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Message: [QUOTE="timkay99, post: 4093520, member: 635"] My question is, is Syracuse actually a development school in football? I know fans think Syracuse is, but I don't know that Syracuse is. It seems the freshman and redshirt freshman that play are the guys that stay playing and get better (more recruiting than development, IMO). Not sure we have had many players pop up as even sophomores or juniors who are ready for a role in the Babers era, more of instant impact types who jump guys or a guy like S. Johnson starting because of reasons (think the last true one was Custis, which jumped from non-contributor to All ACC, which is a huge leap). You normally see that development occur on the OL, but with such a banged up line, it was freshman playing (not preferred). When a tackle got hurt, it was shifting a guard outside. Defense, tended to be young guys stepping in. I still think Dino recruits better than people think, but hasn't developed as strongly. [/QUOTE]