Were you wildy entertained by UConn? I sure wasn’t (M. DiMauro)

[huskymedic]

Think he was sitting next to Jeff:

Were you wildy entertained by UConn? I sure wasn't

 

[UConnNick]

My biggest fear is that Diaco is so delusional he actually believes his own BS. I'm no psychologist or psychiatrist, but his postgame presser remarks sound like they're coming from somebody who lives in denial and their own little dream world. Most of us laughed off the stupid "Civil Conflict" nonsense. A lot of folks aren't laughing any more.

 

[CTMike]

Think he was sitting next to Jeff:

Were you wildy entertained by UConn? I sure wasn't

Spot on by Mike.

 

[CTMike]

My biggest fear is that Diaco is so delusional he actually believes his own BS. I'm no psychologist or psychiatrist, but his postgame presser remarks sound like they're coming from somebody who lives in denial and their own little dream world. Most of us laughed off the stupid "Civil Conflict" nonsense. A lot of folks aren't laughing any more.

I firmly believe that Diaco is honest to a fault and really believes that was a wildly entertaining game.

It's also ignorant of reality.

 

[Exit 4]

"We're really a little bit old school here," he said. "It's not much different than the model here in the early 2000s in that it's complementary football. ... All three pieces have to fit together. So part of our deal is zero turnovers, time of possession, run the football and it complements what we do defensively. And then the kicking game plays into the field position aspect of it.

"We're not a flash and dazzle, we're not an offense of the year type of thing. We want to be spectacularly consistent. ... But at the end of the day the thing you remember is wins or losses."

That's all Diaco speaking through Verducci. If coaching is over emphasizing "not making mistakes," then you are likely to choke your players into very conservative / hesitant play which doesn't work.

 

[UConnNick]

So, I guess if we lose to Navy 30-0 next week, our coaching staff will all be patting each other on the back after the game if we had no turnovers and very few penalties called on us? At least we played a clean game, although I'm not sure that's what the Iowa State president had in mind when he referred to "playing by the rules."

 

[BlueDogs]

Disclosure: Now off the Diaco pydchodelic bus tour.

If Diaco thinks that was a signature effort marked by improvement and great execution by keeping Maine close and taking them in 4th we are in deep, deep trouble. I hope Benedict is smart enough to start taking slick Bob to task.

 

[Pudge]

Think he was sitting next to Jeff:

Were you wildy entertained by UConn? I sure wasn't

Part of this ... I hate. It is the BC view of the world - the "WINNABLE" game. That is blatant disrespect of the opponent Maine & the great gameplan that a FCS school put together. We have seen our share come into RENT ... and this Maine staff put together a solid plan to win.

But, all of the rest, I agree with. This is entertainment Bob. You are being a stuck ass for really self-absorbed reasons. WE - a FBS Program with lots of fast kids - did not really even try some basic offensive things and were left with an opening for Maine to win. Wildly entertaining beyond a 50-0 blowout ... sure. But, this leaves us with lots of questions on the HC competence.

 

[06029]

Part of this ... I hate. It is the BC view of the world - the "WINNABLE" game. That is blatant disrespect of the opponent Maine & the great gameplan that a FCS school put together. We have seen our share come into RENT ... and this Maine staff put together a solid plan to win.

In what world does a P5/G5 school not think it is going to beat an FBS school that went 3-8 in 2015? Raise your hand if you did not have the ME game down as an easy win. I don't think anyone is raising their hand. Most of this board has BC as a win because they were 3-8 last year.

Game plan by ME was great and their kids played their hearts out. But they should not have been in this game with a chance to win, period.

I wonder if BD and staff had no respect for ME and that came thru to the team and resulted in what was shown on the field last night. In the fourth, the Uconn team that should have been on the field at kickoff sort of showed up. Sort of because that game was decided by a dropped pass by ME late in the fourth.

As to the share of FCS schools that have come into the rent with great game plans, that has been the last 4 seasons. 1 coach lost to an FCS team and was rightfully fired. The current coach lets them hang forever for the last 3 years. It is in his DNA I guess to have teams that play to the level of the lesser opponent.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Part of this ... I hate. It is the BC view of the world - the "WINNABLE" game. That is blatant disrespect of the opponent Maine & the great gameplan that a FCS school put together. We have seen our share come into RENT ... and this Maine staff put together a solid plan to win.

But, all of the rest, I agree with. This is entertainment Bob. You are being a stuck ass for really self-absorbed reasons. WE - a FBS Program with lots of fast kids - did not really even try some basic offensive things and were left with an opening for Maine to win. Wildly entertaining beyond a 50-0 blowout ... sure. But, this leaves us with lots of questions on the HC competence.

You're nuts.

The entire point is that regardless of Maine's intentions, game planning and execution, UConn should be better and impose its will on a 3-9 I-AA team.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I just hope that BD starts adjusting his comments to align with the fanbase. He needs to keep die hards on his side, and even if he thinks the game was "wildly entertaining", he needs to think about how fans perceived the game. If he ignores what the core fanbase feels...he is going to have more problems than not being able to get a pass rush on Maine's pop warner o-line.

You can't tell fans to show up and cheer...and also ignore how fans perceive how the team is playing.

 

[ZooCougar]

Part of this ... I hate. It is the BC view of the world - the "WINNABLE" game. That is blatant disrespect of the opponent Maine & the great gameplan that a FCS school put together. We have seen our share come into RENT ... and this Maine staff put together a solid plan to win.

But, all of the rest, I agree with. This is entertainment Bob. You are being a stuck ass for really self-absorbed reasons. WE - a FBS Program with lots of fast kids - did not really even try some basic offensive things and were left with an opening for Maine to win. Wildly entertaining beyond a 50-0 blowout ... sure. But, this leaves us with lots of questions on the HC competence.

Puff puff pass

 

[Dooley]

There were moments in the game last night that I almost fell asleep in my seat. Honestly, I was dozing off. That may have been the most boring brand of football I have ever witnessed. Mike is right - I don't know how anyone could have been mildly entertained last night...unless you were rooting for Maine and/or the upset.

I am no fan of the conservative coaching style whatsoever. We talk talk talk about not turning the ball over. Our PRs are calling fair catch before Maine's punter's foot even connects with the ball. But there we are in 4Q turning the ball over that led directly to 7 Maine points. Turnovers happen whether you are playing conservative or uptempo. The problem with turning the ball over while being conservative is that making up for turnovers is much more difficult. Thank goodness the fumble sack happened with plenty of time on the clock. If that happened at the 2:00 minute mark, we probably would run 8 running plays on our side of the field for a net of 13 yards and lost.

 

[Palatine]

Burned timeouts early in the game. Dubious clock management at the end of the first half in Maine territory. And worst of all: Quarterback Bryant Shirreffs running with alarming regularity,

Completely agree. I could add on to these comments.

Why did Diaco call a TO with over 10 seconds before the Puyol kick. He should have let it run to 5 seconds. He actually left enough time on the clock for a Maine miracle at the end of the game.

It goes on and on. Third and inches, Maine doesn't stack the box, so a QB sneak is a gimme, Diaco runs off tackle and loses two yards.

And here's what I really hate. Maine didn't even cover the slot receiver in the f4th quarter and we never threw to him? A complete head scratcher.

 

[zls44]

"We're really a little bit old school here," he said. "It's not much different than the model here in the early 2000s in that it's complementary football. ... All three pieces have to fit together. So part of our deal is zero turnovers, time of possession, run the football and it complements what we do defensively. And then the kicking game plays into the field position aspect of it.

"We're not a flash and dazzle, we're not an offense of the year type of thing. We want to be spectacularly consistent"

I wish the Aspire Group tremendous luck on selling tickets off of that message. Better triple the call center staff. Gonna be ringing off the hook to come watch this.

 

[Papadukes]

I'm so friggin pissed I don't know if I can put any words together. I like Diaco a lot and we talked him up big time on the way to the game and all thru the tailgate. The gameplan he has on offense is stupid. Who the heck wants to watch,play or invite to there conference a team who plays everything close to the vest. I love the way he goes about things and I'm not gonna kick him to the curb but I thought we played that way when he first got here because of the roster I guess we're always going to play that way, I got nothing good to say. I hope he's right but I'll still think playing that way is stupid

 

[freescooter]

In many respects Bob is Edsall cubed. But Edsall would have won that game 50-10 of some such.

 

[Papadukes]

I'll take most of what Bob brings I think he's great for the kids jus get the heck away from the offense and anyone else who wants to play that way. Put pressure on the other team. Gimme Joe Moorhead or TJ Weist and leave the rest to Bob

 

[EJHarrington]

"We're really a little bit old school here," he said. "It's not much different than the model here in the early 2000s in that it's complementary football. ... All three pieces have to fit together. So part of our deal is zero turnovers, time of possession, run the football and it complements what we do defensively. And then the kicking game plays into the field position aspect of it.

"We're not a flash and dazzle, we're not an offense of the year type of thing. We want to be spectacularly consistent. ... But at the end of the day the thing you remember is wins or losses."

That's all Diaco speaking through Verducci. If coaching is over emphasizing "not making mistakes," then you are likely to choke your players into very conservative / hesitant play which doesn't work.

I want flash and dazzle!!!

 

[UConnNick]

I wish the Aspire Group tremendous luck on selling tickets off of that message. Better triple the call center staff. Gonna be ringing off the hook to come watch this.

I'll bet right now they are regretting taking this contract on a contingency fee basis. We could bankrupt their company.

 

[EJHarrington]

I'm so friggin pissed I don't know if I can put any words together. I like Diaco a lot and we talked him up big time on the way to the game and all thru the tailgate. The gameplan he has on offense is stupid. Who the heck wants to watch,play or invite to there conference a team who plays everything close to the vest. I love the way he goes about things and I'm not gonna kick him to the curb but I thought we played that way when he first got here because of the roster I guess we're always going to play that way, I got nothing good to say. I hope he's right but I'll still think playing that way is stupid

100% agree

 

[sportsart]

Burned timeouts early in the game. Dubious clock management at the end of the first half in Maine territory. And worst of all: Quarterback Bryant Shirreffs running with alarming regularity,

Completely agree. I could add on to these comments.

Why did Diaco call a TO with over 10 seconds before the Puyol kick. He should have let it run to 5 seconds. He actually left enough time on the clock for a Maine miracle at the end of the game.

It goes on and on. Third and inches, Maine doesn't stack the box, so a QB sneak is a gimme, Diaco runs off tackle and loses two yards.

And here's what I really hate. Maine didn't even cover the slot receiver in the f4th quarter and we never threw to him? A complete head scratcher.

I was watching the replay today and at the end of the game it looked like Diaco was questioning the ref like who called a timeout?

 

[Jimdish255]

"We're really a little bit old school here," he said. "It's not much different than the model here in the early 2000s in that it's complementary football. ... All three pieces have to fit together. So part of our deal is zero turnovers, time of possession, run the football and it complements what we do defensively. And then the kicking game plays into the field position aspect of it.

"We're not a flash and dazzle, we're not an offense of the year type of thing. We want to be spectacularly consistent. ... But at the end of the day the thing you remember is wins or losses."

That's all Diaco speaking through Verducci. If coaching is over emphasizing "not making mistakes," then you are likely to choke your players into very conservative / hesitant play which doesn't work.

I would summarize this statement as disrespectful to anyone who's been paying attention. A dismal incompetent offense is not complementary to any facet of the game including fan enjoyment. And if you think I'm disrespecting the players far from it. I'm upset because I know the players have more confidence in themselves than our Coach could ever dream of. The problem is that he knows he is either unwilling or incapable of leading such an offense and that is essentially semantics because it doesn't matter what the reason.

My answer to all the apologists is simple. Temple. The team that's blown by us by miles offensively not because they had a talent gap in their favor. They coached those kids up to believe even when they were inconsistent and made mistakes. And they improved to where they have an offense we would trade for in a second. But in reality I'd still bet on our players with 2-3 years of decent coaching by their coaches. Really sickening to admit but that's the look of things not after game one, but beginning year three.

 

[Jimdish255]

I'll take most of what Bob brings I think he's great for the kids jus get the heck away from the offense and anyone else who wants to play that way. Put pressure on the other team. Gimme Joe Moorhead or TJ Weist and leave the rest to Bob

Bob should not be allowed near the offense. But we went over all of this 2 years ago speculating (actually hoping) he would focus on the D. It absolutely appears to the casual observer (due to the lack of candid quotes by coaches) that he couldn't help himself and had this fantasy of taking the offense back 30 years from where Edsall had it. It's a waste of the skill players hard work and holds zero interest to casual fans who might wish to be entertained. The loyalists here will still attend but that's not going to get it done by any stretch. We need an exorcism to get this notion of playing not to lose out of his head. It's that or next Coach up.

 

[Woof 101]

My biggest fear is that Diaco is so delusional he actually believes his own BS. I'm no psychologist or psychiatrist, but his postgame presser remarks sound like they're coming from somebody who lives in denial and their own little dream world. Most of us laughed off the stupid "Civil Conflict" nonsense. A lot of folks aren't laughing any more.

Heard his entertaining comments on WTIC on the way home with the crew. Can't repeat any of our comments here. Maybe he was being thoughtful of the Maine team and fans who for sure must have found the game wildly entertaining.