Some Random Nuggets

[Scooch]

Well, maybe if the board tries harder next year we can get ourselves a bowl game.

You can't expect this board to have that kind of success right away! Gotta give us 5 years, and dammit we need time to get "our posters" more involved with the board. Mostly we just need smarter, stronger posters.

 

[Toga]

You can't expect this board to have that kind of success right away! Gotta give us 5 years, and dammit we need time to get "our posters" more involved with the board. Mostly we just need smarter, stronger posters.

Better facilities also

 

[GHLF]

We need a premium board. Like Yesterday. The stuff on Lyn is embellished. Kid was deservingly sent home, but he also is a competitor and a kid that plays his heart out. He's a kid that is learning how to grow up, it happened to us all when we were 19. I'll leave it at that.

I agree

 

[GHLF]

Oh BS. This board has 1700 users of which 1/2 are lurkers. So that's maybe 2% of attendance and a minuscule percentage of the total fan base. This board has nothing to do with who the coaches are, who they recruit, where they recruit, the workouts, the game plan, the play calling, who plays, who doesn't play, in game decisions like kicking on 4th and inches, etc...nada, zero, zilch. And if you mean negativity in general, pfft about that too. Every single board has negativity when things go to hell in a hand basket and even more so with the better programs. If you think this board had a negative impact on the program, then in reverse, you and some others had a major negative impact on the program under GRob. I think I even remember you posting something similar under P that the internet was a part of the problem. It's like deja vue. You forget, many of the people on this board are the very people who shell out their hard earned money for the program, attend games both home and away, and support the program in many other ways.

Good points, however negativity in my opinion certainly seems to be very pungent here lately. Allowed to express personal views right. And by the way I am sure there are so many people here who support the program and vision, it is tough, TY

 

[GHLF]

Agree with your post. Guys like JB live and die with their system. For JB it is zone all the way. Doug has chosen his O and he will live or die with it. At this point he will be playing with his own recruits so we will see.

Do a little more research

 

[Boston Tiger]

And if you mean negativity in general, pfft about that too. Every single board has negativity when things go to hell in a hand basket and even more so with the better programs.

This quote is 100% correct. You wouldn't believe the negativity on the LSU boards for the last two years, and up through the mid point of this season. The negative posters have gone into hibernation for the last month or two, except during games, when they revert to their natural tendencies on the scoreboard.

 

[Scooch]

This quote is 100% correct. You wouldn't believe the negativity on the LSU boards for the last two years, and up through the mid point of this season. The negative posters have gone into hibernation for the last month or two, except during games, when they revert to their natural tendencies on the scoreboard.

Hell, go no further than one click away to our own hoops board. I gurantee that if we only beat SHU tonight by, say, 6, there will be a tidal wave of crabby posts. It's why boards like this exist, just another outlet to kvetch. Sports fans have been doing it since the dawn of time.

Funny though, the negativity on the hoops board doesn't seem to hurt our recruiting, or impact our seasons.

Weird.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Hell, go no further than one click away to our own hoops board. I gurantee that if we only beat SHU tonight by, say, 6, there will be a tidal wave of crabby posts. It's why boards like this exist, just another outlet to kvetch. Sports fans have been doing it since the dawn of time.

Funny though, the negativity on the hoops board doesn't seem to hurt our recruiting, or impact our seasons.

Weird.

Agreed, it's just another level of excuse making for a dismal finish this year, oh it's the fans!! those damn internet message boards are killing us!

 

[GoSU96]

Hell, go no further than one click away to our own hoops board. I gurantee that if we only beat SHU tonight by, say, 6, there will be a tidal wave of crabby posts. It's why boards like this exist, just another outlet to kvetch. Sports fans have been doing it since the dawn of time.

Funny though, the negativity on the hoops board doesn't seem to hurt our recruiting, or impact our seasons.

Weird.

Yeah, because the condition of the programs are mirror images of each other.

One has coach with over thirty years on the job at the top of the sport with a string of top 10 classes, the other has a coach just starting his third year trying to rebuild from being one of the two or three worst programs in the sport.

 

[GoSU96]

The board is an over amplification of how the program is faring on any given day.

Beat WVA and this place is thinking we are a top 15 team and are world beaters.

Frustratingly drop five games to end the years in the worst BCS conference and the board wants to fire the pee troughs at the Dome.

And if the coaching staff can't overcome the collective "negative impact" of our little Internet forum, then , we got the wrong guys.

Go Orange.

Did I say they couldn't overcome it?

 

[Scooch]

Agreed, it's just another level of excuse making for a dismal finish this year, oh it's the fans!! those damn internet message boards are killing us!

It cracks me up because by any objective measure our fan base is so very tame. Can you imagine the level of unmitigated venom that would be spewing forth on most SEC, Big Ten, Big XII or even Pac-12 boards after a season-closing 5 game losing streak (and really an entirely uninspiring season outside of one great Friday night)? Hell, forget the fans, the MEDIA in those markets would be absolutely hammering the head coach. We have almost none of that here.

All the more reason why Marrone's demeanor is troubling. Syracuse is not a pressure-cooker.

 

[GoSU96]

Agreed, it's just another level of excuse making for a dismal finish this year, oh it's the fans!! those damn internet message boards are killing us!

I said the program, not the season on the field.

 

[OrangeAl]

IIRC, a few years ago a poster on an SU board was taken to task for making public some sensitive injury information. That set up a justifiable wall between the program and the curious minds who want to know.

 

[Scooch]

Yeah, because the condition of the programs are mirror images of each other.

One has coach with over thirty years on the job at the top of the sport with a string of top 10 classes, the other has a coach just starting his third year trying to rebuild from being one of the two or three worst programs in the sport.

So once again we're going to hear the excuse that the Internets ruins our recruiting?

It's not the aging facilities, or a decade of crappy football? It's IthacaBarrel?

 

[IthacaBarrel]

It cracks me up because by any objective measure our fan base is so very tame. Can you imagine the level of unmitigated venom that would be spewing forth on most SEC, Big Ten, Big XII or even Pac-12 boards after a season-closing 5 game losing streak (and really an entirely uninspiring season outside of one great Friday night)? Hell, forget the fans, the MEDIA in those markets would be absolutely hammering the head coach. We have almost none of that here.

All the more reason why Marrone's demeanor is troubling. Syracuse is not a pressure-cooker.

The writers seem afraid to criticize and like I said I have cooled down after living through those last 6 weeks but the season itself as you said minus the one Friday night was really bad. Marrone deserves to be criticized because his performance was really bad. Bottomline, next year is year 4, I think we should be able to stop with the more time stuff, it's sink or swim. Winning season and establish some consistency moving forward. How people feel about Doug doesn't remove him from being fired or being placed on the hot seat and Marrone understands that, he knows the business nor does he have his head in the clouds with what is expected. The fans will come back when Syracuse establishes itself as a consistent winner and only then, you can't win by white knuckling every game either

 

[IthacaBarrel]

So once again we're going to hear the excuse that the Internets ruins our recruiting?

It's not the aging facilities, or a decade of crappy football? It's IthacaBarrel?

Not to make a huge stink here either, the program needs more fans that actually give a shi!t, when we lose fans should be pissed off. The lethargy due to poor performance is what is slowly wearing down the program. I still don't see an easy link for donating either, the program doesn't make it easy. How about a website with the proposed new facilities, the capital needed,a meter of where we are, the schedule for the new facilities, etc and a freaking link to donate. When said website is completed, send a blast out to everyone in their database. I don't get why they can't do that. Everyone knows we need new facilities, where, when, and what is the issue. Piss poor job by the top heavy AD department, we seem to have no issue parading around ex players, etc etc. get down to brass tax

 

[GoSU96]

So once again we're going to hear the excuse that the Internets ruins our recruiting?

It's not the aging facilities, or a decade of crappy football? It's IthacaBarrel?

It's all of it. They have been trying to climb out of a huge hole and some folks here have made the job harder.

You want to think that I was saying this board is the entire cause of all that is wrong, that's your prerogative.

Awful defensive bunch here.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

It's all of it. They have been trying to climb out of a huge hole and some folks here have made the job harder.

You want to think that I was saying this board is the entire cause of all that is wrong, that's your prerogative.

Awful defensive bunch here.

It's tough to say that this year was positive in part of the rebuilding process, the first two obvioulsy not the case. We took a big step back this year, IMO. I think that is observing the obvious, that said there is no reason why we can't take two big steps forward next year but we need consistency going forward, that is the mark of a good coach. I understand that Marrone gets this and is trying to establish this, can he is the question. Marrone knows what needs to be done, no disputing that, IMO. I for one, hope he cracks down, goes more Coughlin than Pete Carroll, this team needs to have disciplined athletes, on and off the field and I think in an effort to win immediately he has sacrificed a few of his beliefs, just my 2 cents, I am not claiming this as anymore than my opinion. However, every team will have 5-6 kids that need to be watched closer than the others, you just hope it isn't 15-16 kids and I don't know if that wasn't an issue this year

 

[kcsu]

The comments on this board have nothing to do with the programs success or failure. Go spend sometime on another site. Most of them make ours seem tame.

 

[rosconey]

i love how syracuse fans are the only ones who complain according to the "loyalists"
"loyalists" can find a excuse for everything down to why marrone has a hole in his sock-
anyone who has a opinion that is against "loyalists" views is out to get the program

i was pro marrone ,but as this season wore on it became evident that something big is missing -

the program has a void again like it did under he who's name should not be mentioned-

i enjoyed watching a scrappy team last season,this year enjoyment was forgotten and we had to keep the vomit bucket close-

i wish i knew if a new coach or ad would fill the void and once again point the program in the right direction-

and for the record im still pissed at how the season finished just like i was after every year of the nameless one-and that friggin sucks man

 

[orangenauburn]

You are the one who is defensive Go

 

[SoBristol]

This thread illustrates why you really don't want to go 0-for November/December. Fans might forget and forgive a slow start to the season. They don't forget when you ended up with a long losing streak.

Even more disappointing -- all your key guys on offense were healthy.

 

[Bayside44]

It's tough to say that this year was positive in part of the rebuilding process, the first two obvioulsy not the case. We took a big step back this year, IMO. I think that is observing the obvious, that said there is no reason why we can't take two big steps forward next year but we need consistency going forward, that is the mark of a good coach. I understand that Marrone gets this and is trying to establish this, can he is the question. Marrone knows what needs to be done, no disputing that, IMO. I for one, hope he cracks down, goes more Coughlin than Pete Carroll, this team needs to have disciplined athletes, on and off the field and I think in an effort to win immediately he has sacrificed a few of his beliefs, just my 2 cents, I am not caliming this as anymore than my opinion. However, every team will have 5-6 kids that need to be watched closer than the others

End of the day this wa a bit of a trap season. We lost some good kids and kids that were supposed to be senior leaders and playmakers (Collier, Fairchild, Sales, etc) weren't here for whatever reason. Losing the RU game hurt more than one would think, that would've been a huge mental hurdle. Plus your posts, the inconsistencies in them, clearly got to some of our younger players. Oh Lord

 

[IthacaBarrel]

End of the day this wa a bit of a trap season. We lost some good kids and kids that were supposed to be senior leaders and playmakers (Collier, Fairchild, Sales, etc) weren't here for whatever reason. Losing the RU game hurt more than one would think, that would've been a huge mental hurdle. Plus your posts, the inconsistencies in them, clearly got to some of our younger players. Oh Lord

I agree, I need to be more careful!! It cost us at least 2 games but then again many kids didn't want to play in a bowl game, all that success in the BCS Pinstripe Bowl went right to their head, they must have been reading my posts after the Big Win versus K St.

 

[MadNY3]

Did I say they couldn't overcome it?

Did I say you said it?

No.

I stated it.