This is a bad team right now

[upperdeck]

The big question. Is he starting to see the field better or did the competition make the throws easier, or did the play calling start to find rhythm with what plays work the best?

if its #1 and or #3 that's a good thing. If its #2 who knows.

But let's hope the Oline allows less and less of the mistake free runs to the QB. You have to live with the Dline making plays, We don't want to give them plays as well.

 

[anomander]

The sharp upgrade in athletes and speed is completely apparent. Syracuse hasn’t had talent like this since 2003.

Angeli is improving. The receivers are improving - and there are many options. And Willis is going to be a first class back - once he figures out blocking schemes.

Yes - the schedule is a B*tch. But to compare this group, and the energy around the Program to what it was 10 years ago is like comparing an orange to a grape.

The crazy part is we used to starve for WR’s. Now it seems we have a number that can play and produce. RB is probably our next best position group and we have an above average QB in Angeli.

OL can improve as the season goes on if we get Mack back and Byron continues to develop. I know it was against a smaller school where it’s easier for big guys like him can dominate. It will be interested if he can do the same against quicker athletes. From what i saw, he can, and will only get better. That gives us 3 solid offensive linemen in Ferguson, Mack, and Washington. We need more offensive lineman.

defensively, we’re a mess. We need linebackers and defensive lineman. I like the potential we having committed. 6’5 explosive edge rushers are a premium. Linebackers should be easy to attract. Defensive backfield is ok, especially when Grant is back. Him, Duce, Samuels, and Peal are serviceab.

I just wish it was other years where we needed playmakers. Now we have the playmakers but lacking elsewhere.

 

[Dinkyspond]

Let me explain these things called neutral site games they do sometimes. I can break out a map for you and print out some mapquest directions showing how far a drive it is for Tennessee fans down to Atlanta. Maybe you saw on TV that was the wrong color Orange 90% of the fans were wearing too.

it was decidedly a Tennessee home game

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Year 2 under Fran. I’m giving him MAJOR grace. He’s still the right guy even if we end up with 3 or 4 wins. Just a brutal schedule. But I have a feeling he’ll find a way to pull a couple of rabbits out of his hat, as well as lay a few eggs, as the team finds a way to 6 wins.

 

[Chip]

I see 9 chances to get 4 wins. But if we have a 50/50 chance of winning each game... that is 4.5 wins = 6.5 wins. 6 wins, 5 losses... heading into BC. I think everyone would take that and run.

But let's say we have a 10% chance against Miami, a 20% chance against Ga Tech and ND, a 30% chance against SMU and Clemson... that is 1.1 wins (.1 + .2 + .2 + .3 + .3). For the remaining 4 games, if we have 90% chance of beating two and an 80% chance of beating the other two... that is .9 + .9 + .8 +.8 = 3.4 = 6.5 wins (3.4 + 1.1 + the 2 that we have). And that is being very generous... assuming we will give SMU/Clemson better games than, say, Duke and UNC will give us, etc.

Unless the wheels fall off for a few more ACC teams, we have a tough road to get to 7, much less 8 wins. Anything is possible. Clemson's QB could get hurt between now and the 2nd half. QB could lose their QB before or during our game. Who is Miami's back up QB? ND could be on QB#3 by that game. But so could we by then.

If we look at the teams as they are today... even thinking of a 7th win is actually pretty positive. Any combination of 5 wins out of 9 games is impressive somehow. 5-1 at home, 2-4 on the road/neutral? 6-0 at home, 1-5 on the road means an upset.

 

[kcsu]

We should improve. We play two freshmen linebackers and a freshman defensive back. The other corner is a sophomore and our experienced safety has missed the past two games. We still have not seen two of our second string receivers. Our best running back didn’t play against Colgate and our starting quarterback has started four games in his career. I think this bodes well the rest of the season. All these guys should get better. Our starting offensive lines still hasn’t played two games together. Will the schedule be tough? Yes, but stop all the doom and gloom.

So sick of the CNY negativity. Teams young but talented playing against a very tough schedule.

 

[RF2044]

Reminds me of some years before that where we had coaches who have no business being the defensive coordinator because they go way back and were from the right part of the right state

That might be exactly the situation we are in now, but for slightly different reasons.

 

[GoSU96]

So sick of the CNY negativity. Teams young but talented playing against a very tough schedule.

What’s negative. If those rankings are what they are after the easy part of the schedule, that doesn’t project good things going forward.

I wouldn’t say this is a young team, there are a lot of Seniors and Juniors starting, but they didn’t have a lot starts coming into this season.

If the OL gels, protection and running can improve. Shorten the defensive rotations and play the better guys more snaps.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

So sick of the CNY negativity. Teams young but talented playing against a very tough schedule.

about to play a very tough schedule. the Tennessee game was rather uninspiring but not a total flop. They are extremely lucky to be 2-1.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

What’s negative. If those rankings are what they are after the easy part of the schedule, that doesn’t project good things going forward.

I wouldn’t say this is a young team, there are a lot of Seniors and Juniors starting, but they didn’t have a lot starts coming into this season.

If the OL gels, protection and running can improve. Shorten the defensive rotations and play the better guys more snaps.

Said same to my buddy during UCONN game, just seems like they need to figure that out.

 

[Cusefan69]

So sick of the CNY negativity. Teams young but talented playing against a very tough schedule.

KCSU with all due respect you can shove your constant reference to CNY negativity up your @$$. It's like saying all old people are negative. It's stupid to blanket statement like that. Plenty of us are positive about the program and in general lots of things about the area and region. So give it a rest ole man.

 

[upperdeck]

Tenn was the better team.

But luck can go both ways. We throw a pass that gets tipped and a guy dives and catches and mostly puts the game out of reach. Bad luck.

Tenn throws a bad pass that gets tipped into a crowd of SU players and we don't come down with it. At the time its 24-14 and we get the ball to start the 2nd half. We don't catch it, Tenn then breaks a million tackles and has a long run leading to a score and ends up 31-14 at the half and not 24-21 or 24-17. Bad luck

Much like two the fumble plays. Tenn scoops and scores and we just fall on theirs. Ball bounce luck sometimes. 4 key plays and they all went Tenn way.

 

[JKinUtah]

KCSU with all due respect you can shove your constant reference to CNY negativity up your @$$. It's like saying all old people are negative. It's stupid to blanket statement like that. Plenty of us are positive about the program and in general lots of things about the area and region. So give it a rest ole man.

I don’t agree with a lot of what KCSU has to say but he’s right about this one. All you read here is the team sucks, noon kickoffs suck, attendance sucks, cell service in the dome sucks, traffic to/from games sucks, the weather sucks…need I go on? My entire family still lives in CNY and all they do is complain about everything. It’s a thing for sure.

 

[orangecuse]

What’s negative. If those rankings are what they are after the easy part of the schedule, that doesn’t project good things going forward.

I wouldn’t say this is a young team, there are a lot of Seniors and Juniors starting, but they didn’t have a lot starts coming into this season.

If the OL gels, protection and running can improve. Shorten the defensive rotations and play the better guys more snaps.

Dang! Just had a hoops flashback from a few years ago when JB tried to pitch to the fan base how his team was young (with Juniors and Seniors in the starting lineup) because of their new roles as such. Good times!

 

[orangefog]

I don’t agree with a lot of what KCSU has to say but he’s right about this one. All you read here is the team sucks, noon kickoffs suck, attendance sucks, cell service in the dome sucks, traffic to/from games sucks, the weather sucks…need I go on? My entire family still lives in CNY and all they do is complain about everything. It’s a thing for sure.

YOU SUCK!!!!

 

[JKinUtah]

YOU SUCK!!!!

Damn, when did my wife start posting here?