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Message: [QUOTE="orangenirvana, post: 314539, member: 156"] 1. I don't throw coaches under the bus 2. It wouldn't bother me much if I did because the coaches are well-paid professionals. The players are unpaid amateurs. Contrary to popular belief, football isn't really that complicated. In the end, it's all about results. Syracuse's offense finished #101 out of 120 FBS teams in 2011. Are you really trying to tell me that that is good? Maybe I'm alone (I'm not) in thinking that 101 out of 120 is "porous." The talent excuse does not work because we play teams in the Big East that is extremely comparable from an ability standpoint. Why do you assume that Cincinnati, Rutgers, USF, Pitt, and Louisville all had more talent on defense than SU did on offense? What proof do you have of that? And even if it were true, it's not an overwhelming difference that would excuse a 101/120 finish. My complaints about the offense are extremely accurate and warranted. [/QUOTE]