Tuesday is Day 2 of AAC media days (Newport, R.I., turn up!), also known as “the day Bob Diaco tried to kickstart Connecticut football’s playoff candidacy.”
UConn football will never ever lose again, according to UConn coach
“We’re going to play as one of the four teams in the playoff and win a national championship.”
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Diaco: "Win. We’re going to win every game. We’re going to play as one of the four teams in the playoff and win a national championship."
— Neill Ostrout (@NeillOstrout) August 4, 2015 Diaco: "You have to show up to the contest and win. The CFB Playoff committee are good people and they want the best teams." #work2win
— UConn Football (@UConnFootball) August 4, 2015 UConn was dreadful in 2014, Diaco's first year in charge of the program, going 2-10 with a 1-7 AAC record. The Huskies are probably still a few years away from a bowl game, but don't tell their coach that.
Diaco on safeties: "The safeties are the best tandem in the country. Tell me a better one."
— Ed Daigneault (@EdDaigneault) August 4, 2015 Diaco on Andreas Knappe's archery: "Not only could he tackle the bear and choke it out to death, he could also pop it from a good bit away."
— Neill Ostrout (@NeillOstrout) August 4, 2015 Diaco on Noel Thomas: if he's not one of the best wide receivers in the country then shame on him" #UConn
— Matt Zampini (@mattzampini) August 4, 2015 Of course, Diaco’s day would not be complete without mentioning his completely made-up rivalry with UCF, which UConn made a trophy for without telling UCF. Good news, though! Diaco has a new idea:
Diaco: "I’ve thought about all of that. We’ll call it ‘The ConFLiCT.’ We can capitalize the FL and capitalize the CT."
— Neill Ostrout (@NeillOstrout) August 4, 2015 We should have known it was the year of UConn when the Huskies’ stadium was named PAWS ARF.
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