2025 Preseason Camp Thread

[GoSU96]

What’s next for Rickie Collins after losing starting job?

Collins left LSU to avoid being a backup, a mission he seemed to accomplish in the spring. Now, he's right back to square one.

www.syracuse.com

Jesus, why is the default he’s out the door? Where’s he going, UConn?

That crap by your supposed beat reporter is why I don’t like this guy.

 

[oldpinepoint]

Jesus, why is the default he’s out the door? Where’s he going, UConn?

That crap by your supposed beat reporter is why I don’t like this guy.

Year 2 after a 10-2 season and this is our coverage. Also Rickie isn’t back to square one, he was 3rd or 4th on the depth chart at LSU, here he is primary backup with a really good chance of seeing the field. If I were Fran I wouldn’t be giving any of these clowns inside access either.

 

[SU in Hershey]

So Tecmo Super Bowl Bo Jackson?

or, Jarveon Howard, high school highlights? (Clearly showed the poor level of competition in those highlights once he got to campus...)

 

[AZOrange]

Duce was probably directly responsible for 3-4 TD’s over the middle, large chunk plays where he took bad angles.

True story….HCFB made Duce take Geometry over the summer so he would understand the problem

 

[FloridaCuse]

Jesus, why is the default he’s out the door? Where’s he going, UConn?

That crap by your supposed beat reporter is why I don’t like this guy.

Is he on the payroll of Rickie's agent? Are we going to have to read his & Axe's pro-Collins bias all year? [or choose to not read it]. I've thought for many years that the Post-Standard and Syracuse.com survive because they have SU Athletics to cover and readers want to read about. Are these 2 reporters/writers going to drive readers away?

 

[SU in Hershey]

True story….HCFB made Duce take Geometry over the summer so he would understand the problem

If a RB crosses the LOS at 15 mph, running in a straight line towards the end zone, and the S/CB is 5 yards upfield, but 20 yards further inside. Assuming an average velocity of 17.5 mph (and no change in RB velocity), what would be the optimal angle to take to reach the RB before he scores (assuming no other forces or obstacles are involved)?

Bonus #1: Who would be the best player(s) to hide behind as he walked back to the bench if he chose the wrong angle (again)?

Bonus #2: Will it really matter who he tries to hide behind?

Bonus #3: Who invented metal benches to replace wooden benches so as to reduce the amount of splinters said S/CB might develop as a result of his poor mathematical aptitude?

Just for shits and giggles...Answer for Bonus #3: No clear individual or entity, but father and son John and Jeff Jenkins patented the first heated benches for use in the NFL in the mid to late 1970s. First Teams to utilize these? Eagles, Packers, Browns and Bills.

 

[Newhouser]

This was released by an ESPN guy because an ND player beat out an LSU player. The former schools made it a story.

 

[ImperialOrange]

or, Jarveon Howard, high school highlights? (Clearly showed the poor level of competition in those highlights once he got to campus...)

I mean... I hope I'm closer to correct. Just wanted to mention tecmo super bowl if I'm honest.

 

[PAcuse]

If a RB crosses the LOS at 15 mph, running in a straight line towards the end zone, and the S/CB is 5 yards upfield, but 20 yards further inside. Assuming an average velocity of 17.5 mph (and no change in RB velocity), what would be the optimal angle to take to reach the RB before he scores (assuming no other forces or obstacles are involved)?

Bonus #1: Who would be the best player(s) to hide behind as he walked back to the bench if he chose the wrong angle (again)?

Bonus #2: Will it really matter who he tries to hide behind?

Bonus #3: Who invented metal benches to replace wooden benches so as to reduce the amount of splinters said S/CB might develop as a result of his poor mathematical aptitude?

Just for shits and giggles...Answer for Bonus #3: No clear individual or entity, but father and son John and Jeff Jenkins patented the first heated benches for use in the NFL in the mid to late 1970s. First Teams to utilize these? Eagles, Packers, Browns and Bills.

 

[SU in Hershey]

I mean... I hope I'm closer to correct. Just wanted to mention tecmo super bowl if I'm honest.

Oh, I suspected that was your motivation...love me some nostalgia, too! But, between Howard's and Jawhar Jordan's high school tapes, you would have thought that RB-U was "back" but unrealized, unmet, and unrealistic (sadly) potential were the norm for far too many years.

Enough of that...now we have HCFB and a future that is as promising as the Coach Mac years!

 

[upperdeck]

A little confusing when he says his brother is pretty similar in age. Does he know they are twins or not?

 

[djorange1989]

Ok I’m going full Dino here, why release this before game day? Why not leave Tennessee guessing ? Does it matter? Feel like it’s just giving Tenn the right amount of time to scout and everything like that. Felt like this could have been internal and then rolled out Jelly for the first snap. I get you want the fans to be excited and everything like that, but someone inform me plz why this was so important to get out

Fran watched The Opposite episode of Seinfeld. Except instead of doing the opposite of everything his instincts tell him to do, he does the opposite of everything Babers would have done. Should help us a lot

 

[PAcuse]

Oh, I suspected that was your motivation...love me some nostalgia, too! But, between Howard's and Jawhar Jordan's high school tapes, you would have thought that RB-U was "back" but unrealized, unmet, and unrealistic (sadly) potential were the norm for far too many years.

Enough of that...now we have HCFB and a future that is as promising as the Coach Mac years!

Don't forgot Josh Hough (who is now a D2 315lb DT)

 

[PAcuse]

A little confusing when he says his brother is pretty similar in age. Does he know they are twins or not?

For a new born those 30 minutes can seem like a lifetime

 

[Qbobby]

self-appointed arbiter of allowable comparisons

Would make a great subnic!

 

[FloridaCuse]

This was released by an ESPN guy because an ND player beat out an LSU player. The former schools made it a story.

I disagree, in part. Pete Thamel has been reporting on X/Twitter schools choosing their starting QB all training camp. While the schools where Steve and Rickie came from might have added to the prominence of the ESPN.com story, it also was the prominence of a school Syracuse is (especially at ESPN with all of their Newhouse alums) and the record of Coach Fran's success last year.

 

[richmondcuse03]

Just realized I responded to a post that you had already covered quite nicely. Nailed it. Well put.

Agree with both of these takes. Well said.

 

[richmondcuse03]

This was released by an ESPN guy because an ND player beat out an LSU player. The former schools made it a story.

It was released by espn because Thamel got a scoop. Big reporters are paid to get scoops and clicks. That’s what Pete does. And that’s the reason you give him the scoop (assuming we did which isn’t much of an assumption).

Also if you play ball with Pete on these things you have favors you can cash in later. Just the way it works.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Would make a great subnic!

Thanks. It's been a while since I've done the self-appointed arbiter bit. Figured I'd pull it out of the bag.

 

[FrancoPizza]

True story….HCFB made Duce take Geometry over the summer so he would understand the problem

Serious Clark?

(that idea isn’t crazy though)

 

[bnoro]

You could see Fran getting frustrated being asked the same questions over and over. He told everyone why he chose Angelli, but they still kept asking the same question. He even told them so. I wanted to know what players stood out in the scrimmage? What young player surprised you? Did the offense move the ball consistently? How’s the defense stopping the run? Is our defensive line getting in the backfield! Fran might not want to answer some of these questions, but asking him over and over about which quarterback demonstrates the best leadership is just lazy.

This is what I was saying before, they're asking specific questions to fit the story they are writing, rather than asking broad questions about everything else. We don't have any actual beat reporters, they are all trying to do long form stories about singular topics.

That's a large part of the reason why we know nothing about this team's constitution and how we're going to look in less than two weeks.

 

[upperdeck]

To me it always seems like they have their list of questions and don't really bother to listen well when other questions get asked that are really the same. Instead of getting 10 questions we got 7 of the same thing. I am assuming no glaring green jerseys showed up since they didn't ask about any players. The STs kicking question was fine.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

This is what I was saying before, they're asking specific questions to fit the story they are writing, rather than asking broad questions about everything else. We don't have any actual beat reporters, they are all trying to do long form stories about singular topics.

That's a large part of the reason why we know nothing about this team's constitution and how we're going to look in less than two weeks.

agreed. Not a clue.

 

[Newhouser]

It was released by espn because Thamel got a scoop. Big reporters are paid to get scoops and clicks. That’s what Pete does. And that’s the reason you give him the scoop (assuming we did which isn’t much of an assumption).

Also if you play ball with Pete on these things you have favors you can cash in later. Just the way it works.

The headline said Syracuse names ex-Irish QB.

 

[Bulldog04]

Fran watched The Opposite episode of Seinfeld. Except instead of doing the opposite of everything his instincts tell him to do, he does the opposite of everything Babers would have done. Should help us a lot

“I’m George. I’m unemployed and I live with my parents”