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Defensive Improvements and hope

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Obviously and thankfully the defense has improved this year. I think some of it is related to talent levels on D, but more importantly (at least in terms of providing even more hope for the future) is that the D is working really well together across the three levels to limit big plays. We even now and then are becoming stout enough to force turnovers.

It would seem that Mora has brought a lot to that side of the ball - directly and indirectly - and the staff sure seems to be better teachers than the previous D coaches over the past decade.

D is how UConn football became competitive in the first decade of this century. It makes me confident and hope that we will continue to climb back up the rankings ladder over the next few years. Thank god for hope.
 

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The switch from 3-4 to 4-3 has been incredibly successful by any measure. Doing it mid-season is equally if not more impressive.

Yates was a beast yesterday and it seems like McDuffie is getting more time on TV too. Myles Bell and Trey Wortham... Nevemind, the whole unit has been impressive.

Yes, BC is basically playing their second string O Line due to injuries but UConn had pressure all game long.
 
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We see delayed and disguised blitzes. We see guys come up, show blitz and drop off into coverage. I thought that kind of stuff had been made illegal.
 
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The switch from 3-4 to 4-3 has been incredibly successful by any measure. Doing it mid-season is equally if not more impressive.

Yates was a beast yesterday and it seems like McDuffie is getting more time on TV too. Myles Bell and Trey Wortham... Nevemind, the whole unit has been impressive.

Yes, BC is basically playing their second string O Line due to injuries but UConn had pressure all game long.

Try third string. But we are doing the same in multiple spots.
 

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Imagine what we could do with a defensive coordinator.
 

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