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[QUOTE="GoSU96, post: 837032, member: 114"]
First off, lowest regarded unit on the team per recruiting services, per 247 consensus ranking.
 
Macky - not ranked by the services.  3 year starter, 2nd team all ACC this year. Section 3
Nick Robinson - big props to him, I had my doubts.  2 star, Section 3
Trudo - only three star in the bunch, PA kid
Foy - 2 star from Brooklyn, two more years on the right side with Robinson
Hickey - consensus 2 star from WPA,
 
If you want to see what the recruiting profile is for a Syracuse OL, this is it.  Single biggest turnaround by Marrone.   The foundation on which everything else is built.   For Marrone's first three years the lack of productive run game was the weight holding everything else down.  For the second straight year it was a strenght and not a weakness.  And again without a star RB.
 
Here's what they did in a transition year, and with problems in the pass game.
 
Highest yards per carry since 1998.
With 200 yds in the bowl highest rushing total since 1998, need one hundred to pass last year, second year over 2000 yds, first time in 10 years.
Most rushing TD's since P was coach.  Second year in a row over 20, first time in 10 years.
Highest rushing ranking in 10 years
First season with six 200 yd plus rushing games since 2003 (more than Robinson had in four seasons)
One more sack allowed than last year (17 vs 16) , 1% higher per called pass play than last years excellent performance, still good for 38th in the country vs 19th.
 
Also had my doubts about Perles, but the proof is in the pudding.   Excellent job by him.
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