The Downside - Virginia Tech

[Capt. Tuttle]

- Eric Dungey carried the ball 24 times. Our nominal “running back”, Dontae Strickland, only carried it 16 times. Dungey now has more carries on the season than Strickland, 104-102. He’s also been sacked 18 times and has often been hit hard on many of the 308 passes he’s gotten off. Babers has stated he prefers a pocket quarterback over a running quarterback because a running quarterback gets subjected to too much punishment. We all know Dungey’s history. He seems like a ticking time bomb. Can Babers find a way to play offense the way he really wants to, with minimum risk to the quarterback?

- I find it completely in conceivable and completely unacceptable that we have no power running package for goal line situations. Our attempts to get the ball into the end zone from the one in the empty backfield set were pathetic. And I’m still not sure Dungey got in on that go-ahead score. Every team in America ought to have a running back with enough thump to score and a guy who can be a lead blocker. That was the worst goal line stand against us since the Iowa debacle of 2006.

- 31 points is still not a lot to get off of 561 yards. We still haven’t really had that offensive explosion we have been waiting for yet.

- And 468 yards is still too many to give up, even if we kept them out of the end zone for the most part.

- We had less than 34,000 there for the 17th ranked team in the country. It was our largest crowd of the season. Fans used to come to the Dome to see Syracuse paly. Then they would come to the Dome to watch the other team if they were good. Now they don’t come at all, beyond the die-hards. Hopefully that will change if we can get some more wins like this.

Aren't sacks rushing attempts in college, or does the yardage come off the passing yards?

 

[Chip]

Aren't sacks rushing attempts in college, or does the yardage come off the passing yards?

They are rushing stats in college and go to the individual stats of the QB.

But how many times was he actually sacked? A few really close calls but I can't recall many sacks.

 

[SWC75]

They are rushing stats in college and go to the individual stats of the QB.

But how many times was he actually sacked? A few really close calls but I can't recall many sacks.

Each team had one sack: http://www.cuse.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=7429

 

[Ottoble]

The goal line package ... that must just not be an easy fix at this time b/c I cannot fathom how we don't have that - and have not had that since ... ? Thump Belton?

Thump Belton whoha please continue to bring up his name at any opportunity. Beast. And best name for a FB ever.

Since the Tank package from Marrone id say moderately successful that year inside the 5. IIRC

I was yelling for Jordan Fredricks and holding up 2 fingers on both hands every goalline situation they brought him in on 4th down as a decoy during that debacle. Hell Fredricks was a wildcat QB in HS and can accept a snap, Run that stuff out there then spread the field.

So if fredricks is in the dog house and we cant get that to happen;
I know this board has a positive bias for him already cause his dad is the man but can I nominate Shy Cullen for tank package FB. He Played RB and LB in HS (20TDs 170tkl 1400yds). He's 6'-0" 210 and From all reports pure muscle.

Bring him in looking like the up blocker they had in that package motion the RB out and ram it down their throat while dungey does a rollout fake to the motion side that looks like the failed pass play they ran 3 times.

All else fails Get the track team's high jumper to walk on to the team. =-D

 

[SWC75]

Thump Belton whoha please continue to bring up his name at any opportunity. Beast. And best name for a FB ever.

Since the Tank package from Marrone id say moderately successful that year inside the 5. IIRC

I was yelling for Jordan Fredricks and holding up 2 fingers on both hands every goalline situation they brought him in on 4th down as a decoy during that debacle. Hell Fredricks was a wildcat QB in HS and can accept a snap, Run that stuff out there then spread the field.

So if fredricks is in the dog house and we cant get that to happen;
I know this board has a positive bias for him already cause his dad is the man but can I nominate Shy Cullen for tank package FB. He Played RB and LB in HS (20TDs 170tkl 1400yds). He's 6'-0" 210 and From all reports pure muscle.

Bring him in looking like the up blocker they had in that package motion the RB out and ram it down their throat while dungey does a rollout fake to the motion side that looks like the failed pass play they ran 3 times.

All else fails Get the track team's high jumper to walk on to the team. =-D

In the early days of football Harvard had a diminutive team manager whose Rudy-like dream was to get to play in a game. They were haivng trouble denting the Yale line at the goal line so Coach Percy Haughton told the manager to put on a jersey and huddled with the rest of the team. The manager was placed behind the quarterback with two big guys to either side. The QB handed the ball to the manager. The two big guys them picked him up and threw him over the goal line.

 

[Digger]

Josh Black was credited with the block.

I didnt see who was credited, but it was 100% Kendall Coleman who blocked the XP. Great play

 

[SmilinBob]

Did Black play? That would be an upside for SU if true.

 

[SWC75]

I didnt see who was credited, but it was 100% Kendall Coleman who blocked the XP. Great play

Coleman was credited: http://www.cuse.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=7429

But Black did play. He assisted on a tackle, (click on "Syracuse" under the defensive numbers):
http://www.cuse.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=7429

 

[SWC75]

Those were the die-hards. And I am one of them.

This was in reply to this message:
"Also, give the crowd some credit - it may have not been a huge crowd but they were making some noise today!"

I clicked on the wrong post. (But got three likes anyway!)

 

[AccuRater]

In the early days of football Harvard had a diminutive team manager whose Rudy-like dream was to get to play in a game. They were having trouble denting the Yale line at the goal line so Coach Percy Haughton told the manager to put on a jersey and huddled with the rest of the team. The manager was placed behind the quarterback with two big guys to either side. The QB handed the ball to the manager. The two big guys them picked him up and threw him over the goal line.

Reads like a Vin Scully story.

 

[Toga]

Auto correct from interception

At least it wasn't the Continental.

 

[Toga]

In the early days of football Harvard had a diminutive team manager whose Rudy-like dream was to get to play in a game. They were haivng trouble denting the Yale line at the goal line so Coach Percy Haughton told the manager to put on a jersey and huddled with the rest of the team. The manager was placed behind the quarterback with two big guys to either side. The QB handed the ball to the manager. The two big guys them picked him up and threw him over the goal line.

Sean Riley ready for take off.

 

[sufandu]

I guess if "throwing bricks" instead of "building with bricks" is your thing then you will enjoy this post. Me, I will graciously enjoy the win and look forward to the next game.

You've been on here since 2011 and you don't know how the weekly "Upside" and "Downside" work?

 

[AAM62]

Yes, way too many penalties putting us in the hole. I believe #65 had 4 penalties by himself.

he's really bad