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[QUOTE="Lou_C, post: 1987341, member: 3201"]
Yep.  It's all about at bats.  You want more at bats when you've got the better team.  You want less at bats when you're consistently trying to get the upset (see Navy).  This isn't a quick fix system that I think many people expect...it doesn't really make up for talent.

That's one thing that drives some people crazy about Jimbo Fisher...he refuses to use any tempo at all...despite having more talent than 10-12 teams on the schedule every year.  Why shorten the game?  Give your guys more at bats and talent will eventually win out...fewer at bats magnify the import of turnovers, drops, penalties, etc.

Navy KNOWS it will always have a substantial talent disadvantage...that's an insurmountable and immutable factor.  The system Syracuse is running is NOT that...the entire premise of success is based upon leveraging the offense for better recruiting.

Ultimately, Babers' "system" isn't going to be about consistently knocking off FSU and Clemson via Xs and Os and tempo.  It's about Syracuse being very, very hard to beat when you've got any edge on a team at all...and beating their brains in.  Using that to upgrade the talent, giving you that advantage over more teams...wash rinse repeat.  If all goes well, your talent level gets good enough to win your share against anybody.

Baylor had a top 30 recruiting class for 2012-14...that's enough talent to play with anybody.
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