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Good read as always Sab. I was hoping you would land Kirk (that monster QB). I was a bit surprised that Newark landed him until I saw that they ended 11-1 and in the title game this year. Some amazing work for a SCE team. Some pretty tight recruiting standards there. It will be interesting if you can make it work.
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If I remember correctly, that was one of the big complaints about TCY back when everyone was playing it. It was inevitable that one or two of the SCE teams would rise above the others and basically become national powerhouses. So after a few years, I knew I'd be competeing with them for recruits. That's why I put the SCE near me, so that it would add a few more teams I'd have to compete with. It was disappointing not getting the monster QB, but I didn't think I'd get him. Bryant was the one I had my heart set on, and I'm very happy I got him. With also getting RB Tatum and WR Moss (hopefully no relation to Randy) , I should have a good, reliable and efficient offense within a few years. |
Players Leaving
WR William Ackerman The absolute stud of a WR has left the Connecticut Huskies due to his academic problems. Drats!! I also had a few scrubs leave, as well as OLB Bert Holland, who was decent, but not going to start. In The Dog House Drug Violation FB Calvin Diehl 41/56 Well, I had hoped to redshirt Geoff Woodson, but now I can't. Academic Probation RB Warren Beckman 15/26 Like I care.... |
I agree that one of the SCE teams tends to get good relatively qucikly. But not normally that quickly and not normally that good. If I remember correctly having the SCE8 close increases the quality of recruits but, obviously, the number of teams fighting for them. Anyway, good luck and carry on.
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2009 Connecticut Huskies
Quarterbacks Code:
Pierce, Walt 18 QB Sr 21 30 Sedrick Bryant comes in as a bit of a disappointment. All of his "passes" ratings are low. He is mostly developed though. Migliore did a pretty bad job last season, so I'm going to stick the freshman in there and see how it goes. James is red-shirted. Starter: Sedrick Bryant Running Backs Code:
Beckman, Warren 26 RB Sr 15 26 Tatum looks like he'll develope into quite a nice running back. Tatum is redshirted. Benton will be my starter, but Badillo will get plenty of carries as well. I wanted to redshirt FB Woodson, but with Diehl being suspended, I can't. RB Starter: Renaldo Benton FB Starter: Kyle Hudson Recievers Code:
Rayburn, Nicky 86 TE Sr* 49 49 Rayburn will start again at Tight End, and Mullis will be the #2 TE. Tracy Moss looks like he might become a stud. Pete Sidney looks like he'll become a great player as well. I'm short on WRs, so I'm pretty much forced to play both of them (as I want to make sure Dogins and Handwerker do not get on the field.) Maloney is not as good as advertised. TE Starter: Nicky Rayburn WR Starter: Joseph Rooks, Tracy Moss Offensive Line Code:
Parrish, Malcolm 52 C Sr* 61 73 Center: Malcolm Parrish Guards: Jumbo Shank, Les Daniels Tackle: Gene Elliss, T.J. Lundgren Defensive Line Code:
Chesser, Donnell 71 DE Sr* 20 51 Whitemoan is redshirted DE Starters: Tyrell Stokes, Ken Jackson DT Starters: Hugh Kaplan, Neal Walker Linebackers Code:
O'Bryan, Korey 45 ILB Jr 23 53 ILB Starter: Lee Ellard OLB Staters: Ronnie Shea, Jessie Healey (Barry Fielding will be rotated in for both) Defensive Backs Code:
Gonzalez, Roderick 43 CB Sr 39 60 CB Starters: Roderick Gonzalez, Clancy Dexter (Kurt Bishop will get rotated in a lot) S Starters: Corwin Gamez (FS), Dale Preston (SS) Kickers/Punters Code:
Otto, Kevin 16 P Sr 59 65 Lary Cole and Terrell Tang are redshirted Punter: Edwin Shepard Kicker: Daryl Fisk (Kickoffs), Jamie Carlson (FGs) |
Still Reading! Great stuff! I am looking forward to the new season.
Did have a question though, without knowing the development numbers for the boys, is QB Migliore more developed in passing than the freshman Bryant? Does Bryant look to be a better fit in the offense? I know Migliore had less than stellar numbers last season, but was wondering if Bryant is worth turning the keys to the offense over to him this soon? Thanks for the effort and keep up the good work! Go Huskies! |
According to my Scout (who is Fair in QBs), they are both developed about the same. Migliore has better "passes" ratings, but Bryant has beeter Avoid Interceptions, Third Down Passing and Yards Per Throw
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2009 Recruiting Plan
1-5 Scale. 1 = Not concearned, 5 = Badly need (Note, in keeping true with my original plan of focusing on defense and just building an offense that is simply efficiant, you'll notice these numbers are scaled towards Defense.) Quarterback = 4 Sedrick Bryant is an unknown. I'm still going to go after a big-time QB. Running Back = 1 Badillo and Tatum, a sophmore and freshman respectively, will become very good backs. I can afford to let RB recruiting go a year or two. Full Back = 1 Hudson is in his last year, but I already have his replacement in Woodson Tight End = 1 Rayburn has two years left, and Mullis has 4. I'm fine here. Wide Receiver = 3 Ackerman leaves, but now I have Moss and Sidney, two freshman who look really good. However, I have no depth here so I'm going to try and grab 1 or 2 more. Center = 1 Parrish still has 2 years, plus Basso has a lot of potential. Guard = 3 Shank is in his last year and Daniels has 2 left. I have some depth here, but I would like a freshman or two to replace the soon to be leaving seniors. Tackle = 2 Ellisse is gone after this year, and most of my tackles are undeveloped. I'd like 1 more to try and replace the depth that will be leaving. Defensive End = 4 Stokes has 2 years left (they grow up so fast!). Ken Jackson isn't developing because of injuries. I did get another, Whiteman, who will be decent. 5 of my 6 DEs have 2 years or fewer left, so I need to recruit a few DEs so that I don't suddenly find myself with nothing but walkons in 2 years. Defensive Tackle = 5 Kaplan is in his last year. Walker will be good, but he has some developing to do. I will need a replacement for Kaplan, though. Not to mention some depth. Inside Linebacker = 3 Lee Ellard will start with O'Bryan getting rotated in frequently. I need depth though. The 3rd ILB is a terrible walk-on. Plus O'Bryan has 2 years left. Outside Linebacker = 4 I have 3 really good OLBs, but Shea will be leaving after this year, and then Fielding in 2. I need to get their replacements. Cornerback = 5 Kurh Bishop will be a monster, but both Clancey and Gonzalez will be leaving after this season. I need replacements BADLY or my secondary will be a huge weakness. Safety = 4 Hagglund leaves after this season, Preston in two. Specifically I need a Strong Safety. Punter/Kicker = 2 I can afford to focus on other things for now with 4 of each on my roster. |
Week 1-2 Recruiting Report
I actually have an 87+ guy as a green recruit. I wasn't planning on going for a FB, but I can't pass up going after such a great green recruit. Also, a 69+ OLB shows up as green too. However, because of my academic standards, it's pretty slim pickings with regards to blue and green recruits overall. Black Recruits (0 Left) CB Gary Dorrough - Connecticut Scout: 73++, Strength: Zone Defense CB Earl Madison - Massachusetts Scout: 76--, Strength: Zone Defense T Issac Sutton - New Jersey Scout: 90+, Strength: Pass Protection Red Recruits (2 Left) QB Ellis Ferguson - Connecticut Scout: 67+, Strength: Medium Passing DT Clay Alworth - New Jersey Scout: 66+, Strength: Defending The Run CB B.J. Givens - New York (nice name) Scout: 65+, Strength: Intercepting Passes DE Gino Norton - New York Scout: 61+, Strength: Rushing The Passer Blue Recruits (5 Left) S J.B. McGovern - Massachusetts Scout: 39-, Strength: Defending The Run QB Irving Kletch - New York Scout: 63--, Strength: Long Passing G Hugh Kirkpatrick - New York Scout: 58-, Strength: Run Blocking S Mitch Strickland - New York Scout: 53+, Strength: Zone Defense S Broderick Howard - New York Scout: 53+, Strength: Defending The Run Green Recruits FB James Gunn - Massachusetts Scout: 87+, Strength: Third-Down Running OLB Gene Hopkins - New York Scout: 69+, Strength: Rushing The Passer DE Brad Brenner - New Jersey Scout: 52-, Strength: Rushing The Passer G Leland Becker - New York Scout: 57, Strength: Run Blocking |
Week 2 Game Report
Louisiana-Lafayette (0-0) at Connecticut (0-0) One thing I forgot to mention about Sedrick Bryant. He can run. He completely shut down the run, but they did pass on us pretty well. We sacked their QB 5 times and picked him off twice. Code:
Louisiana-Lafayette 7 3 0 10 - 20 Code:
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Week 3 Recruiting Report
Black Recruits (0 Left) CB Gary Dorrough - Connecticut Scout: 73++, Strength: Zone Defense CB Earl Madison - Massachusetts Scout: 76--, Strength: Zone Defense T Issac Sutton - New Jersey Scout: 90+, Strength: Pass Protection Red Recruits (2 Left) QB Ellis Ferguson - Connecticut Scout: 67+, Strength: Medium Passing DT Clay Alworth - New Jersey Scout: 66+, Strength: Defending The Run CB B.J. Givens - New York (nice name) Scout: 65+, Strength: Intercepting Passes DE Gino Norton - New York Scout: 61+, Strength: Rushing The Passer DT Luther Jimenez - New Jersey Scout: 54+, Strength: Rushing The Passer G Irving Castillo - Massachusetts Scout: 60-, Strength: Run Blocking Blue Recruits (3 Left) S J.B. McGovern - Massachusetts Scout: 39-, Strength: Defending The Run QB Irving Kletch - New York Scout: 63--, Strength: Long Passing G Hugh Kirkpatrick - New York Scout: 58-, Strength: Run Blocking S Mitch Strickland - New York Scout: 53+, Strength: Zone Defense S Broderick Howard - New York Scout: 53+, Strength: Defending The Run DT Grant Newton - New York Scout: 50-, Strength: Defending The Run ILB Casey de Loayza - New York Scout: 53+, Strength: Man-To-Man Defense Green Recruits FB James Gunn - Massachusetts Scout: 87+, Strength: Third-Down Running OLB Gene Hopkins - New York Scout: 69+, Strength: Rushing The Passer DE Brad Brenner - New Jersey Scout: 52-, Strength: Rushing The Passer G Leland Becker - New York Scout: 57-, Strength: Run Blocking S Curtis McNeil - New Jersey Scout: 47-, Strength: Defending The Run TE Nick Falls - New Jersey Scout: 45+, Strength: Catching In Traffic TE Warren Delgado - New Jersey Scout: 44+, Strength: Catching The Ball T Rich Watson - New York Scout: 48, Strength: Pass Protection |
Week 3 Game Report
Connecticut (1-0) at Alabama (0-2) We follow up our nice opening win with a sticker on the road. We had a few nice plays here and there on both sides of the ball, but we just got dominated by a better team. Code:
Connecticut 0 3 0 0 - 3 Code:
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Week 4 Recruiting Report
Now that the recruits, other than the green, are finalized, this will be the last report until players start committing. Black Recruits (0 Left) CB Gary Dorrough - Connecticut Scout: 73++, Strength: Zone Defense CB Earl Madison - Massachusetts Scout: 76--, Strength: Zone Defense T Issac Sutton - New Jersey Scout: 90+, Strength: Pass Protection Red Recruits (0 Left) QB Ellis Ferguson - Connecticut Scout: 67+, Strength: Medium Passing DT Clay Alworth - New Jersey Scout: 66+, Strength: Defending The Run CB B.J. Givens - New York (nice name) Scout: 65+, Strength: Intercepting Passes DE Gino Norton - New York Scout: 61+, Strength: Rushing The Passer DT Luther Jimenez - New Jersey Scout: 54+, Strength: Rushing The Passer G Irving Castillo - Massachusetts Scout: 60-, Strength: Run Blocking Blue Recruits (0 Left) S J.B. McGovern - Massachusetts Scout: 39-, Strength: Defending The Run QB Irving Kletch - New York Scout: 63--, Strength: Long Passing G Hugh Kirkpatrick - New York Scout: 58-, Strength: Run Blocking S Mitch Strickland - New York Scout: 53+, Strength: Zone Defense S Broderick Howard - New York Scout: 53+, Strength: Defending The Run DT Grant Newton - New York Scout: 50-, Strength: Defending The Run ILB Casey de Loayza - New York Scout: 53+, Strength: Man-To-Man Defense OLB Darren Tower - New York Scout: 50+, Strength: Man-To-Man Defense K Greg Sherman - New Jersey Scout: 62+, Strength: KO Hang Time G Shane Harris - Connecticut Scout: 55-, Strength: Pass Protection Green Recruits FB James Gunn - Massachusetts Scout: 87+, Strength: Third-Down Running OLB Gene Hopkins - New York Scout: 69+, Strength: Rushing The Passer DE Brad Brenner - New Jersey Scout: 52-, Strength: Rushing The Passer G Leland Becker - New York Scout: 57-, Strength: Run Blocking S Curtis McNeil - New Jersey Scout: 47-, Strength: Defending The Run TE Nick Falls - New Jersey Scout: 45+, Strength: Catching In Traffic TE Warren Delgado - New Jersey Scout: 44+, Strength: Catching The Ball T Rich Watson - New York Scout: 48, Strength: Pass Protection WR Fernando Barrett - Rhode Island Scout: 36+, Strength: Catching In Traffic CB Donnell Barbaritz - Massachusetts Scout: 40-, Strength: Intercepting Passes RB Dwight Prescott - Connecticut Scout: 45+, Strength: Punt Returning CB Nicky Hood - Connecticut Scout: 38-, Strength: Defending The Run QB Randall Hanson - Connecticut Scout: 32+, Strength: Timing Receivers |
Week 5 Game Report
Navy (2-2) at Connecticut (1-1) A great rebound week as we dominate Navy. Bryant had a nice day, throwing 16-25, 247 yards and 3 TDs. Benton had a 100 yard rushing day. Tyrell Stokes destroyed the line of Navy getting 4 sacks! (6 sacks total for the team). Code:
Navy 10 0 7 0 - 17 Code:
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Week 6 Game Report
Recruiting Update TE Nick Falls - commits to Asbury Park S Mitch Strickland - commits to Navy Injury Report WR Joseph Rooks - Stretched Knee Ligament - Questionable 4 Weeks (will not play today) OLB Jessie Healey - Influenza - Probable 1 Week (will play) Connecticut (2-1) at #10 Syracuse (3-0) TV4 We still can not compete with the top of our Conference (their lose to Pittsburgh last season must have been a fluke. Or they just really match up well against us.) Code:
Connecticut 0 3 3 3 - 9 Code:
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Week 7 Game Report
Injury Report DT Danny Buxton - Hyperextended Knee - OUT 5 Weeks WR Joseph Rooks - Stretched Knee Ligament - Questionable 3 Weeks (will not play) Pittsburgh (4-2) at Connecticut (2-2) Maybe my win over Pittsburgh last year was the fluke... Bryant had a pretty bad game. My team isn't built for trying to come from behind. Code:
Pittsburgh 14 0 7 14 - 35 Code:
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Week 8 Game Report
Recruiting Update DT Clay Alworth - Commits to Newark DT Luther Jimenez - Commits to Jersey City OLB Darren Tower - Commits to Buffalo Injury Report DT Danny Buxton - Hyperextended Knee - Doubtful 4 Weeks WR Joseph Rooks - Stretched Knee Ligament - Probable 2 Weeks (will play) Connecticut (2-3) at Rutgers (0-5) Ouch. Not the result I was expecting. Bryant was sacked 7 times, lost 2 fumbles and threw a pick. Not good, but he didn't get much help from the OL, nor did he get help from a running game. Bad. Bad. Bad. Code:
Connecticut 0 0 0 0 - 0 Code:
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Week 9 Recruiting Update
We are losing a lot of recruits. So far, so not good at all. This season has sucked so far. Our Commitments CB Nicky Hood - Connecticut Scout: 38-, Strength: Defending The Run QB Randall Hanson - Connecticut Scout: 32+, Strength: Timing Receivers Commitments to Other Teams CB Earl Madison - Massachusetts (Committed to Navy) T Issac Sutton - New Jersey (Committed to Rutgers) DT Clay Alworth - New Jersey (Committed to Newark) DT Luther Jimenez - New Jersey (Committed to Jersey City) G Hugh Kirkpatrick - New York (Committed to Southern Methodist) S Mitch Strickland - New York (Committed to Navy) S Broderick Howard - New York (Committed to Boise State) OLB Darren Tower - New York (Committed to Buffalo) DE Brad Brenner - New Jersey (Committed to Vineland) TE Nick Falls - New Jersey (Committed to Asbury Park) WR Fernando Barrett - Rhode Island (Committed to Navy) |
Week 9 Game Report
Injury Report DT Danny Buxton - Hyperextended Knee - Questionable 3 Weeks WR Joseph Rooks - Stretched Knee Ligament - Probable 1 Week (will play) Temple (2-3) at Connecticut (2-4) A crazy games ends in OT after the first series. We hold them to a FG on their first poss. of OT and in our first try, Hudson gets us the score. We had a rough time stopping their RB and we couldn't get a running game going. Luckily, our defense kept us in it (3 INTS) and Bryant did a decent job passing the ball. We got kinda lucky in this game. Code:
Temple 14 0 3 10 3 - 30 Code:
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Week 10 Recruiting Update
I'm getting lots of green recruits....just 2 red recruits and a handful of blues left. Our Commitments QB Randall Hanson - Connecticut Scout: 32+, Strength: Timing Receivers RB Dwight Prescott - Connecticut Scout: 45+, Strength: Punt Returning FB Rick Bryant - New Jersey Scout: 50+, Strength: Pass Protection G Leland Becker - New York Scout: 57-, Strength: Run Blocking T Rich Watson - New York Scout: 48, Strength: Pass Protection CB Donnell Barbaritz - Massachusetts Scout: 40-, Strength: Intercepting Passes CB Nicky Hood - Connecticut Scout: 38-, Strength: Defending The Run S Roy Didelot - New Jersey Scout: 44+, Strength: Defending The Run Commitments to Other Teams CB Earl Madison - Massachusetts (Committed to Navy) T Issac Sutton - New Jersey (Committed to Rutgers) DT Clay Alworth - New Jersey (Committed to Newark) DT Luther Jimenez - New Jersey (Committed to Jersey City) G Hugh Kirkpatrick - New York (Committed to Southern Methodist) S Mitch Strickland - New York (Committed to Navy) S Broderick Howard - New York (Committed to Boise State) OLB Darren Tower - New York (Committed to Buffalo) DE Brad Brenner - New Jersey (Committed to Vineland) TE Nick Falls - New Jersey (Committed to Asbury Park) WR Fernando Barrett - Rhode Island (Committed to Navy) QB Irving Kletch - New York (Committed to Tulane) G Shane Harris - Connecticut (Committed to Kansas) DE Gino Norton - New York (Committed to Syracuse) CB Gary Dorrough - Connecticut (Committed to Maryland) CB B.J. Givens - New York (Committed to Washington) S J.B. McGovern - Massachusetts (Committed to Louisiana-Monroe) Still Undecided OLB Gene Hopkins - New York Scout: 69+, Strength: Rushing The Passer QB Ellis Ferguson - Connecticut Scout: 67+, Strength: Medium Passing K Greg Sherman - New Jersey Scout: 62+, Strength: KO Hang Time G Irving Castillo - Massachusetts Scout: 60-, Strength: Run Blocking ILB Casey de Loayza - New York Scout: 53+, Strength: Man-To-Man Defense DT Grant Newton - New York Scout: 50-, Strength: Defending The Run S Curtis McNeil - New Jersey Scout: 47-, Strength: Defending The Run CB Jerald McNeil - New York Scout: 46+, Strength: Intercepting Passes TE Warren Delgado - New Jersey Scout: 44+, Strength: Catching The Ball DE Chad Clark - Massachusetts Scout: 42-, Strength: Rushing The Passer OLB Stephen Beyer - New Jersey Scout: 39+, Strength: Zone Defense OLB Quentin Griffith - New Jersey Scout: 39+, Strength: Man-To-Man Defense WR Gabe Gillespie - New Jersey Scout: 35+, Strength: Catching In Traffic S Corwin Bishop - New Jersey Scout: 35-, Strength: Intercepting Passes |
Week 10 Game Report
Injury Report DT Danny Buxton - Hyperextended Knee - Questionable 2 Weeks WR Tracy Moss - Bruised Sternum - Probable 2 Weeks (will play) WR Joseph Rooks - Broken Hand - Probable 5 Weeks (will play) Connecticut (3-4) at West Virginia (3-5) We lose a close one in Overtime. We had a good game overall, we just couldn't make that 1 or 2 big plays. Code:
Connecticut 14 7 0 0 7 - 28 Code:
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Week 10 Recruiting Update
Landed a few of my top recruits. Starting to look a bit better. Our Commitments QB Randall Hanson - Connecticut Scout: 32+, Strength: Timing Receivers RB Dwight Prescott - Connecticut Scout: 45+, Strength: Punt Returning FB Rick Bryant - New Jersey Scout: 50+, Strength: Pass Protection WR Gabe Gillespie - New Jersey Scout: 35+, Strength: Catching In Traffic G Irving Castillo - Massachusetts Scout: 60-, Strength: Run Blocking G Leland Becker - New York Scout: 57-, Strength: Run Blocking T Rich Watson - New York Scout: 48, Strength: Pass Protection DE Chad Clark - Massachusetts Scout: 42-, Strength: Rushing The Passer DT Grant Newton - New York Scout: 50-, Strength: Defending The Run OLB Stephen Beyer - New Jersey Scout: 39+, Strength: Zone Defense OLB Quentin Griffith - New Jersey Scout: 39+, Strength: Man-To-Man Defense CB Donnell Barbaritz - Massachusetts Scout: 40-, Strength: Intercepting Passes CB Nicky Hood - Connecticut Scout: 38-, Strength: Defending The Run S Roy Didelot - New Jersey Scout: 44+, Strength: Defending The Run S Curtis McNeil - New Jersey Scout: 47-, Strength: Defending The Run Commitments to Other Teams CB Earl Madison - Massachusetts (Committed to Navy) T Issac Sutton - New Jersey (Committed to Rutgers) DT Clay Alworth - New Jersey (Committed to Newark) DT Luther Jimenez - New Jersey (Committed to Jersey City) G Hugh Kirkpatrick - New York (Committed to Southern Methodist) S Mitch Strickland - New York (Committed to Navy) S Broderick Howard - New York (Committed to Boise State) OLB Darren Tower - New York (Committed to Buffalo) DE Brad Brenner - New Jersey (Committed to Vineland) TE Nick Falls - New Jersey (Committed to Asbury Park) WR Fernando Barrett - Rhode Island (Committed to Navy) QB Irving Kletch - New York (Committed to Tulane) G Shane Harris - Connecticut (Committed to Kansas) DE Gino Norton - New York (Committed to Syracuse) CB Gary Dorrough - Connecticut (Committed to Maryland) CB B.J. Givens - New York (Committed to Washington) S J.B. McGovern - Massachusetts (Committed to Louisiana-Monroe) OLB Gene Hopkins - New York (Committed to Tulane) Still Undecided QB Ellis Ferguson - Connecticut Scout: 67+, Strength: Medium Passing K Greg Sherman - New Jersey Scout: 62+, Strength: KO Hang Time ILB Casey de Loayza - New York Scout: 53+, Strength: Man-To-Man Defense CB Jerald McNeil - New York Scout: 46+, Strength: Intercepting Passes TE Warren Delgado - New Jersey Scout: 44+, Strength: Catching The Ball S Corwin Bishop - New Jersey Scout: 35-, Strength: Intercepting Passes |
Week 11 Game Report
Injury Report DT Danny Buxton - Hyperextended Knee - Probable 1 Week (will play) WR Tracy Moss - Bruised Sternum - Probable 1 Week (will play) WR Joseph Rooks - Broken Hand - Probable 3 Weeks (will play) Boston College (4-5) at Connecticut (3-5) Wow, they just completely ripped us apart in the 4th quarter. Bryant threw a few picks, but Benton had a good day. We just fell apart in the 4th quarter. Code:
Boston College 7 14 0 23 - 44 Code:
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Week 11 Recruiting Update
One more green added, and QB Ferguson commits elsewhere. :( Our Commitments QB Randall Hanson - Connecticut Scout: 32+, Strength: Timing Receivers RB Dwight Prescott - Connecticut Scout: 45+, Strength: Punt Returning FB Rick Bryant - New Jersey Scout: 50+, Strength: Pass Protection TE Warren Delgado - New Jersey Scout: 44+, Strength: Catching The Ball WR Gabe Gillespie - New Jersey Scout: 35+, Strength: Catching In Traffic G Irving Castillo - Massachusetts Scout: 60-, Strength: Run Blocking G Leland Becker - New York Scout: 57-, Strength: Run Blocking T Rich Watson - New York Scout: 48, Strength: Pass Protection DE Chad Clark - Massachusetts Scout: 42-, Strength: Rushing The Passer DT Grant Newton - New York Scout: 50-, Strength: Defending The Run OLB Stephen Beyer - New Jersey Scout: 39+, Strength: Zone Defense OLB Quentin Griffith - New Jersey Scout: 39+, Strength: Man-To-Man Defense CB Donnell Barbaritz - Massachusetts Scout: 40-, Strength: Intercepting Passes CB Nicky Hood - Connecticut Scout: 38-, Strength: Defending The Run S Roy Didelot - New Jersey Scout: 44+, Strength: Defending The Run S Curtis McNeil - New Jersey Scout: 47-, Strength: Defending The Run Commitments to Other Teams CB Earl Madison - Massachusetts (Committed to Navy) T Issac Sutton - New Jersey (Committed to Rutgers) DT Clay Alworth - New Jersey (Committed to Newark) DT Luther Jimenez - New Jersey (Committed to Jersey City) G Hugh Kirkpatrick - New York (Committed to Southern Methodist) S Mitch Strickland - New York (Committed to Navy) S Broderick Howard - New York (Committed to Boise State) OLB Darren Tower - New York (Committed to Buffalo) DE Brad Brenner - New Jersey (Committed to Vineland) TE Nick Falls - New Jersey (Committed to Asbury Park) WR Fernando Barrett - Rhode Island (Committed to Navy) QB Irving Kletch - New York (Committed to Tulane) G Shane Harris - Connecticut (Committed to Kansas) DE Gino Norton - New York (Committed to Syracuse) CB Gary Dorrough - Connecticut (Committed to Maryland) CB B.J. Givens - New York (Committed to Washington) S J.B. McGovern - Massachusetts (Committed to Louisiana-Monroe) OLB Gene Hopkins - New York (Committed to Tulane) QB Ellis Ferguson - Connecticut (Committed to Michigan) Still Undecided K Greg Sherman - New Jersey Scout: 62+, Strength: KO Hang Time ILB Casey de Loayza - New York Scout: 53+, Strength: Man-To-Man Defense CB Jerald McNeil - New York Scout: 46+, Strength: Intercepting Passes S Corwin Bishop - New Jersey Scout: 35-, Strength: Intercepting Passes |
Week 13 Game Report
Injury Report DE Tyrell Stokes - Anthroscopic Knee Surgery - OUT 9 Weeks WR Pete Sidney - Sprained Ankle - Questionable 1 Week (will not play) WR Tracy Moss - Bruised Sternum - Probable 1 Week (will play) WR Joseph Rooks - Broken Hand - Probable 2 Weeks (will play) Connecticut (3-6) at Notre Dame (6-3) A predictable blowout. Our offense was stomped into a hole, but a few bright spots on defense. 4 INTs by 4 different defenders and a couple of sacks. Code:
Connecticut 3 0 0 0 - 3 Code:
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Week 14 Game Report
Injury Report DE Tyrell Stokes - Anthroscopic Knee Surgery - OUT 9 Weeks RB Renaldo Benton - Hyperextended Knee - Doubtful 2 Weeks WR Joseph Rooks - Broken Hand - Probable 2 Weeks (will play) Connecticut (3-7) at Buffalo (4-6) A disappointing end to a disappointing season Code:
Connecticut 0 0 0 10 - 10 Code:
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Interesting concept on the recruiting. I hadn't thought of that. I haven't read through it all yet, but I'll try eventually (still stuck out here w/o much net access).
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Nope, I'm "locked in" to whatever black, red and blue recruits I go after. Green, however, I'll generally keep going after until the recruiting season is over since I don't give myself a limit for them. After week 4 or 5, I give it a few weeks (catch up on getting in my 2nd call and 2nd visit to all of my recruits). After the surge of recruits commit to me or other schools, I'll start looking at Green recruits again and go after the best of what's left over. |
Interesting. I'll keep this in mind. I'm planning on firing up a TCY dynasty upon my return to the US.
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End of Season Polls
Strength of Schedule hurt undefeated Newark and Southern Miss and neither of them, despite being the only undefeated teams, will play for the National Championship. Code:
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2009 Summary for Connecticut
We fell down this year. Bryant had similar stats to Migliore last season, so hopefully that's a sign that things will only get better. Overall, our team just got worse. I think I had a lot more starting freshmen and sophmores than in previous years so I think that had something to do with it. A look over some of my players shows that a lot of them developed pretty weel over the season. Code:
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Bowl Game Results
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Yearly Awards
NCAA Academic Team FB Kyle Hudson ILB Lee Ellard Big East First Team FB Kyle Hudson P Kevin Otto OLB Ronnie Shea Big East Second Team C Malcolm Parrish K Jamie Carlson OLB Jesse Healey Big East Academic Team FB Kyle Hudson WR Tracy Moss ILB Lee Ellard ILB Quentin Peterson (did he even play? - Yes, 1 Run Play in the entire season.) CB Kurt Bishop NCAA Record Book (NCAA Records - Top 10 Appearances) NCAA Career Tackles ILB Ryan Drake - 380 Tackles - 6th All-Time (2008) (Big East Records - Record Holders) Big East Career Tackles ILB Ryan Drake - 380 Tackles (2008) Big East Single-Game Receptions Joseph Rooks - 11 Receptions (2007) Big East Single-Game Tackles Ryan Drake - 17 Tackles (2008) (Tied - 1 Other) Big East Single-Game Sacks Tyrell Stokes - 4.0 Sacks (Twice, in 2007 and 2009) (Tied - 3 Others) Big East Single-Game Tackles For Loss ILB Lee Ellard - 6 TFL (2009) (Tied - 1 Other) |
Seniors Leaving
I'm losing a lot of key starters this year. Hopefully some guys can step up. RB Renaldo Benton - 41GP, 20GS 373 Att, 1697 Yards, 4.5 Ave, 14 TD 50 Rec, 277 Yards, 5.5 Ave, 1 TD FB Kyle Hudson - 44GP, 41GS 356 Att, 1428 Yards, 4.0 Ave, 11 TD 92 Rec, 651 Yards, 7.0 Ave, 3 TD G Jumbo Shank - 44GP, 41GS 77/233 KB, 34.5%, 21 SA T Gene Elliss - 44GP, 35GS 28/109 KB, 32%, 18 SA P Kevin Otto - 35GP 222 Punts, 34.6 Ave, 46 In20 DT Hugh Kaplan - 44GP, 33GS 74 Tackles, 28 Ast, 8.0 Sacks, 17 TFL, 26 Hur OLB Ronnie Shea - 44GP, 44GS 292 Tackles, 94 Ast, 5.5 Sacks, 43 TFL, 2 Hur CB Dexter Clancy - 44GP, 3GS 1 INT, 24 Caught, 3 Def, 19.7 PDPct 39 Tackles, 8 Ast, 1 Sack, 1 TFL, 2 Hur CB Roderick Gonzalez - 44GP, 33GS 11 INT, 211 Yards, 1 TD, 56 Caught, 24 Def, 20.9 PDPct 97 Tackles, 34 Act, 5 TFL S Bubba Hagglund - 44GP, 33 GS 14 INT, 128 Yards, 2 TD, 61 Caught, 22 Def, 21.0 PDPct 198 Tackles, 84 Ast, 1.0 Sack, 19 TFL S Shane May - 36GP 1 Def, 23.0 PDPct (20 PPly) 15 Tackles, 2 Ast, 1 Sack, 1 TFL S Daryl Powell - 32 GP 4 Caught, 1 Def, 19.1 PDPct (65 PPly) 9 Tackles, 4 Ast |
Tough season! QB is still tough for the Huskies(You can't seem to buy a decent QB!). That said, I am looking forward to the next several years with RBs Badillo and the debut of Tatum, FB Woodson and the WR tandum of Moss and Sidney. The Huskies skill players are looking decent! :)
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2010 Connecticut Huskies
Quarterbacks Code:
Migliore, Ronald 17 QB Sr 34 54 Sedrick Bryant will again lead the team. Milgore...well, he had his chance in 2008, and blew it badly. Hanson is redshirted. Nice potential overall, but he has no arm strength at all (his screen and short passes are 40s potential, medium up at single digits). Bryant still has a few years, so no rush to find his replacement. Starter: Sedrick Bryant Backup: Ronald Milgore Running Backs Code:
Badillo, Randy 25 RB Jr* 37 65 HB: Randy Badillo, Floyd Tatum FB: Geoff Woodson Recievers Code:
Rayburn, Nicky 86 TE Sr 53 53 TE: Nicky Rayburn (last season) WR: Tracy Moss, Pete Sidney Offensive Line Code:
Parrish, Malcolm 52 C Sr 71 73 Center: Malcolm Parrish (last year I'll have him) Guards: Les McCormick and Les Daniels (both gone after this year) Tackles: T.J. Lundgren and Mitchell Vance Defensive Line Code:
Chesser, Donnell 71 DE Sr 24 51 Defensive Ends: Tyrell Stokes and Ken Jackson (both are gone after this year) Defensive Tackles: Neal Walker and Grant Newton (playing Newton as a true freshman) Linebackers Code:
O'Bryan, Korey 45 ILB Sr 32 53 MLB: Lee Ellard OLB: Barry Fielding and Jessie Healey Defensive Backs Code:
Hudson, C.J. 33 CB Sr 42 42 Cornerbacks: Kurt Bishop and C.J. Hudson (Hudson's last year) Safeties: Dale Preston and Corwin Gamez (Preston's last year) |
2010 Recruiting Plan
1-5 Scale. 1 = Not concearned, 5 = Badly need Quarterbacks = 4 Will I ever be happy with a QB? No. QB is too important of a position to not recruit hard for every season Running Backs = 1 I have 2 pretty good backs, and I have a red-shirted freshman who will be better than both of them Full Backs = 1 Woodson is really good and has 3 years left, plus I have a red-shirted freshman who will be decent Tight Ends = 1 I've got more than enough tight ends, even with Nicky Rayburn leaving after this season Wide Recievers = 2 Moss and Sidney have 3 years left, red-shirted Gillespie will also be adequate. Center = 4 Parrish is leaving after this season, and I have two decent ones that will last another year. I need a new center to start training as my new starter. Guards = 3 I have decent ones lined up for the next several years, but none of them are really that great. Tackles = 3 Same situation as guard. Have several years of decent tackles, but no real standouts. Punter = 2 Shepard is in his last year, and I only have 1 punter after that but his potential is as good as Shepard's currents. Kicker = 1 I have 4 kickers, all "decent". If I see a great one worth trying for, I will. Defensive Ends = 2 Both starters are in their last year, but I have 2 young players waiting to take over for them. Defensive Tackles = 5 If I have to start a true freshman to have a chance, that means I need help at that position. Inside Linebacker = 5 Ellard has 3 years left, but after this year, he won't have an adequate backup. I need more inside linebackers for depth. Outside Linebacker = 4 Healye has two years left. Griffin looks like he could become a pretty good OLB, but I need more help there. Cornerback = 3 I have depth, but after this year, only one quality starter. Safeties = 2 I have 2 red-shirted freshman who look like they could be really good. |
Weeks 1-2 Recruiting Report
Going after QB Jamal Freeman, one of the only top QBs in my area that meets my academic requirements. And I finally have a recruit that has idolaized my team! TE C.J. Coles. (2 more greens, but both fall well below my academic standards) Black Recruits (0 Left) QB - Jamal Freeman - New York Scout: 88+, Strength: Long Passing ILB - Rick Maloney - New Jersey Scout: 85-, Strength: Defending The Run C - Rob Parton - New York Scout: 83+, Strength: Run Blocking Red Recruits (0 left) DT Frank Porter - New Jersey Scout: 53-, Strength: Defending The Run G Floyd Berdys - Massachusetts Scout: 57+, Strength: Pass Protection ILB Butch Drake - Massachusetts Scout: 56+, Strength: Zone Defense T Cornelius Sutton - New Jersey Scout: 57+, Strength: Pass Protection OLB Kirk Fredrickson - New York Scout: 63+, Strength: Defending The Run RB Marlon Carpenter - Connecticut Scout: 65+, Strength: Breakaway Speed Blue Recruits (6 Left) TE C.J. Coles - Connecticut - Idolized Scout: 53+, Strength: Catching The Ball WR Sammie Peterson - Connecticut Scout: 44++, Strength: Punt Returning CB J.R. Rogers - Massachusetts Scout: 51-, Strength: M2M Defense QB Anthony Ramsey - New York Scout: 48-, Strength: Timing Recievers Green Recruits RB Luke Miller - Massachusets Scout: 42+, Strength: Power Running CB Damon Holt - Massachusetts Scout: 39+, Strength: Punt Returning C Kent Tobar - New York Scout: 38-, Strength: Run Blocking |
Week 2 Game Report
Buffalo (1-0) at Connecticut (0-0) TV5 A close, low scoring game until the 4th quarter when we take a 10 point lead off a Gamez interception returned for a touchdown. They score a TD with 7 minutes left, but we manage to hold on for the win. Code:
Buffalo 9 0 3 7 - 19 Code:
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Weeks 3 Recruiting Report
Now that I have Black, Red and Blue filled out, from now on I will just update on when a recruit commits to a school. Black Recruits (0 Left) QB - Jamal Freeman - New York Scout: 88+, Strength: Long Passing ILB - Rick Maloney - New Jersey Scout: 85-, Strength: Defending The Run C - Rob Parton - New York Scout: 83+, Strength: Run Blocking Red Recruits (0 left) DT Frank Porter - New Jersey Scout: 53-, Strength: Defending The Run G Floyd Berdys - Massachusetts Scout: 57+, Strength: Pass Protection ILB Butch Drake - Massachusetts Scout: 56+, Strength: Zone Defense T Cornelius Sutton - New Jersey Scout: 57+, Strength: Pass Protection OLB Kirk Fredrickson - New York Scout: 63+, Strength: Defending The Run RB Marlon Carpenter - Connecticut Scout: 65+, Strength: Breakaway Speed Blue Recruits (0 Left) TE C.J. Coles - Connecticut - Idolized Scout: 53+, Strength: Catching The Ball WR Sammie Peterson - Connecticut Scout: 44++, Strength: Punt Returning CB J.R. Rogers - Massachusetts Scout: 51-, Strength: M2M Defense QB Anthony Ramsey - New York Scout: 48-, Strength: Timing Recievers T Doug Ellison - New York Scout: 53-, Strength: Run Blocking G Bernard Flynn - New Jersey Scout: 40+, Strength: Run Blocking FB Emmitt Murray - New Jersey Scout: 42-, Strenth: Power Running CB Gilbert Siegel - New Jersey Scout: 42-, Strength: Defending The Run DE Sam Lachance - New York Scout: 68--, Strength: Rushing The Passer OLB Orlando Montgomery - New York Scout: 51+, Strength: Zone Defense Green Recruits RB Luke Miller - Massachusets Scout: 42+, Strength: Power Running CB Damon Holt - Massachusetts Scout: 39+, Strength: Punt Returning C Kent Tobar - New York Scout: 38-, Strength: Run Blocking P Gus Madrigal - New York Scout: 46-, Strength: Coffin-Corner Punting WR Jamie Downey - Massachusetts Scout: 41++, Strength: Yardage After Catch |
Week 3 Game Report
Injury Report TE Matt Mooberry - Anthroscopic Knee Surgery - OUT 6 Weeks Connecticut (1-0) vs Louisiana-Lafayette (0-1) 3 turnovers in the 1st quarter, 2 (a fumble and an INT) were taken for touchdowns by Louisiana. We were down 35-0 at the end of the 1st quarter. A complete disaster. Code:
Connecticut 0 7 7 0 - 14 Code:
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Week 4 Game Report
Injury Report TE Matt Mooberry - Anthroscopic Knee Surgery - OUT 6 Weeks G Les Daniels - Bad Cold - Probable 1 Week S Dale Preston - Bruised Ribcage - Probable 5 Weeks Connecticut (1-1) at Illinois (2-0) TV5 Another week where we get destroyed. After a good first game, Bryant is struggling badly. Code:
Connecticut 0 3 0 10 - 13 Code:
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Week 5 Game Report
Injury Report TE Matt Mooberry - Anthroscopic Knee Surgery - OUT 5 Weeks RB Floyd Tatum - Deep Thigh Bruise - Questionable 1 Week S Dale Preston - Bruised Ribcage - Probable 4 Weeks Connecticut (1-2) at Rutgers (0-3) A more reasonable score, but still a lose. Looks like another long year. Our players have tons of potential, but never seem to fulfill it. Maybe I need to start looking for better Coordinators. Code:
Connecticut 0 7 0 7 - 14 Code:
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Week 6 Game Report
Recruit Commitments TE C.J. Coles has committed to play at Connecticut next year Injury Report Matt Mooberry - Arthroscopic Knne Surgery - OUT 4 Weeks S Dale Preston - Bruised Ribcage - 3 Weeks Pittsburgh (2-2) at Connecticut (1-3) Another blowout. They ran it down our throat. We ran the ball well, too, but Bryant threw two more INTs with no TDs. Code:
Pittsburgh 0 24 14 7 - 45 Code:
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Week 8 Game Report
Recruit Commitments DT Frank Porter - Commits to Asbury Park WR Tim Sutter - Commits to Duke OT Cornelius Sutton - Commits to Asbury Park CB Gilbert Siegel - Commits to Connecticut Injury Report TE Matt Mooberry - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Questionable 2 Weeks WR Pete Sidney - Pulled Groin - Questionable 2 Weeks S Dale Preston - Bruised Ribcage - Probable 2 Weeks #10 Notre Dame (4-1) at Connecticut (1-4) Not even close. Still can't compete with the big boys. They threw all over us and their defense shut us down for both pass and run. Code:
Notre Dame 7 14 14 7 - 42 Code:
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Week 9 Game Report
Recruit Commitments C Rob Parten - Commits to Connecticut OT Doug Ellison - Commits to Buffalo P Rico Carvalho - Commits to Connecticut DT Wendell Banks - Commits to Duke ILB Butch Drake - Commits to Air Force Injury Report DE Ken Jackson - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - OUT 7 Weeks (3 of 4 years he was hurt) TE Matt Mooberry - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Questionable 2 Weeks WR Pete Sidney - Pulled Groin - Probable 2 Weeks S Dale Preston - Bruised Ribcage - Probable 1 Week Connecticut (1-5) at #22 Syracuse (4-2) We can not stop the run. At all. Code:
Connecticut 0 0 0 3 - 3 Code:
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Week 10 Game Report
Recruit Commitments OG Bernard Flynn - Commits to Connecticut OG Floyd Berdys - Commits to New Mexico DE Ernie Dawkins - Commits to Camden ILB Kris Garner - Commits to Connecticut OLB Kirk Fredrickson - Commits to Tennessee S Neal Boone - Commits to Connecticut Injury Report DE Ken Jackson - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - OUT 6 Weeks WR Pete Sidney - Pulled Groin - Questionable 4 Weeks TW Matt Mooberry - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Probable 1 Week Temple (4-4) at Connecticut (1-6) What is it we did so right in the first game that we've done so wrong since? I'm guessing we just got really, really lucky. Code:
Temple 7 7 7 7 - 28 Code:
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Week 11 Game Report
Recruit Commitments QB Jamal Freeman - Commits to Syracuse QB Anthony Ramsey - Commits to Connecticut RB Marlon Carpenter - Commits to Connecticut WR Jamie Downey - Commits to Connecticut C Kent Tobary - Commits to Connecticut OT Ryan Kerber - Commits to Connecticut P Gus Madrigal - Commits to Connecticut DE Stan Muerch - Commits to Connecticut DT Geoff Wiggins - Commits to Connecticut S Otis Witman - Commits to Connecticut Injury Report DE Ken Jackson - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - OUT 5 Weeks WR Pete Sidney - Pulled Groin - Questionable 3 Weeks Connecticut (1-7) at West Virginia (4-4) Code:
Connecticut 0 0 0 7 - 7 Code:
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Week 12 Game Report
Injury Report OLB Barry Fielding - Torn Calf Muscle - OUT 15 Weeks DE Ken Jackson - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - OUT 4 Weeks WR Pete Sidney - Pulled Groin - 2 Weeks Connecticut (1-8) at Navy (2-6) Now that's how you run the rock! Code:
Connecticut 7 7 3 7 - 24 Code:
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Week 13 Game Report
Injury Report OLB Barry Fielding - Torn Calf Muscle - 14 Weeks DT Neal Walker - Repetative Concussion Syndrome - OUT 82 Weeks (Ouch....) DE Ken Jackson - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - OUT 3 Weeks DT Danny Buxton - Sprained Ankle - Probable 2 Weeks WR Pete Sidney - Pulled Groin - Probable 1 Week Boston College (4-5) at Connecticut (2-8) Apparently, the balls our offense used had butter all over them. Code:
Boston College 21 7 21 7 - 56 Code:
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