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Message: [QUOTE="JeremyCuse, post: 5035483, member: 43"] Agreed, the bigger concern isn't that they lost to Cornell it's how they lost and that in year 3 under Gait its the same issues plaguing this team over and over and over. First of blowing a 7 goal lead twice isn't something a top 5 team does, sorry it just isn't. Let me know the next time UVA or ND or Duke does it or Maryland. It's zero surprise Cornell (who is a good riding team) went to a 10 man in the second half. As expected SU looked like it had never seen one before and kept turning the ball over and gave up one of the most ridiculous goals of all time to have the game tied at 19. It's year 3, at what point are we gonna ya know have a plan against a 10 man beyond losing our minds? The offense in the second half was putrid but it continues the pattern of SU haveing a quarter + where they just look absolutely lost offensively. It's happened every game save for maybe Vermont and Duke. They just look beyond lost, they had a man up late where they nearly threw it away and got the call to keep it and then proceeded to throw it away 10 seconds later. I understand SU isn't overflowing with attack options but at what point do you go to someone anyone else over Mule. Dude was 0 for the century shooting the ball despite multiple great looks and had some of the worst turnovers I have ever seen. He was literally just standing there with the ball and it just rolled out of his stick, what the ?? You have a 5 star frosh on the bench who just scored multiple goals against Hobart, how about ya know playing him? To keep running the same guys out there in the 2nd half when the O was a mess made no sense. Sit Mule and give Stevens a break and let's see someone else for a run or 2 or bump Birt to attack, do something. You also have Joey playing one of his better shooting game and SU just goes completely away from him. Cornell wasn't even shutting him off, why wasn't he initiating?? Defensively they wre let down by all the man ups and god awful trunovers but again the short sticks not named Rice were a constant issue and SU didn't stop the knowns. When Long gets a short on him swithc it the first chance you get, Levine can't cover him on one, Also enough already with the man down specialty unit crap, their a total liability in the six on six after the penalty and in clearing, get a regular unit out there with 1 or 2 bench guys you like. This isn't a fun summer league where everyone has to play, enough already. Overall this loss tells me Gait as the HC is still very much in question, this is a game you can't lose in year 3 with this team and Cornell's shortcomings, sorry full stop. [/QUOTE]

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