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Message: [QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 2299445, member: 652"] What coaches said anonymously about Syracuse football in 2015 [URL="https://athlonsports.com/college-football/acc-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes-2015"]ACC Coaches Talk Anonymously About Conference Foes for 2015[/URL] What they said then. "They're one of the most unique teams we play because defensively, it’s like they’re always just coming after you.” “They play a lot of zone and blitz a lot but whatever the book says, they’ll do the opposite. If it says you’re supposed to sit back and play coverage, they’re coming. As a play-caller, you’re trying to get in a rhythm and build one thing into the next, but they’re coming from everywhere.” “I don’t want to say they’re unsound, but they’re just always turning guys loose and if you can get the ball out you have a chance to hit them in the mouth, and if they have a busted protection you’re going to hit them.” “They struggled offensively before the quarterback (Terrel Hunt) got hurt and struggled even more after he got hurt.” “Watching them on film, it seemed like they were trying to do way too much to compensate for the fact that they didn’t have enough playmakers. The probably outsmarted themselves a little bit.” “What’s their bread and butter? If they can figure that out they may have a chance because their defense will keep them in some games but they’re probably not going to beat you throwing the ball.” [URL="https://athlonsports.com/acc-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes-2017"]ACC Coaches Talk Anonymously About Conference Foes for 2017[/URL] What they say now. “Being Year 2 in that system, I think they can be dangerous." "It’s not easy to pick up that offense in a short period of time, not so much from the schematics but really the tempo of it. (Dino) Babers is used to having a track team at that position when he was at Baylor, and I don’t see that kind of speed there. They had two good veteran receivers who graduated (Amba Etta-Tawo and Brisly Estime), and they can’t run that system without some guys who can beat you vertically." "They’re still going to play Eric Dungey at quarterback. He’s got some ability, you know, but he gets hurt all the time." "Their O-line was atrocious last year." "Syracuse is the kind team you kind of don’t want to play, particularly up there. It’s a bad environment, and if your guys don’t go in there with their mind right, they can beat you. That’s what happened when they beat Virginia Tech." "Obviously their defense struggled, but it’s so easy to point at that. In reality, their offense put them in a bind quite a bit. They’ll turn the ball over or go quick three-and-out or put their defense in bad situations.” Syracuse upgraded HCs. Too bad this HC was left the least talented roster in the ACC. [/QUOTE]

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