Fall Camp 2018 Coverage - #RiseAsOne

[uconnphil2016]

I do think we will be really good two years from now. We basically aren’t losing anyone and all of these athletic underclassmen will have a crazy amount of experience.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I do think we will be really good two years from now. We basically aren’t losing anyone and all of these athletic underclassmen will have a crazy amount of experience.

Speaking of losing...you need to lose the Diaco avatar before the season starts. Bad karma.

 

[Excalibur]

God damn it. Now you're making me optimistic. Because it brings a comparison to mind.

Coming off that awful 4-8 year in '06, rationally we expected to be better but no one thought we could compete for the conference championship. And then there was that preseason story about Edsall having punished the defense by making them do up-downs while the offense watched, our new QB Lorentzon without saying a word joining them in doing it and the entire offense following the QB and joining in. And what do you know -- that year we played with heart and created a lot of luck and achieved success that no one saw coming in the pre-season.

So the lawyer in me sticks to the fact that we are too young, and without enough upperclass talent, and without having seen enough positives from players who we are counting on, but you have the fan part of me now wondering. Damn you Nostical!

Still not falling for it . . .

 

[uconnphil2016]

Speaking of losing...you need to lose the Diaco avatar before the season starts. Bad karma.

Find me a better one and I’ll oblige

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[businesslawyer]

Lol are your really going to let yourself get excited over another nostical post?

It's gotten better. The hope that some emotional difference will make us better was triggered, but it can't overwhelm for long the fact that we don't have returning talent to compete, and thinking that lightly recruited true freshmen up and down the lineup, as true freshmen, are going to totally turn us around is not rational.

 

[uconndogs]

It's gotten better. The hope that some emotional difference will make us better was triggered, but it can't overwhelm for long the fact that we don't have returning talent to compete, and thinking that lightly recruited true freshmen up and down the lineup, as true freshmen, are going to totally turn us around is not rational.

Rational! You've got to be kidding. You don't expect rational discourse on these boards do you?

 

[businesslawyer]

Rational! You've got to be kidding. You don't expect rational discourse on these boards do you?

I'm a dreamer.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Find me a better one and I’ll oblige

That’s a low bar....anything is better. In fact, no avatar is better. A blank avatar has more substance than Diaco has.

 

[Scrutiner]

Find me a better one and I’ll oblige

How about Dixon crossing the goal line at ND?
Or just about anything else.

 

[freescooter]

Hahah oh yeah comes out of Chiefs new album

Songs for the Casual Fan...

 

[CL82]

It's gotten better. The hope that some emotional difference will make us better was triggered, but it can't overwhelm for long the fact that we don't have returning talent to compete, and thinking that lightly recruited true freshmen up and down the lineup, as true freshmen, are going to totally turn us around is not rational.

I've said this before but I'd expect better speed, better eye discipline, better fundamentals and more buy-in to have the defense looking much better. Inexperience and a simplified defense will cost us from time to time, but I think the overall improvement will be easy to see.

I'm not convinced that means more wins yet, but the losses will be more palatable.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I've said this before but I'd expect better speed, better eye discipline, better fundamentals and more buy-in to have the defense looking much better. Inexperience and a simplified defense will cost us from time to time, but I think the overall improvement will be easy to see.

I'm not convinced that means more wins yet, but the losses will be more palatable.

I still think lack of team speed will be this team's achilles heel.

 

[CL82]

I still think lack of team speed will be this team's achilles heel.

You are probably right, but I think we won't see the big cushion which let people pick us apart last year.

 

[Chin Diesel]

You are probably right, but I think we won't see the big cushion which let people pick us apart last year.

Like most of us fans, I desparately want a team on the field that looks competitive in all phases. Looks like they belong on the field with their opponents.

I fear this team is still one year away from using what speed they do have efficiently. I'd be happy if it happens by second half this year.

I expect the first few games to look like track meets as UCF and Boise have a different gear than UConn's players.

 

[businesslawyer]

I still think lack of team speed will be this team's achilles heel.

I think strength is more likely the problem, at least on D. If you play all these young guys, they may be fast but they are just not as strong as they will be 3 years in.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I think strength is more likely the problem, at least on D. If you play all these young guys, they may be fast but they are just not as strong as they will be 3 years in.

Agree. For clarification I have zero expectation for mano y mano strength. I'm not jumping on the team speed band wagon. I think this team will be demonstrably slower than almost every opponent.

 

[Excalibur]

I still think lack of team speed will be this team's achilles heel.

We should be faster, but not fast enough . . .

 

[uconnphil2016]

I think strength is more likely the problem, at least on D. If you play all these young guys, they may be fast but they are just not as strong as they will be 3 years in.

Agreed. There aren’t many positions I can look at where I’m terribly worried about speed. Our LBs are fast but smaller, DBs seem fast enough, Scott is fast at RB, Dixon had a great 40 at WR

 

[Stinger92860]

God damn it. Now you're making me optimistic. Because it brings a comparison to mind.

Coming off that awful 4-8 year in '06, rationally we expected to be better but no one thought we could compete for the conference championship. And then there was that preseason story about Edsall having punished the defense by making them do up-downs while the offense watched, our new QB Lorentzon without saying a word joining them in doing it and the entire offense following the QB and joining in. And what do you know -- that year we played with heart and created a lot of luck and achieved success that no one saw coming in the pre-season.
!

I never heard that story. Awesome

 

[gioff23]

Really need the OL to step up so we can pound teams on ground and shorten game. Trying to win a shootout didn’t work last year and won’t any time soon

 

[uconndogs]

Really need the OL to step up so we can pound teams on ground and shorten game. Trying to win a shootout didn’t work last year and won’t any time soon

Wisdom!

 

[noeynox]

Really need the OL to step up so we can pound teams on ground and shorten game. Trying to win a shootout didn’t work last year and won’t any time soon

I don't think that is going to work in this league. Too many high octane offenses. Even Navy puts up a shot ton of points.

I think even Edsall gets this.