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NCAA Final Four Week News

I know what is newsworthy. That we do not have a game preview for the biggest game for the program in 12 years and it is 2 days before gameday!! Come on y'all I can't be the one to start it. Have not started one yet and it would be bad mojo to start now!
 
DoctahLexus said:
I know what is newsworthy. That we do not have a game preview for the biggest game for the program in 12 years and it is 2 days before gameday!! Come on y'all I can't be the one to start it. Have not started one yet and it would be bad mojo to start now!
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I posted something in the "Writing on the Wall" thread that felt like a preview. Post #219 if you want to check it out.

After reading and listening to most everything out there at this point, I think the biggest thing in this game is pace of play, and how SU can dictate it. Easiest way is to do so at the face-off dot. On paper SU has an advantage with John Mullen, but as we've seen anything can happen. He was 50% in the first matchup and was sub 50 last week. He had been crushing it prior to the Princeton game, and I have to think the refs got into his head with the whistle. If he plays like he did vs Notre Dame/Duke/Harvard, that would set up SU really well.

SU obviously has to shoot well in this game and not let McAnaney get hot. And last thing, cannot slide like crazy people against this offense - make them beat you. I think matchups against the Terps are pretty obvious (Fig on Erksa, Dwan on Spanos, Grace on Kelly), but if our long poles leave their man to double, that guy is certainly going to get the ball. On defense I think it's really important that they remain calm and composed, the Terps will punish them if they get sloppy.

This game is winnable, but they have to play really well. McCool getting his mojo back is perhaps the thing that concerns me the most right now, but he clearly has the talent. The whole team needs to play smart and capitalize on the opportunities that present themselves.

Let's go Orange!! HHH!! WOOOOOO!!!!
 
Powellfan said:
I posted something in the "Writing on the Wall" thread that felt like a preview. Post #219 if you want to check it out.

After reading and listening to most everything out there at this point, I think the biggest thing in this game is pace of play, and how SU can dictate it. Easiest way is to do so at the face-off dot. On paper SU has an advantage with John Mullen, but as we've seen anything can happen. He was 50% in the first matchup and was sub 50 last week. He had been crushing it prior to the Princeton game, and I have to think the refs got into his head with the whistle. If he plays like he did vs Notre Dame/Duke/Harvard, that would set up SU really well.

SU obviously has to shoot well in this game and not let McAnaney get hot. And last thing, cannot slide like crazy people against this offense - make them beat you. I think matchups against the Terps are pretty obvious (Fig on Erksa, Dwan on Spanos, Grace on Kelly), but if our long poles leave their man to double, that guy is certainly going to get the ball. On defense I think it's really important that they remain calm and composed, the Terps will punish them if they get sloppy.

This game is winnable, but they have to play really well. McCool getting his mojo back is perhaps the thing that concerns me the most right now, but he clearly has the talent. The whole team needs to play smart and capitalize on the opportunities that present themselves.

Let's go Orange!! HHH!! WOOOOOO!!!!
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Much better to be talking here than on a thread with that title! Think that Md middies will have a good day against our ssdms. They have a strong 1st line midfield just like us, and our ssdms have been in rough shape. That plus some shaky play from McCool has me worried. Agree that him getting back on track is crucial. We will need to do some scoring ourselves.

Our lineups are a lot more optimized now than they were in February against this MD squad. Payton leading the 2nd middie line gives me a lot more hope for their impact. Both him and Hottle were not playing in that first game. I like what I have seen from Thomson in recent games at attack. Even with their strong offball d he can make an impact.

Need Grace/Dwan to be on in this one too. Spanos is the scariest guy on their attack line and took Grace to the rack a couple times in the first game. Can’t have the attack making a bunch happen with the middie matchups already being a concern.
 
If we aren't rocking the throw back unis on Saturday (which is the best jersey in the history of sports going back thousands of years), then I just give up. Wear these and we beat Maryland 27-1.
 

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If we aren't rocking the throw back unis on Saturday (which is the best jersey in the history of sports going back thousands of years), then I just give up. Wear these and we beat Maryland 27-1.
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While I agree with you, SU will not be wearing white.
 
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