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The show this year will be broadcast from the Canyons at Destiny USA in front of Cantina Laredo. I don’t know if they will take questions from the audience there but they say you can watch the show whereas when it was at a restaurant, their table tended to be in a secluded location. You can call in questions at 1-888-7-Go Cuse (746-2873) or, locally 424-8599. You can also send them in advance at this site:
http://cuse.com/sb_output.aspx?form=4
(I do both so they can be prepared to give me an informed, reasoned answer.) You can also contact them via Twitter (@SUSportsNetwork) using #AskShafe. The football show is an hour in duration, (Coach Boeheim’s basketball show is usually 2 hours).
They’ve actually been kind enough to post a schedule in advance:
The show will air at 7 pm on the following dates:
Wednesday, Aug. 27
Thursday, Sept. 11
Thursday, Sept. 18
Thursday, Sept. 25
Wednesday, Oct. 1
Thursday, Oct. 9
Thursday, Oct. 16
Thursday, Oct. 23
Thursday, Oct. 30
Thursday, Nov. 6
Thursday, Nov. 13
Wednesday, Nov. 26
The show can be heard in Syracuse on FM 99.5. It’s sometime simulcast on AM 1260 or FM 97.7. You can also get it on: http://tunein.com/radio/WGVA-1240-s29191/
My Question(s)
“Coach, after the Duke game, your team will finally get a week off. Injuries have played a big roil in what’s happened this season. I realize you can’t be specific about an individual player’s condition so I’ll ask a general question about the injured players. Is the nature of most of their injuries such that the week off will allow them to return and play at least close to their full capacities? Or are they such that we are unlikely to see them the rest of the year or, if they do play, they’d be very limited in what they can do?”
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.)
Brian Higgins asked about AJ Long. “On the Sunday injury check he showed some soft tissue damage. We noticed a cleat mark between his neck and shoulder blades and joked about it. Then the struggled in practice. I don’t know if the nerve is pressed or what. Austin Wilson is back. Missy, (his wife) is ready to play quarterback. Paulie, (their producer) is warming up. We’ll entertain anything and everything you could imagine to win this game for the seniors.” He went over some of the seniors who will be playing their last game in the Dome- Camron Lynch, Dyshawn Davis, Ritchy Desir, Micah Robinson, Eric Crume. “We’ve had very few issues with them. They have high character.”
I called in my question about who might be able to come back from their injuries with the bye week. He organized his answer thusly:
Out for the year are Ross Krautman, (he’s working as a restaurant at Destiny and coach waved at him while talking about this), Keenan Hale and Rodney Winters. Winters will be back next year. The other two have seen the end of their careers.
Marquez Hodge, Terrel Hunt, Wayne Morgan and John Raymon are “doubtful for the season”.
Ashton Broyld should be back for Pittsburgh and “maybe Brisley Estime”. With Nick Robinson, it’s a “process”. AJ Long; “We’ll see.” John Miller will be a “probable”. Wayne Williams is “close- for a few snaps”.
He added a positive note: “With all these injuries we’ve learned a lot about the guys, especially those who would not have played without the injuries. “ I’ll add that the residue of this is that we’ll have a lot more experienced players next year than we’ve had in a long time, because so many guys have had to play. “It’s a collision sport, the best sport ever evented. The kids really put their bodies out there.” He recalled one time North Illinois had to use a 5th string quarterback- Craig Harmon. He went on to become a coach.
John called in, (and through technical problems- the radio audience could hear him but not Brian or the Coach) asked coach about Mitch Kimble. “He’s from Southern Illinois. He was an engineering major but recently changed. He’s got all the tools- especially speed. He had a back problem for a while and had to have a little procedure.”
Brian then asked about Austin Wilson. “Big strong arm, learning to read defenses with consistence can make them pay vs. man coverage. Recognition is the whole key- and good protection. Everybody talks about the quarterback all the time but there are 21 other guys out there. It will be interesting to see how the newbies up front show up.”
Dave called in to ask about the decision to eschew the fake punt or field goal and punt the ball late in the game. Coach: “We were really going for it but they called a time-out and the element of surprise was lost. It would have bene a 54 yard field goal. I felt there was time left and you have got to look at what has been going well. Our defense had been going well. I tho9ught maybe they could get a fumble or an interception. It’s not always a good idea to just press because you’re on the edge of the red zone.”
They talked about Duke and the Coach had a slight note of sarcasm while offering praise. “They’ve done a nice job of working their formula, the way they’ve scheduled. They played Elon, who is 1-8, Troy who is also 1-8, Kansas, who has struggled. I think they are 2-6, and Tulane which I believe is also 2-6. They got it rolling and are playing with great confidence. They are the 4th or 5th top 25 team we’ve played this year.” Coach also made mention of our schedule with the 9 straight games, three of them against teams coming off of a bye week. The question is: was his commentary directed at Duke or at Doctor Gross or the conference in providing him with such a difficult schedule?
Coach said that Duke’s leading receiver, Jamison Crowder, reminded him of Brisley Estime, “great separation and great body control”. I see Crowder has 49 catches for 636 yards and 4TDs. Brisley has 10 catches for 140 yards and one touchdown. That kind of illustrates how the two teams seasons have gone.
Antony Boone is “a seasoned quarterback. When no one is open, he doesn’t take sacks. He gets rid of the ball. But he also doesn’t throw interceptions. He has a veteran line in front of him that has played a lot of games shoulder-to-shoulder. He’s 17-3 as a starter and that’s what counts.”
John in Baltimore ask for a summary of the current recruiting class. Brian suggested that all the injuries might convince some players to come here because there will be openings. Coach: “We’ve had a lot of success on the rail. I can’t talk about individual players. There’s a lot of ebb and flow to it. Kids waiver a bit. So do we. When we have injuries we might have to re-think who we need.” This may be what happened with Gerald Robinson).
Tom in Baldwinsville reminded the coach that things are never as bad or as good as they seem. He said that used to play for Baldwinsville when they weren’t so good and recalled how hard it was to go to practice as it became apparent that the season was not going well. Tom appreciates the fact that this team has never quit. Coach thanked him for his appreciation and went into his speech about controlling the controlables. “You can’t control it if the other team has a great quarterback, if you are 5-8 and somebody else is 6-3, etc.” (That injuries would come in this category was so obvious he didn’t say it). Among the controlables are “attitude, effort and enthusiasm and this team has never lost that. Players are always coming me to ask what they can do next. We’ve got to set an example for this community. “
Apparently somebody had complained about players celebrating making a good play in a loss, so the coach took this occasion to answer them. “We play one play at a time. You never know when it’s going to be your last play. You can ask 19 of our guys, (presumably the ones currently injured). That’s how we keep playing hard in the fourth quarter.”
They are ending the show these days with some silly questions form the producer, Paulie. This time he asked which historical figure Coach would most like to have lunch with. Coach did not give a silly answer, however. “Abe Lincoln. In fact, I’d like to bring the team to lunch with him. He was 0 for 17 in political campaigns until he won the big one.”
http://cuse.com/sb_output.aspx?form=4
(I do both so they can be prepared to give me an informed, reasoned answer.) You can also contact them via Twitter (@SUSportsNetwork) using #AskShafe. The football show is an hour in duration, (Coach Boeheim’s basketball show is usually 2 hours).
They’ve actually been kind enough to post a schedule in advance:
The show will air at 7 pm on the following dates:
Wednesday, Aug. 27
Thursday, Sept. 11
Thursday, Sept. 18
Thursday, Sept. 25
Wednesday, Oct. 1
Thursday, Oct. 9
Thursday, Oct. 16
Thursday, Oct. 23
Thursday, Oct. 30
Thursday, Nov. 6
Thursday, Nov. 13
Wednesday, Nov. 26
The show can be heard in Syracuse on FM 99.5. It’s sometime simulcast on AM 1260 or FM 97.7. You can also get it on: http://tunein.com/radio/WGVA-1240-s29191/
My Question(s)
“Coach, after the Duke game, your team will finally get a week off. Injuries have played a big roil in what’s happened this season. I realize you can’t be specific about an individual player’s condition so I’ll ask a general question about the injured players. Is the nature of most of their injuries such that the week off will allow them to return and play at least close to their full capacities? Or are they such that we are unlikely to see them the rest of the year or, if they do play, they’d be very limited in what they can do?”
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.)
Brian Higgins asked about AJ Long. “On the Sunday injury check he showed some soft tissue damage. We noticed a cleat mark between his neck and shoulder blades and joked about it. Then the struggled in practice. I don’t know if the nerve is pressed or what. Austin Wilson is back. Missy, (his wife) is ready to play quarterback. Paulie, (their producer) is warming up. We’ll entertain anything and everything you could imagine to win this game for the seniors.” He went over some of the seniors who will be playing their last game in the Dome- Camron Lynch, Dyshawn Davis, Ritchy Desir, Micah Robinson, Eric Crume. “We’ve had very few issues with them. They have high character.”
I called in my question about who might be able to come back from their injuries with the bye week. He organized his answer thusly:
Out for the year are Ross Krautman, (he’s working as a restaurant at Destiny and coach waved at him while talking about this), Keenan Hale and Rodney Winters. Winters will be back next year. The other two have seen the end of their careers.
Marquez Hodge, Terrel Hunt, Wayne Morgan and John Raymon are “doubtful for the season”.
Ashton Broyld should be back for Pittsburgh and “maybe Brisley Estime”. With Nick Robinson, it’s a “process”. AJ Long; “We’ll see.” John Miller will be a “probable”. Wayne Williams is “close- for a few snaps”.
He added a positive note: “With all these injuries we’ve learned a lot about the guys, especially those who would not have played without the injuries. “ I’ll add that the residue of this is that we’ll have a lot more experienced players next year than we’ve had in a long time, because so many guys have had to play. “It’s a collision sport, the best sport ever evented. The kids really put their bodies out there.” He recalled one time North Illinois had to use a 5th string quarterback- Craig Harmon. He went on to become a coach.
John called in, (and through technical problems- the radio audience could hear him but not Brian or the Coach) asked coach about Mitch Kimble. “He’s from Southern Illinois. He was an engineering major but recently changed. He’s got all the tools- especially speed. He had a back problem for a while and had to have a little procedure.”
Brian then asked about Austin Wilson. “Big strong arm, learning to read defenses with consistence can make them pay vs. man coverage. Recognition is the whole key- and good protection. Everybody talks about the quarterback all the time but there are 21 other guys out there. It will be interesting to see how the newbies up front show up.”
Dave called in to ask about the decision to eschew the fake punt or field goal and punt the ball late in the game. Coach: “We were really going for it but they called a time-out and the element of surprise was lost. It would have bene a 54 yard field goal. I felt there was time left and you have got to look at what has been going well. Our defense had been going well. I tho9ught maybe they could get a fumble or an interception. It’s not always a good idea to just press because you’re on the edge of the red zone.”
They talked about Duke and the Coach had a slight note of sarcasm while offering praise. “They’ve done a nice job of working their formula, the way they’ve scheduled. They played Elon, who is 1-8, Troy who is also 1-8, Kansas, who has struggled. I think they are 2-6, and Tulane which I believe is also 2-6. They got it rolling and are playing with great confidence. They are the 4th or 5th top 25 team we’ve played this year.” Coach also made mention of our schedule with the 9 straight games, three of them against teams coming off of a bye week. The question is: was his commentary directed at Duke or at Doctor Gross or the conference in providing him with such a difficult schedule?
Coach said that Duke’s leading receiver, Jamison Crowder, reminded him of Brisley Estime, “great separation and great body control”. I see Crowder has 49 catches for 636 yards and 4TDs. Brisley has 10 catches for 140 yards and one touchdown. That kind of illustrates how the two teams seasons have gone.
Antony Boone is “a seasoned quarterback. When no one is open, he doesn’t take sacks. He gets rid of the ball. But he also doesn’t throw interceptions. He has a veteran line in front of him that has played a lot of games shoulder-to-shoulder. He’s 17-3 as a starter and that’s what counts.”
John in Baltimore ask for a summary of the current recruiting class. Brian suggested that all the injuries might convince some players to come here because there will be openings. Coach: “We’ve had a lot of success on the rail. I can’t talk about individual players. There’s a lot of ebb and flow to it. Kids waiver a bit. So do we. When we have injuries we might have to re-think who we need.” This may be what happened with Gerald Robinson).
Tom in Baldwinsville reminded the coach that things are never as bad or as good as they seem. He said that used to play for Baldwinsville when they weren’t so good and recalled how hard it was to go to practice as it became apparent that the season was not going well. Tom appreciates the fact that this team has never quit. Coach thanked him for his appreciation and went into his speech about controlling the controlables. “You can’t control it if the other team has a great quarterback, if you are 5-8 and somebody else is 6-3, etc.” (That injuries would come in this category was so obvious he didn’t say it). Among the controlables are “attitude, effort and enthusiasm and this team has never lost that. Players are always coming me to ask what they can do next. We’ve got to set an example for this community. “
Apparently somebody had complained about players celebrating making a good play in a loss, so the coach took this occasion to answer them. “We play one play at a time. You never know when it’s going to be your last play. You can ask 19 of our guys, (presumably the ones currently injured). That’s how we keep playing hard in the fourth quarter.”
They are ending the show these days with some silly questions form the producer, Paulie. This time he asked which historical figure Coach would most like to have lunch with. Coach did not give a silly answer, however. “Abe Lincoln. In fact, I’d like to bring the team to lunch with him. He was 0 for 17 in political campaigns until he won the big one.”
