My question for tomorrow night's Dino Babers Show

[SWC75]

Coach Babers’s Show will be at the new Marriott Syracuse, (the former Hotel Syracuse). The first show will be Wednesday night at 7PM because the game is Friday, (the show will normally be two days before the next game). They will be in Shaughnessy’s Irish Pub, which can be accessed from the street.

This article contains the schedule:
Dino Babers Radio Show Debuts Wednesday

You can also listen to the show live each week on the Syracuse IMG Sports Network and Cuse.com. Wednesday's show will be on 99.1 FM and 97.7 FM, as well. The show will regularly air on 99.5FM (Syracuse) 99.1 FM (Utica) and 1200 AM.”
You can also get it on: WGVA

There hasn’t been any change in the phone numbers, which last year were 315-424-8599 (local) or 1-888-746-2873. You can call to ask questions or submit them via Twitter at: #AskDino hashtag on Twitter

Or through Cuse.com, (the SU Athletic website):
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You can listen to a podcast of the show, probably the next day, at: Search results for babers

I’ve been asked to continue doing the summaries, even by people who listen to the podcasts. I may focus on the major points, rather than trying to record everything.


My Question(s)

“Coach, earlier in the season you stated that you preferred not to have a running quarterback because they tend to get hurt too much. On your first team at Eastern Illinois in 2012, your quarterbacks had 20% of your team’s rushing attempts. The next year it was 13%. At Bowling Green it was 12% the first year and 21% the second year. Last year under Coach Shafer, the quarterbacks ran the ball 30% of the time. So far this year our quarterbacks have 38% of our rushing attempts. Why is our quarterback running the ball more this year than any of your prior quarterbacks and even more than last year here?”

 

[orangepassion]

I got this one - because it's the only way we can run the ball with any success

 

[upperdeck]

i think a bit more season QB would not be running as much as Dungey either. He ran 2-3 times in the Clemson game alone just because it took off too soon.

 

[Mr Peabody]

i'm thinking the designed calls for the qb rushes are well less than 1/2 the actual.

 

[cuse309]

i'm thinking the designed calls for the qb rushes are well less than 1/2 the actual.

Agreed. He's run so much because:
1- He's our only runner effective enough to keep the defense half way honest
2- He's running a lot due to our leaky line.
3- He's still learning. Only a Sophomore. I think a QB who has played in this system longer, will panic less, and take off less.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Listen to Dino Babers Show on Syracuse IMG Sports Network in Syracuse, NY

 

[CuseLegacy]

Dungey questionable for Saturday.

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[upperdeck]

that would imply a full 25 or so with a few back dated. that only happens it 5 or so Srs and others are not coming back?

 

[cusefan88]

that would imply a full 25 or so with a few back dated. that only happens it 5 or so Srs and others are not coming back?

Could be a few Redshirt juniors that will complete degrees this season. Maybe even a redshirt frosh who doesn't fit the system. Tough to say who but it looks like that will happen

 

[Whitey23]

I'll go with "because we take what the defense gives us".

 

[Deuga]

that would imply a full 25 or so with a few back dated. that only happens it 5 or so Srs and others are not coming back?

I recall it said that Babers did not use all of the scholarships last year that he could have.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

I recall it said that Babers did not use all of the scholarships last year that he could have.

We used 22 last year. We can backdate 3 kids who enroll in Jan 2017.

If we need to free up even more room, we can move Rex from 2016 and backdate him to 2015 (we took 24 kids in 2015).

However, we currently have room for only 21 by my count. Clearly there are 4-6 players who won't be here next season.