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Uncle Ed

Mack Lowrie was a transfer from a D1 program...these kids transferred for a reason...they were not going to play at the D1 school. The write up on the scrimmage sounded like all others...lots of cliches from Flemming and lots of interceptions. The last three years have convinced me that this coachin...

Uncle Ed

agree that U Albany got screwed in not being selected for playoffs. Should have been selected over UNH.

Uncle Ed

Honest question. Why should the URI administration look to spend more money when there's a core group of people who are fine with an inferior product and there would be no return on their investment? . Who is this core group that is fine with an inferior product? Anyone who has consistently gone to...

Uncle Ed

3 wins. Fleming will talk about how close they were in the 4th quarter in 6 games...

Uncle Ed

Our peer schools are UNH, Maine, UAlbany, Stonybrook - Northeast public universities. Throw in Delaware and Towson within the CAA. This is where we belong. Why can't we complete with them? It isn't facilities - UNH was successful for years with the worst facilities in the CAA. And beyond that, what ...

Uncle Ed

Fleming's tenure has been marked by a singular ineffectiveness at QB. Not one of these players got beyond there first read and the result was too many interceptions and open receivers never being found. Coaching? After 3 years of this mess, I think the answer is clear.

Uncle Ed

I think playing for a winning program does make a difference - look at UNH. Almost every kid red shirts, they know they are going to the playoffs each year and they know that in more years than not, players are getting free agent NFL contracts. Steinmetz, like Catalina has aspirations of playing in ...

Uncle Ed

Rambone-do not think they hired a OC,Flemings son still calling majority of plays?? He killed them last year. Big mistake. URI FB is not the place for on the job training. Totally agree...reading a review of the Spring game did not fill me with hope that the offense has improved at all. Vazzano has...

Uncle Ed

Steinmetz and 5 other 5th year players leaving the team was reported here back in December. Not a good sign for this team. Does Fleming survive another losing season? Does the program survive?

Uncle Ed

Good Friday scrimmage, interesting. Will this team rise from the dead in Fleming's 4th year?

Uncle Ed

Players definitely knew during the season that he was planning on leaving the team. The coaches did not know his intentions. I believe he had every right to move on - but he needed to keep his intentions quiet until after the season - especially given he was a Captain. Losing takes its toll and it i...

Uncle Ed

It sounds like Catalina did well at Georgia - good for him, and I won't be surprised if he makes an NFL team. But what I will always remember him for is not giving his all during his Junior year and that as a Captain of his team he constantly told his teammates during the season that he couldn't wai...

Uncle Ed

The diversity is the football players - look at the photos of the roughly 100 player roster and you see the diversity.

Uncle Ed

Fleming and his staff have not shown that they know how to win a game. The 4 wins they have had in the last three years have been by fairly wide margins -i.e., coaching in the 4th quarter was not critical. The final against Towson was a perfect example of playing not to lose. I have been to 33 games...

Uncle Ed

Here's the missing TE - who was a Junior Captain. Don't think he was utilized to his capabilities. Perhaps that is why he decided to move on early. Along with 3 year starting right Tackle.

Uncle Ed

Iggy, you are right. I want Thorr / Dooley to demonstratively commit to URI football, i.e., a statement that URI football is important - how about here are our plans to replace the East stands, or better yet we are going forward with the full plans for the full new Meade Stadium. We have not heard t...

Uncle Ed

That is something that Thorr/Dooley need to address immediately and directly. Thorr's conversation with the Projo a few month's back didn't do much to put the rumor to rest. Maybe the program is on the way out.

Uncle Ed

I think the negative recruiting comment refers to why did so many players transfer or opt to graduate early, and that a record of 4-30 suggests that Coach Fleming's days in Kingston are numbered. Recruiting is a tough, competitive business, and I think these "negative" comments are in boun...

Uncle Ed

It is going to be great when, per Coach Fleming, "we kick their ass at Meade next year".

Uncle Ed

Dropping down to a lower level will do nothing to improve wins and losses. If the winning is not important to the administration it doesn't matter what level you are at. We can just as easily be at the bottom of the NEC as the CAA. If URI cannot or will not do what it takes to match our most closely...

Uncle Ed

Any word on the new coach for Bryant? Getting a bit late with regards to recruiting. I heard Fine's resignation (read firing) was due to some off field activities and not their mediocre record.

Uncle Ed

This news is a bit old but just learned that Delaware fired 4th year coach Brock back in October after going 19-22. He has been replaced by Rocco from U Richmond - who has taken the Spiders to the playoffs 3 consecutive years. URI crosses its fingers and hopes its 4-30 coach can win 4-5 games in a s...

Uncle Ed

I thought those architectural drawings were great - a terrific little stadium that would make URI stand out.

Uncle Ed

"The character of the football team is focused on winning in spite of not having the best - to embrace that," Fleming said. "So we can get James Madison up here and remember 84-7 and beat their ass on our field next year, which is the opportunity ahead of us." When JMU comes to M...

Uncle Ed

I hope Thorr and company (i.e., Dooley) read these posts and realize the BS they are peddling is not selling because it has all been said before and it has proven to be empty. Sports can be a marketing and fund raising force for a university - but if you are a constant loser it becomes a negative. U...

Uncle Ed

Coyne from Portsmouth HS - a leading Gatorade Player of the Year candidate - has committed to UNH as a preferred walk-on. Apparently turned down URI scholarship offer. My guess is that it was not the dark cloud over Kingston but rather a belief that he will be on a perennial playoff contender that s...

Uncle Ed

UCONN just fired their 3rd year head coach. 9 - 26 record.

Uncle Ed

I found this article a bit of a disjointed... if I understand Thorr's reasoning, a dark cloud regarding the football progam's ongoing viability is a key factor in the program's lack of success... and that talk of replacing football with "other" sports only feeds the dark cloud. But then st...

Uncle Ed

I am impressed by what they done have and plan to do. School needs to invest in a beautiful small ball park - it would be a real asset to URI and the State. It can go slowly and in phases just as the current improvements. Didn't some of the Bond money passed in the Nov election have funds for public...

Uncle Ed

Wholeheartedly agree, big improvement to facilities is the first step the administration needs to take as a signal that football is important and it important to the university. But ongoing, any sports program that URI endeavors to compete in has to be thought of just like the academic programs it o...

Uncle Ed

Up until last year UNH's football facilities were not as good as Meade - but that did not stop them from making the playoffs 12 straight years. So, yes facilities are nice but clearly it is more than that.

Uncle Ed

I don't see a fit at all with the Patriot League - I like the football they play - but not sure we fit in with a group of elite private academic institutions that think of themselves right below the Ivy League. How about being in a league with similar sized, same region, and presumably similarly fun...

Uncle Ed

They are definitely one of the best programs and I saw every one of the 84 points they scored against us. Which I think qualifies us as one of the worst!

Uncle Ed

Yes if they do win, I will take great pride in knowing we didn't get beat by 77 points by just anybody!

Uncle Ed

URI like many State schools is in an enviable position, they offer a quality education at an "affordable" price, at least when compared to private schools, and especially true for students majoring in "STEM" studies. Look at the growth in enrollment and all the building happening...

Uncle Ed

Those leaving are: Steinmetz, 3 year starting right tackle, Derrick Homes starting DE, Nate Holmes backup TE and special teams, James Caparell backup QB, Anthony St. Laurent starting DL, Justin Rohrwasser kicker, Brian Collins special teams, Myles Ross, freshman DB. Others?

Uncle Ed

I think being a private school absolutely allows them to move more quickly. I think they have absolutely aligned their sports programs as a key marketing tool for the school. They are making big investments in their facilities - I assume basketball facilities will be next - and with the firing(that ...

Uncle Ed

No single reason. For the the 5th year players it seems there is a sense or an understanding that their roles would be diminished. I can understand that, though it definitely impacts depth. I am more concerned about several players that I heard are leaving who are bigger contributors and would be ex...

Uncle Ed

I have heard that numerous other football players are opting out of URI for next season. Several starters and key contributors. Sure more scholarships open up - but this is not a good trend.

Uncle Ed

Over 13 years Fine has a winning record 80-61. If a URI coach had a similar record he would be a "legend". As an example, Bob Griffin has a losing record over 18 years - 100-127-1. I think the point here is that Bryant wants more out of its football program - presumably NEC championships a...

Uncle Ed

For Coop to be a consistent threat the offense has to have other threats. Only then can a defense be kept off balance. Too often the defense knew what we were going to do, which makes for a tough slog. College football is about scoring lots of points - at least 4 TDs per game - and then hope the D c...

Uncle Ed

Last year Fleming canned Bleil and I was hopeful that a quality Offensive Coordinator was in the works. We all know what happened. To be fair Vazzano showed some promise and thus it is really important that a quality OC be brought in. And then there is the defense...ouch! Playoffs? Did someone say p...

Uncle Ed

Agreed he is a great threat to take it all the way. But overall his play or lack of play was disappointing. The two KO returns were great, but he had more poor returns than good returns, including multiple fumbles. He had great games against Brown and Elon, but not much of a factor in the other game...

Uncle Ed

We have been in a number of games over the past few years - some against good teams, but we never win these games. And in the case of Towson this year, we played not to lose with the predictable result.

Uncle Ed

I was surprised by how easily UNH beat Lehigh. Lehigh has won 8 straight and UNH had to win its final game - close win over Maine - to get in. From what I have seen - UNH talent is middle of the pack in the CAA - but they have a winning culture, the team's don't give up and they improve throughout t...

Uncle Ed

I am from Charlie's hometown - Portsmouth- word is that he was definitely thinking transfer but the concussion situation is real and feels it is time to walk away. The video is great but you can see why he is concerned about concussions.

Uncle Ed

Charlie McKeeman posted on Facebook that he is not returning for his Senior year. My understanding is that was not happy with how he was utilized, but concussion concerns were key factor. He posted a highlight video.

Uncle Ed

McKeeman had one fumble this year - certainly at a bad time against Towson, and his penalty in this game was a 5 harder for illegal procedure- but yes he gets his share of penalties. It might be nice if the rest of the team played with his aggression!

Uncle Ed

the coaches definitely played not to lose, which is a loser strategy for a team that does not know how to win. Towson, trailing by 8 and on their own 10 with under 4 minutes in the game, scored in 5 plays as if there was no defense on the field Rhody's response - when a first down will end the game ...

Uncle Ed

I thought Fleming made the right move replacing Bleil. But not bringing in a real OC has been a disaster. Vazzano has real potential but their ability to coach this position is evident. I have yet to see any of the QBs look off receivers or make progressions. It is too often lock eyes on the first o...

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