We exchanged emails with UConn’s SB Nation blog, The UConn Blog, and their site manager Aman Kidwai. Here’s what we learned. (We’re going to win.)
1. No Illinois fan expects to lose this week. Are we right to think that?
Yes. UConn is in the middle of a rebuild and head coach Randy Edsall does not seem super concerned with what the record looks like during this phase of his process.
While last year’s team got a lot of negative press for its historically bad defense, the depth chart on that side of the ball was entirely freshmen and sophomores, so it was somewhat understandable.