Last Saturday, I sat and watched UConn Huskies football take the field against the Utah State Aggies…not as punishment, no. I am indeed a football nerd, and after nearly eight months without meaningful football, I jumped at the chance to watch a real game. I had completely forgotten about Jim Mora being hired as the program’s new head coach, so that piqued my interest. I wanted to see how he handled a program that not only hadn’t been to a bowl game in six seasons, but one that had also plunged to rock bottom as one of the historically worst teams in college football. Could he possibly get this team back to the heights of getting demolished by the Oklahoma Sooners in the Fiesta Bowl?
And, I’ll tell you what, folks – it certainly feels like UConn football is back! I mean, it’s not BACK back, but I would say that it’s about as back as UConn’s football program can be. They lost last week 31-20, but at one point, they were up 14-0, and that feels like a huge win for this team.
After hearing that the Mora lives in a house that he believes is haunted with good ghosts, I think it’s worth asking the tough question – what exactly is going on around this UConn football program?
Courtesy of SI’s Extra Mustard:
“Mora says he hears doors opening every night along with other “unexplained noises,” and sees shadows around the house.”
Now, just me being the inquisitive journalist that I am that just has a nose for these kinds of things, I don’t think we can gloss over this revelation like a minor issue. Maybe Madison Williams, who penned this piece for Extra Mustard, had a little fun with it. But, personally speaking, I know a little bit about ghosts, and they are quite simply not something to fuck around about.
Is it a coincidence that Mora moves into a haunted house and then UConn turns the program around by only losing by 11 to Utah State? Let’s not be sheeple here – think about it on a deeper level. How does it make sense? What powered Nathan Carter to 190 rushing yards? Brace yourselves, because what I’m about to say might shock you – it’s possible that Mora has made a deal with the devil to revive UConn football and in exchange, he also has to live in a house that’s patrolled by ghosts to make sure he’s not fuckin’ it up. Mind blown, I know – I’ll be expecting my Pulitzer in the mail.
Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.
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