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[QUOTE="Scooch, post: 861137, member: 628"]
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.
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