SWC75
Bored Historian
- Joined
- Aug 26, 2011
- Messages
- 34,529
- Like
- 67,226
Coach Babers’s Show will be at the new Marriott Syracuse, (the former Hotel Syracuse). The first show will be Wednesday night at 7PM because the game is Friday, (the show will normally be two days before the next game). They will be in Shaughnessy’s Irish Pub, which can be accessed from the street.
This article contains the schedule:
New Home for AmeriCU Dino Babers Show
You can also listen to the show live each week on the Syracuse IMG Sports Network and Cuse.com. Wednesday's show will be on 99.1 FM and 97.7 FM, as well. The show will regularly air on 99.5FM (Syracuse) 99.1 FM (Utica) and 1200 AM.”
You can also get it on: Listen to The Jim Bohannon Show on WGVA on TuneIn
There hasn’t been any change in the phone numbers, which last year were 315-424-8599 (local) or 1-888-746-2873. You can call to ask questions or submit them via Twitter at: #AskDino hashtag on Twitter
Or through Cuse.com, (the SU Athletic website):
Syracuse University Athletics
You can listen to a podcast of the show, probably the next day, at: Search results for babers | Listen to Free Internet Radio | TuneIn
I’ve been asked to continue doing the summaries, even by people who listen to the podcasts. I may focus on the major points, rather than trying to record everything.
My Question(s)
“Coach, everybody’s waiting for the 4th through the 6th game to see what miracles will happen on offense. I’m concerned about the defense. What schedule are they on? “
The Show
(I sometimes re-arrange the comments so that statements made on the same subject are reported together, even if they came at different points of the show.)
So, I’m out at Big Don’s playing my weekly game of miniature golf at 6:56PM when the thought occurs to me that the Coach’s Show isn’t always on Thursdays. It’s 2 days before a game. And this is 2 days before a game!!! I play on through, (hey! It’s still summer!), get into the car and turn the radio on and drive home, listening to the beginning of the show. I was able to get two main points: Coach Babers thinks the ACC may be the most physical conference he’s ever been in “And I was in the Big ten when it was 10”. He likes to avoid “tendencies” unless he wants to establish one to set up an opposing coach. As an example of the alter he explained how they set up Bud Foster, the legendary Virginia Tech DC in last year’s game. The 84 yard halfback pass from Dontae Strickland to Brisley Estime for the long TD that gave us a a 14-3 lead was the result of establishing a tendency and then taking advantage of it.
Matt Park mentioned that Syracuse “has more returning starters than any other team in the country”. Coach countered that this was because of all our injuries. We had many “starters” who played in 4-5 games rather than 10-11.
I arrived home in time to call in my question. Coach talked about their second scrimmage, which he said was the most one-sided scrimmage in the 6 years since he became a head coach. “They took the offense to the woodshed”. This was the one in which with the 6 turnovers from 4 different quarterbacks. “I told them they messed up- now I’ll expect that to be their new standard or performance. If they don’t live up to it, things will get crazy around here.” He liked the “fantastic enthusiasm and effort- it snowballed. I told them if they keep this up you will break them” (opposing offenses). I think he believes the defense has already arrived. I guess their 4th to 6th week was of practice.
They talked about Eric Dungey. Dino said that his relationship with Dungey has changed. “It’s the way he handles me, not the way I handle him. We’ve become more pilot and co-pilot. He tells me what he sees out there. I told him he’s like a race car driver. Don’t tap on the breaks. This car doesn’t have brakes.”
Texan Mark was there and asked what Syracuse delicacies the Coach had tried. He recently discovered salt potatoes and now his wife has learned to make them. He hasn’t tried chicken riggies or Hoffman hot dogs yet.
TexanMark’s question, (because of his name), led to a discussion of events in Houston. Dino said he has more relatives there than in any other state and that his father was buried there. He’s check and his people are OK. “They’ve had the most rain ever on the mainland- 51 inches. And there’s no place for that water to go.”
Texan Mark also asked when our new jerseys will go on sale. Coach didn’t know about the marketing end of it but said the new jerseys “will soon be at a theater near you”. He turns the uniform selection over to the seniors with only two instructions: 1) Don’t go crazy and 2) Not Orange, orange, orange.
They talked about Central Connecticut. “They have 8 returning starters on each side of the ball….Their quarterback is 6-6 Jacob Dolegala who can look over people and see the field….Joey Field is a very shifty receiver…They have an outstanding tight end (KJ Smith)…Their tailback is a West Virginia transfer, (Cameron Nash), with ‘Power Five’ skills – he’s very shifty….they are younger in the offensive line….Nate Brown is an outstanding safety who, like Antwan Cordy, was injured early last year.”
They had a trivia question: Jacob Dolegala is the grandson of a player who started for the 1959 Syracuse National champions. Who was that player? Matt offered a clue: Jacob was born in Hamburg, NY, near Buffalo.
http://www.remembertheafl.com/images/1964Topps25Bemiller_small1.jpg
A 4th grader named Brendan asked who will be the impact freshmen this year. Dino said there would be a couple but did not name them. “I just want them to get over the idea that they are now in the Dome playing college football before a big crowd and just compete. They are going to do OK. “
He’s excited about having a fullback and a couple of tight ends. He said it’s a myth they don’t throw to tight ends. He loves tight ends. He has one on his staff who was a 3rd team All-American. I looked at the staff bios and he has two assistants who played tight end: Sean Lewis, the co-offensive coordinator and QB coach who played QB and TE for Wisconsin from 2004-2007 and Jeff Lepak, “quality control” assistant for special teams, who played for Dino at Eastern Illinois. From the Cuse.com bio: “A Belton, Texas native, LePak was a wide receiver at Baylor from 2010-12 before transferring to play tight end for Babers at Eastern Illinois. LePak caught 81 passes for more than 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns in two seasons with the Panthers, including 51 receptions and eight touchdowns in 2013. A team captain as a senior, LePak was a two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team selection and earned All-America honors in 2013 after helping the Panthers reach the FCS quarterfinals.” I assume he was talking about Lepak. If we can get those numbers out of the tight end positon this year, it will be a huge plus. Dino: “We have two tight ends and a fullback and they will play this year. We need old fashioned formations, not just the spread.” (Did Dino read my SU Football Preview?)
They talked about redshirting. “It’s something based on the individual, the positon and the team needs. It’s about how it affects the family, the team and the community.” The community?
Sean Edinger, the “Assistant Athletics Director/Athletic Performance (Football)”, (basically Dino Babers personal strength and conditioning coach for the football team) was the “special guest”. He was given the last 5 minutes of the show but before that Dino introduced him by describing his own procedure for evaluating a player’s physical development. He doesn’t care what he looks like walking toward him. He wants to see them walking away. He wants to see the calves and the triceps. That shows what the player has been doing in the weight room.
Edinger’s motto is “Water on rock. Consistent pressure over time.” He said Eric Dungey “took a lot of pride in developing himself. Strength builds confidence. You are more comfortable. You don’t fear things.”
This article contains the schedule:
New Home for AmeriCU Dino Babers Show
You can also listen to the show live each week on the Syracuse IMG Sports Network and Cuse.com. Wednesday's show will be on 99.1 FM and 97.7 FM, as well. The show will regularly air on 99.5FM (Syracuse) 99.1 FM (Utica) and 1200 AM.”
You can also get it on: Listen to The Jim Bohannon Show on WGVA on TuneIn
There hasn’t been any change in the phone numbers, which last year were 315-424-8599 (local) or 1-888-746-2873. You can call to ask questions or submit them via Twitter at: #AskDino hashtag on Twitter
Or through Cuse.com, (the SU Athletic website):
Syracuse University Athletics
You can listen to a podcast of the show, probably the next day, at: Search results for babers | Listen to Free Internet Radio | TuneIn
I’ve been asked to continue doing the summaries, even by people who listen to the podcasts. I may focus on the major points, rather than trying to record everything.
My Question(s)
“Coach, everybody’s waiting for the 4th through the 6th game to see what miracles will happen on offense. I’m concerned about the defense. What schedule are they on? “
The Show
(I sometimes re-arrange the comments so that statements made on the same subject are reported together, even if they came at different points of the show.)
So, I’m out at Big Don’s playing my weekly game of miniature golf at 6:56PM when the thought occurs to me that the Coach’s Show isn’t always on Thursdays. It’s 2 days before a game. And this is 2 days before a game!!! I play on through, (hey! It’s still summer!), get into the car and turn the radio on and drive home, listening to the beginning of the show. I was able to get two main points: Coach Babers thinks the ACC may be the most physical conference he’s ever been in “And I was in the Big ten when it was 10”. He likes to avoid “tendencies” unless he wants to establish one to set up an opposing coach. As an example of the alter he explained how they set up Bud Foster, the legendary Virginia Tech DC in last year’s game. The 84 yard halfback pass from Dontae Strickland to Brisley Estime for the long TD that gave us a a 14-3 lead was the result of establishing a tendency and then taking advantage of it.
Matt Park mentioned that Syracuse “has more returning starters than any other team in the country”. Coach countered that this was because of all our injuries. We had many “starters” who played in 4-5 games rather than 10-11.
I arrived home in time to call in my question. Coach talked about their second scrimmage, which he said was the most one-sided scrimmage in the 6 years since he became a head coach. “They took the offense to the woodshed”. This was the one in which with the 6 turnovers from 4 different quarterbacks. “I told them they messed up- now I’ll expect that to be their new standard or performance. If they don’t live up to it, things will get crazy around here.” He liked the “fantastic enthusiasm and effort- it snowballed. I told them if they keep this up you will break them” (opposing offenses). I think he believes the defense has already arrived. I guess their 4th to 6th week was of practice.
They talked about Eric Dungey. Dino said that his relationship with Dungey has changed. “It’s the way he handles me, not the way I handle him. We’ve become more pilot and co-pilot. He tells me what he sees out there. I told him he’s like a race car driver. Don’t tap on the breaks. This car doesn’t have brakes.”
Texan Mark was there and asked what Syracuse delicacies the Coach had tried. He recently discovered salt potatoes and now his wife has learned to make them. He hasn’t tried chicken riggies or Hoffman hot dogs yet.
TexanMark’s question, (because of his name), led to a discussion of events in Houston. Dino said he has more relatives there than in any other state and that his father was buried there. He’s check and his people are OK. “They’ve had the most rain ever on the mainland- 51 inches. And there’s no place for that water to go.”
Texan Mark also asked when our new jerseys will go on sale. Coach didn’t know about the marketing end of it but said the new jerseys “will soon be at a theater near you”. He turns the uniform selection over to the seniors with only two instructions: 1) Don’t go crazy and 2) Not Orange, orange, orange.
They talked about Central Connecticut. “They have 8 returning starters on each side of the ball….Their quarterback is 6-6 Jacob Dolegala who can look over people and see the field….Joey Field is a very shifty receiver…They have an outstanding tight end (KJ Smith)…Their tailback is a West Virginia transfer, (Cameron Nash), with ‘Power Five’ skills – he’s very shifty….they are younger in the offensive line….Nate Brown is an outstanding safety who, like Antwan Cordy, was injured early last year.”
They had a trivia question: Jacob Dolegala is the grandson of a player who started for the 1959 Syracuse National champions. Who was that player? Matt offered a clue: Jacob was born in Hamburg, NY, near Buffalo.
http://www.remembertheafl.com/images/1964Topps25Bemiller_small1.jpg
A 4th grader named Brendan asked who will be the impact freshmen this year. Dino said there would be a couple but did not name them. “I just want them to get over the idea that they are now in the Dome playing college football before a big crowd and just compete. They are going to do OK. “
He’s excited about having a fullback and a couple of tight ends. He said it’s a myth they don’t throw to tight ends. He loves tight ends. He has one on his staff who was a 3rd team All-American. I looked at the staff bios and he has two assistants who played tight end: Sean Lewis, the co-offensive coordinator and QB coach who played QB and TE for Wisconsin from 2004-2007 and Jeff Lepak, “quality control” assistant for special teams, who played for Dino at Eastern Illinois. From the Cuse.com bio: “A Belton, Texas native, LePak was a wide receiver at Baylor from 2010-12 before transferring to play tight end for Babers at Eastern Illinois. LePak caught 81 passes for more than 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns in two seasons with the Panthers, including 51 receptions and eight touchdowns in 2013. A team captain as a senior, LePak was a two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team selection and earned All-America honors in 2013 after helping the Panthers reach the FCS quarterfinals.” I assume he was talking about Lepak. If we can get those numbers out of the tight end positon this year, it will be a huge plus. Dino: “We have two tight ends and a fullback and they will play this year. We need old fashioned formations, not just the spread.” (Did Dino read my SU Football Preview?)
They talked about redshirting. “It’s something based on the individual, the positon and the team needs. It’s about how it affects the family, the team and the community.” The community?
Sean Edinger, the “Assistant Athletics Director/Athletic Performance (Football)”, (basically Dino Babers personal strength and conditioning coach for the football team) was the “special guest”. He was given the last 5 minutes of the show but before that Dino introduced him by describing his own procedure for evaluating a player’s physical development. He doesn’t care what he looks like walking toward him. He wants to see them walking away. He wants to see the calves and the triceps. That shows what the player has been doing in the weight room.
Edinger’s motto is “Water on rock. Consistent pressure over time.” He said Eric Dungey “took a lot of pride in developing himself. Strength builds confidence. You are more comfortable. You don’t fear things.”
