My Questions for tomorrow night's Dino Babers Show

[SWC75]

Coach Babers’s show this year show will be Thursday nights at 7PM except when the game is not on a Saturday. The show is two days before the game, except for Thanksgiving week. Here is the schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 29 – 7 pm; Thursday, Sept. 5 – 7 pm; Thursday, Sept. 12 – 7 pm
Thursday, Sept. 19 – 7 pm; Thursday, Sept. 26 – 7 pm; Tuesday, Oct. 8 – 7 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 16 – 7 pm; Thursday, Oct. 24 – 6 pm; Thursday, Oct. 31 – 6 pm
Thursday, Nov. 14 – 6 pm; Thursday, Nov. 21 – 6 pm; Tuesday, Nov. 26 – 6 pm

They are now adding the “Gomez Hour” that they do from 8-9PM for the Jim Boeheim basketball shows to the Dino Babers football show. I’ll be summarizing the comments directly related to the team and the next game (late) on the night of the broadcast and anything else interesting the next day, (if there is anything else that seems interesting). I’ll have a “first hour” and a “second hour” question.

The show will originate from PressRoom Pub, located at 220 Herald Place in Syracuse's historic Herald Square, each week this season.

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: Home | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn

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: https://twitter.com/CuseIMG
#AskDino or through Cuse.com, (the SU Athletic website):
Submit a Question! - Syracuse University Athletics

You can (or could last year, anyway), listen to a podcast of the show, probably the next day, at: Search results for babers | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn
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) or Comments

First Hour:

“Coach, there was talk in our forum that the improved running attack in the second half vs. Florida State was because we switched from zone blocking to drive blocking. Is that correct? Could you give us a tutorial on the difference between the two?”

Second Hour:

“Coach, in 2018 we had a graduate transfer offensive tackle from Texas A&M. This year we had one from South Alabama. If you go for another grad transfer will it be from a power conference team or does that matter?”

 

[hungrychuck]

Coach, what were the most important factors in winning 10 games last year, and why are they missing this year? At what point did you realize that you were heading for serious regression?

 

[SWC75]

Coach, what were the most important factors in winning 10 games last year, and why are they missing this year? At what point did you realize that you were heading for serious regression?

His answer to your question will be interesting.

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: https://twitter.com/CuseIMG
#AskDino or through Cuse.com, (the SU Athletic website):
Submit a Question! - Syracuse University Athletics

 

[Forza Azzurri]

Coach Babers’s show this year show will be Thursday nights at 7PM except when the game is not on a Saturday. The show is two days before the game, except for Thanksgiving week. Here is the schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 29 – 7 pm; Thursday, Sept. 5 – 7 pm; Thursday, Sept. 12 – 7 pm
Thursday, Sept. 19 – 7 pm; Thursday, Sept. 26 – 7 pm; Tuesday, Oct. 8 – 7 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 16 – 7 pm; Thursday, Oct. 24 – 6 pm; Thursday, Oct. 31 – 6 pm
Thursday, Nov. 14 – 6 pm; Thursday, Nov. 21 – 6 pm; Tuesday, Nov. 26 – 6 pm

They are now adding the “Gomez Hour” that they do from 8-9PM for the Jim Boeheim basketball shows to the Dino Babers football show. I’ll be summarizing the comments directly related to the team and the next game (late) on the night of the broadcast and anything else interesting the next day, (if there is anything else that seems interesting). I’ll have a “first hour” and a “second hour” question.

The show will originate from PressRoom Pub, located at 220 Herald Place in Syracuse's historic Herald Square, each week this season.

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: Home | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn

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: https://twitter.com/CuseIMG
#AskDino or through Cuse.com, (the SU Athletic website):
Submit a Question! - Syracuse University Athletics

You can (or could last year, anyway), listen to a podcast of the show, probably the next day, at: Search results for babers | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn
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) or Comments

First Hour:

“Coach, there was talk in our forum that the improved running attack in the second half vs. Florida State was because we switched from zone blocking to drive blocking. Is that correct? Could you give us a tutorial on the difference between the two?”

Second Hour:

“Coach, in 2018 we had a graduate transfer offensive tackle from Texas A&M. This year we had one from South Alabama. If you go for another grad transfer will it be from a power conference team or does that matter?”

Really good questions.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

Coach, what were the most important factors in winning 10 games last year, and why are they missing this year? At what point did you realize that you were heading for serious regression?

Excellent question...

 

[Chip]

Can you also find out if he has any more in-law OTs at power schools? If you think it’s awkward you can say you’re asking for a friend.

 

[All4SU]

I love the zone blocking question. This goes back to the Robinson years.

 

[orangepassion]

There's plenty of NFL players from Non-Power conference teams. I don't think that's the issue. It's getting the right ones.
Bringing in Alexander was low risk as long as it didn't come w/ a starting promise. The problem IMO was continuing to play him when he was ineffective.

Second Hour:

“Coach, in 2018 we had a graduate transfer offensive tackle from Texas A&M. This year we had one from South Alabama. If you go for another grad transfer will it be from a power conference team or does that matter?”
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[SWC75]

Can you also find out if he has any more in-law OTs at power schools? If you think it’s awkward you can say you’re asking for a friend.

 

[SWC75]

There's plenty of NFL players from Non-Power conference teams. I don't think that's the issue. It's getting the right ones.
Bringing in Alexander was low risk as long as it didn't come w/ a starting promise. The problem IMO was continuing to play him when he was ineffective.

Second Hour:

“Coach, in 2018 we had a graduate transfer offensive tackle from Texas A&M. This year we had one from South Alabama. If you go for another grad transfer will it be from a power conference team or does that matter?”

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That will probably be his answer but I'll give him a chance to say it. Also, power conference grad transfers are rarer because its a lateral move. Would Koda Martin have come here if he hadn't fallen for Dino's daughter?

 

[Chip]

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I've submitted questions multiple weeks. They never ask it. Or at least it's not being reported on.

One week I asked them if they could move the time of the show so I could listen live.

 

[Cuse69]

That will probably be his answer but I'll give him a chance to say it. Also, power conference grad transfers are rarer because its a lateral move. Would Koda Martin have come here if he hadn't fallen for Dino's daughter?
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You won’t get a starter from a P5 but a senior backup at Wisconsin would be an upgrade, we should be going for veterans P5 with some experience but not required no job promises and see what we have.

 

[Consigliere]

Great questions. I'm still of the opinion that Koda was better prepared to play at pace than Alexander was. As mentioned in another thread if you rewatch the games where he started, after a few plays he was consistently the last OLineman to get back into position. And it seemed to get worse in his last couple of games. It would be great if you could embellish your question to work that in. Is the point of differentiation the level of program they come from, or the overall system they have played under prior to Syracuse.