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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 3167674, member: 27"] A late breaking story from Hokie Mark on Syracuse football. Thanks Mark! [B] [URL="https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2019/11/state-of-syracuse-fb-2019-bc-game.html"]State of Syracuse FB (2019 BC game)[/URL] (RX; HM)[/B] [I] [SIZE=26px]State of Syracuse FB (2019 BC game)[/SIZE] Last year, Syracuse was the second best team in the ACC. When the best is an undefeated national champ, that's not bad. Now, less than a year late, the Orange might be the worst football team in the conference. They were dominated by their primary ACC rival - Boston College - last weekend. Forget what the misleading team stats say - Syracuse had 33 first down plays vs. BC*. Here's how they were obtained: [/I] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][I]20 were earned...[/I][/TD] [TD][I][/I][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][I]...by penalty:[/I][/TD] [TD][I]1[/I][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][I]...by rushing:[/I][/TD] [TD][I]8[/I][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][I]...by passing:[/I][/TD] [TD][I]11*[/I][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][I]...another 13 were gifted:[/I][/TD] [TD][I][/I][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][I]...by fumble recovery:[/I][/TD] [TD][I]1[/I][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][I]...by punt return:[/I][/TD] [TD][I]3[/I][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][I]...by kickoff:[/I][/TD] [TD][I]9[/I][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [I]* two long touchdown passes were also counted as first downs in the official stats. Any time you receive more kickoffs than punts it's bad; when you get more first downs by Kickoff than rushing (and almost as many as by passing), it's a REALLY BAD day. Boston College kicked off to Syracuse 9 times; 8 of those were after BC scores. Meanwhile, the Orange only mustered 8 rushing first downs - and nearly half of those (3 of the 8) came in the 4th quarter, when the outcome was already decided.[/I] __________ UNUSUAL STAT (per CBS Sports): The Eagles won the toss and drove 71 yards in 13 plays, taking a 3-0 lead on Aaron Boumerhi's 21-yard field goal. The Orange came right back on their first possession, with DeVito hitting tight end Aaron Hackett for a 9-yard score. That gave the Orange a 7-3 lead and was the first lead change in a Syracuse game this season. __________ Where do we go from here? I think the folks in Upstate New York are beginning to realize that, while speed is great, size matters (at least in football - I won't comment about other areas of life!) Simply put, the Orange need bigger linemen on both sides, bigger linebackers on defense, and better play on the line of scrimmage. PERIOD. (To be honest, the skill position players weren't that bad - but BC dominated in the "trenches"). [/QUOTE]

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