Syracuse loses 17-16 to Pitt. Here’s my knee-jerk reaction:
-Let’s not mince words here: The Syracuse passing attack – and by extension the offense in general – is one of the worst in the nation. There is so much pressure on the running backs to produce that anything less than 150-200 yards on the ground means SU will likely lose. Another game, another dismal performance through the air by Terrel Hunt. The Orange is now 106th in the nation in passing yards, 102nd in points scored. Since October 19th, here’s the point totals for SU: 0, 13, 20, 3, 16. Hard to win games like that, and thus the finger has to point at George McDonald.
-He is obviously hamstrung by the quarterback. Drew Allen proved early there was a reason he never played at Oklahoma, and Hunt’s arm is scattershot and inconsistent. His TD to Alvin Cornelius was very nice, but those throws happen too infrequently. Shafer also was very short in his compliments about Hunt. He’s clearly frustrated with the limitations of his quarterback. But GMcD also is doing a poor job running this offense. We know he’s elevated to the offensive coordinator because of his recruiting prowess. How do you nab an assistant from Arkansas or Miami? You give him a promotion. Believe me, he’s not the only coach in the nation who’s moved up the rungs on the ladder because of his recruiting. But you also have to be able to hold your own at the position you’ve ascended to, and the offense has not grown much the entire year.
-Shafer likes to use a lot of heavy, aggressive language. After the loss to Pitt he said SU is not a soft team, that he wanted to punch a hole in the wall, and that football is a series of 6-inch wars. He looked like he wanted to slam his head against the podium. And that attitude is fine, there’s a clear desire there to win. But it’s hard to keep up that intensity forever as a coach or for the personality of the team. Shafer may need to learn the nuances of when you bring that passion and intensity, and then you need to avoid making every moment a pressure cooker. Kids can get burnt out if you don’t know when to let them enjoy playing.
-SU has put itself in a very unenviable position of having to win the final game against BC just to become bowl eligible. The good news is it’s at the Dome. The bad news is, after another dreary game there might be that many people to come watch. SU announced it at 35,000, but the Axeman said a source called it closer to 21,000. On a holiday weekend where some are out of town or traveling and the students are all home? Could we have a game where less than 20,000 fans are in attendance? Sounds unimaginable, but possible. And the Eagles are a much improved team, with a beast at running back in Andre Williams. He has rushed for over 2,000 yards and is one the best in the nation. The Eagles are also on a roll, having won 4 straight and averaging more than 35 points per game over the last month. It’s a one-game season for SU, but this is not the pushover we thought coming into the season. Steve Addazio is also a guy who got some support to have replaced Groobers instead of Marrone. If he ends SU’s season prematurely Saturday, there may be fans who wish he was on the other sideline.
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273 responses to “Syracuse Offense Comes Up Small Again vs. Pitt: D.A.’s Knee-Jerk Reaction”
SU had more than one time to win that PITT game!!!!
WOW averaging 10 points a game=impressive. But at least HCSS didn’t burn up the FRQB’s year of eligibility!!
Finally HUNT scores!!
Attendance was terrible. But for a .500 team averaging less than 10 points a game do you blame them.
“D” played its heart out, but history always shows at SU that the “O” sucks. Passing and Running. Let Smith go if he feels up to it.
Injuries catching up with SU. What else now!!
One word(if you call it a word) why SU is having a rough go of it=dougie. Left the cupboards bare(except for RB and WR). QB position(HUNT) is a waste of a schollie!!
Tired of seeing HCSS not get on players after a bad play or whatever!! A HC needs to get into a grill of a player once in awhile. The practice field or office is just not the same as game time situations!!
Poor play calling is really harsh on Coach McD. His talent level through the “O” really sucks(drop RB and WR)!! He has no real talent on the O line, TE and QB!! So what in hell can he call!! Without a turnover or loss of yards. Right how Coach McD has to man-up and get some decent talent into SU!! Rated 62 nationally ain’t going to do it. Or the loses or no snow bowl game either!!
Ron mentioned all the other coaches on the hot seat or moving on to better spots yesterday. Well give SU some of that talent and see what happens. Hell I’ll take Florida’s talent now for starters! That should get ya going. There are so many teams out there that SU was better than 15 years ago!! What happened??????? But this fan base always let it go about program. Wait until next year with less talent than the year before. Well homers how does that look now!!
Where’s the FACILITIES Dr Gross???????????
The Express lost this weekend to the Rochester recruiters( Played in Rochester too what goes # 1 rated team). They really played hard. Maybe SU could learn something from them!! But it still and always will piss me off that Public Schools play Private Schools (Catholic) =BULLBLEEP!! Private schools should have their own state playoff. Other states do!! Elmira public district(combined now) might be 5 miles in size. Private schools can recruit up to more than that and out of state as well=that just smells. But still a great year for the EXPRESS. Great team to watch!!
Sorry did a RON!!
Please don’t forget the kids of PSABUSEDU!! The NCAA did!!
Felt good though didn’t it Terry?
Dr. Gross told me face to face two weeks ago that the materials were finished and was going to get trucked into Syracuse and on site of the new building two weeks ago last Thursday and construction was going to start today. That’s why I said yesterday that thing are going to be nasty come the end of the week if it hasn’t been started yet. I don’t lie Terry and I don’t like having people lie to me to my face. When someone makes a statement to me and I later it was nothing but BS. I get a little angry. They find out in a hurry that Ron doen’t believe in political correctness.
RON-when the facilities start I’ll believe it!! I don’t think there is any hanky-panky, but stall might be a better word for what!!
It’s the offensive line. It’s absolutely atrocious.
Ron and Terry,
Facilities will get done, but there are some delays as I understand it. I beleive the main point of it is a difference between the bids and the cost estimates.
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