What Is Success? After 2 Down Yrs, Season Will Be Measured By More Than Wins & Losses (Courant)

[huskymedic]

What Is Success? After Two Down Years, UConn's Season Will Be Measured By More Than Wins And Losses

 

[WrenchFan69]

The team needs to be competitive, games need to be fun to attend, and it needs to be as financially viable as possible. Can't continue to take an 8 digit bath on this team every year.

 

[RSTuthill]

Yup. On the money.

 

[RedStickHusky]

Hope springs eternal.... One thing I've learned in the last 8 years is that moderate expectations, unmet, are more frustrating than an unfilled, never-had-a-prayer, grandiose pipe dream. Maybe that's an argument for going full Nos.

 

[Carl Spackler]

well written article from this putterman. hmm,


"I think this is the best [freshmen] group, top to bottom, that I’ve brought in since I’ve been here at Connecticut,” Edsall said last week. “I’ve been extremely impressed with this group of freshmen.”


That's a pretty strong statement from Coach Edsall - given the history of the classes he brought in from 1999 through 2009 or so. If I'm not mistaken - to date the most winning recruiting classes from start to finish are still the 2007 class, and the 1986 class. (D1 and D1AA) respectively. Both incoming classes, if memory serves, in those 2 years produced multiple league titles for their respective leagues at the time over their years of eligibility.


We'll see what the class of 2018 does. It starts tonight.

 

[Husky25]

Putterman puts out pretty decent content, but unless the World started in 2015, UConn's down years go back a danm sight further back.

Other than for the 10,000 or so fans who actually care, Wins/Losses ALWAYS define a season.

 

[Carl Spackler]

Putterman puts out pretty decent content, but unless the World started in 2015, UConn's down years go back a danm sight further back.

Other than for the 10,000 or so fans who actually care, Wins/Losses ALWAYS define a season.

Hey - for most people reaching 18-25 age group right now, they have no memory of UCONN beating Notre Dame, or playing in bowl game(S) and beating SEC teams. Got to start again somewhere. and I agree - success is measured in wins.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

UConn needs to qualify for a bowl game. If this 2018 schedule is too tough, add more teams to schedule like URI.

 

[huskymedic]

UConn needs to qualify for a bowl game. If this 2018 schedule is too tough, add more teams to schedule like URI.

Pretty sure you can only count 1 FCS game towards bowl eligibility...

 

[Carl Spackler]

Pretty sure you can only count 1 FCS game towards bowl eligibility...

Details...….harrumph

 

[LoyalFanCT]

Then play FBS teams that are about the quality of URI or UMass. It is possible.

Examples may be:
Idaho
Bowling Green
Kent State
Ball State
Coastal Carolina
San Jose State
Texas State
Rice
Georgia Southern
UTEP
Charlotte

 

[HuskyDogArt]

Then play FBS teams that are about the quality of URI or UMass. It is possible.

Examples may be:
Idaho
Bowling Green
Kent State
Ball State
Coastal Carolina
San Jose State
Texas State
Rice
Georgia Southern
UTEP
Charlotte

Why? I would rather have wins against the big boys. MAC...the league as a whole is good, but Idaho is going down to FCS.