Why I’m Feeling Positive

[steve deberg]

• 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!

 

[Tony DeFranco]

We lost 38-3 to Duke (in football) at home

 

[anomander]

i swore when i opened this thread it was going to say “It can’t get worse than it was today”.

 

[Orangepace]

• 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!

I’m high too.

 

[Scooch]

I expect Rickie to look better next week, and much better the rest of the way following the bye.

Why do you expect this? I’m asking sincerely.

This isn’t like when McCord threw all those picks vs Pitt, but had been great prior to that, so we could say with some confidence that he’d be better the rest of the season.

Is there something you’ve seen from Collins that leads you to say he will be much better? Or is this sheer optimism? That’s fine, just curious.

 

[23Zone]

I'm feeling positive too. Positive that Collins is way over his head.

 

[DomeStranger]

The most positive thing from today is likely your fine use of bullet points. Well done.

 

[steve deberg]

Why do you expect this? I’m asking sincerely.

This isn’t like when McCord threw all those picks vs Pitt, but had been great prior to that, so we could say with some confidence that he’d be better the rest of the season.

Is there something you’ve seen from Collins that leads you to say he will be much better? Or is this sheer optimism? That’s fine, just curious.

It seemed to me that Rickie's biggest issue was not working through his progressions. The scheme was getting guys open, but he wasn't working through his reads properly to find them.

Is this an immutable quality in Rickie, or was this a young player with some first start nerves with the game falling out of reach early?

Maybe he's not the guy, but I think this is a very coachable trait and he will improve there - especially when they can dedicate time to this outside of game prep during the bye week.

 

[AZOrange]

Listen to how our players represent themselves to the media after the game. That tells you all you need to know about how HCFB is running the program

 

[dasher]

Listen to how our players represent themselves to the media after the game. That tells you all you need to know about how HCFB is running the program

Well, I wish the play on the field did that

 

[IthacaMatt]

We lost 38-3 to Duke (in football) at home

Yeah, it happens.

Angeli lost to Tennessee, only went 23-40 with 1 TD and 1 INT. He clearly wasn't good enough.

Three weeks later he's leading the country in passing and we beat Clemson at Clemson.

Against Pitt last year, Kyle threw 5 INTs, including 2 pick-sixes in the first quarter. He went on to have a great year anyway.

 

[IthacaMatt]

It seemed to me that Rickie's biggest issue was not working through his progressions. The scheme was getting guys open, but he wasn't working through his reads properly to find them.

Is this an immutable quality in Rickie, or was this a young player with some first start nerves with the game falling out of reach early?

Maybe he's not the guy, but I think this is a very coachable trait and he will improve there - especially when they can dedicate time to this outside of game prep during the bye week.

Rickie started his first game. He hasn't had many reps with the first team since Spring Ball.

He needs to work on his timing with receivers to start with. He'll hit better spots with more reps.

Yes, his reads are taking time, but he's getting blitzed and the line isn't holding up very well.

And it's his first start.

The biggest difference between practice and games: Guys are actually trying to hurt you. He got hit in the face with two hands on his first pass attempt. That part makes a BIG, BIG difference. It's a real thing.

Once he gets past that fear, and gets up to game speed, then he'll hopefully go through progressions. But also hopefully the line will give him time to do it. It's not entirely on the QB.

But a simple head fake should be employed right away, even if it tips the defense eventually that he looks off the main receiver, but quickly comes back to him. But let's just start with that, right?