SWC75
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- The problems with this team seem to be getting cleared up as we go along. We haven’t had a kick blocked in a while. The offensive and defensive lines never looked better than last week. We’re running the ball better. McCord and his guys haven’t been stopped, (they even got 300+ yards vs. Pittsburgh after the terrible first half). We have a field goal kicker. It’s great to see an SU team come together as the season wears on rather than falling apart.
- Fran Brown knows what could happen in this game and he’s all over it, calling this the key game to season. His players will know that we have to win this one for next week to have the meaning we want it to.
- We’re not Merrimack. We’re not Duke or Wake Forest, either.
- What has been ‘pure Syracuse’ in the past doesn’t matter now because the Fran Brown Era has begun.
7-3 and 2+ to go!
LET’S GO ORANGE!
Stats that favor Syracuse (16):
TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS SU- 445.60 CN – 402.20
OFFENSIVE FIRST DOWNS SU- 25.90 CN – 21.00
OFFENSIVE PASSING YARDS SU- 350.70 CN – 201.90
OFFENSIVE PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT SU- 7.32 CN – 6.78
OFFENSIVE PASSING EFFICIENCY SU- 136.34 CN – 126.51
OFFENSIVE COMPLETION PERCENTAGE SU- 63.62 CN – 55.03
OFFENSIVE 3RD AND 4TH DOWN PERCENTAGE SU- 51.35 CN – 37.01
OFFENSIVE RED ZONE POINTS (extra points assumed) SU- 241/46 = 5.24 CN – 173/34 = 5.09
OPPONENT KICKOFF RETURNS SU- 19.09 CN – 23.40
KICKOFFS THAT WERE RETURNED SU- 11/60 = 18.33% CN - 20/63 = 31.75%
OPPONENT KICKOFFS THAT WERE RETURNED SU- 15/53 = 28.30% CN – 11/47 = 23.40%
PUNT RETURNS SU- 9.08 CN – 8.21
OPPONENT PUNT RETURNS SU- 9.18 CN – 8.74
40 YARDS + SU- 3/8 = 37.50% CN – 3/7 = 42.86%
TIME OF POSSESSION SU- 33.49 CN – 30.17
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE SU- #60 CN - #113
Again we have these advantages despite playing a more difficult schedule. The Huskies’ wins are over Merrimack, Florida Atlantic, Buffalo, Temple, Rice, Georgia State and UAB. We not only pass for 149 more yards per game but do so with great efficiency despite the volume. The Huskies use two different QBs and go with the hot hand, if there is one. 55% completions is not good in this era. Our big advent age over our opponents this year has been in 3rd or 4th downs and scoring in the red zone. In our case, we are getting to the red zone more often and have scored 68 more points there. The ball is ours!
Stats that were (relatively) even (8):
SCORING OFFENSE SU- 31.80 CN – 31.70
DEFENSIVE PASSING YARDS SU- 201.50 CN – 200.90
TACKLES FOR A LOSS SU- 59 CN – 61
PUNTS RETURNED SU- 11/29 = 37.93% CN - 23/50 = 40.00%
OPPONENT PUNTS RETURNED SU- 13/39 = 33.33% CN – 28/70 = 29.55%
NET PUNTING SU- 39.00 CN – 38.42
TURNOVER MARGIN SU- 14/13 = -1 CN – 15/14 = -1
COMMON OPPONENTS:
None. But it should be noted that the Huskies have played:
At Maryland 7-50
At Duke 21-26
Wake Forest 20-23
So they proved, (after that disastrous opener), that they could compete on this level. If you are assuming we’ll have no problem with Connecticut, would you assume that if we were playing Duke or Wake Forest?
- Fran Brown knows what could happen in this game and he’s all over it, calling this the key game to season. His players will know that we have to win this one for next week to have the meaning we want it to.
- We’re not Merrimack. We’re not Duke or Wake Forest, either.
- What has been ‘pure Syracuse’ in the past doesn’t matter now because the Fran Brown Era has begun.
7-3 and 2+ to go!
LET’S GO ORANGE!
Stats that favor Syracuse (16):
TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS SU- 445.60 CN – 402.20
OFFENSIVE FIRST DOWNS SU- 25.90 CN – 21.00
OFFENSIVE PASSING YARDS SU- 350.70 CN – 201.90
OFFENSIVE PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT SU- 7.32 CN – 6.78
OFFENSIVE PASSING EFFICIENCY SU- 136.34 CN – 126.51
OFFENSIVE COMPLETION PERCENTAGE SU- 63.62 CN – 55.03
OFFENSIVE 3RD AND 4TH DOWN PERCENTAGE SU- 51.35 CN – 37.01
OFFENSIVE RED ZONE POINTS (extra points assumed) SU- 241/46 = 5.24 CN – 173/34 = 5.09
OPPONENT KICKOFF RETURNS SU- 19.09 CN – 23.40
KICKOFFS THAT WERE RETURNED SU- 11/60 = 18.33% CN - 20/63 = 31.75%
OPPONENT KICKOFFS THAT WERE RETURNED SU- 15/53 = 28.30% CN – 11/47 = 23.40%
PUNT RETURNS SU- 9.08 CN – 8.21
OPPONENT PUNT RETURNS SU- 9.18 CN – 8.74
40 YARDS + SU- 3/8 = 37.50% CN – 3/7 = 42.86%
TIME OF POSSESSION SU- 33.49 CN – 30.17
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE SU- #60 CN - #113
Again we have these advantages despite playing a more difficult schedule. The Huskies’ wins are over Merrimack, Florida Atlantic, Buffalo, Temple, Rice, Georgia State and UAB. We not only pass for 149 more yards per game but do so with great efficiency despite the volume. The Huskies use two different QBs and go with the hot hand, if there is one. 55% completions is not good in this era. Our big advent age over our opponents this year has been in 3rd or 4th downs and scoring in the red zone. In our case, we are getting to the red zone more often and have scored 68 more points there. The ball is ours!
Stats that were (relatively) even (8):
SCORING OFFENSE SU- 31.80 CN – 31.70
DEFENSIVE PASSING YARDS SU- 201.50 CN – 200.90
TACKLES FOR A LOSS SU- 59 CN – 61
PUNTS RETURNED SU- 11/29 = 37.93% CN - 23/50 = 40.00%
OPPONENT PUNTS RETURNED SU- 13/39 = 33.33% CN – 28/70 = 29.55%
NET PUNTING SU- 39.00 CN – 38.42
TURNOVER MARGIN SU- 14/13 = -1 CN – 15/14 = -1
COMMON OPPONENTS:
None. But it should be noted that the Huskies have played:
At Maryland 7-50
At Duke 21-26
Wake Forest 20-23
So they proved, (after that disastrous opener), that they could compete on this level. If you are assuming we’ll have no problem with Connecticut, would you assume that if we were playing Duke or Wake Forest?
