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September 6, 2008
Temple nuggets
Have to make this quick as I attempt the drive back to Connecticut through Hanna:
-- UConn coach Randy Edsall called Saturday’s 12-9 win over Temple “a great victory.” Many of his fans might not be in total agreement but that’s in the eye of the beholder.
"Today was a tough day under tough conditions," Edsall said. "And we survived."
-- Running back Donald Brown carried the ball 36 times. Andre Dixon wasn’t healthy enough to play much, though he got in on a couple plays.
"That's a lot of carries. Hopefully he's got something left in his tank," Edsall said. "He might not practice until Thursday next week."
-- Quarterback Tyler Lorenzen wasn’t at his best again, though much of that was due to the weather.
"By the time I get the ball it's drenched," Lorenzen said.
One week after throwing three interceptions against Hofstra, Lorenzen had an interception and a fumble on UConn’s first two drives.
"I'm glad I didn't throw three picks but I still had two turnovers," Lorenzen said. "That's two too many."
-- I love what Temple coach Al Golden said when asked about his decision to go for it on fourth-and-1…from his own 34…in a tie game…with four minutes to play in the game.
"It speaks to everything we are trying to do here," Golden said. "What I mean by that is, it's easy to punt. Anybody can punt the ball. It's conventional wisdom. But you know what? We are trying to change 30 years of this crap and I want to show them that we are going to go for it and make it right here.
"There is going to be a day _ I pray it's sooner rather than later _ that we are going to make that yard."
He’s wrong, of course.
The wisdom is conventional because it has worked in the past. Punting is the play there.
But the fire Golden has? That makes for entertaining post games and could eventually make for a winning program.
- Neill
Posted by Neill on September 6, 2008 5:58 PM
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