BearcatSeminole wrote: Did anyone else watch the end of this game? The refs were horrible! It looked like they were doing anything possible to help USF win the game, it took Syracuse three times to score the game winning TD! it looked like they scored the TD the first two times...

So we'll face a Syracuse team that is 4-4 overall but 3-1 in the Big East...should be a good game and hopefully our Bearcats learned a lot from the tough loss to Louisville...

Go Bearcats! Beat the Orange!

BearcatSeminole wrote: .....on another note, let the ESPN love-fest with Notre Dame cover every inch of their website.

Vomit.

BearcatSeminole wrote: Did anyone else watch the end of this game? The refs were horrible! It looked like they were doing anything possible to help USF win the game, it took Syracuse three times to score the game winning TD! it looked like they scored the TD the first two times...

So we'll face a Syracuse team that is 4-4 overall but 3-1 in the Big East...should be a good game and hopefully our Bearcats learned a lot from the tough loss to Louisville...

Go Bearcats! Beat the Orange!

SyracuseStar wrote:

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BearcatSeminole wrote: Did anyone else watch the end of this game? The refs were horrible! It looked like they were doing anything possible to help USF win the game, it took Syracuse three times to score the game winning TD! it looked like they scored the TD the first two times...

So we'll face a Syracuse team that is 4-4 overall but 3-1 in the Big East...should be a good game and hopefully our Bearcats learned a lot from the tough loss to Louisville...

Go Bearcats! Beat the Orange!

with what excuse and arm pitt did to the league, i wouldn't mind it one bit if officials were told to stick it to them both.

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A typical ignorant college football fan. As if your team wouldn't take 17 million versus 4 million a year if the ACC or Big 12 had offered your school a slot instead of "excuse" or "armpit."

While I admit that I would share the same sentiment if my school was stuck in the BE; I am able to recognize the opportunity and how easy of a decision that it was.

Good luck this weekend. From what I saw versus Pitt and on Fri, I like your defense and Munchie will have over 100 yards rushing against us this weekend.

SyracuseStar wrote:

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--- mintersucks wrote:

BearcatSeminole wrote: Did anyone else watch the end of this game? The refs were horrible! It looked like they were doing anything possible to help USF win the game, it took Syracuse three times to score the game winning TD! it looked like they scored the TD the first two times...

So we'll face a Syracuse team that is 4-4 overall but 3-1 in the Big East...should be a good game and hopefully our Bearcats learned a lot from the tough loss to Louisville...

Go Bearcats! Beat the Orange!

with what excuse and arm pitt did to the league, i wouldn't mind it one bit if officials were told to stick it to them both.

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A typical ignorant college football fan. As if your team wouldn't take 17 million versus 4 million a year if the ACC or Big 12 had offered your school a slot instead of "excuse" or "armpit."

While I admit that I would share the same sentiment if my school was stuck in the BE; I am able to recognize the opportunity and how easy of a decision that it was.

Good luck this weekend. From what I saw versus Pitt and on Fri, I like your defense and Munchie will have over 100 yards rushing against us this weekend.

bearcatvol wrote: We seem to be a bitter group this week.

Ghostdad wrote:

bearcatvol wrote: We seem to be a bitter group this week.

2 weeks of Munchie blowing it will do that to a fan base.

SyracuseStar wrote: Can you guys give a rundown of your defense and special teams?

Syracuse has been horrible stopping punt returners so that should be a huge advantage and opportunity for UC.

I see UC (as usual) has an exceptional run defense but a suspect pass defense. I would hope that our OC is smart enough to come out passing early in an effort to force UC to adjust and hopefully open it up for our running backs.

My thoughts,

Defensive Line- We aren't very big up front but despite that we seem to defend the run well, we are smallish but very active.... play very hard.
On the flip side we haven't been able to generate a lot of pass rush since Stewart has been out.... a real concern.

Linebackers- Blair is a beast... Lord knows where we would be without him.
Bomar very active player.... the rest of the guys are pretty good but those two are the standouts in the group.

Defensive backs-  I think Drane is the best one (hope his hand is back to full health)
Our other corners are pretty solid.
BUT
I am concerned we are playing way too much press coverage considering our lack of pass rush AND lack of adequate Safety play .
Seems as if this spot is turning into a disaster area again....
I don't know if Drew Frey is injured or what is up.... but he looks like he is running about a 5.2/40 back there.
If I was anyone I'd just drop back and throw long... UL killed us with a few of those.
Bridgewater just threw it as far as he could and let his WR's did the work.
They could do that because our corners can't count on having safety help deep.
Made Teddy look like a All-American QB... again any trolling UL fans I think Teddy is a good QB... but we didn't make it difficult on him.


Special Teams-

Kick Returns- when he gets a chance Ralph David Abernathy IV is as good as it gets.

Punt Returns- we aren't bad here... but not special either.

Kickoff- When O'Donnell kicks most go in the end zone. 
We have given up one TD... but I think that was more a fluke than a symptom of a bigger problem.

Punt- O'Donnell ought to be considered for the Ray Guy award.

Field Goal Team- Milliano is a slightly above average kicker.  Kicks the ball too low... average leg.  Effective range around 45.  Though he has hit a few longer.... but I wouldn't bank on it regularly. 
Not ripping him, just admitting he isn't an all world kicker.

SyracuseStar wrote: Can you guys give a rundown of your defense and special teams?

Syracuse has been horrible stopping punt returners so that should be a huge advantage and opportunity for UC.

I see UC (as usual) has an exceptional run defense but a suspect pass defense. I would hope that our OC is smart enough to come out passing early in an effort to force UC to adjust and hopefully open it up for our running backs.

SyracuseStar wrote:


Yeah I think if you polled Syracuse fans, Abernathy would win in a landslide of guys on UC we are most concerned about. Isaiah Pead ripped Syracuse so bad last year I thought the Giants should have drafted him 1st round. Fortunately our kickoff specialist has regularly been able to kick touchbacks. Hopefully that continues.

The Syracuse OL has been up and down. Since they got AA candidate Pugh back at LT, the line has played much better. We still have a 270 lb center so that should be an interesting matchup against the UC interior.

The biggest question mark by far for Syracuse is its own rush defense. They only gave up an average of 35 yards per game to running backs in the Big East prior to USF last weekend. That was against Ray Graham, Lyle McCombs and Jamison of Rutgers. Then they go out and give up 300 yards to USF on the ground last week! So we don't know if that's an aberration or a product of playing a spread type of offense. Which obviously favors UC on Saturday if that is the case.

Good luck this weekend.

bearcatvol wrote:

Ghostdad wrote:

bearcatvol wrote: We seem to be a bitter group this week.

2 weeks of Munchie blowing it will do that to a fan base.

Because he did it all himself.

SyracuseStar wrote:

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--- bearcatvol wrote:

SyracuseStar wrote: Can you guys give a rundown of your defense and special teams?

Syracuse has been horrible stopping punt returners so that should be a huge advantage and opportunity for UC.

I see UC (as usual) has an exceptional run defense but a suspect pass defense. I would hope that our OC is smart enough to come out passing early in an effort to force UC to adjust and hopefully open it up for our running backs.

 

My thoughts,

Defensive Line- We aren't very big up front but despite that we seem to defend the run well, we are smallish but very active.... play very hard.
On the flip side we haven't been able to generate a lot of pass rush since Stewart has been out.... a real concern.

Linebackers- Blair is a beast... Lord knows where we would be without him.
Bomar very active player.... the rest of the guys are pretty good but those two are the standouts in the group.

Defensive backs-  I think Drane is the best one (hope his hand is back to full health)
Our other corners are pretty solid.
BUT
I am concerned we are playing way too much press coverage considering our lack of pass rush AND lack of adequate Safety play .
Seems as if this spot is turning into a disaster area again....
I don't know if Drew Frey is injured or what is up.... but he looks like he is running about a 5.2/40 back there.
If I was anyone I'd just drop back and throw long... UL killed us with a few of those.
Bridgewater just threw it as far as he could and let his WR's did the work.
They could do that because our corners can't count on having safety help deep.
Made Teddy look like a All-American QB... again any trolling UL fans I think Teddy is a good QB... but we didn't make it difficult on him.


Special Teams-

Kick Returns- when he gets a chance Ralph David Abernathy IV is as good as it gets.

Punt Returns- we aren't bad here... but not special either.

Kickoff- When O'Donnell kicks most go in the end zone. 
We have given up one TD... but I think that was more a fluke than a symptom of a bigger problem.

Punt- O'Donnell ought to be considered for the Ray Guy award.

Field Goal Team- Milliano is a slightly above average kicker.  Kicks the ball too low... average leg.  Effective range around 45.  Though he has hit a few longer.... but I wouldn't bank on it regularly. 
Not ripping him, just admitting he isn't an all world kicker.



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Thanks!

Yeah I think if you polled Syracuse fans, Abernathy would win in a landslide of guys on UC we are most concerned about. Isaiah Pead ripped Syracuse so bad last year I thought the Giants should have drafted him 1st round. Fortunately our kickoff specialist has regularly been able to kick touchbacks. Hopefully that continues.

The Syracuse OL has been up and down. Since they got AA candidate Pugh back at LT, the line has played much better. We still have a 270 lb center so that should be an interesting matchup against the UC interior.

The biggest question mark by far for Syracuse is its own rush defense. They only gave up an average of 35 yards per game to running backs in the Big East prior to USF last weekend. That was against Ray Graham, Lyle McCombs and Jamison of Rutgers. Then they go out and give up 300 yards to USF on the ground last week! So we don't know if that's an aberration or a product of playing a spread type of offense. Which obviously favors UC on Saturday if that is the case.

Good luck this weekend.

SyracuseStar wrote:

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--- bearcatvol wrote:

SyracuseStar wrote: Can you guys give a rundown of your defense and special teams?

Syracuse has been horrible stopping punt returners so that should be a huge advantage and opportunity for UC.

I see UC (as usual) has an exceptional run defense but a suspect pass defense. I would hope that our OC is smart enough to come out passing early in an effort to force UC to adjust and hopefully open it up for our running backs.

 

My thoughts,

Defensive Line- We aren't very big up front but despite that we seem to defend the run well, we are smallish but very active.... play very hard.
On the flip side we haven't been able to generate a lot of pass rush since Stewart has been out.... a real concern.

Linebackers- Blair is a beast... Lord knows where we would be without him.
Bomar very active player.... the rest of the guys are pretty good but those two are the standouts in the group.

Defensive backs-  I think Drane is the best one (hope his hand is back to full health)
Our other corners are pretty solid.
BUT
I am concerned we are playing way too much press coverage considering our lack of pass rush AND lack of adequate Safety play .
Seems as if this spot is turning into a disaster area again....
I don't know if Drew Frey is injured or what is up.... but he looks like he is running about a 5.2/40 back there.
If I was anyone I'd just drop back and throw long... UL killed us with a few of those.
Bridgewater just threw it as far as he could and let his WR's did the work.
They could do that because our corners can't count on having safety help deep.
Made Teddy look like a All-American QB... again any trolling UL fans I think Teddy is a good QB... but we didn't make it difficult on him.


Special Teams-

Kick Returns- when he gets a chance Ralph David Abernathy IV is as good as it gets.

Punt Returns- we aren't bad here... but not special either.

Kickoff- When O'Donnell kicks most go in the end zone. 
We have given up one TD... but I think that was more a fluke than a symptom of a bigger problem.

Punt- O'Donnell ought to be considered for the Ray Guy award.

Field Goal Team- Milliano is a slightly above average kicker.  Kicks the ball too low... average leg.  Effective range around 45.  Though he has hit a few longer.... but I wouldn't bank on it regularly. 
Not ripping him, just admitting he isn't an all world kicker.



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Thanks!

Yeah I think if you polled Syracuse fans, Abernathy would win in a landslide of guys on UC we are most concerned about. Isaiah Pead ripped Syracuse so bad last year I thought the Giants should have drafted him 1st round. Fortunately our kickoff specialist has regularly been able to kick touchbacks. Hopefully that continues.

The Syracuse OL has been up and down. Since they got AA candidate Pugh back at LT, the line has played much better. We still have a 270 lb center so that should be an interesting matchup against the UC interior.

The biggest question mark by far for Syracuse is its own rush defense. They only gave up an average of 35 yards per game to running backs in the Big East prior to USF last weekend. That was against Ray Graham, Lyle McCombs and Jamison of Rutgers. Then they go out and give up 300 yards to USF on the ground last week! So we don't know if that's an aberration or a product of playing a spread type of offense. Which obviously favors UC on Saturday if that is the case.

Good luck this weekend.

Ghostdad wrote:

bearcatvol wrote:

Ghostdad wrote:

bearcatvol wrote: We seem to be a bitter group this week.

2 weeks of Munchie blowing it will do that to a fan base.

Because he did it all himself.

I understand that it was a team loss but you have to put a lot of it on Munchie when he throws the ball up into the air in OT into the wind hoping for his receiver to make a play.  Especially when we were in field goal range.