When everyone’s been ragging on the kind of 3-0 you are, you tend to get a little sensitive.

UConn has yet to lose a game, but it may have lost a modicum of respect after sneaking by lowly Temple 22-17 last week on a disputed touchdown.

“We put the game in the ref’s hands,” wide receiver D.J. Hernandez said. “We got the call but we don’t want that to happen ever again.”

As they head into Saturday’s tilt at Heinz Field, the Huskies are more concerned with producing a better effort than where they stand in the national picture.

“I’m sure people look at it and say ‘Oh, they’re 3-0 but who have they beat?'” said UConn coach Randy Edsall, whose team has also knocked off Duke and Maine. “I’m sure if we win, people might take a bit of a different look at us, but that’s far from my concerns.”

They may not be concerned about outside opinions, but the Huskies’ opinion of themselves took a little hit last week, too. The team may have been looking past Temple, which had lost 25 of its last 26 games, especially after taking a rather easy 10-0 lead.

Yes, that’s right. UConn was looking past a game. To look towards Pitt.

Said defensive tackle Dan Davis: “We got a little bit ahead of ourselves. That’s something we try not to do around here.”

It would be difficult for the Huskies to do that again this week.

Pittsburgh (2-1) poses a much bigger challenge and can hardly be overlooked.

“It’s a big step up,” Edsall said. “It’s a Big East opponent that has tremendous history and tradition, and has outstanding players. We’re going to have to step up our game.”

UConn Coach Edsall is apparently just chalking up the Temple performance to the one unfocused game that his old boss Dick McPherson always expected. (I guess that’s why Syracuse never had a perfect season despite all McPhereson’s success — 1987 saw them tie in the Sugar Bowl with Auburn 16-16.)

Go figure, even UConn is aware that they have to stop the run first against Pitt. Wonder what tipped them off?

UConn, by the way, is only 1-9 in Big East road games since becoming a football member in 2004.

Even Zeise is cautioning against getting too excited about Pitt’s defense after only one meaningful game.

Wildcat, Wildcat, Wildcat. Everyone still wants to write about the Wildcat formation.