My weekly preview of UConn is out, featuring a Q&A with UConn football writer John Silver.
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BSL: Connecticut Preview
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, Sep 12 2013 11:19 AM
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Posted 12 September 2013 - 03:37 PM
Great stuff, as always, Zack. Thanks for posting!
Here's to 3-0!
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Posted 13 September 2013 - 10:04 AM
Great stuff, as always, Zack. Thanks for posting!
Here's to 3-0!
Yep, good work from Zack here with the Q&A.
Waiting until 7:30 tomorrow will not be fun. Even worse with the game being on ESPN3.
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Posted 13 September 2013 - 10:05 AM
Yep, good work from Zack here with the Q&A.
Waiting until 7:30 tomorrow will not be fun. Even worse with the game being on ESPN3.
Agreed. At least we have A&M/Bama as a tasty appetizer.
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Posted 13 September 2013 - 10:45 AM
Yep, good work from Zack here with the Q&A.
Waiting until 7:30 tomorrow will not be fun. Even worse with the game being on ESPN3.
The UCLA/Nebraska game at noon ET looks interesting. But yeah, not much else in the way of appealing games this week.
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Posted 14 September 2013 - 11:16 AM
I will disagree slightly with one of your keys Zack. I think even with UConn playing up-tempo, MD does not necessarily have to slow the game down. In fact I would be disappointed if they did. I want MD to play with the mentality that the opposing defense can not stop them. We are going to shove this ball down your throat, and score, score, score. That just puts so much pressure on teams. Defense can play better with the lead, and be more attacking.
I do agree with the idea of hoping MD shows they can run the ball effectively though. I think that would again be huge. If MD has to open things up to start the game, to open up the running game; that works for me.
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Posted 14 September 2013 - 11:30 AM
Maryland-Pride plane the team took up to Connecticut. That's pretty cool.
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Lemme get two claps and a Ric Flair
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Posted 14 September 2013 - 02:15 PM
I will disagree slightly with one of your keys Zack. I think even with UConn playing up-tempo, MD does not necessarily have to slow the game down. In fact I would be disappointed if they did. I want MD to play with the mentality that the opposing defense can not stop them. We are going to shove this ball down your throat, and score, score, score. That just puts so much pressure on teams. Defense can play better with the lead, and be more attacking.
I do agree with the idea of hoping MD shows they can run the ball effectively though. I think that would again be huge. If MD has to open things up to start the game, to open up the running game; that works for me.
Didn't mean it as much tempo-wise as mentality-wise. For a young team going on the road in a slightly hostile environment, they need to slow the game down in their heads and not rush things. C.J. has been able to do that. He's been playing smooth and slow, which is definitely possible even in an up-tempo offense. I suppose a more wordy key would be "Don't get overwhelmed". I agree that this offense has to be pretty fast. But playing smart and fast can be done at the same time.
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