SWC75
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- That game looked like the NC State game, the Wake Forest Game and the Maryland game most of the way- not a blow-out but a game we had control of all the way. Then we suddenly lost control of it. The Golden Gophers picked up some blitzes and we had a blown coverage and suddenly we were behind and had to figure out a way to pull it out at the end. Fortunately we did but I thought we might have been in for an easier time of it.
- I think the blown coverage was more Wilkes that Reddish. He’s the one they were talking about on the radio. Often the guy running after the receiver in the TV picture is not actually the one who blew it. A cornerback is in charge of the outside. He’s supposed to get help on the inside and on that play reddish got no inside help and the receiver was running away from him more than past him. He has top run after him and the fans blame the guy they see in the picture but I think it was Wilkes who was primarily at fault.
- It was a weird year. We were the only team in the country to not allow a runner to rush for 100 yards against us, (Cobb wound up with 91 yards). But there were games when we were simply awful on defense. Georgia Tech ran for 394 yards on us. Our leading receiver, Ashton Broyld, never scored. How often does that happen? How often do you have two place kickers injured? I’m kind of glad it’s over. I don’t want to know what the next weird thing will be.
- We finally completed a pass over the middle. Last year Nassib and Lemon lived over the middle. Why was everything to the sideline all year?
- We had 9 penalties for 53 yards. That gave us 99 penalties for 751 yards on the season. And so many of them were silly plays like false starts, many of them on third down. Coach Shafer preaches “control the controlables”. We sure didn’t.
- Come back Jerome! The NFL doesn’t care. You need another year to make them care.
- Wasn’t it yesterday that we heard about a guy named Jay Bromley who dominated an All-Star game in new York. Nobody knew about him but Doug Marrone convinced him that Syracuse was the place he should be? Does time fly that fast? Now that’s a guy who is ready for the pros. Look out NFL!
- The game was a battle of the 1959 and 1960 national champions- with different players. They were in similar uniforms to their 1960 team. I wish we were in similar uniforms to the ’59 team. That would have looked great.
- Just listened to Jerry Kill’s press conference. What a class act. Sorry we had to beat a guy like that. I hope he has a long and happy life and career.
- That game looked like the NC State game, the Wake Forest Game and the Maryland game most of the way- not a blow-out but a game we had control of all the way. Then we suddenly lost control of it. The Golden Gophers picked up some blitzes and we had a blown coverage and suddenly we were behind and had to figure out a way to pull it out at the end. Fortunately we did but I thought we might have been in for an easier time of it.
- I think the blown coverage was more Wilkes that Reddish. He’s the one they were talking about on the radio. Often the guy running after the receiver in the TV picture is not actually the one who blew it. A cornerback is in charge of the outside. He’s supposed to get help on the inside and on that play reddish got no inside help and the receiver was running away from him more than past him. He has top run after him and the fans blame the guy they see in the picture but I think it was Wilkes who was primarily at fault.
- It was a weird year. We were the only team in the country to not allow a runner to rush for 100 yards against us, (Cobb wound up with 91 yards). But there were games when we were simply awful on defense. Georgia Tech ran for 394 yards on us. Our leading receiver, Ashton Broyld, never scored. How often does that happen? How often do you have two place kickers injured? I’m kind of glad it’s over. I don’t want to know what the next weird thing will be.
- We finally completed a pass over the middle. Last year Nassib and Lemon lived over the middle. Why was everything to the sideline all year?
- We had 9 penalties for 53 yards. That gave us 99 penalties for 751 yards on the season. And so many of them were silly plays like false starts, many of them on third down. Coach Shafer preaches “control the controlables”. We sure didn’t.
- Come back Jerome! The NFL doesn’t care. You need another year to make them care.
- Wasn’t it yesterday that we heard about a guy named Jay Bromley who dominated an All-Star game in new York. Nobody knew about him but Doug Marrone convinced him that Syracuse was the place he should be? Does time fly that fast? Now that’s a guy who is ready for the pros. Look out NFL!
- The game was a battle of the 1959 and 1960 national champions- with different players. They were in similar uniforms to their 1960 team. I wish we were in similar uniforms to the ’59 team. That would have looked great.
- Just listened to Jerry Kill’s press conference. What a class act. Sorry we had to beat a guy like that. I hope he has a long and happy life and career.
