CFN SU/Maryland preview

[Eric15]

Maryland (2-1) at Syracuse (2-0) Sept. 20, 12:30, ACC Network

Here's The Deal: For the first time since 1994, Syracuse is hosting Maryland, an old East Coast rival from as far back as the 1920’s. The Orange erupted out of its bye week with an impressive 40-3 drubbing of Central Michigan, which had beaten Purdue a week earlier. For Syracuse, it was a stark departure from its Week 1 overtime escape of Villanova. The Terps became the latest Big Ten team to drop a non-conference, falling at home to West Virginia in a heartbreaker. Now they head out on the road attempting to avoid taking a .500 mark into league play.
Why Maryland Might Win: The Terps are diverse and dangerous on offense. QB C.J. Brown is a savvy scrambler, with a team-high 219 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. And although his accuracy as a passer is inconsistent, he has a pair of dynamite receivers, Deon Long and Stefon Diggs, to help broaden the catch-radius. Maryland will also be aided by the special teams heroics of Diggs and punt returning jackrabbit Will Likely.
Why Syracuse Might Win: The Orange is playing better defensively than the Terps, tallying nine sacks in two games behind hard-charging LB Cameron Lynch. While Syracuse was stifling Central Michigan last Saturday, Maryland was being carved up by Clint Trickett and West Virginia. The Orange has its own multi-dimensional quarterback, Terrel Hunt, who rushed for three scores last week.
Who To Watch Out For: The Maryland secondary is beatable, but does Syracuse possess the weapons to take advantage? Hunt hasn’t been getting the ball downfield, failing to complete a pass longer than 20 yards in the first two games. Someone, say upwardly-mobile rookie Steve Ishmael, needs to exploit the defense that defense that gave up 511 yards through the air last week.
What’s Going To Happen: Syracuse is back home and on a better trajectory than Maryland. The Orange doesn’t have the flash of, say, Diggs, Long or Likely, but it is better at the line of scrimmage, which is where this game will be won. Hunt will outplay Brown to get Syracuse to 3-0 for the first time since 1991.
Prediction: Syracuse 27 … Maryland 24

 

[CousCuse]

Maryland was an old time rival of Syracuse in football , bball and lax. Then , when we got invited into the ACC some mouthy jerks down there mocked coach Beohiems' saying the Big East wasn't the same old conference that it was by saying they were leaving the ACC because by adding Cuse and Pitt it was some kind of travesty. The nerve .Well they can go to the B1G , but they didn't have to throw Coach Beohiem under the bus to justify it . Beat the tar out of the disrespectful money grubbers.

 

[orangeinjersey]

Maryland (2-1) at Syracuse (2-0) Sept. 20, 12:30, ACC Network

Here's The Deal: For the first time since 1994, Syracuse is hosting Maryland, an old East Coast rival from as far back as the 1920’s. The Orange erupted out of its bye week with an impressive 40-3 drubbing of Central Michigan, which had beaten Purdue a week earlier. For Syracuse, it was a stark departure from its Week 1 overtime escape of Villanova. The Terps became the latest Big Ten team to drop a non-conference, falling at home to West Virginia in a heartbreaker. Now they head out on the road attempting to avoid taking a .500 mark into league play.
Why Maryland Might Win: The Terps are diverse and dangerous on offense. QB C.J. Brown is a savvy scrambler, with a team-high 219 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. And although his accuracy as a passer is inconsistent, he has a pair of dynamite receivers, Deon Long and Stefon Diggs, to help broaden the catch-radius. Maryland will also be aided by the special teams heroics of Diggs and punt returning jackrabbit Will Likely.
Why Syracuse Might Win: The Orange is playing better defensively than the Terps, tallying nine sacks in two games behind hard-charging LB Cameron Lynch. While Syracuse was stifling Central Michigan last Saturday, Maryland was being carved up by Clint Trickett and West Virginia. The Orange has its own multi-dimensional quarterback, Terrel Hunt, who rushed for three scores last week.
Who To Watch Out For: The Maryland secondary is beatable, but does Syracuse possess the weapons to take advantage? Hunt hasn’t been getting the ball downfield, failing to complete a pass longer than 20 yards in the first two games. Someone, say upwardly-mobile rookie Steve Ishmael, needs to exploit the defense that defense that gave up 511 yards through the air last week.
What’s Going To Happen: Syracuse is back home and on a better trajectory than Maryland. The Orange doesn’t have the flash of, say, Diggs, Long or Likely, but it is better at the line of scrimmage, which is where this game will be won. Hunt will outplay Brown to get Syracuse to 3-0 for the first time since 1991.
Prediction: Syracuse 27 … Maryland 24

I'll take this all day.

 

[retro44]

I thought Hunt completed a 35 yard pass to Ashton before he was ejected against 'nova

 

[Eric15]

Maryland was an old time rival of Syracuse in football , bball and lax. Then , when we got invited into the ACC some mouthy jerks down there mocked coach Beohiems' saying the Big East wasn't the same old conference that it was by saying they were leaving the ACC because by adding Cuse and Pitt it was some kind of travesty. The nerve .Well they can go to the B1G , but they didn't have to throw Coach Beohiem under the bus to justify it . Beat the tar out of the disrespectful money grubbers.

But weren't we as Syracuse fans always slightly annoyed by the ever-changing landscape of the Big East, with schools like Depaul, Marquette, South Florida who weren't part of the original group of schools. And then we changed conferences to improve our long-term financial stability, just like they did.

 

[Orangello]

I thought Hunt completed a 35 yard pass to Ashton before he was ejected against 'nova

Don't let facts get in the way of your storyline......

 

[orangeinjersey]

Don't let facts get in the way of your storyline...

I'll admit, I was NOT happy about our performance vs Nova, but in all these "SU just scraped by Villanova" media pieces, i don't think anyone has mentioned that we lost our STARTING QB for 2.75 qtrs of the game, and his backup was a RS frosh who had never taken a snap in a game before.

If Hunt had played the whole Nova game and we win 35 - 17, does the media have a different spin on the team/upcoming game vs Maryland?

 

[Orangejet]

Was at the CMU game and with Hunt, we are a completely different team on offense. Need the defense to contain QB Brown and I assume DCCB will put a spy on him similar to last years game.
Driving in from Chicago tomorrow and I am predicting a 35 - 21 Orange Crush win...

 

[Rocco]

"... the defense that defense... "

 

[CousCuse]

But weren't we as Syracuse fans always slightly annoyed by the ever-changing landscape of the Big East, with schools like Depaul, Marquette, South Florida who weren't part of the original group of schools. And then we changed conferences to improve our long-term financial stability, just like they did.

Yes to the first part. But isn't the ACC that exists now the conference that should have existed for a long time if it hadn't been for lingering divisions from the War Between States. The Big East was a Frankenstien monster , truly an unholy creation.