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Message: [QUOTE="steve deberg, post: 5300462, member: 2856"] Made some outlandish predictions prior to the season, thought I'd see what (if anything) I got right, and share my findings to facilitate any required public shaming. [B]5 Bold Predictions for 2024: 1)[/B] Syracuse has two running backs run for 800+ yards each [LIST] [*][B]Very wrong on this one.[/B] Running game struggled all year - rushing for fewer than 100 yards in 6 of 13 games (and only rushing for more than 150 yards once!). [*]LeQuint finished with 1021 yards rushing, and our second leading rusher had only 130 yards rushing on 36 carries. [*]Thought we'd see more of Yasin Willis, but I guess our reliance on the short passing game and LeQuint's pass blocking limited his participation. [/LIST] [B]2)[/B] Kyle McCord breaks multiple single season passing records [LIST] [*][B]Nailed it (as most of us did).[/B] McCord beat Nassib’s single season passing record by over 1000 yards, and also broke the single season record for passing TDs. What a season. [/LIST] [B]3) [/B]Syracuse will have 15+ explosive plays of over 50 yards [LIST] [*][B]Very wrong. [/B]I believe we only had 4 plays of 50+ yards. We also had 8 plays of 40+ yards, and 17 plays of 30+ yards. [*]We were great at moving the sticks and sustaining drives with with the short passing game - didn't need to rely on large chunk plays as much. [/LIST] [B]4)[/B] Syracuse has 5+ players taken in the NFL Draft [LIST] [*][B]To Be Determined[/B], but I'm not sure I see 5+ NFL draft picks moving on from the team. [*]I think Gadsden, Diggs, and McCord (if he doesn't get another year) are the only locks to be drafted. [/LIST] [B]5) [/B]College Gameday will come to Syracuse [LIST] [*][B]Wrong. [/B]As of now, it doesn't look like we have many home games on the schedule in 2025 that look like they will appeal to Game Day. Looks like I'll need to talk myself in Game Day coming in 2026. [/LIST] [B]5 Timid Predictions for 2024: 1) [/B]Emanuel Ross catches 30+ passes for 400+ yards [LIST] [*][B]Wrong. [/B]Played in four games and had 5 catches for 78 yards. [*]Really thought we'd see more of Ross. I still think he emerges as a big contributor next year and him and Haynes have the highest ceiling out of all of returning/ arriving receivers. [*]The steady play of Pena and emergence of Meeks really limited opportunities for the younger guys. [/LIST] [B]2)[/B] 10+ players will catch 10+ passes [LIST] [*][B]Wrong, but not by much. [/B]We had fives players with 500+ receiving yards, and nine players catch 8+ passes (and four players catch 60+ passes), so we definitely spread the ball around. [/LIST] [B]3)[/B] The defence will have 45+ sacks [LIST] [*][B]Wrong. [/B]Our lack of pass rush was definitely a disappointment and needs to be addressed in the off season. Surprised we didn't see more blitzing. [*]We only 27 sacks and had five games with one or fewer sacks. [/LIST] [B]4) [/B]The team will average fewer than 5 penalties per game [LIST] [*][B]Wrong. [/B]We averaged 7.07 penalties a game, however this team definitely seemed more disciplined than previous years. Step in the right direction. [*]We also averaged only 4.6 penalties per game over our last five games. [/LIST] [B]5)[/B] Most of these predictions will be wrong. [LIST] [*][B][B]Nailed it.[/B][/B] [/LIST] So that's 2/9 (and likely 2/10). Please keep this in mind when reading any of my posts in the future. [/QUOTE]

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