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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 1467805, member: 622"]
No good came from this game?

1) The next guy stepped up.  Yes, he needs more experience and needs to face stiffer competition, but he stepped up and has a confidence boost.
2) The defense is not a major drop-off.  Losing 8 starters hurts, but Shafer has a history of strong defenses (don't believe it, check out last season's D rankings and recall that the O had fallen apart due to injuries and a less than adequate OC).  By season's end, this D could easily match or exceed last season's.
3) The freshmen proved they have heart.  They all attacked!  No mindset of "here we go again" (as opposed to several posters on this site).
4) The team expects to try to win.  They believe in the system and will work within it.
5) The OC sent in plays and the team executed them timely.
6) The special teams looked good, room for improvement but fully functional.

I agree that more proof is needed before I will consider Syracuse having completed the turn around from basement status.  I want to see:
A) Dungey versus a more prolific defense
B) Our receivers against faster D backfields
C) The young RBs against stiffer D Lines

Your quote is more definitive than most poster's optimism.  Per your quote, we will fail, not by season's end, but by September's end and do so miserably, so much so as to be disappointed with the team in a mere few weeks.  I see reason to believe we are still on the right path, maybe not moving as fast as some of us would like, but still moving in the right direction.
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