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The day started off with a delightful Tailgate at the Syracruz Tailgate. Props to all involved. It was awesome. And quite keto friendly.
Very nice to see many new and old friends, including Dick from Michigan.
I have been going to Syracuse football games since the early 1970s. This is one of the five craziest I had attended.
Thought the big 10 officials played a huge role in the game. Mostly favoring Purdue for most of the game, and then calling it straight late to keep Syracuse in the game. late.
Seem like every time we got a big play on offense, the refs called a hold on us. Saw a number of egregious holds from Purdue that were not called. There were a few Apple calls that fortunately were reversed upon review. Thank God for reviews. And thank God the big 10 crew will not work another Syracuse game this year.
Such a strange game. I think it was 10 to 9 Syracuse welll into the fourth quarter. And then the explosions started.
I gotta say, O’Connell was impressive. He and Trevor Lawrence have the strongest arms I have seen in the dome in the past decade probably longer.And he was super accurate as well.
Looked to me as though Syracuse played the first half using a soft zone concept, giving the Purdue receivers five or 10 cards most of the time. Oh come on I was happy to take those little dink throws, and was able to pile up some yardage and move the ball down the field going that way. When they got toward the red zone, the SU defense tightened and Purdue struggled to move the ball forward. I think we went to press coverage with our corners in the second half and it worked for a while.
But props to Joannes, O’Connell, and that tight end who wears number 87. They did a nice job getting open and hurting us, and we are able to move the ball down the field too easily against the defense.
So many big plays, big cars. That late hit on trader was huge. The bomb to Jones was devastating. Have science: Linton, the pic by Caleb for the TV, the TV by 87, so many ebbs and flows.
Sean Tucker did not have a big game. That said he was wide open and three or four wheel routes, that Shrader just could not connect with. We thought Garrett had a strange first half. He was traffic running the ball, and struggle to throw it. Did not look comfortable in the pocket, and maybe gave up on plays a little early a few times. From what I could see, this is not all his fault. We had a big issue with the receivers getting open. I think the reason Gadsden and Jones played a lot late was because they are two toughest and most physical receivers. The Purdue DBs were bullying our WRs (and the big 10 reps let them get away with it).
Just some random observations. It looks like Hoeh and Mang continue to have major problems blocking. I think our OL may have taken a step backwards w/ rub blocking too. Sean just doesn’t have holes run through. Wish we ran more place to the left, where the strength of our OL is.
I think Geer had a really good game at DE. Darton was a force at nose guard. When we started playing press coverage, it looks like Purdue went after Duce a lot.
Really nice job with our coverage teams against excellent Purdue special teams units.
The other team missed a crucial field goal late in the game. Seems like the first time that has happened in decades.
This was, I think, one of those turning point type games. We really need to get a win. So glad it happened. So glad the kids have a chance to be 3-0, and to be able to dream special dreams for a while longer. The players, and the fans deserve that. Just watched Virginia play, and while they didn’t play well, I know they will be up for the game and they will be ready on Friday night.
I stayed after the game for a while, just drinking things in. As the band started to play the alma mater, I was watching Garrett Schrader, who was standing around midfield at the 40 yard line talking to someone. As the band started to play the alma mater, I could see he thought about jogging over to the rest of the team, who was lined up near the goal line. He took a couple of very ginger steps and then slowly descended to the turf, taking a knee. He looked really banged up, and I am not happy with him having to play again on Friday. He is going to need a lot of treatment to be close to 100% that quickly.
Very nice to see many new and old friends, including Dick from Michigan.
I have been going to Syracuse football games since the early 1970s. This is one of the five craziest I had attended.
Thought the big 10 officials played a huge role in the game. Mostly favoring Purdue for most of the game, and then calling it straight late to keep Syracuse in the game. late.
Seem like every time we got a big play on offense, the refs called a hold on us. Saw a number of egregious holds from Purdue that were not called. There were a few Apple calls that fortunately were reversed upon review. Thank God for reviews. And thank God the big 10 crew will not work another Syracuse game this year.
Such a strange game. I think it was 10 to 9 Syracuse welll into the fourth quarter. And then the explosions started.
I gotta say, O’Connell was impressive. He and Trevor Lawrence have the strongest arms I have seen in the dome in the past decade probably longer.And he was super accurate as well.
Looked to me as though Syracuse played the first half using a soft zone concept, giving the Purdue receivers five or 10 cards most of the time. Oh come on I was happy to take those little dink throws, and was able to pile up some yardage and move the ball down the field going that way. When they got toward the red zone, the SU defense tightened and Purdue struggled to move the ball forward. I think we went to press coverage with our corners in the second half and it worked for a while.
But props to Joannes, O’Connell, and that tight end who wears number 87. They did a nice job getting open and hurting us, and we are able to move the ball down the field too easily against the defense.
So many big plays, big cars. That late hit on trader was huge. The bomb to Jones was devastating. Have science: Linton, the pic by Caleb for the TV, the TV by 87, so many ebbs and flows.
Sean Tucker did not have a big game. That said he was wide open and three or four wheel routes, that Shrader just could not connect with. We thought Garrett had a strange first half. He was traffic running the ball, and struggle to throw it. Did not look comfortable in the pocket, and maybe gave up on plays a little early a few times. From what I could see, this is not all his fault. We had a big issue with the receivers getting open. I think the reason Gadsden and Jones played a lot late was because they are two toughest and most physical receivers. The Purdue DBs were bullying our WRs (and the big 10 reps let them get away with it).
Just some random observations. It looks like Hoeh and Mang continue to have major problems blocking. I think our OL may have taken a step backwards w/ rub blocking too. Sean just doesn’t have holes run through. Wish we ran more place to the left, where the strength of our OL is.
I think Geer had a really good game at DE. Darton was a force at nose guard. When we started playing press coverage, it looks like Purdue went after Duce a lot.
Really nice job with our coverage teams against excellent Purdue special teams units.
The other team missed a crucial field goal late in the game. Seems like the first time that has happened in decades.
This was, I think, one of those turning point type games. We really need to get a win. So glad it happened. So glad the kids have a chance to be 3-0, and to be able to dream special dreams for a while longer. The players, and the fans deserve that. Just watched Virginia play, and while they didn’t play well, I know they will be up for the game and they will be ready on Friday night.
I stayed after the game for a while, just drinking things in. As the band started to play the alma mater, I was watching Garrett Schrader, who was standing around midfield at the 40 yard line talking to someone. As the band started to play the alma mater, I could see he thought about jogging over to the rest of the team, who was lined up near the goal line. He took a couple of very ginger steps and then slowly descended to the turf, taking a knee. He looked really banged up, and I am not happy with him having to play again on Friday. He is going to need a lot of treatment to be close to 100% that quickly.