The game that was circled on everyone's calendars since January 3, 2011; Randy Edsall's return to not only the place he built, but the place he deserted without warning.
While there will be boos in his direction come Saturday night at Rentschler Field, the crowd's reaction to Edsall's homecoming has taken a back seat to UCONN's play on the field. The fury and venom that was supposed to be issued in Randy's direction has shifted to displeasure and anger with the current regime. What was to be an event and the closest thing to a public hanging that is allowed in these parts, has become possibly the final act in the Paul Pasqualoni and George DeLeone farewell tour.
So while UCONN officials install the 'temporary' seating for next week's showdown with Michigan, the bleachers may not be the only things leaving The Rent for the last time following the opening three game homestand to start the 2013 campaign.
Should the Huskies defeat Maryland for the second straight year, momentum will carry over to the game against the Wolverines and hope, no matter how slim, will be restored to the fanbase. A loss Saturday and the Huskies are staring down the barrel of an 0-3 start, with rumors already swirling of a potential mid-season dismissal should that happen.
Saturday is no doubt going to decide what exactly the future holds for UCONN football, not unlike that day back in January of 2011 over 2,602 miles southwest of Storrs. It should make for an interesting Saturday night in Connecticut.
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