Why I’m Feeling Positive

[bothsocksup]

THIS^^^^ And seriously the negativity is waring on me. Today was one game. One week of Rickie starting and playing the whole game and you all fall apart, but as AZ has pointed out, the players aren't defeated and folding.
Oh and we could be Clemson, so there is that.

Agreed this board is psychotic after a loss

 

[steve deberg]

All due respect to the original poster this has nothing to do with you and more so a pet peeve of mine, but I hate when the “If I told you this was our record at this point before the season we’d all be happy” take. Context matters, if I told you the context of us being 3-2, as in we were 3-1 and beat Clemson in death valley but Steve Angeli tore his achilles in that game and our offense put up 7 points total after that and then next time out against Duke at home we had a total of 3 points on the worst defense we’ll see the rest of the year and got flat out boat raced, I think the feeling changes.

This is a fair point. Allow me to attempt to put some positive spin on it.

Steve Angeli cemented himself as a high end QB who is capable of running Will Nixon’s offence and putting up McCord like numbers. His injury happened within the first four games, so there is a chance he gets approved for a medical waiver, and makes it back in time to start next season with two years of eligibility remaining.

We now have seven games to try to win three games (including home games against a bad Boston College and a worse North Carolina), to make bowl eligibility and keep Fran’s program momentum going.

2026 and 2027 are looking like they have the potential to be special years.

 

[kcsu]

• We are 3-2. In August, most on this board would have been very happy with 3-2. We would have assumed it meant we beat Duke and lost to Tennessee and Clemson, but we are still on the pace that many would have deemed a "good start."
• Rickie didn’t look great today, but there is a bigdifference between coaching players up based on their practice film and based on their game film. After SMU we have a bye, so the coaches will have two games worth of tape (and Rickie two starts worth of experience) to educate and develop off of.
  • The arm talent is clearly there. I expect Rickie to look better next week, and much better the rest of the way following the bye.
• We are playing (and getting production out of) a ton of True and Redshirt Freshman.
  • Jaylen Hornsby, Emmanuel Ross, Darien Williams, Demetres Samuels, Davien Kerr, Antoine Deslauriers, Kaylib Singleton, Jamie Tremble, Byron Washington (and I’m sure there are a few others I am missing).
  • These players typically make a much bigger jump in-season than an upperclassman will (whose growth is usually more about changing their body in the offseason).
• Unlike this board, Fran has the players locked in and believing in themselves. They aren’t going to stop fighting, and will leave this game behind them - on to the next one.
• We beat Clemson, but lost to Duke. Virginia beat #8 FSU, but lost to NC State who lost to Duke. Georgia Tech needed OT to beat Wake (who went for two on their first OT possession and didn’t get it). Point is, transitive property doesn’t mean anything, and we can win any game left on the schedule.
  • 6-8 wins is still on the table. We will go bowling.
• Recruits are excited about Syracuse football because of Fran Brown - who he is as a man, how he can develop them and prepare them for life, and what he is building here. They aren’t excited about Syracuse because of the product we have on the field today.
  • Meaning, they aren't going to be decomitting because of a bad loss. Fran is telling them he needs them and they will play early. Games like today confirm that to them.
• The sky remains where it was when we woke up this morning.
• Now (not that anyone in the world cares) I will be avoiding the board, and the ever so predictable negativity that follows a bad loss, until later next week. I suggest some of you do the same.

Go Cuse!

Thank you. Great post

 

[FrancoPizza]

Agreed this board is psychotic after a loss

It’s psychotic because we care. When we stop caring…