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Zergiotis starter moving forward

Coach J said:
I find this curious for several reasons. One MB has a win under his belt and two he didn't play poorly but they nutered him because his 2 best receivers were out. Wouldn't you want to see what he could do with Brown and Ross on the field? I mean after all he did win the job out of camp for a reason at least see what he can do with his 2 main guys out there. Also I strongly felt JZ got lucky more then once on completions where his receivers bailed him out with great catches. Also he had a few more that should have been picks, but were dropped. And I thought he picked the wrong read a few times. I did not see any of this out of MB last week sans the pick 6.
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Problem is, even if Beaudry is halfway decent, he's done after the last game.

We may have something here with Zergiotis and if continues to show promise we'll have our guy for the next three seasons.
 
tiger8mush said:
game plan was surprising - 38 passing plays called (31 attempts, 7 sacks/rushes) and 22 rushing attempts by Thompkins / Mensah. Around 60% passing with a true freshman making his first start, certainly didn't think this would happen.
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maybe the plan was different before the game, but did you see the rushing numbers? They needed to air the ball out even more!
 
tiger8mush said:
game plan was surprising - 38 passing plays called (31 attempts, 7 sacks/rushes) and 22 rushing attempts by Thompkins / Mensah. Around 60% passing with a true freshman making his first start, certainly didn't think this would happen.

Whats neat is our top two WRs today (Brown and Ross) are also true freshmen. Drayton, another t.f., was also targeted a few times and played well last week too. Hopefully this is a sign of good things to come!
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brown is a grad transfer. but he made one ridiculous catch. drayton made a big play for a true freshman.
 


>>Zergiotis was 21 of 32 for 275 yards. The only true freshmen to throw for more yards in a game at UConn during UConn’s time playing at the Football Bowl Subdivision level are Dan Orlovsky, who started 27 NFL games, and Tim Boyle, currently the No. 2 quarterback behind future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers with the Green Bay Packers.<<
 
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Just finished watching the game.

Despite the two INTs, I was satisfied by Zergiotis, especially his poise as a true freshman. Made some difficult passes to Ross, Brown and Rose and liked that he wasn't afraid to take risks.

Bottom line, it was fun to watch 57 minutes of the game where UConn was still in it.
 
tiger8mush said:
game plan was surprising - 38 passing plays called (31 attempts, 7 sacks/rushes) and 22 rushing attempts by Thompkins / Mensah. Around 60% passing with a true freshman making his first start, certainly didn't think this would happen.

Whats neat is our top two WRs today (Brown and Ross) are also true freshmen. Drayton, another t.f., was also targeted a few times and played well last week too. Hopefully this is a sign of good things to come!
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Lots of reasons to be optimistic after yesterday's game. Brown is a transfer who only has one year of eligibility.
 
Love the concept of having a potential 4 year starter to build a team around. Fans have been teased for so long with potential of high school commits like Cochran, Nebrich, Boyle, etc. only to end up with transfers (Whitmer, Shirreffs, Pindell) or the walk-in Mcentee. We haven’t seen the types of throws that Zergiotis was making in a long time. The game was a refreshing reminder of what it is to be a UConn football fan. A much needed step forward.
 
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Wally Pipp’d

That’s the nature of sport. Long before any of us were born. A spark is lit ... and you go with it.
 
UConnRock said:
Love the concept of having a potential 4 year starter to build a team around. Fans have been teased for so long with potential of high school commits like Cochran, Nebrich, Boyle, etc. only to end up with transfers (Whitmer, Shirreffs, Pindell) or the walk-in Mcentee. We haven’t seen the types of throws that Zergiotis was making in a long time. The game was a refreshing reminder of what it is to be a UConn football fan. A much needed step forward.
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You can’t have that conversation about the passing without a handful of impressive WRs. And Ardell Brown just looks different ... he’s got a professional talent/pride component to how he presents his play.
 
Butch said:
This Zergiotis kid comes off as a Baker Mayfield.

He'll be a senior when we play Clemson?
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Assuming no redshirt for whatever reason (injury, coaches’ decision), he will be a junior in 2021.
 
So here’s my problem with Z. As we learned a few days ago he is from Canada so he can’t be good. Lots of experts on this board pointed that out when we were recruiting another Canadian quarterback.

Problem #2 is what I call the palatine conundrum. When the #3 quarterback becomes your starter who do you turn to when pal is demanding the backup?

:cool::cool::D
 
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freescooter said:
So here’s my problem with Z. As we learned a few days ago he is from Canada so he can’t be good. Lots of experts on this board pointed that out when we were recruiting another Canadian quarterback.

Problem #2 is what I call the palatine conundrum. When the #3 quarterback becomes your starter who do you turn to when pal is demanding the backup?

:cool::cool::D
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If we get a Canadian QB in the NFL, we'll have a strong Canadian tradition at UConn.
 
Curious how this is going over over with Beaudry and Krajewski. While Beaudry is likely the backup and in a violent game, the second QB has strong odds of playing, he can’t be happy. Steve K has been waiting and working. A true freshman coming in and getting the keys has to be tough. Meanwhile, we have the best college QB in Canada since Warren Moon or whoever coming in next year.

This has some interesting storylines to watch.
 
noeynox said:
Endres had great touch. Go back and watch the TD he threw to Kashief Moore at Rutgers. I do think this kid is better, Endres had lead feet. Similar attitudes however. Endres thought he was The Man also.
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I think Endres was much taller. He was listed around 6 feet 4. And he had a tremendous arm.
 
Hoophound said:
Curious how this is going over over with Beaudry and Krajewski. While Beaudry is likely the backup and in a violent game, the second QB has strong odds of playing, he can’t be happy. Steve K has been waiting and working. A true freshman coming in and getting the keys has to be tough. Meanwhile, we have the best college QB in Canada since Warren Moon or whoever coming in next year.

This has some interesting storylines to watch.
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I feel for Steve, but I do feel like the position was his to lose Mike went down.
 
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With all of the leadership qualities MB is said to have to keep him on the field why not move him over to TE at 6’5 250 that’s a big target and it was his main position in HS
 
Rosebud70 said:
With all of the leadership qualities MB is said to have to keep him on the field why not move him over to TE at 6’5 250 that’s a big target and it was his main position in HS
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He doesn’t look very fast and he is hugely injury prone. I don’t think he could last more then a game.
 
The box score certainly doesnt do justice with how good Zergiotis looked out there. Love his confidence and attitude. Itll take some time to make sure he makes fewer silly mistakes but a very solid first game.
 
Best way I can describe him was he looked like he was a quarterback. Not a fullback playing the position. Not a running back playing there. An honest to gosh real quarterback. Who could absolutely sling it.
 
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