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[QUOTE="Shrmdougluvr, post: 5041644, member: 396"]
This should probably go into some "Strategic Blunder" thread since this is good dialogue unrelated to rankings, but Syracuse is:
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[*]Toward the middle in man down defense by kill %;
[*]Toward the bottom in amount of man ups opponents have had;
[*]6 opponents are in the top 20 in man up offense;
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[*]Notre Dame, Delaware, Colgate, and Army are all on the Top 10 in man up offense.
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In other words, that unit is doing a decent job overall.

I can't speak to Fig or Dwan being tired, but generally having some down time is good for physical and mental well-being.

Also, scapegoating Titus is odd since we know we're playing Rice and a bunch of other guys (many of who have had good moments/games) and it was thought to be our weakest position coming into the year.

Last, we simply don't know whether these are our best man down players or not ([USER=8248]DMVCuseLax[/USER] may know).    Beck was out there last year.  Frat was a starter for a spell a few years ago.  Sageder got a lot of run last year and this is a way to keep him engaged.  Drago and Titus are vets.  I think we can assume they are not our best 6 v 6 guys.

The entire conversation is academic because i dont see Gait or Odierna scapping it.

It also may have some off field benefits for team chemistry and ecruiting because your getting five more guys on the field who wouldnt otherwise get much run.
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