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As I posted in the game day thread, yesterday was beautiful. Central NY at its finest. Not a cloud in the sky, late summer warm and the Hill was awash in Orange. Dad and I ended up meeting some Clemson fans that I knew at the Sheraton, had a beer and a Gianelli and headed up to the Quad to meet our gang. Said Hi to Lincoln on the way, had one more beer, two taps on the left shoe and we hit our seats about 40 minutes before kickoff. So far, a perfect Saturday morning but all of that was about to end as the morning turned to afternoon.
The crowd was excellent, an announced 42k and the student section was packed. Each and every one of those in attendance did their best to make sure that the " loud house" lived up to its name. The fans showed up on a beautiful fall day and the students showed up for a noon start. Had this been a 330 or night game it might have been close to a full house.
I haven't watched the replay yet, so I don't have a definitive on the targeting call but it sure as heck looked like a cheap shot. Regardless that one play changed the outcome of this game as much as any other play. Had Shrader kept the ball, had targeting been confirmed I truly believe we would have scored, and the trajectory of the entire contest would have been completely different. Why our head coach didn't lose his Ohana over that is beyond me. But more about him later.
Again, as I stated in the game day thread Clemson has the better team. Top to bottom they are a deep and talented bunch. Extremely well coached and prepared. This is a program that has and will continue to be at the top of the college food chain and for any team to beat them they need to play their best and play clean. Neither of which we did yesterday.
I'm not sure if the hit that Shrader took is the cause of his poor showing or if he was just off. To his defense i thought that Clemson had the perfect plan to negate his strength which is his running ability and force him and Syracuse to beat them through the air which is not and never will be Shrader's strong suit. Our QB is a warrior for sure, but he isn't a good passer. He is a thrower who has an adequate arm, average accuracy, and unfortunately tunnel vision. Couple that with the pressure that Clemson was able to apply and a full game spy on him and we were up against it.
LA had another strong game and Dan proved what many of us knew and that is that he is a talent. Not sure if he got hurt but if not, why didn't he get more targets?
The D was on the field all game long and played their arses off. We have a great D. Not world class but really good. Good enough to get this team ranked if we only had an O. Great job by the players BUT AND YES THIS IS IN CAPS.
Rocky didn't call a good game. Time and time again he dropped into coverage vs pressure on third and longs. I have no idea why. Huge mistake on his part and it definitely cost us yesterday.
Now let's talk about our head coach. I probably have posted this about him more times than carter has pills, but it is as plain as day that Dino is a very poor game day coach. He doesn't have a feel for the game, doesn't defend his team when there are bad calls, doesn't manage the clock well, and doesn't seem to have the ability to work the refs like his opponents do. In addition, penalties are on the head coach, and we are one of the worst in all of college football in that department. I don't want to go into specifics as they have already been discussed but on Game Day, I wish he would stay home with a bowl of Ramen and watch the game on his big screen. In short, he is a liability on game days. Has been since he set foot on campus and always will be.
Still, I want him to remain as our head coach. Why? Because he runs a solid program, truly cares about the kids, and I believe his personality and integrity based on faith is going to pay major dividends in the retention of our key players and in the acquisition of portal players. Dino did a great job this off season filling the coaching voids and also did an excellent job in keeping key players in Syracuse and attracting others to come. As we continue to make bowl games and yes, we will make a bowl game this year he will continue to excel in these two very important areas.
In addition, Dino hasn't been afforded the facilities and support that other ACC programs have had. We have been the worst supported program in the league for years and that matters. Going forward that is about to change and in a big way. Once completed our facilities will compete with almost every other program in the league. I feel good about the NIL that has been put together and it's about to get better. At this point I believe we need to stay the course. His 8 years are in the past. SU needs to focus on the future. Complete the build out, keep building NIL, retain this coaching staff which is finally able to compete in NJ and our other core recruiting areas and continue to make bowl games.
Yesterday was extremely frustrating but it wasn't all on Dino. Long and Beck, Shrader and our WR corps all needed to do better, and the Refs screwed us on more than one call. Next week and of course FSU are going to be tough. Let's keep positive, Keep moving forward. Take care of the teams we can beat, and it will all work out. We are a few years away. Let's stay the course and continue to support the team.
Go Orange.
The crowd was excellent, an announced 42k and the student section was packed. Each and every one of those in attendance did their best to make sure that the " loud house" lived up to its name. The fans showed up on a beautiful fall day and the students showed up for a noon start. Had this been a 330 or night game it might have been close to a full house.
I haven't watched the replay yet, so I don't have a definitive on the targeting call but it sure as heck looked like a cheap shot. Regardless that one play changed the outcome of this game as much as any other play. Had Shrader kept the ball, had targeting been confirmed I truly believe we would have scored, and the trajectory of the entire contest would have been completely different. Why our head coach didn't lose his Ohana over that is beyond me. But more about him later.
Again, as I stated in the game day thread Clemson has the better team. Top to bottom they are a deep and talented bunch. Extremely well coached and prepared. This is a program that has and will continue to be at the top of the college food chain and for any team to beat them they need to play their best and play clean. Neither of which we did yesterday.
I'm not sure if the hit that Shrader took is the cause of his poor showing or if he was just off. To his defense i thought that Clemson had the perfect plan to negate his strength which is his running ability and force him and Syracuse to beat them through the air which is not and never will be Shrader's strong suit. Our QB is a warrior for sure, but he isn't a good passer. He is a thrower who has an adequate arm, average accuracy, and unfortunately tunnel vision. Couple that with the pressure that Clemson was able to apply and a full game spy on him and we were up against it.
LA had another strong game and Dan proved what many of us knew and that is that he is a talent. Not sure if he got hurt but if not, why didn't he get more targets?
The D was on the field all game long and played their arses off. We have a great D. Not world class but really good. Good enough to get this team ranked if we only had an O. Great job by the players BUT AND YES THIS IS IN CAPS.
Rocky didn't call a good game. Time and time again he dropped into coverage vs pressure on third and longs. I have no idea why. Huge mistake on his part and it definitely cost us yesterday.
Now let's talk about our head coach. I probably have posted this about him more times than carter has pills, but it is as plain as day that Dino is a very poor game day coach. He doesn't have a feel for the game, doesn't defend his team when there are bad calls, doesn't manage the clock well, and doesn't seem to have the ability to work the refs like his opponents do. In addition, penalties are on the head coach, and we are one of the worst in all of college football in that department. I don't want to go into specifics as they have already been discussed but on Game Day, I wish he would stay home with a bowl of Ramen and watch the game on his big screen. In short, he is a liability on game days. Has been since he set foot on campus and always will be.
Still, I want him to remain as our head coach. Why? Because he runs a solid program, truly cares about the kids, and I believe his personality and integrity based on faith is going to pay major dividends in the retention of our key players and in the acquisition of portal players. Dino did a great job this off season filling the coaching voids and also did an excellent job in keeping key players in Syracuse and attracting others to come. As we continue to make bowl games and yes, we will make a bowl game this year he will continue to excel in these two very important areas.
In addition, Dino hasn't been afforded the facilities and support that other ACC programs have had. We have been the worst supported program in the league for years and that matters. Going forward that is about to change and in a big way. Once completed our facilities will compete with almost every other program in the league. I feel good about the NIL that has been put together and it's about to get better. At this point I believe we need to stay the course. His 8 years are in the past. SU needs to focus on the future. Complete the build out, keep building NIL, retain this coaching staff which is finally able to compete in NJ and our other core recruiting areas and continue to make bowl games.
Yesterday was extremely frustrating but it wasn't all on Dino. Long and Beck, Shrader and our WR corps all needed to do better, and the Refs screwed us on more than one call. Next week and of course FSU are going to be tough. Let's keep positive, Keep moving forward. Take care of the teams we can beat, and it will all work out. We are a few years away. Let's stay the course and continue to support the team.
Go Orange.