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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 1028681, member: 27"] OE did a great job recapping the visit by Coach Lea and Terrel. I will try and fill in a few morsels here and there. Coach Lea brought a hand written card for Dan, which contained a moving message to Dan thanking him for his contributions to the football program and urging him to get well soon. Dan and I know Coach Lea because we played in a foursome with him last year at the annual Syracuse football golf outing at the Seneca Falls Country Club. While on the subject, that event should be coming up soon. Haven't seen an invitation yet but it was held on June 10th last year and I think it will be held around then again this year. The staff thinks it is happening again and I know it is typically held on a Monday afternoon. Anyway, if you like SU football, you should consider attending. The coaches are very gracious fielding questions, it is a relaxed atmosphere, there is a great auction of cool SU stuff, the food is good and everyone is talking Syracuse football. It is one of my favorite events of the year. Back to the visit. Coach Lea said Lynch and Davis are having terrific springs, Hodge is looking very good in the middle, the youngsters are developing well and he is really excited for the incoming class of linebackers, all of whom have a chance to be great players. Said he thought Marquis Spruill got a raw deal not getting invited to the combine, a big group of juniors leaving early hurt him, as did his weight before his junior season, when pro scouts saw 215 and decided he was not NFL material. He is up to 230 now and Terrel Hunt says he is an athletic freak who is running sub 4.5 40s. Coach Lea thinks he will make an NFL team next season... Terrel confirmed that Brisley has taken his game to another level. Said it seemed that everything changed for him after his big game in Houston and he is playing with a lot more confidence. "Seems every practice I throw him a short pass near the line of scrimmage and the next thing you know, he is standing 70 yards away in the endzone". He said all the receivers are playing markedly better, there is heavy competition among all of them and it is driving them all to become better players. He loves the uber fast offense they are playing now ("it is a lot of fun") and is pushing the staff hard to re-institute a walk through campus to the Dome on gameday. Wants to bring the team closer to the fans and get some new traditions going. This would include a stop to the ED statue for a good mojo touch of course... Hunt also LOVES the new uniforms, says the rest of the team and the incoming recruits are all excited about them, says the coaches got them a great present and they need to play really well to show their thanks. [/QUOTE]

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