CFN Syracuse Preview

[GoSU96]

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Syracuse Orange: CFN College Football Preview 2021

College Football News Preview 2021: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Syracuse season with what you need to know. – Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak – Wh…

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Fiutak has always been fair. Good balanced take.

He did pick up on the fact that the oline is going to be huge and the youth movement last year has younger players more experienced than normal.

My expectation is that this will be the most positive analysis we will see the whole preseason.

World, prepared to be shocked.

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

Yeah, Steven Godfrey does all of the "what other coaches say" stuff for Athlon. Just from what I got him to say about his thoughts on Syracuse in a recent chat - expect the comments in Athlon from other ACC coaches to be uh, pretty brutal.

 

[SUalldway]

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Syracuse Orange: CFN College Football Preview 2021

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Fiutak has always been fair. Good balanced take.

He did pick up on the fact that the oline is going to be huge and the youth movement last year has younger players more experienced than normal.

My expectation is that this will be the most positive analysis we will see the whole preseason.

World, prepared to be shocked.

Agree that this CFN article seems like a good, realistic take on where things stand. Projecting 5.5 wins, so we're on The Bubble!

 

[sutomcat]

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Syracuse Orange: CFN College Football Preview 2021

College Football News Preview 2021: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Syracuse season with what you need to know. – Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak – Wh…

collegefootballnews.com

Fiutak has always been fair. Good balanced take.

He did pick up on the fact that the oline is going to be huge and the youth movement last year has younger players more experienced than normal.

My expectation is that this will be the most positive analysis we will see the whole preseason.

World, prepared to be shocked.

Date	Opponent	Time/TV	Comments
Saturday September 4th	at Ohio
Saturday September 11th	RUTGERS		9/11 Remembrance
Saturday, September 19th	SUNY ALBANY		COVID Hero Recognition Day?
Friday, September 24th	LIBERTY
Saturday, October 2nd	at Florida State		Board tailgate likely
Saturday, October 9th	WAKE FOREST
Friday, October 15th	CLEMSON
Saturday, October 23rd	at Virginia Tech
Saturday, October 30th	BOSTON COLLEGE		3rd year in a row BC plays in the dome
Saturday, November 6th	BYE
Saturday, November 13th	at Louisville		3rd year in a row SU plays at UL
Saturday, November 20th	at NC State
Saturday, November 27th	PITTSBURGH

This is a little early for this but what the hell.

Would love to win the first 4 but I am not sure we will be favored in any of those games except SUNY Albany. Given our struggles with OOC games, going 3-1 would be a good result.

The next 4 are going to be very tough. Just getting 1 win would be a pretty good result here.

I think the last 4 should be more reasonable games for us to win and would be disappointed if we only won 1. I think having decent depth for the first time in the Babers era will really help us here.

The hope is to win the first 4 and 2 of the 3 winnable home games (Wake, BC and Pitt). None of the road games are against teams I project as top 25 teams and all are winnable in my mind. Though we will be 10 point underdogs or more in all of those games.

If we could win one of the 4 ACC road games, and the 6 outlined above, that would constitute a really good season and one I will be thrilled with. I project a lot of close games. Am thinking our defense is going to be the better unit, but the offense should make steady improve as the season progresses.

 

[rrlbees]

How does that CFN article not even mention Bleich when they talk so much about the OL.

 

[GoSU96]

Date	Opponent	Time/TV	Comments
Saturday September 4th	at Ohio
Saturday September 11th	RUTGERS		9/11 Remembrance
Saturday, September 19th	SUNY ALBANY		COVID Hero Recognition Day?
Friday, September 24th	LIBERTY
Saturday, October 2nd	at Florida State		Board tailgate likely
Saturday, October 9th	WAKE FOREST
Friday, October 15th	CLEMSON
Saturday, October 23rd	at Virginia Tech
Saturday, October 30th	BOSTON COLLEGE		3rd year in a row BC plays in the dome
Saturday, November 6th	BYE
Saturday, November 13th	at Louisville		3rd year in a row SU plays at UL
Saturday, November 20th	at NC State
Saturday, November 27th	PITTSBURGH

This is a little early for this but what the hell.

Would love to win the first 4 but I am not sure we will be favored in any of those games except SUNY Albany. Given our struggles with OOC games, going 3-1 would be a good result.

The next 4 are going to be very tough. Just getting 1 win would be a pretty good result here.

I think the last 4 should be more reasonable games for us to win and would be disappointed if we only won 1. I think having decent depth for the first time in the Babers era will really help us here.

The hope is to win the first 4 and 2 of the 3 winnable home games (Wake, BC and Pitt). None of the road games are against teams I project as top 25 teams and all are winnable in my mind. Though we will be 10 point underdogs or more in all of those games.

If we could win one of the 4 ACC road games, and the 6 outlined above, that would constitute a really good season and one I will be thrilled with. I project a lot of close games. Am thinking our defense is going to be the better unit, but the offense should make steady improve as the season progresses.

Got to find a way to six wins before the bye.

 

[AngryOtto]

How does that CFN article not even mention Bleich when they talk so much about the OL.

Problem is no one really knows how Bleich is doing or will do. With the very limited information from the spring we have no idea. He has been preordained a start since he arrived but we will have to wait to see how he recovered from the injury. It’s similar to Willie Tyler. People are having him as a starter before he shows to campus.
I really want improvement on the OL but we will have to all wait to see how the pieces fall into place.

 

[SUskibum]

Got to find a way to six wins before the bye.

Agreed

Ohio
Girls
SUNY
Liberty
WF
VT or BC

Thats my guess.

 

[SUbear]

Agree that this CFN article seems like a good, realistic take on where things stand. Projecting 5.5 wins, so we're on The Bubble!

That article says we have not beaten Florida State since 1966, but I seem to remember beating them in 2018.

 

[rrlbees]

Problem is no one really knows how Bleich is doing or will do. With the very limited information from the spring we have no idea. He has been preordained a start since he arrived but we will have to wait to see how he recovered from the injury. It’s similar to Willie Tyler. People are having him as a starter before he shows to campus.
I really want improvement on the OL but we will have to all wait to see how the pieces fall into place.

they should know who he is and that he’s a great add to the OL and a potential starter.

 

[MSOrange]

Agreed

Ohio
Girls
SUNY
Liberty
WF
VT or BC

Thats my guess.

In year 6, it should be reasonable to expect to win those. I wish I was more confident than I am.

 

[rrlbees]

Agreed

Ohio
Girls
SUNY
Liberty
WF
VT or BC

Thats my guess.

I don’t know how many have paid attention to the few early 2022 nfl mock drafts, including mcshay, but the ones I’ve seen all have the liberty QB going in the 1st round.

 

[SUbear]

Date	Opponent	Time/TV	Comments
Saturday September 4th	at Ohio
Saturday September 11th	RUTGERS		9/11 Remembrance
Saturday, September 19th	SUNY ALBANY		COVID Hero Recognition Day?
Friday, September 24th	LIBERTY
Saturday, October 2nd	at Florida State		Board tailgate likely
Saturday, October 9th	WAKE FOREST
Friday, October 15th	CLEMSON
Saturday, October 23rd	at Virginia Tech
Saturday, October 30th	BOSTON COLLEGE		3rd year in a row BC plays in the dome
Saturday, November 6th	BYE
Saturday, November 13th	at Louisville		3rd year in a row SU plays at UL
Saturday, November 20th	at NC State
Saturday, November 27th	PITTSBURGH

This is a little early for this but what the hell.

Would love to win the first 4 but I am not sure we will be favored in any of those games except SUNY Albany. Given our struggles with OOC games, going 3-1 would be a good result.

The next 4 are going to be very tough. Just getting 1 win would be a pretty good result here.

I think the last 4 should be more reasonable games for us to win and would be disappointed if we only won 1. I think having decent depth for the first time in the Babers era will really help us here.

The hope is to win the first 4 and 2 of the 3 winnable home games (Wake, BC and Pitt). None of the road games are against teams I project as top 25 teams and all are winnable in my mind. Though we will be 10 point underdogs or more in all of those games.

If we could win one of the 4 ACC road games, and the 6 outlined above, that would constitute a really good season and one I will be thrilled with. I project a lot of close games. Am thinking our defense is going to be the better unit, but the offense should make steady improve as the season progresses.

We need to win early because the meat of the schedule is in the second half.

 

[JoeSU]

How does that CFN article not even mention Bleich when they talk so much about the OL.

Not to mention hiring a new OL coach.

 

[SUskibum]

they should know who he is and that he’s a great add to the OL and a potential starter.

Didn’t know that but not surprised. Liberty is least confident win in the first 9.

It will all come down to if we can score, not unlike WMU 2 years ago in the dome. If we put up 40 we win regardless and we should be able to do that at home with a healthy line and 2 capable QBs and Tucker.

 

[SUskibum]

In year 6, it should be reasonable to expect to win those. I wish I was more confident than I am.

I hate to agree with this but I do agree.

I will say I am confident there are enough changes that give me at least a glimmer of hope (as opposed to just hoping Cav turns into a oline guru overnight)

 

[OttoinGrotto]

We win 7 regular season games.

Market.

Down.

 

[MSOrange]

I hate to agree with this but I do agree.

I will say I am confident there are enough changes that give me at least a glimmer of hope (as opposed to just hoping Cav turns into a oline guru overnight)

That's exactly where I am at. I love the changes especially with Schmidt as OL coach and the OL talent will be a big improvement imo. I'm also liking having a QB competition with 2 viable candidates. I think White did some good things on defense in year 1 that we can build off of.

But will that be enough this year? I've been burned a few times on the football and basketball prediction side the past few seasons, so I'm remaining cautiously hopeful at best.

 

[upperdeck]

lets just for grins assume we are just a bit better on the oline. Maybe we dont have to play the 4th string QB.. maybe we score in the red zone 50% of the time..

game 1 vs ranked UNC 10-6 going into the 4th.. with any oline play at all we are leading or tied
game 2 vs ranked pitt 14-10 going into the 4th
gt Win
game 4 Duke 27-21 with 30 sec in the 3rd 30-24 with under 6 to go..

4 games 1-3 imagine we make 2-3 more first downs just by being a bit better on the oline.. that pushes all these games into very late coin flips..

Liberty. ugh.. lost the QB maybe we dont get the ball down 14-7 at the 10 and cant figure out how to score..

clemson 27-21 with 2 min to go in the 3rd and we fumble to give them the lead

now we are 1-5 with 4 losses in basically 1 score games in the 4th

wake ugh

BC up 10-6 in the 4th and a shot at the end..

Lou Ugh

NC st up 29-27 in the 4th

ND down 10-7 should been half time but we gave up 2 scores in. again oline play matters.. run out the clock and end the half and see what happens.

the record says 1-11.. but thats 6 losses with a team with no QB and no Oline that hung around late against almost everyone including clemson and ND to find final 4 teams..

not a big leap to winning 2-3 of those early games and winning leads to more winning..

 

[rrlbees]

Didn’t know that but not surprised. Liberty is least confident win in the first 9.

It will all come down to if we can score, not unlike WMU 2 years ago in the dome. If we put up 40 we win regardless and we should be able to do that at home with a healthy line and 2 capable QBs and Tucker.

I know what you mean but I think you responded the wrong post of mine. You’re talking about the liberty QB right?

 

[SUskibum]

I know what you mean but I think you responded the wrong post of mine. You’re talking about the liberty QB right?

Haha, yes

 

[OttoinGrotto]

That's exactly where I am at. I love the changes especially with Schmidt as OL coach and the OL talent will be a big improvement imo. I'm also liking having a QB competition with 2 viable candidates. I think White did some good things on defense in year 1 that we can build off of.

But will that be enough this year? I've been burned a few times on the football and basketball prediction side the past few seasons, so I'm remaining cautiously hopeful at best.

This is the best schedule we've had on a long time.

If ever there's a season where things line up for us to make a bowl, this is it.

 

[Trueblue25]

Oh boy I owe some cali awards, yikes. Will be getting on that soon.

I will agree that this is DEFINITELY the most optimistic preview we’ll see.

 

[Scooch]

We win 7 regular season games.

Market.

Down.

Seven over how many seasons?

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Seven over how many seasons?

Just 1.