Mora's Transfer Portal Options

[DoctorWho85]

Yeah, it sure does. Some people make judgments based on what they see on the field. Others still give weight to how players were rated, or projected by coaches, coming out of high school.

If he was at PSU and it didn't work out and wants to come here, then good. I think it would be great to have another QB here. That being said I think Tyler Phommachanh is the QB going forward

 

[Rumrunner]

I'm wrapping my head around how anyone can think bringing this kid wouldn't be a slam dunk for Mora and the UConn program going forward? I remember watching that Iowa game and thinking what a tough, tough position for this kid to be put in.

Look at how he handled the aftermath. Character, class, poise. Combine that with the fact he is more skilled than anyone on the squad at quarterback, I hope you decides to come here.

 

[ZooCougar]

Was just going to say we need a qb who can beat Central and UMASS. Posters upset a backup qb with limited reps struggled against a top ten team. A little bit of self awareness here.

Did you watch it?

 

[Buffett10]

If he was at PSU and it didn't work out and wants to come here, then good. I think it would be great to have another QB here. That being said I think Tyler Phommachanh is the QB going forward

God help this program if a one legged QB with a completion % under 49 is the QB going forwards

 

[businesslawyer]

If he was at PSU and it didn't work out and wants to come here, then good. I think it would be great to have another QB here. That being said I think Tyler Phommachanh is the QB going forward

To be clear, I have no idea how good he is or may be and thus don't have an opinion. My point was only that Wisky had an opinion based on having seen him play in college. His opinion may prove to be right or wrong, but I don't understand how anyone who hasn't seen him play thinks he is in a position to disagree with him.

 

[SubbaBub]

Yeah I actually took a few minutes and watched him play against Iowa. No bueno.

What did you do?

Might actually be the worst audition tape ever. I hope that's not representative.

 

[huskysupporter]

Did you watch it?

The clip v. Iowa? I did. He did not look good.

He was offered by this staff - are you saying this new staff is a poor judge of talent? That would not bode well for next year and beyond.

 

[Life Is Good]

Have you seen our QBs?

Have you seen our O-Line?

 

[ZooCougar]

The clip v. Iowa? I did. He did not look good.

He was offered by this staff - are you saying this new staff is a poor judge of talent? That would not bode well for next year and beyond.

It’s possible. But we also need depth at the position.

It will be pretty hard to attract a real QB to this place which has been historically terrible at the position.

 

[uconnric]

I hope you are wrong. Because this qb is terrible. Maybe he is just for depth, but we need better.

I’m also going to go out on a limb and trust our coaches ability to evaluate talent over yours.

 

[Bongo Fury]

If he can run and take a hit it would be a good fit

 

[JMick]

I hope you are wrong. Because this qb is terrible. Maybe he is just for depth, but we need better.

Didn't he play in 1 game?

 

[businesslawyer]

If he can run and take a hit it would be a good fit

It would be ever better if he was so good at running that he didn't have to take many hits!

 

[Greedo]

Didn't he play in 1 game?

Like half of one game against a top ten team. He had to be just thrown in after the starter got hurt. No way you can extrapolate his play based on that. The scheme wasn’t based on his style of play at all.

 

[Coach J]

I just wasted 10 minutes of my life reading the last 20 or so comments, I'm going to sit the rest of this out.

 

[HuskyHawk]

While the Boneyard worries about whether a guy who was good enough to play QB for Penn State (with or without bad games, I’ve watched Tom Brady have bad games) is good enough to compete for our job, I’ll be looking for OL transfers or JUCO. More than anything that’s what I’d like to see. DL would help as well. Have to do better at the line of scrimmage.

 

[gtcam]

The kid was recruited by PSU, not Podunk State. He was/is the back-up QB for a high level P5 program.
He has to have some level of talent above UConn, UMass, Holy Cross, etc
If Mora didn't take him if the kid wanted UConn - I would be questioning his mental capacity
If the kid doesn't make it at QB for any reason I'm sure he could transition to another position

 

[CCSUblue]

If nothing else, based on Twitter follows, Mora and Charlton are communicating with QBs in the portal gauging interest. I've seen them linked to (at least these, maybe more) the following on Twitter:

Jacob Zeno
Tommy Devito
Harrison Bailey
Myles Brennan
Carter Bradley
Gunnar Holmberg
Navy Schuler
Ta'quan Roberson - offered
Bo Nix
And now Zach Calzada

As well as other lower level QBs that aren't worth the mention on 247s tracker.

 

[Beachampion]

Evers and Gibson Fla. became available Gibson held a offer from Uconn

Even better going to Oklahoma

 

[Beachampion]

No, with all due respect, it was jibberish.

Even better if they both end up at Oklahoma!!

 

[Rosebud70]

If nothing else, based on Twitter follows, Mora and Charlton are communicating with QBs in the portal gauging interest. I've seen them linked to (at least these, maybe more) the following on Twitter:

Jacob Zeno
Tommy Devito
Harrison Bailey
Myles Brennan
Carter Bradley
Gunnar Holmberg
Navy Schuler
Ta'quan Roberson - offered
Bo Nix
And now Zach Calzada

As well as other lower level QBs that aren't worth the mention on 247s tracker.

Ask this question who is following them?

 

[CCSUblue]

Ask this question who is following them?

Yeah, following the coaches is harder to track. I'm not at Twitter savvy as some others so I'm not sure how to easily tell if any of those QBs are following the coaches back. (The coaches follow fewer people and I'm more in tune with where their new follows pop up on the list.) But I do believe that Mora and Charlton are casting a wide net on this.

 

[huskymedic]

If nothing else, based on Twitter follows, Mora and Charlton are communicating with QBs in the portal gauging interest. I've seen them linked to (at least these, maybe more) the following on Twitter:

Jacob Zeno
Tommy Devito
Harrison Bailey
Myles Brennan
Carter Bradley
Gunnar Holmberg
Navy Schuler
Ta'quan Roberson - offered
Bo Nix
And now Zach Calzada

As well as other lower level QBs that aren't worth the mention on 247s tracker.

Ask this question who is following them?

Yeah, following the coaches is harder to track. I'm not at Twitter savvy as some others so I'm not sure how to easily tell if any of those QBs are following the coaches back. (The coaches follow fewer people and I'm more in tune with where their new follows pop up on the list.) But I do believe that Mora and Charlton are casting a wide net on this.

Quick stalking > DeVito, Shuler, Zeno and Bradley all have mutual follows with UConn staff. (I didn’t check deeply on all).

 

[CCSUblue]

Quick stalking > DeVito, Shuler, Zeno and Bradley all have mutual follows with UConn staff. (I didn’t check deeply on all).

Charlton on Downing from TCU this morning. Downing following Charlton Mora and Petrarca.

 

[AD DB Burner]

Quick stalking > DeVito, Shuler, Zeno and Bradley all have mutual follows with UConn staff. (I didn’t check deeply on all).

Zeno committed to UAB yesterday