We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

[RoundingThird]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Good game, whughes. You can have your chance next year, if you keep your job. I'm gunning for greener pastures.

[whughes]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Good game, whughes. You can have your chance next year, if you keep your job. I'm gunning for greener pastures.

And I'm gunning for the basement of the MAC hahaha. At least we kept it close

[thesportsguru11]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Big 12 discussing penalties for Diaco

Over comments about Bill Legg in postgame press conference

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby is "looking into" discipline for UConn head coach Bob Diaco following his comments directed at West Virginia head coach Bill Legg at his postgame press conference after the two teams played last week. West Virginia won 45-17.

Diaco showed his displeasure with Legg's decision to keep his starters in the game's fourth quarter well after Diaco had taken his out and the game was decided.

I mean...you're up 45-17. You know as soon as we get out backups in to get yours in too. What was Bill trying to accomplish, being an ***? Showing off? If that's it, they succeeded in being classless morons.

Diaco promptly left the press conference afterward.

"Coach Diaco's comments were out of place and makes him look as bad as he accuses coach Legg of being," Bowlsby says. "I'm all for showing intensity and allowing a game's results to reflect in tone when directing the media," he continues, "but that type of comment needs to be cleaned up."

Diaco did not comment on Bowlsby's statement and was not able to be reached at this time.

Diaco could face anything from a fine to a 1-game suspension, according to sources. A penalty will be determined before UConn's Week 9 game against Kansas.

Controversy is nothing new to UConn this season, as the NCAA is currently investigating recruiting violations committed by Diaco and former assistant Anthony Poindexter over the past 4 seasons. A ruling will be determined at the end of the year.

[HARLEE23]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

They need to lay off Diaco!

Good win by my team though, need a few more wins to become bowl eligible!

[trevor3_2009]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Looks like Diaco was ticked! Seems he might have had a reason too though. Hopefully the conference just gives him a slap on the wrist, and he won't have to miss any games.

[thesportsguru11]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Diaco gets $10K fine from Big 12

UConn coach Bob Diaco has received a $10,000 fine from the Big 12 for his comments about West Virginia head coach Bill Legg's decision to not take out his starters until much later in the teams' game last Saturday night.

Diaco will not be facing a suspension at this time, according to a Big 12 spokesman. However, if he is penalized again, steeper punishments may be in place, including a minimum one-game suspension.

Diaco has not yet issued an apology to coach Legg, nor did he make a statement about the fine. However, A.D. Warde Manuel had this to say:

We will accept Coach Diaco's penalties and work to prevent this from happening again.

UConn faces Kansas at The Property this Saturday at 1 eastern.

They need to lay off Diaco!

Good win by my team though, need a few more wins to become bowl eligible!

It's quickly turning into one of those years where nothing goes right. Start with the Alabama/NFL rumors popping up after the Natty last year, the violations and investigation Week 4, D-Ham's injury in Week 5, now this.

Here's hoping it gets better!

Looks like Diaco was ticked! Seems he might have had a reason too though. Hopefully the conference just gives him a slap on the wrist, and he won't have to miss any games.

He definitely did, I was quite unhappy with West Virginia myself, but I realize that I took out the starters a bit early too. It's really a toss-up.

While it's a slap for now, looks like Diaco can accept it and move on without further issue. Hopefully.

[thesportsguru11]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

[mattrd39]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

I'm thinking UConn bounces back in a big way with all the turbulence this week. And TDL has a huge game in the process.

[thesportsguru11]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Hi all,

Bit of a thread update here. Just wanted to let you know that I'm back in school tomorrow, and additionally our house just sold two weeks ago, so a lot going on here! We have to be out of the house by October 1 and I'm not 100% sure on if I can get the PS3 and PS2 set up at our rental (though I think I can...)

Anyway, basically this means the updates will be slowing down for a while, but this is still going and going strong. Just not as quickly.

Got a little behind here because of some other projects I've been tinkering with the past few days, so I am almost at the end of bowl season in real time (I just have the National Title Game left to go before I can move onto the offseason, I was hoping to be done with 2018 today).

Because of this, CAC's will remain open for anyone who hasn't gotten a chance to enter yet. I have three for this season (RaiderAid89, TheRosterMaster and Convict38 off the top of my head), and I have room for everyone.

Look through the last 3-4 pages for the CAC sign-up form if you are interested please. And as always, this is completely optional.

Lastly, I want to thank everyone for their continued support through the summer as we continue to ride this 'chise to the very top. I should have 2018/Season 5 caught up by the middle of September (after Kansas, 4 more games, plus some postseason game(s)), then I can proceed into 2019/Season 6, which I'm really excited for as we can see how well I've been recruiting.

And again, it's an honor to have you along for the ride.

Take care,

Guru

I'm thinking UConn bounces back in a big way with all the turbulence this week. And TDL has a huge game in the process.

We shall see. I don't even remember TDL's stats, and I've filled out the boxscore haha. One guy is going to have a huge game though, and I'm frustrated with myself for not letting him hit the field more through the season (he's definitely starting next year).

Thanks Matt.

[BookWork123]

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Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Thanks BookWork!

Next Page....Kansas coming shortly.

[thesportsguru11]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

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McNeal scores triple crown, UConn moves to 7-1

If UConn was looking for a way to bounce back after a rough visit to a Big 12 foe on the road and a turbulent week off the field, a visit back at the rowdiest house in the east temporarily patched up some of UConn's problems.

After a 54-27 pasting of 1-7 Kansas in East Hartford, UConn, and for that matter Coach Diaco, have both regained some of the confidence they lost last week and regained their foothold near the top of the Big 12 race.

Leading the way was a 267 yard, 2 TD performance from freshman sensation Tanner Dean-Lowry and 199 all-purpose yards from Jeff McNeal, who made UConn history by scoring on all three sides of the ball -- offense (rushing TD), defense (INT return TD in the 4th), and special teams (103 yard kick return in the second).

Despite a slow start (the first points coming off an INT return TD from Travis Lumpkin), UConn was able to start pulling away before the half.

Late in the second quarter, backed up to their own 8 yard line after a good Kansas punt, UConn got a 16 yard catch from Jeff Matthews, which was followed by a beautifully executed play action streak to Jon Haden, who blew past the Kansas secondary and jetted to the house for a 76 yard TD.

Immediately after a 51 yard Sam Shelten field goal, McNeal pushed the UConn lead to 21-3 on his 103 yard return TD -- pure speed to the left side, outrunning everyone.

UConn began to put the game out of reach after the half. TDL led a long 12 play drive that culminated in a Ron Johnson TD from 4 yards out to make it 28-3.

Alston Trent led KU with a big 26 yard scramble to the UConn 14, but Joe Dineen Jr. and Corey Avery failed to finish the job, so the Jayhawks were forced to take 3 and rely on the defense.

Haden caught his second TD of the day after another good return from McNeal to the Husky 42 yard line. From the 22, Haden ran a curl route on the right side and his dive at the end zone was enough to get him in and stretch the lead to 35-6.

James Atkins recorded another sack (#15 I believe..??) on the next drive, and he is closing in on the single season sack record for UConn, set last year by Cam Stapleton. That sack ruined all the momentum Trent and Kansas might have had, as a few plays later Trent's lame duck pass going nowhere fast was picked off by Ross Sinclair. Trent had 4 INT's the game (Lumpkin, Sinclair twice, McNeal), compared to 265 yards and only one TD.

Kansas would get on the board and make the game a bit more respectable than it actually was, though. Anthony Cortenlen ended a promising UConn drive with a pick six of his own late in the third quarter, Kansas' first TD of the day late in the third quarter.

But after a second rushing TD from Johnson, UConn had put the game out of reach, the second stringers came in and UConn wound down a 54-27 win and big confidence booster.

UConn enjoyed a fantastic day in all facets of the game, with McNeal's three TD's and 200 all purpose yards, TDL's 2 TD passes, Johnson's 2 running TD's, Haden's 116 receiving yards and various other contributors scoring solid days in the win.

Now that we're back on track and that we've had our best offensive day of the year arguably, we can refocus our sights on perhaps the bigger picture. With 4 games remaining (Kansas State, Iowa State, TCU and Houston), we are still very much in the Big 12 Title hunt and a New Year's Six and CFP berth.

With another bad team in Kansas State next (albeit in Manhattan), can UConn keep it up? Come back next time and find out.

Kansas Jayhawks at Connecticut Huskies
Oct 20, 2018	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Kansas Jayhawks (1-7, 1-3)	0	3	10	14	27
#9 Connecticut Huskies (7-1, 3-1)	7	14	14	19	54

Team Stats Comparison
	KU	CONN
Total Offense	353	441
Rushing Yards	96	163
Passing Yards	257	278
First Downs	17	21
Punt Return Yards	3	16
Kick Return Yards	108	159
Total Yards	464	616
Turnovers	4	1
3rd Down Converstion	3-11 (27%)	6-10 (60%)
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1-1	5-3-0
Penalties	2-5	0-0
Posession Time	14:04	17:56

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		KU	CONN
2:16	(CONN) Lumpkin returned INT 24 yds (Miller kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		KU	CONN
2:55	(CONN) Dean-Lowry 76 pass Haden (Miller kick)	0	14
:26	(KU) Shelten 51 FG	3	14
:15	(CONN) McNeal kick return 103 yds (Miller kick)	3	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		KU	CONN
5:14	(CONN) Johnson 4 run (Miller kick)	3	28
3:37	(KU) Shelten 25 FG	6	28
2:16	(CONN) Dean-Lowry 22 pass Haden (Miller kick)	6	35
1:16	(KU) Cortenlen returned INT 61 yds (Shelten kick)	13	35
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		KU	CONN
6:54	(CONN) Johnson 4 run (missed PAT)	13	41
5:15	(KU) Trent 38 pass Peters (Shelten kick)	20	41
2:55	(CONN) McNeal 1 run (missed PAT)	20	47
2:29	(CONN) McNeal returned INT 17 yds (Miller kick)	20	54
1:14	(KU) Avery 11 run (Shelten kick)	27	54

Kansas Jayhawks PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Alston Trent 23-40 257 1 4 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Joe Dineen Jr. 10 48 4.8 0 Corey Avery 3 14 4.6 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Marcellos Horn 6 93 15.5 0 Jonathan Jones 4 35 8.7 0 Darious Crawley 2 22 11.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Aaron Thomas 13 (2 TFL) 0 0 0 McCoy Bridges 6 (2 TFL) 0 0 0 Anthony Cortenlen 3 0 1 1

Connecticut Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tanner Dean-Lowry 17-28 267 2 1 Isaac Jackson 1-1 11 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ron Johnson 21 81 3.8 2 Arkeel Newsome 10 59 5.9 0 Jeff McNeal 1 1 1.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jeff Matthews 5 60 12.0 0 Jon Haden 4 116 29.0 2 Jeff McNeal 2 23 11.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Vontae Diggs/Luke Carrezola 6 (TFL) 0 0 0 James Atkins 5 (4 TFL) 2 0 0 Travis Lumpkin 3 0 1 1

[RoundingThird]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Same old Kansas...

Only 6 more days until REAL UConn football!!

[thesportsguru11]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Same old Kansas...

Only 6 more days until REAL UConn football!!

Oh I know...going over my notes there was literally nothing positive I could say about Kansas aside from their kicker. I stopped tracking the game after the subs went in, and that was of course when KU scored their two TD's.

Really excited for the first game tomorrow (NDSU-Montana I believe?) then everyone else next weekend. So close!!

[RoundingThird]

Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)

Oh I know...going over my notes there was literally nothing positive I could say about Kansas aside from their kicker. I stopped tracking the game after the subs went in, and that was of course when KU scored their two TD's.

Really excited for the first game tomorrow (NDSU-Montana I believe?) then everyone else next weekend. So close!!

Oh yes. And now that my brother is at UConn, I get a family discount to 1 game per year. This year, I get to see Keenan Reynolds and that option attack that you love so much.