Syracuse lost its last football game exactly 300 days ago, and the Orange can extend that into the Notre Dame game with a win tomorrow. Syracuse has had Maryland’s number. The Orange has a five-game winning streak against the Terrapins, and UMD has not defeated Syracuse since 1985. The Orange beat the Terps 20-3 last year in College Park. The last time was 3-0? Coach P was in his first season.
The Central Michigan win made Syracuse look like a completely different team after the near Villanova scare. There are five factors to an Orange win. Here is this week’s Fizz Five.
- Contain the QB.¬†The Syracuse defense looked abysmal vs. Villanova. Central Michigan was a different story, but¬†CMU is one of the weaker opponents on the schedule. The Terrapins can score. They average just under 40 points scored per game, although¬†much of it¬†is thanks to a 52-7 blowout of James Madison. The defense has to be particularly careful of quarterback C.J. Brown. Like Hunt, he¬†can run. He rushed for three touchdowns against JMU, and rushed for more than 150 yards against West Virginia last week. Syracuse’s defense contained Cooper Rush last week and must make sure it does the same to Brown.
- More balanced offense. Hunt cannot be the quarterback and the running back. Adonis Ameen-Moore has already rushed for his collegiate career-high (125 yards) entering the Maryland game. The running backs need to do more damage on the ground and not just rely on Hunt. This will make the SU attack more difficult to defend.
- Hunt takes some chances through the air. He threw the ball 30 times against CMU, completing 20. The Terps have given up an average of just about 20 points per game and are very good against the ground game. UMD allowed West Virginia quarterback Clint Trickett to throw for 511 yards last week. SU should take some shots downfield.
- Be the three.¬†Ryan Norton has made all eight of his PAT‚Äôs, but cannot seem to make the long field goal. Norton has missed both of his field goal attempts more than 40 yards. As SU heads toward conference play, there must be trust in the special teams. Norton’s leg could be the difference between wins and losses.
- Make history. SU is looking to start 3-0 for the first time since 1991 under Paul Pasqualoni. That year Syracuse started 4-0 before a trip to Tallahassee (pictured), and finished the season 10-2 with a win over Ohio State in the Hall of Fame Bowl. SU at 3-0 is a great way to start the season heading into a tough game against Notre Dame. It would also be enjoyable to knock off Randy Edsall one last time before the Terps start their Big 10 tenure.
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Posted: Austin Pollack
13 responses to “Fizz Five: How Syracuse Can Make History At the Dome”
Austin;
Great indebth analysis, A couple of points that I agree with you 100% on. a) Hunt cannot be the quarterback and the running back. b) Hunt takes some chances through the air. I feel if he accomplishes these 2 things Syracuse wins the game. I also believe if the coaching staff turns Adonis Ameen Moore lose and let’s him punish the Maryland Defense(wearing them down) then holes will open for the likes of Prince Tyson Gully,Ervin Phillips,George Morris,and Devantae McFarland to run through and gain yardage.
Last week against Central Michigan,Syracuse gained 465 yards of offense the old fashioned way. Syracuse has always split the game between the ground game and through the air. Let’s hope that they can repeat the efforts they made a week ago.
Well guys it looks like the football game today isn’t the only game in town. Syracuse is going to have some big time recruits in for the game. Thomas Bryant a 6’9″ power forward/center out of Rochester is going to be there,also in attendance will be KJ Williams and some other players out of Milford Academy in attendance for the game. Others invited to the dome are LB Sidney Gopre,‚Ä¢DB Blessaun Austin‚Ä¢TE Darrell Cloy‚Ä¢OL Quentin Hall‚Ä¢DT Kenny Randall‚Ä¢OL Kenneth Roman ‚Ä¢RB Markel Smith‚Ä¢DB Tyrone Washington.
It’s nice to see that K.J.Williams hasn’t given up the idea of playing for Syracuse yet. Could he be joining the team in January? LB’r Sdney Gopre is already committed to Rutgers,let’s all hope that he decommit’s from them and becomes an orangemen.
SU 26 Maryland 24!!
Was totally WRONG about last weeks game. I’m hoping that Maryland thinks SU is not all that great and that SU wants to prove they are a decent team. Its early for sure but this game will show what the CUSE are. I still feel the CUSE are over rated. The QB position and DBs are still a weak point. And the RB’s have been disappointing too. But that might be a OL issue too!! A win and go on to ND. A loss and SU is back to being its self. MD is a middle ground program. Will better to same talent as SU. The coaching will show whose the better team. HCSS better have his visor on tight!!
Ladies and gentlemen is game time I have my orange shirt on its time to lock the gates and orange out the terps… Let’s go Orange!!!
Wow…I have been a wait and see with this group, but this game is really showing how this staff and especially the coordinators appear clueless. I’m not someone who gets to such a point easily but this is tough to watch. Early drops hurt, inaccurate throws follow, we saw Williams do some things in the middle last week and it seems he can’t get a sniff this week, poor time management/use of time outs, and a “fast paced” offense that always seems behind the clock. WTF…
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