Williams starting tonight?

[huskymedic]

Jim Fuller@NHRJimFuller 18 mins ago
#UConn coach Bob Diaco said decision to activate QB Donovan Williams was named in early October before injuries changed plans

Ed Daigneault@EdDaigneault 15 mins ago
Diaco said Donovan Williams asked to have the redshirt taken off. Said Williams is the starter for the rest of the season.

Ed Daigneault@EdDaigneault 14 mins ago
Williams, according to Diaco, asked to play after the Houston game. Then he sustained a minor leg injury and timetable was moved.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[uconnphil2016]

Of all the moves Diaco has made, this one is most puzzling.

 

[Jimdish255]

Diaco said Donovan Williams asked to have the redshirt taken off. Said Williams is the starter for the rest of the season.

And so shall it be! Reminds me of the OL managing our last play victory over Navy.

 

[huskymedic]

Diaco said Donovan Williams asked to have the redshirt taken off. Said Williams is the starter for the rest of the season.

And so shall it be! Reminds me of the OL managing our last play victory over Navy.

FWIW -- In the post game interview w/ JD - Diaco told DW after the Sunday conversation to go back and have a discussion w/ his parents. Said it was a family decision to play.

 

[whaler11]

Funny I was thinking about the secret Bones start at Pitt earlier this week for some random reason.

Would anyone care to remember the score of that game....

 

[uconnphil2016]

FWIW -- In the post game interview w/ JD - Diaco told DW after the Sunday conversation to go back and have a discussion w/ his parents. Said it was a family decision to play.

This whole story sounds off.

 

[huskymedic]

Jeff Jacobs: QB's Redshirt Burned, And UConn Still Goes Down In Flames

 

[Chief00]

I was one of Diaco's earliest critics - but I agree on this one. Maybe he is doing it for the wrong reason - to try to save his job but if it helps us win I am for it. That simple.

If we want to be big time in football we need to start thinking that way. Play to win.
Besides I can't bear watching BS play.

 

[whaler11]

How could you watch the game and come to the conclusion that the move at QB made the chances of winning higher?

What?

 

[gars44]

How could you watch the game and come to the conclusion that the move at QB made the chances of winning higher?

What?

I don't see how it made them any lower.

 

[whaler11]

I don't see how it made them any lower.

Oh the record low in yardage was a coincidence.

 

[gars44]

Oh the record low in yardage was a coincidence.

Look, we're not going to win with Sherrifs either. You can count yards if you want, we're not winning with him.

 

[whaler11]

Look, we're not going to win with Sherrifs either. You can count yards if you want, we're not winning with him.

Well then if the chances went from 0% to 0% (which isn't true) - did they improve?

 

[gars44]

This is just not a smart thing to do. You are at a school that has been starving for good QB play. Keep his redshirt, let him have his 4 years.

This is DD: Diaco Desperation.

It reeks.

UpS: He's not staying here for 4 years. Like my friend said last night, we may not even have a program here in 4 years. Carpe Diem baby!

 

[uconnphil2016]

Look, we're not going to win with Sherrifs either. You can count yards if you want, we're not winning with him.

Shirreffs is a slightly below average FBS quarterback. He's clearly not the problem here. Benching him is a way for BD to provide a scapegoat.

 

[gars44]

Well then if the chances went from 0% to 0% (which isn't true) - did they improve?

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

 

[gars44]

Shirreffs is a slightly below average FBS quarterback. He's clearly not the problem here. Benching him is a way for BD to provide a scapegoat.

I like Bryant Shirreffs. I do. He's a great kid, tries hard, has difficult circumstances to work under. Very difficult. He looks worse to me than "slightly below average" as a college QB. As a college player, I believe he could get a scholly to almost any team in the country. He's that talented.

 

[whaler11]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

There is a price for this you realize? It's not a risk free proposition.

 

[MattMang23]

Maybe the kid doesn't have any interest in going to grad school in order to play a fifth season?

 

[upstater]

UpS: He's not staying here for 4 years. Like my friend said last night, we may not even have a program here in 4 years. Carpe Diem baby!

But what does he owe the kid? He owes him something.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Maybe the kid doesn't have any interest in going to grad school in order to play a fifth season?

I'm guessing that may be part of this whole narrative. BS is much better than Williams at this juncture, and perhaps BD felt personally jilted when BS told him that he wouldn't come back next season, and then decided to play DW.

 

[Chief00]

How could you watch the game and come to the conclusion that the move at QB made the chances of winning higher?

What?

Not 1 game in isolation - but strategically Williams has upside and BS doesn't.

 

[joey3$trike$]

Nice to see a captain is a back up to a freshman. Great Leadership all around

 

[FDNY99]

Nice to see a captain is a back up to a freshman. Great Leadership all around

IMHO Noel Thomas should have been named Capt over BS.