U-Conn Game Open Thread

Submitted by M-Wolverine on
First road game, so 110.000 more of us in front of our tvs and computers. People who never found any tv coverage can probably head to the Liveblog for quick updates. Bounce back day. Go Blue!
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JayMo4

September 21st, 2013 at 11:26 PM ^

We're gonna survive.... and then over the bye week we are gonna practice so hard you guys... and get so so so much better... like way better than tonight.... like good enough to maybe even beat Minnesota maybe

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Butterfield

September 21st, 2013 at 11:34 PM ^

That second half will give the team some confidence. Defense played well and won a road game despite four turnovers, I think in hindsight it was probably important to dig the hole and fight through it with no margin of error.

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profholt82

September 21st, 2013 at 11:34 PM ^

Thank God for the bye week. Despite how bad they've looked, they're 4-0 going into the B10. I just hope they get things figured out during the bye. Hail to the Victors.

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jaysvw

September 21st, 2013 at 11:36 PM ^

Whelp.  We are not good.  Thankfully we can finally put to bed the BS "they just weren't mentally prepared" meme that reared it's ugly head after the Akron game.  Without significant O-Line improvement, I just can't see how we win more than 2 or three games against the B1G.

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JayMo4

September 21st, 2013 at 11:40 PM ^

Yeah, there were a lot of rationalizations floating around last week, and I guess that's preferable to some of the stuff I've read.  But clearly Akron wasn't a fluke.  It was indicative of wider problems.  We have to get better, plain and simple.  The good news is that great QB play can still overcome a lot of other issues, so IF Devin gets back into his zone, there are a lot of crappy conference teams waiting around to lose to us in spite of the past two games.

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tsbilly

September 21st, 2013 at 11:40 PM ^

Devin Gardner is not an intelligent individual. The sheer number of times he could have thrown the ball away but elected to get sacked for -craploadofyards is becoming absurd. Sadly, our starting QB is a great athlete, but a dumb person.

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tsbilly

September 21st, 2013 at 11:40 PM ^

Devin Gardner is not an intelligent individual. The sheer number of times he could have thrown the ball away but elected to get sacked for -craploadofyards is becoming absurd. Sadly, our starting QB is a great athlete, but a dumb person.

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kdhoffma

September 22nd, 2013 at 12:29 AM ^

It's a lot like recruit rankings, sure there are 2-stars that make it to the pros, and 5-stars that flame out... but statistically, 5-stars are more likely to be college/pro studs.

So moving away from college degrees, how many chemical equations have you balanced in under 5 seconds while four 6'4", 280+ lbs chemists were physically chasing you?  Surely you've tried if you feel split second decision making while under extreme, physical pressure is the true measure of a person's intelligence.

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tsbilly

September 22nd, 2013 at 12:36 AM ^

How many throw away opportunitites has Devin had in the last two games that were not last second situations? It is much easier to chuck a ball out of bounds than to balance an equation?. ...Seriously, there have been a rather large number of 'throw the ball into the stands' opportunities that were easily ignored. I get that you are pisssed at me for raising the question, but Devin's lack of situational awareness is ridiculous.

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kdhoffma

September 22nd, 2013 at 1:13 AM ^

Lack of situational awareness during a high level sporting event is not enough to determine that someone is "a dumb person" or "not an intelligent individual."  I'm sure there are plenty of nobel laureates who would make bad decisions with a football when being chased by college D-lineman.

Your lack of awareness that Devin might be an incredibly intelligent person despite making a few bad decisions on the football field does not make you a "dumb person"... it just makes you a socially awkward douchebag who may or may not be intelligent. 

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MGoNOLA

September 22nd, 2013 at 3:02 AM ^

1)  This argument is dumb. 2) I paid my own way through Michigan with zero help... so your argument is dumb 3) Devin Gardner is a fresh QB. People forget this all the time. He has less than a full year of games under his belt as starter. We expected him to come out like someone who has started for 3 years... that is just not going to happen. 

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Bluemama

September 21st, 2013 at 11:44 PM ^

Its good we won but that hurt let's be honest. I have drunk a bottle of pinot grigio to myself and a little bit of the hubby's pinot noir. This was way to close for freaking people with huskies on their helmats! Omg

 

 

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M-Wolverine

September 21st, 2013 at 11:48 PM ^

And this would have been a record breaking post. It still might have been if exmiroj hadn't gotten himself banned and deleted out.

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rainingmaize

September 21st, 2013 at 11:59 PM ^

Let's be honest, Michigan looked like the Lions tonight. The sheer amount of seemingly stupid mistakes that the team committed made it seem like they were trying to hand the game away. But I still believe that it's not all doom and gloom. Michigan still won a game despite turning over the ball four times. Yea turnovers are bad, but almost all of them were the self mistake variety, which means its correctable. This was also the first road game for a young team with a lot of new contributors. Even though it was UConn, it was a UConn team that basically centered its season around this game, aka the Michigan State effect. The offensive line needs improvement, however we have a a bye to straighten things out and make adjustments personnel wise. I don't think they are as bad as last year. And above all else, Nebraska has looked just as vulnerable as ever, Northwestern has looked shaky these past two weeks, Michigan State is still playing around with their QBs (Maxwell lol), and although Ohio looks good, they've played weak opponents and anything can happen over the course of the season (Remember, they did play them pretty good last year in the shoe before Borges took over). I'm concerned, but not panicking about this team just yet.

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