minutes to go.
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The kids in the portal that opted out of the bowl game. I don’t think that helps them.
This was gonna be a tough game even with Joe and Skyler and everyone else playing and Monken is a better coach than Mora. Gotta give credit to Army they wanted it more we'll move on from this.
The only thing that sucked was paying the money for tickets to this game and sitting in the cold while Army's entire team went all out. This loss doesn't bother me, I understand today's circumstances and it's a "meaningless " bowl game but if you went to the game you would have a different perspective.
The only thing that sucked was paying the money for tickets to this game and sitting in the cold while Army's entire team went all out. This loss doesn't bother me, I understand today's circumstances and it's a "meaningless " bowl game but if you went to the game you would have a different perspective.
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Well it was 21-10 for almost half the game. They're making a heroic comeback and good for them for doing it... But it was looking real bleak for them for quite a bit.
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I don't see anyone freaking out. You didn't go to the game did you.
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Amazingly, the Pop Tarts Bowl seems like a “real” Bowl game.
There’s really nothing to discuss with the game because it wasn’t a game and the result was baked in the cake a month ago. A tragic ending to a great season. It should have never happened.
UConn never never never ever again should participate in a bowl game if our players do not want to go. Players made personal choices to put us in a position where we couldn’t win this game. And sorry this is competition. It’s about winning and losing. If we don’t want to compete. Don’t show up. And how is it that our program, in the precarious state it is in as an independent, thinks it’s too good for a bowl? Including a backup qb who fleeced Mike Burton out of 6 figures. Too good to showcase the best of the program on a Saturday on ESPN? Likely the biggest audience that saw us all year. We don’t play for a conference championship. So what are we playing for? What are the fans supposed to be invested in? Well I hope for starters we start holding UConn’s feet to the fire about getting into either the ACC or Big 12. I mean things are clearly going well for us as we feel comfortable enough to forfeit a bowl game and get worked by Army for 3 and half hours on ESPN. If the bowl doesn’t matter, something better for the fans to justify the support. Only getting us into a power 4 conference does so that should be the minimum expectation of the administration going forward. And no excuses on it this time.
Well let’s forget the fans for a second because we know us poor saps are not the focus during these times. How about what we did to our players?
Skyler Bell was trotted out to tell us he was playing and was trying to get others in the portal to play. Wall him! A hero! People wanted to build a statute for him over this news. The new Locked On UConn host gushed “this means UConn is going all in for win #10.” Well, That was never the case. Bell played one series and took his pads off. Was it done to rube fans to pay for tickets or throw off the opponent? Regardless, It was deceitful and he looks bad because of it.
Because of Bell’s warrior like decision to tell us he was playing (not true) Joe Fagano got smeared online (still going on today) as the sole quitter for 2 weeks while Bell got the statue built for him. He abandoned the team! I’m so mad at Joe! Turns out they both quit. Joe was just more up front about it.
The Candle era begins today and all will be forgotten with news of new hires and recruits. But it’s gonna be hard to forget about some of the selfishness and lies of the last month that robbed the fanbase from a proper send off for this worthy team. The fans and the team deserved better. It did not have to end this poorly.
UConn never never never ever again should participate in a bowl game if our players do not want to go. Players made personal choices to put us in a position where we couldn’t win this game. And sorry this is competition. It’s about winning and losing. If we don’t want to compete. Don’t show up. And how is it that our program, in the precarious state it is in as an independent, thinks it’s too good for a bowl? Including a backup qb who fleeced Mike Burton out of 6 figures. Too good to showcase the best of the program on a Saturday on ESPN? Likely the biggest audience that saw us all year. We don’t play for a conference championship. So what are we playing for? What are the fans supposed to be invested in? Well I hope for starters we start holding UConn’s feet to the fire about getting into either the ACC or Big 12. I mean things are clearly going well for us as we feel comfortable enough to forfeit a bowl game and get worked by Army for 3 and half hours on ESPN. If the bowl doesn’t matter, something better for the fans to justify the support. Only getting us into a power 4 conference does so that should be the minimum expectation of the administration going forward. And no excuses on it this time.
Well let’s forget the fans for a second because we know us poor saps are not the focus during these times. How about what we did to our players?
Skyler Bell was trotted out to tell us he was playing and was trying to get others in the portal to play. Wall him! A hero! People wanted to build a statute for him over this news. The new Locked On UConn host gushed “this means UConn is going all in for win #10.” Well, That was never the case. Bell played one series and took his pads off. Was it done to rube fans to pay for tickets or throw off the opponent? Regardless, It was deceitful and he looks bad because of it.
Because of Bell’s warrior like decision to tell us he was playing (not true) Joe Fagano got smeared online (still going on today) as the sole quitter for 2 weeks while Bell got the statue built for him. He abandoned the team! I’m so mad at Joe! Turns out they both quit. Joe was just more up front about it.
The Candle era begins today and all will be forgotten with news of new hires and recruits. But it’s gonna be hard to forget about some of the selfishness and lies of the last month that robbed the fanbase from a proper send off for this worthy team. The fans and the team deserved better. It did not have to end this poorly.
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I was honestly shocked that the fan made the FG challenge today but he may have been a bit inebriated because he ripped off his shirt and dove into the endzone 😂
But seriously, it was cold as heck today especially after the sun went down. Not a really fun environment to play in and one that most college football players haven't played in nor are prepared for.
Do you think he realized, after learning that Evers wasn’t playing and seeing the new QB practicing, that we didn't have a chance? So he figured he’d keep his word and “participate,” but not risk injury by playing more?
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After the first quarter the outcome was inevitable.
Thanks to the coaches, staff and players for a helluva roller coaster ride season which was more fun or interesting than most of us expected.
Change is already in progress.
On to 2026.
Thanks to the coaches, staff and players for a helluva roller coaster ride season which was more fun or interesting than most of us expected.
Change is already in progress.
On to 2026.
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In general, bowl games are a measure of the health of your program. Healthy programs use bowl games positively and unhealthy programs tend to make a mess of things. A healthy UConn with a returning coach looked very different than the current UConn program without a returning coach.
It was a meaningless exhibition game made more meaningless by the lack of continuity between this year's team and next year's team. Move on, nothing to see here.
It was a competitive game where our best players made a choice to not participate.
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No one is going to say anything about this team. That was a UConn team that was there for one game. Coaching staff, QB, some defensive players…no QB. Impossible spot. It’s a one day team, let’s be honest. That didn’t resemble the team that went 9-3, and it won’t resemble the team that hit the first game next year. This team was 0-1. That’s it.
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And that is their choice. That's the current landscape of the game and if you can't accept that then maybe CFB ain't for you anymore.
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Guys, the check cleared. No one is going to hold this bowl game against the program. No coach, QB out, LT/RT out. Coaches gone to other jobs.
Come on. At least they showed up and the school got paid.
Come on. At least they showed up and the school got paid.
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Whatevs…next!
BYU won today so I’m not sure what to look at.
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Then the team shouldn’t participate in the bowl. Simple as that.
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If the players don't care about the bowls, then I don't care about the bowls. The bowls have been ridiculous, with the Clemson/Penn State game one of the silliest exhibitions of half-assery I have ever seen in a college football game.
End the bowl games, and make the playoffs games with real stakes. Then make an "NIT' bracket with real dollars for each win. That would get player buy in.
End the bowl games, and make the playoffs games with real stakes. Then make an "NIT' bracket with real dollars for each win. That would get player buy in.
You seem to be taking this very “personally.”
Sorry, but I just think this is the current “reality” of college footbaall. Players are much more “independent” than previously: they're being paid, they're able to transfer, and they're not interested in jeopardizing their future earnings (whether it’s NIL money or NFL money) for dear old “State U.” For all intents and purposes, they're a cross between gladiators and mercenaries. So I doubt that UConn “trotted out” Bell to suck you in.
I get that fans can get shortchanged, but, again, that’s just college football today, IMO.
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Please supply info on what the school may have made. We have lost money on most bowls and the crowd looked very sparse on this one. The school has to sell an allotment of tickets or eat them. This looked like another game of eating. Just saying...
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Bowl games are officially irrelevant unless NIL becomes tied to participation And transfer portals and recruiting are prohibited unril after Jan 1st. Even then guys are gonna try to bail.