OTish: UConn Implosion Continues

Submitted by Geaux_Blue on

QB Cody Endres has been suspended for the rest of the season. You may remember Endres as the QB Michigan did not see in the home-opener due to reported drug possession/usage issues that were deemed "team rule violations" by the school. 

This news comes on the feet of news that Erik Kuraczea, a starting guard on the UConn football team, who was suspended similarly to Endres for activities and games starting the season, has decided to transfer effective immediately.

Injuries have plagued the squad and hopes of a Big East championship were squandered as the team struggled after their Michigan loss, losing to Temple and, after convincing wins against Buffalo and Vanderbilt, being stunned by a 2-2 Rutgers squad that lost to Tulane. 

So, I mean... it could be worse, right?

Small Aside: Shavodrick Beaver has still failed to play any meaningful minutes this year, throwing a total of 5 times for 35 yards and rushing 19 times for 98 yards. 

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Geaux_Blue

October 20th, 2010 at 3:22 PM ^

i'm saying a team that had 3 pre-season All America players and huge hopes/expectations to win the Big East has faced complications and problems that make the current growing pains UM is experiencing look like kids play. they have all the depth and talent and have been torpedoed. it's a shame and makes me happier to see UM at 5-2. TIA

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mGrowOld

October 20th, 2010 at 3:24 PM ^

It could always be worse. Watch an EMU game and remember there was a pretty significant number of people inside the athletic department who wanted Ron English as Lloyd's replacement. Shudder.

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MichGreenWave

October 20th, 2010 at 3:32 PM ^

I mean I know Tulane is awful, obviously, but must you call their name out in italics?

I am le sad...

 

....fun fact, the last I-A team to go undefeated in Louisiana was Tulane, suck on that LSU....

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Geaux_Blue

October 20th, 2010 at 4:22 PM ^

but yes. Tulane gets italicized. they just lost 52-14 to Tulsa. they went 3-9 last year, 2-10 in 2008 and 4-8 in 2006 and 2007. and 2-10 in 2005, 5-7 in 2003 and 2004, and 8-5 in 2002. they haven't been above .500 since they beat Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl that year.  

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MichGreenWave

October 20th, 2010 at 4:40 PM ^

Was the reason I pointed it out, I had hoped for some compassion from you of anyone. It certainly isn't like there was a major hurricane in the middle of those years that set the program back further.

I've never been a fan of Bob Toledo but at least the school administration is noticing that the whole de-emphasis of athletics doesn't work and is pouring funding in, making changes for athletes to make it easier to schedule classes, building new facilities (bball / vball), and currently working on the funding to get the team back on campus. They're certainly bad now, but at least the higher ups are finally getting it and trying to revive a dormat program in a recruiting hot-bed of a city. Team would certainly improve if they took the whole, "state of Miami" recruiting philosophy and applied it to New Orleans.

/rant

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Geaux_Blue

October 20th, 2010 at 4:52 PM ^

took a rapid decline and I wouldn't put it all on Katrina. the Athletic Department (IMO) is to blame for that but it looks like changes are looming with the new stadium plans, etc. hell, i went to half the baseball home games last year and even that has taken a hit. i wish the best for Tulane in the future but they definitely have a ways to go - perhaps only sped up by sinking the money into hiring a big name a la ECU

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MichGreenWave

October 20th, 2010 at 5:04 PM ^

There are/have been many people within the AD office that I'd like to replace. I'm just glad that athletics is no longer an afterthought to the board and the rest of the people who make decisions.

And it pains me to see baseball struggle, when most of Tulane's best players were transfers it kills that system when you make them have to sit out a year like basketball and football. Jones needs to do a better job finding off the radar players who dont command mlb dollars during the draft. (good luck with that) Also I think I missed maybe 5 home games tops from the 08 and 09 seasons so if you were at any of those games I was too.

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