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Message: [QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 4314923, member: 4819"] I know the point you are trying to make but Spallina did run out of the box a couple of times in both All Star games this summer and he didn't look out of place. In the NLF game he scored a very nice goal that way. Even Mark Dixon stated that he thought Syracuse might try and utilize him out of the box to create mismatch problems. I don't think he's an elite athlete by any stretch of the imagination but I think he's better than a lot of people think. He's faster and quicker than I think people give him credit for. I don't think its a certainty that everything will run through Spallina next year - Hiltz is still on campus for hopefully the next three years. It was pretty evident that Syracuse was counting on Hiltz last year and things fell apart pretty quickly without him guiding the offense. Spallina isn't going to be the main guy every play like he was in high school, he's going to have to share the load with Owen. I have no doubt that there will be more transfers after fall ball. Last year there were a bunch of kids who transferred after fall ball. I think some of them were told that there wasn't going to be a place for them come spring time. I imagine that will happen again this year if some players haven't developed enough in the offseason. It's a big roster right now and I count at least eight guys on offense I would be surprised if they got any time. I'm definitely not rooting for them to leave, but there is no way for everyone to stay happy. Another poster said last year when things weren't going well that Gait was heavily invested in the incoming freshman class, there are kids already on the roster who can probably see the writing on the wall. In some ways I am surprised more kids didn't leave (again, given the current size of the roster). [/QUOTE]

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