Scooch
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These guys were up against it this year.
Shafer takes over for Marrone in mid-January, who took the vast majority of his staff with him. That means the only assistants that are going to come are ones where SU is a clear upgrade to their current spot, which means low-level FBS schools.
Then this new staff has to replace an NFL QB and OL anchor along with 2 very productive WRs.
And they're joining a new conference, which (a) has 2 top-tier programs better than anyone we've faced in conference in a decade, and (b) has opponents that are entirely new to us. In fact SU had just 2 opponents on our schedule that we saw the year before, compared to most years where we'd have 7-8 returning opponents. Methinks that adds quite a bit of time to game planning and preparation.
Despite all that, and the usual in-season trials and tribulations that every team faces, we manage to be just one win shy of last year's record. Truly remarkable.
Big kudos to the staff.
Shafer takes over for Marrone in mid-January, who took the vast majority of his staff with him. That means the only assistants that are going to come are ones where SU is a clear upgrade to their current spot, which means low-level FBS schools.
Then this new staff has to replace an NFL QB and OL anchor along with 2 very productive WRs.
And they're joining a new conference, which (a) has 2 top-tier programs better than anyone we've faced in conference in a decade, and (b) has opponents that are entirely new to us. In fact SU had just 2 opponents on our schedule that we saw the year before, compared to most years where we'd have 7-8 returning opponents. Methinks that adds quite a bit of time to game planning and preparation.
Despite all that, and the usual in-season trials and tribulations that every team faces, we manage to be just one win shy of last year's record. Truly remarkable.
Big kudos to the staff.