What a Joke

[Uconnalliance]

This exchange would have awesome if it followed like this:

BL I want answers.

KC You want answers?

BL I want the truth.

KC You can't handle the truth

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You can’t Candle the truth!!

 

[Price0809]

We’re a program in transition. I certainly don’t expect much at the moment. Just the circumstances we find ourselves in.

I guess people can expect things in return for their contributions to the program - it’s your money and that’s your right. I just want to help the team improve.

I would also temper expectations going forward. Mora was a bit of a media darling. Candle seems more focused on football.

Agreed on this

 

[Chief00]

Look at it this way, there's going to be a huge roar when Fagnano comes running out of that tunnel, suited up and ready to go.

The narrative a couple Casual Fans were pushing was Fagnanao couldn’t play so he could focus on an all star game. But that’s the last week in January, so makes no sense. So if he doesn’t play it is more going on bad advice. But, like I said, can’t blame a player after the bad example Mora set.

 

[CL82]

The narrative a couple Casual Fans were pushing was Fagnanao couldn’t play so he could focus on an all star game. But that’s the last week in January, so makes no sense. So if he doesn’t play it is more going on bad advice. But, like I said, can’t blame a player after the bad example Mora set.

There's been speculation that Fagnano has been injured and is using the time off to recover. To me the bigger question is why wouldn't Nick Ever's jump on this opportunity?

 

[ZooCougar]

The narrative a couple Casual Fans were pushing was Fagnanao couldn’t play so he could focus on an all star game. But that’s the last week in January, so makes no sense. So if he doesn’t play it is more going on bad advice. But, like I said, can’t blame a player after the bad example Mora set.

I heard he was getting healthy and had been playing hurt in the last few weeks of the season.

 

[Stinger92860]

The 10th win will be huge! </ignore A 10th win would have been huge. </unignore> Never been done in our fbs history. It is part of the frustration over what this has become. If they want fans to care, the people inside the program have to show they care too. I agree that this is more a CFB problem than a UConn problem largely, but we're UConn fans so we care when it affects us.

Fixed for you

 

[Windham4th]

You can’t Candle the truth!!

That's as bad as this: I wonder if his favorite movie is John Wick...

 

[noeynox]

Most of the offense is intact. Joe is out but it’s sounds like he is just trying to get back to 100% before the East West game week. I don’t have any hard feelings about that at all.

All of the coaches are still here except for Mora. Given everything we can’t really ask for much more for a dumb game against Army.

You can’t really say that nobody cared. In our case it’s seems to be quite the opposite.

No hard feelings either but that sucked.

 

[rich1122]

Double secret eligibility.

Casey Whitmer

 

[uconnfan68]

There's been speculation that Fagnano has been injured and is using the time off to recover. To me the bigger question is why wouldn't Nick Ever's jump on this opportunity?

Why isn’t Evers in the portal? He’s never going to play here again.

 

[How Sway?!]

Why isn’t Evers in the portal? He’s never going to play here again.

Portal doesn't open until 15 days after a new coach is hired.

 

[Dove]

This exchange would have awesome if it followed like this:

BL I want answers.

KC You want answers?

BL I want the truth.

KC You can't handle the truth

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[TouchdownHusky]

The narrative a couple Casual Fans were pushing was Fagnanao couldn’t play so he could focus on an all star game. But that’s the last week in January, so makes no sense. So if he doesn’t play it is more going on bad advice. But, like I said, can’t blame a player after the bad example Mora set.

Coaches and players, two different things.

 

[Chief00]

I heard he was getting healthy and had been playing hurt in the last few weeks of the season.

Isn’t that part of playing football, especially late on the season.

 

[Drew]

The official UConn Football twitter account didn’t even make a game day post before the game yesterday. They didn’t tweet until like 30 minutes before the kick

Going to Fenway again was beyond a joke and I can’t believe the AD lobbied for it

 

[FightOnCT]

Fenway was the right move: 22K people showed up. For perspective, Gasparilla with Memphis and NC State had only 13K.

The issue was players opting out and coaching transitions which soured the game and anticipation from the get go. Moving locations wouldn’t solve anything except maybe a more favorable opponent.

 

[How Sway?!]

Fenway was the right move: 22K people showed up. For perspective, Gasparilla with Memphis and NC State had only 13K.

The issue was players opting out and coaching transitions which soured the game and anticipation from the get go. Moving locations wouldn’t solve anything except maybe a more favorable opponent.

Iirc players started opting out AFTER it was decided we were going to Fenway. Yes, Mora leaving caused all momentum to halt heading to bowl season, but from all the smoke that came out, it's pretty clear the players were against going back to Fenway from the start. The AD chose the money that would come from Fenway over fielding a competitive team, and that is fine, but acting like nothing could have been done is an incorrect assumption.

 

[huskymedic]

Iirc players started opting out AFTER it was decided we were going to Fenway. Yes, Mora leaving caused all momentum to halt heading to bowl season, but from all the smoke that came out, it's pretty clear the players were against going back to Fenway from the start. The AD chose the money that would come from Fenway over fielding a competitive team, and that is fine, but acting like nothing could have been done is an incorrect assumption.

I don’t believe for a minute that Fagnano would have played a down if he and his fiancé got to spend a few days in Boca instead of closer to home. Fenway 2.0 is just a suitable cover story for a few who just wanted the season to end post Mora.

I miss the college football that I grew up following/loving… I’m glad I still have the memories because those days are long gone each passing season.

 

[How Sway?!]

I don’t believe for a minute that Fagnano would have played a down if he and his fiancé got to spend a few days in Boca instead of closer to home. Fenway 2.0 is just a suitable cover story for a few who just wanted the season to end post Mora.

I miss the college football that I grew up following/loving… I’m glad I still have the memories because those days are long gone each passing season.

My post wasn't solely about Fagnano. I mean how many players that dressed up didn't play one down? You don't think that had to do with the freezing cold and hard surface? Again, I don't blame the AD for choosing to do the financially responsible thing, but like I said, it was a choice that was made and the results were not pretty.

 

[jostar1]

As was discussed in another thread, it could be that Benedict has a strategy to make UConn more prominent in the Boston area to get us into a P4 conference. At least, I hope that is the case for realignment purposes. New York and Boston.

 

[ZooCougar]

Iirc players started opting out AFTER it was decided we were going to Fenway. Yes, Mora leaving caused all momentum to halt heading to bowl season, but from all the smoke that came out, it's pretty clear the players were against going back to Fenway from the start. The AD chose the money that would come from Fenway over fielding a competitive team, and that is fine, but acting like nothing could have been done is an incorrect assumption.

I don't believe this.

But if the players still wish to benefit from revenue sharing, then maybe someone should point out to them that they need to participate in revenue generation.

Dan Hurley seems to have figured out a way to make in crystal clear to his players.

 

[How Sway?!]

I don't believe this.

But if the players still wish to benefit from revenue sharing, then maybe someone should point out to them that they need to participate in revenue generation.

Dan Hurley seems to have figured out a way to make in crystal clear to his players.

You are comparing a regular season game to a post season exhibition. I agree that if the players were given a slice of the bowl payout then you would solve a lot of issues, but for one reason or another, it hasn't been done yet.

 

[jostar1]

You are comparing a regular season game to a post season exhibition. I agree that if the players were given a slice of the bowl payout then you would solve a lot of issues, but for one reason or another, it hasn't been done yet.

Or withhold some of their money if they don't play.

 

[ZooCougar]

You are comparing a regular season game to a post season exhibition. I agree that if the players were given a slice of the bowl payout then you would solve a lot of issues, but for one reason or another, it hasn't been done yet.

No I am not. Strawman.

 

[Alum86]

I don’t believe for a minute that Fagnano would have played a down if he and his fiancé got to spend a few days in Boca instead of closer to home. Fenway 2.0 is just a suitable cover story for a few who just wanted the season to end post Mora.

I miss the college football that I grew up following/loving… I’m glad I still have the memories because those days are long gone each passing season.

Agree. Joe was gonna bolt right after the regular season ended. At least he let us know.
I’m upset as a ticket holder, alum, and fan, that the staff was in lockdown and we got no news. I assumed Evers was going to play but apparently he opted out. (@ZooCougar mentions in another thread he left after a couple weeks practicing with the 1s). WTF?