I, for one, am ALWAYS concerned about the next opponent. This game has worried me for a while. I am not an expert on UConn' team by any means. I often bet underdogs playing 'name' teams at home against the spread. Also, the Vandy game did not convince me a great deal: I really think Vandy was that bad..
That being stated, this game might get ugly. If you look at the rosters, you might find a huge size, depth and speed advantage for the Jackets. I like the coaches and the demeanor of our team.
Our defense figures to be difficult for their team to score on.
When we are on offense: if they really intend to play 8-9 guys in the box, we are going to be forced to look outside or downfield against man coverage. We cannot utilize a ball control rushing oriented game plan, as you typically might against an undermanned opponent.
If we get up big early and they continue to keep 8-9 guys in, we will have to keep looking deep. I hope we will play a lot of guys; but I honestly expect that our second team and whatever third teamers we take on the road may be competitive in size, speed, and possibly even experience with the top players on their roster.
I hate to say this, but I really think we may humiliate them. I don't think UConn is going to roll over; but if you look at their aggressive play on defense: this game could look like the Navy game last year.
