Liberty opens as 7 point favs…

[GoSU96]

I know all the qualifiers, opponents, blah, blah, blah

but

SU is currently 34th in total offense, 4th in total defense.

its highly unlikely they are going to end the season in those spots, but they are indicative of how much, much, much, much better this team is than last year. That team was 125th on offense and 112th on defense.

this team is also better than the 2019 team that went 5-7. That team was 71st on offense 115th on defense.

This team is just flat out better across the board.

 

[690West]

So at liberty this is like -10?

jeesh

neutral field would be -10

 

[AZOrange]

I know all the qualifiers, opponents, blah, blah, blah

but

SU is currently 34th in total offense, 4th in total defense.

its highly unlikely they are going to end the season in those spots, but they are indicative of how much, much, much, much better this team is than last year. That team was 125th on offense and 112th on defense.

this team is also better than the 2019 team that went 5-7. That team was 71st on offense 115th on defense.

This team is just flat out better across the board.

The defense is better. That is for sure. The offense? Let’s see a real game first.

 

[David321]

Look at their SOS, their first 3 games were against weak teams. Cuse, Ole Miss and Army are the only decent teams they play this year. They’ll go 9-3 because of their weak schedule. This is a very winnable game if we can clean up our act. Our D is much stronger than theirs. Their offense ain’t putting up 40 plus against us.

 

[CousCuse]

Look at their SOS, their first 3 games were against weak teams. Cuse, Ole Miss and Army are the only decent teams they play this year. They’ll go 9-3 because of their weak schedule. This is a very winnable game if we can clean up our act. Our D is much stronger than theirs. Their offense ain’t putting up 40 plus against us.

The Orange have played 3 teams that don't have a clue on offense. Freeze was an SEC head coach and will have a real offensive game plan.

 

[David321]

The Orange have played 3 teams that don't have a clue on offense. Freeze was an SEC head coach and will have a real offensive game plan.

People over hype Liberty IMO. They had a weak schedule last year and they do this year as well. We will see come Friday. I think they would have went 6-6 last season if they played in our conference. They beat us, VT by a field goal and lost to NC State by one point. The rest of their schedule were cupcakes.

 

[elimunelson]

I know all the qualifiers, opponents, blah, blah, blah

but

SU is currently 34th in total offense, 4th in total defense.

its highly unlikely they are going to end the season in those spots, but they are indicative of how much, much, much, much better this team is than last year. That team was 125th on offense and 112th on defense.

this team is also better than the 2019 team that went 5-7. That team was 71st on offense 115th on defense.

This team is just flat out better across the board.

They just played a JV team Go.

We have no idea if they are better or not. I hope they are but we'll know alot more if we can pull off a major upset (per the oddsmakers) on Friday night

 

[CousCuse]

People over hype Liberty IMO. They had a weak schedule last year and they do this year as well. We will see come Friday. I think they would have went 6-6 last season if they played in our conference. They beat us, VT by a field goal and lost to NC State by one point. The rest of their schedule were cupcakes.

They beat Troy 2 weeks ago, they have been very strong for a decade.

 

[690West]

They just played a JV team Go.

We have no idea if they are better or not. I hope they are but we'll know alot more if we can pull off a major upset (per the oddsmakers) on Friday night

ML is at +175 which implies a 36% chance for Cuse to win outright. We win this game 1 of every 3 times(per the oddsmakers) That is the farthest thing ever from a “major upset”.

 

[David321]

ACCN is giving us some love right now, saying Sean Tucker is a problem for teams and are complimenting our D. Say that our passing needs to progress and that we should just run a wildcat offense lol.

 

[elimunelson]

ML is at +175 which implies a 36% chance for Cuse to win outright. We win this game 1 of every 3 times(per the oddsmakers) That is the farthest thing ever from a “major upset”.

an OOC opponent 7 point favorites at the Dome that isn't in Power5/non Eastern Independent has to be part of a very small minority since the Dome opened up no?

Neutral field is 10 pt dog. This is Vegas setting a spread with zero faith in Syracuse football

 

[690West]

an OOC opponent 7 point favorites at the Dome that isn't in Power5/non Eastern Independent has to be part of a very small minority since the Dome opened up no?

Neutral field is 10 pt dog. This is Vegas setting a spread with zero faith in Syracuse football

Everything you just said is 100% accurate. I was just commenting on referring to Friday night as a major upset. It’s definitely bizarro world.

 

[Apdaly]

W

Everything you just said is 100% accurate. I was just commenting on referring to Friday night as a major upset. It’s definitely bizarro world.

It’s been the case all season but luckily cuse has covered 2 out 3 for betters. I don’t see this being a close game. I think who ever wins does so by 10+ pts.

 

[elimunelson]

Everything you just said is 100% accurate. I was just commenting on referring to Friday night as a major upset. It’s definitely bizarro world.

that was a bit parabolic on my part agreed.

Just blown away that everyone looked at this schedule as a cake walk into October and we're playing a cupcake esque team to a 7 pt dog level.

 

[Orangello]

We just can't seem to get out of our own way with the constant penalties, many at critical junctures, mistakes and bizarro play calling and personnel decisions. I expect more of the same this week.

 

[upperdeck]

that was a bit parabolic on my part agreed.

Just blown away that everyone looked at this schedule as a cake walk into October and we're playing a cupcake esque team to a 7 pt dog level.

we were the better team the first 3 games and gave 1 away.. Nothing says a better team cant give one back to us.. Maybe we play a clean game, that happens too.

 

[DilemaCuse]

that was a bit parabolic on my part agreed.

Just blown away that everyone looked at this schedule as a cake walk into October and we're playing a cupcake esque team to a 7 pt dog level.

Yeah this was as Brent Axe said a "buy" game when it was scheduled. Buy as in we paid Liberty expecting a win. That didnt happen last year when they practically ran us out of the Dome.

Disgraced SEC coach gets a 2nd chance, transfer portal for Power 5 transfers and these buy games when they are made are no longer that

 

[TheCusian]

that was a bit parabolic on my part agreed.

Just blown away that everyone looked at this schedule as a cake walk into October and we're playing a cupcake esque team to a 7 pt dog level.

I don’t think this is right? Liberty was ranked and might just be this year and soon. Who is taking them lightly?

 

[JeffCuse]

Wait, I was told “no chance” by everyone. How is the line only 7? Has to be a mistake. Should be liberty -23.5

it’s a light line. Look anything can happen, hell Syracuse Beat Clemson when the teams were more lopsided - but I expected double digits at the least.

 

[Chip]

They beat Troy 2 weeks ago, they have been very strong for a decade.

A decade is 10 years.

 

[CousCuse]

A decade is 10 years.

Troy.

 

[orangeinohio]

Bad news: SU is currently averaging 9.33 penalties per game. [Ohio (4 for 39 yards); Rutgers (8 for 55 yards);
Albany (16 for 164 yards)]

Good news: we're going head-to-head with Alabama in at least one college football statistic.

NCAA Statistics

stats.ncaa.org

 

[Rocco]

-6

Start Schrader and bet the house.

 

[OrangeDW]

Jesus is worth about 3 points.

And he’d clearly be on our side, if he cared.

 

[Chip]

Troy.

Gotcha. Read that wrong. But still, Troy was really good from 2016-2018. Not so much before that, and the last two seasons were meh.

I do think this Liberty team is good though, it's not the G5 cupcake that Wildhack thought he was scheduling (he would have no way of knowing at that time).