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[QUOTE="leftytg, post: 725565, member: 2651"]
The bolded was the big takeaway for me as well.  I didn't realize PSU had a new center as well.  I respect BOB as a coach and offensive mind and know he'll have his team prepared as much as possible.  But there is simply no substitute for experience and game day speed, and all the coaching and preparing in the world can't truly prepare a true freshman QB for the speed and confusion the Syracuse defense will be bringing.  I think BOB will have to drastically simplify and tone down his playbook and expect PSU to use heavy doses of power running and play action/misdirection.  I thought the article's point on PSU using a lot of TE's for flexibility without substituting was an interesting one, but Syracuse's defense is fast enough that I'm not worried about a bunch of TE's running away from our LB's in coverage. 
 
I do hope Bullough/Shafer have something up their sleeve for the second half, as PSU will make adjustments at halftime.  If SU can introduce a new wrinkle that wasn't shown in the first half, it can mitigate against any attempts by PSU to adapt and adjust.  I'd love to see Syracuse really test PSU's QB's accuracy and quick decision making.  Last year, facing high school competition, Hackenberg only completed 54% of his passes and Ferguson, facing JUCO competition, only completed 56%.  Play fast, swarm, take away the first read and see how these guys do going through progressions on the fly and throwing with accuracy.
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