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Message: [QUOTE="anomander, post: 1899814, member: 2766"] I actually thought Sean Keeley had a great article today about the state of the program. [URL="http://www.nunesmagician.com/2016/10/1/13133818/syracuse-football-dino-babers-2016-season-notre-dame-truth"]Syracuse Football: This is a season of simple truths[/URL] I tend to agree 100% with him. I truly believe we have the HC that we need to get this turned around. The style we are implementing on offense will eventually help negate the talent gap that will always be there to an extent. Babers has said from day 1 that this offense won't really start clicking until next year, but despite that, we are still putting up some insane stats, and have scored on everybody we have played. With 2 more years of Dungey, I have no doubt this will be an elite, top 10-15 offense in 2 years. Offense isn't really a problem now, and it certainly shouldn't be going forward. Now as for defense. I really don't think Babers ever expects he will have a top 30 defense. They just have to not be terrible. Unfortunately, that's just what they are right now. I don't have a problem with the system, and trust Babers knows what type of defense will best support his moneymaker, which is the offense. The main thing right now is that our talent level on that side of the ball is awful. Throw in the fact that they are young, and you have what we have been witnessing all year. We need a major upgrade in size and a few things to break our way. Either way we have enough young guys getting major experience right now, that even this group, with some added size, and younger talented, shouldn't be awful after this year. It may not look it right now, but for the first time in a long time I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We may have to take our lumps this year, but like Keeley said in his article, Dino is laying the foundation for this program. While most seasons may seem a lost cause once bowl eligibility is gone, that is not the case for Syracuse. I'm not giving up hope yet, but if that time does come the coaches have to keep the kids focused on getting their reps and getting better because the future depends on it. So just keep getting better, and get out there and pound the recruiting trail, bringing in kids who fit the offensive and defensive systems. [/QUOTE]

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