GIRASOLI BOWL

I've nicknamed tonight's game for my co-worker Brian Girasoli, a UConn grad and current graduate student at Quinnipiac. That might be the only compelling storyline for the actual matchup, since all of UConn's concerns and goals wouldn't change regardless of the opponent.
The Huskies' first 11 games are an opportunity for this young lineup to find itself, with changes already taking shape as Jerome Dyson joins the starting lineup. I'll be most interested to see how effective Stanley Robinson can be. The highly-touted recruit will begin the season as a spark off the bench and his offense will be needed on a team still lacking on that end of the floor.
Another to watch is Jeff Adrien. After two exhibition games in which he did little to impress coach Jim Calhoum, I'm thinking the sophomore power forward bounces back nicely against Quinnipiac.