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Recruiting
Trey Dunkelberger (7) is 6'5 245 pounds and runs a 4.55 40
JUCO TE Trey Dunkelberger Says There is 99% Chance He Will Choose Orange (PS; Bailey)
Pierce (Woodland Hills, Calif.) College tight end Trey Dunkelberger was offered by Syracuse on Tuesday and the Orange immediately moved to the top of his list, he said in a series of text messages.
"There's a 99 percent chance that's where I'm going," Dunkelberger said.
Dunkelberger, listed at 6 feet, 5 inches and 245 pounds by , said he reached out to the Orange coaching staff about a week ago, after former SU wide receiver Corey Cooper informed him that the team was looking for a tight end.
Cooper, who transferred during the preseason camp, initially reached out via Twitter to ask about the Junior College Pro Bowl All American game, which Dunkelberger will play in in early December. Dunkelberger quickly saw SU as a strong destination.
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Apples to Apples, A Look at the Evolution of Football Recruiting at Syracuse (DO; Staff)
Scott Shafer is talking about apples.
Golden Delicious and Granny Smith, defensive backs from Florida and offensive linemen from the Midwest.
All apples.
“Golden Delicious. That’s a five-star apple,” Shafer, Syracuse’s head coach, said in his weekly press conference last Thursday. “You went to the market to get a dozen Golden Delicious apples and you got there and there weren’t any there.
“And the handful that were there said, ‘We’re not going to let you buy us. We want to go in someone else’s sack.’”
It’s an appetizing metaphor that Shafer used to articulate Syracuse football’s recruiting approach as it wraps up its second year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In February, the Orange will bring in Shafer’s second full class and the recruiting trends that have accompanied his and his staff’s first two seasons will materialize onto SU’s rosters.
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SU News
Advanced Stats from Duke - Syracuse Game (footballstudyhall.com; Bill C)
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Confusing game all around. Duke negated quite a bit of the havoc Syracuse's front seven normally creates, but a usually dormant 'Cuse secondary got hands on all sorts of passes. Duke's Anthony Boone completed 15 of 33 passes and had nine either broken up or intercepted. Duke was inefficient throwing the ball and completely ineffective running it (Shaq Powell and Josh Snead: 23 carries, 85 yards), and the Blue Devils had no efficiency whatsoever, which is a bit scary with Virginia Tech's defense still on the schedule.
But a punt return touchdown (which is one of the major reasons the projected and actual scoring margins are so different above) and a couple of late Orange turnovers (one on downs, one via interception) told the tale. Duke's 11-1 hopes are still very much alive.
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Former Players
Shamarko Thomas Meets Beiber, Readies for Possible First NFL Start (PS; Murray)
Former Syracuse safety Shamarko Thomas might be in line to get his first NFL start next Monday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Tennessee Titans.
Pro bowl safety Troy Polamalu is out and Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is hopeful Thomas can return from his own hamstring injury to take his place, according to an ESPN.com story.
Thomas, in his second year with the Steelers, has played in six games this season.
Thomas didn't play on Sunday against the Jets, but he did get a chance to hang out with the Biebs this weekend. Thomas was one of several Steelers who met Justin Bieber when the singer dropped in on the players' pregame bible study, according to a story in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
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Trey Dunkelberger (7) is 6'5 245 pounds and runs a 4.55 40
JUCO TE Trey Dunkelberger Says There is 99% Chance He Will Choose Orange (PS; Bailey)
Pierce (Woodland Hills, Calif.) College tight end Trey Dunkelberger was offered by Syracuse on Tuesday and the Orange immediately moved to the top of his list, he said in a series of text messages.
"There's a 99 percent chance that's where I'm going," Dunkelberger said.
Dunkelberger, listed at 6 feet, 5 inches and 245 pounds by , said he reached out to the Orange coaching staff about a week ago, after former SU wide receiver Corey Cooper informed him that the team was looking for a tight end.
Cooper, who transferred during the preseason camp, initially reached out via Twitter to ask about the Junior College Pro Bowl All American game, which Dunkelberger will play in in early December. Dunkelberger quickly saw SU as a strong destination.
...
Apples to Apples, A Look at the Evolution of Football Recruiting at Syracuse (DO; Staff)
Scott Shafer is talking about apples.
Golden Delicious and Granny Smith, defensive backs from Florida and offensive linemen from the Midwest.
All apples.
“Golden Delicious. That’s a five-star apple,” Shafer, Syracuse’s head coach, said in his weekly press conference last Thursday. “You went to the market to get a dozen Golden Delicious apples and you got there and there weren’t any there.
“And the handful that were there said, ‘We’re not going to let you buy us. We want to go in someone else’s sack.’”
It’s an appetizing metaphor that Shafer used to articulate Syracuse football’s recruiting approach as it wraps up its second year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In February, the Orange will bring in Shafer’s second full class and the recruiting trends that have accompanied his and his staff’s first two seasons will materialize onto SU’s rosters.
...
SU News
Advanced Stats from Duke - Syracuse Game (footballstudyhall.com; Bill C)
...
Confusing game all around. Duke negated quite a bit of the havoc Syracuse's front seven normally creates, but a usually dormant 'Cuse secondary got hands on all sorts of passes. Duke's Anthony Boone completed 15 of 33 passes and had nine either broken up or intercepted. Duke was inefficient throwing the ball and completely ineffective running it (Shaq Powell and Josh Snead: 23 carries, 85 yards), and the Blue Devils had no efficiency whatsoever, which is a bit scary with Virginia Tech's defense still on the schedule.
But a punt return touchdown (which is one of the major reasons the projected and actual scoring margins are so different above) and a couple of late Orange turnovers (one on downs, one via interception) told the tale. Duke's 11-1 hopes are still very much alive.
...
Former Players
Shamarko Thomas Meets Beiber, Readies for Possible First NFL Start (PS; Murray)
Former Syracuse safety Shamarko Thomas might be in line to get his first NFL start next Monday when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Tennessee Titans.
Pro bowl safety Troy Polamalu is out and Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is hopeful Thomas can return from his own hamstring injury to take his place, according to an ESPN.com story.
Thomas, in his second year with the Steelers, has played in six games this season.
Thomas didn't play on Sunday against the Jets, but he did get a chance to hang out with the Biebs this weekend. Thomas was one of several Steelers who met Justin Bieber when the singer dropped in on the players' pregame bible study, according to a story in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
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