UConn, West Virginia Both Hitting Their Stride Coming into Key Big East Matchup

When I think about Connecticut football, I think about the 2007 season: a nice record, but they never really beat anyone. Yes, they beat South Florida last year. But that was after South Florida turned into a shadow of their former selves. They played Duke, Maine, Temple, and Akron in four of their first five games. They beat a lesser Louisville team with the help of a fake fair catch. I just didn't see anything that impressed me. When they had a chance to make a name for themselves and win the outright Big East title, they got completely smoked by West Virginia 66-21. But they were a young team that was just growing into itself. Fast forward to 2008, and they beat Hofstra, Temple, Virginia, Baylor, Louisville, and Cincinnati—not exactly a murderers' row. They gave one away to Rutgers and got throttled by North Carolina. Outside of the Cincinnati win, there's nothing impressive to look at. But that Cincinnati game was their last game, and that does concern me. Because up until that ... (link)